Question

Clean water is not only important for people to produce food, but necessary for our life. However, many people in Asia and Africa don’t have enough clean water to use. The World Health Organization reports that almost 4,000 children die each day of dirty water or lack of water.

Farmers use 70%~85% of the world fresh water to produce food. People usually don’t pay much attention to how much water industry (工业) uses, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries.

Home use takes up only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, more water will be used. The local government has to try to make people use less water.

In 60% of European cities, people are saving water by using less. They even keep waste water for other use.

In Australia, the government has encouraged people to collect rainwater and recycle water from showers for a second use.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a water saving program to encourage families and businesses to check their water use and save more water. Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem. We can all work together to protect our fresh water in our daily life.

1.The underlined phrase “lack of” in the passage means__________.

A. 需要       B. 喜欢     C. 缺少     D.饮用

2.In developed countries, most water is used by ____   __.

A. industry   B. farmers   C. people   D. families

3.According to the passage, people save water by using less in __     __.

A. Australia   B. America   C. Africa   D. European

4.From the passage, we know that scientists        good ways to deal with water problem.

A. have found   B. find out    C. are looking for   D. has found

5.The passage is about__________.

A.saving water   B. waste water  C. using water  D. recycling water

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了，干净的水给人们生产食品不仅是重要的，但是生活的必需品。然而，在亚洲和非洲的很多人没有使用足够的干净的水。世界卫生组织报道，每天约有4000儿童死于肮脏的水或水的缺乏。各个国家已经采取措施来合理利用水资源科学家和联合国正在寻找良好的水资源管理是解决问题的关键。我们可以一起工作，在我们的日常生活中保护我们的淡水。

1.词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句，每天约有4000儿童死于肮脏的水或水的缺乏。可知是水缺乏的意思，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段第二句but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries.在发达国家大部分水用于工业。可知应选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段In 60% of European cities, people are saving water by using less。故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem科学家正在寻找好的解决水的方法。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。通读整篇文章主要讲述了怎样节约用谁的问题。故选A。

考点：科普环保类短文阅读。