微信公众号《考研路上的幸福哥》，考研干货最多的公众平台11989年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionICloseTestForeachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourchoiceslabeled［A］,［B］,［C］and［D］.ChoosethebestoneandputyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.Readthewholepassagebeforemakingyourchoice.(10points)①Onedaydroughtmaybeathingofthepastatleastincoastalcities.②Vastareasofdesertthroughouttheworldmayforthefirsttime1andprovidemillionsofhectaresoflandwherenownothinggrows.③Bytheendofthiscenturythismaynotbemere2.④ScientistsarealreadylookingintothepossibilityofusingsomeoftheavailableiceintheArcticandAntarctic.⑤Intheseregionstherearevastice-capsformedbysnowthathasfallenoverthepast50,000years.⑥Layer3layerofdeepsnowmeansthat,whenmelted,thesnowwaterwouldbepure,notsaltyassea-icewouldbe.⑦Thereissomuch4purewaterherethatitwouldneedonlyafractionofittoturnmuchofthedesertorpoorlyirrigatedpartsoftheworldintorichfarmland.⑧Andwhatusefulpackagesitwouldcomein!⑨Itshouldbepossibletocutoffabitoficeandtransportit!⑩Alternativelyperhapsapassingicebergcouldbe5.○11Theyarealwaysbreakingawayfromthemaincapsandfloatingaround,pushedbycurrents,untiltheyeventuallymeltandarewasted.○12Manyicebergsare,ofcourse,fartoosmalltobetowed6distance,andwouldmeltbeforetheyreachedacountrythatneededthemanywhere.○13Itwouldbenecessarytolocateonethatwas7andthatwasbigenoughtoprovideagoodsupplyoficewhenitreachedus.○14Engineersthinkthataniceberguptosevenmileslongandoneandahalfmileswidecouldbetransportedifthetugpullingitwasasbigasasupertanker!○15Eventhentheywouldcoveronlytwentymileseveryday.○16However,8theicebergwasatitsdestination,morethat7,000millioncubicmetresofwatercouldbetakenfromit!○17Thatwouldprobablybemorethanenoughforanymedium-sizedcityeveninthehottestsummer!○18Butnodoubtausecouldbefoundforit.○199,scientistsay,therewouldnotbetoomuchwastageinsuchajourney.○20Thelargertheiceberg,thesloweritmelts,evenifitistowedthroughthetropics.○21Thisisbecausewhenthesunhasabiggerareatowarm10,lessheatactuallyget...
