Question

【题目】

A. serious B. changes C. polluted D. delivering E. looking for

F. a small amount of G. plenty of

A 92-year-old man walks ten kilometres across a land that is flat and dry. He is carrying a plastic bottle and【1】water. He finds a pool of muddy water reach down into the earth and he fills his jug. Then he takes the long walk back home and uses this 【2】water for drinking, cooking and washing. This has become the daily life for millions of people in southwest China. The people in this area are suffering from a【3】water shortage caused by drought. Almost 25 million people are affected by the drought. Most of them are farmers who live in rural areas. The government is helping the people by 【4】fresh drinking water. But without rain, the farmers will not be able to grow crops and feed animals. Some scientists say, Because of the climate 【5】, droughts will become more often in China and in other parts of the world. "This tells us how important fresh water is. Shanghai has 【6】 rain and water. So we shouldn't complain as we stand under our umbrellas and look up at another rain-filled sky this spring. We should give thought for that old man who is looking up at a different sky and waiting for the rain.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】G

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要描述中国西南部严重缺水，面临着干旱问题，而上海雨水较多，不同地区有不同的看法。

【1】句意：他拿着一个塑料瓶在找水。

根据所在位置可知，需要填入动词，与and前面的is carrying并列，句意为拿着塑料瓶找水，looking for意为“寻找”，故答案选E。

【2】句意：然后他走了很长一段路回家，用这些被污染的水喝水、做饭和洗衣服。

根据所在位置，需要填入形容词来修饰water，由前句He finds a pool of muddy water reach down into the earth and he fills his jug“他发现一滩浑水伸进了地下，便把水壶装满了水。”可知污染过的水，polluted意为“污染的”故答案选C。

【3】句意：这个地区的人民因干旱而严重缺水。

根据所在位置，需要填入形容词，来修饰water shortage，根据前文所举的例子可知严重的水资源短缺，serious意为“严重的”故答案选A。

【4】句意：政府正在通过提供新鲜的饮用水来帮助人民。

根据所在位置，需要填入动名词，由The government is helping the people“政府正在帮助人们”可知，传送新鲜饮用水，deliver意为“传送”故答案选D。

【5】句意：一些科学家说，由于气候变化，干旱在中国和世界其他地区将变得更加频繁。

根据所在位置，需要填入动词，由所给空后面的句子droughts will become more often in China and in other parts of the world“中国和世界其他地区的干旱将更加频繁”可知，应该是气候改变，change意为“改变”故答案选B。

【6】句意：上海雨水充足。

根据后句So we shouldn't complain as we stand under our umbrellas and look up at another rain-filled sky this spring“所以我们不应该抱怨，因为我们站在伞下，仰望着今年春天另一个充满雨水的天空。”可知是大量的雨水，plenty of意为“大量的”故答案选G。