The shorter growing seasons expected with climate change over the next 40 years will endanger hundreds of millions of already po

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问题     The shorter growing seasons expected with climate change over the next 40 years will endanger hundreds of millions of already poor people in the global tropics, say researchers working【C1】________the world’s leading agricultural organisations.
    The effects of climate change are likely to be seen across the entire tropical【C2】________but many areas previously considered to be【C3】________food secure are likely to become highly【C4】________to droughts, extreme weather and higher temperatures, say the researchers with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
    Intensively farmed areas【C5】________northeast Brazil and Mexico are likely to see their【C6】________growing seasons fall below 120 days, which is critical for crops【C7】________corn to mature. Many other places in Latin America are likely to【C8】________temperatures that are too hot for bean【C9】________, a staple in the region.
    The impact could be【C10】________most in India and southeast Asia. More than 300 million people in south Asia are likely to be affected even with a 5% decrease in the【C11】________of the growing season.
    Higher peak temperatures are also expected to take a heavy【C12】________on food producers. Today there are 56 million crop-dependent people in parts of west Africa and India who live in areas where, in 40 years, maximum daily temperatures could be【C13】________than 30℃ . This is【C14】________to the maximum temperature that beans can tolerate,【C15】________corn and rice yields suffer when temperatures【C16】________this level.
    "We are starting to see much more clearly【C17】________the effects of climate change on agriculture could【C18】________hunger and poverty," said research leader Parti Kristjanson. "Farmers already【C19】________variable weather by changing their planting schedules. What this study suggests is that the speed of climate【C20】________and the magnitude of the changes required to adapt could be much greater."
【C9】

选项 A、production
B、promotion
C、procession
D、progression

答案A

解析 上下文语义题。这里是讲温度过热会对大豆的________造成影响,空格处填入名词与bean构成名词性短语。表明受影响的对象。根据上一句提到的“黄金生长期缩短对农作物的成熟至关重要”可推断此处与大豆生产有关,A项production意为“生产,产量”,填入文中表示“大豆的生产”,符合语境。B项promotion表“促进”时,一般用于描述抽象事物或概念,如促进关系改善、促进教育事业发展等,或者表示“促销,推广”;当表示“提升”时多指升迁,如:There was little chance for promotion within the company. (在这家公司里几乎没什么升职的机会。)C项procession“队列,一排”和D项progression“进展,发展”从语义上均无法与bean构成搭配。
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