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高二UNIT13 The water planet 检测True or false Water is a liquid at room temperature, and it has a relatively high freezing point. The reason why water can dissolve most substances on earth is that water has high heat capacity. Like all the other substances, water gets smaller (contract 缩小) when it freezes. Pure water has a higher freezing point and lighter than salt water. The salinity of the earth’s oceans is about 3.5%. When water freezes, its density increases. Other recourses such as oil, gas, gold etc is as precious as a drop of rain. II. Reading comprehension: 1. What makes water an excellent medium for life? A. Its weight and freezing point . B. Its density C. Its capacity . D. Its chemical structure. 2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text? A. The water in the ocean can keep the temperature of the earth steady B. Pure water has a lighter freezing point than salt water . C. There is no life on the bottom of the deepest oceans because the sun doesn’t reach so deep. D. If heated, the density of water will increase. 3. Why is water in the ocean always moving ? Because there are various living things in it . B. Because water is always flowing down . Because changes in salinity and temperature affect water’s density. Because water is polar. 4. The passage mainly talks about ______. A. the unique properties of the ocean B. the chemical structure of the water C. the unique properties of water D. the marine ecosystems of the ocean 5. what does “take advantage of ” mean in Para. 4 of the first passage? A. 有利于 B. 利用 C. 优越于 D. 取代 III. Passage two: True or false. 1. estuary is the land place where a river meets the ocean. 2.stuaries are the homes to thousands of animals and plants 3.trients arrive in estuaries only from the land. 4.stuaries are also important because they absorb nutrients and pollutants from water coming from inland sources, thus cleaning our water. 5.tuaries al