单选题 Little rain and higher temperature have ______ the shortage of water in these poor areas.
A. eased B. worsened C. excluded D. improved

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] ease缓解;worsen加剧,恶化;exclude拒绝接纳,把……排除在外,排斥;improve改善,提高