Question

    Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world. 29 billion bottles of water are drunk each year. It takes 17 million barrels of oil to make these bottles. That's enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.

So why don't more people drink water from the tap in the kitchen? Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap, but that's not true. In the United States, the government makes sure water from the tap is safe.

People love bottled water because it is convenient to take with them. But maybe if they understand the problems it makes, they will try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reusable bottle instead of a plastic one. Although plastic water bottles can be turned into some other useful things, only a small number of them are reused. The rest are taken away in rubbish trucks, or even worse, they end up as rubbish on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles take hundreds of years to break down.

Water is good for you, so keep drinking it. But think about how often you use plastic water bottles, and see if you can make a change. If you take one to school, don't throw it away — bring it home and put tap water in it for the next day.

1.Americans buy the most bottled water in the world.

2.The United Nations makes sure water out of the tap is safe.

3.Plastic water bottles we use cause serious pollution.

4.It takes a hundred years to make plastic water bottles break down.

5.We should use a plastic water bottle as many as possible before throwing it away.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

本篇讲述塑料瓶对环境会造成污染，使用过的塑料瓶只有很少一部分被重新利用，其余的被丢掉的塑料瓶需要几百年才能降解，在扔掉塑料水瓶之前，我们应该尽可能多地使用它。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段“Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world.”可知，美国人买的瓶装水是世界上最多的。故答案为A。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段“In the United States, the government makes sure water from the tap is safe”在美国，政府确保自来水是安全的。故答案为B。

3.

推理判断题。根据第三段“…The rest are taken away in rubbish trucks, or even worse, they end up as rubbish on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles take hundreds of years to break down.”塑料瓶只有很少一部分被重新利用，其余的被丢掉的塑料瓶要几百年才能降解，可知，我们使用的塑料水瓶造成严重污染。故答案为A。

4.

细节理解题。根据第三段“Plastic bottles take hundreds of years to break down.”可知，塑料瓶需要几百年才能降解，不是一百年。故答案为B。

5.

细节理解题。根据最后一段“if you take one to school, don't throw it away — bring it home and put tap water in it for the next day”带去学校的塑料瓶应该再带回家第二天用，可知，在扔掉塑料水瓶之前，我们应该尽可能多地使用它。故答案为A。