Question

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.

Answer 1

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