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A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

    PAI researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.

Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.

    The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera (霍乱), which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now import sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning. The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.

68. According to the fourth paragraph, lack of water in the future may result in many problems EXCEPT_______.

A. health problems                          B. international conflict

C. environmental problems                  D. economic problems

69. According to the passage, in the following countries, _______is in deep need of water.

A. Colombia          B. Syria        C. New Zealand             D. South Africa

70. The PAI study gives many solutions to the water problem EXCEPT_______.

A. usage of multifunctional water      B. water saving   

C. using less water of farming                 D. control of population

71. The most suitable title of the passage is_______.

A. Population and Water                         B. How to Solve Water Problem

C. International Water Crisis（危机）             D. Water—the Life of the Earth

       A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025．A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study．It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now．The people live in twenty-eight countries．Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East．

     PAI researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water．At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems．The demand for water keeps increasing．Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same．

       Mr．Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world．He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase．

       The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems．It may increase health problems．Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe．Mr．Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera （霍乱）, which are carried in water．Lack of water may also result in more international conflict．Countries may have to compete for water in the future．Some countries now import sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries．This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq．And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies．This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning．The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem．One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose．Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water．A third way is to use less water of agriculture．

1.According to the fourth paragraph, lack of water in the future may result in many problems EXCEPT_______．

       A．health problems                                  B．international conflict

       C．environmental problems                        D．economic problems

2.According to the passage, in the following countries, _______is in deep need of water．

       A．Colombia            B．Syria             C．New Zealand       D．South Africa

3.The PAI study gives many solutions to the water problem EXCEPT_______．

       A．usage of multifunctional water          B．water saving       

       C．using less water of farming                   D．control of population

4.The most suitable title of the passage is_______．

       A．Population and Water                       B．How to Solve Water Problem

       C．International Water Crisis（危机）     D．Water—the Life of the Earth

A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025．A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study．It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now．The people live in twenty-eight countries．Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East．

     PAI researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water．At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems．The demand for water keeps increasing．Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same．

       Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world．He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase．

       The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems．It may increase health problems．Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe．Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera （霍乱）, which are carried in water．Lack of water may also result in more international conflict．Countries may have to compete for water in the future．Some countries now import sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries．This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq．And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies．This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning．The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem．One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose．Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water．A third way is to use less water of agriculture．

1．According to the fourth paragraph, lack of water in the future may result in many problems EXCEPT_______．

       A．health problems                                  B．international conflict

       C．environmental problems                        D．economic problems

2．According to the passage, in the following countries, _______is in deep need of water．

       A．Colombia            B．Syria             C．New Zealand       D．South Africa

3．The PAI study gives many solutions to the water problem EXCEPT_______．

       A．usage of multifunctional water          B．water saving       

       C．using less water of farming                   D．control of population

4．The most suitable title of the passage is_______．

       A．Population and Water                       B．How to Solve Water Problem

       C．International Water Crisis（危机）     D．Water—the Life of the Earth

Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners can run!

In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.

Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”

Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.

Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）, says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”

What made Jean take part in sports?

A. She was brave.          B. She was competitive. 

C. She was strong.          D. She was disabled.

What does the underlined word “coach” mean?

A. to train or give instruction and advice   B. to experiment

C. to get hold of and stop               D. to repeat

What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?

       A. Work hard.             B. Hope for the best.

       C. Dream a lot.            D. Have great wishes and work hard.

If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary , you will find it means “to bring into being, to cause something each of us does daily to exist”．

       We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First, this includes an awareness of our surroundings．It means using all of our senses to become aware of our world．This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture（质地）, as well as taste, when we plan a meal．Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss．

       A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things．There is nothing new under the sun. The creativity is remaking or recombining（重组） the old in new ways. For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph．

       A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to ask for them to achieve some new results．To think up a new idea is one thing; to put the idea to work is another．

       These three parts of creativity are included in all the great works of geniuses, but they are also included in many of our day-to-day activities．(257 words)

Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

A. To prepare for a meal．

B. To arrange the furniture in a special way．

C. To buy some books from a bookstore．

D. To “write” a letter with the computer．

“There is nothing new under the sun” really implies that _________．

       A. a new thing can only be created at the basis of earlier things  

       B. a new thing is only a tale

       C. we can seldom create new things            

       D. we can hardly see really new things in the world

What is the relationship between a new thought and its being put into practice?

       A. It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to put it into practice．

       B. To find a new thought will clearly lead to the production of a new thing．

       C. A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor．

       D. One may come up with a new thought, but may not put it into practice．

The best title for this passage is__________．

       A. How to Develop One’s Creativity          

       B. What Is Creativity

       C. The Importance of Creativity          

       D. Creativity, a Not Faraway Thing