第6部分：完形填空(第52~65题，每题1分，共15分)

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　　global warming

　　few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. many scientists ______ (1) the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase ______ (2) the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ______ (3) before, the earth is at ______ (4) from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. ______ (5) to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, ______ (6) as hurricanes and droughts, even more ______ (7) and causing sea levels all around the world to ______ (8).

　　environmental groups are putting ______ (9) on governments to take action to reduce the ______ (10) of carbon dioxide which is given ______ (11) by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. they are in ______ (12) of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power ______ (13)

　　some scientists, ______ (14), believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait ______ (15) hundred years to notice the results. global warming, it seems, is here to stay.

　　51. (a. positionb. practicec. blamed. question

　　52. a. atb. byc. ind. about

　　53. a. whenb. wherec. whatd. that

　　54. a. threatb. dangerc. harmd. risk

　　55. a. itb. themc. thesed. those

　　56. a. justb. evenc. suchd. well

　　57. a. strictb. stablec. severed. silent

　　58. a. raiseb. fallc. liftd. rise

　　59. a. facingb. puttingc. keepingd. reducing

　　60. a. dealb. amountc. numberd. count

　　61. a. thusb. yetc. butd. and

　　62. a. beliefb. favourc. reguestd. suggestion

　　63. a. changeb. buildc. filld. replace

　　64. a. there foreb. howeverc. althoughd. despite

　　65. a. hearb. noticec. guessd. apply

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