What do we know about golf from the passage?A. It is popular in Portugal and Spain.B. It causes water shortages around the world.C. It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes.D. It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green.
What do we know about golf from the passage?
A. It is popular in Portugal and Spain.
B. It causes water shortages around the world.
C. It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes.
D. It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green.
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Water is the __46___ of all the things we eat and drink . Not many people understand this but __47____ quite true . The human body can go without ___48___ for a long time . We’ve got many examples for this . Yet two __49___ three days without water can usually make people __50____ . Man can’t live __51____ water .Many people don’t understand how ___52__ water the human body needs __53___ work well , and many people , especially young people , do not drink enough , ___54__ in very hot weather . Our body has mostly water , about 65% to 75% . That is to say about two thirds of our body is water . When we do sports , some of the water will get away from our body . __55 _ we don’t drink some water , we won’t have enough water． And if we don’t have enough water , we’ll feel tired and many of us will get ill . So you know how important water is to us .46.___________( )46. A. importantB. most importantC. more importantD. different
Passage ThreeMany theories about the origin of the ocean have been proposed by scientists. The most widely accepted one is that the earth at some time in its very early history became hot enough to melt the materials from which it was formed. While in this molten state, lighter rock-forming materials (造岩材料) floated on the surface of the heavier ones. Then, between four and a half four billion (十亿) years ago, the molten earth cooled sufficiently to form. a crust of rock that was many miles thick.Surrounding the earth was an unbroken canopy of clouds miles thick and made up mostly of water vapor. Rain falling toward the still-hot earth was heated to steam and rose to the clouds again. After many millions of years, as the earth continued to cool, its surface temperature fell below the boiling point of water. Rainwater could now remain on the earth, covering its whole surface except for the higher places on earth that had been formed from the lighter rock materials.In 1970, scientists had pieced together evidence that the lighter rock materials had formed one huge continent by a vast ocean. Then, about 200 million years ago, the great continent began to break up, the pieces moving slowly apart.The onrushing waters of the single huge ocean now entered and filled the spaces between the separating continents--and became the several oceans and seas we know today.41. This passage mainly talks about ______.A. the origin of the earthB. the origin of the oceanC. the history of the earthD. the forming of the earth's crust
According to the passage, the earth in its very early period was ______.A. in molten stateB. in water stateC. in rock stateD. a vast ocean
It can be learned from the passage that about four billion years ago ______.A. the earth was in molten stateB. the earth surface temperature was above 100℃C. the earth surface temperature was below 100℃D. rain water could remain on the earth
According to the passage, which is true about the ocean?A. The waters of the ocean came from rain water.B. The ocean was formed from the, lighter rock materials.C. The vast single ocean formed about 200 million years ago.D. The ocean covered the whole surface of the earth at very beginning.
BThe world is not only hungry，it is also thirsty for water． this may seem strange to you，since nearly 75% of the earth is covered with water． But about 97% of this water is sea water．Man can only drink and use the other 3% fresh water that comes from rivers，lakes，under-ground and other places． And we cannot even use all of that，because some of this fresh water has been made dirty．At the moment，this small amount(数量) of fresh water is still enough for us． However，our need for water is getting greater and greater． Only if we take steps to solve this problem now，we can get away from a serious world water shortage later on． The people of the world cannot have an enjoyable life without enough clean water．On one hand we should stop wasting this little water of ours，on the other hand we should find ways to reuse it，but this has not been done widely．Today，in most large cities，water is used only once and it then returns to the sea or runs into underground places．lf we can make it clean again，it can be used once more just as if it were fresh from a spring．But even if large cities reuse its water，we still would not have enough in the future． Where．could we turn to next for water? To the ocean! How can we do to make use of this great a-mount of sea water? We can take the salt from the water to make it fresh．So if we take all these steps，we'll be in no danger of drying up!( )26． Why does the writer say that the world is thirsty for water?A． The amount of fresh water is really very small．B． The people of the world waste too much water．C． The people of the world have to drink a lot of water every day．D． There are too many people in the world needing water．
27． From the passage we know that fresh water doesn't come from________ ．A．riversB．lakesC．undergroundD．the sea
