Many places in the world need more fresh water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh. Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory?

In some places the sun is not hot enough. Or it does not shine every day.

In such places other ways of heating sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun. By boiling sea water with high heat a lot of fresh water can be made quickly.

But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried.

One way is freezing. The fresh part of salt water freezes first. To get fresh water, the bits of ice are taken out.

Which way is the best? The one that gives the most water for the least money. It may be a different way for each place.

Symi's way seems very good for small, hot places. It does not make much water at a time. But the factory is easy to build and costs little.

That is why people in many dry places talk about Symi. 

1.From the passage we know that fresh water _____________.

A. is needed in many countries             B. is needed in every country

C. can be used in many ways              D. is very important for factories

2.The Symi factory __________.

A. turns salt water into fresh               B. can be built everywhere

C. can make much fresh water at a time      D. doesn’t need sunshine every day

3.Which is the best way for small and hot places to get fresh water?

A. Boiling the sea water.                  B. Heating the sea water.

C. The Symi’s way.                      D. Freezing the sea water.

4.What fact doesn’t the passage mention (提到)?

A. New ways of getting fresh water.

B. A lot of fresh water can be made quickly by heating.

C. The best way is to get the freshest water with the least money.

D. The Symi’s way doesn’t work in dry places.

5.The Symi’s way is not suitable for _________ places according to the passage.

      A. small              B. hot            C. cool              D. dry

 

Guo Liqin, 24, works as a primary school teacher in a distant area in Yunnan Province. The Internet offers him the latest news and entertainment from the outside world. And many people like him also depends on the online libraries for the free literature(文學) reading.
A survey in China last year found the online literature is the biggest growth area of Internet entertainment.
Reading for free is also popular in other countries. See what solutions other countries are taking.
Public Libraries
In countries such as Germany, Canada, and the UK, governments pay the authors to have their books in public libraries.
The pay is different from country to country. Some pay according to how many times a book has been borrowed; others pay according to whether the library has bought the book or not.
Google Books
Google Books allow users to see some free parts before buying them.
The author can choose to make from 20% to 100% of the book’s content(內(nèi)容) for free reading . But you can see a full view of books that are out of copyright(版權(quán)).
E-magazines
E-magazines are usually about pop culture, and make money through advertisements. The writers are usually paid by the numbers of words they write.
Digital Library
There are many free online libraries of books which are no longer in copyright.
American and European websites offer classic(古典的) literature and non-fiction texts like dictionaries for download in different languages.
【小題1】Guo Liqin depends on          for free reading.

A．online libraries

B．city bookstores

C．school libraries

D．borrowing books

【小題2】From the passage we know other countries are taking           solutions for reading for free.

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

【小題3】 In some countries, the authors are paid by            to have their books in public libraries.

A．a(chǎn)dvertisements

B．readers

C．governments

D．the word numbers

【小題4】 Google Books and Digital Library allow users to read the full books           .

A．which are out of copyright	B．which are in copyright
C．which are about pop culture	D．which have some free parts

【小題5】The best title of the passage is          .

A．Enjoy Reading	B．Learn How to Read
C．The Importance of Reading	D．How to Read for Free

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The faster way to travel in a city is by subway. In many big cities, there   1   usually more than one subway lines. How to travel by   2  ? Here is something to know   3   you travel by subway. First, you should choose the right line. If you don't, you will have to get off and take   4    one. Second, you need some coins  (硬幣) to buy your   5  . In   6   of the ticket machines, only coins are used. You can change (換)   7   at the ticket office. If you have a prepaid (預付款) card, you can just go ahead. After you buy the ticket, you should   8   the train behind a yellow line. You   9   stand too close to the yellow line. It's   10

1.A. have        B. has           C. are           D. is

2.A. subway      B. bus           C. train         D. bike

3.A. after       B. before        C. until         D. as soon as

4.A. the next    B. other         C. the other     D. another

5.A. food        B. book          C. ticket        D. map

6.A. most        B. all           C. each          D. few

7.A. money .     B. coins         C. subway        D. ticket

8.A. look for    B. get off       C. get on        D. wait for

9.A. must        B. mustn't       C. have to       D. don't have to

10.A. dangerous   B. safe          C. fun           D. OK

 

Venice is an attractive city in Italy. Tourists throughout the world love traveling to Venice. But sometimes you’ll have such strange experiences. One moment you walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there’s nothing special. Unfortunately, when you come back to the bridge an hour later, it’s underwater and everyone’s wearing rain boots.

That’s just the way it has always been, which may be considered seriously by Italian government. Before the sea comes to Venice, the government has decided to build the MOSE gates. Actually(實際上), there were many kinds of gates that were built to stop the floods, but all the gates were just built on the ground. Besides, the flooding was becoming worse. Industrial(工業(yè)的)factories built nearby on the mainland also made the condition get worse, causing the city to sink about 0.75 feet in the 20th century.

So the Italian government asked some of Italy’s biggest construction and engineering companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be built under the sea water to stop floods. Now the government are using 3 000 people and expect to spend nearly five billion euros(歐元) on it. The MOSE gates are being built at the inlets(海灣).Each MOST gate is 197 feet long ,28.5 to 37 feel tall, and weight up to 22 tons. It’s nearly the size of a 20-story building. Before the gates are in use, under the sea full of water. When the flood comes, the water in the gates will be poured out, and then the gates will be filled with air. So the gates can go up with the sea water. Once they’re in the right place, they will stop the sea water pouring into Venice. These gates will be able to deal with floods up to 10feet,and as long as the sea level(平面)rises no more than two feet in the next 100 years, the MOSE will work as expected.

The MOSE project is now two-thirds done. The head engineer, Giovanni Cecconi, said, “This is a war. During the war, it’s not important that you win. It’s important that you’re alive. We’ve alive.” Anyway, this project is saving Venice from falling.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

1.The underlined word “construction” in the passage means “_______”in Chinese.

A.建筑  B. 農(nóng)業(yè)  C. 交通

2.Before building the MOSE gates, the Italian government _______ to stop the floods.

A. never built gates on the ground

B. built many kinds of gates on the ground

C. built some gates which were under the ground

3.When the flood comes, _______ can describe the working steps of the MOSE gates.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Italian government ate using 3000 people and expect to spend nearly five billion dollars on the MOSE.

B. The MOSE project is half done now.

C. Each MOSE gate is 197 feet long, 28.5 to 37 feet tall, and weighs up to 22 tons.

5.The best title for this passage should be _______.

A. The Journey to Venice

B. The MOSE Project in Venice

C. Several Kinds of Floods in Venice