题目内容
【题目】先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
You're thirsty and you get yourself a glass of water. Do you ever1how old that water really is? The glass of water that you're2may have fallen from the sky as rain only last week. However, water itself has been around pretty much as3as the earth has! In fact, 4oceans, seas and rivers cover 70%of the earth, there is a 5 supply(供给)of water, which keeps on moving round the earth. This is6of what's known as the water cycle. The sun heats up water and it turns into clouds, which are7from water vapor(水蒸气).When the clouds become8, the water falls back onto the earth as rain. Of course, clean water is absolutely essential for good health. The amount of safe drinking water has gone up around the world, but9one billion humans are still in great need10clean, drinkable water.
(1)A.decide B.wonder C.discover D.suggest
(2)A.feeling B.making C.eating D.drinking
(3)A.soon B.early C.far D.long
(4)A.unless B.until C.although D.otherwise
(5)A.limited B.slim C.narrow D.lasting
(6)A.except B.because C.plenty D.instead
(7)A.risen B.raised C.formed D.found
(8)A.strong B.complete C.heavy D.broad
(9)A.mostly B.nearly C.specially D.hardly
(10)A.to B.for C.of D.at
【答案】(1)、B
(2)、D
(3)、D
(4)、C
(5)、A
(6)、B
(7)、C
(8)、C
(9)、B
(10)、C
【解析】本文叙述了水的形成,水覆盖了地球的70%,但是对于接近10亿人仍然急需干净的可以饮用的水。
(1)考查动词及语境的理解。A. decide 决定,水的年龄不是人能决定的;B. wonder想知道; C. discover发现; D. suggest建议。句意:你曾经想知道水的年龄吗?根据常识水的年龄不是人能够决定、建议和发现的。 故选B。
(2)考查动词及语境的理解。A. feeling 感觉; B. making制造; C. eating吃; D. drinking喝。句意:你喝的那杯水也许是上周从空中落下的雨水。 这里指喝水drink water。 故选D。
(3)考查副词及语境的理解。A.soon很快;B. early 早的;C. far远的; D. long长的。句意:可是,水自身的存在与地球一样的长。根据 The glass of water that you're_______ may have fallen from the sky as rain only last week.可推知下文,这里指水存在的时间长短。故选D。
(4)考查连词及语境的理解。A. unless除非; B. until直到; C. although尽管; D. otherwise否则,要不然的话。句意:实际上,尽管海洋、大海和河流覆盖地球的70%,但是地球的水的供应是有限的。 根据句意故选C。
(5)考查形容词及语境的理解。A. limited有限的; B. slim瘦的,微小的; C. narrow窄的; D. 1asting持久的。句意:实际上,尽管海洋、大海和河流覆盖地球的70%,但是地球的水的供应是有限的。根据句意故选A。
(6)考查连词及语境的理解。A. except除了; B. because 因为;C. plenty of许多; D. instead of代替。短语because of因为。句意:这是因为那称为水的循环。故选B。
(7)考查动词及语境的理解。A. risen升起;B. raised提高; C. formed形成;D. found发现。句意:太阳给水加热,然后变成云,云就是从水蒸气中形成的。根据常识可知水蒸气聚集形成云。故选C。
(8)考查形容词及语境的理解。A. strong强壮的; B. complete完成的;C. heavy重的; D. broad宽的。句意:当云重的时候,就以雨的形式又落在地球上。根据the water falls back onto the earth as rain.可知,云重了才会以雨的形式落下。故选C。
(9)考查副词及语境的理解。A. mostly主要地; B. nearly接近; C. specially D. hardly句意:虽然地球上安全饮用水的水量在增加但是对于接近10亿人仍然急需干净的可以饮用的水。根据but前后表示转折关系,前面叙述的是水的增加,后面叙述的是可以饮用的水是少的。故选B。
(10)考查介词及语境的理解。 for sb对于某人来说。句意:虽然地球上安全饮用水的水量在增加但是对于接近10亿人仍然急需干净的可以饮用的水。故选C。