回答 64 ~ 67 题： C Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature． However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.Some sports are resource-hungry.Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses（球场） in good condition. This causes major environmental effects.For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.There are many environment-friendly sport. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today.You don’t need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes；and you don’t have to worry about resources and your purse.Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit.If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones.Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials.But the final goal should be “green gyms”.They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers.Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces.There is no special requirement for you to start your membership.And best of all, it’s free第9题：Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?A． Cycling around a lakeB． Motor racing in the desertC． Playing basketball in a gymD． Swimming in a sports center
What do we know about golf from the passage?A． It is popular in Portugal and SpainB． It causes water shortages around the worldC． It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastesD． It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green
共用题干Where Has the Salt Come from?Every now and then,we meet a fact about our earth that makes us feel strange and no answer for the fact has yet been found.Such a fact is the existence of salt in the oceans. How did it get there?We simply do not know how the salt got into the ocean!We do know,of course,that salt is water-soluble,and so passes into the oceans with rainwater.The salt of the earth's surface is constantly being dissolved（溶解）and is passing into the ocean.But we do not know whether this can explain the huge quantity of salt in oceans.If all the oceans were dried up,enough salt would be left to build a wall 180 miles high and a mile thick. Such a wall would reach once around the world at the Equator（赤道）!The common salt that we all use is produced from seawater or the water of salt lakes, from salt springs（源泉）and from deposits of rock salt. The concentration（浓度）of salt in seawater ranges from about three percent to three-and-one-half percent. The Dead Sea, which covers an area of about 340 square miles,contains about 11,600,000,000 tons of salt!On the average, a gallon（加仑）of seawater contains about a quarter of a pound of salt.The beds of rock salt that are found in various parts of the world were all originally formed by the evaporation（蒸发）of seawater millions of years ago. It is believed that the thick rock-salt deposits were formed after about nine-tenth of theY volume of seawater had been evaporated.Most commercial salt is obtained from rock salt.The usual method is to drill wells（井） down to the salt beds. Pure water is pumped down（抽进去）through a pipe. The water dissolves the salt and it is forced through another pipe up to the surface.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干第三篇“Life Form Found" on Saturn ' s TitanScientists say they have discovered hints of alien life on the Saturn'5 moon.The discovery of a sort of life was announced after researchers at the US space agency,NASA,analyzed data from spacecraft Cassini, which pointed to the existence of methane-based form of life on Saturn's biggest moon.Scientists have reportedly discovered clues showing primitive alien beings are"breathing"in Titan's dense atmosphere filled with hydrogen.They argue that hydrogen gets absorbed before hitting Titan's planet-like surface covered with methane lakes and rivers.This,they say,points to the existence of some"bugs"consuming the hydrogen at the surface of the moon less than half the size of the Earth."We suggested hydrogen consumption because it's the obvious gas for life to consume on Titan,similar to the way we consume oxygen on Earth,"says NASA scientist Chris McKay."If these signs do turn out to be a sign of life,it would be doubly exciting because it would represent a second form of life independent from water-based life on Earth."To date,scientists have not yet detected this form of life anywhere,though there are liquid-water-based microorganisms on Earth that grow well on methane or produce it as a waste product. On Titan,wheretemperatures are around minus 17 Kelvin(minus 290 degrees Farenheit),a methane-based organism would have to use a substance that is liquid as its medium for living processes,but not water itself. Water is frozen solid on Titan'5 surface and much too cold to support life as we know it.Scientists had expected the Sun'5 interactions with chemicals in the atmosphere to produce a coating of acetylene on Titan'5 surface.But Cassini detected no acetylene on the surface.The absence of detectable acetylene on the Titan's surface can very well have a non-biological explana-tion,said Mark Allen,a principal investigator of the NASA Titan team."Scientific conservatism suggests that a biological explanation should be the last choice after all non- biological explanations are addressed,"Allen said."We have a lot of work to do to rule out possible non-bio- logical explanations.It is more likely that a chemical process,without biology,can explain these results."What do scientists claim to have found about Saturn?A: Water-based life on it.B: Methane-based life on its biggest moon.C:A new moon moving around it.D:Earthlike life on its biggest moon.
