2016届高考英语二轮阅读理解和短文改错选练（12）（新人教版）
<p> 2016高考英语阅读理解和短文改错选练（12）</p><p> 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>、<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Myth">Myth</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="Believing">Believing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>.</p><p> <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="overpopulation">overpopulation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="myth">myth</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Division">Division</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="variant">variant</span></p><p> (变量), <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="variant">variant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="variant">variant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="revision">revision</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="variant">variant</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 16 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2100, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="variant">variant</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2100. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="variant">variant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="decreasing">decreasing</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="overpopulated">overpopulated</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="insufficient">insufficient</span> (短缺) <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="Raj">Raj</span> <span word="Krishna">Krishna</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Programme">Programme</span> <span word="confirms">confirms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> 10,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>?</p>
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