Question

On the school playground in Los Tomes a lone child， José plays a ball­and­cup game. The eight­year­old is the school's only pupil. His teacher， Nilda， herself a former pupil， says that enrolment(注册入学) has dropped from 65 when she started teaching 43 years ago. Drought has driven families away， she says， “Only the old remain.”

Los Tomes is an agricultural cooperative， one of 178 in Chile's Coquimbo region. Nineteen communities try to grow wheat and raise sheep and goats on 2，800 hectares. A decade­long drought has made that harder. Hilltop springs where the animals once drank have dried up.  As the number of herds(畜群) decrease， farmers' children moved away to take jobs in cities or at copper mines.

①　Ｗ. Hope for Los Tomes comes in the form of three 60­square­metre nets stretched between poles on a ridge(山脊) above the community. These nets capture(捕捉)droplets(水珠) from the fog that rolls in from the sea 4 kilometers away. They flow down to two troughs(槽)， from which animals drink. The nets can harvest 650 litres of water a day.

②　Ｗ. Chile has been investigating fog capture since the 1950s. The fog can be harvested with the help of a coastal mountain range and strong winds. Earlier attempts to turn the mist into usable water failed. In 1990 fog nets at a fishing village captured 8，000 litres a day. Villagers argued about how to share responsibility for maintaining the nets.

Climate change， which is expected to decrease rainfall in the region， has inspired a new search for sources of water. The project at Los Tomes is part of an attempt to capture fog. “The question is not whether the fog collectors work but who's going to provide and maintain them，” says Daniela.

At a community north of Los Tomes， three 150­square­metre fog catchers feed a plantation of young olive trees. When the trees mature， they will produce 750 litres of organic olive oil a year. The water source will be a big selling point. A privately owned brewery(啤酒厂)in Pena Blanca was quick to spot fog water's marketing appeal.

③　Ｗ. The development fund paid 5.6 million pesos each piece to put up the structures in Los Tomes； when the nets wear out， the villagers will have to replace them at a cost of 100，000 pesos each. Coquimbo has more than 40，000 hectares of land with the right conditions for putting up fog­catchers. If it were fully employed， the region could harvest 1，400 litres a second， enough to supply all its drinking water.

④　Ｗ. That might attract back educated young people from the cities. A chance to develop tourism near the Fray Jorge national park， a rainforest which has survived thanks to its own natural fog­collection mechanism， brought Salvador to his birthplace. “Roots， the land and the desire to start this brought me back， says Salvador.

1.The boy in the first paragraph is used as an example to show 　　　　Ｗ.

A. the poverty of the area    B. the seriousness of drought

C. the trend of the move    D. the lack of teachers

2.The ideal place for nets should be 　　　　Ｗ.

A. in the rough sea    B. over the sea

C. on a coastal ridge    D. at the foot of the ridge

3.The concern of the fishing village's people is   　　　　Ｗ.

A. whether the fog­catcher works

B. whether the fog­catcher can provide enough water

C. how to make use of the water

D. how to make the fog­catcher run well continuously

4.The sentence “It makes a profit， but most fog­harvesting projects require investment in their early stages.” should be put in 　　　　Ｗ.

A. ①    B. ②

C. ③    D. ④

5.According to the passage， which of the following statement is right？

A. The products made with fog water will probably appeal to the consumers.

B. Daniela suggests that olive trees should be planted in the plantation.

C. Water collected from fog can be sold as beer on the market.

D. Part of temperate rainforest's survival is due to the use of man­made fog nets.

6.Salvador returning to his birthplace mainly wants to 　　　　Ｗ.

A. protect the remaining forest    B. build more fog­catchers

C. develop local tourism    D. sell handicrafts on the road stands

Answer

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. C

5. A

6. C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。气候变化预计将减少该地区的降雨，激发了一个新的寻找水源途径。Los Tomes的新项目是捕捉雾的一部分。用雾水制作的产品可能会吸引消费者。回到出生地的萨尔瓦多主要是想发展当地的旅游业。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中The eight­year­old is the school's only pupil. His teacher， Nilda， herself a former pupil， says that enrolment(注册入学) has dropped from 65 when she started teaching 43 years ago. Drought has driven families away， she says， “Only the old remain.”可知，第一段中的男孩被用作例子来说明干旱的严重性。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据局第三段中Hope for Los Tomes comes in the form of three 60­square­metre nets stretched between poles on a ridge(山脊) above the community. These nets capture(捕捉)droplets(水珠) from the fog that rolls in from the sea 4 kilometers away.可知，放置渔网的理想地点应该是在沿海的山脊上。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句Villagers argued about how to share responsibility for maintaining the nets.可知，渔村人民关心的是如何使­捕手能持续不断地良好运行。故选D。

4.句意理解题。根据第七段中The development fund paid 5.6 million pesos each piece to put up the structures in Los Tomes； when the nets wear out， the villagers will have to replace them at a cost of 100，000 pesos each. 在Los Tomes，搭建每一块结构发展基金支付560万比索；网磨损时，村民们将不得不更换，成本为100000比索。由此可知，It makes a profit， but most fog­harvesting projects require investment in their early stages.（它赚取利润，但在早期阶段大多数收获项目需要投资）放在③合适，故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据第六段中The water source will be a big selling point. A privately owned brewery(啤酒厂)in Pena Blanca was quick to spot fog water's marketing appeal.可知，用雾水制作的产品可能会吸引消费者。故选A。

6.推理判断题。根据最后一段中A chance to develop tourism near the Fray Jorge national park， a rainforest which has survived thanks to its own natural fog­collection mechanism， brought Salvador to his birthplace. “Roots， the land and the desire to start this brought me back， says Salvador.可知，回到出生地的萨尔瓦多主要是想发展当地的旅游业。故选C。