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【題目】Clean water is not only important for food production, but necessary for our life. However, large numbers of people in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are going without. The World Health Organization reports that almost 4,000 children die each day for dirty water or lack of water.

Agriculture is the primary user of water at 70–85% of fresh water in the world. Industrial uses of water don’t often come to mind, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water supply in developed countries.

Home use takes up only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, the local government has to cut down on water use. Many cities are turning to privatization (私有化) of water as a method of controlling use. The poor are paying as much as a quarter of their monthly income for water in some developing countries.

In 60% of large European cities, groundwater is being used at a faster rate. People are saving water by simply using less and being careful with what they do use. Sometimes it’s as simple as not throwing out water that they could use elsewhere.

In Australia overuse of water has always been a problem. The Australian government has encouraged households and industries to collect rainwater and reuse water from showers. Technology is helping householders for shower and bath water for reuse in toilets or gardens.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a water saving program designed to encourage families and businesses to examine their water use and save more water. Good water management has been considered by scientists and the UN as the key to solving the water problem. We can all work together to protect our valuable water in our daily life.

【1】In developed countries, most water is used by ______.

A. industry B. agriculture

C. families D. businesses

【2】To save water, what do Australians and Europeans both choose to do?

A. Find more groundwater.

B. Make good use of rainwater.

C. Encourage people to have fewer showers

D. Recycle water for a second use.

【3】According to scientists, to deal with water shortage, the most important is to ______.

A. popularize privatization of water

B. cut down on water use at home

C. have good control over water use

D. introduce water-saving technologies

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Water—the source of all lives

B. Save water, save the world

C. New ways to save water

D. Water and people’s health

Answer 1

【答案】總結(jié)概括文章B. Save water, save the world.

【解析】試題分析：文章主要講述干凈的水不僅對(duì)糧食生產(chǎn)是重要的而且是人們的生活必需品。然而在亞洲和非洲的很多人沒(méi)有足夠的干凈水。每天都有兒童死于骯臟的水或水的缺乏。為了解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，世界上很多國(guó)家采取一定的措施來(lái)合理利用水資源。科學(xué)家認(rèn)為良好的水資源管理辦法是解決問(wèn)題的關(guān)鍵。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的句子but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water supply in developed countries.可知在發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家大部分水用于工業(yè)。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的句子Sometimes it’s as simple as not throwing out water that they could use elsewhere.和第五段的句子The Australian government has encouraged households and industries to collect rainwater and reuse water from showers.可知澳大利亞和歐洲的國(guó)家為了節(jié)約用水，都選擇回收水進(jìn)行再次使用。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的句子Good water management has been considered by scientists and the UN as the key to solving the water problem.可知科學(xué)家認(rèn)為解決水缺乏的問(wèn)題最重要的是很好地控制用水。故選C。

【4】標(biāo)題判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容和第一段的句子However, large numbers of people in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are going without. The World Health Organization reports that almost 4,000 children die each day for dirty water or lack of water.可知這篇文章主要介紹干凈的水嚴(yán)重缺乏和怎樣節(jié)約用水的問(wèn)題。因此推斷選項(xiàng)D“節(jié)約用水，挽救世界”為最佳標(biāo)題。故選D。