共用题干Where Has the Salt Come from?Every now and then,we meet a fact about our earth that makes us feel strange and no answer for the fact has yet been found.Such a fact is the existence of salt in the oceans. How did it get there?We simply do not know how the salt got into the ocean!We do know,of course,that salt is water-soluble,and so passes into the oceans with rainwater.The salt of the earth's surface is constantly being dissolved（溶解）and is passing into the ocean.But we do not know whether this can explain the huge quantity of salt in oceans.If all the oceans were dried up,enough salt would be left to build a wall 180 miles high and a mile thick. Such a wall would reach once around the world at the Equator（赤道）!The common salt that we all use is produced from seawater or the water of salt lakes, from salt springs（源泉）and from deposits of rock salt. The concentration（浓度）of salt in seawater ranges from about three percent to three-and-one-half percent. The Dead Sea, which covers an area of about 340 square miles,contains about 11,600,000,000 tons of salt!On the average, a gallon（加仑）of seawater contains about a quarter of a pound of salt.The beds of rock salt that are found in various parts of the world were all originally formed by the evaporation（蒸发）of seawater millions of years ago. It is believed that the thick rock-salt deposits were formed after about nine-tenth of theY volume of seawater had been evaporated.Most commercial salt is obtained from rock salt.The usual method is to drill wells（井） down to the salt beds. Pure water is pumped down（抽进去）through a pipe. The water dissolves the salt and it is forced through another pipe up to the surface.Beds of rock salt are found in every part of the world.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干Where Has the Salt Come from?Every now and then,we meet a fact about our earth that makes us feel strange and no answer for the fact has yet been found.Such a fact is the existence of salt in the oceans. How did it get there?We simply do not know how the salt got into the ocean!We do know,of course,that salt is water-soluble,and so passes into the oceans with rainwater.The salt of the earth's surface is constantly being dissolved（溶解）and is passing into the ocean.But we do not know whether this can explain the huge quantity of salt in oceans.If all the oceans were dried up,enough salt would be left to build a wall 180 miles high and a mile thick. Such a wall would reach once around the world at the Equator（赤道）!The common salt that we all use is produced from seawater or the water of salt lakes, from salt springs（源泉）and from deposits of rock salt. The concentration（浓度）of salt in seawater ranges from about three percent to three-and-one-half percent. The Dead Sea, which covers an area of about 340 square miles,contains about 11,600,000,000 tons of salt!On the average, a gallon（加仑）of seawater contains about a quarter of a pound of salt.The beds of rock salt that are found in various parts of the world were all originally formed by the evaporation（蒸发）of seawater millions of years ago. It is believed that the thick rock-salt deposits were formed after about nine-tenth of theY volume of seawater had been evaporated.Most commercial salt is obtained from rock salt.The usual method is to drill wells（井） down to the salt beds. Pure water is pumped down（抽进去）through a pipe. The water dissolves the salt and it is forced through another pipe up to the surface.The author is sure that the dissolved salt from the earth's surface is the only source of the huge quantity of salt found in oceans.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干Where Has the Salt Come from?Every now and then,we meet a fact about our earth that makes us feel strange and no answer for the fact has yet been found.Such a fact is the existence of salt in the oceans. How did it get there?We simply do not know how the salt got into the ocean!We do know,of course,that salt is water-soluble,and so passes into the oceans with rainwater.The salt of the earth's surface is constantly being dissolved（溶解）and is passing into the ocean.But we do not know whether this can explain the huge quantity of salt in oceans.If all the oceans were dried up,enough salt would be left to build a wall 180 miles high and a mile thick. Such a wall would reach once around the world at the Equator（赤道）!The common salt that we all use is produced from seawater or the water of salt lakes, from salt springs（源泉）and from deposits of rock salt. The concentration（浓度）of salt in seawater ranges from about three percent to three-and-one-half percent. The Dead Sea, which covers an area of about 340 square miles,contains about 11,600,000,000 tons of salt!On the average, a gallon（加仑）of seawater contains about a quarter of a pound of salt.The beds of rock salt that are found in various parts of the world were all originally formed by the evaporation（蒸发）of seawater millions of years ago. It is believed that the thick rock-salt deposits were formed after about nine-tenth of theY volume of seawater had been evaporated.Most commercial salt is obtained from rock salt.The usual method is to drill wells（井） down to the salt beds. Pure water is pumped down（抽进去）through a pipe. The water dissolves the salt and it is forced through another pipe up to the surface.We have not fully understood how salt got into the ocean.