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2022-2023年河南省商丘市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.

Bullyproblemisdefinitelymoreseriousthanwhatthesesurveys'figureshaveshown.

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2.

Exceptforphysicalfitness,healthalsoinvolves______.

3.

Halfayearafterhis60thbirthday,Forbeshadhisprostateandlymphnodesremovedandhisbladdertohisurethrareattached(尿道).

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4.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1~7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8~10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Euro(欧元)

Nationalcurrenciesarevitallyimportanttothewaymoderneconomiesoperate.Theyallowustoconsistentlyexpressthevalueofanitemacrossbordersofcountries,oceans,andcultures.Wealthcanbeeasilystoredortransportedascurrency.

Currenciesarealsodeeplyembeddedinourculturesandourpsyche.Thinkabouthowfamiliaryouarewiththepriceofthings.Ifyou'vegrownupintheUnitedStates,youthinkofeverythingin"dollars,"justlikeyouthinkaboutdistancesininchesandmiles.

OnJanuary1,2002,theeurobecamethesinglecurrencyof12memberstatesoftheEuropeanUnion.Thiswillmakeitthesecondlargestcurrencyintheworld(theU.S.dollarbeingthelargest).Itwillalsobethelargestcurrencyeventinthehistoryoftheworld.Twelvenationalcurrencieswillevaporate(蒸发)andbereplacedbytheeuro.

DesigningtheEuro

TheEuropeanCommission(EC)wasgiventhetaskofcreatingtheeurosymbolaspartofitscommunicationswork.Therewerethreethingsthedesignhadtoaccomplish:

Ithadtobeeasilyrecognized.

Ithadtobeeasilywrittenbyhand.

Ithadtobepleasingtolookat.

TheEChadmorethan30designsdrawnup.Theyselected10fromthoseandletthepublicvote,whichnarrowedthose10downtotwo.Fromthemtheymadetheirfinalselection.ThedesignthatwasselectedisbasedontheGreekletterepsilon,andalsoresemblesthe"e"asthefirstletteroftheword"Europe."Thetwoparallellinesthroughthecenterofthe"c"representstability.

WhereDidtheIdeaComeFrom?

Theoriginalseedwasplantedin1946whenWinstonChurchillsuggestedthecreationofthe"UnitedStatesofEurope."Hisgoalswereprimarilypolitical,inthathehopedaunifiedgovernmentwouldbringaboutpeaceforacontinentthathadbeentornapartbytwoWorldwars.

Then,in1952,sixwest-EuropeancountriestookChurchill'ssuggestionandcreatedtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity(ECSC)Theseresourceswerequitestrategictothepowerofeachcountry,soarequirementoftheECSCwasthateachcountryallowstheirresourcestobecontrolledbyanindependentauthority.Theirgoal,justasChurchillhadintended,wastohelppreventmilitaryconflictbetweenFranceandGermany.

In1957,theTreatyofRomewassigned,declaringthegoalofcreatingacommonEuropeanmarket.ItwassignedbyFrance,Germany,Italy,Belgium,theNetherlands,andLuxembourg.

Aftermanyfalsestarts,theprocessofcreatingtheEurogotitsrealstartin1989,whentheDelorsReportwaspublishedbyJacquesDelors,presidentoftheEuropeanCommission.Thisimportantreportoutlinedathree-stagetransition(过渡)planthatwouldcreateasingleEuropeancurrency.

PlanningtheTransition

AsoutlinedintheDelorsReport,thetransitiontoasingleEuropeancourtesyfollowedathree-stageplan:StageonebeganonJuly1,1990,andimmediatelyabolished(废止)(atleastinprinci

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5.LynnJosephsuggeststhatbeforeconsideringthejobresearch,thedownsizedshouldfirst

A.modifytheirresumetomakeitmoreattractive

B.trytogetsomereemploymenttraining

C.seekhelpfromprofessionalcareercounselors

D.getoverthehurttotheirfeelingscausedbythelayoff

6.

