Ⅴ.短文填空
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从方框中选择单词或短语，用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺。
protect; drink; pollute; save;
human; without; cover; work together;
in many ways; be important to
Water all living things. water, there would be no life on Earth. It exists（存在）in three states: solid, liquid and gas. Most of the earth's surface is by water, but most of it is salt water in the oceans. Only a small part is fresh water that can use.
Water is used . We use it , cook, clean and irrigate crops. The water cycle is a very important natural process. It helps to distribute water around the Earth.
However, is a big problem. Factories and farms often dump waste into rivers and lakes, making the water dirty. We must water resources. We can water by fixing leaky faucets, taking shorter showers and recycling water. Let's all to save water and protect our planet.
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V.[语篇解读] 本文主要讲述了水的重要性、存在形式、分布、用途以及水污染问题,呼吁人们节约和保护水资源。
19.is important to 短语be important to...意为“对……很重要”,water是不可数名词,be动词应该用is。故填is important to。
20.Without 根据常识可知“没有水就没有生命”,without符合题意。句首单词首字母要大写。故填Without。
21.covered 根据“Most of the earth's surface is...by water”可知,此处是指被水覆盖,be covered by“被……覆盖”。故填covered。
22.humans 根据“fresh water that...can use”及备选词可知,此处是指人类使用的淡水,用名词复数humans“人类”。故填humans。
23.in many ways 短语in many ways意为“在许多方面”,符合语境。故填in many ways。
24.to drink 此处考查use...to do sth.,意为“用……做某事”。故填to drink。
25.pollution 根据“Factories and farms often dump waste into rivers and lakes, making the water dirty.”可知,此处是关于水污染。此处在句中作主语,用pollute的名词形式pollution。故填pollution。
26.protect 根据“water resources”及备选词可知,此处是指保护水资源,must后跟动词原形protect“保护”。故填protect。
27.save 根据“fixing leaky faucets, taking shorter showers and recycling water”可知,是节约用水,save“节约”,can后跟动词原形。故填save。
28.work together work together意为“共同努力”,let's后接动词原形。故填work together。