第二节：完形填空Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s at

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Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and    16    the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without    17    drinking water. The United Nations    18    to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 19   challenge. But everyone,    20    teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the    21    of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work—   22    discarded batteries which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how    23    in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that    24    the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone    25    batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to    26    awareness in her area.
She    27    her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools    28    the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management    29   , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n)    30    video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made    31    progress.
When asked    32    she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite    33   . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is    34    to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in    35    the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
16. A. had             B. gave          C. wrote            D. discussed
17. A. enough     B. safe           C. much          D. polluted
18. A. asks             B. orders         C. hopes           D. ensures
19. A. good           B. strong         C. important          D. unreal
20. A. especially        B. sometimes     C. even          D. seldom
21. A. boys              B. others           C. students       D. grown-ups
22. A. collecting           B. selling       C. buying                 D. using
23. A. things              B. chemicals      C. water               D. air
24. A. making        B. recycling       C. reducing        D. handling
25. A. uses            B. has           C. throws          D. needs
26. A. tell               B. increase       C. spread         D. inform
27. A. talked to  B. listened to         C. heard from     D. thought about
28. A. and             B. besides              C. as well as        D. as good as
29. A. officials          B. workers         C. clerks          D. experts
30. A. industrial        B. agricultural     C. scientific      D. educational
31. A. much            B. no            C. some         D. little
32. A. if            B. how             C. when         D. why
33. A. proud        B. glad            C. modest          D. worried
34. A. praises         B. helps          C. supports        D. honors
35. A. awarding            B. saving         C. serving          D. favoring

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16-20 ABCDC 21-25 BABBA 26-30 BACAD 31-35 DACDC

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Shanghai—Shanghai officials are welcoming a new national-water law that they say will help them protect the upper reaches of the Huangpu River and other water ways in Shanghai.
The new law, which came into effect yesterday, updates a law enacted（颁布） in 1988 that focused on supplying water to needy areas, but didn’t pay a great deal of attention to environmental protection.
The previous law, for example, gave local authorities power over waterways in these areas, but didn’t pay attention to the sources of those rivers and lakes. So, Shanghai was responsible for cleaning and protecting the lower reaches of the Chang Jiang River but had no say in how the river’s upper reaches, which feed into Shanghai, are maintained.
The new law will make it easier to control the amount of waste that ends up in local rivers and reduce inefficient use of waterways, said Zhang Jia-yi, director of the Shanghai Water Affairs Bureau, on the bureau’s website commenting on law yesterday.
Zhang said the new law focuses on the efficient use of water sources and emphasizes the harmonious development of China’s population, its economy and environment.
Zhang also emphasizes the city will crack down on companies and individuals that pollute the city’s water sources. The bureau sets up a special force to investigate(调查) water pollution in March.
So far this year, the bureau has published more than 3 million in fines on various polluters, Zhang said.
36. The best title for the news report should be ______.
A. A new Law Is Born
B. A New Water Law to Protect Rivers
C. Is it Necessary to Protect the Rivers
D. Make Full Use of Water Sources
37. The underlined phrase “crack down on” means _____.
A. bring up carefully           B. speak highly of
C. deal with seriously            D. destroy completely
38. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The law in 1988 is suitable for the new requirements.
B. The new law will stop waste being poured into the Chang Jiang River.
C. A lot of polluting units have been fined this year.
D. The new law and the old one are the same in protecting the environment.
39. We can infer from the passage that _____ .
A. the problem of protecting the water sources wasn’t paid much attention to
B. no laws were carried out to manage the water sources in Shanghai.
C. the new law mainly emphasizes how to make use of the water sources.
D. companies or individuals that polluted the water sources didn’t get fined.

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During recent years, floods and flash floods have caused billions of dollars in damage each year. They are among the most common and widespread of all natural disasters. Even more importantly, they’re No.1 weather-related killer. A flood can happen anywhere along the Mississippi, in New England, even in the desert.
The following are some fascinating facts about floods and flash floods.
A flood（commonly called river flood）is high flow of water from a river or similar body of water, happening over a period of time too long to be considered a flash flood. Flooding is caused in many ways. Winter or spring rains, together with melting snows, can fill rivers too quickly. Heavy rains from hurricanes or other tropical（热带的）systems can also produce river flooding. The Mississippi River Flood of 1993 was caused by repeated heavy rain from thunderstorms over a period of weeks.
Flash floods are quickly-rising floods which are usually the result of heavy rains over a short period of time, often only several hours or even less. They can also be caused by ice jams（冰塞）on rivers related to a winter or spring melting, or occasionally even a dam break. The constant influx（汇集） of water finally caused a great overflow to begin, powerful enough to sweep vehicles away, roll big stones into roadways, uproot trees, level（夷平） buildings, and knock bridges down. The speed of the rising of water is the most frightening.
Do remember: Move to higher ground and stay away from low areas during heavy rain. Stay out of flooded areas. Never allow children especially to play or walk in flowing water. Never drive your car into water of unknown depths.
43. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The power of floods              B. The damage of floods
C. The occurrence of floods           D. The facts about floods
44. The last paragraph is mainly about ______ .
A. flood safety tips                B. the reasons for floods
C. the waste water systems              D. the swift flood waters
45. According to the passage, people are afraid of _____ most during flash floods.
A. the constant influx of water
B. the sudden occurrence of flash floods
C. the quick rising water
D. the great damage of flash floods
46. According to the passage, flash floods are ______.
A. great floods resulted from heavy rains in a short time
B. floods rising quickly from heavy rains in a short time
C. quickly-rising floods in a long time
D. floods happening over a long time

