Many places in the world need more fresh (淡的)water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh. Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory?

In some places,the sun isn’t hot enough,or it doesn’t shine every day. In these places, other ways of heating sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun. By boiling (煮沸)sea water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly.

But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried. One way is freezing (冷冻). The fresh part of salt water freezes first. To get fresh water,the pieces of ice are taken out.

Which way is the best? The one that gives the most water for the least money. It may be a different way for each place.

Symi’s way seems very good for small,hot places, It doesn’t make very much water at a time,but the factory is easy to be built and doesn’t cost a lot!

That’s why people in many dry places talk about Symi!

1.From the passage we know that fresh water ___________.

A. can be used in many ways B. is needed in every country

C. is needed in many countries D. is very important for factories

2.The Symi factory _________.

A. is a fresh water-making factory B. can be built everywhere

C. doesn’t need sunshine every day D. can make much fresh water at a time

3.Which is the best way for small and hot places to get fresh water?

A. Freezing the sea water in cold places. B. Boiling or heating the sea water.

C. The way in sunny places. D. The Symi’s way.

4.The writer is mainly talking about _______.

A. water-making factories in different countries

B. how to make good use of the sunlight

C. the ways of making fresh water from sea Water

D. hot places and dry places

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. New ways are tried to get fresh water.

B. A lot of fresh water can be made quickly by heating.

C. The best way is to get the most fresh water with the least money.

D. The Symi's way doesn't work in dry places.

Every school day, we use schoolbags to carry all of our things to school. They are a big part of our lives. But have you ever thought about the history of the schoolbag?

In the Han Dynasty (汉朝), students in old-style private schools used bamboo boxes to carry books to school. People consider the bamboo boxes to be the earliest schoolbags. They were usually two or three layers (层) in the box. Kids put different things like books, brushes, ink stones (砚) and paper in the boxes.

Hundreds of years later, people developed a new kind of schoolbag called the budai, or the "hip-pocket". The budai was lighter than the bamboo box. With the founding (成立) of the People's Republic of China, military rucksacks (军用帆布包) became popular. Many people carried them when they were in school. Ask your grandparents or parents about these bags. Maybe they can tell you about their experiences of carrying them when they were in school.

A new style of schoolbags has appeared in recent years. Many of them have colorful and fashionable designs (时尚的设计) on them, such as pictures of cartoons or pop stars. And they are more comfortable to use. Some students pull wheeled bags filled with heavy textbooks and others carry backpacks.

Schoolbags are still changing. Can you imagine what future schoolbags will be like?

1.Schoolbags in the Han Dynasty were made of _______.

A. cloth

B. paper

C. plastic

D. bamboo

2.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Military rucksacks were popular in the 1950s.

B. The budai was heavier than the bamboo box.

C. There are some pictures on the new style of schoolbags.

D. Schoolbags have changed a lot.

3.To carry heavy textbooks, students would like to use _______.

A. wheeled bags

B. military rucksacks

C. bamboo boxes

D. the budai

4.We can usually read the article in ________.

A. a letter

B. a guidebook

C. a newspaper

D. a notice

5.The purpose of the article is ______.

A. to tell us how to use schoolbags

B. to explain why we use schoolbags

C. to introduce the importance of schoolbags

D. to introduce the development of schoolbags

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