2014年成人英语阅读理解练习及答案(八).docx

《2014年成人英语阅读理解练习及答案(八).docx》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。

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

2、volvemoreandmorecomplexchemicalprocesseswillproducelargervolumeofliquidwasters,andmanyofthesewillcontainchemicalswhicharenoxious.Tofeedourrapidlyexpandingpopulation,agriculturewillhavetobeintensified.Thiswillinvolveever-increasingquantitiesofagriculturalchemicals.Fromthis,itisapparentthatdrastics

3、tepsmustbetakenimmediatelytodevelopcorrectivemeasuresforthepollutionproblem.　　Therearetwowaysbywhichthispollutionproblemcanbedwindled.Thefirstrelatestothetreatmentofwastestodecreasetheirpollutionhazard.Thisinvolvestheprocessingofsolidwasters“priorto”disposalandthetreatmentofliquidwasters,orefflue

4、nts,topermitthereuseofthewaterorminimizepollutionuponfinaldisposal.　　Asecondapproachistodevelopaneconomicuseforallorapartofthewastes.Farmmanureisspreadinfieldsasanutrientororganicsupplement.Effluentsfromsewagedisposalplantsareusedinsomeareasbothforirrigationandforthenutrientscontained.Effluentsfr

5、omotherprocessingplantsmayalsobeusedasasupplementalsourceofwater.Manyindustries,suchasmeatandpoultryprocessingplants,arecurrentlyconvertingformerwasteproductsintomarketablebyproducts.Otherindustriesareexploringpotential;economicusesfortheirwasteproducts.　　1.Thepurposeofthispassageis_____.　　A.toac

6、quaintthereaderwithwaterpollutionproblems　　B.toalertthereaderthedwindlingwatersupply　　C.toexplainindustrialusesofwater　　D.todemonstratevarioususesofwater　　2.WhichofthefollowingpointsisNOTincludedinthepassage?　　A.Expandingindustriesneedlargervolumeofwater.　　B.Demandsforwaterwillgoupalongwiththeexp

7、andingpopulation.　　C.Intensivecultivationoflandrequiresmoreandmorechemicals.　　D.Industrialdevelopmentincludesthesimplificationofcomplexchemicalprocessing.　　3.Theword“priorto”inParagraph2probablymean____.　　A.duringB.aft