With the world’ s population estimated to grow from six to nine billion by 20

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问题    With the world’ s population estimated to grow from six to nine billion by 2050, researchers, businesses and governments are already dealing with the impact this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure (基础设施) and jobs. Underlying all this 【C1】______ will be the demand for energy, which is expected to double over the next 40 years.
   Finding the resources to meet this demand in a 【C2】______, sustainable way is the cornerstone (基石) of our nation’ s energy security, and will be one of the major【C3】______of the 21st century. Alternative forms of energy—bio-fuels, wind and solar, to name a few— are 【C4】______ being funded and developed, and will play a growing【C5】______in the world’ s energy supply. But experts say that, even when【C6】______, alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the world’ s energy needs by 2050.
   For example, even with【C7】______investments, such as the $93 million for wind energy development 【C8】______ in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and bio-fuels 【C9】______ only about 1% of the market today.
   Energy and sustainability experts say the answer to our future energy needs will likely come from a lot of【C10】______—both traditional and alternative.
   A) stable B) solutions C) significant D) role
   E) progress F) marvelous G) included H) growth
   I) exactly J) consist K) comprise L) competitions
   M) combined N) challenges O) certainly [br] 【C3】

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答案 N

解析 本空前面是形容词,故这里要填名词,且根据前面的one of可以推断这里是复数名词,选项中只有challenges和solutions,而符合题意的只有challenges,意为“寻找资源将是21世纪最主要的挑战之一”。
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