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A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
PAI researchers Robert Engel says by the year 2025,about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are, expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth stays the same.
Mr. Engel says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problem. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engel says there are problems all over the world be cause of diseases such as cholera(霍乱)that is carried in water.
Lack of water also results in more international conflict(冲突). Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economics. This is because new in dustries often need large amounts of water when they are beginning.
The Population Action International study gives several solutions(解决方法)to the problem, One way, it says. is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third is to use less water for agriculture.
The report also says long-term solution to the water problem must in clued controls on population growth.
1.According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?
A. 18. B. 28.
C. 46. D. At least 46.
2.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same.
B. The report gives three solutions to the water problem.
C. Most of the countries that lack water belong to the developing countries.
D. There's only one long-term solution to solve the water problem.
3.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. The polluted water may carry diseases.
B. Some countries may fight with each other for water.
C. The developed countries don't lack water now.
D. Industries need a lot of water.
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Water shortage is quite serious in the world nowadays.
B. PAI did a lot of study about water shortage.
C. Controlling pollution is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage.
D. Water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future.
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