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阅读理解（40分） Passage One The United States has all kinds of lakes, large and small. But most of the fresh water in America is in five large lakes in the northeast and central U.S. These are the Great Lakes :Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Ontario. There Travel in the Great Lakes area is easy because the lakes and many rivers are connected. Water transportation is quicker and cheaper than travel by land. For this reason, many industries such as steel and automobile factories were started around the Great Lakes about 100 years ago. But because of the many factories, the lakes and rivers have become filled with dangerous chemicals and oil. In 1969, the Cuyahoga it caught fire and burned for many hours. Now people are trying to clean up the lakes and rivers. The water is becoming cleaner and cleaner, and there are more fish. But there are still chemicals which are dangerous to human health. 1. Where are the five lakes discussed in this passage, in the U. S. ? . a. In the northeast U. S. b. In the southwest U. S. c. In the central U. S. d. In the northeast and central U. S. 2. Why is it easy to travel in the Great Lakes area? a. Because the five lakes are connected with each other. b. Because the five lakes and many rivers are connected. c. Because the five lakes are connected with the sea. d. Because the five lakes are very close to each other. 3.When were many industries around the Great Lakes started? a. In 1900s. b. In 1969. c. In 1760. d. In 1960s. 4. Why did the Cuyahoga a. Because it was very dirty. b. Because it was very oily. c. Because there were fish in it. d. Both a and b. 5. What are people trying to do? a. To raise more fish in the lakes. b. To raise more fish in the rivers. c. To do something to prevent the lakes from catching fire. d. To clean up the lakes and rivers.