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浙江省衢州市2020年中考英语复习卷(一)(外研版)(含听力音频)

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    The world uses about a thousand million(百万) tons of water a day. Water is a human right and everyone should have their share. Yet more than 700 million people around the world have trouble getting clean, safe water.

    Treating wastewater is a good way to provide fresh water for us. And it, also helps the environment by keeping waste out of rivers and oceans. 80% of wastewater around the world is not treated at all, and it is running into oceans. But now we have got the technology to treat and reuse the wastewater.

While 75% of our planet is covered with water, only about 2% is fresh water一that comes from rivers, lakes, ice and snow. The rest, 98% of the water, is in seas and oceans. It is too salty to drink. Then desalination (淡化) businesses come in. More than 19,000 factories have been built around the world, mostly in coastal countries. They process (加工) more than 92 million tons of water every day. But the technology they use requires a lot of energy.

    Scientists are working to create a less costly technology. They want to produce 20 times more clean water and make sure everyone has enough. But for now, the world still faces each day with not having enough water for everyone.

(1)、How many people have trouble in getting clean water around the world?
A、Under 10 million. B、Only 19 million. C、About 92 million. D、Over 700 million.
(2)、Treating wastewater helps the environment by ______________.
A、storing waste in ice and snow B、letting waste run into oceans C、keeping waste out of rivers and oceans D、sending waste to coastal countries
(3)、At present, the technology to process water ____________.
A、needs much energy B、saves much money C、satisfies everyone D、causes pollution
(4)、What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A、Water should be a human right. B、The water problem is still serious. C、Our planet is covered with water. D、Everyone has enough clean water.
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How would you like to build a time machine? Paper, sticks, glue and string are all you need. Put them together to build a kite. A kite connects you to the past. 

No one knows who flew the first kite. It was probably someone in China or perhaps in Indonesia. Indonesian fishermen hung fishhooks on kites and sent them out to sea to catch fish. About 2, 000 years ago, Chinese farmers flew kites to welcome the New Year and bring good luck to the earth. 

In China, people also used kites during wartime. One Chinese story tells how soldiers put noise makers on kites and flew them at night over the enemy(敌人) camps. The enemies felt afraid by the noise and ran away. 

About 1, 300 years ago, Chinese travellers took kites to Japan. Soon kites filled the sky there. Kites reached Thailand about 700 years ago. During floods (洪水), Thai farmers flew kites over their fields. They hoped the kites would drive away the clouds and stop the rain. Over time, kites flew their way out of Asia. Today people have a passion for kites all over the world. Kite fans meet at festivals in many parts of the world and have great fun. 

Over the years, kites have also helped people to understand the world. In 1749, for example, thermometers (温度计) were tied to kites to measure temperatures. In 1906, cameras hanging from kites took pictures of San Francisco, California after an earthquake. The photos helped people plan what to do. 

Kites also helped inventors find out how to make airplanes. The Wright brothers studied how kites flew, which helped them make the first successful airplane. 

Since the ancient Chinese set their kites into the air, people have loved flying kites. Kites give us ways to celebrate, relax and explore. So fly a kite! Enjoy the sense of wonder that kite flyers have for centuries. 

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