Coke'sadvertisingonceshowedayoungmandrawingaglassofCokefromoneofthecrockeryurnsthenusedto______.

7.

Onereasonthatteacherswoulddrivestudentstosportsfieldliesinthatitwillprobablyhelptoexhaustthechildrensothattheycansitstillinclass.

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8.Calories

Foryearsnow,calorieshavebeenalltherage—peopleareCountingthemandcuttingthem,andyou'dbehardpressedtofindsomethingatthesupermarketthatdoeshotlistitscaloriesperservingsomewhereonthepackage.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhatexactlyacalorieis?

WhatisaCalorie

Acaloricisaunitofenergy.Wetendtoassociatecalorieswithfood,buttheyapplytoanythingcontainingenergy.Forexample,agallon(about4liters)ofgasolinecontainsabout31,000,000calories.

Specifically,acaloricistheamountofenergy,orheat,ittakestoraisethetemperatureof1gramofwater1degreeCelsius(1.8degreesFahrenheit).Onecaloricisequalto4.184joules(焦耳),acommonunitofenergyusedinthephysicalsciences.Mostofusthinkofcaloriesinrelationtofood,asin"Thiscanofsodahas200calories."Itturnsoutthatthecaloriesonafoodpackageareactuallykilocalories(1,000calories=1kilocalorie).Thewordissometimescapitalizedtoshowthedifference,butusuallynot.Afoodcaloriecontains4,184joules.Acanofsodacontaining200foodcaloriescontains200,000regularcalories,or200kilocalories.Agallonofgasolinecontains31,000kilocalories.

Thesameappliestoexercisewhenafitnesschartsaysyouburnabout100caloriesforeverymileyoujog,itmeans100kilocalories.Forthedurationofthisarticle,whenwesay"calorie",wemean"kilocalorie".

WhatCaloriesDo

Humanbeingsneedenergytosurvive—tobreathe,move,pumpblood—andtheyacquirethisenergyfromfood.

Thenumberofcaloriesinafoodisameasureofhowmuchpotentialenergythatfoodpossesses.Agramofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)has4calories,agrainofproteinhas4calories,andagramoffathas9calories.Foodsareacompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks.Soifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknowbowmanycalories,orhowmuchenergy,thatfoodcontains.

Ifwelookatthenutritionallabelonthebackofapacketbfmaple-and-brown-sugaroatmeal(麦片),wefindthatithas160calories.Thismeansthatifweweretopourthisoatmealintoadish,settheoatmealonfireandgetittoburncompletely(whichisactuallyprettytricky),thereactionwouldproduce160kilocalories(remember:foodcaloriesarekilocalories)enoughenergytoraisethetemperatureof160kilogramsofwater1degreeCelsius.Ifwelookcloseratthenutritionallabel,weseethatouroatmealhas2gramsoffat,4gramsofproteinand32gramsofcarbohydrates,producingatotalof162calories(apparently,foodmanufacturersliketorounddown).Ofthese162calories,18comefromfat(9cal×2g),16comefromprotein(4cal×4g)and128comefromcarbohydrates(4cal×32g).

YourCaloricNeeds

Justhowmanycaloriesdoourcellsneedtofunctionwell?Thenumberisdifferentforeveryperson.Youmaynoticeonthenutritionallabelsofthefoodsyoubuythatthe"percentdailyvalues"arebasedona2,000caloriediet—2,000caloriesisaroughaverageofwhataperson.needstoeatinaday,butyourbodymightneedmoreorlessthan2,000calories.Height,weight,gender,ageandactivitylevelallaffectyourcaloricneeds.Therearethreemainfactorsinvolvedincalculatinghowmanycaloriesyourbodyneedsperday:

-Basalmetabolicrate(基本新陈代谢率)

-Physicalactivity

-Thermic(热的)effectoffood

Yourbasalmetabolicrate(BMR)istheamountofenergyyourbodyneedstofunctionatrest.Thisaccountsforabout60to70percentofcaloriesburnedinadayandincludestheenergyrequiredtokeeptheheartbeating,thelungsbreathing,thekidneysfunctioningandthebodytemperaturestabilized.Ingeneral,menhaveahigherBMRthanwomen.

