Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

When police experts debate climate change solutions, they often talk about “a price on carbon". They are 【1】 (argue) about whether companies should pay when they put carbon pollution in the air.

Carbon pollution, like every other from of pollution, 【2】 (have) an impact on the environment. 【3】 (throw) waste into a river will cause the fish to die and the people 【4】 drink the water to get sick. And when you produce carbon pollution, you get climate change-sea level rise, stronger storms, severe droughts, damage to agriculture, and more.

All of those impacts cost money. Insurance rates go up when storms get more 【5】 (destruction). Taxes increase when cities have to rebuild bridges and roads. Military budgets go up when droughts and population 【6】 (change) cause conflict, not to mention impacts on agriculture and health care costs.

In other words, the price on carbon is 【7】 we all pay when there is no market force 【8】 (limit) the pollution that causes climate change. So the debate is 【9】 (real) about who will pay that price-- 【10】 companies which are making a profit from the fossil fuels, or the taxpayers who pick up the cost now?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】arguing

【2】has

【3】Throwing

【4】who

【5】destructive

【6】changes

【7】what

【8】to limit

【9】really

【10】the

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是我们要不要对于碳污染“买单”。

【1】arguing考查动词时态。根据句意，此处表示“他们（正在）就……进行争辩”，应该用一般现在时或现在进行时。

【2】has 考查主谓一致。此句主语是Carbon pollution ，故谓语动词应使用第三人称单数形式has. have an impact on 为固定搭配，意为“对……有影响”。

【3】Throwing考查动名词。分析句子结构可知此处缺少主语，故用动名词。

【4】who 考查定语从句。此处引导定语从句修饰the people，且在后面的句子中作主语，故用who来引导定语从句。

【5】destructive考查形容词。destructive破坏性的 句意：保险率随着暴风雨的破坏程度加大而上升，get变得，连系动词，后面跟形容词作表语。故用destructive.

【6】changes考查名词单复数。population changes人口数量的变化，表示复数意义，故应该使用可数名词的复数形式。

【7】what考查名词性从句。表语从句中缺少宾语，且指物，故用连接代词what来引导表语从句。

【8】to limit考查非谓语动词。force的后置定语常用不定式，market force 68 (limit) the pollution限制污染的市场推动力。

【9】really 考查副词。修饰谓语动词，应该用real的副词形式really.

【10】the考查冠词。companies特指那些靠化石燃料盈利的公司，因此用the表示特指”。