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PAGE 2 - 湖北黄冈市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮精练（17）及（解析）答案 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world’s supply of water. With 97% of the world’s water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Although the idea of a water shortage (短缺) seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the world’s agricultural industries experience constant water shortages. Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural