1989年考研英语二真题及解析.pdfVIP

1989年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 SectionICloseTest Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourchoiceslabeled ［A］, ［B］, ［C］and ［D］. ChoosethebestoneandputyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.Readthewholepassagebeforemakingyour choice.(10points) ①Onedaydroughtmaybeathingofthepastatleastincoastalcities. ②Vastareasofdesertthroughoutthe worldmayforthefirsttime 1 andprovidemillionsofhectaresoflandwherenownothinggrows. ③Bytheendofthiscenturythismaynotbemere 2 . ④Scientistsarealreadylookingintothepossibility ofusingsomeoftheavailableiceintheArcticandAntarctic. ⑤Intheseregionstherearevastice-capsformedby snowthathasfallenoverthepast50,000years. ⑥Layer 3 layerofdeepsnowmeansthat,whenmelted,the snowwaterwouldbepure,notsaltyassea-icewouldbe. ⑦Thereissomuch 4 purewaterherethatitwould needonlyafractionofittoturnmuchofthedesertorpoorlyirrigatedpartsoftheworldintorichfarmland. ⑧And what useful packages it would come in! ⑨It should be possible to cut off a bit of ice and transport it! ⑩ 11 Alternativelyperhapsapassingicebergcouldbe 5 . ○Theyarealwaysbreakingawayfromthemaincapsand floatingaround,pushedbycurrents,untiltheyeventuallymeltandarewasted. 12 ○Many icebergs are, of course, far too small to be towed 6 distance, and would melt before they 13 reachedacountrythatneededthemanywhere. ○Itwouldbenecessarytolocateonethatwas 7 andthatwas 14 bigenoughtoprovideagoodsupplyoficewhenitreachedus. ○Engineersthinkthataniceberguptosevenmiles 15 longandoneandahalfmileswidecouldbetransportedifthetugpullingitwasasbigasasuper