1、.完形填空In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one.The _1_ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of rubbish because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.How did we _2_ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to repl
2、ace an object than to spend time and money to repair it._3_ modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively.Products are plentiful and _4_.Another cause is our _5_ of disposable (一次性的) products.As busy people, we are always looking for _6_
3、to save time and make our lives easier.Companies _7_ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.Our appetite for new products also _8_ to the problem.We are _9_ buying new things.Advertisements persuade us that newer is better and that
4、 we will be happier with the latest products.The result is that we _10_ useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the _11_ of this throwaway lifestyle.Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger.To _12_ the amount of rubbish and to protect the environment, more
5、governments are requiring people to recycle materials._13_， this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.Maybe there is another way out.We need to repair our possessions _14_ throwing them away.We also need to rethink our attitudes about _15_.Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habit
6、s may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.这是一篇说明文。文章分析了为什么我们的社会变成了一个一次性物品充斥的社会，同时指出要解决这一问题，除了回收资源以外，人们更应该改变的是消费习惯。1A.keyBreasonCprojectDproblem答案：D解析：根据第一段末句中的“because people.than ever before”可知这里描述的是一种世界各国正在面临的问题(problem)。2A.face Bbecome Cobserve Dchange
7、答案：B解析：文章第二段、第三段和第四段分析了我们变成一次性物品充斥的社会的原因。由此可知此句是总领性的句子我们是怎样变成一次性物品充斥的社会的？3A.Thanks to BAs to CExcept for DRegardless of答案：A解析：由于现代制造业和技术，公司可以更快地、更加低成本地生产东西。thanks to“幸亏，由于”。4A.safe Bfunny Ccheap Dpowerful答案：C解析：由上一句中的“produce products quickly and inexpensively”可知，产品应该是充足的和便宜的。故此空应填cheap。5A.love Blac
8、k Cprevention Ddivision答案：A解析：由第三段可知，人们喜爱一次性产品是因为它可以节约时间，使人们的生活更轻松。这里表明人们对一次性产品的喜爱是另外一个原因。lack“缺少”；prevention“预防”；division“分开，分隔”。6A.ways Bplaces Cjobs Dfriends答案：A解析：由语境可知此处是指寻找节省时间的方法，故选ways。7A.donate Breceive Cproduce Dpreserve答案：C解析：公司生产许多不同种类的一次性产品。根据后文的语境可知此处表示生产(produce)一次性产品。donate“捐赠”；recei
9、ve“收到”；preserve“保护”。8A.adapts Breturns Cresponds Dcontributes答案：D解析：由本段内容可知，我们对新产品的强烈欲望也会引起这个问题。adapt to“适应”；return to“返回”；respond to“对做出反应”；contribute to“是的原因之一”。9A.tired of Baddicted toCworried about Dashamed for答案：B解析：根据前句“我们对新产品的欲望也会引起这个问题”，以及后句“we will be happier with the latest products”推理可知此处
10、应选B，be addicted to“对上瘾”。10A.pick up Bpay forChold onto Dthrow away答案：D解析：根据后文“为新东西腾出空间”，可知此处是指扔掉(throw away)我们的物品。11A.advantages BpurposesCfunctions Dconsequences答案：D解析：根据后句“Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger”可知此处指的是“这种抛弃型的生活方式造成的后果”。advantage“优点”；purpose“目的”；function“功能”；consequence“结果，后
11、果”。12A.show Brecord Cdecrease Dmeasure答案：C解析：根据后句中的“more governments are requiring people to recycle materials”和文章最后一句中的“.to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment”可知，人们回收资源的目的是减少垃圾的数量和保护环境。decrease“减少”，符合语境。13A.However BOtherwise CTherefore DMeanwhile答案：A解析：根据下一段内容以及空格后的“this
12、 is not enough to solve (解决) our problem”推理可知空格前后应为转折关系，故选择However。14A.by Bin favour of Cafter Dinstead of答案：D解析：维修东西和扔掉它们是对立的概念，因此选择instead of“而不是”。15A.spending Bcollecting Crepairing Dadvertising答案：A解析：根据前句中的“to repair our possessions _14_ throwing them away”以及后句中的“Repairing our possessions and ch
13、anging our spending habits.”可知选A。.阅读理解Australians have been warned they face a life or death decision over their waterdrink recycled sewage (污水) or die.With the drought (干旱) continuing, the country is set to be forced to use purified (净化的) waste water for drinking, even though there is great opposit
14、ion to the measure.Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its Premier.“I think in the end, because of the drought, all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water，” said Peter Beattie.“These are difficult decisions, but you either drin
15、k water or you die.Theres no choice.Its liquid gold.Its a matter of life and death.”Beattie said Australias second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking.Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel.But Australians have never
16、 liked the idea.To try to change the way Australians think, Prime Minister John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered_to Queenslands move.“I am very strongly for recycling and Mr Beattie is right and I agree with him completely，” Howard said.“Australian cities, all now facing
17、 water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water，” added Turnbull.“All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall.”本文是一篇新闻报道。持续干旱让澳大利亚人面临生与死的抉择，并且具体介绍了他们不得不饮用循环水来渡过难关。1What is the text mai
18、nly about?AContinuing drought forces Australians to drink recycled sewage.BAustralians face the choice of life and death.CPremier Beattie is worried about his peoples health.DWe should avoid drinking recycled water to keep healthy.答案：A解析：主旨大意题。文章第一、二段指出本文的主题：持续干旱将使澳大利亚人被迫饮用循环水。下文具体介绍了澳大利亚不得不采取这项措施渡过
19、难关，故A项切题。2According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?ANobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water.BAustralias first largest state has become the first state to introduce the policy.CNo other countries but Australia decide to drink recycled water.DThe drought is the
20、 worst one in the droughts recorded in Australian history.答案：D解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中“Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water”可知D项表述正确。3The underlined phrase “adhered to” in Paragraph 9 probably means _.Adisliked Bgone against Csupported Ddoubted答案：C解析：词义猜测题。由下文“I am very strongly for recycling and Mr Beattie is right and I agree with him completely”中的 am very strongly for 和 agree with 可知，adhered to 的意思为“支持；同意”。故选C项。