Question

      Natural resources are things that we use and they come from the Earth .Our natural resources are limited (有限的) . This means that they will not 16 forever.Some are renewable,like trees. We can plant a new tree when we 17 one down.Others are not renewable,like coal (煤) . When we dig coal out of the 18 and it is used,it is gone.

      People realize the 19 that the Earths natural resources are limited,and that they can do things to help conserve (節(jié)約) those resources. 20 you try to conserve a natural resource,you try to use less of it so it does not get used up so 21 One way that people conserve fuel,like gasoline,is by riding a bicycle or walking when the 22 is short instead of driving.

      Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay 23 We can conserve water 24 making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak (漏) .We can also make 25 choices to conserve water. Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.

16. A. last   B. spread   C. burn   D. change

17. A. turn   B. cut   C. put   D. move

18. A. station   B. building   C. ground   D. brick

19. A. news   B. plan   C. decision   D. fact

20. A. When   B. Although   C. Whatever   D. Whether 

21 .A. slowly   B. hard   C. regularly   D. fast

22. A. money   B. space   C. place   D. distance

23. A. alive   B. alone   C. asleep   D. awake

24. A. about   B. for   C. by   D. with

25. A. generous   B. funny   C. wise   D. surprising

Answer 1

16. A   last 持續(xù)，夠用；spread 傳播;bum 燃燒;change 改變。根據前一句“ Our natural resources are limited." 可知。故選A。

17. B   turn down 關小;cut down 砍倒;put down 放下;move down 搬下來。故選B。

18. C   station 站，所;building 房子，建筑物；grouncl 地面，地； bnck磚。根據常識可知，煤通常在地下，應從地下挖出煤。故選C。

19. D   句意:人們意識到地球上的自然資源是有限的這個事實。考查名詞詞義辨析。

news消息；plan計劃；decision決定；fact事實。故選D。

20. A    when當 的時候;although雖然;whatever不管什么；whether是否。故選A。

21. D   此處意為：自然資源就不會如此快地消耗完。slowly慢慢地;hard困難地;regularly有規(guī)律地；fast快地。故選D。

22. D   考查名詞詞義辨析。money金錢；space空間；place地方；distance距離。故選D。

23. A   alive活著；alone單獨的；asleep睡著的；awake醒著的。故選A。

24. C  句意:我們可以通過確保我們的水管和水龍頭不漏水的方式來節(jié)約水。about關于；for因為；by通過 方式；with用……。故選C。

25. C  此處意為:我們也能作出明智的選擇來節(jié)約用水。

generous 大方的; funny 滑稽的； wise 明智的； surprising 驚奇的。故選C。