Question

五、 (2015 •响水期末) 阅读理解。(20分)

    Did you know the following facts about water?

    There is about the same amount of water on Earth now as there was millions of years ago. Nearly 97 percent of all the worlds water is salty or otherwise undrinkable. Another 2 percent is ice. Then there is very little left for all our needs.

    Water regulates (调节) the Earth’s temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body!

    More water is used in the bathroom than any other place in the home.

    A dripping faucet (龙头) can waste up to 7 ,570 L of water a year.

    Amazing? Then why not help to save water? You should know that whether at home or at school,you can do things like this to save water.

    Turn off the water in your bathroom while you brush your teeth. Take shorter showers.

    Don’t let the water run constantly while you’re washing dishes.

    Fill a bottle with tap water and put it in the fridge,rather than running the water every time you want a cold drink!

() 1. How much water on Earth can be easily used?

   A. 1% of all the world’s water.   B. 2% of all the world’s water.

   C. 97% of all the world’s water.  D. 100% of all the world’s water.

() 2. People use the most water at home.

   A. in the kitchen   B. in the washroom   

    C. brushing teeth   D. washing dishes

() 3. What does the underlined word “constantly” mean?

   A. 不间断地   B. 断断续续地   C. 水流量小地   D. 停止不动地

() 4. Which of the following about water is NOT right?

   A. Most water on Earth is undrinkable.

   B. There is more water on Earth than before.

   C. Water can change the temperature of the Earth.

   D. A dripping faucet can waste a lot of water.

() 5. What does the writer try to tell us about?

   A. What people can do to protect the environment.

   B. The importance of water and how to save it.

   C. Everybody must use less water.

   D. What people have done to save water.

Answer 1

1.A 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.B

五、 1.A  2.B  3.A  4.B  5.B