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干WaterEarth is like a big blue marble.From high above the Earth and from the moon,the planet gleams and shines.The blue water in the oceans and seas of the Earth makes a dramatic image.The white clouds above the Earth add beauty to the picture.Water is the source of this beauty and the source of life on Earth.It is the reason people can live on this planet. Water is everywhere.(46)_______.It is in the soil,the ground that grows the food.Water is in rock deep under the ground, in natural holding areas一in storage.In a real sense,water keeps Earth alive.Nature has an unchanging amount of water. Nature has a perfect system for recycling water. (47)_____.It falls as rain.Then it goes to one of three places.It might sink slowly through the soil into the natural holding areas in the rock.(48)_______一by becoming vapor,or gas.It might run off into streams,rivers and oceans.By itself,nature can keep the balance and provide plenty of clean water for us.Nature recycles water.However,people cause problems for this natural recycling system.Nature's recycling system can work well(49)________.Some ways that people upset nature are easy to understand.For example, dirty sewage（污水沟系统）water from homes and factories must not mix with drinking water. People get sick from drinking contaminated water. Sometimes water from factories goes into streams and rivers.It enters into the groundwater. It can flow into lakes too.This kind of contamination from industry(waste water from factories) can be dangerous for people.If water contains poisons and chemicals,it is poison.(50)________;some poisons kill people as well as birds and animals.Without knowing,people can upset nature's recycling system.Lakes and rivers add beauty to the world. People enjoy water for entertainment purposes,too. People enjoy swimming and playing in the cool water of a lake in the summer. They like to ride on boats on rivers.Many people enjoy catching fish in the rivers.They fish for food and for sport.However,in some places,the water of the lakes and rivers is no longer safe.These rivers and lakes are contaminated.The fish are dying because of the chemicals from farms and factories.People cannot swim in the polluted water._________（49）A:Poison makes people sickB:It is in the air that people breatheC:We can not live without waterD:Water is used again and againE:only if people work with the system and not against it F: It might disappear into the air quickly
共用题干What We Take From and Give to the SeaAs long as we have been on earth,we have used the sea around us.We take from the ocean,and we give to it.We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish,every year,to________(51)millions of people.We even_______(52)their bones for fertilizer.We take minerals from the ocean.One way to get salt is to_______(53)seawater in shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates（蒸发）.Along with salt,other minerals are left_______(54)evaporation.Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea,too.But the sea does not give them_______(55)by simple evaporation.________(56)gifts from the sea are pearls , sponges（海绵）and seaweed.Pearls________(57)jewelry.Natural sponges become cleaning aids.Seaweed becomes______(58)of many kinds一even candy,and ice cream一as well as medicine.Believe it or not,fresh water is another_______(59)from the sea.We cannot drink ocean water.Some of its contents may______(60)illness.But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are ________(61).In the future,we will find ourselves．________(62)more and more onfresh water from the sea.The sea_______(63)us food,fertilizer,minerals,water,and other gifts.What do we give the sea?Garbage.We pollute the ocean_______(64)we use it as a garbage dump.Huge as it is,the ocean cannot hold all the water that we pour into it.________(65)garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life.Yet as the world population grows,we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever._________65A:Reducing B:Collecting C:Removing D:Casting
共用题干What We Take From and Give to the SeaAs long as we have been on earth,we have used the sea around us.We take things from the ocean,and we give to it.We take fishes from the ocean-millions of kilograms of fish,every year,to feed millions of people.______(46)We take minerals from the ocean.One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates.______(47) Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea,too.But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation.Other gifts from the sea are pearls,sponges and seaweed.Pearls become jewelry.______(48)Seaweed becomes food of many kinds-even candy,and ice cream-as well as medicine.Believe it or not,fresh water is another gift from the sea.We cannot drink ocean water.______(49)But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed.In the future,we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.The sea gives us food,fertilizer,minerals,water,and other gifts .What do we give the sea?Garbage.______(50)Huge as it is,the ocean cannot hold all the water we pour into it. Dumping garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life.Yet as the world population grows,we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.We are finally learning that if we destroy our sea,we might also destroy ourselves.Hopeful-ly,it is not too late.______(48)A: Natural sponges become cleaning aids.B: We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump.C: The area of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller.D: Along with salt,other minerals are left after evaporation.E: We even use their bones for fertilizer.F: Some of its contents may cause illness.
