Natural Resources
Throughout history, people have often selected where they want tolive based on the natural resources that are available in the area. ____26____Some of these resources include water, food sources such as fruits and vegetables, and animals that can be caught or hunted.
A region’s natural resources determine the way of life of itspeople. ____27____ On the other hand, poor soil will either send people lookingfor better places, or attract people with other purposes for the land, such assetting up businesses or factories.
____28____ People who wish to make a living as fishermen can do soby the ocean, but cannot do so in the desert. Desert people have manytraditional and unique foods, which cannot be found in the forest. Each areaattracts people based on their interests and purposes.
Areas that have rich water resources will naturally have more people.Traditionally, villages, towns and cities built near water have been the mostsuccessful. People there are able to use the water resources to meet theirdaily needs. ____29____ Places that are hard to reach, such as high mountainsor dry deserts, will have fewer people living in them.
____30____ For too long, people have destroyed natural resources, usingup those resources that cannot be easily replaced. On the earth, we are luckyto have many resources that are renewable, such as sun, wind, water, and trees.As more and more focus is placed on the use of renewable resources, it willbecome easier to protect our planet from further harm.
26. ________
It is easy to find new resources in nature.
Renewable resources are those that can be replaced easily.
While you may not think of oceans as natural resources,they are.
For example,regions with rich soil can support farming societies.
They can also use the water to help them move goods to other areas.
Natural resources are useful to people,and theycome from the earth.
空格后的一句话意思是“这些资源包括水、食物资源、动物资源”。与这句话的意思紧密衔接的就是选项F，意思是“自然资源对人们有用，且来自地球”，与下一句中的“Some of these resources”相照应。故选F。
27. ________
It is easy to find new resources in nature.
Renewable resources are those that can be replaced easily.
While you may not think of oceans as natural resources,they are.
For example,regions with rich soil can support farming societies.
They can also use the water to help them move goods to other areas.
Natural resources are useful to people,and they comefrom the earth.
空格后的一句话意思是“另一方面，贫瘠的土壤会使人们离开去寻找更好的地方”。与这句话的意思紧密衔接的就是选项D，意思是“例如，土地肥沃的地方形成了农耕社会”，与后面的“On the other hand”形成了对比，故选D。
28. ________
It is easy to find new resources in nature.
Renewable resources are those that can be replaced easily.
While you may not think of oceans as natural resources,they are.
For example,regions with rich soil can support farming societies.
They can also use the water to help them move goods to other areas.
Natural resources are useful to people,and theycome from the earth.
空格后的一句话意思是“生活在海边的人能够以打鱼为生，而在沙漠地区的人却不能”。与这句话的意思紧密衔接的就是选项C，意思是“你可能不把海洋当做自然资源，但它们确实是”。故选C。
29. ________
It is easy to find new resources in nature.
Renewable resources are those that can be replaced easily.
While you may not think of oceans as natural resources,they are.
For example,regions with rich soil can support farming societies.
They can also use the water to help them move goods to other areas.
Natural resources are useful to people,and they come from the earth.
空格前的一句话意思是“生活在那里的人能用水资源来满足他们的日常需求”。与这句话的意思紧密衔接的就是选项E，意思是“他们也能利用水来帮助他们把东西移动到其他地方”。E与前一句是并列的关系，最符合题意。故选E。
30. ________
It is easy to find new resources in nature.
Renewable resources are those that can be replaced easily.
While you may not think of oceans as natural resources,they are.
For example,regions with rich soil can support farming societies.
They can also use the water to help them move goods to other areas.
Naturalresources are useful to people,and they come from the earth.
空格后的一句话意思是“长久以来，人们破坏自然资源，耗尽了那些不可替代的资源”。与这句话的意思紧密衔接的就是选项B，意思是“可再生资源就是那些很容易被替代的资源”。故选B。