2021-2022學(xué)年湖南省懷化市沅陵第二中學(xué)高二英語期末試題含解析

2021-2022學(xué)年湖南省懷化市沅陵第二中學(xué)高二英語期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Doctoraredoingresearchtofindoutwhathappensphysicallywhenpeople

smoking.A.quit

B.decline

C.refuse

D.stopped參考答案：A2._________money,theyhadtogiveuptheresearch.

A.Lacking

B.Lackingfor

C.Lackof

D.Lackingof參考答案：A3.Youngpeopleareundergreatpressure.Therefore,parentsshouldn’texpecttoomuchfromthem,foritwillonlycausepressureto____________.

A.pickup

B.turnup

C.breakup

D.buildup

參考答案：D4.Yourperformanceintheexamisn’tthatsatisfactory.______,youfailed.A.Inaword

B.What’sworseC.Inotherwords

D.Whatapity參考答案：C考查詞意辨析，A總而言之，B更糟糕的是，C換句話說，D很遺憾，根據(jù)句意：你在考試中的表現(xiàn)沒有那么令人滿意，…，你失敗了。失敗這句是對前面一句表現(xiàn)不好的結(jié)果詳細(xì)說明的，表達(dá)的是同樣的意思，故選C。5.Itcan’tbea(n)_______thatfourjewelrystoreswererobbedinonenight.A．coincidence B．a(chǎn)ccidentC．incident D．chance參考答案：B詞義辨析。

A.巧合；一致

B.事故；意外

C.事件；事變D.機(jī)會。句意：四家珠寶商店在一夜之間被搶劫不會是一起事故。含有意外的意思，故選B。6.Onseeingthewonderfulsculpture,everyonepresent

acryofsurprise．A.letout

B.giveaway

C.putforward

D.makeup參考答案：A25.OnlyafterHelenmovedtoAustralia___Howimportantshewastome.A.Ihadrealized

B.hadIrealized

C.Ididrealize

D.didIrealize參考答案：D略8.SheisgoingtospendpartofherweekinLiverpoolwhereshe______onthebeachwithherchildren.

A.isplaying

B.plays

C.willbeplaying

D.hasplayed參考答案：C略9.When______bytheteachers,astudenttendstostudyharderthanusual.A.tobepraised

B.praising

C.praised

D.topraise參考答案：C10.Idon'tthinkTom'sremarksare________；heisnotsupposedtosayso.A.inplace

B.inpeaceC.insurprise

D.introuble參考答案：A11.Wilson____thateverythingshouldbeputinplacebeforehestarted.A.declared

B.desired

C.wished

D.stated參考答案：B略5.Though________toseeus,theprofessorgaveusawarmwelcome.A.wassurprisedB.surpriseC.beingsurprisedD.surprised參考答案：D略13.Thepeopleinthisareahad________theseriousflooddisasterandmadeadvanceinagriculture.A.overcome

B.conqueredC.succeeded

D.defeated參考答案：Aovercome意為“戰(zhàn)勝；克服”，指成功地和某人或某物進(jìn)行斗爭。conquer“征服”；succeed“成功；繼承”；defeat“打敗”。14.—Haveyouheardaboutthatfireinthemarket?—Yes,fortunatelynoone______.A.hurtB.washurtC.hashurtD.hadbeenhurt參考答案：B略15._____beingfun,watchingEnglishvideosisalsoagoodformoflisteningexercise.A.Asidefrom B.Inaddition

C.Besidesthat D.Exceptfor參考答案：A16.There

are

3

color1s

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the

British

flag,

_____,

red,

white

and

blue.

A.

like

B.

namely

C.

such

as

D.

for

example參考答案：B17.Although_______manytimes,shestillmadethesamemistake.

