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【题目】 Production of bottled water has grown over the past thirty years from nothing into a $16billion-per-year business. However, more and more people have been against bottled water useand environmentalists are______ people to go back to the tap.

The first reason why you should seriously think about giving up bottled water, they say, isthat it's bad for the environment. Producing plastic bottles requires large quantities of oil.As a result, factories create poisonous waste and send it into the environment. What is more, the vastmajority of plastic water bottles aren't ______. In almost every part of the world, unwanted water bottles take up landfills(垃圾填埋地) and send dangerous gases into air and water when they are burned. In other words, bottled water is a major contributor to global warming.

Secondly, the transportation of bottled water requires a lot of fuel. In the USA alone, one billion bottles of water are moved around each week in trucks,. _____ polluting gases andwearing down the roads. In fact, some high-priced water is shipped from one side of the planet to the other.

Finally, bottled water isn't even better for your health. Tap water rules in many countries are far _______ than those for bottled water. Furthermore, tap water contains fluoride, which is added to help build strong teeth and prevent tooth decay(龋齿). Consequently, as the use of bottled water has ______ , tooth decay has become more serious.

To sum up, by stopping the use of bottled water, and encouraging others to do so, you will be doing the planet an enormous favor and ______ your own health as well.

【1】A.allowingB.trainingC.calling onD.commanding

【2】A.soldB.recycledC.foundD.limited

【3】A.absorbingB.preventingC.giving offD.turning off

【4】A.olderB.fewerC.stricterD.simpler

【5】A.droppedB.changedC.increasedD.disappointed

【6】A.damagingB.benefitingC.challengingD.respecting

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【解析】

本篇从3个方面分析了瓶装水的危害：对环境不利、运输瓶装水需要大量的燃料、

瓶装水不见得对健康更好；呼吁人们不要使用瓶装水，这样对地球和健康都有利。

【1】句意：然而，越来越多的人已经反对瓶装水的使用，环境保护主义者正呼吁人们回归自来水。

考查动词辨析。A. allowing（允许）；B. training（训练）；C. calling on（呼吁）；D. commanding（命令）；根据上文“more and more people have been against bottled water use 越来越多的人已经反对瓶装水的使用” 推断空格指“环境保护主义者正呼吁人们回归水龙头”，call on意为“呼吁”，故选C。

【2】句意：而且，绝大部分的塑料水瓶没有回收。

考查动词辨析。A. sold（出售）；B. recycled（回收）；C. found（找到）；D. limited（限制）；根据下文“In almost every part of the world, unwanted water bottles take up landfills(垃圾填埋地) and send dangerous gases into air and water when they are burned.” 可知在世界的几乎每个地方，没用的水瓶占据垃圾填埋地，当它们被焚烧时散发危险的气体，由此推断空格是指“没有回收”，故选B。

【3】句意：仅仅在美国，每星期卡车要运载10亿的瓶装水，（卡车）散发着污染的气体、磨损公路。

考查动词辨析。A. absorbing（吸收）； B. preventing（阻止）；C. giving off（散发）；D. turning off（关掉）；根据常识，卡车在运输过程中会散发有污染的气体磨损公路。故选C。

【4】句意：在很多国家自来水的要求比瓶装水要严格得多。

考查形容词辨析。A. older（比较老）； B. fewer（比较少）；C. stricter（比较严格）；D. simpler（比较简单）；根据下文“Furthermore, tap water contains fluoride, which is added to help build strong teeth and prevent tooth decay (龋齿).” 此外，自来水含有氟化物，它被加进去帮助强固牙齿防止龋齿；由此推断空格处的句意是指“自来水的要求比瓶装水要严格得多”，故选C。

【5】句意：因此，随着瓶装水的使用的增加，龋齿变得越来越严重。

考查动词辨析。A. dropped（下降）；B. changed（改变）；C. increased（增加）；D. disappointed（失望）；由上文可知自来水里有添加氟化物用来帮助强固牙齿防止龋齿，根据空格下文“tooth decay has become more serious.龋齿变得越来越严重”，推断是使用瓶装水的增加使龋齿变得越来越严重，故选C。

【6】句意：总而言之，通过停止使用瓶装水，鼓励别人也这样做，你将帮地球一个大忙，也一样对你自己的健康有利。

考查动词辨析。 A. damaging（损害）； B. benefiting（得益于）；C. challenging（挑战）；D. respecting（尊敬）；根据and 的并列成分要一致的原则，由空格前的“you will be doing the planet an enormous favor 你将帮地球一个大忙”，推断空格后是指“对你自己的健康也一样有利”，故选B。

本篇完型填空考查词汇辨析。解答前要跳空阅读全文，理解大意；再阅读选项，逐个理解选项的词义；然后回归原文，根据语法 、句意、上下文联系、固定搭配或句型排除干扰项，得出答案。题1、2、4、5根据上下文联系作答；题3根据常识作答；题6根据语法（and 的并列成分要一致）作答；完篇后，要把答案回归原文，通读全文，检查语法是否正确、语义是否合乎文章的意思。