2011年最新六级阅读理解练习（12）
<p> <span word="Fresh">Fresh</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>. <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Testament">Testament</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> 40 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> 40 <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dwindling">dwindling</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="Inshallah">Inshallah</span> ----- <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drains">drains</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semiarid">semiarid</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bake">bake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thirst">thirst</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>, <span word="industrialization">industrialization</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Drought">Drought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="availability">availability</span>. <span word="War">War</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mismanagement">mismanagement</span> <span word="squander">squander</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Says">Says</span> <span word="Joyce">Joyce</span> <span word="Starr">Starr</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="sliding">sliding</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suing">suing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> 15 <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="imminent">imminent</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="valleys">valleys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> -----<span word="from">from</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Euphrates">Euphrates</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span>; <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>, <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="valley">valley</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>; <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timeless">timeless</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scarcity">scarcity</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="haves">haves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span><span word="notes">notes</span>. <span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990 <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freshwater">freshwater</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10000 <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>, <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="had">had</span> 5 500, <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="had">had</span> 4 000, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2 800. <span word="Egypts">Egypts</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> 1 100. <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="had">had</span> 460, <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meager">meager</span> 260. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="upstream">upstream</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="downstream">downstream</span>.</p>
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