2015年广州一模答案讲评.ppt

As the world’s population grows, so does our consumption of all kinds of materials. Scientists and environmental groups are increasingly 1.__________ about conserving two important natural resources: our fresh water and our rainforests. 1.A. curious B. optimistic C. concerned D. embarrassed? clean water supplies are now decreasing rapidly endangered resource is the world’s rainforests. Water supports every form of life. Neither plants nor animals can 2.__________ without it. It is also the most 3.__________ used resource in industry. Our quality of life, as well as life itself, depends on a continual 4.__________ of clean, fresh water. However, clean water supplies are now decreasing rapidly. The main 5.__________ of this are overpopulation, water pollution, and deforestation. It is predicted that future water shortages could reduce global farm production by as much as twenty-five percent, leading to widespread 6.__________. Possible solutions to this problem include 7.__________ water recycling methods and limiting population growth. 5. A. cases B. results C. functions D. causes? 6. A. anger B. hunger C. failure D. Pollution 7. A. returning B. removing C. improving D. collecting? Another 8.________ but endangered resource is the world’s rainforests. The Amazon rainforest has often been called the “Lungs of the Planet”, because it 9.________ takes in carbon dioxide and puts out oxygen, which helps keep our atmosphere 10._______. The Amazon rainforest is home to millions of plant, animal and insect species and the only source of the raw materials used in many important medicines. 8. A. valuable B. forgotten C. expected D. renewable 9. A. usually B. naturally C. obviously D. unfortunately 10. A. light B. friendly C. clean D. warm Rainforests once covered fourteen percent of the earth’s land. Now they cover only six percent, and experts believe that we may 11._______ these rainforests completely in less tha