第 1 页/共 10 页 Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Is Hothouse Earth Avoidable? Nearly 50 years ago, the Club of Rome’s report “Limits to Growth” warned that if economic growth continued fast without regard for the environment, the world could face ecological and economic collapse in the twenty-first century. Yet that is essentially (21) _____ has happened. As new research for the Club of Rome shows -- and the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states -- the world (22) _____ well be headed towards disaster. Many wrongly (23) _____ (interpret) the “Limits to Growth” as an stack on uncontrolled economic expansion. In fact, the report argued that (24) _____ the unlimited-growth pathway was chosen, it would require complementary policies (including funding) (25) _____ (preserve) the planet’s limited life-support systems. This argument (26) _____ (ignore). Instead, the world has continued to pursue fast growth, without regard for the environmental consequences. This has enabled us to make enormous progress in reducing poverty, increasing longevity, and increasing wealth. (27) _____ it has come at a high cost to the formation of the society and the restoration of the planet. As scientists have conclusively shown, in the last decade, we have entered a new geological ear, the Anthropocene, in which human activity – in particular, economic activity -- has been the dominant factor (28) _____ (influence) Earth’s climate and environment. In the Anthropocene, our planet’s life-support system is changing faster than ever. Climate change now represents a clear and present danger. If our planet becomes just 2℃ Warner than pre-industrial temperatures, we may be placed irreversibly on the path toward “Hothouse Earth” -- a situation (29)_____ temperatures are many degrees warmer than today, sea levels are considerably higher, and extreme weather events are (30) _____ (common) -- and more destructive -- than ever. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there in one word more than you need. A. processed B. increasing C. applications D. typing E. interpreting F. reflected G. injected H. transforming I. connections J. remarkable K. superhuman The Next frontier: Using Thought to Control Machines Technologies are often billed as transformative. For William Kochevar, the term is justified. 2019年黄浦区高三英语二模 2019.4 第 2 页/共 10 页 Mr. Kochevar is paralysed below the shoulders after a cycling accident, yet has managed to feed himself by his own hand. This 31 progress is partly thanks to electrodes, implanted in his right arm, which stimulate m ... ...
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