Thursday/Week 13
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。(有一个多余选项)
题型:任务型阅读
主题:人与自然
语篇类型:说明文
词数:214
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建议用时:7分钟

Many areas in the world have very little rain.
1 *Scientists have found a new way that could help some of the driest towns and cities in the world. Getting water from fog could provide drinking water to millions of people.
Researchers in Chile have been studying how fog harvesting could help to collect water. 2 Water from fog is collected on large mesh (网状物) screens that are hung between poles. When fog and clouds pass through the screens, drops of water stick to the mesh. This water then falls into pipes below the screens and ends up in storage tanks. 3
The researchers are from Universidad Mayor, a private university in the capital city Santiago. They have been testing fog harvesting in the desert town of Alto Hospicio. 4 Many people who live there get their drinking water delivered by truck. Researcher Dr Virginia Carter Gamberini said fog harvesting could bring a “new age” to the town. She said her study shows people used to think fog water was only a small way to help villages, but now it can actually be used as a water source for big cities. She added, “ 5 And it provides more clean water for people.”
A.Fog harvesting is a simple course.
B.Water from clouds could help cities deal with climate change better.
C.It is a daily challenge for people to get water.
D.The town gets an average of less than 5 mm of rainfall a year.
E.It is a cheap and easy way of collecting water in dry areas.
F.Fog is very important to people around the world.

1.C 上一句提到世界上很多地区雨水稀少，C选项“获取水对人们来说是日常的挑战”，承接上文，说明雨水少导致人们取水困难。
2.A 后文详细介绍了从雾中收集水的过程，A选项“雾水收集是一个简单的过程”符合语境，引出下文对收集过程的描述。
3.E 前文介绍了雾水收集的方法和过程，E选项“这是在干旱地区收集水的一种既便宜又简单的方法”是对这种收集方法的评价，符合逻辑。
4.D 前文提到他们一直在沙漠小镇阿尔托·奥西皮奥测试雾水收集，后文提及住在那里的很多人靠卡车运送饮用水。D选项“这个小镇平均每年降雨量不足5毫米”说明了这个小镇缺水的情况，承接上下文。
5.B B选项“来自云层的水可以帮助城市更好地应对气候变化”，与后文“并且它为人们提供了更多的干净水”并列，都是在说雾水收集（来自云层的水）的好处。