Dam on the Yangtze and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (南水北调工程).

The environmental damage could be huge. The Yangtze is already seriously polluted. The project so far has reduced the quantity of underwater life in the Yangtze by over two thirds. And that was before it even opened. Ma Jun, China's best known environmental activist, says the governments preference for giant engineering projects only makes matters worse, "causing us to hit the limits of our water resources". The water crisis is driving China to desperate but eventually unhelpful measures.

1.From the first two paragraphs we know that.

　A.water is badly polluted in most of the area of China

　B.the water in China is unfit for people to survive in a desert

　C.Wang Shucheng was sad about China's future

　D.people in North China are facing a more serious water shortage

2.How does Song Lanhe convince us that the water available for use is so bad?

　A.By listing data. B.By giving examples.

　C.By making comparisons. D.By delivering warnings.

3.China can raise "water productivity" by　　　.

　A.offering diverse water supplies and conservation

　B.strengthening construction of water infrastructure and recycling

　C.raising water prices in big cities as European countries

　D.building up more giant water projects and cooperating with neighbors

答案

1.D 2.A 3.B

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