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sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingofhugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves. 

Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,suchreservescanonlydecrease,anditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.

　　1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat________.

A.muchoftheworld'

swaterisavailableforuse

B.peopleinhighrainfallcountriesfeellucky

　　C.thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsidered

D.watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrosstheworld

　　2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThewaterstoresinTexashavebeenreducedby75%.

B.Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortages.

C.TheundergroundwaterinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin50years.

D.GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.

　　3.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Stepstoimprovingwaterusemanagement.

B.Waystoreducethecostsofbuildingdams.

C.Measurestodealwithworldwidewatershortages.

D.Approachestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.

　　4.Thetextismainlyabout________.

A.watersupplyandincreasingpopulation

B.waterusemanagementandagriculture

C.waterredistributionandwildlifeprotection

D.watershortagesandenvironmentalprotection

（二）（2010·

辽宁高考）

　　ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,theywerenotunhappy.Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.

　　Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog'

slegs.However,theydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirown，andsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.

　　Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaround，andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwasreached，andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidn'

tlastlong.

　　Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,and,thereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.

　　Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn'

tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides（杀虫剂）andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.

　　Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn'

tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob—eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.

　　Now，thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.

　　1.FromParagraph1，welearnthatthevillagers________.

A.workedveryhardforcenturies

B.dreamedofhavingabetterlife

C.werepoorbutsomewhatcontent

D.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers

　　2.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?

A.Thefrogswereeasymoney.

B.Theyneededmoneytobuymedicine.

C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.

D.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.

　　3.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren'

ssickness?

A.Thecropsdidn'

tdowell.

B.Thereweretoomanyinsects.

C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.

D.Thepesticideswereoverused.

　　4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?

A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.

B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.

C.Theharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportant.

D.Goodolddayswillneverbeforgotten.

　　　（三）

　　Weproduce500billionofplasticbagsinayearworldwideandtheyarethrownawaypollutingoceans，killingwildlifeandgettingdumpedinlandfillswheretheytakeupto1000yearstodecompose.Researchershavebeenunsuccessfullylookingforasolution.

　　The16yearoldCanadianhighschoolstudent，DanielBurd,fromWaterlooCollegiateInstitute,hasdiscoveredawaytomakeplasticbagsdegrade（分解）inasfewas3months，afindingthatwonhimfirstprizeattheCanada－WideScienceFair，a$10000prize，a 

$20000scholarship,andachancetorevolutionizeamajorenvironmentalissue.

　　Burd'

sstrategywassimple:

Sinceplasticdoeseventuallydegrade,itmustbeeatenbymicroorganisms（微生物）.Ifthosemicroorganismscouldbeidentified,wecouldputthemtoworkeatingtheplasticmuchfasterthanundernormalconditions.

　　Withthisgoalinmind,hegroundplasticbagsintoapowderandconcocted（调制）asolutionofhouseholdchemicals,yeast（酵母）andtapwatertoencouragemicrobesgrowth.Thenheaddedtheplasticpowderandletthemicrobesworktheirmagicfor3months.Finally，hetestedtheresultingbacterialcultureonplasticbags，exposingoneplasticsampletodeadbacteriaasacontrol.Sureenough,theplasticexposed（暴露）tothelivebacteriawas17%lighterthanthecontrolaftersixweeks.

　　Theinputsarecheap：

maintainingtherequiredtemperaturetakeslittleenergybecausemicrobesproduceheatastheywork,andtheonlyoutputsarewaterandtinylevelsofcarbondioxide.

　　“AlmosteveryweekIhavetodochoresandwhenIopentheclosetdoor,Ihavepilesofplasticbagsfallingontopofme.Oneday,IgottiredofitandIwantedtoknowwhatotherpeoplearedoingwiththeseplasticbags.Theanswer：

notmuch.SoIdecidedtodosomethingmyself.”saidDanielBurd.

　　1.DanielBurdwonfirstprizeattheCanada－WideScienceFairbecause________.

A.hefoundanewkindofmicroorganism

B.hecontributedmuchtoenvironmentalprotection

C.hefoundawaytodegradeplasticsinshortertime

D.hecouldencouragemicrobesgrowthinaneasierway

　　2.DanielBurdexposedoneplasticsampletodeadbacteriato

　　________.

A.makethelivebacteriaworkbetter

B.testhoweffectivehismethodwas

C.knowwhichbacteriaworkedfaster

D.controlthetemperatureintheprocess

　　3.Maintainingtherequiredtemperaturetakeslittleenergybecause________.

A.plasticscangethoteasily

B.microbescanproduceheatthemselves

C.muchcarbondioxideisproduced

D.thetemperaturecanbecontrolled

　　4.DanielBurdgothisideafrom________.

A.hisschooltextbook

B.thefailureofresearchers

C.hiseverydaywork

D.thepracticeofotherpeople

　　　　（四）（2010·

山东烟台检测）

　　Therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyears，anditisassumedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld'

sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.

　　London

　　London'

sflooddefencesaregettingolder.Since1982,theThamesBarrier（水闸）hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatofflooding，butitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears.About21yearslaterthebarriernowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictions,by2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteverytideiftheproblemisnotaddressed.

　　Thereare26undergroundstations,400schools,16hospitals，anairportand80billionworthofpropertyinLondon'

sfloodriskarea,solargescalefloodingwouldbedisastrous.

　　Paris

　　Overasix?

?

weekperiodinJulyandAugust2008，morethan11400—mainlyelderlypeople—diedinFrancefromdehydration（脱水）andextremelyhighbodytemperatureinadeadlyheatwave.Heatwavesofsimilarintensity（强度）areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050,sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?

　　Onesolutionistohaveair?

conditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.Butthisisconsideredashort?

termsolution,astheincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbonemissions.

　　InParisthelocalauthoritiesareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuilding