Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply(供应). Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water—at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.

The average (平均) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic(立方) meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty(贫困) line of 1,000 cubic meters.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1._____________ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.

A. Sana B. Lahej C. Hannan D. Times

2.A report shows that Sana will have ____________ as early as 2025.

A. enough drinking water to use

B. no drinking water to use

C. no private companies

D. more water pollution

3.What does the word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 充足 B. 短缺 C. 干旱 D. 需求

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that _____________.

A. the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply

B. the 18-year-old boy is from a poor family

C. private companies make a lot of money

D. Lahej is a beautiful place

5. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A. How to Save Water

B. How to Make Use of Seawater

C. How People Use Water Fully

D. Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage

任务型阅读。

阅读下面短文,根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息,每空一词。

I am a student of Green School. I am in Class 3, Grade 7. Our school is the best school in this city.

My class teacher is Mrs. Johnson. She is over 30 years old. She is tall and slim. She wears a pair of glasses. Mrs. Black teaches us English and History. She is strict(严格) and at the same time she is very kind. There are other teachers. They take classes for Maths, Biology, Music and so on.

In our school, there is a playground. We do morning exercises, play basketball and volleyball there. Our PE teacher, Mr. White teaches us to do all kinds of ball games. He was once a successful (成功的) sportsman. He is good at playing ball games. He is our hero. Our school also has a swimming pool. We take swimming lessons there.

Our classroom building is very large and the school hall is on the ground floor. Every year, we have a prize- giving ceremony(颁奖典礼) in the hall.

Title: My1._________

Classroom building

It is very large. On the ground floor, there is a 2.________. We have a prize-giving ceremony there every year.

Playground

We do morning exercises, play basketball and volleyball there.

Swimming pool

We take swimming lessons there.

3.___

Mrs. Black teaches us English and History. She is middle-aged. She is tall and slim. She wears 4._____. She is nice to students.

Mr. White is our PE teacher. He teaches us all kinds of ball games. He does5._______ in playing ball games. He is our hero.

Other teachers teach us Maths, Biology, Music and so on.

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