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【題目】 It is late at night. People in Cape Town,South Africa,line up to collect water from a spring. One by one,they fill their plastic bottles. Each person can take up to 13 gallons（加侖）. Policemen stand by to keep the rules. In a few months,that number will be cut in half.

Cape Town is a city of four million people. It is running out of water. For three years,the city has faced a drought（干旱）. It is the worst in a century. Local reservoirs（水庫）are mostly sand and dried earth. Officers are telling people to save water.（A）_______, the city will one day be forced to cut off the supply to homes and businesses. That day is being called Day Zero. At press time,Day Zero was expected to be June 4.（B）_______ the date may change based on water levels in local reservoirs.

"There are a lot of people who have not realized the problem." said Shirley Curry. She waited at a spring to get her share of water. "Now they suddenly realize this is for real."

On Day Zero, each person's daily water supply will drop to about 6.5 gallons. (The average American uses 80 to 100 gallons of water per day.) Lines at the city's 200 water collection points will probably get even longer.

Some places will not be included in the cutoff. The water will keep running in hospitals and schools. It will stay on in poor areas, too. This is to prevent illness. Areas popular with tourists may also have water. More than 10 million people visit Cape Town each year. Tourism provides nearly 10% of South Africa's economy.

Across the city,people are making an effort to save water. They are taking 90-second showers. They are washing their clothes less often. Using tap water to wash cars or fill swimming pools is not allowed. Those caught using too much water are punished.

For some people,rationing（定量供應）now feels normal. Kelson da Cruz keeps one container of water near the shower. Another he uses for brushing his teeth and washing his face. He uses non-drinking water to flush（沖洗）the toilet.

【1】在A、B空白處各填入一個合適的單詞或短語。A______________B_______________

【2】將畫線句子翻譯成漢語。___________________________________________________________________

【3】"This" 指代：_____________________________________________________________________________

【4】How much water will each person in Cape Town get in a few months?_______________________________

【5】What's the fourth paragraph mainly about?______________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 Otherwise But

【2】有很多人還沒有意識到這個問題。

【3】It will stay on in poor areas。

【4】6.5 gallons

【5】What will happen on Day Zero?

【解析】

這篇短文講的是南非第二大城市開普敦這個城市極其缺水。政府發(fā)動人們節(jié)約用水，政府正忙著解決這個問題。

【1】A空：根據(jù)上句Officers are telling people to save water.官員們在告訴人們要節(jié)約用水。和下句the city will one day be forced to cut off the supply to homes and businesses.總有一天，這個城市將被迫切斷對家庭和企業(yè)的供應�？芍�空處意思為“否則，不然”O(jiān)therwise。故答案為Otherwise。

B空：根據(jù)上句Day Zero was expected to be June 4. 預計將于6月4日為Day Zero。和下句the date may change based on water levels in local reservoirs.根據(jù)當?shù)厮畮斓乃�位，這一日期可能會發(fā)生變化�？芍�空處意思為“但是”，故答案為But。

【2】There are a lot of people who have not realized the problem. 其中There are譯為“有”；a lot of people“許多人”；who引導定語從句修飾people，realized the problem意識到問題，所以定語從句people who have not realized the problem.譯為：還沒有意識到這個問題的人。故答案為：有很多人還沒有意識到這個問題。

【3】Some places will not be included in the cutoff. The water will keep running in hospitals and schools. It will stay on in poor areas, too. This is to prevent illness.有些地方將不包括在切斷水源范圍內。水將繼續(xù)在醫(yī)院和學校運行。也將供應給貧困地區(qū)。這是為了預防疾病�？芍�this指代It will stay on in poor areas。故答案為It will stay on in poor areas。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。Each person can take up to 13 gallons（加侖）Policemen stand by to keep the rules. In a few months，that number will be cut in half. 每個人最多可用13加侖，警察站在一旁維持規(guī)則。再過幾個月，這個數(shù)字就會減少一半�？芍�再過幾個月，每個人只能用6.5加侖，故答案為6.5 gallons。

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第四段On Day Zero, each person's daily water supply will drop to about 6.5 gallons. (The average American uses 80 to 100 gallons of water per day.) Lines at the city's 200 water collection points will probably get even longer. 在零日，每個人的每日供水量將下降到約6.5加侖（美國人每天平均用水80到100加侖)。該市200個取水點的線路可能會更長�？芍�這段主要講了在零日會發(fā)生什么事情，故答案為What will happen on Day Zero?