梅州市205届高三总复习质检试卷(英语).docVIP

梅州市2015届高三总复习质检试卷 英 语 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共页，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 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_____ i