【GUZhaodi60hadtakenwaterforgrantedforyears.InfactnooneinthebeautifullakecityofWuxiJiangsuProvincehadbotheredtospareathoughtonwater.Butallthatchangeddramaticallyovernightlastmonthwhentapsinthecityr】
GUZhaodi60hadtakenwaterforgrantedforyears.InfactnooneinthebeautifullakecityofWuxiJiangsuProvincehadbotheredtospareathoughtonwater.
Butallthatchangeddramaticallyovernightlastmonthwhentapsinthecityrandry.Duetoablue-greenalgae(藻类) outbreakinTaihuLakeChina’sthirdlargestfreshwaterlakeandthesourceofdrinkingwaterfor4millionWuxiresidents(居民)waterfromthecity’stapsbecamedarkandsmelly.
“Ican’tbelievethereisnowaterfordrinkingletalonecookingandwashing”saidGu.
Thelakewasblanketedwiththealgaegivingoffastrongsmellofrottingmeat.Astonethrownintoittookalongtimetosink.Expertssaidthatalgaeusuallyboombecauseofhotwaterandrichchemicalslikephosphor(磷)inthewater.
“Hightemperatureandalackofraininthepastfewmonthshelpedthegrowthofalgae”saidZhangLijunanofficialfromtheStateEnvironmentProtectionAdministration.“Howeverpollutionfromhumanactivityshouldbemostblamedforthedisaster.”
TaihuLakeissurroundedbymanysmallfactorieswhichsprangupinthe1980s.Inthe1990smanyforeign-funded(外资的)companiesjoinedin.Theindustriesprospered(繁荣),WuxihasgrownintooneofthewealthiestcitiesinEastChina.
Butthatcameatthepriceofpollution.Thelakewastreatedlikeawastedump(垃圾堆),withfactoriesemptyingindustrialwasteanduntreatedsewage(污水)intoit.
Althoughafterthegovernment'seffortlifeinthecityhasgonebacktonormaltheone-weekcrisis(危机)rangabellforthegovernmentandlocalpeople.“It'stimetorebuildthebeautyofnatureorourliveswillbeatrisk”saidGu.
“Asafeenvironmentcomesfirst.Economicgrowthwillbenothingwithoutfreshwatertodrinkandcleanairtobreathe.”saidChinaDaily.
【小题1】Thefollowingcannothelpthebluegreenalgaegrow______
A.highwatertemperatureB.richchemicalsinthewaterC.alackofrainD.plentifulwaterandsunshine【小题2】Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theone-weekdisasterhasmadethelocalpeoplerealizetheimportanceofbuildingabeautifulcity.B.Itishumanactivityratherthanthe