共用题干第一篇Water Resources on the EarthThe second most important constituent（构成成分）of the biosphere（生物圈）is liquid water. This can only exist in a very narrow range of temperatures,since water freezes at 0℃and boils a 100℃．Life as we know it would only be possible on the surface of a planet which had temperature: somewhere within this narrow range.The earth's supply of water probably remains fairly constant in quantity.The total quantity of water is not known very accurately,but it is about enough to cover the surface of the globe to a depth of about two and three-quarter kilometers.Most of it is in the form of the salt water of the oceans一about 97 percent. The rest is fresh.But three-quarters of this is in the form of ice at the poles and or mountains and cannot be used by living systems until melted.Of the remaining fraction,which h somewhat less than one percent of the whole.There is 10—20 times as much stored underground water as there is actually on the surface.There is also a tiny,but extremely important fraction of the water supply which is present as water vapour in the atmosphere.Water vapour in the atmosphere is the channel through which the whole water circulation（循环） of the biosphere has to pass.Water evaporated（蒸发）from the surface of the oceans,from lakes and rivers and from moist（潮湿的）earth is added to it. From it the water comes out again as rain or snow,falling on either the sea or the land. There is,as might be expected, a more intensive evaporation per unit area over the sea and oceans than over the land,but there is more rainfall over the land than over the oceans and the balance is restored by the run off from the land in the form of rivers.Most of the fresh water on Earth________.A:is in the form of ice at the poles and on mountainsB:is stored undergroundC:is found in rivers and lakesD:comes from the rain
共用题干第一篇Water Resources on the EarthThe second most important constituent（构成成分）of the biosphere（生物圈）is liquid water. This can only exist in a very narrow range of temperatures,since water freezes at 0℃and boils a 100℃．Life as we know it would only be possible on the surface of a planet which had temperature: somewhere within this narrow range.The earth's supply of water probably remains fairly constant in quantity.The total quantity of water is not known very accurately,but it is about enough to cover the surface of the globe to a depth of about two and three-quarter kilometers.Most of it is in the form of the salt water of the oceans一about 97 percent. The rest is fresh.But three-quarters of this is in the form of ice at the poles and or mountains and cannot be used by living systems until melted.Of the remaining fraction,which h somewhat less than one percent of the whole.There is 10—20 times as much stored underground water as there is actually on the surface.There is also a tiny,but extremely important fraction of the water supply which is present as water vapour in the atmosphere.Water vapour in the atmosphere is the channel through which the whole water circulation（循环） of the biosphere has to pass.Water evaporated（蒸发）from the surface of the oceans,from lakes and rivers and from moist（潮湿的）earth is added to it. From it the water comes out again as rain or snow,falling on either the sea or the land. There is,as might be expected, a more intensive evaporation per unit area over the sea and oceans than over the land,but there is more rainfall over the land than over the oceans and the balance is restored by the run off from the land in the form of rivers.The total quantity of water on Earth________.A:has greatly increased in recent yearsB:remains almost unchangedC:is decreasing constantlyD:is affected by global warming
共用题干Where Did the Earth's Water Come From?Earth is located within the"snow line"of the solar system,the region closest to the Sun where H2 0 is primarily in liquid or gaseous form,if at all.______(46)The snow line phenomena is reflected in the water content of planets like Mercury,Venus,and Mars. Water is absent on Mercury.On Venus,H2O only exists as a trace element in the atmosphere.Mars only has a thin veneer of ice in its polar regions.In general,water is rare within the snow line.Why does Earth have so much water relative to the other inner planets?71%of the surface is covered in the oceans,more than half of which is deeper than 3,000 meters,with an approximate total volume of 1.3 billion cu km.______(47)There are various theories as to where all the Earth's water came from,but several theories have fared better than the others.______(48)When the Earth was in the process of forming,with a radius just 40%smaller than at present,it would have had enough gravity to hold on to a tenuous atmosphere with water vapor. The first water vapor on the planet would have come from the planet's internals,where volatile(low weight)chemicals would have a tendency to float to the top,and heavy chemicals(iron and nickel)would sink.Though the first of Earth's water came about through volcanism,this alone probably didn't produce enough to form stable pools on the surface.______(49)Comparing the isotope ratios of water on Earth and water from comets and asteroids has revealed that the majority of the Earth's water comes from asteroids.Throughout its history,Earth's water has increased in volume due to biological processes. In the early seas of Earth,hydrogen sulfide would have been in great supply,which,when reacted with carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis in sulfide-reducing bacteria,would have produced hydrogen,sulfur,and water.______(50)________（49）A: More water was added to the planet during several hypothesized large impacts from asteroids from the outer asteroid belt.B:We know that the oceans existed as early as 100 million years after the formation of the Earth.C:Still,the oceans only make up 0.023%of the Earth's total mass.D:Astronomers say Earth s water may have come from space.E:The snow line is located in the outerasteroid belt,between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. F: Many geologists believe that the majority of Earth's water generated through this process.
