Question

18．盡管三分之二的地球表面被水覆蓋，但世界上很多地方還是嚴重缺水．（cover）Although/though two-thirds of the earth's surface/the surface of the earth is covered by/with water/water covers two-thirds of the earth's surface/the surface of the earth，many places around the world still seriously lack water/are still terribly/very short of water/water/it is （still） in short supply/is needed badly in many places on the earth．

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分析 Although/though two-thirds of the earth's surface/the surface of the earth is covered by/with water/water covers two-thirds of the earth's surface/the surface of the earth，many places around the world still seriously lack water/are still terribly/very short of water/water/it is （still） in short supply/is needed badly in many places on the earth．

解答 答案：Although/though two-thirds of the earth's surface/the surface of the earth is covered by/with water/water covers two-thirds of the earth's surface/the surface of the earth，many places around the world still seriously lack water/are still terribly/very short of water/water/it is （still） in short supply/is needed badly in many places on the earth．
題干中表達的讓步關系，可以用although或though引導讓步狀語從句來表達；盡管although，though；三分之二two thirds；地球表面the earth's surface；覆蓋cover；嚴重缺水seriously lack water；句意表達的是客觀事實，要用一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)來表示．

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