Question

Imagine one day the water taps (水龙头) 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 water to use for washing clothes. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that is what kids in Yemen (也门) are experiencing (经历). According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the water shortage, the Yemen government often cuts the water supply (供应). Hannan, an 18-year-girl, tells the Teens, “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the next week there will be water only for a day or two.”

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

“ A lot of people can’t pay for it,” she says.

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.______ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.

A. Sana          B. Lahej        C. Hannan         D. Time

2.A report shows that Sana will have _______ as early as 2025.

A. enough drinking water to use

B. no drinking water to use

C. no private companies

D. more water pollution

3.What does the underlined word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A.充足           B. 短缺        C. 干旱           D. 需求

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that _________.

A. the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply

B. the 18-year-old boy is from a poor family

C. private companies make a lot of money

D. Lahej is a beautiful place

5.The writer wants to tell us ______.

A. not to use seawater

B. not to waste water

C. to drink less water

D. to sell water to Yemen

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述了现在水资源的缺乏，尤其提到了也门这个国家，根据一项报告，也门的首都萨那到2025年的时候，就将没有饮用水了。也门政府也正在想办法解决这个问题。

1.A细节理解题。短文第二段中提到了Yemen这个国家，然后根据According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.可知，Yemen的首都是Sana，因此选A。

2.B 细节理解题。根据短文第二段中According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.的这句话可知，根据一项报告，也门的首都萨那将在2025年用尽饮用水，也就是到2025年的时候，就没有饮用水了。故选B。

3.B词义猜测题。本题要求我们猜测shortage这个单词的意思，根据这个单词我们找到短文的第三段，Because ofthe shortage, the government often cuts the water supply，政府减少水供应，可见也门这个国家的水出现了短缺。shortage短缺，故应选B。

4.C 细节理解题。根据短文第四段中Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city everyday to sell water—at very high prices可知，私人公司拥有卡车，他们可以到城市的各处去卖水，并且是以很高的价格。由此可见，私人公司可以赚很多钱，故选C。

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考点：环境保护类短文阅读