问题 阅读理解与欣赏

  ①地球的水资源分别以固态、液态、气态的形式分布在地球表面和大气圈、岩石圈、生物圈中,其总量是很大的,大约有13.86×1017立方米。然而,这些水资源中有97.5%是海水,而每升水中含氯量小于1克的淡水只占总水量的2.5%。况且,世界淡水储量中很大一部分又是集中在两极、冰川和深层地下。由于经济和技术条件的限制,到目前为止,冰雪固态淡水和深层地下水等的利用都非常有限。所以,可方便利用的、与人类生存和生活关系密切的淡水储量大约只有40×1014立方米,仅占淡水总量的11%,约占总水量的0.3%。可见,尽管全球水资源总量很大,但实际上人类可直接利用的淡水资源量却很少。

  ②中国是严重缺水国,人均储水量仅相当于世界平均水平的1/4,而且绝大部分的水资源集中在南部地区。新中国成立50多年来,全国用水量增长迅速。1949年用水总量为1031亿立方米,2004年增加到5548亿立方米。在2004年的用水总量中,生活用水占11.7%,工业用水占22.2%,生态用水占1.5%,而农业用水则占到64.6%。目前我国农业灌溉用水利用率仅有45%,与节水先进国家70%~80%的高利用率差距明显。如果2030年我国南北方人口仍按现在的53.5比46.5的比例分布,那么按人均需水量计算,北方地区的需水总量将达到每年3720亿立方米,这已经达到我国北方目前水资源总量的90%以上,北方地区将几乎无水可用,北方地区的经济、社会、环境的可持续发展将无法继续。

  ③水资源的严重短缺不仅打破了人们曾经认为的水是取之不尽、用之不竭的美梦,而且水资源正在取代石油而成为在全世界引发危机的主要原因之一。根据统计,当今世界上已有20多亿人口正面临淡水资源的严重短缺。全球已经有1/4人口面临着一场为得到足够的饮用水、灌溉用水和工业用水而展开的争斗。这场因为水资源而展开的争斗不仅发生在国家与国家之间,也发生在地区与地区之间,甚至村庄与村庄之间。预计到2025年全世界将有2/3人口因严重缺水而面临动荡不安的局面。水资源引发的危机已经引起了世界各国的高度关注。

1.阅读第①段,说出“全球水资源总量很大”,但“人类可直接利用的淡水资源量却很

少”的原因。

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2.下面两则材料提供的信息可以分别解决第②段所反映的哪两个问题?

材料一

  目前,中国广大农村正在积极推广“地膜覆盖”、“滴灌”、“喷灌”等农业节水

技术。采用这些技术,可以提高农业灌溉用水利用率。

材料二

  我国政府已将“南水北调”工程列入国家重点建设项目。竣工后的“南水北调”

中线工程,可为京津及河南、河北沿线的城市生活和工农业生产每年供水约100

亿立方米。

材料一:_________________________________________

材料二:_________________________________________

3.比较第③段中画线句子的内容,你得出的结论是什么?

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答案

1.①淡水总量只占全球总水量的2.5%。

  ②世界淡水储量中很大一部分集中在两极、冰川和深层地下。

2.材料一:解决我国农业灌溉用水利用率低的问题。

   材料二:解决我国北方严重缺水的问题。

3.因水资源的严重短缺引发的危机(国家与国家之间、地区与地区之间、村庄与村庄之间的争斗)将愈演愈烈。

阅读理解

Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.

The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.

Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.

Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

Answer the following questions according to the passage.

小题1:Is “Survival Holidays” for children or parents?

小题2:Why do people like “Survival Holidays”?

小题3:What do the children in big cities usually do?

小题4:How do children feel when they are in danger?

小题5:What can children learn in the survival activities?

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