2018年浙江专升本英语考试真题.docx

2018 年浙江专升本英语考试真题 注意事项： 答题前， 考生务必将自己的姓名、 准考证用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的 位置上。 每小题选出答案后， 用 2B 铅笔把答题纸上对应题号的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮 擦干净 后，再选涂其他答案的标号。不能答在试卷上。 Format I Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marker A,B,C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on The Answer Sheet.(40 points) Passage One Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage: A U.N. report says water is in demand around the world as temperatures on Earth ' s surface rise and demand grows along with populations. The report was released this week at the World Water Forum in Brasilia. The conference has been described as the world ' s larg est water-related event. Federal District Governor Rodrigo Rollemberg spoke at a panel discussion on Tuesday at the forum. He described water shortages as a worldwide problem. “Here in Brasilia, it is no different, ” he added. The public water supply has less water because of low rainfall as well as fast and disorderly growth in Brasilia, which is part of the Federal District, Rollemberg said. In January 2016, after three years of little rain, district officials began limiting how much water people could use. The governments of the Federal District and the nearby state of Goias also gave $166 million to develop water infrastructure (基础设施) . Demandaround the world is expected to increase by nearly one-third by 2050. By then, 5 billion people could be left with poor access to water, the U.N. warned in its 2018 World Water Development Report. To avoid such a crisis, U.N. officials called for “ nature - based solutions ” that use or copy natural processes that should be andused to increase water availability. They said solutions could include changing farming methods so fields keep more moisture and nutrients, collecting rainwater, and protecting wetlands. The officials also proposed reestablishing floodplains said t