Question

閱讀下面短文并回答問(wèn)題，然后將答案寫(xiě)在橫線上（請(qǐng)注意問(wèn)題后的詞數(shù)要求）
[1] For the people living in the Nile Basin，the river is their life. This 6,825 km river，whose watershed (流域) covers three million square kilometers，flows through mountains，woodlands，lakes and deserts. Its potential for fishing，tourism and shipping is great — but so are its challenges.
[2] Water shortage，already serious in Egypt and Sudan，will soon influence several other countries in the watershed, too. Today，about 160 million people depend on the Nile River for their living. Within the next 25 years，the district's population is expected to double，adding to the demand brought about by growth in industry and agriculture. The frequent drought adds to the urgency.
[3] Water quality is also a problem. Precious soil is washed out to sea. Wastes from industry and agriculture create pollution. Higher concentrations of salt influence irrigated soils. Water­borne diseases continue unchecked. In areas where it's hot and damp，water hyacinths choke off lakes，dams and other sections of the river，making it difficult for fishing and other businesses to move forward.
[4] Native people along the narrow area of farmland have watched the sand move closer day by day. They've seen the river change course，and their only source of water thickened with mud. They're very poor and have few choices.
[5] But a new program，the Nile Basin Initiative，is offering very practical assistance. The program is ________ a water­management project. It's a plan for the social and economic development of a vast district as well：it concentrates on the needs of the poorest of the poor and the environment that supports them.
[6] These are whole ecosystem problems，calling for united solutions．Half the Nile Basin's countries are among the world's poorest nations；yet，somehow，they must find the resources，skills and political will to overcome these challenges.
小題1:What is the main idea of the second and third paragraphs? (No more than 10 words)
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小題2:Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (No more than 4 words)
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小題3:How large will the population of River Nile district be within the next 25 years?
(No more than 5 words)
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小題4:What do Nile Basin’s countries need to overcome the challenges? (No more than 6 words)
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小題5:What does the underlined word “Its” (Line 3, Paragraph 1 ) refer to?
(No more than 3 words)
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Answer 1

小題1:The problems/challenges people are facing in the River Nile district
小題2:More than / not only
小題3:320 million.
小題4: Resources, skills and political will.
小題5: The river’s / River Nile’s

試題分析：本文講述了尼羅河沿岸的人們現(xiàn)在所面臨的嚴(yán)峻的問(wèn)題，水污染，土壤污染等等各方面的話題。
小題1:The problems/challenges people are facing in the River Nile district
推理題。根據(jù)2,3段Water shortage，already serious in Egypt and Sudan，will soon influence several other countries in the watershed, too.和Water quality is also a problem.說(shuō)明這兩段主要講述的就是尼羅河區(qū)域的人所面臨的問(wèn)題。
小題2: More than / not only
根據(jù)下一句It's a plan for the social and economic development of a vast district as well：說(shuō)明這也是一個(gè)社會(huì)和經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的幾乎，說(shuō)明他不僅僅是一個(gè)管理水的工程。故該詞是指不僅僅；
小題3: 320 million.
計(jì)算題。根據(jù)Today，about 160 million people depend on the Nile River for their living. Within the next 25 years，the district's population is expected to double，說(shuō)明25年后人口增加一倍，就是32milion。
小題4: Resources, skills and political will.
細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一句somehow，they must find the resources，skills and political will to overcome these challenges.
小題5: The river’s / River Nile’s
推理題。根據(jù)This 6,825 km river，whose watershed (流域) covers three million square kilometers，flows through mountains，woodlands，lakes and deserts. Its potential for fishing，tourism and shipping is great — but so are its challenges.
說(shuō)明這里的its就是指尼羅河的。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了尼羅河沿岸的人們現(xiàn)在所面臨的嚴(yán)峻的問(wèn)題，水污染，土壤污染等等各方面的話題。文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對(duì)此類(lèi)題型考生可以首先從問(wèn)題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項(xiàng)與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。