GRE阅读写作分析--A water warning
<p> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Brabeck">Brabeck</span>-<span word="Letmathe">Letmathe</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nestl">Nestl</span>, <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vulnerablethe">vulnerablethe</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="productive">productive</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2009 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="biofuels">biofuels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p> <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Rijsberman">Rijsberman</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="scarcity">scarcity</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2025: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="combined">combined</span>. <span word="Normally">Normally</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="scarcity">scarcity</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="water">water</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dimension">dimension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vast">vast</span>: <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="cereals">cereals</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heatwave">heatwave</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Rijsbermans">Rijsbermans</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="unnoticed">unnoticed</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="trends">trends</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="factorsin">factorsin</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craze">craze</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="biofuelshave">biofuelshave</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p>
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