The

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Theauthorsuggeststhatthewifekeepthemoneywhilethehusbanddecideshowtospendit.

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10.FlyingObjects

Itissometimesreportedthatstrangeobjectshavebeenseenhighupintheair.TheseUnidentifiedFlyingObjects(UFOs)havecausedalotofinterest.Someofthereportsaboutthemaredifficulttobelieve.Somehavebeenexplainedinscientificways.Othershaveneverbeenexplained.

Itisnoteasytodecidewhetherareportistrueornot.OnereportofanunidentifiedobjectcamefromaBritishaeroplaneonitswayfromNewYorktoLondonin1954.TheBritishmachinewasflyingoveranislandat19,000feetwhenthecaptainandothersonboardnoticedsomethingontheleftandratherlowerthantheiraeroplane.Itwasaboutfivemilesaway.

"Itbecameclear,"thecaptainsaid,"thatitwasnotoneobjectbutseveral.Wesawonelargeobjectandsixsmallerobjects.Isentoutaradioreportaboutit,andIreceivedtheanswerthatfighterplaneswerecomingouttomeetus.Beforethefighterswereinsight,thesmallerobjectsenteredthebigobject.Thebigobjectthenbecamesmallerandmovedawayfast—unbelievablyfast."

Thecaptainlateransweredalotofquestionsfromnewspapermen.

"Howlongdidyouhaveforstudyingtheobjects,CaptainHoward?"

"Theystayedwithusforaboutsixminutes."

"Whatshapeweretheobjects?".

"Thelargeonewascontinuallychangingitsshape,buteachoftilesmalleroneswasroundlikeaball."

"Whatdoyoumeanby'changingitsshape',Captain?"

"Well—atonetimethebigonehadtheshapeofatelephonereceiver,butsometimesitwasroundWhenitflewawayitseemedtoberatherlikeaverybigplateinshape."

"Tellus,CaptainHoward—err—wereyouafraid?""ItruthfullysaythatIwasn't.Noneofthepeopleintheplanefeltanyfear.Wetalkedaboutthat,andweallagreedthatinfactwefeltfriendlytowardstheobjects."

Thereareotheraccountsofflyingobjectswhichhavebeenseenfromtheairorfromtheground.AndmanyofthosewhohavetoldusaboutthemaremenlikeCaptainHoward—menofsenseandexperience,menwhosewordcanbetrusted.

DennisBardens,whowrotethebookMysteriousWorlds,tellsusthatheoncesawaUFOhimself.HehaddinneronenightwithafriendnearTripoli,Libya,andafterdinnerthetwomenwalkedacrosstohisroomtolookatsomepapers.Bardensnoticedalighthighupoverthesea.Itwasaredlight.

Heturnedtohisfriend,andmentionedthatthemoonlookedstrangethatnight.

"Itisn'tthemoon,"wasthereply.

Theywatchedthelightandsawthatitwasmoving.Itseemedtobeanobjectratherlikeabigplate.Insomewaysitlookedlikesmokewithalightonit;butitwasnotsmokebecauseitdidnotchangeitsshape.Itwasmovinginaregularway.Thatistosay,itdidnotgosuddenlyfasterormoreslowly,anditdidnotgohigherorlower.Sothetwomendecidedthattheremustbemeninit.

WhenitcamenearertoLibya,Bardenssaysthathefelteyeslookingathim.Hewasbeingwatchedinthedarkness.

Whenitwasnearer,theynoticedthatthebottompartswerebrighterthanthetop.Thebottomwasyellowandthetopred.ThentheobjectsuddenlyturnedawayandleftLibya,movingveryfast.

OnalaterdayBardenstalkedtootherpeopleaboutit,andhefoundsomewhohadseenit.Theyalldescribeditinthesameway.Couldtheyallbemistaken?

