Question

    Though water does not seem all that exciting, it is very valuable. The Ancient Greek people believed all the fresh water on the Earth came from a river called Okeanos. They imagined that clouds collected rain from its magical waters (海域). The reason they believed in this is because water is important for humans, Doctors say that without water we would die in about one week.

There are two places that our fresh water comes from. The first is surface water, which includes all the water in lakes or rivers. The second is groundwater, which refers to all the water that comes from under the ground.

Water must be treated before it can come out of the tap (水龙头). First, anything harmful in the water must be removed. Then a cleaning agent (净化剂) is added. This will destroy any remaining germs (细菌).

There have been reports of factories in China letting waste water leak into the ground. Industrial waste water is a big problem as it can pollute our drinking water. Even if the water is treated, it is unfit for drinking. The Ministry of Environmental Protection has improved the water in China since 2004. In 2011, 76 percent of water was safe for dinking. But treated water should always be boiled before drinking.

Some countries have more fresh water resources (资源) and this means that it is easier for them to treat their water.

A report from a British Consulting Firm called Maplecroft found that Iceland has the best fresh water supply in the world. That is because most of the tap water in Iceland comes from pure mountain springs. No treatment of any kind is required before Icelandic people drink their delicious water.

1.What is the main topic of the first paragraph?

A.An Ancient Greek story. B.The importance of water.

C.Okeanos the river. D.Clouds and water.

2.Where does our fresh water come from?

A.From surface, water and lakes or rivers. B.From surface water and groundwater.

C.From a river called Okeanos. D.From the groundwater and Iceland.

3.What do we know about tap water?

A.It comes directly from groundwater.

B.It comes directly from lakes or rivers.

C.The cleaning agent in it is bad for our health.

D.It must be treated before it comes out of the tap.

4.What do the underlined words "leak into" in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese?

A.填满 B.覆盖 C.渗漏 D.倒入

5.Iceland has the best fresh water supply in the world because ________.

A.they always boil the water before drinking

B.there is no water pollution in Iceland

C.they have the best water treatment technology

D.most of the water comes from pure mountain springs.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

本文讲述了水的重要性．我们的淡水来自两个地方，一个是地表水，包括湖泊或河流中的所有水；另一个是地下水，是指来自地下的所有水。

1.段落归纳题。根据“Though water does not seem all that exciting ,it is very valuable.”虽然水看起来并不那么令人兴奋，但它是非常有价值的，以及“Doctors say that without water we would die in about one week.”医生说没有水我们大约一周内就会死，可以推测出，第一段的主题是：水的重要性。故选B。

2.细节理解题。“There are two places that our fresh water comes from. The first is surface water, which includes all the water in lakes or rivers. The second is groundwater, which refers to all the water that comes from under the ground.”可知，淡水有两个来源：①地表水，包括湖泊或河流中的所有水。②地下水，指的是所有来自地下的水。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据“Water must be treated before it can come out of the tap.”水必须经过处理后才能从水龙头中流出，可知，自来水在它从水龙头里出来之前，必须对它进行处理。故选D。

4.词义猜测题。根据后句“Industrial wastewater is a big problem as it can pollute our drinking water.”工业废水是一个大问题，因为它会污染我们的饮用水。可以推测出，中国的工厂把废水“渗漏”到地下，污染了我们的饮用水，结合选项因此leak意为“渗漏”，故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据“Iceland has the best fresh water supply in the world． That is because most of the tap water in Iceland comes from pure mountain springs.”冰岛拥有世界上最好的淡水供应，这是因为冰岛大部分的自来水来自纯山泉。可知，是因为大部分水来自纯净的山泉。故选D。