2021年英语四级阅读理解练附答案和解析第4-粮食安全之源.pdfVIP

2021年英语四级阅读理解精练附答案和解析 第4篇:粮食 安全之源 Water : Source Of Food Security Our planet is thirsty— thirsty because it is hungry. It takes one thousand times more water to feed the huma populatio than it does to satisfy its thirst. Water lies at the core of sustainable development concerns, and its rational and equitable management is crucial for huma survival. That was one of the key messages to arise from the World Summit o Sustainable Development2 that was held i Joha esburg this summer. Next years Third World Water Forum in Japan will address this issue in greater depth. It is therefore fitting that this years World Food Day spotlights the role of water in food security. Without water, there can be no food production. In fact, the agricultural sector is the user of70 percent of the planets water supply. I a world i which per capita water availability is declining, we need to focus on appropriate water management if we are to sufficiently increase food production, with a view to reduce hunger and malnutrition, and feed a populatio expected to rise 第 1 页 共 7 页 to 8 billion in 30 yearstime. Shortage of water threatens extensive agricultural regions in developing countries and fans the prospect of food crises. At present, twenty countries do not have enough water to produce the food their populations need. In some cases, the overexploitation of water resources undermines future agricultural production, while in others, their underexploitation inhibits development. The combined vicious impact of poverty, rising demand for food and insufficient availability of water therefore poses a serious challenge for world food security and universal access to clean water. One billion people are deprived of clean water, and most of these people are also hungry. They live in rural a