drought is not likely to destroy California’s businesses, but the state will have to rethink how it grows and does things.A. People can benefit a lot from this terrible drought.B. This serious drought needs immediate action.C. Nature has prepared so much for people.D. Mother Nature didn’t intend for so many people.E. But the snow hasn’t been falling.F. But another big problem is its growing population.G. Some public places will need to make big changes.">

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

California is dry. The sunny state is suffering from a four-year drought — a serious and unusual lack of rainfall. The effects of the drought can be seen most clearly in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Much of the state’s water supply comes from the deep snow that falls in these mountains. That snow melts in the spring and fills the state’s rivers, lakes, and underground bodies of water. 【1】 .As a result, experts are now warning that California currently has only a one-year supply of usable water. Today we are standing on dry grass where there should be five feet of snow.

【2】 .That means people will have to limit their water use at home. They can do this by not watering lawns and reducing how much water they use for cleaning and cooking. 【3】 Places like golf courses currently use a lot of water to keep lawns green. They’ll need to find solutions for this problem that require less water.

California’s water crisis has been caused mainly by a lack of rain and snowfall over the past few years. 【4】 . Today, California is home to nearly 40 million people. This is double the number who lived there in 1960.

California simply has too many people for its natural resources. 【5】 . Many people have moved to the state because of its natural beauty and pleasant weather. And several major businesses are based in California, including Hollywood movie companies such as Warner Bros. and technology giants like Apple.

Thespan> drought is not likely to destroy California’s businesses, but the state will have to rethink how it grows and does things.

A. People can benefit a lot from this terrible drought.

B. This serious drought needs immediate action.

C. Nature has prepared so much for people.

D. Mother Nature didn’t intend for so many people.

E. But the snow hasn’t been falling.

F. But another big problem is its growing population.

G. Some public places will need to make big changes.

【答案】

【小題1】E

【小題2】B

【小題3】G

【小題4】F

【小題5】D

【解析】

【小題1】E考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)空格后文As a result, experts are now warning that California currently has only a one-year supply of usable water，可知專家推測還有一年可用的水，可知是因?yàn)橛暄┲两駴]有下下來，導(dǎo)致缺水嚴(yán)重，故選E。

【小題2】B考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)空格后面可知，本段主要是講述在面臨缺水嚴(yán)重的情況下人們應(yīng)該采取的措施以及政府部門應(yīng)該采取的措施，來應(yīng)對這場災(zāi)害，而選項(xiàng)B的意思是這場嚴(yán)重的旱情需要立即采取相關(guān)措施，故選B。

【小題3】G考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)空格后面提及的關(guān)鍵詞Places like golf courses currently，可知這些事大型的公共場合，而選項(xiàng)G意思是一些公共場合需要作出重大改變，符合語境，故選G。

【小題4】F考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)空格后面Today, California is home to nearly 40 million people. This is double the number who lived there in 1960，可知這里也正在面臨一個(gè)人口增長的難題，而選項(xiàng)F就是這個(gè)意思，故選F。

【小題5】D考查上下文聯(lián)系。本段的關(guān)鍵信息是，人們利用的自然資源，根據(jù)后面人們的活動(dòng)可知，大自然的資源并沒有能夠提供給那么多的人，符合語境，故選D。

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