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Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply(供应). Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water—at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.

The average (平均) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic(立方) meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty(贫困) line of 1,000 cubic meters.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1._____________ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.

A. Sana　　　 B. Lahej　　　　 C. Hannan　　　　　　 D. Times

2.A report shows that Sana will have ____________ as early as 2025.

A. enough drinking water to use

B. no drinking water to use

C. no private companies

D. more water pollution

3.What does the word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 充足　　　　 B. 短缺　　　　　　　 C. 干旱　　　　　　　　　 D. 需求

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that _____________.

A. the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply

B. the 18-year-old boy is from a poor family

C. private companies make a lot of money

D. Lahej is a beautiful place

5. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A. How to Save Water

B. How to Make Use of Seawater

C. How People Use Water Fully

D. Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Imagine one day, the water taps(水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply(供应). Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water—at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.

The average (平均) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic（立方）meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty(贫困) line of 1,000 cubic meters.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1. _____________ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.

A. Sana　　　　　　　　 B. Lahej

C. Hannan　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Times

2.A report shows that Sana will have ____________ as early as 2025.

A. enough drinking water to use

B. no drinking water to use

C. no private companies

D. more water pollution

3.What does the underlined word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 充足　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 短缺　　　　　　　　 C. 干旱　　　　　　　　 D. 需求

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that _____________.

A. the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply

B. the 18-year-old boy is from a poor family

C. private companies make a lot of money

D. Lahej is a beautiful place

5. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A. How to Save Water

B. How to Make Use of Seawater

C. How People Use Water Fully

D. Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Imagine one day，the water taps（水龙头） in your house stop running．You have to buy water from shops．And still there isn’t enough for everyone．Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things．Would you be able to stand that kind of life？

Probably not．But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing．Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water．According to a report，the capital，Sana，will run out of drinking water as early as 2025．

Because of the shortage，the government often cuts the water supply（供应）．Hannan，an 18﹣year﹣old from Lahej，told Times：“In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week．But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two．”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use．They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks．Private companies own the trucks．They travel around the city every day to sell water﹣at very high prices．“A lot of people can’t afford it，”she said．

The average （平均） person in Yemen uses 100to 200cubic（立方）meters of water per year．That is far below the international water poverty（贫困） line of 1，000cubic meters．

The government is thinking of making use of seawater．But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen．

1.　　　　 is the name of the capital city of Yemen．

A．Sana　　　　　　　　 B．Lahej　　　　　　　 C．Hannan　　　　　　 D．Times

2.A report shows that Sana will have　　　　 as early as 2025．

A．enough drinking water to use

B．no drinking water to use

C．no private companies

D．more water pollution

3.What does the underlined word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese？

A．充足　　　　　　　　 B．短缺　　　　　　　　 C．干旱　　　　　　　　　　 D．需求

4.We can infer（推断） from the passage that　　　　 ．

A．the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply

B．the 18﹣year﹣old boy is from a poor family

C．private companies make a lot of money

D．Lahej is a beautiful place

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage？

A．How to Save Water

B．How to Make Use of Seawater

C．How People Use Water Fully

D．Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage．

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Imagine one day，the water taps(水龙头)in your house stop running．You have to buy water from shops．And still there isn’t enough for everyone．Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things．Would you be able to stand that kind of life．

Probably not．But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing．Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water．According to a report，the capital，Sana，will run out of drinking water as early as 2025．

Because of the shortage，the government often cuts the water supply(供应)．Hannan，an 18-year-old girl from　 Lahej，told Times，“In a good week we’11 have a water supply all week．But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two．’’

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use．They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks.Private companies own the trucks．They travel around the city every day to sell water～at very high prices．“A lot of people can’t afford it，”she said．

The average(平均)person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic(立方)meters of water per year．That is far below the international water poverty(贫困)line of 1，000 cubic meters．

The government is thinking of making use of seawater．But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen．

1.　　　　 is the name of the capital city of Yemen．

A．Sana　　 B．Lahej　　 C．Hannan D．Times

2.A report shows that Sana will have 　　　　　　 as early as 2025．

A．enough drinking water to use

B．no drinking water to use

C．no private companies

D．more water pollution

3.What does the underlined word“shortage”in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A．充足．　　 B．短缺．　　 C．干旱．　　 D．需求．

4.We can infer(推断)from the passage that 　　　　　　　 ．

A．the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply

B．the 18一year-old boy is from a poor family

C．private companies make a lot of money

D．Lahej is a beautiful place

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A．How to Save Water．

B．How to Make Use of Seawater．

C．How People Use Water Fully．

D．Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage．

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Imagine one day, the water taps (水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to pay a lot of money to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough water for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower (洗澡) water to use for washing clothes. Then she has to use that same dirty water to wash other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts say Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a World Bank report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the water shortage (短缺) in Yemen, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej，told the Times, “In a good week we’ll have a water supply (供给) all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water--- at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.

