- 阅读理解A
题干：Humanityusesalittlelessthanhalfthewateravailableworldwide.Yetoccurrencesofshortagesanddroughts(干旱）arecausingfamineanddistressinsomeareas,andindustrialandagriculturalby-productsarepollutingwatersupplies.Sincetheworld’populationisexpectedtodoubleinthenext50years，manyexpertsthinkweareontheedgeofawidespreadwatercrisis.Butthatdoesn'thavetobetheoutcome.Watershortagesdonothavetotroubletheworld-ifwestartvaluingwatermorethanwehaveinthepast.Justaswebegantoappreciatepetroleummoreafterthe1970soilcrises,todaywemuststartlookingatwaterfromafresheconomicperspective.Wecannolongeraffordtoconsiderwateravirtuallyfreeresourceofwhichwecanuseasmuchaswelikeinanywaywewant.Instead，forallusesexceptthedomesticdemandofthepoor，governmentsshouldpricewatertoreflectitsactualvalue.Thismeanschargingafeeforthewateritselfaswellasforthesupplycosts.Governmentsshouldalsoprotectthisresourcebyprovidingwaterinmoreeconomicallyandenvironmentallysoundways.Forexample,oftenthecheapestwaytoprovideirrigation(灌慨）waterinthedrytropicsisthroughsmall-scaleprojects,suchasgatheringrainfallindepressions(凹地）andpumpingittonearbycropland.Nomatterwhatstepsgovernmentstaketoprovidewatermoreefficiently，theymustchangetheirinstitutionalandlegalapproachestowateruse.Ratherthanspreadcontrolamonghundredsoreventhousandsoflocal，regional，andnationalagenciesthatwatchvariousaspectsofwateruse，countriesshouldsetupcentralauthoritiestocoordinatewaterpolicy.
题目：According to the author, the water price should_____. - A 、correspond to its real value
- B 、be reduced to the minimum
- C 、stimulate domestic demand
- D 、take into account the occurrences of droughts
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
细节题。第三段首句指出：政府应该根据水真正的价值来确定其价格。据此，可以确定A选项正确。
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