In 1980 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then. The report was the result of a three-year

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问题     In 1980 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then. The report was the result of a three-year study.
    According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2,000 is not a 【B1】 one. The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to grow. The population could be 【B2】 6,300 million, almost 2,500 million more than in 1975. More people would move into cities, especially cities in 【B3】 countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then. Food production will 【B4】 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90 % more food than they did in 1975, but most of the increase would be in countries that 【B5】 produce enough food for their people. Little increase is 【B6】 in South Asia, Africa and 【B7】 Poor farming ways are 【B8】 large areas of crop land, changing farms into 【B9】 More farmland is 【B10】 as cities become larger and houses are built. 【B11】 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Much of the world’s 【B12】 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a 【B13】 problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2,000 【B14】 They only carried forward the situation that 【B15】 today. By changing the situation, by settling the problems, the picture can be 【B16】 . There is 【B17】 time for the nations of the world to work together 【B18】 a plan of action. But they warned that 【B19】 too long to make decisions would greatly reduced the 【B20】 of success.

选项 A、terrible
B、pleasant
C、surprising
D、sad

答案B

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