2017届湖北省黄冈市高考英语阅读理解二轮精练：17（含解析）
<p> 湖北黄冈市2017高考英语阅读理解二轮精练（17）及（解析）答案</p><p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="With">With</span> 97% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="salty">salty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> (短缺) <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="fortunate">fortunate</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span>.</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="dams">dams</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="redistribution">redistribution</span> (重新分配) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="valleys">valleys</span> (山谷) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="dams">dams</span>, <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="troubling">troubling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> (灌溉). <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="farmers">farmers</span>’ <span word="overuse">overuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="irrgation">irrgation</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 25% <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="valleys">valleys</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="managed">managed</span>.</p>
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