首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
If Europeans thought a drought was something that happened .only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below-norm
If Europeans thought a drought was something that happened .only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below-norm
admin
2011-04-26
40
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 aver age), 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(牡蛎) 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 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 Granham 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
文章第一段第二句指出,经过连续四年降水在平均值以下,欧洲广大地区干旱十分严重。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/qP4GFFFM
本试题收录于:
英语题库成考专升本分类
0
英语
成考专升本
相关试题推荐
ItwasMonday,Mrs.Smith’sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.Consideringthattherewasnobetterwa
Heisat______inhisdescriptionofcountrylife.
Somepeoplethinkthemoreexpensiveaproductis,thebetteritwillbe.(但事实并非如此).
(LocatedatthemouthoftheYangtzeRiver),Shanghaiisthebusiestportinourcountry.
ThefirstAmerican______(perform)ofthisoperawasin1926.
Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,Asian-Americanstudents______.FewAsian-Americanstudentsmajorinhumansci
Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,Asian-Americanstudents______.Whatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethe
CriticsthoughtthatKeikowould______.IfKeikocan’tadjusttothewild,thefoundation______.
(Citybornandcitybred),Ihavealwaysregardedthecountryassomethingyoulookatthroughatrainwindow,orsomethingyou
Thisoldpicture(remindedherofthosedaysspentinthecountryside).
随机试题
枕左前位分娩时与胎儿双肩径进入骨盆入口的同时胎头的动作是
尿动力学检查是判断前列腺增生发生梗阻程度的重要方法,在评估最大尿流率时,为保证检查的诊断意义,排尿量必须超过
引起婴幼儿急性胃肠炎的主要病原体是
妊娠满28周至不满37足周分娩妊娠满42周及其以后分娩
行政行为,是指行政主体即行政机关在实施行政管理活动,行使行政职权过程中所作出的具有法律意义的行为。按其对象是否特定为标准可分为具体行政行为与抽象行政行为。具体行政行为是指在行政管理过程中,针对特定的人或事采取具体措施的行为,其行为的内容和结果将直接影响某一
悬臂梁受力如图所示,若截面可能有如图所示四种形式,中空部分的面积A都相等,则截面梁强度最高的是:
下列粒料类基层中,属于嵌锁型的是()。
指示性抬头汇票不能作记名背书。()
锄李锐拄着锄把出村的时候又有人问:“六安爷,又去百亩园呀?”倒拿着锄头的六安爷平静地笑笑:“是哩。”“咳呀。六安爷,后晌天气这
为帮助果农解决销路,某企业年底买了一批水果,平均发给每部门若干筐之后还多了12筐,如果再买进8筐则每个部门可分得10筐,则这批水果共有()筐。
最新回复
(
0
)