八下第十二周英语阅读.docx

初二英语阅读训练 第十二周AWater pollution happens when waste things from many areas are thrown into rivers, lakes and seas.Agriculture To get more food, farmers use large amounts of chemicals (化学制品). When the chemicals are not completely used by the plants, they are washed away by the rainwater into rivers, lakes and seas, which pollute both surface water and underground water.Industry Factories and industries often release poisonous chemicals into seas, rivers or lakes, which is quite bad for Mother Nature. An example of industrial sea pollution happened in Japan in the 1950s. A local factory had poured waste water with mercury (水银) into the Minamata Bay for 20 years. Tuna fish in the bay took in the mercury and people ate the tuna. Many children were born with birth deformities (畸形). As a result, people lost their hearing and sight, and thousands of people died in the end.Sea transportationWhen ships transporting oil get damaged on the way, oil spillage (溢出) happens. One major disaster was the Exxon Valdez oil spill. An oil tanker sank off Alaska in 1989 and leaked (泄漏) oil into the ocean. To save cost, some ships also poured unwanted oil from their engine rooms into the sea, thus polluting the oceans.Home activities If the waste from the washing of clothes and dishes are not treated and poured into the sea, they will do harm to the sea life. Some diseases may also spread. Sometimes, rubbish is dumped into the sea.32. Farmers use large amounts of chemicals to .A. have more foodB. release poison C. save planting cost ND. plant more crops33. From the example in Paragraph 3, we learn that .A. eating tuna fish is sometimes a great danger B. water pollution is a serious problem in JapanC. factories and industries should be closed in Japan D. water pollution can do great harm to people’s health34. The underlined word “release” probably means .A. 释放B. 吸收C. 生产D. 运用35. What is the best title for the passage?A. Industrial water pollution BAgriculture water pollutionC. Reasons for w