The average (平均的) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty（贫困）line of 1,000 cubic meters.

The government is thinking of making use of sea water. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A. drinking water　　 B. buying water from shops

C. suffering from water shortage　　 D. washing clothes with used water

2.Which of the following is not true?

A. Common people in Yemen don’t have enough water to use.

B. People in Yemen have no water to use during a bad week.

C. Rich people in Yemen buy water at very high prices.

D. Private companies in Yemen sell water on their trucks.

3.It can be inferred(推断) that ______.

A. the capital of Yemen is developing fast

B. Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

C. Sana will run out of water in 10 years

D. private companies selling water make a lot of money

4.The Yemen government ______.

A. can do nothing about the problem of water shortage

B. may try to make use of sea water

C. only cares about rich people’s lives

D. has found a practical solution

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Imagine one day the water taps (水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to pay a lot of money to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough water for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to use for washing clothes. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that is what kids in Yemen (也门) are experiencing (经历). According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the water shortage, the Yemen government often cuts the water supply (供应). Hannan, an 18-year-girl, tells the Teens, “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the next week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan says only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private (私人的) companies own the trucks, They travel around the city every day to sell water--- at very high prices.

“ A lot of people can’t pay for it,” she says.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1.______ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.

A. Sana　　　　　　 B. Lahej　　　　　 C. Hannan　　　　　　 D. Time

2.A report shows that Sana will have _______ as early as 2025.

A. enough drinking water to use

B. no drinking water to use

C. no private companies

D. more water pollution

3.What does the underlined word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A.充足　　　　　　　 B. 短缺　　　　　 C. 干旱　　　　　　　 D. 需求

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that _________.

A. the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply

B. the 18-year-old boy is from a poor family

C. private companies make a lot of money

D. Lahej is a beautiful place

5.The writer wants to tell us ______.

A. not to use seawater

B. not to waste water

C. to drink less water

D. to sell water to Yemen

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料，根据材料内容从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该标号涂黑．

Imagine one day，the water taps（水龙头） in your house stop running．You have to buy water from shops．And still there isn’t enough for everyone．Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things．Would you be able to stand that kind of life？

Probably not．But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing．Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water．According to a report，the capital，Sana，will run out of drinking water as early as 2025．

Because of the shortage，the government often cuts the water supply（供应）．Hannan，an 18﹣year﹣old from Lahej，told Times：“In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week．But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two．”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use．They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks．Private companies own the trucks．They travel around the city every day to sell water﹣at very high prices．“A lot of people can’t afford it，”she said．

The average （平均） person in Yemen uses 100to 200cubic（立方）meters of water per year．That is far below the international water poverty（贫困） line of 1，000cubic meters．

The government is thinking of making use of seawater．But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen．

1.　　　　 is the name of the capital city of Yemen．

A．Sana　　　　　　　　 B．Lahej

C．Hannan　　　　　　 D．Times

2.A report shows that Sana will have　　　　 as early as 2025．

A．enough drinking water to use

B．no drinking water to use

C．no private companies

D．more water pollution

3.What does the underlined word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese？

A．充足　　　　　　 　　 　 B．短缺

C．干旱　　　　　　　　　　 D．需求

4.We can infer（推断） from the passage that　　　　 ．

A．the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply

B．the 18﹣year﹣old boy is from a poor family

C．private companies make a lot of money

D．Lahej is a beautiful place

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage？

A．How to Save Water

B．How to Make Use of Seawater

C．How People Use Water Fully

D．Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage．

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------ I hear water 　　　　　 in the bathroom.

------ Sorry, I forgot to turn the tap off.

A. run　　 B. running　　　 C. runs　　 D. ran

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

That is the only way we can imagine ______ the waste of water in students’ bathroom.

A. stop    　　　　　　　　 B. stopped    　　　　　　　 C. stopping    　　　　 D. to stop

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--Oh ,I forgot to turn off the tap.

--The water must run over the sink and onto the floor now.

A. run away　　 B. run out of　　 C. run into

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