山西省太原市2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：综合阅读

山西省太原市 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 综合阅读 2023年山西省太原市中考二模英语试题 五、综合阅读 请阅读下面的非连续性文本, 根据语篇内容, 回答问题, 并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。 March 22 is World Water Day. The theme last year was "groundwater". We can't see groundwater. It's under our feet. But it plays an important role in our lives. About 98 percent of Earth's fresh water is groundwater. It is 60 times as plentiful as the fresh water in lakes and rivers. On the 31st World Water Day this year, let's keep focusing on the water resource. The world's water moves between lakes, rivers, oceans, the air and the land in a cycle. It is a continuous process, with no beginning or end. The sun heats the water. This changes water into vapor(蒸气). It is called evaporation, which makes the first step of the Water Cycle. When the water vapor reaches up in the sky, it turns into tiny drops of water. These water drops come together to form clouds. This process is called condensation. When the cloud becomes too heavy and it can't hold any more water inside, it will give out rain or snow. This is known as precipitation. ( News "Dear customer , our city has been facing a serious drought(干旱) . Please try your best to save water . Thanks for your understanding and support . ” In December , 2021 , people in Shenzhen , China got this message on their phones . At the same time , water ran more slowly from their taps . )Now, more and more countries are facing the problem of water shortage. There are some reasons for this. Firstly, with the population increasing fast, more water is needed. Secondly, climate change makes things worse. There are other reasons for water shortages. For example, water pollution makes it harder to get clean drinking water. Factories and farms don't use water efficiently. Picture Ⅱ In the face of serious water shortage, we should raise awareness(意识) of protecting water. Meanwhile, we need to take action to save water. Let's take a look at how Timmy saves water every week. (L=Litre) 54. Why is groundwater im