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　　2011年8月30日

　　考试类型:Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

　　Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

　　Scientists are studying the birth and growth of thunderstorms to discover what causes the difference between showers that enable crops to ------- and ------- storms that cause floods and erosions.

　　A. flourish . . violent

　　B. wither . . damaging

　　C. grow . . harmless

　　D. parch . . severe

　　E. multiply . . essential

　　正确答案:A

　　解析:

　　A shower is gentle rain that waters crops, making them “flourish.” In contrast, the deluge of rain in a “violent” storm may damage crops and soil.