Read the following passage carefully. Select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in the word bank. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
| A) access | E) contamination | I) irrigate | M) unfortunately |
| B) consists | F) drinking | J) polluting | N) whole |
| C) conducts | G) emissions | K) resources | O) work |
| D) consume | H) furthermore | L) scarcer |
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Water is a necessity for all life on earth. Some even predict it to be the “new oil,” but why isn’t there enough for everyone? Even though more than 70% of our blue planet 1) ________ of water, we can only use an extremely small part of it as 2) ________ water. As much as 97% of all water is salty, and 2% is frozen. The remaining 1% could still be sufficient for everyone, but 3)________, its distribution is pretty unfair and the quality is inferior largely due to man-made pollution and natural 4) ________.
Today more than 700 million people have no 5) ________ to clean water. They have to walk miles to collect it and carry it home. In agriculture, groundwater and water from marshlands are used to 6) ________ the fields in countries. With a dry and hot climate this is especially problematic. Once pumped out of the ground, the water doesn’t come back. On the 7) ________, the water problem will become a major concern in many societies.
The local population must live on dry land, and as the world’s population grows, the demand for water is growing, too. The UN estimates that in 2025 demand will be up to 40% higher than it is today, and water will be 8)________ in some places. This bears the potential for conflicts about the use of water 9) ________. Governments and societies need to 10) ________ out a sustainable and long-term solution. Technology must be upgraded, and new frameworks for intelligent water resource management have to be established, because there is no life without water.
（注意：请在下面章节测试中填写答案。只填写选项字母，大小写均可。）
Match the English expressions in the left column with their corresponding Chinese versions in the right column. Write down the letter before each number.
1) harmonious coexistence of humanity and nature
2) respect, accommodate, and protect nature
3) have endangered lives and caused widespread distress
4) protecting productive forces
5) adhere to the fundamental state policy
6) develop a green mode of development and a green way of life
7) receive the real environmental benefits from economic development
8) step into a new era of eco-progress
| a) 成为民生之患、民心之痛 b) 坚持基本国策 c) 保护生产力 d) 形成绿色发展方式和生活方式 e) 尊重自然、顺应自然、保护自然 f) 走向生态文明新时代 g) 人与自然和谐共生 h) 感受到经济发展带来的实实在在的环境效益 |
(请找到左栏表达方式1-8对应的中文译文，把中文译文选项前的字母填入下面的章节测试中。大小写字母均可。)
