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】

试题分析：题目考查学生对上下文的联系，还考查了学生对冠词、时态、定语从句、代词、介词、连词、形容词比较级、非谓语动词、名词、名词性从句等知识的掌握情况。

1.冠词。句意：根据一份报道，干旱已经在中国西南地区持续了好几个月。干旱已经在中国西南地区持续了好几个月是一份报道，用不定冠词a表示泛指，故填a。

2.时态。句意：干旱已经在中国西南地区持续了好几个月。干旱从过去的时间持续到现在，并对现在造成了影响，用现在完成时，故填has lasted。

3.定语从句。句意：干旱使得人们面临缺少食物和水的问题。这是一个非限制性定语从句，前面用逗号隔开，先行词是前面整句话，引导词在从句中作主语，故填which。

4.代词。句意：总之，我们有必要从严重的干旱问题中吸取教训。这里用it作形式宾语，不定式to后面的内容作真正的宾语，故填it。

5.介词。句意：首先，中国63%的城市面临水资源短缺。be faced with为固定搭配，面临……，故填with。

6.连词。句意：此外，由于大量树木被砍伐森林急剧减少。空中表示原因，故填because/as。

7.形容词比较级。句意：更糟糕的是，一些水利工程没有正常运行。What’s worse为固定搭配，更糟糕的是，故填worse。

8.非谓语动词。句意：为了阻止干旱再次发生。prevent…(from) doing后面意为阻止某事发生，故填occurring。

9.名词。句意：我们应该提高我们的节水意识。of前应用名词表示……的意识，故填awareness。

10.名词性从句。句意：政府应该做的是尽可能及时增加投资和维修水利工程。这是一个主语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语，故填what。

考点：冠词、时态、定语从句、代词、介词、连词、形容词比较级、非谓语动词、名词、名词性从句。