题目

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. A third of the planet's land is severely degraded and fertile soil is being lost at the rate of 24th tonners a year, according to a new United Nations-backed study that calls for a shift away from destructively intensive agriculture, The alarming _26_, which is forecast to continue as demand for food and productive land increases, will ass to the risks of conflicts unless _27_ actions are implemented, warns the institution behind the report. "As the ready supply of healthy and productive land dries up and the population grows, competition is _28_ for land within countries and globally,"said executive secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification(UNCCD) at the launch of the Global Land Outlook.“To _29_ the losses, the outlook suggests it is in all our interests to step back and rethink how we are managing the pressures and the competition." The Global Land Outlook is _30_ as the most comprehensive study of its type, mapping the interlinked impacts of urbanization, climate change, erosion and forest loss. But the biggest factor is the _31_ of industrial farming. Heavy tilling, multiple harvests ans _32_ use of agrochemicals have increased yields at the _33_ of long-term sustainability. If the past 20 years, agricultural production has increased threefold and the amount of irrigated land has doubled, notes a paper in the outlook by the Joint Research Centre(JRC) of the European commission. Over time, however, this _34_ fertility and can lead to abandomment of land and _35_ desertification. A) absorb I) limited B) abundant J) minimize C) billed K) occasionally D) decline L) optimizes E) diminishes M) rate F) expansion N) remedial G) expense O) ultimately H) intensifying

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. A third of the planet's land is severely degraded and fertile soil is being lost at the rate of 24th tonners a year, according to a new United Nations-backed study that calls for a shift away from destructively intensive agriculture, The alarming _26_, which is forecast to continue as demand for food and productive land increases, will ass to the risks of conflicts unless _27_ actions are implemented, warns the institution behind the report. "As the ready supply of healthy and productive land dries up and the population grows, competition is _28_ for land within countries and globally,"said executive secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification(UNCCD) at the launch of the Global Land Outlook.“To _29_ the losses, the outlook suggests it is in all our interests to step back and rethink how we are managing the pressures and the competition." The Global Land Outlook is _30_ as the most comprehensive study of its type, mapping the interlinked impacts of urbanization, climate change, erosion and forest loss. But the biggest factor is the _31_ of industrial farming. Heavy tilling, multiple harvests ans _32_ use of agrochemicals have increased yields at the _33_ of long-term sustainability. If the past 20 years, agricultural production has increased threefold and the amount of irrigated land has doubled, notes a paper in the outlook by the Joint Research Centre(JRC) of the European commission. Over time, however, this _34_ fertility and can lead to abandomment of land and _35_ desertification. A) absorb I) limited B) abundant J) minimize C) billed K) occasionally D) decline L) optimizes E) diminishes M) rate F) expansion N) remedial G) expense O) ultimately H) intensifying

题目解答

答案

根据提供的文章内容，我们可以逐个填入合适的单词，以确保文章的连贯性和逻辑性。下面是详细的解析和答案：

  1. 26. alarming 26
    这里需要一个名词，描述一个令人担忧的情况。根据上下文，文章提到土地退化和土壤流失的问题，因此“rate”（速率）符合语境，表示这种退化和流失的速度令人担忧。
    答案：M) rate

  2. 27. 27 actions are implemented
    这里需要一个形容词，描述需要采取的行动。根据上下文，文章提到如果不采取行动，风险会增加，因此“remedial”（补救的）符合语境，表示需要采取补救措施。
    答案：N) remedial

  3. 28. competition is 28 for land
    这里需要一个现在分词，描述竞争的状态。根据上下文，文章提到随着土地供应减少和人口增长，竞争加剧，因此“intensifying”（加剧的）符合语境。
    答案：H) intensifying

  4. 29. To 29 the losses
    这里需要一个动词，描述减少损失的行为。根据上下文，文章提到需要重新思考如何管理压力和竞争，以减少损失，因此“minimize”（最小化）符合语境。
    答案：J) minimize

