Question

Beer is one of the world’s most popular drinks. One of beer’s most important ingredients（成分）is water. Beer makers say you need up to five liters（升）of water to make one liter of beer. If water becomes limited, then, will people have to stop making beer? Beer makers have already thought of that possibility. So, in some cities, people are testing out beers made from collected and filtered rainwater.

They are also collecting rainwater and water from the beer-making process for use inside the beer factory. Sierra Nevada is a well-known beer factory in California. It uses rainwater for cleaning and washing toilets. Beer makers understand the importance of saving water. If there is no water, there is no beer.

That is why Stone Beer Company, near San Diego, California, worked with a local water treatment program to make beer. The program is called Pure Water San Diego. It wants to provide one-third of the city’s water by 2035.

Working with Pure Water, the beer factory used purified water that came from wastewater. Wastewater is water that has already been used for showers, washing dishes or toilets.

Stone is a large beer factory. It has customers across the U.S. and Europe. Some of their beers are among the best in the United States. So it was a big deal when Stone released a special beer called Full Circle Pale Ale in March. Many websites and newspapers wrote about the beer. They reported that it was made from “toilet water.” Local television stations recorded people's reactions as they tasted the beer.

Stone later wrote a blog post saying it was not happy with all of the news coverage-especially reports that centered on the idea of “toilet water.” But it was happy that the experiment was a success.

The beer was only made for a special event. Stone Beer is not permitted to sell in stores or at the restaurants.

1.Why do some beer makers use rainwater to make beer?

A. To try new sources of water.

B. To make special taste for beer.

C. To reduce the cost of production.

D. To give up pure water in production.

2.What did Stone Beer Company want Pure Water San Diego to do?

A. Help it to develop new kind of beer.

B. Supply the majority of water to the city.

C. Make waste water clean enough to make beer.

D. Deal with its waste water from the beer production process..

3.What do we know about the special beer?

A. It was welcomed by the public.

B. Few people dared to taste it.

C. It will be sold in large quantities.

D. It received great attention from the media.

4.What did Stone Beer Company think of the reports about the beer?

A. They are satisfying.    B. They are disappointing.

C. They are surprising.    D. They are beneficial.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】因为水资源有限，为了节约用水，人们尝试用搜集过滤的雨水和净化生活废水来生产啤酒。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段If water becomes limited, then, will people have to stop making beer? Beer makers have already thought of that possibility. So, in some cities, people are testing out beers made from collected and filtered rainwater.可知因为水资源有限，人们尝试用搜集过滤的雨水来生产啤酒，这是为了尝试新的水源。故选A.

2.细节理解题。根据第三段That is why Stone Beer Company, near San Diego, California, worked with a local water treatment program to make beer.和第四段Working with Pure Water, the beer factory used purified water that came from wastewater.可知Stone Beer Company想净化废水然后用它来生产啤酒，故选C.

3.推理判断题。根据第五段Many websites and newspapers wrote about the beer. They reported that it was made from “toilet water.” Local television stations recorded people's reactions as they tasted the beer.可知许多网站和报纸都报道了Stone Beer Company的特殊啤酒，当地电视台记录了人们品尝啤酒时的反应。由此可知Stone Beer Company的特殊啤酒受到了媒体的极大关注，故选D.

4.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Stone later wrote a blog post saying it was not happy with all of the news coverage-especially reports that centered on the idea of “toilet water.”可知Stone Beer Company对有关啤酒的报道不高兴，很失望。故选B.