题目内容
【题目】阅读下面短文,根据中文、首字母、音标或语境的提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词,要求所填的单词意义准确,拼写正确。
Imagine one day the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy 【1】 from shop. You mother has to save the family’s shower water to do 【2】 ['] things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?
Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are 【3】 (experience). Experts said Yemen is going to be the 【4】 (one) country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.
Because of the 【5】 (short), the water company often cuts the water supply. Hannan, 【6】 18-year-old girl from Lahej, told Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”
Hannan said only 【7】 people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private 【8】 (company) own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water — at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t 【9】 ['f:d] it,” she said.
The 【10】 ['gnmnt] is thinking of making use of sea water. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.
【答案】
【1】water
【2】other
【3】experiencing
【4】first
【5】shortage
【6】an
【7】rich
【8】companies
【9】afford
【10】government
【解析】
文章大意:想象有一天,水龙头对于每个人仍然不够。你的母亲不得不节约家庭的淋浴水来做其他的事情。你能忍受这种生活吗?专家说也门将成为世界上第一个用光水的国家。据报道,首都,萨那,将最早在2025年用光所有的饮用水。政府正在考虑利用海水,但它要花费很多,而且这也不可能很快发生去帮助也门的人民。
【1】句意:你必须从商店买水。
根据前句“Imagine one day the water taps in your house stop running.” 想象有一天,水龙头在你家停止运行。结合句意可知,故答案为water。
【2】句意:你妈妈要省下家里的洗澡水才能做其他的事。
根据空后名词things可知,此空应填形容词,结合句意和所给音标提示可知,故答案为other。
【3】句意:但这正是也门的孩子们正在体验的。
根据句子结构可知,此句缺少谓语动词,由空前助动词are可知,此空应填现在分词,结合句意和所给英语单词提示可知,故答案为experiencing 。
【4】句意:专家说,也门将成为世界上第一个缺水的国家。
根据空前定冠词the和空后名词country 可知,此空应填序数词,结合句意和所给英语单词提示可知,故答案为first。
【5】句意:由于水资源短缺,自来水公司经常切断供水。
根据空前Because of the 可知,此空应填名词,结合句意和所给英语单词提示可知,故答案为shortage 。
【6】句意:来自拉赫吉的18岁女孩汉南告诉《泰晤士报》:“在一个好的星期里,我们整个星期都会有水供应。
根据空后复合形容词单词18-year-old girl 是以元音音素开头的,结合句意可知,此空应填不定冠词an,故答案为an。
【7】句意:汉南说,只有富人才有足够的水。
根据空后名词people可知,此空应填形容词,根据下句They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks 可知,此空是“富裕的”的意思,结合句意,故答案为rich。
【8】句意:私人公司拥有卡车。
根据空后谓语动词own 可知,此空应填名词的复数形式,结合句意和所给英语单词提示可知,故答案为companies。
【9】句意:“很多人买不起它,”她说。
根据空前情态动词can’t 可知,此空应填动词原形,结合句意和所给音标提示可知,故答案为afford。
【10】句意:政府正在考虑利用海水。
根据句子结构可知,此句缺少主语,根据空前定冠词the可知,此空应填名词,结合句意和所给音标提示可知,故答案为government。