文章大意:本文为一篇说明文。由于人口的增长,地球的资源将面临枯竭,我们有必要到其它地方去寻找开阔的空间。科学家提出了利用金星作为移居星球的想法,在这个想法变成现实之前,人类还有很长的路要走。
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How will our continuously growing population affect our way of life, our environment, even our planet? No matter how you look at it, we will face 1 extremely serious problem. By the middle of the 21st century, we will have used up all the oil that 2 (drive)our cars if at the rate we’re going. Even if scientists develop some new 3 (way)of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on the earth will make 4 necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the planets in our solar system are able 5 (support)life at present. One possible solution 6 the problem, however, has recently been raised by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. His idea is 7 before the earth’s resource are almost exhausted, it will be 8 (total)possible to change the atmosphere of Venus(金星) and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself.
However, 9 his idea is turned into reality, humans have a long way to go. On the one hand, Venus is much 10 (hot)than the earth; on the other hand, there is only a tiny amount of water there.