Question

【題目】Prepare for Water Day Zero

Last year，Cape Town said it was facing Water Day Zero．That was the date when the city's taps would go dry．It was first expected to arrive in April，2018． Thanks to hard efforts and a rainy season，it has been put off（推遲）．【1】．And it may hit cities all over the world．

How did Cape Town get into a Water Day Zero situation？The city gets its water from six reservoirs（水庫）．They usually fill up during the rainy season，from May through August．However，since 2015，the city had been suffering from its worst drought（旱災(zāi)）in a century．【2】．Even worse，Cape Town's population grew greatly．As a result，the need for water rose．

【3】Because of climate change，serious droughts are becoming more and more common．At the same time，people are moving to cities．The United Nations says by 2050，two thirds of the world's population will live in cities．Since 2014，southeastern Brazil has been suffering from its worst water shortage in 80 years．In Mexico City，many of the 21 million people only have running water for half of the day．

Luckily，steps can be taken to avoid water crises（危機(jī)）．To start with，all of us can do something to save water and slow down climate change．【4】At the same time，water pollution must be stopped．

The world now has a chance to stop a series of Water Day Zero crises． If we don't act，many cities may soon face a time when there isn't a drop to drink．

A．Cape Town is not alone．

B．The serious situation seems to be improved．

C．Water levels in the reservoirs became very low．

D．Cities can build more water﹣recycling factories．

E．However，the problem is very likely to appear again．

F．More and more countries are paying attention to the problem．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述開普敦原以為會(huì)遭受水資源枯竭危機(jī)，但是由于人們的努力以及自然原因而還沒有到來。并講述水資源枯竭的原因，最后呼吁我們應(yīng)該節(jié)約用水并采取相應(yīng)的措施。

【1】根據(jù)Thanks to hard efforts and a rainy season，it has been put off“對(duì)虧了努力以及雨季，它推遲了”以及后句And it may hit cities all over the world“它可能襲擊世界各地的城市”可知，應(yīng)說“然而，這個(gè)問題很可能再次出現(xiàn)”。故選E。

【2】根據(jù)前句However，since 2015，the city had been suffering from its worst drought（旱災(zāi)）in a century“然而，自2015年以來，這座城市遭受了一個(gè)世紀(jì)以來最嚴(yán)重的干旱”可知，應(yīng)說水庫的水位變得很低。故選C。

【3】根據(jù)Because of climate change，serious droughts are becoming more and more common．At the same time，people are moving to cities“由于氣候變化，嚴(yán)重干旱變得越來越普遍．與此同時(shí)，人們正在向城市遷移”，由此可知，這種問題不僅僅只有開普敦，所以“開普敦并不孤單”。故選A。

【4】根據(jù)all of us can do something to save water and slow down climate change“我們都可以采取措施節(jié)約用水，減緩氣候變化”以及At the same time，water pollution must be stopped“同時(shí)，必須制止水污染”可知，空處表示解決這一問題的方法，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)說“城市可以建造更多的水循環(huán)工廠”，故選D。