【推荐】2014-2015学年高三英语寒假作业（五）.docVIP

高三英语寒假作业（五） 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、CD)中,选出最佳选项。 A ????? Our warming planet is expected to face serious water crisis（危机）in the coming decades— which means each nation’s natural resource will be more important than ever. ? ????????????????????????????? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1. According to the statistics, what is the world average of freshwater resource per person? A.?244,973 cubic kilometers???????????????B.?241 cubic kilometers?????? C.?3,642 cubic kilometers???????????????????D.?6,122 cubic kilometers 2. Which country or region has the most freshwater resource per year? A.?Guyana????????B.?Brazil?????????????C.?Iceland?????????????D.?China 3. Which country or region appears twice on the top 5 lists? A.?Bhutan??????????????B.?Seychelles???? ??C.?Canada???????????D.Suriname B Wesla Whitfield, a famous jazz singer, has a unique style and life story, so I decided to see one of her performances and interview her for my column. I went to a nightclub in?New York?and watched the stage lights go up. After the band played an introduction, Wesla Whitfield wheeled herself onstage in a wheelchair. As she sang, Whitfield’s voice was so powerful and soulful that everyone in the room forgot the wheelchair was even there. At 57, Whitfield is small and pretty, witty and humble, persistent and philosophical. Raised in California, Whitfield began performing in public at age 18, when she took a job as a singing waitress at a pizza parlour (披萨饼店). After studying classical music in college, she moved to?San Francisco?and went on to sing with the San Francisco Opera Chorus. Walking home from rehearsal at age 29, she was caught in the midst of a random shooting that left her paralyzed from the?waist down. I asked how she dealt with the realization that she’d never walk again, and she confessed that initially she didn’t want to face it. Aft