  5. 30. The Global Land Outlook is 30 as the most comprehensive study of its type
    这里需要一个动词的过去分词，描述这份报告的性质。根据上下文，文章提到这是最全面的研究，因此“billed”（被宣传为）符合语境。
    答案：C) billed

  6. 31. the biggest factor is the 31 of industrial farming
    这里需要一个名词，描述工业农业的影响。根据上下文，文章提到工业农业是最大的因素，因此“expansion”（扩张）符合语境。
    答案：F) expansion

  7. 32. 32 use of agrochemicals
    这里需要一个形容词，描述农业化学品的使用情况。根据上下文，文章提到过度使用农业化学品，因此“abundant”（大量的）符合语境。
    答案：B) abundant

  8. 33. increased yields at the 33 of long-term sustainability
    这里需要一个名词，描述增加产量的代价。根据上下文，文章提到增加产量是以长期可持续性为代价的，因此“expense”（代价）符合语境。
    答案：G) expense

  9. 34. this 34 fertility
    这里需要一个动词，描述对肥力的影响。根据上下文，文章提到这种做法会减少肥力，因此“diminishes”（减少）符合语境。
    答案：E) diminishes

  10. 35. and 35 desertification
    这里需要一个副词，描述沙漠化的过程。根据上下文，文章提到这最终会导致土地被放弃和沙漠化，因此“ultimately”（最终）符合语境。
    答案：O) ultimately

综上所述，完整的答案如下：
26. M) rate
27. N) remedial
28. H) intensifying
29. J) minimize
30. C) billed
31. F) expansion
32. B) abundant
33. G) expense
34. E) diminishes
35. O) ultimately

解析

本题是一篇关于土地退化问题的完形填空题，重点考察名词、动词、形容词、副词等词汇在语境中的准确运用，需结合上下文逻辑和固定搭配解题。

26. M) rate

空前“alarming”（令人担忧的）需修饰名词，结合上文“fertile soil is being lost at the rate of...”（土壤以……速度流失），此处指“令人担忧的速度”，故填“rate”（速率）。

27. N) remedial

空后“actions”（行动）需形容词修饰，结合语境“除非实施……行动，否则冲突风险会增加”，“remedial actions”（补救行动）符合“解决问题”的逻辑，故填“remedial”（补救的）。

28. H) intensifying

空前“competition is”提示需现在分词作表语，描述竞争的状态。上文“ready supply... dries up and population grows”（土地供应减少、人口增长）导致竞争“加剧”，“intensifying”（加剧的）符合语境。

29. J) minimize

空前“To”提示需动词原形，目的是“减少损失”。“minimize the losses”（最小化损失）是常见搭配，且与下文“rethink how we manage pressures”（重新思考管理压力）呼应，故填“minimize”（最小化）。

30. C) billed

空前“is”提示需过去分词构成被动语态，描述报告的性质。“be billed as”（被宣传为）是固定搭配，指“被称为最全面的研究”，故填“billed”（被宣传为）。

31. F) expansion

空前“the biggest factor is the”提示需名词，上文批评“industrial farming”（工业农业），结合下文“agricultural production has increased threefold”（农业产量三倍增长），可知“扩张”是最大因素，“expansion”（扩张）符合逻辑。

32. B) abundant

空后“use of agrochemicals”（农业化学品使用）需形容词修饰，结合“destructively intensive agriculture”（破坏性集约化农业），可知是“大量使用”，“abundant”（大量的）符合语境。

33. G) expense

固定搭配“at the expense of”（以……为代价），此处指“增加产量以长期可持续性为代价”，故填“expense”（代价）。

34. E) diminishes

空前“this”指代上文“heavy tilling, multiple harvests...”（过度耕作等），这些行为会“减少”肥力，“diminishes”（减少）符合语境，且与下文“abandonment of land”（土地荒废）呼应。

35. O) ultimately

空后“desertification”（沙漠化）需副词修饰，描述结果。上文“over time”（随着时间推移）和“lead to abandonment”（导致荒废），最终会导致沙漠化，“ultimately”（最终）符合逻辑。