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Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2? On your answer sheet, write:

问答题 Water use per person is higher in the industrial world than it was in Ancient Rome.

【正确答案】NO

【答案解析】根据段落A的最后一句话“At the height of the Roman Empire,nine major systems, with an innovative layout of pipes and well-built sewers, supplied the occupants of Rome with as much water per person as is provided in many parts of the industrial world today” ，即：在罗马帝国的鼎盛时期，九条主干系统，加上新型管道布局以及内置下水道，使其人均供水量和今天的工业化国家一样多。题目里所给的higher（高于）和as much as（和……一样多）不符，因此本句话与作者的意思相矛盾，填No。

问答题 Feeding increasing populations is possible due primarily to improved irrigation systems.

【正确答案】YES

【答案解析】根据段落B可知， “Food production has kept pace with soaring populations mainly because of the expansion of artificial irrigation systems that make possible the growth of 40% of the world’ s food” ，即：食物产量跟上了暴增的人口，主要是因为人工灌溉系统的推广使全球食物总量增长40%成为可能。该句话与文段内容相吻合，故填YES。

问答题 Modern water systems imitate those of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

【正确答案】NOT GIVEN

【答案解析】根据段落C可发现原词重现。原文为“Yet there is a dark side to this picture: despite our progress, half of the world’ s population still suffers, with water services inferior to those available to the ancient Greeks and Romans” ，其含义如下： “然而，这一现象也有其阴暗的一面：尽管我们取得了一定的进步，然而，世界上半数的人口仍然忍受着还不如当初古希腊和古罗马的供水服务。 ” imitate指模仿，在原文中没有对应点，既不一致，也不矛盾。故填NOT GIVEN（未给出）。

问答题 Industrial growth is increasing the overall demand for water.

【正确答案】NO

【答案解析】根据段落F可知， “Although population, industrial output and economic productivity have continued to soar in developed nations, the rate at which people withdraw water from aquifers, rivers and lakes has slowed” ，即：虽然在发达国家，人口、工业产出和经济产量持续地大幅上升，但是人们从水库、河流和湖泊中抽取水的速度却在下降。而该句话的含义是：工业增长增加了对水的整体需求，显然与段落大意不符，故填NO。

问答题 Modern technologies have led to a reduction in domestic water consumption.

【正确答案】YES

【答案解析】根据段落G可知， “But since 1980, the amount of water consumed per person has actually decreased, thanks to a range of new technologies that help to conserve water in homes and industry” ，即：但是自从1980年以来，人均水消费量事实上下降了。这主要是因为采用了一系列有助于节约民用和工业用水的新科技。因此，新科技的确导致了家庭用水量的下降，题目表述与原文相符，故填YES。

问答题 In the future, governments should maintain ownership of water infrastructures.

【正确答案】NOT GIVEN

【答案解析】根据段落H可知， “On the other hand, dams, aqueducts and other kinds of infrastructure will still have to be built, particularly in developing countries where basic human needs have not been met” ，即：另一方面，水坝、引水渠以及其他基础设施仍将被建造，尤其是在一些连基本的人民需求都没有得到满足的发展中国家。政府是否对基础设施保持所有权，找不到相关对应点，既不一致，也不矛盾。故填NOT GIVEN。