and Turkey will emerge as major powers and that by the end of this century __11__ will challenge the United States for dominance in North America.

　　He says US irritation over illegal immigration and drug smuggling and Mexican resentment (愤恨) of US dominance will __12__ grow stronger, __13__ the two countries have strong trade relations.

　　By mid­century, Friedman says __14__ is likely to be a world war involving weapons based in __15__ and that Japan may launch a surprise attack on orbiting US battle platforms from bases on the moon, in a sort of "Star Wars" version of the Japanese __16__ on the US fleet at Pearl Harbor in 1941.

　　George Friedman is the first to admit he has no crystal ball and __17__ he could be wrong on how __18__ will unfold, but he says final judgment __19__ his forecasts can only come from those who will be __20__ 100 years from now.

语篇解读：未来一百年世界将会是什么样子，世界局势有哪些变化呢？乔治·弗莱德曼在他的《未来百年》中做了预测。不过他的预言是否正确，只能等到一百年之后来判定了。

　　1．A.before　　　　　　　　 B．ahead

　　C．ago D．coming

　　解析：选B　通览全文可知，本文与未来百年的预言有关，ahead可以表示将来时间，而before, ago均表示过去，coming修饰名词时应置于其前。故选B项。

　　2．A.made B．produced

　　C．created D．contributed

　　解析：选A　make predictions"做出预言"。produce"生产(产品)"；create"创造(前所未有的东西)"；contribute"贡献，捐献"。根据题意可知，B、C、D三项均不符。

　　3．A.what B．how

　　C．which D．that

　　解析：选B　在该书中，弗莱德曼向世人展示了在未来一个世纪世界将如何变化。下文就世界变化的趋势做了分析，因此how符合题意。

　　4．A.changed B．done

　　C．discussed D．finished

　　解析：选C　现在世人讨论的主要问题是如何养活不断增长的人口。

　　5．A.concern B．fact

　　C．problem D．challenge

解析：选D　弗莱德曼认为这种关注将被人口出生率下降的挑战所取代。concern