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【題目】 It is late at night. People in Cape Town,South Africa,line up to collect water from a spring. One by one,they fill their plastic bottles. Each person can take up to 13 gallons（加侖）. Policemen stand by to keep the rules. In a few months,that number will be cut in half.

Cape Town is a city of four million people. It is running out of water. For three years,the city has faced a drought（干旱）. It is the worst in a century. Local reservoirs（水庫(kù)）are mostly sand and dried earth. Officers are telling people to save water.（A）_______, the city will one day be forced to cut off the supply to homes and businesses. That day is being called Day Zero. At press time,Day Zero was expected to be June 4.（B）_______ the date may change based on water levels in local reservoirs.

"There are a lot of people who have not realized the problem." said Shirley Curry. She waited at a spring to get her share of water. "Now they suddenly realize this is for real."

On Day Zero, each person's daily water supply will drop to about 6.5 gallons. (The average American uses 80 to 100 gallons of water per day.) Lines at the city's 200 water collection points will probably get even longer.

Some places will not be included in the cutoff. The water will keep running in hospitals and schools. It will stay on in poor areas, too. This is to prevent illness. Areas popular with tourists may also have water. More than 10 million people visit Cape Town each year. Tourism provides nearly 10% of South Africa's economy.

Across the city,people are making an effort to save water. They are taking 90-second showers. They are washing their clothes less often. Using tap water to wash cars or fill swimming pools is not allowed. Those caught using too much water are punished.

For some people,rationing（定量供應(yīng)）now feels normal. Kelson da Cruz keeps one container of water near the shower. Another he uses for brushing his teeth and washing his face. He uses non-drinking water to flush（沖洗）the toilet.

【1】在A、B空白處各填入一個(gè)合適的單詞或短語(yǔ)。A______________B_______________

【2】將畫(huà)線句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)。___________________________________________________________________

【3】"This" 指代：_____________________________________________________________________________

【4】How much water will each person in Cape Town get in a few months?_______________________________

【5】What's the fourth paragraph mainly about?______________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 Otherwise But

【2】有很多人還沒(méi)有意識(shí)到這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

【3】It will stay on in poor areas。

【4】6.5 gallons

【5】What will happen on Day Zero?

【解析】

這篇短文講的是南非第二大城市開(kāi)普敦這個(gè)城市極其缺水。政府發(fā)動(dòng)人們節(jié)約用水，政府正忙著解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

【1】A空：根據(jù)上句Officers are telling people to save water.官員們?cè)诟嬖V人們要節(jié)約用水。和下句the city will one day be forced to cut off the supply to homes and businesses.總有一天，這個(gè)城市將被迫切斷對(duì)家庭和企業(yè)的供應(yīng)�？芍�空處意思為“否則，不然”O(jiān)therwise。故答案為Otherwise。

B空：根據(jù)上句Day Zero was expected to be June 4. 預(yù)計(jì)將于6月4日為Day Zero。和下句the date may change based on water levels in local reservoirs.根據(jù)當(dāng)?shù)厮畮?kù)的水位，這一日期可能會(huì)發(fā)生變化�？芍�空處意思為“但是”，故答案為But。

【2】There are a lot of people who have not realized the problem. 其中There are譯為“有”；a lot of people“許多人”；who引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句修飾people，realized the problem意識(shí)到問(wèn)題，所以定語(yǔ)從句people who have not realized the problem.譯為：還沒(méi)有意識(shí)到這個(gè)問(wèn)題的人。故答案為：有很多人還沒(méi)有意識(shí)到這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

【3】Some places will not be included in the cutoff. The water will keep running in hospitals and schools. It will stay on in poor areas, too. This is to prevent illness.有些地方將不包括在切斷水源范圍內(nèi)。水將繼續(xù)在醫(yī)院和學(xué)校運(yùn)行。也將供應(yīng)給貧困地區(qū)。這是為了預(yù)防疾病�？芍�this指代It will stay on in poor areas。故答案為It will stay on in poor areas。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Each person can take up to 13 gallons（加侖）Policemen stand by to keep the rules. In a few months，that number will be cut in half. 每個(gè)人最多可用13加侖，警察站在一旁維持規(guī)則。再過(guò)幾個(gè)月，這個(gè)數(shù)字就會(huì)減少一半�？芍�再過(guò)幾個(gè)月，每個(gè)人只能用6.5加侖，故答案為6.5 gallons。

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第四段On Day Zero, each person's daily water supply will drop to about 6.5 gallons. (The average American uses 80 to 100 gallons of water per day.) Lines at the city's 200 water collection points will probably get even longer. 在零日，每個(gè)人的每日供水量將下降到約6.5加侖（美國(guó)人每天平均用水80到100加侖)。該市200個(gè)取水點(diǎn)的線路可能會(huì)更長(zhǎng)。可知這段主要講了在零日會(huì)發(fā)生什么事情，故答案為What will happen on Day Zero?