OtherpeopleindifferentpartsoftheworldbelievethattheyhaveseenUFOs.Thosewhousedtolaughattheideadonotlaughsooftennow.Alotofreportsandbookshavebeenwrittenonthissubject,anditseemsimpossibletotakenonoticeofthem.Fewpeoplereallybelieveit'sUFOs,butperhapstheywillinthefuture.Letusconsideranotherofthereports.Letus

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11.TheHydrogenEconomy

Itseemslikeeverydaythereisanewannouncementinthenewsaboutautomobilespoweredbyfuelcells.Thepromisesaregreat,sincefuelceilshavethepotentialtoveryquicklydoubletheefficiencyofcarswhilesignificantlyreducingairpollution.

Atthesametime,therehavebeennewsstoriesfordecadesabouttheproblemsassociatedwithpetroleum.Everythingfromoilspillstoozonealertstoglobalwarminggetsblamedonourdependenceonfossilfuels.Thesetwoforcesareleadingtheworldtowardwhatisbroadlyknownasthehydrogeneconomy.Ifthepredictionsaretrue,overthenextseveraldecadeswewillallbegintoseeanamazingshiftawayfromthefossilfueleconomywehavetodaytowardamuchcleanerhydrogenfuture.

ProblemswiththeFossilFuelEconomy

Whilefossilfuelshaveplayedanimportantroleingettingsocietytothepointitisattoday,therearefourbigproblemsthatfossilfuelscreate:

Airpollution—Whencarsburngasoline,theinternalcombustionenginealsoproduces:

-Carbonmonoxide,apoisonousgas

-Nitrogenoxides,themainsourceofurbansmog

-Unburnedhydrocarbons,themainsourceofurbanozone

Environmentalpollution—Theprocessoftransportingandstoringoilhasabigimpactontheenvironmentwheneversomethinggoeswrong.Anoilspill,pipelineexplosionorwellfirecancreateahugemess.

Globalwarming—Thecarbondioxidecomingoutofeverycar'stailpipeisagreenhousegasthatisslowlyraisingthetemperatureoftheplanet.Theultimateeffectsareunknown,butitisastrongpossibilitythat,eventually,therewillbedramaticclimatechangesthataffecteveryoneontheplanet.

Dependence—TheUnitedStates,andmostothercountries,cannotproduceenoughoiltomeetdemand,sotheyimportitfromoil-richcountries.Thatcreatesaneconomicdependence.WhenMiddleEastoilproducersdecidetoraisethepriceofoil,therestoftheworldhaslittlechoicebuttopaythehigherprice.

AdvantagesoftheHydrogenEconomy

Thehydrogeneconomypromisestoeliminatealloftheproblemsthatthefossilfueleconomycreates.Therefore,theadvantagesofthehydrogeneconomyinclude:

Theeliminationofpollutioncausedbyfossilfuels—Whenhydrogenisusedinafuelcelltocreatepower,itisacompletelycleantechnology.Theonlybyproductiswater.Therearealsonoenvironmentaldangerslikeoilspillstoworryaboutwithhydrogen.

Theeliminationofgreenhousegases—Ifthehydrogencomesfromtheelectrolysisofwater,thenhydrogenaddsnogreenhousegasestotheenvironment.Thereisaperfectcycle—electrolysisproduceshydrogenfromwater,andthehydrogenrecombineswithoxygentocreatewaterandpowerinafuelcell.

Theeliminationofeconomicdependence—TheeliminationofoilmeansnodependenceontheMiddleEastanditsoilreserves.

Distributedproduction—Hydrogencanbeproducedanywherethatyouhaveelectricityandwater.Peoplecanevenproduceitintheirhomeswithrelativelysimpletechnology.

Theproblemswiththefossilfueleconomyaresogreat,andtheenvironmentaladvantagesofthehydrogeneconomysosignificant,thatthepushtowardthehydrogeneconomyisverystrong.

