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AUSTRALIANS have been warned they face a life or death decision over their water — drink recycled sewage (污水) or die.

With the drought (干旱) continuing, the country is set to be forced to use purified (净化的) waste water for drinking, even though there is great opposition to the measure.

Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its premier (总理).

"I think in the end, because of the drought, all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water," said Peter Beattie.

"These are difficult decisions, but you either drink water or you die. There's no choice. It's liquid gold, it's a matter of life and death."

Beattie said Australia's second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking.

Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel.

But Australians have never liked the idea.

To try to change the way Australians think, Prime Minister John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have backed (支持) Queensland's move.

"I am very strongly in favour of recycling and Mr Beattie is right and I agree with him completely," Howard said.

Turnbull added that Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water.

"All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent (依赖的) on rainfall," he said.

环保主题词汇

conserve　v.　保护，保存

It is important to conserve water by using water wisely.

ecological adj. 生态的

Scientists are considering the ecological significance of great whales.

environmentalist　adj. 环保论者

Being an environmentalist, I make it a point to recycle grocery bags.

environmentally friendly　　 环保的

It's a very environmentally friendly heating system and the model may well be followed in other schools and other public buildings.

recyclable adj. 可循环的

By separating waste, more recyclable material is made available.

高考点拨

环保类文章阅读技巧

在能源和污染问题日益严重的今天，环保节能属于热点问题，所以此类题材在历年高考中屡见不鲜，05年比重最大，全国各地高考试题出现了7篇，06年虽然有所减少，但是可以断定这类题材会继续在高考阅读中出现。

环保类文章考查内容涵盖广泛，如节能材料与技术、新能源开发、全球变暖、和由此引起的自然灾害等等。环保类文章多采用说明文或者新闻报道，一般从需要解决的问题开始，究其原因，说明问题的具体情况，有的会列举解决办法。也有文章涉及和学生相关的环保节能项目，那就会集中讲解该项目的目的及实施情况。解题时可根据上面所讲的大致几方面，把握文章核心问题的原因、采取措施等主要因素，结合考题，有针对性地寻找文章信息进行选择。

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高中英语阅读理解例文：It's life or death就到这里结束了，同学们一定要认真阅读，希望能有所启发，对大家的学习和生活有所帮助。