一、短文填空
阅读短文,在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
Have you ever thought about living on the sea? Sounds cool, right? Well, the Maldives (马尔代夫) (1)
is making
(make) this dream come true. The country is building the world’s (2)
first
(one) “Water City” and plans to finish it by 2027.
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The city is like (3)
a
man-made island. Many people (4)
will live
(live) there. Power will come from the sun. That’s a clean way to get power. More (5)
importantly
(important), people will also treat wastewater there. This helps keep the sea around the city nice.
Why are they building this Water City? The Maldives is one of the world’s lowest-lying (海拔最低的) (6)
countries
(country). Most of its islands—including the capital—stand about 1 metre above sea level. But now, because of climate change, the sea is rising fast. It is held by many people that by the end of the century, much of the Maldives’ land might be (7)
under
the sea.

An expert from the Maldives said, “In the Maldives, we cannot stop the waves, (8)
but
we can rise with them.” The Water City is a good example of how they are trying (9)
to solve
(solve) this big problem.
The Maldives’ Water City shows us two important things. First, it shows how (10)
creative
(create) the people there are. Second, it tells us how important it is to take care of our environment. We should all work together to stop climate change and keep our earth healthy and beautiful.