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环保类阅读模拟训练（一）Over the past 40 years, land subsidence (地面沉降) has caused Cangzhou, Hebei province, to sink by as much as 2.4 meters. There are natural causes for land subsidence, but such a great change is mainly the result of human activities. In the north of China, using too much groundwater is the main reason. Land subsidence can lead to many problems, like breaks in pipelines (管道) and lakes drying up, and may have a bad influence on the safety of subways, high-speed railway lines and buildings in cities. If the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is to run safely at 380 km per hour, railway foundations (地基) cannot be allowed to sink by more than 5 mm in 100 years.The South-North Water Diversion Project (南水北调工程) started nearly 10 years ago to deal with the water shortage problem in the north of China. Now, however, the project itself is influenced by land subsidence.The key to solving the problem is to save water. It is important for the north of China that this area starts to develop water-saving agriculture and close some factories. Beijing announced in 2007 that within five years it would stop some water-consuming projects such as golf courses and bath centers. Saving water, gas and oil in daily life are things that all of us can do to help stop land subsidence. 1. What’s the main reason for land subsidence in the north of China? A. Natural disasters. B. Overuse of groundwater. C. A large population. D. Using too much land. 2. Land subsidence can cause the following problems EXCEPT ______. A. lakes may dry up B. pipelines may break up C. the South will be short of water D. high-speed railway may not be safe 3. According to what Beijing announced in2007, we learn that ______. A. there are no bath centers in Beijing B. Beijing now is badly short of water C. China will stop the South-North Water Diversion Project D. Beijing began to take steps to stop land subsidence 4.The purpose of the article is to _____. A. call on p