TechnologicalHurdles

Thebigquestionwiththehydrogeneconomyis,"Wheredoesthehydrogencomefrom?"Afterthatcomesthequestionoftransporting,distributingandstoringhydrogen.Hydrogentendstobelargeandtrickyinitsnaturalgaseousform.Oncebothofthesequestionsareansweredinaneconomicalway,thehydrogeneconomywillbeinplace.

WhereDoestheHydrogenComeFrom?

Therearetwopossiblesourcesforthehydrogen:

Electrolysisofwater—usingelectricit

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12.

Rocksin______havebeenoversampledcomparedwiththoseinthetropics.

13.

Itis______thatdrivesbirdstobecomeintelligent.

A.societynecessity

B.physicalneed

C.geneticinformation

D.psychologicalrequest

14.

Abathroomscaleisusuallyusedfor______.

A.planningone'sdiet

B.measuringone'sweight

C.recordingheatvalue

D.regulatethetemperature

15.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

What'stherightactivityforme?

Whoeveryouare.there'sanactivityforyou.Andjustasgettingfitterdoesn'thavetomeanpushingyourselftothelimitsofyourendurance,youdon'thavetobetechnicallybrilliantataparticularsporttoderivepleasureandhealthbenefitsfromit.

Somepeopleholdbackfromgettingfitbecausetheyfeelself-consciousabouttheirabilityorbodyandwanttofindanactivitytheycandoontheirown,butorganizedclassesandsportsclubscanprovideyouwithsupportandmotivation,aswellasachancetomakenewfriends.

Ifyou'reinterestedinfootball,hockeyorotherteamsports,forexample,manylocalclubswillhaveseveralteamsofvaryingabilities,whilethereareplentyofaerobicsoryogaclassesspecificallydesignedtocaterforbeginners.

You'renevertoooldtolearntoswim,oryoucantakeclassestoimproveyourtechniqueifthat'swhat'sholdingyouback.

Butmanyactivitiescanbedonebyyourself,andrequireneithertechnicalexpertisenormuchinthewayofequipmentorexpensejustyourwillingnesstogiveitago.

Herearesomeofthebest,easiestandmostpopularwaystostartgettingfit,aswellassomesuggestionsforalternatives,thatgetyoustartedorputyouintouchwithalocalclub.

Walking

Mostofuswalkatsomepointeachdaybutwedoitfarlessthanweusedto.Thegovernmentcalculatesthere'sbeenadeclineofmorethan20percentinthenumberofmileswalkedsincethemid-1980s.

Butwalkingisthesimplestandcheapestofallexercises,andmakingitaregularactivityandfocusingontheintensityordistancecoveredcangreatlyincreaseyourfitness.

Walkingimprovestheconditionofyourheartandlungsandworksthemusclesofthelowerbody.It'saweight-bearingactivity,soitmayimprovebonedensity,yetit'salsolowimpact,puttinglessstressonthejointsthansomeotherformsofexercise.

Asidefromthehealthbenefitsofwalking,someofthecountry'smostbeautifulscenerycanonlybeaccessedonfoot,soifyoudon'ttrywalking,thinkwhatyou'redenyingyourself.Ifyou'reanovice,goingroupsoraspartofanorganizedoutingviaaramblersclub.

Walkinguphillsexpendsmoreenergy--evenwalkingdownagainusesmoreenergythanwalkingontheflat,butifyoudon'tthinkyou'rereadyforthehillsyet,boostyourfitnessbywalkingjustaboutanywhere.

Youcouldtrypowerwalkinginthepark.Forexample:theideaistowalkatsuchafastpacethatitwouldactuallybeeasiertobreakintoarun.Youburnmorecalorieswalkingatthisspeedthanyouwouldrunningatthesamepace.

Running/jogging

Runningmightjustbetheultimatewaytogetfit:it'scheap,canbedoneanywhere,atanytimeand,mostimportantly,isveryeffective.There'sreallynodifferencebetweenrunningandjogging,althoughjoggingisoftenusedtodescriberunningataslowpace.Whateveryoucallit,allyouneedisagoodpairofrunningshoesandalittleenthusiasm.

