B、 order C、 prove D、 handle
14.The farmers also want to use the water to irrigate the barren land.
B、 hairless C、 bare D、 smooth
15.Anyone who wants to apply for a loan need read the following specifications. A、 expressions B、 warnings C、 instructions D、 advertisements
二、阅读判断（共7题，每题1.00分）
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。 请开始答题：
(1). Water – the Issue of This Century
The world is running short of fresh water. Populations are growing bigger and thirstier (渴的), with the result that fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce (缺乏). Half the world’s wetlands have disappeared during the last century, while estimates suggest that water use will rise by 50% in the next 30 years.
The World Bank report estimates that as much as half of the world’s population, concentrated in Africa, the Middle East and south Asia, will face ‘severe water shortages’ by 2025. Local water conflicts and the loss of freshwater ecosystems appear large in some regions.
A similar picture emerges from the globe’s salt water regions. Three-quarters of the world’s people may live within 100km of the sea in 2025, putting even more pressure on stretched coastal ecosystems. Two thirds of fisheries (渔业) are exploited at or beyond their sustainable limits, and half the world’s coral reefs (珊瑚礁) may perish in 100 years. Almost 60% of coral reefs and 34% of fish species are at risk from human activities, the Bank says.
A、 empty
The report concludes that there is ample evidence to justify immediate and coordinated action to safeguard supplies and use water more efficiently.
Fresh water consumption is rising quickly, and the availability of water in some regions is likely to become one of the most pressing issues of the 21st century.
A third of the world’s population – around two billion people – live in countries that are experiencing moderate to high water shortages. That proportion could [at current population forecasts] rise to half or more in the next 30 years unless institutions (制度) change to ensure better conservation and allocation of water.
China is one country where the portents (征兆) are gloomy. The most water-stressed country in East Asia, China is exploiting 44% of its usable water, a figure projected to rise to 60% by 2020. Primary withdrawal of water of more than 60% is widely considered by water experts to exceed the environmental carrying capacity of a river basin system. Although China’s total use appears still to be reasonable, it has several basins that are severely stressed environmentally. Withdrawals exceed environmental limits in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and will exceed them in India by 2020. In the Middle East and North Africa, only Morocco has unexploited water resources. The rest have exceeded environmental limits and many are mining aquifers (蓄水层) – bodies of water-bearing rock – the report says.
16.It is estimated that water use will rise by 50% in the next 30 years.
17.Most developed countries will face water shortages in 20 years.
18.Most of the world’s population may live within 100km of the sea in 2025.
19.Almost all coral reefs may disappear in 100 years. 20.Some species of fish in the Atlantic are at dangerously low levels.
21.The World Bank report implies that urgent action should
A、 Right B、 Wrong C、 Not mentioned
A、 Right B、 Wrong C、 Not mentioned
A、 Right B、 Wrong C、 Not mentioned
A、 Right B、 Wrong C、 Not mentioned
A、 Right B、 Wrong C、 Not mentioned
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