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—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 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.What does the underlined word "desalination" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. 远洋运输 B. 潮汐发电 C. 食盐销售 D. 海水淡化
4.At present, the technology to process water_____.
A. needs much energy B. saves much money
C. satisfies everyone D. causes pollution
5.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.
On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War(抗击新型肺炎战)，the Ministry of Education issued (公布) a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before February 17. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.
However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect children’s studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.
In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台) where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computer or mobile network.
It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection (感染)of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve “no suspension of classes”. Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.
Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization; at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.
1.Parents worried about putting off the start time of school because________.
A.children may be infected by virus B.they don’t like the idea of online learning
C.children’s study may be affected D.parents have no time to look after children
2.Except for learning at home, what is also necessary according to the writer? ________
A.To keep playing online games B.To keep touching different people
C.To do some physical exercises outside D.To teach children about health knowledge
3.The underlined word "suspension "in Paragraph 4 probably means________.
A.plan B.stop
C.growth D.change
4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Students would rather go to school B.The date of going to school is decided
C.Online teaching will help student’s study D.Parents believe children can teach themselves
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A.A Special Way to Learn at Home B.A New War with a New Chance
C.A Way to Keep Mentally Healthy D.A Method to Make Parents Worried
进入初三后，同学们的学习任务重了，也更努力拼搏了，请用英语写一篇10-120词的小短文，来说说自己在学习上的变化吧。
要求：1、以一个具体的学科为例，谈谈自己在该学科上取得的进步。2、谈谈你是如何取得进步的。
阅读下面题文，根据证判音标，或者所险单训的提示，在够个空格内填入一个恰当的间，要求所填的调意义准确，形式正确，使短文意思完整，行文连期。
As everyone knows, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province is the center of world porcelain production（瓷器生产）.The1.[ˈləʊkl] porcelain is quite popular around the world. Last week my school held a two-day research activity, the aim of which was to build students' awareness(意识）of traditional Chinese 2. [ˈkʌltʃə(r)].
On our way to Jingdezhen, our guide 3.(introduction)us to the basics of porcelain production. Our first stop was the Museum of Chinese Ceramics, which has a unique collection of porcelain made from 4.such as clay and stone.
The guide told us of the great achievements in ceramics from ancient times until today. I paid special 5.to what he said, and I learned that ceramics was invented in the Neolithic（新石器时代）period. At that time, clay was6. (use) to make pottery (陶器）,which carried water and food. Today, we still use porcelain but our pottery is far more beautiful than the7.(produce) of those times.
In the afternoon, we visited a factory to learn about the8.[ˈprəʊses] of making ceramics. We found that any small mistake can9.to the failure.
On the second day, we were given some clay and the chance to design a piece of pottery. Although our efforts were not as beautiful as the articles in the museum, they were our own work.
The two-day activity was very10.(enjoy) and meaningful. I learned a lot about porcelain and made an item on my own. It meant a lot to me.
情景交际
1.你想向老师请教改善自己的英语发音方法，你可以这么问：
____________________________________________________________?
2.你想告诉好友，这架模型船是由废旧的木材制成的，可以这么说:
____________________________________________________________.
3.你好奇在哪能买到筷子，可以这么说：
____________________________________________________________.
4.你想告诉老师，你过去并不幽默，可以这么说：
____________________________________________________________.
5.来自英国的Tim想告诉你，他觉得中秋节非常有趣，他可以这么说：
____________________________________________________________.
Although I have grown up, I act like a small child sometimes. I don't like growing up to be an adult.1.
One day, I went to buy a Christmas card. After I went into the shop, the shopkeeper showed me where to find the cards. I met a young mother and her baby there.2.The young mother passed by the shelf closely so that the little girl was able to pick up a toy. However, it seemed too difficult for the little girl to pick up a toy. Then the young mother stopped.3.
The big smile on the face of the little girl made me think of my childhood. When I was a small child, my parents came along whenever I needed them. They solved almost every problem for me.4. Suddenly, the young mother's words brought me back to reality(现实）."Dear, one day, when you become an adult, I hope you can manage your own life," she said to the little girl.
The words woke me up. I was no longer a small child. I should learn to be independent and face problems bravely by myself.5.
A.I seemed to get lost in that happy memory.
B.Things become more difficult in the world of adults
C.She picked up a toy for her child and made her happy.
D.And my parents would certainly be proud of me.
E.There were a lot of toys on the shelf
