完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项 。
Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 36 the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 37 drinking water. The United Nations 38 to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 39 challenge. But everyone, 40 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 41 of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 42 discarded(废弃的) batteries（电池）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 43 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that 44 the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 45 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 46 awareness in her area.
She 47 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 48 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 49 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 50 video.
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 51 progress.
When asked 52 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite 53 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize 54 young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 55 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
【小题1】A．hadB．gaveC．wroteD．discussed【小题2】A．enoughB．safe C．muchD．polluted【小题3】A．asksB．ordersC．hopes D．ensures【小题4】A．good B．strongC．importantD．unreal【小题5】A．especiallyB．sometimesC．evenD．seldom【小题6】A．boysB．othersC．studentsD．grown-ups【小题7】A．collecting B．sellingC．buyingD．using【小题8】A．thingsB．chemicalsC．waterD．air【小题9】A．makingB．recycling C．reducing D．handling【小题10】A．uses B．hasC．throws D．needs【小题11】A．tell B．increaseC．spread D．inform【小题12】A．talked to B．listened toC．heard fromD．thought about【小题13】A．andB．besideC．as well asD．as good as【小题14】A．officials B．workersC．clerksD．experts【小题15】A．industrial B．agricultural C．scientificD．educational【小题16】A．muchB．noC．someD．little【小题17】A．ifB．howC．whenD．why【小题18】A．proudB．glad C．modestD．worried【小题19】A．praisesB．helpsC．supportsD．honors【小题20】A．awardingB．savingC．servingD．favoringA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】根据句意是：拥有主题，选A项，had。
【小题1】根据上下文是很多人没有安全的饮用水。without safe drinking water 。
【小题1】这句话只是说联合国希望减少这个数字。Ask 请求，ensure确保，order命令都不符合。
【小题1】根据上文联合国的希望，似乎是不可能实现的愿望。D
【小题1】句意是，每个人甚至年轻人都能尽一份力量。Especially是尤其是，责任并不是特别给年轻人的。
【小题1】句意是，一位年轻的女孩给她同龄的其他女孩做出了榜样。B
【小题1】词义搭配是收集废旧的电池。A
【小题1】句意是，废电池里的化学物质对水质的污染。B
【小题1】recycling回收，句意是：回收电池是很容易的解决方法， making制作 reducing减少handling解决。
【小题1】句意是：每个人都用电池。A
【小题1】词义搭配是：提高这种意识。B
【小题1】句意是，她很政府和学校交流。A
【小题1】in schools 48 the public library, hospital, and churches 这里as well as表示“而且，和”，表示并列关系。后面已经有and了，就不能用and了。
【小题1句意是，她得到了家人，朋友，当地废品管理官员的支持。A
【小题1】词义搭配：她制作了一个教育视频。D
【小题1】句中有but转折，所以是取得很少的进步。D
【小题1】考查语法，When asked 52 she feels like a hero, 这里填连接词if表示是否。
【小题1】根据她的回答， “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!” 应该是谦虚的。
【小题1】honors 是“给…荣誉”的意思。Praises表扬helps帮助supports支持，都不能和awards搭配。
【小题1】 55 the public and the planet填serve ，表示为大众和星球服务。C