四、语篇填空(15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
第一节
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
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Although the world is hungry,it is even thirstier. While nearly three fourths of the earth is covered with water, we are short 56. drinking water. This is because about ninety-seven 57. of the water on the earth is sea water.
How can we avoid(避免) a serious water shortage(短缺)? 58. ,we should save water and not 59. it. Then,we should protect our water resources(资源) and not pollute 60. . Last,we should find 61. to reuse water. Scientists have got some achievements(成就) in this field. But 62. need for water is increasing(增加) day by day. We still don't have enough water. What else can we 63. ?
The sea seems to have the best 64. . There is plenty of water in the sea. But we need to take the 65. away from the sea water. This is very expensive. If scientists can find cheaper ways to do it, we can solve the problem of the shortage of water.
第二节
阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
If you are asked"What colour is the sky?", I believe your answer will be "Blue". 66. I am afraid you are wrong. In fact,the sky has no colour. When we see blue,we are looking 67. the blue sunlight. The sunlight shines on the little bits of dust(灰尘)in the air. Is the sky full of air? I am sure that you are also asked. We know that there 68. air all around the world. We could not live without air. Planes could not fly if there is 69. any air. Then we could not travel 70. plane. If you go far enough away from the earth,you will find there is no air.

第一节：
56. of
57. percent
58. First
59. waste
60. them
61. ways
62. people's
63. do
64. answer
65. salt
第二节：
66. But
67. at
68. is
69. not
70. by

第一节：
56. 固定短语be short of意为“缺少”，符合语境，故填of。
57. 此处表示地球上海水的占比，ninety-seven percent意为“97%”，故填percent。
58. 根据后文的Then和Last，此处表示列举的第一条，用First（首字母大写）。
59. 与前文“save water（节约用水）”对应，此处表示不要浪费水，故填waste。
60. 指代前文的water resources，在动词pollute后用宾格形式them。
61. find ways to do sth是固定表达，意为“找到做某事的方法”，故填ways。
62. 表示“人们的需求”，需用people的所有格形式people's。
63. 情态动词can后接动词原形，结合语境填do。
64. 结合上下文，大海似乎是解决缺水问题的最佳答案，故填answer。
65. 要利用海水需去除其中的盐，故填salt。
第二节：
66. 前文说人们普遍认为天空是蓝色，后文指出这种观点错误，表转折，故填But。
67. 固定短语look at意为“看”，符合“看到蓝色的太阳光”的语境。
68. there be句型中，air是不可数名词，be动词用is。
69. 结合语境，没有空气飞机无法飞行，there is not any air表示“没有空气”，故填not。
70. 固定搭配by plane意为“乘飞机”，故填by。

五、补全对话(5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A:Hi,Mr. Zhang! My family spends much money on water every month. Could you tell me how to save water?
B:Sure. 71. ?
A: About 200 yuan a month.
B:That's a lot of money. 72. ?
A:Four. They are my parents,my brother and me.
B:There aren't many people. I think you must learn to save water.
A:You're right. 73. ?
B:There are lots of things you can do,such as taking a quick shower,turning off the tap while brushing teeth and so on.
A:OK. That's easy. What other suggestions could you give us?
B:74. . For example,you can use your bathwater to clean the floor.
A:75. . Thank you very much!
B:You are welcome.

71. How much do you spend on water every month
72. How many people are there in your family
73. What can we do to save water
74. You can reuse water in your daily life
75. That's a good idea

71. 根据下文答语“About 200 yuan a month.”，此处需询问对方每月在水上的花费，用How much引导特殊疑问句。
72. 根据下文答语“Four. They are my parents,my brother and me.”，此处需询问对方家里的人数，用How many引导特殊疑问句。
73. 根据下文答语介绍的节水具体做法，此处需询问可以做什么来节约用水。
74. 根据下文举例“用洗澡水擦地板”，此处需给出重复利用生活用水的建议。
75. 根据上文的实用建议及后文的感谢，此处需表达对建议的认可。