2011年陕西省中考英语试题及答案

33. A. / B. a C. an D. the 34. A. rich B. poor C. honest D. quiet 35. A. and B. so C. but D. or 36. A. I B. my C. me D. mine 37. A. get back B. look back C. give back D. turn back 38. A. answer B. question C. help D. idea

39. A. difference B. habit C. mistake D. difficulty 40. A. study B. mean C. imagine D. know IV 阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）

第一节：阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。

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Clean water is not only important for people to produce food, but necessary for our life. However, many people in Asia and Africa don’t have enough clean water to use. The World Health Organization reports that almost 4,000 children die each day of dirty water or lack(缺乏) of water.

Farmers use 70-85% of the water fresh water to produce food. People usually don’t pay much attention to how much water industry (工业) uses, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries.

Home use takes up (占据) only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, more water will be used. The local government has to try to make people use less water.

In 60% of European cities, people are saving water by using less. They even kept waste water for other use.

In Australia, the government has encouraged people to collect rainwater and recycle water from shower for a second use.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a waste saving program to encourage families and businesses to check their waste use and save more water. Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem. We can all work together to protect our fresh water in our daily life.

41. In developed countries, most water is used by industry. 42. People in Asia have enough clean water to use.

43. To save water, Australians and Europeans both choose to recycle water for a second use. 44. According to the passage, scientists have found good ways to deal with water problems. 45. Home use of water will increase because of the growing cities.

第二节 阅读B、C、D三部分内容，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。

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