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1、Section Warmup & Consumer Society.单词拼写1China has _ (大量的) labour force and natural resources.2She felt the sun warm on her _ (赤裸的) arms.3Dr. Johnson _ (从事) the task of editing an English dictionary.4Since we are parents, we bear the _ (重担) of looking after all the family members.5The death penalty ha
2、s been _ (废除) in Britain, and now you get a life sentence for murder.6The program deals with subjects as _ (各种各样的) as pop music and ancient Greek drama.7The government raised its forecast budget _ (盈余) in 2012 to $262 million from a forecast of $165 million.8Top European officials will press China t
3、his weekend to allow its _ (货币) to rise against the euro.9Youll need to make _ (调整) for the care of your indoor plants once you bring them outdoors.10The market for their products is _ (缩小) according to recent statistics.答案：1.abundant 2.bare3.undertook4.burden5abolished6.diverse7.surplus8.currency9a
4、djustments10.shrinking.单项填空1I believed that if we tried our best we could be _than them.Awell offBbadly offCbetter off Dworse off解析：选C。better off 是well off的比较级，意为“更富裕的”。2She didnt mean to hurt him yesterday, but the way she_ him_in public made him unhappy. Awoke; down Bwound; upCwound; off Dwoke; up
5、解析：选B。句意：昨天她并不是故意伤害他，但她故意当众惹恼他的方式让他很不愉快。wind sb. up “故意惹恼某人”。3On one hand you have accepted the invitation; _，youre not going to join them. I dont think it right for you to do so.Abesides Bon the other handCthe other Dotherwise解析：选B。句意：一方面你接受了邀请，另一方面你又不打算加入他们，我认为你这样做不对。on one hand . on the other han
6、d . “一方面另一方面”。4After he got the deadly disease, he felt he was really a(n)_to his family.Aburden BweightChonor Dcomfort解析：选A。句意：他患了这一致命的疾病后，觉得自己成了家庭的负担。burden “负担”，符合题意。weight “重量”；honor “荣耀”；comfort “舒适；安慰”。B、D两项都为不可数名词。5The western area _ in minerals is becoming the new energy base of our country.
7、Aabundant B.abandonedCcolorful Dinterested解析：选A。句意：矿产资源丰富的西部地区正在成为我国的新型能源基地。abundant “充足的，富裕的”，符合题意。abandoned “被抛弃的，被离弃的”；colorful “丰富多彩的”；interested “感兴趣的”。6Although these states and their people are _， they share the common goal of economic development.Adiverse BmanyCclassic Dpopular解析：选A。句意：虽然这些国
8、家及人民各不相同，但有着经济发展的共同目标。diverse “多种多样的”，符合题意。many “许多的”；classic “第一流的”；popular “受欢迎的”。7After a number of disagreements with the committee, the chairman decided to _.Aretire B.retreatCwithdraw D.resign解析：选D。句意：在与委员会产生了许多意见分歧之后，主席决定辞职。resign “辞职”，符合题意。retire “退休”；retreat “退却，撤退”；withdraw “撤退”。8The patie
9、nt insisted that he _ ill and _ to the hospital.Awasnt; wasnt sentBwasnt; shouldnt be sentCshouldnt be; wasnt sentDshouldnt be; shouldnt be sent解析：选B。insist作“坚持认为，坚持说”讲时，宾语从句用陈述语气；作“坚持(要求)，坚持(应该)”讲时，宾语从句用虚拟语气。9Shall we go on watching the HDTV programme? It is too wonderful.No. Its time we _ to bed.A
10、must go Bshall goChave to go Dwent解析：选D。考查固定句型。It is time (that) sb. did 或 should do sth.为固定句型，意为“该某人做某事了”。10She went through a period of emotional _after her company fell into ruins and she finally decided to find a new job.Acontrol Badjustment Coutburst Dimprovement解析：选B。考查名词辨析。句意：公司倒闭后她经历了一段感情调整期
11、后，最终决定找一份新工作。control“控制”；adjustment“调节；调整”；outburst“(感情，力量等的)爆发”；improvement “改进；改善”.阅读理解AThe advantage and disadvantage of a large population have long been a subject of discussion.It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited.To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivate
12、d and the good land worked intensively.Thus each person produced less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a small population.Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads a
13、nd railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.One of the difficulties on carrying out world birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country, depending on the level of industrial development
14、and the availability of food and raw materials.In the developing countries where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate whatever the consequences may be.In a highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex.A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods.When the pressure
