People around the world may feel that the climate _小题1:__ (get) steadily warmer and warmer in recent years. Places _小题2:_ used to be abundant in snowfall have frequently experienced snow-free (无雪的) winters. Droughts last _小题3:_(long) in some dry areas. People find that _小题4:_ air conditioners they could hardly work or fall asleep in hot summer days.
The side effects of global warming are alarming. __小题5:_ warming global climate melts the ice caps,_小题6:_ (raise) sea levels. What is more,_小题7:_ disturbs weather patterns, causing droughts, severe storms and hurricanes. People suffer a lot from disasters relevant to global warming. __小题8:_ (stop) global warming we should make immediate and __小题9:__(continue) efforts. We hope the situation will soon change. Global warming catches and holds our concern,_小题10:__ it affects us and will affect our later generations. We cannot wait any longer. Do it right. Do it right now.
小题1: has been getting
小题2: which/that
小题3:longer
小题4:without
小题5: The
小题6:raising stop
小题7: it
小题8:To stop
小题9: continuous
小题10:for/because
小题1:[解析] 现在完成进行时表示气温变暖了,而且会一直持续下去。
[答案] has been getting
小题2:[解析] 引导定语从句,并在从句中作主语,故填which/that。
[答案] which/that
小题3:[解析] 由语境可知此处应该用形容词的比较级。
[答案] longer
小题4:[解析] 人们在没有空调的情况下几乎不能工作或睡觉。
[答案] without
小题5:[解析] 前面多次提到气候变暖,是特指,故用定冠词。
[答案] The
小题6:[解析] 现在分词作结果状语。
[答案] raising stop
小题7:[解析] 用it指代上文的the warming global climate。
[答案] it
小题8:[解析] 不定式作目的状语。
[答案] To stop
小题9:[解析] 由前面的immediate可知,此处也是用形容词,两个形容词并列作定语,修饰名词efforts。注意continual指的是“多次重复的动作”,而continuous指的是“动作继续不停或不间断地进行下去”。
[答案] continuous
小题10:[解析] 连词表原因。
[答案] for/because