A.shetold

B.told

C.wastold

D.telling

參考答案：B

18.Springcomesandthegrassisbeginningto____________.A.standup

B.comeup

C.bringup

D.buildup參考答案：B19.Theydesiredthatthey__________therighttoattendthemeeting.A.had

B.have

C.has

D.were參考答案：B二、完型填空20.My20-year-olddaughter,Allison,livinginPhiladelphia,sentmeatexttheotherday："Ineedsocksandshampoo.”Shewasactuallyaskingmeto___21___thoseitemsforher,butI___22___shewasplayingacellphonegame.Idecidenottobeahelicopter(直升機(jī))___23___,becauseexperienceasamotherandprofessorhastaughtmehow___24___thatcanresult.___25___,Ipreferamorehands-offapproach.FromthetimeAllisonturned18,Inolongerhadany___26___toknowherworkandlifeschedule.Butthat'snotwhatI___27___atDrexelUniversitywhereIteach.Mostofmystudentstalktotheir___28___threetimesadayormore.Onestudent'smothercalledbecauseshedidn't___29___fromhimforafewdays.Hewasinthelibrarysohe___30___"hello".Shedoubtedthathewasdrinking,andinsistedonaskinghimto___31___apictureofhimself.Holdinganewspaperwiththatday's___32___，hetookapictureandsentittohismotherinorderto___33___thathewasn'ttellingalie.I'vealwaystreatedmystudentsasindependentbeings.ItellthemonthefirstdaythatIwillnotfollowupwiththemonmissing___34___orassignments.Iamgettingthemtobecomeindependentthinkers,andtakeresponsibilityfortheir___35___.Buttheirparentsdon't___36___themlikeme.Iknowamother.Shesupervises(監(jiān)督)hersontoomuch.Shehopeshewillwalkbythe___37___，sothatshecanknowwhatheisdoing.Anothermotherchecksherson'screditcarddaily.However,Ineverdothat.Mydaughtersonlycometomewith___38___thingsthatneedmydecision,andIthinkthat'sbecauseIgivethemspace.Manyparentstrytofindiftheirkidsare___39___fromthem.Butwehavetolearntorespectboundaries(界限)，evenwhentechnologyisso___40___.SoIamgoingtodomybestnottobeahelicopterparent.21.A.donate B.check C.prepare D.receive22.A.thought B.managed C.decided D.remembered23.A.customer B.mother C.trainer D.boss24.A.normally B.badly C.simply D.amazingly25.A.Instead B.Besides C.Otherwise D.Still26.A.way B.courage C.power D.desire27.A.do B.achieve C.see D.predict28.A.professors B.friends C.parents D.classmates29.A.learn B.hear C.escape D.judge30.A.waved B.meant C.added D.whispered31.A.gain B.gather C.draw D.take32.A.date B.picture C.name D.plan33.A.apologize B.comment C.prove D.preserve34.A.themes B.nutrition C.mineral D.classes35.A.secrets B.choices C.skills D.humour36.A.treat B.protect C.change D.employ37.A.school B.door C.camera D.road38.A.impressive B.ordinary C.obvious D.important39.A.hiding B.suffering C.developing D.benefiting40.A.valuable B.powerful C.harmful D.limited參考答案：21.C

