2010年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项的练习29
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 1</p><p> <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="Wisely">Wisely</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="timeis">timeis</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1. 6 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="annum">annum</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="countryEngland">countryEngland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>: <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="peoplejust">peoplejust</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="about">about</span> 120,000 <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="peoplejust">peoplejust</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>! <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>! <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>! <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. 2000, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 7,000,000,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>! <span word="So">So</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>.</p>
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