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A river’s colors hold clues to what flows in its water, from soft-green algae to yellow-brown mud. Human eyes might miss【B1】__
A river’s colors hold clues to what flows in its water, from soft-green algae to yellow-brown mud. Human eyes might miss【B1】__
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2022-02-15
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A river’s colors hold clues to what flows in its water, from soft-green algae to yellow-brown mud. Human eyes might miss【B1】________shifts in these shadings, but satellites can【B2】________them—and researchers can use them to track large-scale changes and【B3】________spot【B4】________of trouble.
A team led by University of Pittsburgh environmental scientist John R. Gardner analyzed 234,727 satellite images,【B5】________67,000 miles of U. S. rivers over 35 years. The researchers isolated the main light wavelength each river reflected,【B6】________ shifting colors into grids of numbers.
Gardner’s group found sediment-laden yellow (56 percent) and algal green (38 percent)【B7】________the country’s rivers. A third of them had changed color over the past few decades,【B8】________the fastest shifts often near sediment-trapping dams. This effect is clear and【B9】________
Western U.S. river colors【B10】________moved toward the blue end of the spectrum over time, suggesting they carried【B11】________sand and silt. But many rivers in the Northeast showed a "red shift" that made them appear more yellow, indicating lower water levels or【B12】________sediment. Gardner says this【B13】________suggests that regional factors, such as land-use patterns and watershed-management【B14】________, influence long-term river hue shifts.
"We also found very distinct【B15】________patterns," Gardner says. Many of the nation’s rivers turn yellower in spring or summer【B16】________peaking rainfall muddies the waters.【B17】________the timing also【B18】________geography and human activity such as【B19】________
Using satellites to gauge changes in river composition could warn scientists when environments begin to【B20】________balance, the researchers say.
【B6】
选项
A、modifying
B、transferring
C、transforming
D、converting
答案
[C]
解析
本题考查动词辨析。四个选项分别为[A]modifying“调整,修改,修饰(强调起限定作用的变化或变更。指细小的变化时,常含缓和、降调的意味)”:[B]transferring“(使)转移,搬迁,使调动”;[C]transforming“使改变形态、性质或外观(指人或物在形状、外观、形式、性质等方面发生的彻底变化,失去原状成为全新的东西)”;[D]converting“使改变,使转变,转换,转化(指进行全部或局部改变以适应新的功能或用途。指信仰或态度时,强调较激烈、大的改变)”。transform…into…意为“将……转换为……”.符合句意。故选项[C]正确。
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