广东省梅州市2015届高三3月总复习质检（一模） 英语试题
第一部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Ready to give up long showers, water parks, and unlimited water gushing（喷涌） out of your taps? A new study says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water _____1____ now. The oceans are full, of course. But the liquid—fresh, clean water for drinking and watering crops is in short ____2_____ in many parts of the world. Rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped ____3_____, and groundwater is being pumped(抽) dry. However, the ____4_____ for water keeps increasing. So there comes ____5_____ the water crisis!
What is causing the crisis? Experts say it is a complex ___6______ of climate change and rapid population growth. On the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to ____7_____ rainfall. On the other hand, population growth is driving explosive demand for water, prompting(促使) rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and _____8____ governments to pump out so-called fossil water.
Lack of water may result in several ____9_____. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters are not ____10_____. Lack of water may also result in more international _____11____. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And lack of water would ____12_____ the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.
One partial ____13_____ to the world water shortage, at least for countries near the sea, is to ____14_____ more desalination(去盐作用) plants that change seawater into fresh water. Another suggested solution is for water-rich countries, such as Canada, to sell water to countries which are ____15_____ in water.
1. A. lack B. shortage C. question D. need
2. A .level B. environment C. condition D. supply
3. A. flying B. blowing C. flowing D. floating
4. A. requirement B. demand C. desire D. price
5. A. usually B. obviously C. suddenly D. unavoidably
6. A. combination B. friend C. effect D. cause
7. A. fallen B. increased C. raised D. decreased
