中考英语真题阅读（20）
中考英语真题阅读（20）
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 waste water 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 waste water 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 waste water.
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.

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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.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据短文第一段最后一句Yet more than 700 million people around the world have trouble getting clean, safe water.可知，有超过7亿人在获得清洁、安全的水方面存在困难。故选D。

2.Treating waste water 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

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据短文第二段Treating waste water is a good way to provide fresh water for us. And it also helps the environment by keeping waste out of rivers and oceans.可知，处理废水可以使废物远离河流和海洋，从而有利于保护环境。故选C。

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.

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据单词所在上下文语境The rest, 98% of the water, is in seas and oceans. It is too salty to drink. Then desalination businesses come in.地球上98%的水在海洋里，是咸水不能喝，然后下文More than 19,000 factories have been built around the world提到了很多处理海水的工厂。由此可推测desalination的意思应该是“海水淡化”，故选D。

4.At present, the technology to process water _____.

A needs much energy

B saves much money

C satisfies everyone

D causes pollution

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据短文第三段最后一句But the technology they use requires a lot of energy.可知，现在处理海水的技术需要大量的能量。故选A。

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.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据短文最后一句But for now, the world still faces each day with not having enough water for everyone.可知，现在，世界每天仍然面临着没有足够的水供每个人使用。由此可知现在水问题仍然非常严重，故选B。