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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Ready to give up long showers, water parks, and unlimited water gushing（噴涌） out of your taps? A new study says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water shortage now. The oceans are full, of course. But the liquid—fresh, clean water for drinking and watering crops is in short supply in many parts of the world. Rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped flowing, and groundwater is being pumped dry. However, the demand for water keeps increasing. So there comes inevitably the water crisis!

What is causing the crisis? Experts say it is a complex combination of climate change and rapid population growth. On the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to decreased rainfall. On the other hand, population growth is driving explosive demand for water, prompting rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and driving governments to pump out so-called fossil water.

Lack of water may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters are not safe. 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. And 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.

One partial answer to the world water shortage, at least for countries near the sea, is to build more desalination plants that change seawater into fresh water. Another suggested solution is for water-rich countries, such as Canada, to sell water to countries which are poor in water. A third suggestion is for countries to adopt ways of increasing the freshwater supply, such as teaching farmers in Africa methods to get clean rainwater. And nearly everyone agreed that the amount of water on our planet can’t be changed, but the way we use it can be if more people realized the problem. Last and the most important, public should be aware of saving water to defeat the water crisis.

Title: 1. .

I. Present situation:

★ Rivers are 2. .

★ Lakes are shrinking.

★ Streams have stopped flowing.

★ 3. is drying up.

II. 4. :

★ climate change →decreased rainfall →5. water supplies

★ population growth →rivers6. and fossil water to be pumped out

III. Consequences:

★ health problems

★7..

★ the affected ability of developing to improve economies

IV. 8. :

★ turning seawater into freshwater

★ water-rich countries selling water to 9. countries

★ exploring methods of getting clean rainwater

★ changing the way people use water

★ arousing10. of saving water

Answer 1

1.Water Shortage/Crisis

2.running low

3.Groundwater

4.Causes / Reasons

5.reduced

6.to be tapped

7.international conflict

8.Solutions/Answers

9.water-poor

10.public awareness / the public’s awareness

【解析】

試題分析：本文就全球水荒說明了現(xiàn)狀、導(dǎo)致缺水的原因和結(jié)果，最后提到一系列解決的方法。水危機(jī)已經(jīng)到了危機(jī)人的生命的嚴(yán)重地步，應(yīng)該引起全世界各國的關(guān)注。

1.So there comes inevitably the water crisis! 可知，本文的主題即題目就是是水危機(jī)Water Shortage/Crisis。

2. 文中的Rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped flowing, and groundwater is being pumped dry. 等都是水短缺的現(xiàn)象，第一條就是Rivers are running low。所以根據(jù)需要這里填running low。

3.文中的Rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped flowing, and groundwater is being pumped dry. 等都是水短缺的現(xiàn)象，列舉的最后一條是Groundwater is being pumped dry。所以根據(jù)需要這里填Groundwater。

4.第三段說明水危機(jī)的原因。所以這個(gè)標(biāo)題應(yīng)該是Causes / Reasons。

5.根據(jù)On the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to decreased rainfall.可知，氣候變化導(dǎo)致降雨量減少，降雨量減少造成誰的供應(yīng)減少。所以這里填reduced。

6.根據(jù)On the other hand, population growth is driving explosive demand for water, prompting rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and driving governments to pump out so-called fossil water.可知，人口的增加導(dǎo)致人們對(duì)水的需求量增加，結(jié)果是河流被抽出成飲用水甚至打出所謂的礦泉水。所以根據(jù)需要這里填to be tapped。

7.文章第三段介紹由于缺少水導(dǎo)致了一些問題。1.健康問題；2.國際沖突；3.影響經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展。所以根據(jù)需要這里填international conflict。

8.文章最后一段主要說明解決水荒的辦法。所以填Solutions/Answers。

9.解決水荒的辦法有：1.海水變淡水；2.水資源豐富的國家賣水給水匱乏的國家。3.儲(chǔ)存雨水；4. 改變?nèi)藗兊挠盟�方法�?. 激發(fā)人們的節(jié)水意識(shí)。所以這里填water-poor。

10.解決水荒的辦法有：1.海水變淡水；2.水資源豐富的國家賣水給水匱乏的國家。3.儲(chǔ)存雨水；4. 改變?nèi)藗兊挠盟�方法�?. 激發(fā)人們的節(jié)水意識(shí)。所以這里填public awareness / the public’s awareness。

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