2014年成人英语阅读理解练习及答案(八)

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1、2014年成人英语阅读理解练习及答案八Waterprobleminthefuturewillbecomemoreintenseandmorecomplex.Ourincreasingpopulationwilltremendouslyincreaseurbanwasters,primarilysewage.Ontheotherhand,increasingdemandsforwaterwilldecreasesubstantiallytheamountofwateravailableforbuildingwasters.Rapidlye

2、xpandingindustrieswhichinvolvemoreandmorecomplexchemicalprocesseswillproducelargervolumeofliquidwasters,andmanyofthesewillcontainchemicalswhicharenoxious.Tofeedourrapidlyexpandingpopulabon,agricuIturewillhavetobeintensified.Thiswillinvolveever-increasingquantitiesofagric

3、ulturalchemicals.Fromthis,itisapparentthatdrasticstepsmustbetakenimmediatelytodevelopcorrectivemeasuresforthepollutionproblem.Therearetwowaysbywhichthispollutionproblemcanbedwindled.Thefirstrelatestothetreatmentofwastestodecreasetheirpollutionhazard.Thisinvolvestheproces

4、singofsolidwasters“priorto”disposalandthetreatmentofliquidwasters,oreffluents,topermitthereuseofthewaterorminimizepollutionuponfinaldisposaI.Asecondapproachistodevelopaneconomicuseforallorapartofthewastes.Farmmanureisspreadinfieldsasanutrientororganicsupplement.Effluents

5、fromsewagedisposalplantsareusedinsomeareasbothforirrigationandforthenutrientscontained.EffluentsfromotherprocessingplantsmayaIsobeusedasasupplementalsourceofwater.Manyindustries,suchasmeatandpouItryprocessingplants,arecurrent!yconvertingformerwasteproductsjntomarketableb

6、yproducts.Otherindustriesareexploringpotential;economicusesfortheirwasteproducts.l.Thepurposeofthispassageis.A.toacquaintthereaderwithwaterpollutionproblemsB.toalertthereaderthedwindlingwatersupplyC.toexplainindustrialusesofwaterD.todemonstratevarioususesofwaterZ.Whichof

7、thefollowingpointsisNO丁includedinthepassage?A.Expandingindustriesneedlargervolumeofwater.B.Demandsforwaterwillgoupalongwiththeexpandingpopulation.C.Intensivecultivationoflandrequiresmoreandmorechemicals.D.Industrialdevelopmentincludesthesimplificationofcomplexchemicalpro

8、cessing.3.Theword"priorto”inParagraph2probablymean.A.duringB.afterC.beforeD-beyond4.Thereadercanconelud