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A． It makes more children under five suffer from diseases related with malnutrition.
B． It makes about two billion people die from diarrhea each year.
C． It leads to poor quality of life and environmental health problems.
D． It slows the economic growth of the whole world.

参考答案C

解析:【听力原文】
Lack of access to clean water and basic sanitation is one of the most pressing problems facing the developing world today．These two interrelated requirements are fundamental to healthy lives and prosperous communities，yet nearly 783 million people worldwide do not have access to clean drinking water，and more than 2．5 billion people do not have access to safe sanitation for adequate disposal of human waste．
[20]The consequences of inadequate access to water and sanitation are tremendous —diarrhea-related illness and disease，poor quality of life，public and environmental health problems，and low economic growth，but also factors that are far harder to quantify，like dignity and security．Nearly two million people die from diarrhea each year．many of them children under the age of five，living in the developing world．As me global population continues to shift toward urban areas，the challenge of ensuring access to water and sanitation is only expected to become more complex．
India is a case in point．Although the booming economy of the past decades has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of extreme poverty，rapid urbanization and an inadequate water delivery system and sanitation infrastructure are hindering further development．[21]Thus，sanitation and clean water are the Government of India ’s top developmental priority．
When President Barack Obama and India ’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in Washington in early October，they signed an agreement that will help bring clean water and sanitation services to all Indians．Consequently，in early November，U．S．Agency for International Development，or USA ID，Administrator Rajiv Shah announced a new financial commitment of up to$20 million to support water and sanitation efforts in India．Shah also announced a new Urban Water，Sanitation，and Hygiene，or WASH，Knowledge Partnership with the Indian Ministry of Urban Development．[22]Under the partnership，the United States and India，in cooperation with other key partners such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation，will share expertise and best global practices，and demonstrate innovative models in urban water and sanitation．Shah also announced USA ID support for a new multi—stakeholder union that will stimulate a nationwide movement around healthy WASH behaviors．
“Together．”said USA ID Administrator Rajiv Shah，“we are working to unlock opportunity for India’s most vulnerable people and pioneer solutions that will help end extreme poverty across the globe．"
What does the speaker say about the consequences of inadequate access to water and sanitation?
【解题思路】四项均以it开头，且均为描述性句子，谓语动词均为表示 “引起(某种结果)”的意思。本题考查的内容应该是关于主语it的相关情况，可能考查某事产生的结果或影响。听录音时应将重点放在四项的关键信息上(suffer from diseases，two billion people die from，poor quality of life and environmental health problems，economic growth)。
【解析】讲话前半部分提到，用水和卫生设施不足所产生的影响非常巨大，接下来具体解释其影响：不但会导致与腹泻相关的疾病、较差的生活质量、公共与环境卫生问题以及较低的经济增长水平，而且会导致一些更难以衡量的问题，比如尊严和安全问题。因此可以得出C项为正确答案。文中还提到，每年有近200万人死于腹泻，其中很多都是生活在发展中国家的五岁以下的儿童，由此可排除选项A和B；D项在讲话中并未提及，也可排除。

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