【中考备考金钥匙】2015中考英语压轴题精编专题（含解析）专题17 完形填空（科普或环境保护类）
1.【2014南京】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可
以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Natural resources are things that we use that come from Earth. Out natural resources are limited (有限的). This means that they will not 1 forever. Some are renewable, like when you plant a new tree when you 2 one down. Others are not renewable, like when you dig coal (煤) out of the 3 . Once it is used, it is gone.
People realize the 4 that Earth’s natural resources are limited, and can do things to help
conserve (节约) those resources. 5 you try to conserve a natural resource, you try to use less of it, so it does not get used up so 6 . One way that people conserve fuel, like gasoline, is by riding a bicycle or walking when the 7 is short instead of driving everywhere.
Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay 8 . We can
conserve water 9 making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak (漏). We can also make
10 choices to conserve water, like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when they
are full. Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.
