【答案】A

【解析】考查名词辨析。A. issue问题；B. routine日常工作；C. goal目标；D. course课程。句意：为了 讨论"作为全球问题的人口问题"，我们应该了解人口的历史。故选A。

3. Compared with the generation of our grandparents, who grew up in an age when people were lack of almost

every kind of materials, we should be content with the________ supply.

A. abundant B. apparent

C. absurd D. academic

【答案】A

4. Many of us see reading as an investment in ourselves, so it's only natural that we want to learn something useful

our efforts.

A. in view of B. in response to

C. in parallel with D. in return for

【答案】D

【解析】考查短语词组。句意：我们中许多人把阅读当作对我们自己的投资，所以我们想学一些有用的 东西作为对我们努力的回报是自然的。in view of 鉴于，考虑到；in response to响应，反应；in parallel with 与......同时，平行；in return for作为回报。故选D。

5. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, watercolors, and a _______ of other art objects.

A. sort B. kind

C. amount D. variety

【答案】D

【解析】考查固定短语。A. sort种类，方式；B. kind种类；C. amount数量；D. variety多样，种类。句 意：里面有500多种绘画作品、印刷品、水彩画和许多其他艺术品。a variety of意为"许多"，故选D。

五、阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。