22.A

23.B

24.B

25.A

26.D

27.C

28.C

29.B

30.D

31.D

32.A

33.C

34.D

35.B

36.A

37.C

38.D

39.A

40.B這是一篇議論文。文章論述了身為一名大學(xué)老師的作者，對待女兒采取的是不干涉的教育方式，并希望學(xué)生能夠成為獨(dú)立的思考者，為自己的選擇負(fù)責(zé)，而許多學(xué)生的父母則是干涉太多管得太多，忽視了要尊重界限?！?1題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：她實(shí)際上是讓我為她準(zhǔn)備這些東西，但我覺得她在玩手機(jī)游戲。A.donate捐贈；B.check檢查；C.prepare準(zhǔn)備；D.receive收到。根據(jù)上文"Ineedsocksandshampoo.”Shewasactuallyaskingme可知女兒是想讓作者幫她準(zhǔn)備這些東西，故選C。【22題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：她實(shí)際上是讓我為她準(zhǔn)備這些東西，但我覺得她在玩手機(jī)游戲。A.thought認(rèn)為；B.managed試圖；C.decided決定；D.remembered記住。根據(jù)下文shewasplayingacellphonegame可知作者認(rèn)為女兒是在玩游戲，故選A。【23題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我決定不做一個“直升機(jī)媽媽”，因?yàn)樽鳛橐幻赣H和教授的經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴我，這樣的結(jié)果是多么糟糕。A.customer顧客；B.mother母親；C.trainer教練；D.boss老板。根據(jù)下文becauseexperienceasamother可知作者是一位母親。故選B?！?4題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我決定不做一個“直升機(jī)媽媽”，因?yàn)樽鳛橐幻赣H和教授的經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴我，這樣的結(jié)果是多么糟糕。A.normally正常地；B.badly糟糕；C.simply簡單地；D.amazingly驚人地。根據(jù)下文Ipreferamorehands-offapproach.可知作者決定不干涉，是因?yàn)橐幻赣H和教授的經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴我，這樣的結(jié)果是多么糟糕。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查連接詞辨析。句意：相反，我更喜歡一種不干涉的方式。A.Instead反而；B.Besides而且；C.Otherwise否則；D.Still仍然。根據(jù)下文FromthetimeAllisonturned18,Inolongerhadany可知作者認(rèn)為女兒已經(jīng)18歲了，應(yīng)該為自己的生活負(fù)責(zé)，因此作者采取了與“直升機(jī)媽媽”相反的不干涉方式。故選A。【26題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：從艾莉森18歲開始，我就再也不想知道她的工作和生活安排了。A.way方式；B.courage勇氣；C.power力量；D.desire想要。結(jié)合上文Ipreferamorehands-offapproach.可知從艾莉森18歲開始，我就再也不想知道她的工作和生活安排了。故選D?！?7題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：但在我任教的德雷塞爾大學(xué)，我看到的情況并非如此。A.do做；B.achieve實(shí)現(xiàn)；C.see看見；D.predict預(yù)測。結(jié)合下文atDrexelUniversitywhereIteach可知作者任教的大學(xué)里作者所看到的情況和自己并不一樣。故選C?！?8題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我的大多數(shù)學(xué)生每天和他們的父母交談三次或更多。A.professors教授；B.friends朋友；C.parents父母；D.classmates同學(xué)。根據(jù)下文的例子Onestudent'smothercalled可知是學(xué)生與父母交談。故選C?！?9題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：一個學(xué)生的母親打電話來，因?yàn)樗脦滋鞗]有聽到他的消息了。A.learn學(xué)習(xí)；B.hear聽見；C.escape逃跑；D.judge判斷。根據(jù)上文Onestudent'smothercalledbecauseshedidn't可知打電話的目的是為了聽到對方的消息，故選B。【30題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：他在圖書館，所以他低聲說了聲“你好”。A.waved揮動；B.meant意味著；C.added補(bǔ)充；D.whispered低聲說。根據(jù)上文Hewasinthelibrarysohe可知是在圖書館，因此不能大聲喧嘩，故只能低聲說。故選D?！?1題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：她懷疑他在喝酒，堅(jiān)持要他給自己照張相。A.gain獲得；B.gather聚集；C.draw畫；D.take帶走。根據(jù)下文hetookapicture可知是拍照給母親。短語takeapicture“拍照”，故選D。【32題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他拿著一張寫著那天日期的報紙，拍了一張照片，寄給了他的母親，以證明他沒有撒謊。A.date日期；B.picture圖片；C.name名字；D.plan計劃。根據(jù)上文Holdinganewspaperwiththatday's可知是拿著當(dāng)天日期的報紙拍照。故選A?！?3題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：他拿著一張寫著那天日期的報紙，拍了一張照片，寄給了他的母親，以證明他沒有撒謊。A.apologize道歉；B.comment評論；C.prove證明；D.preserve保存。因?yàn)槟赣H懷疑他喝酒，因此拍照是為了證明自己沒有撒謊。故選C。【34題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我在第一天告訴他們，我不會跟進(jìn)他們錯過的課程或作業(yè)。A.themes主題；B.nutrition營養(yǎng)；C.mineral礦物；D.classes課程。根據(jù)上文atDrexelUniversitywhereIteach可知作者是老師，因此這里指跟進(jìn)課程。故選D?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我要讓他們成為獨(dú)立的思考者，為他們的選擇負(fù)責(zé)。A.secrets秘密；B.choices選擇；C.skills技巧；D.humour幽默。結(jié)合上文Iamgettingthemtobecomeindependentthinkers,andtakeresponsibility可知作者要學(xué)生成為獨(dú)立的思考者，因此學(xué)生要為自己的選擇負(fù)責(zé)。故選B?！?6題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：但是他們的父母不像我一樣對待他們。A.treat對待；B.protect保護(hù)；C.change改變；D.employ雇傭。結(jié)合上文可知作者希望學(xué)生成為獨(dú)立的思考者，而很多學(xué)生的父母對待孩子們采取的方式則與作者完全不同。故選A。【37題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：她希望他帶著攝像機(jī)走路，這樣她就能知道他在干什么。A.school學(xué)校；B.door門；C.camera相機(jī)；D.road道路。結(jié)合上文Shesuperviseshersontoomuch.可知這位母親對兒子管得太多了，以致于恨不得他帶著攝像機(jī)走路，這樣她就能知道他在干什么。故選C?！?8題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我的女兒們只會帶著需要我做決定的重要事情來找我，我想那是因?yàn)槲医o了她們空間。A.impressive給人印象深刻的；B.ordinary普通的；C.obvious明顯的；D.important重要的。結(jié)合上文作者對女兒采取不干涉的教育方式以及從不對女兒管得太多可知，女兒只會帶著需要做決定的重要事情來找母親。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：許多父母試圖找出他們的孩子是否在隱瞞他們事情。A.hiding隱藏；B.suffering遭受；C.developing發(fā)展；D.benefiting有益于。根據(jù)下文Butwehavetolearntorespectboundaries我們必須學(xué)會尊重界限可知，許多父母總是采取各種方式來挖掘孩子隱瞞自己的事情忽視了要尊重界限，故選A?！?0題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：但我們必須學(xué)會尊重界限，即使科技如此強(qiáng)大。A.valuable貴重的；B.powerful強(qiáng)大的；C.harmful有害的；D.limited有限的。根據(jù)上文whentechnologyisso可知現(xiàn)代科技非常強(qiáng)大的情況下，也應(yīng)當(dāng)學(xué)會尊重界限。故選B。21.MyhusbandandIinsistedthatourchildrenwereoldenoughtocleantheirroomsandmaketheirbeds.Buttheythought41.Mycomplaints,evenself-justifiedshouting,werealwayslandingon42ears.Veryoftenawholehour’sscoldingwouldendwiththeir43intotears,Ifeltveryfrustrated.IrealizedIneededto44mymethodof“mothering”.Onedaywhentheywereatschool,Ispentsometime45

