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If Europeans thought a drought was something that happened only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below norma
If Europeans thought a drought was something that happened only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below norma
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2012-07-17
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问题
If Europeans thought a drought was something that happened only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below normal rainfall (in some cases only 10 percent of the annual average), vast areas of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain and Ireland are dry and barren. Water is so low in the canals of northern France that waterway traffic is forbidden except on weekends. Oyster growers in Brittany report a 30 percent drop in production because of the loss of fresh water in local rivers necessary for oyster breeding. In southeastern England, the rolling green hills of Kent have turned so brown that officials have been weighing plans to pipe in water from Wales. In Portugal, farmers in the southern Alentejo region have held prayer meetings for rain—so far, in vain.
Governments in drought plagued countries are taking drastic measures. Authorities in hard hit areas of France have banned washing cars and watering lawns. In Britain, water will soon be metered, like gas and electricity. "The English have always taken water for granted," says Graham Warren, a spokesman of Britain’s National Rivers Authority. "Now they’re putting a price on it. " Even a sudden end to the drought would not end the misery in some areas. It will take several years of unusually heavy winter rain, the experts say, just to bring existing water reserves up to their normal levels.
The drought in Europe has brought about all the following problems EXCEPT______.
选项
A、below normal rainfall
B、difficult navigation
C、a sharp drop in oyster harvest
D、bone dry hills
答案
A
解析
本题是一道判断是非题。问欧洲的干旱没有带来什么。利用查阅式阅读法,我们可以从文章第二句中找到相关信息。这句话指出,低降雨量是导致干旱的原因,而不是结果——连续4年低于正常水平的降雨量(有些地区降雨量只有以往年平均降雨量的1/10)之后,法国、西班牙、葡萄牙、比利时、英国和爱尔兰的大片地区变得干燥而荒芜。因此,本题的正确答案应是A“低于正常水平的降雨量”。B“航行困难”。第三句指出,法国北部的运河水位低得除周末以外不得不禁航。C“牡蛎产量锐减”。第四句指出,布列塔尼牡蛎的产量下降了30%。因为当地河流中缺乏牡蛎生长必需的淡水。D“干枯的山脊”。第五句指出,在英格兰东南部,肯特郡蜿蜒起伏的绿山已干得枯黄,官员们正在考虑从威尔士调水。因此,B、C和D都是欧洲发生干旱带来的后果。所以,这三个选项均是错误的。
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