浙江省选拔优秀高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试英语请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分注意事项：1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2.每题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦洁净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。PartIReadingComprehension(60marks,60minutes)SectionAFormatⅠ（共20小题，每题2分，共40分）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.PassageoneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:A.reportsayswaterisindemandaroundtheworldastemperaturesonEarth'ssurfaceriseanddemandgrowsalongwithpopulations.ThereportwasreleasedthisweekattheWorldWaterForuminBrasilia.Theconferencehasbeendescribedastheworld'slargestwater-relatedevent.FederalDistrictGovernorRodrigoRollembergspokeatapaneldiscussiononTuesdayattheforum.Hedescribedwatershortagesasaworldwideproblem.ThepublicwatersupplyhaslesswaterbecauseoflowrainfallaswellasfastanddisorderlygrowthinBrasilia,whichispartoftheFederalDistrict,Rollembergsaid.InJanuary,afterthreeyearsoflittlerain,districtofficialsbeganlimitinghowmuchwaterpeoplecoulduse.ThegovernmentsoftheFederalDistrictandthenearbystateofGoiasalsogave$166milliontodevelopwaterinfrastructure.Demandaroundtheworldisexpectedtoincreasebynearlyone-thirdby2050.Bythen,5billionpeoplecouldbeleftwithpooraccesstowater,theU.N.warnedinitsWorldWaterDevelopmentReport.Toavoidsuchacrisis,U.N.officialscalledfor"nature-basedsolutions"thatuseorcopynaturalprocessesthatshouldbeusedtoincreasewateravailability.Theysaidsolutionscouldincludechangingfarmingmethodssofieldskeepmoremoistureandnutrients,collectingrainwater,andprotectingwetlands.Theofficialsalsoproposedreestablishingfloodplainsandsaidthatplantscouldbegrownonhousetops.Suchproposalswillbecomemoreimportantaswaterindustriesgrow.1.WhotalkedaboutwatershortagesinBrasiliaatapaneldiscussionA.JournalistB.A.officialC.AFederalDistrictofficialD.AnofficialfromthestateofGoias2.WhatisamongthereasonsforlesspublicwatersupplyinBrasiliaA.WasteofrainwaterB.InsufficientrainfallC.GrowingplantsontheroofsD.Developmentininfrastructure3.WhatdidtheFederalDistrictgovernmentdotodealwithwatershortageA.TheycontrolledpopulationB.TheylimitedwaterconsumptionC.TheyinvestedinartificialrainmakingD.Theysuggested“nature-basedsolutions”4.WhatisNota“nature-basedsolution”A.GatheringrainwaterB.PreservingwetlandsC.SustainingwaterinsoilD.Buildinghouseonfloodplains5.What’sthemainideaofthispassageA.BrasiliaisfacingtheproblemofwatershortagesB.TheworldhasfoundasolutionofwatershortagesC.TheworldisfacingtheproblemofwatershortagesD.AreportwasreleasedattheworldwaterForuminBrasiliaPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:TheQueenhasonlygivenoneinterviewwhileasovereign.Hertruepersonalityremainselusivetothepublic.However,onethingisclear:QueenElizabethisanintrovert.Introvertspreferquietenvironmentsandfeelenergizedfromspendingtimealoneorwithpeopletheyknowwell.Theyaren’tnecessarilyshy,buttheydotendtobemorereservedandguardedwithstrangers.FellowintrovertswillappreciatehowdraininganaveragedayforHerMajestymustbe.Fortunately,theQueenhassometrickstomakepublicengagementseasier.Justlikeuscommonersrelyonfriendstosa...
