首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、Water supply and increasing population. B、Water use management and agriculture. C、Water redistribution and wildlife protection
A、Water supply and increasing population. B、Water use management and agriculture. C、Water redistribution and wildlife protection
admin
2012-02-29
46
问题
The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world’s supply of water. With 97% of the world’s water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Although the idea of a water shortage seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the world’s agricultural industries experience constant water shortages.
Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs of water redistribution are very high. Not only is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered. Where valleys are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides, water may flow easily through pipes to fields, but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements.
This is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation. In Texas, farmers’ overuse of irrigation water resulted in a 25% reduction of the water stores. In the Central Valley area of southeastern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry valleys, but much of the water use has been poorly managed.
Saudi Arabia’s attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have been the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves. Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What is the passage mainly about?
33. What do we learn from the passage?
34. What can be learned from the passage?
35. What is most likely to be discussed next?
选项
A、Water supply and increasing population.
B、Water use management and agriculture.
C、Water redistribution and wildlife protection.
D、Water shortages and environmental protection.
答案
B
解析
选项均为名词短语,表明本题可能考查短文的主题。短文开头部分提到the worldwide supply of water needs careful management,especially in agriculture(世界范围内的水资源供应,尤其是在农业领域,需要周密的管理),后面还提到美国得克萨斯州和沙特阿拉伯的灌溉农业用水情况,即短文:主要讨论农业和水资源使用管理的情况,故答案为[B]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Jzf7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
____________(与许多其他学校相比),thiscollegehasgoodteachingfacilitiesandabeautifulenvironment.
MoreandmoreAmericansarereadingtheirowncreditreport.Creditreportsare【B1】______bylenderstodecidehowrriskyitwoul
A、Hewasshopping.B、Hewaswatchingafilm.C、Hewasmakingaphonecall.D、Hewastalkingtoapoliceman.A题目询问约翰看到那个年轻女子的时候在干
A、She’sratherhappytohearso.B、She’sdisappointedtohearso.C、She’sunhappytohearso.D、She’ssurprisedtohearso.A综合
BrentMadoostillremembersthequestionthatgothimintocollege.HewasinaworkshopwitheightotherNewYorkCitystudents
A、Hecouldn’tagreewiththewoman.B、Heagreeswithwoman.C、HethinksPhilipiswisetodoso.D、HethinksPhilipshouldleave
A、Shedoesn’tremembermuchaboutPortland.B、She’sneverbeentoPortland.C、Sheknowssomeoneelsewhocouldhelphim.D、She’d
A、Atanewspaper.B、Atanadvertisingagency.C、Atafurniturestore.D、Atarealestateoffice.A答案A。从四个选项得知所问问题是关于where的,既然是关于
A、Shedoesn’twanttolenditoutandwon’t.B、Shewilllenditnexttimebutnotnow.C、Sheremembersthelasttimeshelentit
A、Shewilltreatthemantonight.B、She’dliketolendmoneytotheman.C、Themanwillalsohavelotsofmoneysoon.D、Theman
随机试题
简述招聘的程序。
人体内可转化为维生素D的物质是()
A.7.2kg、65cm、44cm、1B.10.2kg、75cm、46cm、8C.9.6kg、75cm、46cm、8D.12kg、85cm、48cm、18E.14kg、90cm、49cm、20
A、磺胺类药+甲氧苄啶B、棒酸+阿莫西林C、依那普利+利尿药D、亚胺培南+西拉司丁E、氟尿嘧啶+醛氢叶酸对细菌叶酸代谢呈双重阻断的是()。
耐火等级为二级的多层砖混结构,其承重的防火墙应采用下列哪种墙体?
根据《水利水电工程标准施工招标资格预审文件》(2009年版),近5年完成的类似项目情况表应附的证明材料有()。
公开募集基金的基金管理人履行的职责不包括()。
流动性偏好理论可以很好地解释反向收益率曲线。()
某企业同时与甲、乙两家保险公司签订了保额分别为200万元和100万元的两份财产基本险合同,对其200万元的固定资产投保,保险有效期内由于火灾保险财产损失150万元。甲、乙保险公司各自应承担的赔款额分别是()。
在维果斯基看来,下面心理机能属于高级心理机能的是()。
最新回复
(
0
)