Water costs money．In some places water is hard 1 ．What 2 when a town has these p

Water costs money．In some places water is hard  1 ．What  2 when a town

has these problems？A small town in Californiafound a happy  3．

Verylittle rain ever fell there．The town had no water of its own．The water it used was 4 from ariver 300 miles away．As more people  5  live in the town，  6   waterwas needed．Nowwater 7  to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 8  money．

Thetown  9  a plan．It found a way to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water wasreused  10  many ways．Five man-made lakes were built．Here people could swim and fishand go  11  ．They could have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water  12 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of 13  ．

Inmost places，wateris used and thrown 14  ．The town that saved  15  water

has saved the town！

2.A．happens    B．happening  C is happened     D．happened

3.A．key        B．answer    C answering  D．way

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.B

【解析】

1.考查动词。sth.is hard to do，用主动形式表示被动意义。get取，supply供应。

2.考查动词。用一般现在时，可以表示客观事实。

3.考查名词。key关键、钥匙、答案。answer解决办法、答案。

4.考查动词。bring in 引进、带进。

5.考查动词。从句中缺少谓语，不能用分词，而应用过去时。

6.考查形容词。与从句中的more相对应。

7.考查动词。have to do必须做某事。

8.考查形容词。money 是不可数名词，不能用A、B和C。

9.考查动词。make a plan 制定计划。

10.考查介词。in many ways 在许多方面。

11.考查非谓语动词。 go boating 去划船(固定词组)。

12.考查介词。for表对象，with表伴随。

13.考查名词。整篇文章的主题就是某些地方缺水资源，要办工厂，也要确保有足够的水。

14.考查副词。throw away 扔掉、浪费掉。

15.考查代词。its是形容词所有格。