20151228环球颜王团逻辑阅读LOH题型（20151228胡蕊）.pptxVIP

风一样的美吕—胡蕊WeChat: ruihu0912独创《逻辑阅读法》------胡蕊C7T1P2List of Headingsi scientists’ call for a revision of policyii an explanation for reduce water useiii how a global challenge was metiv irrigation systems fall into disusev environmental effectsvi the financial cost of recent technological improvementvii the relevance to healthviii addressing the concern over increasing populationsix a surprising downward trend in demand for waterX the need to raise standardsXi a description of ancient water supplies C7T1P2H on the other hand, dams, aqueducts and other kinds of infrastructure will still have to be built particularly in developing countries where basic human needs have not been met. But such projects must be built to higher specifications and with more accountability to local people and their environment than in the past. And even in regions where new projects seem warranted, we must find ways to meet demand with fewer resources, respecting ecological criteria and to a smaller budget.C Yet there is a dark side to this picture: despite our progress, half of the world’s population still suffers, with water service inferior to those available to the ancient Greeks and Romans. As the United Nations report on access to water reiterated in November 2001, more than one billion people lack access to cleaning drinking water; some two and a half billion do not have adequate sanitation services. Preventable water-related diseases kill an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 children every day, and the latest evidence suggests that we are falling behind in efforts to solve these problems.F fortunately-and unexpectedly-the demand for water is not rising as rapidly as some predicted. As a result, the pressure to build new water infrastructures has diminished over the past two decades. Although population, industrial output and economic productivity have continued to soar in developed countries, the rate at which people withdraw water from aquifers, rivers and lakes has slowed. And in a few pa