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初中中考英语阅读理解编习题（9）附答案

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Theworldisnotonlyhungrybutalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangeto

you,sincenearly70%oftheearthssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97%of

thatisseawaterorsalxwater.Mancanonlydrinkendusetheother3%offreshwater

fromrivers,lakes,undergroundandsoon.Andwecannotevenuseallofthatbecause

someofithasbeenmadedirty.

EarthDayisApril22.Butonal1otherdays,wsmustalsorememberhowimportant

wateris.Thewaterthatweuseisthemostimportantnaturalresourceontheearth.

Todaywefaceseriouswaterproblems.Oneofthemiswaterpollution.Allkindsof

thingsfromcars,factories,farmsandhomesmakeourrivers,lakesandoceanscirty.

Pollutedwaterisverybadforpeopletodrink.Anddirtywaterisbadforfish,too.

Howdocarsandfactoriesmakeourwaterdirty?Firsttheypollutetheair.

Thenwhenitrains,therainwatermakesourdrinkingwaterdirty.Dirtyrain,called

acidrain（酸雨），isalsobadforplants,animalsandbuiIdings.Scientistssaythat

in30years,morethanhalfofthepeopleintheworldwonthaveenoughdeanwater.

Wehavetolearnhowtostopwastingwater.Oneofthefirststepsistodevelopways

ofreusingit.Todayinmostlargecities,waterusedonlyonceandthensereout

intoasewersystem（下Z＜道）.Fromthereitreturnstotheseaorgoesunderground.

Buteventhougheverylargecityreuseditswater,wewouldstillnothaveenough.

Soweshouldmakeuseofseawaterbyremovingthesaltinit.Ifwecantakethese

steps,freshwaterwontbeusedup.

1.Theworldisthirstyforwaterbecause.

A.wedon*thaveenoughfreshwater

B.alotofwatergoesintosewersystems

C.only70%oftheearth*ssurfaceiswater

D.seawateriswidelyusedratherthanfreshwater

2.The