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Humanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (干旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world’s population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.
But that doesn’t have to be the outcome. Water shortages do not have to trouble the world---if we start valuing water more than we did in the past. Just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crises, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective. We can no longer afford to consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want.
Instead, for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value. This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs.
Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound (健康的) ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions (凹地) and pumping it to nearby cropland.
No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water use. Rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local, regional, and national agencies that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate (調(diào)整) water policy.
【小題1】What is the real cause of the potentials water crisis.
A.Only half of the world’s water can be used. |
B.The world population is increasing faster and faster. |
C.Half of the world’s water resources have been seriously polluted. |
D.Humanity has not placed enough value on water resources. |
A.is already serious in certain parts of the world. |
B.has been exaggerated by some experts in the field |
C.poses a challenge to the technology of building reservoirs(水庫) |
D.is underestimated by government organizations at different levels |
A.be reduced to the minimum | B.stimulate domestic demand |
C.go with its real value | D.take into account the occurrences of droughts |
A.guarantee full protection of the environment |
B.centralize the management of water resources |
C.increase the sense of responsibility of agencies at all levels |
D.encourage local and regional water resources |
As is often said, a friend is to man_____ water is to fish.
A.what |
B.a(chǎn)s |
C.that |
D.which |
As is known to all, Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, ______.
A.Paris is the largest? ????????????? B.Paris the largest? ????????????? ????????????? C.Paris to be the largest????????????? D.Paris be the largest
As is known to us all, baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.
Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s has also become popular in the United States.
For many years frequent(經(jīng)常的) bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!
By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common.
In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for example, a person was only allowed to take a bathe every thirty days! That was a law!
Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health, Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bath once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential (="necessary)" to good health.
【小題1】 A water system for baths was built by _________ over 3,000 years ago.
A.the Greeks | B.the Romans | C.the Americans | D.the Europeans |
A.good for health | B.unimportant | C.harmful | D.important |
A.a(chǎn) strange smelling substance | B.good health |
C.a(chǎn) sweet smelling substance | D.large wealth |
A.Everybody inAmericatakes a daily bath. |
B.A bath a day keeps the doctor away. |
C.Bathing has become easier and cheaper. |
D.Taking baths has become popular in the world. |
The new machine, as is put in the report, will work twice as fast, _______ greatly reducing costs.
A. so B. even C. yet D. thus
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