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1、TEM4阅读训练（2）Passage1Rememberthedrinkingfountain,thatonceubiquitous(到处存在的),andfree,sourceofH2O?Itseemsquaintnow.Instead,bottledwateriseverywhere,inoffices,airplanes,stores,homesandrestaurantsacrossthecountry.Weconsumedovereightbilliongallonsofthestuffin2006,a10%increasefrom2
2、005.It’srefreshing,calorie-free,convenienttocarryaround,tastierthansometapwaterandaheckofalothealthierthansugarysodas.Butmoreandmore,peoplearequestioningwhetherthewater,andthepackageitcomesin,issafe,oratleastsaferthantapwater—andiftheconvenienceisworththeenvironmentalimpac
3、t.Evocativenamesandlabelsdepictingpastoralsceneshaveconvincedusthattheliquidisthepurestdrinkaround.“Butnooneshouldthinkthatbottledwaterisbetterregulated,betterprotectedorsaferthantap,”saysEricGoldstein,co-directoroftheurbanprogramattheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil(NRDC),a
4、nonprofitorganizationdevotedtoprotectinghealthandtheenvironment.Yes,somebottledwatercomesfromsparklingspringsandotherpristine(纯净的)sources.Butmorethan25%ofitcomesfromamunicipalsupply.Thewateristreated,purifiedandsoldtous,oftenatathousandfoldincreaseinprice.Mostpeoplearesurp
5、risedtolearnthatthey’redrinkingglorifiedtapwater,butbottlersaren’trequiredtolistthesourceonthelabel.ThisyearAquafinawillbeginstatingonlabelsthatitsH20comesfrompublicwatersources.AndNestlePureLifebottleswillindicatewhetherthewatercomesfrompublic,privateordeepwellsources.Das
6、aniacknowledgesonitswebsite,butnotonthelabelitself,thatitdrawsfromlocalwater.Labelscanbemisleadingatbest,deceptiveatworst.Inonenotoriouscase,watercomingfromawelllocatednearahazardouswastesitewassoldtomanybottlers.Atleastoneofthesecompanieslabeleditsproduct“springwater”.Ina
7、nothercase,H2Osoldas“pureglacierwater”camefromapublicwatersysteminAlaska.LisaLedwidge,38,ofMinneapolis,stoppeddrinkingbottledwateracoupleofyearsago,partlybecauseshefoundoutthatmanybrandscomefromamunicipalsupply.“You’respendingmorepergallonthanyouwouldongasolineforthisthing
8、thatyoucangetoutofthetapvirtuallyforfree,”shesays.“Iwondered,whyamIspendingthismoneywhile
