Question

What lessons should be learned from the drought?

According to__1.___ report, the drought in the south-west China __2.____(last) for several months, ___3.____makes people face water and food shortage. In conclusion, the serious situation has made___4.____quite necessary for us to learn lessons from it.

The drought can be caused by several factors. Firstly, about 63 percent of the cities in China are faced __5.____ water shortage. The situation is worsened by pollution and industrialization. In addition, forests have been decreasing rapidly_6.____ too many trees have been cut down. What's __7._____(bad), some water conservation projects haven't been functioning properly, thus people there have had to rely more heavily on rainfall for their water supply. Most of China's irrigation systems are very old.

In order to prevent this case__8.___(occur) again, we are supposed to improve our__9.__(aware) of saving water, making proper use of water and recycling water. Meanwhile, we ought to plant more trees and protect the environment to prevent loss of water and soil erosion. Of course,____ 10.___the government should do is to increase investment and repair water conservation projects as timely as possible.

Answer 1

1.a

2.has lasted

3.which

4.it

5.with

6.because/as

7.worse

8.occurring

9.awareness

10.what

【解析】

試題分析：題目考查學生對上下文的聯系，還考查了學生對冠詞、時態、定語從句、代詞、介詞、連詞、形容詞比較級、非謂語動詞、名詞、名詞性從句等知識的掌握情況。

1.冠詞。句意：根據一份報道，干旱已經在中國西南地區持續了好幾個月。干旱已經在中國西南地區持續了好幾個月是一份報道，用不定冠詞a表示泛指，故填a。

2.時態。句意：干旱已經在中國西南地區持續了好幾個月。干旱從過去的時間持續到現在，并對現在造成了影響，用現在完成時，故填has lasted。

3.定語從句。句意：干旱使得人們面臨缺少食物和水的問題。這是一個非限制性定語從句，前面用逗號隔開，先行詞是前面整句話，引導詞在從句中作主語，故填which。

4.代詞。句意：總之，我們有必要從嚴重的干旱問題中吸取教訓。這里用it作形式賓語，不定式to后面的內容作真正的賓語，故填it。

5.介詞。句意：首先，中國63%的城市面臨水資源短缺。be faced with為固定搭配，面臨……，故填with。

6.連詞。句意：此外，由于大量樹木被砍伐森林急劇減少。空中表示原因，故填because/as。

7.形容詞比較級。句意：更糟糕的是，一些水利工程沒有正常運行。What’s worse為固定搭配，更糟糕的是，故填worse。

8.非謂語動詞。句意：為了阻止干旱再次發生。prevent…(from) doing后面意為阻止某事發生，故填occurring。

9.名詞。句意：我們應該提高我們的節水意識。of前應用名詞表示……的意識，故填awareness。

10.名詞性從句。句意：政府應該做的是盡可能及時增加投資和維修水利工程。這是一個主語從句，引導詞在從句中作賓語，故填what。

考點：冠詞、時態、定語從句、代詞、介詞、連詞、形容詞比較級、非謂語動詞、名詞、名詞性從句。