2017届高考英语大一轮复习 Module 6 The Tang Poems跟踪检测 外研版选修8.docVIP

Module 6 The Tang Poems 练（一第卷强化增分练——练规范 (限时：45分钟) .语法填空 (2016·山西省考前质检) Dear friends， Water is essential for life. Yet millions of people around the world face water shortages. Millions of children die every year from waterborne __1__ (disease). And drought regularly causes suffering in some of the worlds poorest countries. The world needs to respond much better. We need to increase water efficiency, __2__ (especial) in agriculture. We need to free women and girls __3__ the daily chores of __4__ (carry) water, often over great distances. We must involve them in decision-making on water management. We need to make sanitation a priority. This is where progress is lagging (落后) most. And we must show that water resources need not be a source of conflict. Instead, they can be a catalyst (催化剂) for cooperation. Significant gains have been made. But still a major effort __5__ (require). That is why this year __6__ (mark) the beginning of the “Water for Life Decade”. Our goal is __7__ (meet) the internationally agreed targets for water and sanitation by 2015, __8__ to build the foundation for further progress in the years beyond. This is __9__ urgent matter of human development, and human dignity. Together, we can provide safe, clean water to all the worlds people. The worlds water resources are our lifeline for __10__ (survive), and for continuous improvement in the 21st century. Together, we must manage them better. 语篇解读：本文是一篇倡议书。水对于生命来说是必不可少的。每年有许多儿童死于由水传播的疾病，如何让整个人类和谐共享优质的水，作者给出了建议并发出了号召。 1．disease(s)　disease既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词，故此处应填disease或diseases。 2．especially　此处修饰空后的介词短语，因此应该用副词形式。 3．from　根据固定搭配free sb. from ... “使某人摆脱……”可知，此处应填介词from。 4．carrying　介词后面应该用动名词，所以填carrying。 5．is required　根据整篇文章的时态及still的提示可知，此处应用一般现在时；由于句子的主语与require之间在逻辑上是动宾关系，主语为“a major effort”，所以用一般现在时的被动语态is required。 6．marks　根据本句中的is可知，此处应用一般现在时；由于主语是this year，为单数，因此应填marks。 7．to meet　此处与68空后的不定式是并列关系，都作is的表语，因此此处应填不定式to meet。 8．and　此处应用and连接两个并列的非谓语动词。 9．an　这是人类发展与人类尊严的一件紧迫之事。此处表示泛指“一件”，且urgent的发音以元音音素