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【題目】Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, 18-year-old from Lahej, told the Times: “In a good week, we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water truck. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water-at very high prices.

“A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said. The average person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

【1】The purpose of the text is to _______.

A. tell us what life is like in Yemen

B. draw our attention to water shortage

C. remind us how important water is

D. show us ways of solving problems

【2】The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to .

A. buying water from shops

B. drinking dirty water

C. suffering from water shortage

D. washing clothes with used water

【3】Hannan described .

A. what her life is like

B. how beautiful Lahej is

C. how people use water fully

D. how heavy the traffic in Lahej is

【4】We can infer from the text that .

A. Sanaa will run out of water in 10 years

B. Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

C. the capital of Yemen is developing fast

D. private companies make a lot of money

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】文章講述了也門水資源短缺，人均用水遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)低于國際水貧窮線。

【1】主旨大意題。文章講述了也門水資源短缺，人均用水遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)低于國際水貧窮線。作者寫這篇文章的目的是引起人們對水資源嚴(yán)重困乏的注意。故選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文“You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?” 你必須從商店里買水。但仍然不夠每個人使用。你媽媽必須把家里的淋浴水存起來做其他事情。你能忍受那種生活嗎？這些正是也門孩子們正在經(jīng)歷的：水資源短缺。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“In a good week, we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”在好的一周，我們都會有一周的供水。但接下來的一周，只會有一兩天的水�？芍�，描述了他的生活是怎樣的。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.” Sanaa將在2025年用完飲用水，故選項A錯誤；推理判斷題。根據(jù)“In a good week, we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”在好的一周，我們都會有一周的供水。但接下來的一周，只會有一兩天的水，可知Hannan并沒有生活在富有的家庭，故選項B錯誤；選項C并未提及；根據(jù)“Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water-at very high prices.” 私人公司擁有卡車。他們每天都在城里四處賣水，以極高的價格出售水�？赏浦�私人公司會掙很多錢。故選D。