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Groundwater

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Most of the world’s potable water is stored as groundwater in the pores and fractures of underground rock, much of it at depths of less than 1,000 meters.

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  • A.
    Sedimentary rock may make poor aquifers because of tightly compacted sediment, which reduces porosity and permeability.
  • B.
    Groundwater reservoirs are characterized by the porosity and permeability of the rock in which they lie, and these factors vary according to the type of rock.
  • C.
    Porosity is a measure of the empty space within rock, while permeability measures the degree to which water can flow freely through rock.
  • D.
    The vadose zone is typically dry because water does not stay in it, but instead percolates down to aquifers below or drains out through springs and streams.
  • E.
    In arid regions, the water tables remain at a constant level far below the surface, preventing stream-beds from filling up even during wet years.
  • F.
    Although the water table usually follows the contours of the land surface, its level may vary from year to year and may intersect the surface in places.

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  • Most of the world's potable water-freshwater suitable for drinking-is accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is stored in the upper 1,000 meters of Earth. At greater depths within Earth, the pressure of the overlying rock causes pores and cracks to close, reducing the space that pore water can occupy, and almost complete closure occurs at a depth of about 10 kilometers. The greatest water storage, therefore, lies near the surface.



    Groundwater is stored in a variety of rock types. A groundwater reservoir from which water can be extracted is called an aquifer. We can effectively think of an aquifer as a deposit of water. Extraction of water depends on two properties of the aquifer: porosity and permeability. Between sediment materials (such as sand or small rocks) that are deposited by water, wind, or glacial ice grains are spaces that can be filled with water. This pore space is known as porosity and is expressed as a percentage of the total rock volume. Porosity is important for water-storage capacity, but for water to flow through rocks, the pore spaces must be connected. The ability of water, or other fluids, to flow through the interconnected pore spaces in rocks is termed permeability. Fractures and joints have very high permeability. In the intergranular spaces of rocks, however, fluid must flow around and between grains in a tortuous path; this winding path causes a resistance to flow. The rate at which the flowing water overcomes this resistance is related to the permeability of rock.



    Sediment sorting and compaction influence permeability and porosity. The more poorly sorted or the more tightly compacted a sediment is, the lower its porosity and permeability. Sedimentary rocks-the most common rock type near the surface-are also the most common reservoirs for water because they contain the most space that can be filled with water. Sandstones generally make good aquifers, while finer-grained mudstones are typically impermeable. Impermeable rocks are referred to as aquicludes. Igneous and metamorphic rocks are more compact, commonly crystalline, and rarely contain spaces between grains. However, even igneous and metamorphic rocks may act as groundwater reservoirs if extensive fracturing occurs in such rocks and if the fracture system is interconnected.



    The water table is the underground boundary below which all the cracks and pores are filled with water. In some cases, the water table reaches Earth's surface, where it is expressed as rivers, lakes, and marshes. Typically, though, the water table may be tens or hundreds of meters below the surface. The water table is not flat but usually follows the contours of the topography the shape of a surface such as Earth's, including the rise and fall of such features as mountains and valleys . Above the water table is the vadose zone, through which rainwater percolates. Water in the vadose zone drains down to the water table, leaving behind a thin coating of water on mineral grains. The vadose zone supplies plant roots near the surface with water.



    Because the surface of the water table is not flat but instead rises and falls with topography, groundwater is affected by gravity in the same fashion as surface water. Groundwater flows downhill to topographic lows. If the water table intersects the land surface, groundwater will flow out onto the surface at springs, either to be collected there or to subsequently flow farther along a drainage. Groundwater commonly collects in stream drainages but may remain entirely beneath the surface of dry stream-beds in arid regions. In particularly wet years, short stretches of an otherwise dry stream-bed may have flowing water because the water table rises to intersect the land surface.


  • 世界上绝大部分饮用水----可以饮用的淡水----都是地下水,它们储藏在岩石孔隙和裂缝中。 储藏于地下的淡水是地表淡水河流和湖泊中总水量的50倍。 大约50%的地下水存在于地下深1000m以内的地层中。 随深度增加,上覆岩层压力使岩石孔隙和裂缝闭合,减少了水的储存空间,而超过10公里深的地下孔隙几乎全部闭合。 因此绝大部分水储存于接近地表的地层中。

    地层水储存在多种岩石中。 可以取出的地下水的聚集层叫做含水层。 我们可以认为含水层即水的聚集地层。 从地层中取水取决于水层的两个因素:孔隙度和渗透率。 沉积颗粒之间的空间可以储存水,这种孔隙空间由孔隙度表征。孔隙度是岩石孔隙体积与总体积的百分比。 孔隙度对地层储水能力尤为重要,但欲使水从岩石中流出,孔隙之间必须相互连通。 水或其它流体从相互连通的孔隙中流动的能力即为渗透率。 裂隙和节理具有很高的渗透率。 在岩石的粒间空隙中,流体必须在颗粒周围的曲折通道中流动;这种曲折通道会对流动产生阻力。 水克服阻力流动的速率与岩石渗透率相关。

    沉积物的分选性和压实程度影响其渗透率和孔隙度。 岩石分选越差或压实越紧则其孔隙度和渗透率越低。沉积岩----地表最常见的岩石----也是最常见的水储集层,因为它们常带有最多的可以储水的孔隙空间。 砂岩一般是最好的储水层,但小颗粒的泥岩则通常不可渗透。 不渗透岩层都称为隔水层。 火成岩和变质岩压实更紧,通常有结晶,并几乎没有粒间孔隙。 但是即便是火成岩和变质岩也可因裂缝大量发育并相互连接而成为储水层。

    地下水位指地层岩石裂缝和孔隙充满水的上部边界。 某些情况下,地下水位可能到达地表,在那里它以河流、湖泊或沼泽地的形式存在。但通常情况下地下水位位于地面数十或数百米以下。 地下水位不是水平的,而是通常沿着地势起伏,包括山脉和山谷等地貌等起伏。 地下水位以上称为包气带,在这里降水得以过滤。 包气带中的水会沉降到地下水位,只在矿物颗粒表面留下一层水膜。 包气带为地表附近植物根部提供水分。

    因为地下水位表面并非水平,而是沿着地势起伏,地下水和地表水受到重力影响的模式相同。 地下水沿着下倾地层流向地势低洼处。 如果地下水位与地表相交,地下水将以喷泉的形式流出地面,要么就地聚集,要么沿排水通道流向更远的地方。 地下水通常在小溪中聚集,但在干旱地区也可能全部停留在干涸河床下。 在特定湿润的年月里,一段干涸的河床下游可能有水流动,因为地下水位抬升到了那里的地表以上。
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    文章结构分析:

    文章题目《Groundwater》地下水。

    第一段引入对地下水的初步介绍;

    第二三段介绍水层,孔隙度和渗透率及它们之间的关系;

    第四五段对地下水位进行了介绍。

    引导句是对文章开头的概括。

    选项分析:

    B选项对应第二段前四句;

    C选项对应原文第二段的内容;

    F选项对应原文最后一段的内容;

    A选项对应第三段第三句有关于sedimentary rock的描写,根据原文,sedimentary rock是很好的aquifers,所以A与原文矛盾,不选;

    D选项对应第四段,vadose zone中会留下thin coating所以还是会湿润,因而D与原文矛盾,不选;

    E选项water table本非remain at a constant level,根据倒数第二句,地下水位有时会和地表交叉,不选。

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