大学生英语竞赛C类阅读理解专项强化真题试卷15
第三部分
The latest Human Development Report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) contains some good news, but also a very serious warning about the threat posed by climate change.
The report, published annually since 1990, seeks to assess \\
1.The concept of \\
average income；life expectancy；level of education
解析：(第二段第二句提到HDI基于以下三项：一国的人均收入、预期寿命和受教育程度。)
2.Some countries with similar levels of economic development have quite different HDIs because they have______.
better health and education systems than others
解析：(第四段第三句指出“即使在经济状况很糟糕的国家，人民的健康与教育程度也得到了普遍的提高。”)
3.______has caused the number of people living in extreme poverty to increase since 2008.
The financial crisis
解析：(参见第四段首句“2008年的金融危机使极端贫困的人口总数上升。”)
4.The report says that______is the greatest threat to increasing HDIs in the future.
climate change
解析：(参见倒数第二段首句“对HDI构成最大威胁的是气候变化。”)
5.The report says the link between______and______needs to be broken.
economic growth：greenhouse gas emissions
解析：(末段提到解决方法是“打破经济增长与温室气体排放之间的联系。”)
The latest Human Development Report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) contains some good news, but also a very serious warning about the threat posed by climate change.
The report, published annually since 1990, seeks to assess \\
6.The concept of \\
average income；life expectancy；level of education
解析：(第二段第二句提到HDI基于以下三项：一国的人均收入、预期寿命和受教育程度。)
7.Some countries with similar levels of economic development have quite different HDIs because they have______.
better health and education systems than others
解析：(第四段第三句指出“即使在经济状况很糟糕的国家，人民的健康与教育程度也得到了普遍的提高。”)
8.______has caused the number of people living in extreme poverty to increase since 2008.
The financial crisis
解析：(参见第四段首句“2008年的金融危机使极端贫困的人口总数上升。”)
9.The report says that______is the greatest threat to increasing HDIs in the future.
climate change
解析：(参见倒数第二段首句“对HDI构成最大威胁的是气候变化。”)
10.The report says the link between______and______needs to be broken.
economic growth：greenhouse gas emissions
解析：(末段提到解决方法是“打破经济增长与温室气体排放之间的联系。”)
11.The winners of the The X Factor competition will receive______.
a lucrative recording contract
解析：(文章第一段结尾提到，歌手们比赛是为了得到赚钱的唱片合约。)
12.On average, ______of the British population watches The X Factor on Saturday evening.
more than a fifth
解析：(由第二段第二句话…it is watched by an average of around 13 million people—more than a fifth of the population．可知，观众人数可以达到1300万，超过了总人口的五分之一。)
13.______endlessly discuss the contestants on The X Factor.
Gossip magazines and tabloids
解析： (答案参见第三段第二句Their talents(or lack thereof)，personalities and off-stage behaviour are also discussed endlessly by gossip magazines and tabloids…)
14.In most years since The X Factor first appeared on British TV, ______has quickly reached number one in the singes charts.
the debut single by the winner／the winner’s debut single
解析：(答案参见第四段第二句In most years，for example，a debut si
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