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　　Thisreadingtestcontains11questions.Youshouldspendabout20minutesonthistask.

　　Readthepassagebelowandanswer11questions.

　　SectionA

　　Muynakusedtobeaportcity.InhabitantsofMuynak,ofwhichtherearefewerandfewer,nowposeforpicturesnexttoshipswhichwereonceanchoredalongtheshoresoftheAralSea,butarenowstrandedinanoceanofsandwherewateroncewas.Thesepicturesarepublishedinscientificjournalsandmagazinesalongsidedescriptionsofhowwhatwasoncetheworld&

rsquo;

sfourthlargestlakemaydisappearaltogetherby2020.

　　SectionB

　　TheAralSeaislocatedinthecentralAsiandesertbetweenUzbekistanandKazakhstan.In1960,itcovered68,000km2,anditswatersfedagricultureacrosstheregion.By1998,theareaoftheAralSeahadshrunktoonethirdofitsprevioussizeandhasnowbecomeasymbolofhowdrasticallyhumanactivitiescanadverselyaffecttheenvironment,andhowmuchthiseffectcan,inturn,affecthumanactivities.

　　SectionC

　　Thereasonforthischangeisnotexclusivelyduetoman.Droughtsinthe1970sand80sreducedtheamountofwatercarriedbytheAmuDaryaandtheSyrDarya,tworiverswhichfeedthesea.However,farmingpoliciesimplementedduringthemiddleofthe20thcenturyincreasedthefarmingofwater-hungrycropslikecotton,andfarmersusedvastquantitiesofwaterfromthesetworiverstoirrigatetheirland.TheresultofthiswasthatverylittlewaterwasenteringtheAralSea,anditconsequentlybegandecreasinginvolume.

　　SectionD

　　Policymakersatthetimewereawareoftheeffectofdivertingsomuchwaterforagriculture,buttheysawitasanacceptabletrade-offtoimprovingagriculturaloutput,andtherebyimprovingtheeconomy.Theseaitselfwasoflessimportancetotheprogressofsocietythanfarmingwhichcouldproducenotonlycropsfordomesticusebutcommoditiesfortrade.

　　SectionE

　　Theydidnot,however,anticipatealltheeffectsthatthedryingoftheAralSeawouldhave.TheAralSeaisasalt-watersea,andthesaltleftbehindwhenthewatersretreatedhasnowblownawaywithwindandstorms,makingpatchesoflandunsuitableforfarming.Thisaffectsnotonlythesurroundingregion,butlandsasfarasathousandkilometersaway.Inaddition,theremainingwatershavebecomeincreasinglymoreconcentratedinsalt,andthisiskillingoffaoncethrivingfishingindustryasitkillsoffthefishthemselves.TheAralSea,likealllargebodiesofwater,hasastrongeffectonlocalclimate,andasithasdisappeared,harvestingseasonshavebecomeshorteranddryer.Manyfarmersinthesurroundingareahavehadtogiveupgrowingcottonbecausethegrowingseasonisnotlongenoughforthiscrop.

　　SectionF

　　Theeffectoninhabitantsoftheareaisnotlimitedtoeconomicsandproductivity.Thehealthofthoselivingintheareahasdeterioratedduetoasupplyofdrinkingwaterwhichhashighconcentrationsofminerals.Theareahasseensharpjumpsintheratesofcancerandrespiratoryillnesses.

　　SectionG

　　TherearecompellingreasonstohaltandtrytoreversethefateoftheAralSea,butitwouldbedifficult.Theregion,thoughweakenedbyworseningconditions,stilldependsonagriculturetosurvive,andtherearenoalternativesourcesofwater.Inthe1980s,itwasproposedtodivertwaterfromriversfartothenorthinanefforttosavetheAralSea,anditmighthaveworkedhadthepriceoftheproject,anestimated$250billion,notbeenprohibitive.

　　TheReadingPassagehassevensections,A-G.

　　Choosethecorrectheadingforeachsectionfromthelistofheadingsbelow.

　　Writethecorrectnumberi-xinboxes1-7onyouranswersheet.

　　ListofHeadings

　　i）Manmostlytoblame

　　ii）Devastatingoutcomes

　　iii）Aportinaseaofsand

　　iv）Alostcause

　　v）Theworld&

#39;

sfourthlargestlake

　　vi）Asymbolofenvironmentaldisaster

　　vii）Aman-madedisaster

　　viii）Afairexchange?

　　ix）Poisonouswaters

　　x）Theproblemofsalt

　　1）SectionA

　　2）SectionB

　　3）SectionC

　　4）SectionD

　　5）SectionE

　　6）SectionF

　　7）SectionG

　　DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninReadingPassage1?

　　Onyouranswersheetwrite

　　TRUEifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation

　　FALSEifthestatementcontradictstheinformation

　　NOTGIVENifthereisnoinformationonthis

　　8）TheAmuDaryaandtheSyrDaryawerenotwatersourcesbeforethe20thcentury.

　　9）TheAralSeawillbesavedbydivertingwaterfromotherrivers.

　　10）Manyfarmershavehadtostopgrowingcottonandoptforothercropsduetoincreasedsaltinthesoil.

　　11）Policym