Imagine one day,the water taps(水龙头) 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 100to 200cubic(立方)meters of water per year.That is far below the international water poverty(贫困) line of 1,000cubic 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 underlined 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.

阅读下面的短文,并完成后面的题目,从A、B、C 3个选项中选出能回答所提问或完成句子的最佳答案。

Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve(除夕), all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.?

1.Which is the most important festival in China?

A. The Mid-Autumn Festival.

B. The Spring Festival.?

C. Children’s Day.?

2.When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated??

A. In March or April.

B. In May or June.

C. In January or February.

3._________ is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China. ?

A. Chicken B. Dumpling C. Fish?

4.What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chinese people in the Spring Festival?

A. Look up.

B. Help yourself.

C. Come together.

5.The family___________ when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.?

A. give each other the best wishes

B. buy each other presents?

C. sing, dance and play cards

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know about the history of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络) didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first, the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (软件) that made “surfing (浏览)” the Internet more convenient (方便). Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A. about 40 B. less than 30

C. more than 45 D. nearly 35

2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A. make the computer cheaper

B. make the system work well

C. make the computer go well

D. develop new software

3.The Internet was widely used in the ______

A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s

4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.

A.上机 B.上网 C.接线 D.买电脑

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.

B. Computers are much cheaper than before.

C. Today the Internet is used everywhere.

D. People had enough software to get on-line thirty years ago.

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