theirrooms.Ontheirdesks,inplain46,Ileftthecards:“DearBill(theothercardwas47toSarah),yourroomwasmessythismorningandI’msureyoulikeitclean.Love,theRoomFairy.”48

arrivingback,thechildrenwere49excitedtoreceivethelittlenotefromtheRoomFairy.Thenextday,theirroomswerefairlytidy.Sureenough,therewasanothernotefromtheRoomFairy__50

forthem,thankingthemfortheirnice“gift”ofacleanroomand51askingthemtoplayacertainviolin

52.Eachday,thank--younoteswouldbewrittendifferentlytokeeptheideas

53.SometimestheRoomFairywouldproposealittle54:“Ifyoucanfinishyourhomeworkand55

yourlessonsbeforedinner,I’dliketowatchaparticulartelevisionprogramwithyoutonight.”Sometimessomecolor1edmarkersorotherlittleitemswouldbeleftin56

ofwelldonejobstheday

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Ican’trememberhowlong“theRoomFairy”continuedleavingherlovenotes.Whentheywereageappropriate,weusedvariousversionsofPost-Its(貼條).Thebathroommirrorbecamethe59centreofourhome.Appointments,noticesaboutvisitings,lessonschedules,andchangesinplanscouldbeposted.Weallbenefitedfromand60

theideaofsharingremindersanddailydetailsoflifethroughnotes.IbelievethetrueadvantageoftheRoomFairynotessurvivesinourfrequentandenjoyablecommunication.41.

A.indifferently

B.gratefully

C.doubtfully

D.otherwise42.

A.side

B.deaf

C.neither

D.either43.

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D.bumping44.

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D.addict45.

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D.searching46.

A.distance

B.words

C.speech

D.sight47.

A.sent

B.read

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D.addressed48.

A.As

B.At

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D.Upon49.

A.morethan

B.ratherthan

C.nomorethan

D.otherthan50.

A.asking

B.waiting

C.praying

D.expecting51.

A.politely

B.happily

C.gently

D.toughly52.

A.music

B.song

C.piece

D.tone53.

A.respectable

B.uninteresting

C.incredible

D.fresh54.

A.challenge

B.question

C.suggestion

D.advice55.

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B.lookup

C.goover

D.lookinto56.

A.response

B.answer

C.praise

D.honor57.

A.ahead

B.before

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D.ago58.

A.Actually

B.Evenso

C.Evenif

D.Though59.

A.life

B.main

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D.reminder60.