Aslongasyou'rehealthyandtakeiteasytostartwith,anyonecanrun.Ifyouhaveahistoryofcertaindiseaseslikechestpain,highbloodpressure,orhavehadrecentsurgeryorarepregnant,consultadoctorfirst.Asahigh-impactactivity,runningmaymaintainorincreasebonedensity.But

A.Offeringreadersinformationaboutsportsactivities.

B.Persuadingreaderstotrycheapwaysofexercise.

C.Attractingpotentialathletestoregisterforsportsevents.

D.Askingpeopletodonateinordertodeveloppublicsports.

16.Oldpeopleshouldn'tbothertochangetheireatinghabitsbecauseit'stoolateforittodothemanygood.

17.WaterProblems

Where'sthewater?

Water.Ifyou'vegotit,youprobablytakeitforgranted.Butaquicklookattheglobe--andachatwiththetinygroupofresearcherswhoareworryingaboutfreshwater---bothindicatethatwatershortagesareveryserious.

Andtheyaren'tnecessarilyinthefuture,either.Here'swhatwe'vereadinthepastweekorso.

...MexicoCity(hometo20millionpeople)issinkingbecausethecitysucksoutundergroundwaterfasterthantheaquifercanberefilled.

...Floridawantstorefillitsoverpumpedaquifer(蓄水层)withuntreatedsurfacewater,despitefederalregulationstothecontrary.

...Texasismovingtowardprivate,for-profitwatersales.Thewaterwillbe"mined"fromaquifersthataredisappearingfast.Nowordonwhattheprivatesuppliers,includingcorporateraiderT.BoonePickens,willdooncetheaquifersrundry.

...Aquifersaroundtheworldarebeingovertappedforirrigatedagriculture,whichfillsabout40percentofthegloballarder.

...TheBushAdministrationhaswithdrawnaproposedtighteningofthearsenicstandardfordrinkingwater.Criticssaytheoldrule,datingto1942,couldallowthousandsofcasesofcancerandotherdiseases.Meanwhile,inBangladesh,what'sbeencalledthe"largestpoisoningofapopulationinhistory"has35to77millionpeopledrinkingarsenic-lacedwater.

...AshowdownisloomingovertheTigris(底格里斯河)andEuphratesRivers(幼发拉底河),whichoriginateinTurkey,theftwaterbothSyriaandIraq.IfTurkeygoes'aheadwithaseriesofdams,thedownrivernationscouldstarve.

Youdon'tmissyourwater,anoldbluessagewiselysaid,untilyourwellrunsdry.DownhereonplanetEarth,thewellisstartingtorundry.We'veseenprojectionsthatthreebillionpeople--halfoftoday'spopulation--willbeshortofwaterin2025.

Placesshortofwater

Seenfromaglobalwatermap,waterisshortestinequatorialcountries,oftenwherepopulationsarerising.Herearesomeexamplesofcountriesfacingwatershortageproblem.

China,with1.26billionpeople,is"theoneareaworryingmostpeoplemostofthetime,"saysMarqde:Villiers,authoroftherecentlypublished"Water".IndryNorthernChina,hesays,"thewatertameisdroppingonemeterperyearduetooverpumping,andtheChineseadmitthat300citiesarerunningshort.Theyaredivertingwaterfromagricultureandfarmersaregoingoutofbusiness."SomeChineseriversaresopollutedwithheavymetalsthattheycan'tbeusedforirrigation,headds.

"They'redisgraceful,unusable,industrialsewers,"saysdeVilliers.Asfarmersgooutofbusiness,Chinawillhavetoimportmorefood.

InIndia,hometo1.002billionpeople,keyaquifersarebeingoverpumped,andthesoilisgrowingsaltierthroughcontaminationwithirrigationwater.IrrigationwasakeytoincreasingfoodproductioninIndiaduringthegreenrevolution,andasthepopulationsurgestowardaprojected1.363billionin2025,itscropswillcontinuetodependoncleanwaterandcleansoil.