The water we drink and use is running short in the world.We all have to learn how to stop wasting our limited water.One of the steps we should take is to find ways of reusing it.Experiments have already been done in this field.Today in most large cities,fresh water is used only once,then it runs into waste system.But it is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying factory.There it can be filtered and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again,just as it were fresh from a spring.But even if every large city purified and reused its water,we still would not have enough.Then we could turn to the oceans.All we’d have to do to make use of the seawater on earth is to get rid of the salt.This process is called desalinization,and it is already in use in many parts of the world.The way to stop wasting our limited water is to________.A.do experiments with waterB.purify the used water and reuse itC.use fresh water once againD.make use of seawater
单选题From the passage, we know that _____.Aa few years ago. there was no smog at allBtoday people don’t have to talk to each other loudlyCwe can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakesDpeople are making rules in order to fight pollution
单选题What has the United Nations made up its mind to do from the passage?ASet an Earth Protecting DayBProtect and love the earthCHold an international meetingDFind out what is making the pollution
问答题Practice 5 Water is essential for life. Yet many millions of people around the world face water shortages. Many millions of children die every year from water-borne diseases. And drought regularly afflicts some of the world’s poorest countries. The world needs to respond much better. We need to increase water efficiency, especially in agriculture. We need to free women and girls from the daily chore of hauling water. We must involve leaders of countries in decision-making on water management. We need to make sanitation a priority. This is where progress is lagging most. And we must show that water resources need not be a source of conflict. Instead, they can be a catalyst for cooperation. Significant gains have been made. But a major effort is still required. Our goal is to meet the internationally agreed targets for water and sanitation by 2015, and to build the foundation for further progress in the years beyond. This is an urgent matter of human development, and human dignity. Together, we can provide safe, clean water to the entire world’s people. The world’s water resources are our lifeline for survival, and [or sustainable development in the 21st century. Together, we must manage them better.
单选题请阅读 Passage 1，完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1These days，many large city buildings are equipped with their own air-conditioning systems.These systems help keep the buildings cool，but they can also damage the environment.Since they use a lot of electricity，for instance，they contribute indirectly to global warming.In addition，the water that flows through the systems is often cooled using chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons，or CFCs，that are believed to damage the Earth's ozone layer.Recently，though，a system has been built in the city of Toronto，Canada，that cools buildings with little damage to the environment. In the traditional air-conditioning systems found in most large buildings，water is pumped through the building in a continuous cycle.The water is first cooled to a temperature of 4℃ in machines called chillers.It is then sent to individual units that cool the air in each room.As the water flows through the building，it gradually becomes warmer.Finally，it reaches the roof ，where it is left to cool down naturally in a water tower.After that it is returned to the chillers，where the cycle begins again.Toronto lies on the shore of Lake Ontario，one of North America's Great Lakes，and the new system makes use of cold water taken from about 80 meters below the surface of the lake.At this depth，the water in the lake remains at 4℃ all year round.This is exactly the temperature to which the water in air-conditioning systems is cooled.However，the water from the lake is not pumped directly into the air-conditioning systems.Instead，it is used to cool the water that is already inside the air-conditioning systems.After that，the lake water is added to the city's ordinary water supply.Enwave，the company that developed this deep-lake cooling system，says that it uses 75 percent less energy than traditional air conditioning.And since no CFCs are used，no damage can be caused to the ozone layer.Not every city is located next to a large lake，but experts believe that systems like the one being used in Toronto could be built elsewhere by using other natural sources of cold water.What is one problem with traditional air-conditioning systems?AThe chemicals they use sometimes pollute the water supply.BThey often damage the buildings that they are trying to cool.CThere are not enough CFCs in the world to cool all the buildings.DThe method they use to cool water is thought to harm the ozone layer.
填空题What conclusion can we draw about working at home from the passage?Working at home is getting popular but most people need to meet their colleagues ____.