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B.appreciated

C.shared

D.thanked參考答案：41.D42.B43.C44.A45.B46.B47.D48.D49.A50.B51.C52.C53.D54.A55.C56.C57.B58.A59.D60.B43.C考查動詞。A.crying叫喊；B.breaking破壞；C.bursting爆發(fā)；D.bumping碰撞。burstintotears突然哭起來，是固定短語。故選C.144.A考查動詞。A.adjust調(diào)整；B.adopt采??；C.access使用；D.addict沉溺。此處指我意識到要調(diào)整我做媽媽的方法了。故選A.45.B考查動詞。A.clearing清除；B.tidying整理；C.emptying倒空；D.searching搜尋。此處指孩子們上學(xué)后我花時間給他們整理房間，根據(jù)常識選B.46.B考查名詞。A.distance遠(yuǎn)方；B.words話語；C.speech演講；D.sight視力。結(jié)合句意可知我在卡片上留下了話，故選B.47.D考查動詞A.sent送；B.read讀；C.delivered遞送；D.addressed從事。這里是指我另外一封信寫給了Sarah，故選D.48.D考查介詞。A.As如同；B.At在；C.In在……里面；D.Upon…一…就…。根據(jù)句意可知孩子們一放學(xué)就為收到的紙條興奮。故選D.49.A考查固定短語。A.morethan超出，非常；B.ratherthan寧愿；C.nomorethan僅僅；D.otherthan不同于。morethan+形容詞非?！?，此處指孩子們一放學(xué)就為收到的紙條非常興奮，根據(jù)語境選A.50.B考查動詞。A.asking問；B.waiting等；C.praying祈禱；D.expecting期望。waitfor等待，此處指還有一張便條等著他們，故選B.51.C考查副詞。A.politely有禮貌地；B.happily高興地；C.gently溫柔地；D.toughly固執(zhí)地。此處指與我以前的方法形成對比，溫和地請他們演奏一曲小提琴曲，故選C.52.C考查名詞。A.music音樂；B.song歌曲；C.piece篇，曲；D.tone曲調(diào)。acertainviolinpiece指一首小提琴曲子，故選C.53.D考查形容詞。A.respectable值得尊敬的；B.uninteresting乏味的；C.incredible難以置信的。D.fresh新鮮的。此處指每天都有新鮮的想法，故選D.54.A考查名詞。A.challenge挑戰(zhàn)；B.question問題；C.suggestion建議；D.advice建議。根據(jù)下文可知都是一些有難度的工作，challenge指有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作。故選A.55.C考查固定短語。A.gowith和…一起去；B.lookup查找；C.goover復(fù)習(xí)；D.lookinto調(diào)查。此處指晚飯前能完成作業(yè)并且復(fù)習(xí)功課，晚上就一起看電視。根據(jù)語境選C.56.C考查名詞。A.response反應(yīng)；B.answer回答；C.praise贊揚(yáng)；D.honor榮譽(yù)。inpraiseof表揚(yáng)…，此處指表揚(yáng)做的好的事，故選C.57.B考查介詞。A.ahead向前；B.before在……之前；C.over越過；D.ago以前。thedaybefore前天，故選B.【名師點(diǎn)睛】完型填空題的命題特點(diǎn)及答題方法：1.側(cè)重基礎(chǔ)知識，考查學(xué)生語言知識的能力完型填空以文入手，結(jié)合文章的內(nèi)容考查學(xué)生的基礎(chǔ)知識，主要是詞語搭配、固定句型、近義詞辨析、辨析句子結(jié)構(gòu)、掌握語法規(guī)則的能力，其中考查實(shí)詞居多。2.上下文對照，考查學(xué)生捕捉關(guān)鍵詞的能力解完型填空題時，單獨(dú)看一句話是找不到正確答案的，需要注意句子間的關(guān)系及句子與段落的關(guān)系。所謂上下對照，即在上文和下文中找到與正確答案相同的關(guān)鍵詞。因此，在做題時要邊讀邊在大腦中儲存上下文信息的能力，捕捉關(guān)鍵詞。第59小題考查名詞。A.life生命；B.main主要部分；C.memory記憶；D.reminder暗示。這里是指浴室的玻璃上成了貼紙條的提醒墻。下文60空后面也有這個詞，故選D.3.設(shè)置語境，考查學(xué)生的分析推理能力旨在考查學(xué)生在選項(xiàng)都符合語法及句子結(jié)構(gòu)的情況下能否利用前后語境去推斷出正確答案。如第42小題考查形容詞。A.side一邊的；B.deaf聾的；C.neither兩者都不的；D.either兩者之中任一的。此處指對于我的抱怨和喊叫，孩子們就像聾子一樣充耳不聞，毫不理會。根據(jù)語境選B.55小題考查固定短語。A.gowith和…一起去；B.lookup查找；C.goover復(fù)習(xí)；D.lookinto調(diào)查。此處指晚飯前能完成作業(yè)并且復(fù)習(xí)功課，晚上就一起看電視。根據(jù)語境選C.4.結(jié)合生活，考查學(xué)生利用常識題的能力目的考查學(xué)生的生活常識，看看學(xué)生是否善于觀察生活，積累生活常識，能否利用常識去做恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x擇。如第45小題考查動詞。A.clearing清除；B.tidying整理；C.emptying倒空；D.searching搜尋。此處指孩子們上學(xué)后我花時間給他們整理房間，根據(jù)常識選B.5.關(guān)注連詞，考查學(xué)生對行文邏輯、句子關(guān)聯(lián)的理解能力

