首页
登录
职称英语
Half a century ago, most people lived in【B1】______areas. However, according
Half a century ago, most people lived in【B1】______areas. However, according
游客
2024-02-09
44
管理
问题
Half a century ago, most people lived in【B1】______areas. However, according to the most recent estimate projected by the United Nations,【B2】______half of all people will live in cities by 2012, for the first time in history. City life is not always a bad thing, but many experts worry about this process of【B3】______. According to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research group in Washington, it is having a huge【B4】______on human health and the【B5】______of the environment. Of the three billion people who live in cities now, about one billion live in【B6】______ settlements. These are areas of poverty, slums, that generally lack basic services like clean water, or even【B7】______housing. More than 60 million people are added to cities and their【B8】______ areas each year, mostly in slums in developing countries. Molly O’Meara Sheehan,【B9】______of the Worldwatch report, believes that the international community has been too slow to recognize the growth of urban poverty. Policymakers, she says, need to increase investments in education, health care and other areas. The report talks about some successful efforts by local governments and community groups.. For example, Freetown in Sierra Leone has established farming within the city limits to meet much of its growing food demands. In Bogota, the capital of Colombia, engineers have created a bus system that has helped reduce【B10】______ and improve quality of life. [br] 【B6】
Half a century ago, most people lived in(26)rural areas. However, according to the most recent estimate projected by the United Nations,(27)more than half of all people will live in cities by 2012, for the first time in history. City life is not always a bad thing, but many experts worry about this process of(28)urbanization. According to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research group in Washington, it is having a huge(29)effect on human health and the(30)quality of the environment. Of the three billion people who live in cities now, about one billion live in(31)unplanned settlements. These are areas of poverty, slums, that generally lack basic services like clean water, or even(32)permanent housing. More than 60 million people are added to cities and their(33)surrounding areas each year, mostly in slums in developing countries. Molly O’Meara Sheehan,(34)the leading researcher of the Worldwatch report, believes that the international community has been too slow to recognize the growth of urban poverty. Policymakers, she says, need to increase investments in education, health care and other areas. The report talks about some successful efforts by local governments and community groups. For example, Freetown in Sierra Leone has established farming within the city limits to meet much of its growing food demands. In Bogota, the capital of Colombia, engineers have created a bus system that has helped reduce(35)air pollution and improve quality of life.
选项
答案
unplanned
解析
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3434327.html
相关试题推荐
Accordingtothepassage,beforetakingajob,apersonshould______.[br]Tog
[originaltext]Formanypeople,DavyCrockettrepresentedthespiritofthe
[originaltext]Noteverybodyreadsthedailynewspaper.Peoplewhodonotre
[originaltext]Noteverybodyreadsthedailynewspaper.Peoplewhodonotre
[originaltext]Noteverybodyreadsthedailynewspaper.Peoplewhodonotre
Itisacommon__________thatpeopleareinclinedtodothingsthatreceivemos
Howeverimportantweregardschoollifetobe,thereisnodenyingthefact
Howeverimportantweregardschoollifetobe,thereisnodenyingthefact
____________(没有可靠的证据说明)thatpeoplecancontroltheirdreams.Thereisnosolid
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geog
随机试题
Nowadays,itseemsthatpeoplearespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingmovies.
Listentothefollowingpassage.WriteashortEnglishsummaryofaround150-200
Whatshouldberepeatedwhenyouacceptaninvitationoverthetelephone?Yoush
下列各项,属于二陈汤组成成分的是A.陈皮、泽泻 B.橘红、茯苓 C.乌梅、远
昼夜分阴阳,属于"阴中之阴"的时间是()A.上午 B.中午 C.下午
A. B.2 C. D.0
小肠的功能是A.运行水液 B.通调水道 C.运化水湿 D.泌别清浊
DNA复制延长过程中,引物的生成需要下列哪种或哪些酶的参与?( )A.DnaA
首次发行的股票在(),发行人及其主承销商可以根据初步询价结果确定发行价格,不再进
下列经济项目中,列入国际收支平衡表经常账户的是()A.债务减免 B.通过
最新回复
(
0
)