Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

According to this year's Living Planet Report by the WWF in October, populations of animals _______ mammals (哺乳动物), birds and fish have fallen by about 60 percent since 1970. This is mainly _______ human activities. Climate change, habitat (栖息地) loss, _______ and hunting are some of the biggest causes.

Humans should take this problem _______ because it can affect(影响) us as well.

According to a 2017 study, 75 percent of flying insects have died over the last 30 years. Insects help _______ produce new seeds (种子). Without _______ systems(生态系统) will break down.

The report _______ shows that Earth has lost about half of its shallow water coral in the past 30 years. In addition, 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest has _______ in just 50 years.

All over the world, people are cutting down trees, using too much water from rivers and filling oceans with plastic. This problem must be solved _______ possible. ________ countries should work together to find ways of solving it.

1.A.except B.including C.within D.without

2.A.because of B.thanks to C.instead of D.in spite of

3.A.accidents B.technology C.loneliness D.pollution

4.A.quietly B.seriously C.suddenly D.strongly

5.A.planets B.animals C.plants D.machines

6.A.them B.it C.him D.us

7.A.already B.once C.also D.either

8.A.increased B.introduced C.spread D.disappeared

9.A.as far as B.as soon as C.as good as D.as long as

10.A.Different B.Developing C.Western D.Foreign

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

文章介绍的是是世界上动物数量下降的原因，呼吁全世界人们能够共同努力找到解决问题的办法。

1.

句意：自1970年以来，包括哺乳动物、鸟类和鱼类在内的动物数量下降了约60%。

except除……之外；including包括；within在……之内；without没有；空格后的“mammals (哺乳动物) ,birds and fish”是包含在animals内的，所以这里表达的是“包括”，故选B。

2.

句意：这主要是因为人类活动。

because of因为；thanks to幸亏；instead of代替；in spite of尽管；根据语境可知，空格后“human activities”是说成为这种现象的原因，所以这里表达的是“因为”，故选A。

3.

句意：气候变化、栖息地丧失、污染和狩猎是其中一些最大的原因。

accidents事故；technology技术；loneliness孤独；pollution污染；根据后文“All over the world, people are cutting down trees, using too much water from rivers and filling oceans with plastic.”可知，这说的是有关污染方面的，所以这里表达的是“污染”，故选D。

4.

句意：人类应该认真对待这个问题，因为它也会影响到我们。

quietly安静地；seriously认真地；suddenly突然地；strongly强烈地；根据语境及后句“because it can affect(影响) us as well.”可知，这里说的是要“认真对待”，故选B。

5.

句意：昆虫帮助植物生产新的种子。

planets行星；animals动物；plants植物；machines机器；根据空格后“produce new seeds”可知，这里指的是“植物”，故选C。

6.

句意：没有它们，生态系统就会崩溃。

them他们；it它；him他；us我们；根据前句“Insects help ____ produce new seeds”可知，这里指代的是insects，指代复数名词要用them，故选A。

7.

句意：报告还显示……。

already已经；once一次；also也，用于肯定句；either也，用于否定句疑问句；根据前文“According to a 2017 study, 75 percent of flying insects have died over the last 30 years.”可知，这里是再一次的数据报告显示，且是一个肯定句，所以用also，故选C。

8.

句意：此外，亚马逊雨林在短短50年内消失了20%。

increased增加；introduced介绍；spread延伸；disappeared消失；根据前句“Earth has lost about half of its shallow water coral in the past 30 years.”可知，这里说的是环境污染造成的一些不好的结果，所以这里表达的是“雨林的消失”，故选D。

9.

句意：这个问题必须尽快解决。

as far as远至；as soon as立刻；as good as和……一样好；as long as只要；根据语境及后面的possible可知，这里表达的是“尽可能快地”，英语是as soon as possible，故选B。

10.

句意：不同的国家应该共同努力找到解决问题的办法。

Different不同的；Developing发展的；Western西方的；Foreign外国的；根据语境及后面的“work together to find ways of solving it”可知，这里表达的是“不同的国家要共同努力”，故选A。