Israel(population6.2million),inventedmanywater-conservingtechnologies,butwaterwithdrawalsstillexceedresupply.Overpumpingofaquifersalongthecoastisallowingseawatertopollutedrinkingwater.LikeneighboringJordan,IsraelislargelydependentontheJordanRiverforfreshwater.

WaterFight

Egypt,whosepopulationof68millionmayreach97millionby2025,getsessentiallynorainfall.AllagricultureisirrigatedbyseasonalfloodsfromtheNileRiver,andfromwaterstoredbehindtheAswanHighDam.AnyinterferencewithwaterflowbySudanorEthiopiacouldstarveEgypt.

"TheNileisoneIworryabout,"saysSandraPoste

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18.

TheInternet's___________________programmingisn'tsuitableformobilephones.

19.

HurricaneAndrewwasthesecondcostliestnaturaldisasterintheUnitedStates.

20.FlirtWithSuicide

ThelifeofDavidWoodswasthestuffofanAustralianboy'sdream.Heplayedprofessionalrugbyleaguefootballinacountrythattreatsathletesas,idols.At29,hehadalovingfamily,agirlfriend,a3-month-oldbaby,plentyofmoney,everythingtolivefor.Andforinexplicablereasons,nothingtolivefor.OnNewYear'sEve,Woodscalledhismothertoannouncethathehadsignedanewcontractwithhisteam,GoldenCoast,recallshiselderbrother,Tony.Thenextmorning,heranahosefromtheexhaustpipetothewindowofhisMitsubishisedan(轿车)andgasseshimself.Hisfamilystillhasnoideawhy.

ThedeathofDavidWoodscameasawake-upcalltoAustralia,whichisoftenvotedastheidealplacetobringupkids.Butthesun,thebeachesandthesportingculturearethecheerybackdroptoadisturbingtrend:youngAustralianmenarenowkillingthemselvesattherateofoneaday--tripletherateof30yearsago.ThoughmostAustraliansaren'tparticularlysuicidal,theirboysare.In1990suicidesurpassedcaraccidentsastheleadingcauseofdeathamongmalesaged15to24.Fun-lovingAustraliaisnowfarworseoffthanAsiannationsknownforstrictdiscipline.TheyearlysuiciderateforyoungAustralianmalesis2.5timeshigherthaninJapan,HongKong,orSingapore.

PossibleCausesforSuicide

Whyboys?Anationofwide-openspacesandruggedindividualism,AustraliastillidolizesthefilmstarGaryCoopermodelofmasculinity:thestrong,silenttypewhonevercomplains,whoalwaysgetsthejobdone.Inrecentyearsschoolsandsocialinstitutionshaveconcentratedoncreatingnewopportunitiesforequalityforgirls--whileleavingtroubledboyswiththeclassiccommandoftheAustralianfather:pullyourselftogether.It'spasttimetotakeamuchcloserlookatthelivesofyoungmen,someresearchersargue."Peoplethink,'Mykidsaren'tdoingdrugs,mykidsaresafeathome',"sayspsychiatristJohnTillerofMelbourneUniversity,whostudied148suicidesand206attemptsinthestateofVictoria."Theyarewrong."

TheHaywards,acomfortablywell-offfamilyinWyong,northofSydney,figuredtheyweredealingwiththenormalproblemsoftroubledteenhood.TheirsonMarkhadputupaposterofrockstarKurtCobain,a1994suicidevictim,alongwithaCobainquote:"IhatemyselfandIwanttodie.""Fromtheageof12,Markhadhisupsanddowns--moodswings,depressionandlowself-esteem,"sayshisfather.TheHaywardssentMarktovariouscounselors,noneofwhomwarnedthathehadsuicidaltendencies.BylastyearMarkwas19,fightingbouts(回合)ofunemploymentandadrugproblem.Hetriedchurch,strugglingtodotherightthing.LastSeptemberhedroppedoutadetoxification(戒毒)program,andapologize

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