题目内容
第一节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C和D) 中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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Production of bottled water has grown over the past thirty years from nothing into a $16 billion-per-year business. 41,more and more people have been against bottled water use,and environmentalists are 42 people to go back to the tap(水龙头) .
The first reason why you should seriously think about 43 bottled water,they say,is that it's bad for the 44 . Producing plastic bottles 45 vast quantities of oil. 46 ,factories create poisonous waste and send it into the environment. What is more,the vast majority of plastic water bottles aren’t 47 . In almost every part of the world,unwanted water bottles take up landfills(垃圾填埋地) and send 48 gases into air and water when they are burned. In other words,bottled water is a major 49 to global warming.
Secondly,the 50 of bottled water requires a lot of fuel. In the USA alone,one billion bottles of water are moved around each week in trucks,51 polluting gases and wearing down the roads. In fact,some high-priced water is 52 from one side of the planet to the other.
Finally,bottled water isn,t even better for your 53 . Tap water rules in many countries are far 54 than those for bottled water. Furthermore,tap water 55 fluoride, which is added to help build 56 teeth and prevent tooth decay (龋齿) . Consequently,as the use of bottled water has 57 ,tooth decay has become more serious.
To sum up,by stopping the use of 58 water,and encouraging others to 59 so,you will be doing the planet an enormous favour and 60 your own health as well.
41. A. Besides B. Moreover C. However D. Therefore
42. A. allowing B. training C. urging D. commanding
43. A. giving up B. turning to C. preparing for D. believing in
44. A. business B. industry C. price D. environment
45. A. creates B. attracts C. requires D. shares
46. A. By all means B. In the wild
C. On the contrary D. As a result
47. A. sold B. recycled C. found D. limited
48. A. harmless B. dangerous C. natural D. clean
49. A. answer B. solution C. contributor D. service
50. A. test B. design C. competition D. distribution
51. A. absorbing B. preventing C. giving off D. turning off
52. A. shipped B. wasted C. developed D. collected
53. A. safety B. future C. health D. country
54. A. older B. fewer C. stricter D. simpler
55. A. lacks B. avoids C. produces D. contains
56. A. big B. strong C. white D. straight
57. A. dropped B. changed C. increased D. disappeared
58. A. polluted B. cold C. bottled D. boiled
59. A. do B. talk C. report D. donate
60. A. damaging B. benefiting C. challenging D. respecting
话题:饮食
本文是议论文。本文论述了使用瓶装水的弊端。
41. C. “大量瓶装水的生产和销售”与“越来越多的人反对使用瓶装水”之间晕转 拆对比关系,故此处用However。
42. C. 由上文的 people have been against bottled water use可知,环境学家“强烈 要求(urging) ”人们使用自来水。
43. A. 由上文的go back to the tap可知,此段讨论的是“放弃(giving up) ”使用瓶装水的原因。
44. D. 由下文提及的the environment和 global wanning可知,瓶装水的使用不利于“环境(environment) ”。
45. C. 生产塑料瓶“需要(requires) ”大量的石油。
46. D. “大量有毒废物的排放”是“工厂用 石油生产塑料瓶”的结果,故用As a result。
47. B. 由下文的 unwanted water bottles take up landfills可知,大量塑料瓶没有“回收(recycled) ”。
48. B.
49. C. 塑料瓶焚烧后产生的“危险(dangerous) ”气体,释放到空气和水中, 因此瓶装水是造成气候变暖的一个主要“根源(cbntributor ) ”。
50. D. 由下文的 bottles of water are moved around可知,此段讨论的是瓶装水的分发运送所带来的问题。
51. C. 运送瓶装水的汽车会“释放(giving off)”污染环境的尾气、磨损道路。
52. A. 一些高价水是从地球的一边“运送 (shipped)”到另一边。
53. C. 由下文提及的tooth decay可知,瓶装水对人的“健康(health)”无益。
54. C. 由下文探讨自来水中所含氟化物可知,关于自来水的规章制度要比瓶装水 的“严格得多(stricter) ”。
55. D.
56. B. 由文中的 added to help ... prevent tooth decay可知,自来水中“含有(contains) ”的氟化物有助于形成“坚固的(strong)”牙齿并防止龋齿的形成。
57. C. 由上文对比自来水和瓶装水对健康 的影响可知,龋齿问题变得更加严重是随着瓶装水使用量的“增加(increased)”而产生的。
58. C.
59. A.
60. B.本文探讨的是使用 瓶装水的弊端,故作者认为停止使用“瓶装的(bottled)”水并鼓励其他人也这么“做(do)”,不仅帮助了地球,而且也“有利于(benefiting )”人们的健康。