此項(xiàng)用來考查學(xué)生在缺少連詞的情況想，通過閱讀能否理解句子的與句子的關(guān)系，是否了解行文邏輯的要求，能否掌握表示因果、轉(zhuǎn)折、并列、條件、讓步等的連詞的用法。111]三、閱讀理解22.The

amountofwaterintheworldisfinite(有限的).Thenumberofpeopleisgrowingfastandwateruseisgrowingevenfaster.Globalwaterconsumptionrosesixtimesbetween1900and1995--morethandoubletherateofpopulationgrowth.

Asimportantasquantityisquality–withpollutionincreasinginsomeareas,theamountofuseablewaterdeclines.ESTIMATEDANNUALWORLDWATERUSE

km

peryearAndthewidereffectsofwatershortagesarejustasfrighteningastheprospectofhavingtoolittletodrink.Seventypercentofthewaterusedworldwideisusedforagriculture.Muchmorewillbeneededifwearetofeedtheworld'sgrowingpopulation.AndconsumptionwillrisefurtherasmorepeopleexpectWestern-stylelifestylesanddiets--onekilogramofgrain-fedbeefneedsatleast15m3.ofwater,whileakiloofcereals(谷物)needsonlyupto3m3.Newtechnologycanhelp,however,especiallybycleaninguppollutionandsomakingmorewateruseable,andinagriculture,wherewaterusecanbemadefarmoreefficient.Drought-resistant(抗旱的)plantscanalsohelp.

Theoptimistssay“virtualwater”maysavetheday--thewatercontainedincropswhichcouldbeexportedfromwater-richcountriestodryones.Buttheamountsinvolvedwouldbehuge,andtheenergyneededtotransportthewaterwouldbeenormous.

Inanycase,itisnotjustuswhoneedwater,buteveryotherspeciesthatsharestheplanetwithus.Wehavetorethinkhowmuchwaterwereallyneedifwearetolearnhowtosharetheearth'ssupply.Whiledamsandotherlarge-scaleschemesplayabigroleworldwide,thereisalsoagrowingrecognitionofthevalueofusingthewaterwealreadyhavemoreefficientlyratherthanharvestingevermorefromourrivers.Formillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld,gettingitrightisamatteroflifeanddeath.51.Whatdoesthegraphinthetextindicate?

A.Theamountofwaterintheworldisfinite.

B.Globalwaterconsumptionhasrisenfast.

C.Thepopulationintheworldisgrowingfast.D.Waterqualityisasimportantaswaterquantity.52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsonwaterconsumptionisNOTtrue?

A.Agricultureconsumesmorethanhalfofthewaterusedintheworld.

B.Thegrowingpopulationworsensthewatershortagesituation.

C.Lifestylesplayanimportantroleinwaterconsumption.

D.TheWesternwayofagricultureusesmorewaterthantheAsianway.53."Virtualwater"refersto"thewaterthat________".

A.ishiddenincrops

B.issavedinagriculture

C.canbetransported

D.canbereusedwiththeaidoftheInternet54.Inthelastparagraph,theauthormainly________.A.criticizesbigprojectssuchasdams.

B.criticizestheuseofriverwater.C.callsfortheprotectionofotherspecies.D.callsforthemoreefficientuseofwater.55.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.Waterismainlywastedinagriculture

B.Waterpollutionisthreateningourhealth.C.Shortageofwaterisaveryseriousproblem.

D.Populationgrowinginfluenceswateruse.參考答案：BDADC略23.Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasizetheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein"smalltalk",us