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2020 年高考英语考前特训30 天之 【阅读理解】题型满分练04原题版 Test 1 Encouraging life to bloom in the middle of a desert is no easy task. But one company in the United Arab Emirates has come up with a plan to provide drinking water for the state’s citizens. The company intends to drag icebergsfromAntarcticatothegulf coast in ordertoharvest itsfreshwater. The company plans to source the massive blocks of ice from Heard Island, around 600 miles off the coast of mainlandAntarctica.It will then transport them around 5,500 miles to Fujairah, one part of the UAE. One iceberg couldprovideenoughwater for onemillionpeopleover fiveyears,accordingtothecompany. Thecompany’sdirector saysthey have already travelledthetransportation route andcheckedthepossibility of the scheme, according to reports in Gulf News . Speaking to the site about what he is calling the UAE Iceberg Project,Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi said, “We have made the technical and financial plan. We will start theproject at thebeginning of2018.Wewant it mainly for thewater.It could alsobegood for tourism andthe weather.” TheUAE is oneofthe driest countriesin theworld,dueto its extremely arid climate,which receiveslessthan four inches of rainfall per year. Despite that, it consumes more water than double the global national average, puttingthecountry at severerisk ofdroughtsover thenext 25years. An average iceberg contains more than 20 billion gallons of water, according to the company. The iceberg takes a long time to melt as 80 percent of it is under the water, while the white ice above reflects sunlight and deflects(使转向) its heat. Blocks of ice will be placed in giant tanks, before being processed. “This is the purest water in theworld,”Mr.Al Shehi added. 1．What canwelearn abouttheUAEproject? A．Itwillhelp theUAEharvest freshwater. B．Itwill encouragelifetoboom inAntarctica. C．ItwillputtheUAE at severerisk