试题题干
WORD FORMATION
Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the word in brackets.
(increase)As resources becomescarce, choices have to be made and priorities set.
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试题解析
本题考查常见动词的副词形式。
空缺处前为主语resources + 系动词become,后为形容词scarce,故空缺处应填副词修饰形容词。increase是动词意为“增长”,其形容词形式有increasing“不断增长的”和increased“提高了的、增长了的”,此处用于描述“日益稀缺的状态”而并非“结果”,因此选用increasing,将其加上后缀-ly可变成副词increasingly意为“不断增加地、越来越多地”,符合题意。
句意:随着资源日益稀缺,人类必须作出选择并确定优先事项。