【题目】Can we stop the ______ of the world’s deserts and save the land that man depends so much on?
A.lossB.heatC.spreadD.defence
在线课程【答案】C
【解析】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们能阻止世界上沙漠的蔓延，拯救人类如此依赖的土地吗?A. loss丢失；B. heat热量；C. spread蔓延；D. defence 防御。由“the world’s deserts and save the land”可知，spread“蔓延”符合句意。故选C项。