课时作业(十四)DevelopingandDevelopedCountries发展中国家和发达国家Ⅰ.单项填空1．Afterreceivingthenews，immediate________wastakenbythelocalgovernmenttostopthediseasespreading.A．speedB．behaviorC．actionD．measure2．It’shardtoimaginewhatprogressthey________inthepastfewmonths.A．madeB．havemadeC．hadmadeD．make3．Somescientistssayitisimportantthattheamountofairpollutioninbigcities________.A．reduceB．bereducedC．reducedD．willbereduced4．Thetwosideshavefinally________，thoughsomesmalldifferencesstillexist.A．madeadecisionB．reachedanagreementC．settleddownD．brokenup5．—WhichturningshouldItaketotheCapitalBuilding，Madam?—I’msorry，________I’mastrangerheremyself.A．/B．andC．butD．then6．ShethoughtIwastalkingaboutherdaughter，________，infact，Iwastalkingaboutmydaughter.A．whomB．whereC．whichD．while7．JoneandTonyare________friendsandtheyhavebeenkeeping________contactsincetheygraduatedfromcollege.A．closely；closeB．close；closeC．closely；closelyD．close；closely8．Hespoke________thetopofhisvoiceinordertomakehimself________clearly.A．at；heardB．in；tohearC．at；hearD．in；heard9．Withalotofhomework________，Ican’tgoswimmingwithyoutomorrow.A．todoB．doneC．doingD．tobedone10．Thepoormanofferedtowashdishesintherestaurant________threemealsaday.A．exchangeB．exchangeforC．inexchangeforD．toexchange11．—HeneverworkshardathisEnglish，doeshe?—Yes.He________noeffortandhedoesmakesomeprogressonit.A．wastesB．putsC．sparesD．makes12．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext？Wewillhavehalfanhourbeforethebasketballgamebegins.—________.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A．ItjustdependsB．It’suptoyouC．AllrightD．Gladtohearthat13．Iftheirmarketingplanssucceed，they________theirsales______20percent.A．willincrease；byB．havebeenincreasing；toC．haveincreased；toD．wouldbeincreasing；by14．Sheisinapoor________ofhealth.Asaresult，shehastogiveupherjob.A．positionB．situationC．stateD．condition15．(2009年江西临川模拟)Nearthetable________apoordog，whichdesiredtosatisfyhishungerwith________fellfromthetable.A．lay；whatB．lay；thatC．laid；thatD．laid；whatⅡ.阅读理解(2010年湖北重点中学第二次联考)InYemen，youalwaysseeonetypeofvehicleontheroad：thewatertruck.TheytravelmountainroadsandcrossdesertstobringYemenisthegoodsmorevaluablethanoil.Itisonethatonlytherichcanafford，withthesupplyregularlybeingcutoff.Othersmustrelyonscarcerainorcharitytofightthirst.ExpertssayYemenisgoingtobethefirstcountryintheworldtorunoutofwater.Thecapital，Sanaa，willrunoutofdrinkingwaterasearlyas2025，saysareportbytheWorldBank.Hannan，an18yearoldfromLahej，saidthatonlytherichcouldprepareforcutsinsupply.“Inagoodweekwe’llhaveawatersupplyallweekbutthenthefollowingweektherewillbewateronlyforadayortwo，”shesaid.Sheandherhusband，afactoryworker，pay3,000riyals(99yuan)foraweek’ssupplyofwaterfromatouringwatertruckwhenthetapsrundry.Withanincomeofonly20,000riyals(660yuan)amonth，thismeansthefamilyoftenspendhalftheirmoneyonwater.“Therearealotofpeoplewhocan’tafforditandtheyhavetorelyontheirneighborstohelp，”shesaid.TheaveragepersoninYemensurvivesononefifthofwhattheWorldHealthOrganizationconsiderstobeenoughwater.InTaiz，inthesouth，tapwaterisavailableonlyonceevery45days.InthemountainousMalhandistrictinthenorth，womenandchildrenclimba1,500mmountaintocollectwaterfromaspring，ofteninthesmallhourstoavoidlongqueues.YemenislocatedinSouthwes...
