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江西省部分市2022-2023学年上学期高三1月英语试卷分类汇编
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江西省新余市2022-2023学年高三上学期期末质量检测英语试题
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Water shortage is one of the____41____(great) crises facing us today, with two thirds of the global population living in areas____42____water is scarce( 稀缺的) for a month or more every year. There are two factors contributing____43____this problem: increasing global demand for water, and unsustainable means by which these demands are being met. Yet, despite the increasing water usage, it____44____(predict) that there will be a further 60%-100% increase in water usage by 2050.
This is not just____45____matter of turning the tap off when you brush your____46____(tooth), or cutting your showers down to 3 minutes. In fact, daily activities of human make up less than 4% of our total water use, with the remaining 92%____47____(fall) into two ‘invisible’ categories: the industrial production of household items and food. Astonishingly, 69% of our total daily water____48____(consume) comes from the growth and production of food alone.
____49____(fortunate), there is no single go-to reference book for the exact number of liters used in the production of any individual food item. This is a hard pill to swallow, for we have other factors____50____(consider) when weighing up the benefits of every food choice: taste, cost and convenience.
江西省赣州市2022-2023学年高三上学期1月期末英语试题
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
From the earliest time when calligraphy(书法) first appeared during the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 BCE), calligraphers were held in the ___41___ (high) regard.
Calligraphy is far more than writing. Its status as___42___ art form comes from the exceptional skill required to maintain control of the brush and ink. Added complexity comes with a variety of scripts,___43___ (include) seal (Zhuanshu), official (Lishu), running (Xingshu), cursive (Caoshu) and regular (Kaishu). The ‘poetry’ of calligraphy is also found in the names given to the tools