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　　一则英语完形填空,拜托高手,先谢谢了

　　完形填空

　　Throughoutthepastcenturyhumanitydideverythinginitspowertocontrolnature.Wedammedearth’srivers,(1)downtheforestsandexhaustedthesoils.Burningupfuels,we(2)agreatdealofgreenhousegasesintotheair,(3)thechemistryoftheatmosphereandwarmingtheplanetinjustafewdecades.Andasourpopulationbegantheyear2000(4)the6billionmark,stillspreadingacrossthecontinents,dozensofanimalsandplantspecieswere(5)everyday,includingthefirstprimatetodisappearinmorethan200years.

　　Atthestartofthe21stcenturytherewereunmistakablesignsthatnaturewasbeginningtotakeits(6).Meltingiceinbothpolesoftheearthsuggestedthattheclimatewaschangingrapidly.Weatherwasevenmore(7)thanusual,givingsomeplacestoolittlerainandotherstoomuch.Fires(8)acrossthedriedAmericanWestlastsummer,andrecentstorms(9)damagesfromBritaintoChina.Nospecificeventcouldbedirectly(10)onglobalwarming,floodsanddroughtwillbemorefrequent–andsevere.Otherssadsignsfroman(11)planetincludefallinggrainandfishharvestandfiercer(12)forscarewatersupplies.

　　(13),therewerealso,intheyear2000,signsofgreatawareness.(14)bytheInternet,hundredsofmillionspeoplegatheredforthe30thanniversaryofEarthDay.GovernmentsfromWashingtontoLima(15)stepstoprotectthelargewildareasfromdevelopment.Progresswasmadetowardusingmore(16)energyfromthewindandthesun,andnewcarsthatusedbothgasolineandelectricity(17)fuel-economystatistics.

　　Thegoalforthenewcenturyis“(18)development”.Isthatpossible?It(19)onhowwellweunderstandthat(20)ispartofnature,notlordandmasterofit.

　　1).

　　A.tapped

　　B.swayed

　　C.chopped

　　D.tore

　　2).

　　A.drained

　　B.streamed

　　C.reversed

　　D.pumped

　　3).

　　A.altering

　　B.extracting

　　C.composing

　　D.mounting

　　4).

　　A.reached

　　B.beyond

　　C.resided

　　D.above

　　5).

　　A.killingoff

　　B.dyingout

　　C.endingoff

　　D.ceasingout

　　6).

　　A.d