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【題目】Imagine one day, the water taps (水龍頭) in your house stop running. You have to pay a lot of money to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough water for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower (洗澡) water to use for washing clothes. Then she has to use that same dirty water to wash other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

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

Because of the water shortage (短缺) in Yemen, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej，told the Times, “In a good week we’ll have a water supply (供給) 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 trucks. 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 (平均的) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty（貧困）line of 1,000 cubic meters.

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

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

A. drinking water B. buying water from shops

C. suffering from water shortage D. washing clothes with used water

【2】Which of the following is not true?

A. Common people in Yemen don’t have enough water to use.

B. People in Yemen have no water to use during a bad week.

C. Rich people in Yemen buy water at very high prices.

D. Private companies in Yemen sell water on their trucks.

【3】It can be inferred(推斷) that ______.

A. the capital of Yemen is developing fast

B. Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

C. Sana will run out of water in 10 years

D. private companies selling water make a lot of money

【4】The Yemen government ______.

A. can do nothing about the problem of water shortage

B. may try to make use of sea water

C. only cares about rich people’s lives

D. has found a practical solution

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】本文主要講述也門(mén)缺水狀況。

【1】題意：第2段中的下劃線詞“that”指的是______________. A. drinking water飲用水；B. buying water from shops從商店買(mǎi)水；C. suffering from water shortage缺水；D. washing clothes with used water使用用過(guò)的水洗衣服。此句But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing.的句意：但這正是也門(mén)的孩子們所經(jīng)歷的。第一段講述了缺水情況，根據(jù)上文“Would you be able to stand that kind of life? Probably not.（你能忍受那種生活嗎？大概不會(huì)。）”可知that指的是“缺水”；故選C。

【2】題意：下列哪一個(gè)不正確的？A. Common people in Yemen don’t have enough water to use. 也門(mén)的普通人沒(méi)有足夠的水使用；B. People in Yemen have no water to use during a bad week. 在也門(mén)，人們?cè)谝粋�(gè)糟糕的星期沒(méi)有水使用；C. Rich people in Yemen buy water at very high prices.在也門(mén)富人以非常高的價(jià)格購(gòu)買(mǎi)水；D. Private companies in Yemen sell water on their trucks. 也門(mén)的私人公司在他們的卡車(chē)上賣(mài)水。根據(jù)第4段第一句Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use.可知只有富人有足夠使用的水；結(jié)合第4段最后一句They travel around the city every day to sell water--- at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.可知許多人買(mǎi)不起水，對(duì)于大多數(shù)人水的價(jià)格高，不是富人以非常高的價(jià)格購(gòu)買(mǎi)水；故C不正確，選C。

【3】題意：可以推斷__________________。A. the capital of Yemen is developing fast也門(mén)首都發(fā)展迅速；B. Hannan is a teenager from a rich family 韓楠來(lái)自一個(gè)富有家庭的青少年；C. Sana will run out of water in 10 years薩那將在10年內(nèi)缺水；D. private companies selling water make a lot of money賣(mài)水的私人公司賺了很多錢(qián)。根據(jù)第4段最后一句They travel around the city every day to sell water--- at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.（他們每天都在城里到處兜售水，價(jià)格很高。“很多人買(mǎi)不起，”她說(shuō)。），水又是生活必需品，可以推斷“賣(mài)水的私人公司賺了很多錢(qián)�！笨芍�選D。

【4】題意：也門(mén)政府_____________________。A. can do nothing about the problem of water shortage對(duì)缺水問(wèn)題束手無(wú)策；B. may try to make use of sea water可能?chē)L試?yán)�用海水�?/span>

C. only cares about rich people’s lives只關(guān)心富人的生活；D. has found a practical solution找到了一個(gè)切實(shí)可行的解決辦法。根據(jù)第第3段第1句Because of the water shortage (短缺) in Yemen, the government often cuts the water supply.（由于也門(mén)缺水，政府經(jīng)常削減供水量。）和最后一段The government is thinking of making use of sea water. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.（政府正在考慮利用海水。但這將花費(fèi)很多，而且不會(huì)很快發(fā)生去幫助也門(mén)人民。）可知“也門(mén)政府對(duì)缺水問(wèn)題束手無(wú)策”，A正確的，D錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第5段第1句The government is thinking of making use of sea water.可知“政府正在考慮使用海水，不是可能?chē)L試?yán)�用海水”，B錯(cuò)誤的；短文中主要講述也門(mén)缺水的狀況，沒(méi)有講述也門(mén)政府只關(guān)心富人的生活，故C錯(cuò)誤；故選A。