单选题 The Water Resources Agency (WRA) of Taiwan has 21 people to save water as a way to reduce carbon 22 . The WRA pointed out that the low price of tap water in Taiwan has led people to waste the valuable resource. The scarcity of water has become a source of global tension. 23 solutions to the problem—WRA suggests a water price 24 and the economist proposed a water control system. According to a study by environmental organization "Friends of earth", 25 every household in the UK used a dishwasher instead of hand-washing, more than a quarter-billion 26 of water would be saved every day. Another typical waste of water 27 can be prevented: Tons of bathing water run down the 28 unused every day 29 people wait for it to be heated. Some people are already saving the cold water by storing it for 30 use. A more comprehensive way to change the situation is to improve the design of water heaters.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词组。call off“取消”;call in“召集,邀请,打电话”;call on“号召”;call up“给……打电话,使想起,召集”。通过分析可知,该机构号召人们节约用水,故答案为C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词汇辨析。“节约用水来减少二氧化碳的排放”,故答案为A,其他各项均不合乎题意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词汇辨析。Flexible“灵活的”;feasible“可行的”;feast“盛宴”;fate“功绩”,此处修饰solution,应选B项。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。price hike为固定搭配,表示价格猛增,猛涨。故答案为A。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此句考查逻辑关系,分析句意可知,两个分句的逻辑关系为假设,故选择D项if。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定用法。mole“摩尔”,物理学能量单位;inch“英寸”,长度单位;liter“升”,液体容积;kilogram“千克”,质量单位。修饰水一般用容积单位,故答案为C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查定语从句。从先行词water可以看出,此从句为定语从句,且关系词在从句中作主语,故可填that或者which,因此答案为B。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。down the drain是固定搭配,意为“浪费掉,化为乌有,落空”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查时间状语从句。分析句意可知,此处应选含“当”这个含义的词,可排除后两项,又因为A选项while后面常接进行时,故答案为B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查句子含义。分析句意可知,人们为了以后用水而存水,故答案为D。