The weather is closely related(联系) to our life. It is all around us all the time. It is an important part of our lives. We cannot control it, but it often controls how and 1 we live, what we do, what we wear and what we eat. Read this passage and learn 2 about the weather.

      What is the weather?

The weather is just the state of the atmosphere 3any time, such as temperature, wind, 4 ,sun,etc.

      What makes the weather change?

As we know, not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight. Some places get 5 sunlight, so it's warmer in those places. However, some places get little 6 no sunlight in winter. Then those places have colder temperatures. These differences in temperature make the air and water7 around the earth. The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun across the earth. So the 8 changes.

     What's the difference between weather and climate?

    Climate is a place's weather over a long time. The weather changes from day to day and  9 from hour to hour. It can be sunny in the morning and cold and wet in the afternoon. But the climate changes very   10over lots of years. 

    Everyone knows water is important to all living things. But do you know these interesting 1about water?

    Without water, the Earth would look 2the Moon. People can live for a long time without food, but only 3 days without water. Scientists say about 70% of the human body is made up of water. Water4 up about 83% of our blood, 75% of our brain, and 80% of our lungs(肺）. About 95% of a tomato is water, and about 80% of an apple is water. So 5can we do to help with water problems?

    Keep a shower to 10 minutes or6 time. It helps save much water. Use a broom to sweep the floor, the stair, the garage(车库），or the sidewalk instead of water.

    7throw your used water away. Instead, you can use some to water plants or run the toilets. Use a bucket(桶）of water to 8 your bike or the family car instead of water pipes.

    Use water only9you need it. Don't leave water running. Be sure to turn the tap 10when you are not using it.

    Do you often drink bottled drinks? Of course 1  is so cool to get a cold one right out of the fridge, right? But all those plastic bottles use a lot of oil and  2 the environment. Americans buy 3 bottled water than any other nation in the world. In order to make all these bottles, 17 million barrels (桶) of oil  4up. That's enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.

    Many people choose 5 the bottles away after having the bottled drinks. In fact, instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into carpeting for clothing. Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle  6save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.7 , for every six water bottles we use, only one is recycled. The rest are sent as garbage (垃圾). Or, even worse, they end up 8  trash on the land or in rivers and oceans.

    So why don't more people drink water from the kitchen? Some people drink bottled water 9 they think it is better for them, but that's not true. The chemicals in the bottles themselves may get into the water which can do harm to people.

    So next time when you have drinks or water, please  10 to use a glass at home or carry water in a steel bottle. And if you want to do something more, try to collect plastic bottles and send them for recycling.

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