[Part III Reading Comprehension]

What has made it easier to turn some rain forests into farmland?

A.Rapid rise in carbon levels.
B.Reckless land development.
C.Lack of rainfall resulting from global warming.
D.The unusual warm currents in the Pacific Ocean.

[单选题]What enables some people to get big creative breakthroughs while others only get small and?non-creative breakdowns,blaming themselves and society?Are some people“gifted”?Are there?other factors?21?work—factors that we have more control over than we think? While nobody can deny the?22?that some people seem to be blessed with particular?creativity,research shows that anyone can?23?their chances of coming up with new and original?ideas?24?they would only engage themselves more in the process of?25．It′s the old Thomas?Edison thing about“discovery?26?99 percent perspiration(汗水)and 1 percent inspiration．”27,the studies prove this:great creative breakthroughs usually happen only?28?intense?periods of struggle．It is sustained effort towards a specific goal?29?eventually prepares for great?creative insights． This kind of sustained effort does not always?30?immediate results,a fact that not only?separates the innovators(革新者)from non-innovators,but?31?leads some people to conclude?that it is just not?32?for them．“Maybe I should have gone to medical school like my mother?wanted,”they wonder when the breakthrough is?33?to be found．Alas,one forgets during their?inevitable encounters?34?self-doubt,that the big surprise is never?35．Indeed,it can happen?at any time and place． 第35题的答案是（ ）
A.far away
B.used up
C.cleared off
D.near by

[单选题]What reading strategy does "picking out some particular pieces of information in a text"reflect?
A.skimming
B.inferring
C.scanning
D.skipping