单选题Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase marked A, B, C or D
for each numbered blank. The use of nuclear power
has already spread all over the world. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}}
{{/U}}, scientists still have not agreed {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}}
{{/U}}what should be done with the large amounts of waste materials that {{U}}
{{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}to increase every year. Most waste materials
are {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}of simply by placing them
somewhere. But nuclear waste must be {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}}
{{/U}}with great care. It {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}dangerous
radiation and it will continue to be {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}}
{{/U}}for hundreds of, thousands, even millions of years. How
should we get {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}of such waste material
in such a way {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}it will not harm the
{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}? Where can we {{U}} {{U}}
11 {{/U}} {{/U}}distribute it? One idea is to put this radioactive waste
inside a thick container, which is {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}}
{{/U}}dropped to the deep bottom of the ocean. {{U}} {{U}} 13
{{/U}} {{/U}}some scientists believe that this way of {{U}} {{U}}
14 {{/U}} {{/U}}nuclear waste could kill fish and other living things in
the oceans or interfere {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}their
growth. Another way to {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}nuclear waste
is to send it into space, to the sun, {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}}
{{/U}}it would be burned. Other scientists suggest that this polluting material be
{{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}thousands of meters under the
earth's surface. Such underground areas must be free {{U}} {{U}}
19 {{/U}} {{/U}}possible earthquake. Advances are being made. But it may
still be many years {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}this problem
could be finally settled.
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查词组。be inclined to do sth.倾向于做某事，从上下文看搭配不符；start to do sth.开始做某事，从意思上不能尽显原文“趋向于增长”之意；keep后面只能跟doing sth.，从搭配上不符原文要求，所以答案只能是C，tend to increase意思是“趋向于增长”。
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查词组。deal/cope都可以与介词with搭配表示“应付，处理”的意思；handle处理，可用于被动语态。process“加工，处理”，它的对象往往是原材料，而不是废料。这一道题在设计上可以说颇具迷惑性。首先，原文中有短语with great care，这个with给许多考生设了一个陷阱，他们会想当然地以为with是与前面的动词构成搭配，结果就选择deal或者cope。