题型：阅读表达 题类： 难易度：普通
辽宁省锦州市第八初级中学2024年中考三模英语试题
Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world's great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river flowing through. That plays an important part in the lives of its people.
Most rivers begin in mountains and end in the oceans. Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the USA is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is Nile. To the people of India, the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation. Ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. The greatest of all for navigation (航海), however, is the Amazon in Brazil. It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it.
Besides transportation, rivers give food to eat, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for people who live along their banks. In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (大坝) across a river and create a lake from behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate (灌溉) their field but also to make electricity for their homes and industries. However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
Here are four students' habits. Let's look at them.
Name | |||
Activity | Tom | Linda | Jack |
exercising | twice a week | twice a week | every day |
drinking milk | never | twice a day | three times a day |
eating fruit and vegetables | twice a day | every day | every day |
eating junk food | once a week | twice a week | never |
sleeping | seven hours a day | six hours a day | eight hours a day |
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