請依下文回答第 31 題至第 35 題 According to their research report by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the USA’s space agency NASA hasconfirmed that human activity is responsible for a massive redistribution of freshwater across Earth. It said theredistribution is continuing as populations shift and __31__ for food increases. In particular, equatorialregions were __32__ , while tropical areas and higher latitudes were gaining water supplies. NASA warnedthat if this trend continued, many highly populated urban areas would struggle to find __33__ water in thefuture. NASA’s claims are the result of a 14-year study into shifting locations and __34__ resources offreshwater. It was part of a mission __35__ between 2002-2016 called GRACE, which is an acronym forGravity Recovery and Climate Experiment. Researchers say that the shifting freshwater patterns are the resultof human activity. 【題組】34 (A) evading (B) converting (C) reversing (D) depleting
22 At least eight people died when small boats _____ off the coast, in what authorities said was a human-
smuggling operation gone awry. (A) capsized (B) declined (C) embarked (D) peddled
21 Children have their different temperaments that can be observed _____ how they react to the surroundings
by their emotions and behaviors. (A) in spite of (B) in light of (C) in addition to (D) on behalf of
19 The general manager resigned after he was accused of _____ the truth and misleading the public about
his company’s policies. (A) revealing (B) distorting (C) advocating (D) exemplifying
13 In a meeting, team members discuss and argue over a controversial issue. After long discussions, they
finally reach a _____. (A) conflict (B) consensus (C) conservative (D) consequence
11 The _____ between the two competing business organizations has escalated into a trade war.
(A) confrontation (B) configuration (C) consensus (D) conjunction
5 The rapid population growth has _____ on the surrounding natural forests in search of more vacant land.
(A) retrieved (B) encroached (C) fertilized (D) contemplated
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