Question

【題目】【2014年內(nèi)蒙古通遼市中考】

The world is not only hungry, it will also be thirsty for water. About 97% of water on the earth is sea water, or salty water. Man（人類） can only drink or use the other 3% of the fresh water which comes from rivers, lakes and underground.

The sea is very big. Look at the map of the world, there is more sea than land. It covers about three quarters of the earth, it looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be terrible when there is a strong wind.

The sea water is salty. There is one “sea” called the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is not a sea. It’s a big lake in the Jordan Valley. It’s the saltiest lake in the world. It’s near the city of Jericho. It’s about 80 kilometers long, between 4.8 and 17.7 kilometers wide. The river Jordan runs into the Dead Sea. Fish can’t live in the Dead Sea and plants can’t grow near it. People can’t swim well in the Dead Sea, but they can float （漂浮） on the water. The water is very blue and the air is clean. In winter, people come to the Dead Sea to enjoy the sunshine.

根據(jù)上述信息完成下面各個選項。

【1】Does the fresh water come from rivers, lakes and underground?

A. Yes, it does. B. No, it doesn’t.

C. Yes, it is. D. No, it can’t.

【2】 The Dead Sea is ．

A. a small sea B. a big sea

C. a big lake a small lake

【3】 The passage tells us the sea covers about of the earth．

A. 3% B. 25% C. 75% D. 97%

【4】The Dead Sea is about ．

A. 2 kilometers wide B. 80 kilometers long

C. 11 kilometers deep D. 17.7 kilometers high

【5】Why can’t fish live in the Dead Sea?

A. Because there is no water in the Dead Sea.

B. Because the water in the Dead Sea is dirty.

C. Because the water in the Dead Sea is salty.

D. Because the water in the Dead Sea is very cold.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要介紹了地球上的水資源問題，以及死海的特點。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)the fresh water which comes from rivers, lakes and underground.描述，可知淡水來自河流，湖泊和地下水。故本句為肯定回答。一般疑問句助動詞要與問句保持一致，選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Dead Sea is not a sea. It’s a big lake in the Jordan Valley.描述，可知死海是一個湖泊。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The sea is very big. ……It covers about three quarters of the earth, 描述，可知海洋覆蓋了地球四分之三的面積，故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Dead Sea is not a sea. ……It’s about 80 kilometers long,描述，可知死海大約長80千米，故選B。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)常識及第二段The sea water is salty.描述，可知死海鹽分過高，故選C。