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Many of the world"s pollution problems have been 1    by the crowding of large groups of people into cities．Supply for the 2    of the people leads to 3    pollution by industry．If the 4   increase in human population 5    at the present rate（比率），there may be much greater harm． Some scientists speak of the 6   in number of people as“population pollution．”
About 2000 years ago，the world 7   was probably about 250 million． 8   reached a billion in 1850．By 1930the population was two billion．It is 9      six and a half billion．It is 10   to double by the year 2050．If the population continues to grow at the same 11   ， there would be 25 billion people in the world a hundred years from now．
Man has been using the earth"s 12    more and more rapidly over the years．Some of them are almost 13   ．Now many people believe that man"s greatest 14    is how to control the growth of his population．The 15   in the world will not support the human population，in time to come，if the 16    rate of increase continues． 17   there is over crowding in the 18    and hunger in some countries． Can man"s rate of increase 19   ？Many people believe that human survival（继续生存）in the future depends on the answer 20    the question．
1．A．made B．caused      C．led    D．worked out
2．A．needs B．satisfies    C．service      D．lacks
3．A．farther       B．less   C．further      D．better
4．A．harmful      B．small C．slow D．rapid
5．A．stops   B．continues C．slows down      D．adds to
6．A．increase      B．reduce      C．quality      D．quantity
7．A．people B．situation   C．population       D．land
8．A．They   B．You   C．We    D．It
9．A．now    B．in the past C．in the future     D．then
10．A．hoped B．expected  C．wished  D．looked forward to
11．A．time B．year C．rate   D．period
12．A．place B．oil     C．mines       D．resources
13．A．missed      B．rich   C．gone D．enough
14．A．problem   B．power       C．plan D．idea
15．A．food B．electricity C．energy      D．materials
16．A．past   B．present     C．future       D．slow
17．A．Already    B．Yet    C．Still D．Often
18．A．villages    B．mountains C．cities D．farms
19．A．continue   B．exist C．fall    D．keep
20．A．in     B．of     C．to      D．for

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When prices are low，people will buy more，and when prices are high，they will buy less．Every shopper knows this．But at the same time，producers want higher prices for their goods when they make more goods．According to the economic（经济的）point of view，changes in the prices of goods cause changes in supply and demand． As is shown in the graph（图表），people buy fewer shoes as the price of shoes goes up．On the contrary，a decrease in the price causes an increase in demand．

Business firms look for the perfect price at which the largest profits（利润）can be made．If the price of the shoes goes up to 50，the consumers（消费者）will not buy all of 3，000 shoes．The producers will have a surplus（剩余）of 2，000 shoes and they can only get 50，000．If the price of the shoes is lowered to10，as many as 5，000 shoes can be sold．Still，only 50，000 is made．
1．According to this article，the main idea of the first paragraph is that ____ ．
A．the lower the price is，the less people will buy
B．producers want to make more money by making fewer goods
C．every shopkeeper knows the price for goods
D．how changes in prices of shoes affect the number of shoes sold
2．From the passage，we can conclude that ____ is the best price for the producers to sell the shoes which are worth the highest price．
A.30 B.20 C.10 D.50

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第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分），满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Conserving water, the lifeblood of agriculture, will be a major focus in improving the well-being of rural people in coming years.
Instead of heavily 21   in water projects for irrigation, local authorities will focus more on   22 water to serve the drinking water and agriculture    23   of large rural populations.
"This year, the local government will 24     improving thousands of outdated reservoirs(水库), securing safe   25   water for millions of rural   26  and repairing water-saving irrigation for key   27   districts," Chen Lei, the minister of water resources said.
Chen also assured the public to    28   the water environment for rural residents by   29   local rivers or reducing pollution with rural electrification to improve people"s   30   of life.
21.A.;developing       B. investing          C. testing               D. running
22.A. pumping              B. cleaning          C. conserving            D. purifying
23.A. improvement     B. needs           C. uses                 D. safety
24.A. rely on           B. study on          C. focus on             D. depend on
25.A. drinking         B. washing           C. cooking                    D. swimming
26.A. farmers          B. residents           C. factories             D. companies
27.A.open             B. human            C. rural                D. irrigation
28.A. develop          B. increase           C. improve              D. preserve
29.A. keeping          B. pumping           C. affecting             D. strengthening
30.A. quality          B. wish             C. imagination                 D. quantity

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