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【題目】 How can you create public transport in the Amazon jungle（亞馬遜叢林）without polluting it？The Achuar people（阿丘雅人）in Ecuador（厄瓜多爾）have found a clever solution.

Since April 2017，a boat powered completely by solar energy has travelled along the rivers that connect nine different small villages in the jungle. The boat，Tapiatpia，is named after a special kind of electric eel（電鰻）in the area. It has given the Amazon its first solar—powered public transport system. It creates no pollution in the jungle which is home to the largest number of plants and animals in the world.

Transport in the area used to rely on boats powered by petrol（汽油）. These boats were expensive to run because petrol here cost five times more than that in the capital city of Quito（基多）. Tapiatpia is cheaper to run，and therefore the fare for each stop is lower. A solar—powered boat ride costs one dollar per stop for each passenger，while a petrol—powered boat ride costs at least five dollars.

The solar-powered boat，which can carry 18 people at a time，is changing life in the jungle. More children go to school because the fare is more affordable. Besides，when someone is ill，his family or friends can call the boat on the radio：the boat will come immediately and take the patient to a health center quickly. More inter-village sporting events. are held，too，because of the use of the solar-powered boat.

Many people think the solar-powered boat can be used in the rest of the Amazon，where there is an urgent need for both public transport and environmental protection.

【1】Who has found the solution to travelling without polluting the Amazon？

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【2】What does the italic word "It" in the second paragraph refer to？

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【3】In the past people in the Amazon travelled by petrol—powered boat，didn't they？

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【4】Why are more inter-village sporting events held？

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【5】How much should a group of 4 passengers pay for 3 stops by solar—powered boat？

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【6】Is it necessary for the rest of the Amazon to use the solar—powered boat？Give your reason.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】The Achuar people in Ecuador have(found it).

【2】"It" refers to "Tapiatpia, a solar-powered boat".

【3】Yes, they did.

【4】Because people there use the solar-powered boat.

Or: Because it is cheap and quick to use the solar-powered boat.

【5】12 dollars.

【6】Yes，it is. I think such boats can solve the need for both public transport and environmental protection.

（Any reasonable answer is acceptable. ）

【解析】

本文講述厄瓜多爾的阿丘雅人在不破壞亞馬遜叢林的前提下，創(chuàng)造出了一種公共的交通。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：誰(shuí)找到了在不污染亞馬遜的情況下旅行的解決方案？根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容How can you create public transport in the Amazon jungle（亞馬遜叢林）without polluting it？The Achuar people（阿丘雅人）in Ecuador（厄瓜多爾）have found a clever solution.可知，The Achuar people in Ecuador找到了好的解決答案，故答案為The Achuar people in Ecuador have(found it)。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。題意：第二段的斜體詞“it”指的是什么？根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容It has given the Amazon its first solar—powered public transport system. 它為亞馬遜提供了第一個(gè)太陽(yáng)能公共交通系統(tǒng)。本句話中it為單數(shù)，指代上文的單數(shù)名詞，上文提到The boat，Tapiatpia，is named after a special kind of electric eel（電鰻）in the area可知，是這種船，故答案為It" refers to "Tapiatpia, a solar-powered boat"。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：在過(guò)去，亞馬遜地區(qū)的人們是用汽油動(dòng)力的船旅行的，不是嗎？根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Transport in the area used to rely on boats powered by petrol（汽油）. 過(guò)去該地區(qū)的運(yùn)輸依靠以石油為動(dòng)力的船只�？芍�，本句話正確。故答案為Yes, they did。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：為什么要舉辦更多的村際體育賽事？根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容More inter-village sporting events. are held，too，because of the use of the solar-powered boat.由于太陽(yáng)能船的使用，故答案為Because people there use the solar-powered boat。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：一個(gè)由4名乘客組成的團(tuán)體乘坐3站太陽(yáng)能船要付多少錢？根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容A solar—powered boat ride costs one dollar per stop for each passenger，乘坐太陽(yáng)能船每站每位乘客一美元；可知，4名乘客1站為4美元，3站為12美元，故答案為12 dollars。

【6】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：亞馬遜其他地區(qū)是否有必要使用太陽(yáng)能船？給出你的理由。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Many people think the solar-powered boat can be used in the rest of the Amazon，where there is an urgent need for both public transport and environmental protection. 許多人認(rèn)為太陽(yáng)能船可以在亞馬遜的其他地方使用，那里迫切需要公共交通和環(huán)境保護(hù)。故答案為Yes, it is. I think such boats can solve the need for both public transport and environmental protection。