Question

With the country’s population reaching 1.6 billion in the mid of this century, most of China’s .

With the country’s population reaching 1.6 billion in the mid of this century, most of China’s rivers, including the Yellow River, ________. A．is drying up B．will be drying up C．dry up D．have dried up

Answer 1

z真是看不下去，这是将来进行时好吗什么被动，误导人啊！

Answer 2

B

考察时态及语态。句意：随着本世纪中期国家的人口达到十六亿，中国大部分河流，包括长江都会干涸。Dry up弄干，河流是被弄干的对象，故用被动语态。结合句意可知描述的将来的动作，故用将来时，选B。