36.We may learn from the news that the world is hungry.Many people in poor areas don't have enough food to eat.In fact,our world is also(1)
.We are still short of water though water covers(2)
3/4 of the Earth.About 97% of water on the Earth is seawater and we can't drink it or use it to water(3)
directly(直接地).People can only drink and use the other 3% of the water from rivers and lakes.What's worse,we can't use all of that because of water(4)
. Now we are facing a serious problem -- we need more water.First,we need to learn how to save water.Then we need to(5)
ways to reuse water.Scientists have made a lot of studies.The(6)
show that in many large cities and small villages,people(7)
use water only once and then it runs to the sea or rivers.So we can reuse water.Last but not least,we should make full use of the seawater.Scientists are trying to solve the problem --(8)
clean water from seawater.What we can do now is to(9)
water and not to waste water.We cannot live long without(10)
clean water.So let's work together to do something.
37.Not too long ago,there was a man called Jacques Cousteau.He studied the sea and all forms of life in water.He loved the beautiful colors,and the beautiful fish in the sea. One day,when he took photos under the sea,he saw some colorful coral reefs (珊瑚礁) were dead and grey.He wanted to know why and he found the factory near the sea poured waste water into the sea.Jacques Cousteau was very sad and he decided to tell people how important it was to protect the environment under the sea.He started to set up an organization (組織) called Cousteau Society to help protect the life in the sea. Now there are over 30,000 members all over the world in the organization.Since water covers most of the earth,Cousteau knew that we should keep the sea clean.We should not throw litter into the sea,and we should clean up the dirty parts and use fewer plastic products.As water is very important to our environment,he encouraged everyone to take part in protecting our lakes,rivers,seas and oceans.Jacques Cousteau has done a lot to help protect the environment of the sea.
(1)What might Jacques Cousteau be?
A
A.A scientist. B.A writer. C.A fisherman. D.A farmer. (2)Why were some colorful coral reefs dead and grey?
A
A.Because the waste water polluted the sea. B.Because there was not enough water in the sea. C.Because some fish ate them. D.Because people cut them off. (3)What did Jacques Cousteau do to tell people to protect the environment?
C
A.He wrote a book. B.He gave a speech. C.He set up an organization. D.He built a factory. (4)What does the underlined word "litter" mean?
C
A.Money. B.Water. C.Rubbish. D.Wood. (5)What's the best title of the passage?
B
A.A factory near the sea. B.A man who protected the sea. C.All forms of life in water. D.An important organization.