Unit13 Were trying to save the earth!单元话题阅读理解（含答案+解析） -2025年人教版九年级英语下册.pdf

Unit13We*retryingtosavetheearth!

单元话题阅读理解

一、阅读理解

L阅读理解

Theworldusesaboutathousandmillion(百万)tonsofwateraday.Waterisahumanrightand

everyoneshouldhavehisshare.Yetmorethan700millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavetroublegetting

clean,safewater.

Treatingwastewaterisagoodwaytoprovidefreshwaterforus.Anditalsohelpstheenvironment

bykeepingwasteoutofriversandoceans.0%ofwastewateraroundtheworldisnottreatedatall,anditis

runningintooceans.Butnowwehavegotthetechnologytotreatandreusethewastewater.

While75%ofourplanetiscoveredwithwater,only2%isfreshwater-thatcomesfromrivers,

lakes,iceandsnow.Therest,9%ofthewater,isinseasandoceans.Itistoosaltytodrink.Then_

desalinationbusinessescomein.Morethan19,000factorieshavebeenbuiltaroundtheworld,mostlyin

coastalcountries.Theyprocess(力口工)morethan92milliontonsofwatereveryday.Butthetechnologythey

userequiresalotofenergy.

Scientistsareworkingtocreatealesscostlytechnology.Theywanttoproduce20timesmoreclean

waterandmakesureeveryonehasenough.Butfornow,theworldstillfaceseachdaywithnothaving

enoughwaterforeveryone.

(1)Howmanypeoplehavetroubleingettingcleanwateraroundtheworld?

A.Under10million.B.Only19million

C.About92million.D.Over700million.

(2)Treatingwastewaterhelpstheenvironmentby.

A.storingwasteiniceandsnow

B・lettingwasterunintooceans

C.keepingwasteoutofriversandoceans

D.sendingwastetocoastalcountries

(3)WhatdoestheunderlinedworddesalinationinParagraph3mean?

A