Question

   Natural resources are things that we use that come from Earth. Our natural resources are limited (有限的) .This means that they will not 1 forever. Some are renewable,like when you plant a new tree when you 2 one down. Others are not renewable,like when you dig coal (煤) out of the 3 Once it is used,it is gone.

   People realize the 4 that Earth's natural resources are limited,and can do things to help conserve (節(jié)約) those resources. 5 you try to conserve a natural resource,you try to use less of it'so it does not get used up so 6 One way that people conserve fuel,like gasoline,is by riding a bicycle or walking when the 7 is short instead of driving everywhere.

   Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay 8 We can conserve water 9 making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak (漏) .We can also make 10 choices to conserve water,like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when they are full. Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. C

   人類的生存離不開自然資源，但是自然資源是有限的。因此，人類要行動起來節(jié)約這些我們賴以生存的自然資源， 如盡量騎自行車出行或者步行以節(jié)省汽油，保證水管和水龍 頭不漏水以節(jié)省水資源等。

1. A既然自然資源是有限的，那么就不會持續(xù)(last) 到永遠。

2. B此處提到的是可再生資源，如你在砍(cut) —棵樹的同時也在種植一棵新樹。

3. C由常識可知，挖煤應(yīng)該是從地下挖，故選ground意為“土地”。

4. D空格后提到的地球上的自然資源是有限的，這是個客觀事實(fact) 。

5. A分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處需用when來引導(dǎo)一個時間狀語從句，意為“當(dāng)……時”。

6. D如果我們盡力節(jié)約自然資源，那么它們就不會那么快被用完，故選D項。

7. D由上文的by riding a bicycle or walking可知，在短途中人們可以騎自行車或者步行，distance意為“距離”，符 合此處語境。

8. A由常識可知，我們需要水來生存，alive意為“活著的”，符合此處語境。

9. C by意為“通過”，表示方式、方法，后接動詞的-ing形式。

10. C綜合分析四個選項可知，只有wise“明智的”符合此處語境。表示做出明智的選擇。