A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’S 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 335 million people lack enough water now．The people live in 28  countries．Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East．

    P—A—I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025，about 3，000 million people may lack water．At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems．The

demand for water keeps increasing．Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same．

   Mr．Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than ini other parts of the world．He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase．

 The  report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems．It may increase health problems．Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe．Mr．Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases，such as cholera。

which are carried in water．Lack of water may also result in more international conflict．Countries may have to compete for water in the future．Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh 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 of developing to improve their economies．This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning．

   The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water 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 way is to use less water of agriculture．

  The report also says long--term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth．It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have．

1．The first four paragraphs mainly tell us__________

  A．the fact of the global lack of water

  B．the importance of water resources

  C．the seriousness of water shortage

  D．the study of the global water condition

2．Which of the following problems is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．It may bring about a lot of health problems．

    B．It may result in more international conflict．

    C．It may lead to the improvement of new industries．

    D．It may influence the development of the economies．

3．Which of the following is the way to solve water problem in the long run?

    A．To use water in a variety of ways

    B．To become aware of the water problem

    C．To reduce the use of agricultural water  。

    D．To limit the rising birthrate of the earth

4．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

  A．①②③→④⑤→⑥⑦

  B．①②③④→⑤→⑥⑦

  C．①②③④→⑤⑥→⑦

  D．①②③→④→⑤→⑥⑦

   A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’S 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 335 million people lack enough water now．The people live in 28  countries．Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East．

    P—A—I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025，about 3，000 million people may lack water．At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems．The

demand for water keeps increasing．Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same．

   Mr．Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than ini other parts of the world．He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase．

 The  report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems．It may increase health problems．Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe．Mr．Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases，such as cholera。

which are carried in water．Lack of water may also result in more international conflict．Countries may have to compete for water in the future．Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh 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 of developing to improve their economies．This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning．

   The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water 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 way is to use less water of agriculture．

  The report also says long--term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth．It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have．

1．The first four paragraphs mainly tell us__________

  A．the fact of the global lack of water

  B．the importance of water resources

  C．the seriousness of water shortage

  D．the study of the global water condition

2．Which of the following problems is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．It may bring about a lot of health problems．

    B．It may result in more international conflict．

    C．It may lead to the improvement of new industries．

    D．It may influence the development of the economies．

3．Which of the following is the way to solve water problem in the long run?

    A．To use water in a variety of ways

    B．To become aware of the water problem

    C．To reduce the use of agricultural water  。

    D．To limit the rising birthrate of the earth

4．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

  A．①②③→④⑤→⑥⑦

  B．①②③④→⑤→⑥⑦

  C．①②③④→⑤⑥→⑦

  D．①②③→④→⑤→⑥⑦

A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
An American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It was 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 in the Middle East.
Population Action International researcher Robert Engelman 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 the same. Mr Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases such as cholera that are carried in water.
Lack of water also may result in more international conflict. Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries, such as Syria, Sudan, Cambodia, and so on, now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economies. This is because industries often need a large amount of water.
The Population Action International study gives several ways to solve the water problem. One way 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 solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth.

1. 1.

   According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?

   1. A.
      More than eighteen
   2. B.
      About twenty-eight
   3. C.
      Less than forty
   4. D.
      At least forty-six
2. 2.

   ____ million will lack water by the year 2025?

   1. A.
      335
   2. B.
      3,000
   3. C.
      3,305
   4. D.
      355
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same.
   2. B.
      The report gives three solutions to water problem.
   3. C.
      M ost of the countries that lack water belong to the developing ones.
   4. D.
      There’s only one long-term solution to solve the water problem, that is we must try our best to control the population growth.
4. 4.

   The passage mainly tells us that_____.

   1. A.
      water is very important for any people
   2. B.
      PAI did a lot of study about water shortage
   3. C.
      water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future
   4. D.
      controlling the population is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage

    Australians have been warned they face a life or death decision over their water—drink recycled sewage(污水)or die．

   With the drought(干旱)continuing，the country is set to be forced to use purified(净化的)waste water for drinking．even though there is great opposition to the measure．

    Queensland has become the first state to introduce tile policy after a warning from its premier．

“I think in the end，because of the drought，all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water．”said Peter Beattie．

    “These are difficult decisions，but you either drink water or you die．There’s no choice．It’s liquid gold．It’s a matter of life and death．”  

    Beanie said Australia's second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking．

    Water is recycled in Britain and pans of northern Europe along with the US and Israel．

    But Australians have never liked the idea．

    To try to change the way Australians think，Prime Minister．John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queensland’s move．

   “I am very strongly for recycling and Mr．Beattie is right and I agree with him completely．”Howard said．

   “Australian cities．all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record．must start to use recycled water．”added Turnbull．“All of our big cities have to widen tile range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall．”

1.According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?  

A．Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water

B．Australia’s second largest state has become tile first state to introduce the policy

C．No other countries but Australia decide to drink recycled water

D．The drought is tile worst one in tile droughts recorded in Australian history．

2.What call we learn from the last paragraph?

  A．Australians have never like drinking purified waste water

  B．Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time

  C．Australians can’t depend upon rainwater，which is not suitable for drinking．

  D．Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage

3.The underlined phrase“adhered to”in Paragraph 9 probably means  

  A．disliked           B．gone against         C．supported        D．doubted

4.It can be inferred from what Premier Peter Beattie said that

A．he gives orders to drink purified waste water

B．It is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

C．If the decision is made，people won’t survive the drought

D．It’s up to you to either make a life or death decision