2012.6英语六级阅读:染威胁中国经济增长

China now consumes more than 600-billion cubic meters of water a year. That makes up about three-quarters of its exploitable water resources.

The average per capita of water resources is only 2-thousand-one-hundred cubic meters annually - about 28-percent of the world's average level.

In the water reservation guideline, China is trying to keep its total volume of water use below 670-billion cubic meters in 2020.

The guideline has capped the maximum annual water consumption at 700-billion cubic meters by the end of 2030.

Hu Siyi is the vice minister of water resources.

"In places where water intake has reached or surpassed the quota, approval of new water intake projects will be suspended. We will draft the compulsory standard of water conservation and ban the sale of substandard products. In places where sewage discharge exceeds local handling capacity, approval of new pollution discharge outlets will be limited."

He notes that water shortages, serious river pollution and the deteriorating aquatic ecology are threatening the country's economic growth.

Water reservation engineer Zhou Xuewen elaborates some specific measures in the guideline to save water.

"Water saving facilities is encouraged in daily life. High water consumption sectors will be phased out. The water saved by advanced agricultural technologies will be used in the industry sectors to meet the demands. We are also encouraging recycling and sea water desalination in water-starved areas."

Ministry of Water Resources suggests 40-percent of Chinese rivers have been seriously polluted and made unfit for drinking.

Currently two-thirds of Chinese cities are water-needy, while nearly 300-million rural residents lack access to safe drinking water.

To find solutions the central government is planning 4-trillion yuan of investment in water resource conservation projects over the next ten years.

词汇讲解：
1. average adj. 平均的
例句：The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen.
这个班级中男生的平均年龄为十五岁。

2. volume n. (生产,交易等的)量;额
例句：The volume of business with Japan has increased.
与日本的贸易额增加了。

3. cap vt.覆盖, 笼罩；胜过, 超过
例句：Each clown capped the last joke of the other.
丑角的笑话一个比一个好。

4. consumption n. 消耗量;消费量
例句：There's too great a consumption of alcohol in Britain.
在英国酒的消耗量太大了。

5. surpass vt.超过; 优于; 多于; 非…所能办到
例句：The results surpassed all our expectations.
结果比我们期望的都好。

6. suspend vt.暂停, 终止
例句：Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
冲突双方同意暂时停火。

7. compulsory adj. 必须做的，强制的，强迫的
例句：Attendance at the meeting is compulsory.
会议是必须参加的。

8. exceed vt.超过; 超越
例句：The driver exceeds the speed limit.
那位司机超速驾车。

9. shortage n. 缺少,不足,匮乏
例句：There is a shortage of salt in this country.
这个国家缺少盐。

10. lack vt.缺乏; 缺少
例句：They met , for they lacked equipment, experience and technical data.
因为缺少设备, 缺乏经验和技术资料, 他们遇到不少困难。

短语讲解：
1. That makes up about three-quarters of its exploitable water resources.

make up组成, 构成
例句：The audience was made up of very young children.
观众由小孩子们组成。

2. Water saving facilities is encouraged in daily life. High water consumption sectors will be phased out.

phase out逐步淘汰, 逐步结束
例句：The factory has already phased out a batch of production equipment.
这家工厂已备。

3. The water saved by advanced agricultural technologies will be used in the industry sectors to meet the demands.

meet the demand满足需要;符合要求
例句：The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.
供不应求。

4. Currently two-thirds of Chinese cities are water-needy, while nearly 300-million rural residents lack access to safe drinking water.

access to有权使用；到某地的通道
例句：Students need easy access to books.
学生需要得到借书的便利。