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11、 Man can't go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the next 30 years man will face a period of crisis. 1 experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic（悲观的）, and man can prevent things 2 worse than they are now.
One thing that man can do is to limit the number of babies born. The need for this is obvious, 3 it is not easy to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. In the countries of the population explosion, many people like big families. The parents think that this 4 a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look after them in old age.
Several governments have 5 birth control policies in recent years. Among them are Japan, China. India and Egypt. In some cases the results have not been successful. Japan has been an exception. People were encouraged to limit their families in the 1950's, which has effectively reduced the birth rate in Japan. (1)、
A：From getting B：Some C：But D：Adopted E：Brings 答案：B (2)、
A：from getting B：some C：but D：adopted E：brings 答案：A (3)、
A：from getting B：some C：but D：adopted E：brings 答案：C (4)、
A：from getting B：some C：but D：adopted E：brings 答案：E (5)、
A：from getting B：some C：but D：adopted E：brings 答案：D
13、 Glasses protect people's eyes from bright light. Microscopes make tiny things larger __1__ we can examine them. Telescopes make objects that are far away appear __2__ closer to us. However in recent years plastics have replaced glass __3__ conditions where glass might be easily broken there are new uses to be developed for glass that were never imagined in the __4__. Perhaps the greatest __5__ of glass is that its constituent (构成的) parts are inexpensive and can be found all over the world. (1)、 A：much B：so that C：advantage D：past E：on 答案：B (2)、 A：much B：so that C：advantage D：past E：on 答案：A (3)、
A：much B：so that C：advantage D：past E：on 答案：E (4)、 A：much B：so that C：advantage D：past E：on 答案：D (5)、 A：much B：so that C：advantage D：past E：on 答案：C
14、 Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __1__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __2__ the road. The sack was __3__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand. It was not long __4__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __5__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man. (1)、 A：another B：what C：too D：onto E：before 答案：B
(2)、 A：another B：what C：too D：onto E：before 答案：D (3)、 A：another B：what C：too D：onto E：before 答案：C (4)、 A：another B：what C：too D：onto E：before 答案：E (5)、 A：another B：what C：too D：onto E：before 答案：A
15、 Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn't know ___1___ Benny lived. On the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the ___2___ to Benny's house. “His house is not far from my house,” said the woman. “It's behind the trees. But you can't get there easily.You can go there by bus. It'll ___3___ you hours to get there ___4___
foot.”“What's wrong with her?” Tony thought. “I can see Benny's house from here now. It's behind the trees.”