Question

Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana, Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can’t get enough clean water to keep healthy.

Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource on the earth.

Water covers 70% of the earth’s surface. But most of that is sea water. We can’t use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth’s surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isn’t as hard as Napoga’s. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out. How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain called acid rain(酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Something must be done to prevent water form be­ing polluted.

Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water:

●Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters(升) each month.

●Leaky taps(漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away!

●You can easily cut your 10-minute showers in half—and you’ll be just as clean.

●When you wash dishes, don’t let the water run.

●Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn’t full, you’re wasting water!

 

Answer 1

1.She has no time to go to school.

2.April 22

3.It covers only 1% of the earth’s surface

4.It’s very bad for people, animals, plants and buildings.

5.We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述水资源问题。文章介绍，世界上许多人的生活因为缺水而受到威胁。文章同时还介绍了造成水污染的原因，并号召节约用水，提出节约用水的若干建议。

1.She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends的描述可知，她没有时间去上学。故应答She has no time to go to school。

2.短文第二段Earth Day is April 22的描述可知，地球日是在4月22日。故应答April 22。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth’s surface的描述可知，淡水占地球表面的1%。故应答It covers only 1% of the earth’s surface。

4.文Polluted water is very bad for people to drink、is also bad for plants, animals and buildings的描述可知，污水对人类、植物、动物和建筑都是没有好处的。故应答It’s very bad for people, animals, plants and buildings。

5.这篇短文主要讲述水资源问题，文章号召人们节约用水，并提出节约用水的若干建议。根据短文We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children的描述可知，我们应该学会怎样为我们自己以及孩子节约水资源。故可答We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children.。

考点：科普环保类短文阅读。