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1、1 2012年专八阅读理解PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN) Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions．ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO. TEXTA Iusedtolookatmyclosetandseeclothes．Thesedays,wheneverIcastmyeyesuponthestacksof
2、shoesandhangersofshirts,sweatersandjackets,Iseewater. Ittakes569gallonstomanufactureaT-shirt,fromitsstartinthecottonfieldstoitsappearanceonstoreshelves．Apairofrunningshoes?1,247gallons. Untillastfall,I'dbeenoblivioustomy"waterfootprint",whichisdefinedasthetotalvolumeoffreshwaterthatisusedt
3、oproducegoodsandservices,accordingtotheWaterFootprintNetwork．TheDutchnonprofithasbeenworkingtoraiseawarenessoffreshwaterscarcitysince2008,butitwasthroughthe"GreenBlueBook"byThomasM．KostigenthatIwasabletoseehowmyownactionsfactoredin. I'veinstalledgray-watersystemstoreusethewastewaterfrommylau
4、ndry,machineandbathtubandrerouteittomylandscape-systemsthatsave,onaverage,50gallonsofwaterperday．I'vesetuprainbarrelsandinfiltrationpitstocollectthousandsofgallonsofstormwatercascadingfrommyroof．I'veevenenteredthelastbastionofgreendom-installingacompostingtoilet. Sufficetosay,I'vebeenfeeling
5、prettysatisfiedwithmyselfforallthedrinkingwaterI'vesavedwiththesebig-ticketprojects. NowIrealizethatmydailyconsumptionchoicescouldhaveanevenlargereffect–notonlyonthelocalwatersupplybutalsoglobally:1.1billionpeoplehavenoaccesstofreshwater,and,inthefuture,thosewhodohaveaccesswillhavelessofit.
6、 Toseehowmuchvirtualwater1wasusing,Iloggedontothe"GreenBlueBook"websiteanduseditswaterfootprintcalculator,enteringmydailyconsumptionhabits．Tallyingupthewaterfootprintofmybreakfast,lunch,dinnerandsnacks,aswellasmydailydoseofover-the-counteruppersanddowners-coffee,wineandbeer-I'musing512gallons
7、ofvirtualwatereachdayjusttofeedmyself. Inaword:alarming. EvenmorealarmingwashowmuchhiddenwaterIwasusingtogetdressed．I'mhardlyaclotheshorse,butthefewnewitemsIbuyonceagaintrumpedtheamountofwaterflowingfrommyfaucetseachday．IfI'mserious
