阅读练习 Day6

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Think of the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes are freshwater. How much water do they hold? Think of all the surface water in the world. Divide it into five equal parts. The Great Lakes hold one of those five parts. They hold one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water. 

The names of the Great Lakes are Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior. Four of the lakes form part of the border between the U.S. and Canada. Lake Michigan is the only lake that is completely in the U.S. 

How do people remember the names of the Great Lakes? There is a trick. Think of the word HOMES. It is five letters. Each letter stands for one of the lakes. “H” stands for Huron. “O” stands for Ontario. “M” stands for Michigan. “E” stands for Erie. “S” stands for Superior.

* 1. The “M” in HOMES stands for

* 2. Lake Superior is the largest lake. What might be a trick to remember that it is the

* 3. How much of the world's fresh surface water do the Great Lakes hold?