Question

Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 1the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without2drinking water. The United Nations 3to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n)4challenge. But everyone, 5teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the6of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 7discarded(廢棄的) batteries(電池)which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 8in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that9the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 10batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 11awareness in her area.
She12her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 13the public library, hospital, and churches. With the help from her family, friends and local waste-management14, she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n)15video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 16progress.
When asked 17she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite18. “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is19to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 20the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      had
   2. B.
      gave
   3. C.
      wrote
   4. D.
      discussed
2. 2.
   1. A.
      enough
   2. B.
      safe
   3. C.
      much
   4. D.
      polluted
3. 3.
   1. A.
      asks
   2. B.
      orders
   3. C.
      hopes
   4. D.
      ensures
4. 4.
   1. A.
      good
   2. B.
      strong
   3. C.
      important
   4. D.
      unreal
5. 5.
   1. A.
      especially
   2. B.
      sometimes
   3. C.
      even
   4. D.
      seldom
6. 6.
   1. A.
      boys
   2. B.
      others
   3. C.
      students
   4. D.
      grown-ups
7. 7.
   1. A.
      collecting
   2. B.
      selling
   3. C.
      buying
   4. D.
      using
8. 8.
   1. A.
      things
   2. B.
      chemicals
   3. C.
      water
   4. D.
      air
9. 9.
   1. A.
      making
   2. B.
      recycling
   3. C.
      reducing
   4. D.
      handling
10. 10.
    1. A.
       uses
    2. B.
       has
    3. C.
       throws
    4. D.
       needs
11. 11.
    1. A.
       tell
    2. B.
       increase
    3. C.
       spread
    4. D.
       inform
12. 12.
    1. A.
       talked to
    2. B.
       listened to
    3. C.
       heard from
    4. D.
       thought about
13. 13.
    1. A.
       and
    2. B.
       besides
    3. C.
       as well as
    4. D.
       as good as
14. 14.
    1. A.
       officials
    2. B.
       workers
    3. C.
       clerks
    4. D.
       experts
15. 15.
    1. A.
       industrial
    2. B.
       agricultural
    3. C.
       scientific
    4. D.
       educational
16. 16.
    1. A.
       much
    2. B.
       no
    3. C.
       some
    4. D.
       little
17. 17.
    1. A.
       if
    2. B.
       how
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       why
18. 18.
    1. A.
       proud
    2. B.
       glad
    3. C.
       modest
    4. D.
       worried
19. 19.
    1. A.
       praises
    2. B.
       helps
    3. C.
       supports
    4. D.
       honors
20. 20.
    1. A.
       awarding
    2. B.
       saving
    3. C.
       serving
    4. D.
       favoring

Answer 1

ABCDC BABBA BACAD DACDC
1.A因為每個節(jié)日都“有”一個主題，所以“節(jié)水日”也是一樣。
2.B這里是指沒有潔凈的水，所以飲用也就不“安全”。
3.C 這里是說聯(lián)合國“希望”將這個數(shù)字減少一半。
4.D要達到這個目的有極大的困難，好像是一個不真實的挑戰(zhàn)。
5.C這里是說“甚至”青少年也可以參與到這個活動中，做一些有幫助的事情。
6.B泛指與之年齡相仿的其他青少年，并非指其他某類人。
7.A根據(jù)后文知是“收集”廢棄龜池。
8.B是由于電池里面的“化學(xué)物”對環(huán)境造成的污染和危害。
9.B這里只有“回收”電池符合上下文。
10.A人人都能做點事是因為人人都“使用”它。
11.B因為她有這種想法，所以她開始使她生活的地方的人們認(rèn)識到這一點。
12.A于是她就向她們縣的管理部門和學(xué)校董事會“談”這件事。
13.C因為后面有and，所以這里只能用as well as。
14.A存waste-management部門工作的是政府官員。
15.D這里說的是她制作一個用于宣傳教育的電視影像。
16. D根據(jù)這甲的but判斷。
17.A根據(jù)后面的答語not really來判斷。
18.C根據(jù)下文判斷。
19.D根據(jù)后文知，the Gloria Barron Prize每年都要“獎勵”些8到18歲的那些“為公眾服務(wù)和保護地球”的青少年.
20.C 解釋同上。