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If Europeans thought a drought was something that happened .only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below-norm

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问题     If Europeans thought a drought was something that happened .only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below-normal rainfall ( in some cases only 10 percent of the annual aver age), vast areas of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain and Ireland are dry and barren. Water is so low in the canals of northern France that waterway traffic is forbidden except on weekends. Oyster(牡蛎) growers in Brittany report a 30 Percent drop in production because of the loss of fresh water in local rivers necessary for oyster breeding. In southeastern England, the rolling hills of Kent have turned so brown that officials have been weighing plans to pipe in water from Wales. In Portugal, farmers in the southern Alentejo region have held prayer meetings for rain--so far, in vain.
    Governments in drought-plagued countries are taking drastic measures. Authorities in hard-hit areas of France have banned washing cars and watering lawns. In Britain, water will soon be metered, like gas and electricity. "The English have always taken water for granted," says Granham Warren, a spokesman of Britain’ s National Rivers Authority, "now they’ re putting a price on it." Even a sudden end to the drought would not end the misery in some areas. It will take several years of unusually heavy winter rain, the experts say, just to bring existing water reserves up to their normal levels.
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
选项 A、Germany is the only country free from the drought.
B、Water reserves are at their lowest level in years due to the drought.
C、The drought is more serious in Europe than in Africa.
D、Europe will not have heavy rain until several years later.
答案B
解析 从文章开头可以看出，欧洲在历史上很少出现干旱。文章最后两句指出，即使下雨也不能解决一些地区的干旱问题，要连续几年冬季的丰盛雨水才能使现有的水贮备达到正常水平。因此我们可以得知欧洲的水贮备到了最低水平。
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