A.into B.starting C.promising A. the White House is【T1】______ to pay attention B. pouring fumes【T2】______ the air C. is a【T3】______ start Just as on smoking, voice now come from many quarters insisting that the science about global warming is incomplete; that it's OK to keep【T4】______ until we know for sure. This is a dangerous game: by the time 100 percent of the evidence is in, it may be too late. With the risks obvious and growing, a prudent people would take out an insurance policy now. Fortunately,【T5】______ . But it's obvious that a majority of the president's advisers still don't take global warming seriously. They continue to press for more research, a classic of "paralysis by analysis". To serve as responsible stewards of the planet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research. But research alone is inadequate. If the Administration won't take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures. A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, which would offer financial incentives for private industry,【T6】______. Many see that the country is getting ready to build lots of new power plants to meet our energy needs. If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it is crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.
单选题 【T1】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:根据空格后的to pay attention可知,空格处所填动词需跟不定式,start to do sth.意为“开始做某事”,符合题意。所以,答案是starting。
单选题 【T2】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:本题主要考查固定用法。“pour...into”为固定用法,是“把……抛入,灌入”的意思,符合题意。所以,答案是into。
单选题 【T3】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:根据空格前的不定冠词a和空格后的名词start可知,空格处应该填入一个形容词来修饰名词。所以,答案是promising。
单选题 【T4】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:根据语境可知,空格所在句的意思为:如同吸烟的问题一样,一些不同的观点坚持认为,有关全球变暖的科学资料还不完整,我们可以继续向空气中排放烟雾,直到我们确实了解其后果。所以,B项符合题意。
单选题 【T5】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:根据语境可知,空格所在句的意思为:所幸的是,白宫已经开始关注此事。所以,A符合题意。
单选题 【T6】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:空格前一句的意思为:如果政府不在立法上采取主动的话,国会就应当开始帮助制定保护措施。空格后一句的意思为:很多人都注意到,我们国家正在准备修建大量新电站,以满足我们的能源需求。空格所在句的意思为:来自西弗吉尼亚州的民主党参议员Robert Byrd提出的一个法案是个大有前途的开端,该法案将为私营产业提供财政奖励。所以,C项符合题意。