Question

    Children in rural areas of Cambodia often suffer from or even die of preventable illnesses because there is not any soap available.

In 2014，Samir Lakhani，an American college student，saw the issue while volunteering in a Cambodian village.“I remember quite vividly a mother bathing her newborn baby with laundry powder，which is so harmful to the skin，”said Lakhani.“It’s difficult for rural Cambodians to access soap.First is affordability.If you earn only$1.50 every day，you won’t spend $1 on a bar of soap.Then comes access.The demand is so low that local shops don’t stock soap.The last reason，because many Cambodians don’t really understand where diseases come from，they don’t know how to prevent them，including using soap.”

After figuring out a solution to the problem:the barely-used soap in hotels，Lakhani started asking hotels to donate leftover soap.“They were all eager to help，”he explained.

Lakhani registered Eco-Soap Bank shortly afterwards.Soon，he received enough funds to hire disadvantaged Cambodian women to collect and reproduce the used soap.

Today，the organization has four recycling centers across the country，providing jobs to 35 local women.And so far，some 174，000 bars of soap have been donated，about 24，000 pounds of soap has been recycled，and hygiene(卫生)has been improved for about 661，000 people.“We are killing three birds with one stone，”Lakhani said.

When it comes to the future of Eco-Soap Bank，Lakhani said，“We’ve just scratched the surface.Lack of hygiene is not something unique to Cambodia.The demand for improved hygiene in the developing world is huge，and much remains to be done.We’re looking at seven countries to expand to in the near future.”

1.Which of the following is not mentioned as the reason why rural Cambodians don’t use soap?

A. Poverty. B. Inaccessibility. C. Unawareness. D. Tradition.

2.What does the underlined part“killing three birds”in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A. Saving soap，curing diseases and providing education.

B. Stopping pollution，proving jobs and inspiring donation.

C. Reducing waste，providing employment and improving health.

D. Recycling waste，helping charity and improving community hygiene.

3.What can we infer about Eco-Soap Bank?

A. It won’t be long before it expands to the whole world.

B. There’s little it can do without other countries’assistance.

C. It will make greater contributions to the developing world.

D. It will soon settle the problem of poor hygiene in Cambodia.

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Eco-Soap Bank helps improve hygiene.

B. Cambodian women have a bright future.

C. A US young man calls for helping poor countries.

D. Lack of hygiene remains a serious problem in the world.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章通过描述生态肥皂银行：Eco-Soap Bank对于促进柬埔寨农村卫生条件改善、促进就业以及废物利用的积极作用为例，说明了将来它会对改善发展中国家的卫生条件作出巨大贡献。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段First is affordability.If you earn only$1.50 every day，you won’t spend $1 on a bar of soap.Then comes access.The demand is so low that local shops don’t stock soap.The last reason，because many Cambodians don’t really understand where diseases come from，they don’t know how to prevent them，including using soap.”可知贫穷、香皂难购买以及没有使用意识是农村柬埔寨人不使用香皂的三点原因，其中并没有提到传统。故选D。

2.词意猜测题。第四段第二句Soon，he received enough funds to hire disadvantaged Cambodian women to collect and reproduce the used soap.可知用这种方法为有残疾的柬埔寨女性提供了就业；倒数第二段倒数第二句And so far，some 174，000 bars of soap have been donated，about 24，000 pounds of soap has been recycled，and hygiene(卫生)has been improved for about 661，000 people.可知废弃肥皂得到了回收，卫生健康得到了改善。故可推测划线部分指的是减少了浪费，提供了就业和改善了健康。故选C。

3.推理判断题。最后一段倒数第二句The demand for improved hygiene in the developing world is huge，and much remains to be done.可知生态肥皂银行会对将来改善发展中国家的卫生条件作出巨大贡献。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章主要内容为叙述生态肥皂银行对于改善柬埔寨农村卫生条件为例，说明了生态肥皂银行将会对于将来发展中国家卫生条件的改善起到重大作用。故选A。