《2025年初中英语阅读教程九年级英语下册外研版》

Passage 5
words: 303 time: 8 min.
When you think of the sea, you may not think of Xinjiang or Inner Mongolia. But recently, the "seafood" produced in these places has become popular, especially after Japan put nuclear-contaminated water (核污染水) into the sea, reported China Daily.
In Nilka County in Xinjiang, about 6,000 tons of rainbow trout (虹鳟鱼) will be produced this year. Rainbow trout belongs to the same family as salmon, which is a kind of well-known seafood. It tastes like salmon, too.
Why do farmers there choose to grow fish? The weather in some parts of Xinjiang is seldom hot, and the rivers are fed by meltwater from the Tianshan Mountain. Water deeper than 6 metres always stays at 10°C. "As the meltwater is very clean and cold, it's a 'comfortable' home for fish," Li Chunyu, a worker at a fish company in Xinjiang told China Daily.
To make sure the river stays clean, the company uses machines to clean fish waste in the water. They also use net cages (网箱) that are good for the environment. The nets are about 51 metres wide and lie 25 metres deep in the river.
Meanwhile, in Inner Mongolia, whiteleg shrimp grows well. Saline soil (盐碱土) covers a large part of the desert where few plants are able to grow. Farmers used to put water from the Yellow River onto the farmland to wash away the salt. This was a waste of salty water.
Scientists then decided to create "seawater" with salty water by adding in some other components. Whiteleg shrimps can live well in this kind of water. They taste no different from the same kind of shrimp that grows in the sea.

Answer the following questions.
1. What kind of fish will be produced in Nilka County, Xinjiang this year?
Rainbow trout.
2. Why is the water in Xinjiang good for fish farming?
Because the water is clean and cold.
3. How do farmers in Xinjiang keep the river clean?
They use machines to clean fish waste in the water and use net cages that are good for the environment.
4. What was the problem with farmland in Inner Mongolia?
It was covered with saline soil./Saline soil covered a large part of the desert.
5. Give a proper title to the passage.
“Seafood” from Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia has become popular

答案： 1.Rainbow trout. 2.Because the water is clean and cold. 3.They use machines to clean fish waste in the water and use net cages that are good for the environment. 4.It was covered with saline soil./Saline soil covered a large part of the desert. 5. “Seafood” from Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia has become popular