2. 外语
  3. By now, everyone knows you save energy by turning out lights. And you【S1】_____water by taking shorter showers. But it’s just as

By now, everyone knows you save energy by turning out lights. And you【S1】_____water by taking shorter showers. But it’s just as

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问题     By now, everyone knows you save energy by turning out lights. And you【S1】_____water by taking shorter showers. But it’s just as true that saving water may be one of the most【S2】_____ways to save energy—and vice versa. "It’s a ’ buy one, get one free’ deal," said Douglas Kenney, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School and the editor of an upcoming book that【S3】_____the nexus(关系)of water and energy.
    In California today, just delivering water【S4】_____for 20 percent of the state’s energy consumption. It takes power to gather water, purify water, and distribute water,【S5】_____in places like southern California where water is piped hundreds of miles to supply Los Angeles’ rising【S6】_____.
    Nationally, energy production sucks more water from freshwater【S7】_____than any other sector except agriculture. It takes water to create the power we use to drive our cars, transport our【S8】_____, and run our toaster ovens. Virtually every source of electricity in a【S9】_____American home or manufacturing plant— whether it comes from hydroelectricity, coal, natural gas, nuclear, biofuels, or even concentrated solar— also requires water. Lots of water.
    That’s a growing problem, because in many places, finding water for energy isn’t easy—and it’s bound to get tougher as energy demands soar and climate change【S10】_____hydrological cycles in already arid(干 旱的)regions. The energy sector is the fastest-growing water consumer in the United States, according to a January 2011 Congressional Research Service report.
A)typical F)demands K)especially
B)explores G)alters L)groceries
C)conserve H)generally M)responsible
D)effective I)sources N)considerably
E)reserve J)efficient O)accounts
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选项
答案F
解析 名词辨析题。由LosAngeles’可知，空格处应填入名词与其前面的修饰语一起作supply的宾语。联系上文可知，加利福尼亚南部的一些地方需要消耗大量能源将水运送到数百英里之外，来供应洛杉矶不断增长的需要，故demands“需要，需求”符合句意。
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