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1、⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯名校名推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯unit5themeparksreading课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018·北衡水中学第四次检测河)Watersuppliesaroundtheworldarerunningdry.Scientistssaytheworldisexperiencingashortageoffreshwater.Itwillonlyworsenasthepopulationgrowsfastandtheclimatechanges.Peoplelivingint

2、hewesternpartoftheU.S.areexperiencingthisnow.Forseveralyears,therehasn’tbeenmuchwater.ButtheAmericanWestisnottheonlyplacethirstyforwater.JerrySchubel,presidentandCEOoftheAquariumofthePacificinLongBeach,California,said,“Morethanhalfoftheworld’spopulationlivesinwater-stres

3、sedareasandaccordingtotheUnitedNations,thatnumberwillincreasetotwo-thirdsby2025,fewerthan10yearsfromnow.Theamountofwaterontheearthhasnotchangedforbillionsofyears,buttheratio(比率)offreshtosaltwaterhas.Therearealsootherfactorsthatarecreatingafreshwatershortage.Inmanypartsof

4、theworld,shortageoffreshwaterisalooming(隐隐显现的)crisisthatwillbecomemoreseriousbyclimatechangeandagrowingpopulation.Mostoftheworld’spopulationlivesincountriesthatsharebodiesofwater.Manyofthosecountriesdon’treachanagreementonhowtosharethatwater.”Scientiststhinkconservationi

5、sthemostimportantstepinsolvingthewatercrisis.KevinWattier,manageroftheLongBeachwaterdepartment,saiddesalinating—removingsaltfromseawater—isalsoanoption.Butthatcomesataprice.“Itwouldcostatleasttwiceorthreetimesasmuchtodesalinateseawaterasitwouldcosttobuyimportedwater.Youw

6、illincreaseyourglobalcarbonfootprintwhenyougotoseawaterdesalination.”JerrySchubelthoughttheproblemofglobalwatershortagecanbesolvedonlyifcountriesworktogether.“Wecouldsupplyeveryoneonthisplanetwithsafedrinkingwaterandenoughwatertogrowtheirfood.Butitneedsmoney,technology,p

7、oliticalwillandcooperation.Andlearninghowtosharerequirescollaborative(合作的)decisionmadeatintergovernmental(政府间的)levels.”1.Thewatercrisiswillbecomemoreseriousbecauseof.A.seriouspollutionB.agrowingpopulationC.highexpensesD.lackofseawater2.Themostimportantwayofdealingwiththe

8、watercrisisisto.A.protectwaterresourcesB.makeuseofseawaterC.buyimportedwaterD.sharebodiesofwater3.Thedi