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【题目】语法填空

In most cities，rich or poor，__【1】_ is the poorer that are most at risk from floods and natural disasters.It was __【2】_ poor of New Orleans，nearly a third of the population，_【3】__ lived in the lowestlying parts of the city and suffered most _【4】__ hurricanes.Similarly，it was the urban poor of Honduras and its neighbors __【5】_ were struck hardest by Hurricane Mitch in 1998.And it is the people of the slums(贫民窟) more widely in Latin America who are most likely to be attacked.

In some places，too little water，not too much，_【6】_(be) the problem.China's thirst for industry and _【7】__(irrigate) has combined with climate change to drain the aquifers(蓄水层)．Droughts seem _【8】__(be) even more frequent in northern China，and southern cities such as Guangzhou are affected，too.Rivers are drying up: the Yellow River now flows to the sea for only a few weeks a year.And the rain，when it comes，is acid.To make matters __【9】__(bad)，the glaciers that China and India _【10】_(part) depend on are melting.Benefits from extra water supplies will be shortterm，and damaged by floods.

Answer 1

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【解析】

【1】it 要填的词与后面的that一起构成强调句，被强调部分是句子的主语the poorer，故填it。

【2】the 形容词前用定冠词，表示一类人；the poor“穷人”。

【3】who 所填词引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语，指人，故用who。

【4】from suffer from“忍受……之苦”是固定搭配。

【5】that/who 本句是一个强调句，被强调部分是句子的主语，were struck是句子的谓语，所填词与句首的it was一起构成强调句，所以应为that/who。

【6】is 由上下文判断，句子应用一般现在时，而且其主语是too little water，所以填is。

【7】irrigation 与前面的名词industry并列作for的宾语，故填名词形式。

【8】to be seem to do是固定用法，意为“好像……”。

【9】worse to make matters worse是固定表达，意为“更糟糕的是”。

【10】partly 修饰动词短语depend on，表示“部分地”，所以填副词partly。