Question

Dear Water Use It Wisely,

More and more water is getting wasted each day. I want to help out and teach people how to conserve water. Please continue reading because your organization is very influential. I had an idea that you could send some workers from your organization to schools all around the world, and they could inform the students about water usage.

Did you know that every minute, 1,000,000,000 (one billion) tons of water falls to the earth from rainfall? We are lucky to have rainfall water. It helps fill up our lakes. There is about 326,000,000,000,000,000,000 (326 quintillion) gallons of water on Earth. Yes, this is tons, but it is getting wasted. I want to keep this number BIG.

Everyone needs water-so why waste it? I think it is very irresponsible to let the water run when you are not at home. We can use water with respect by making good choices. Take a shower instead of a bath, use an automatic dishwasher instead of hand washing. You can buy Earth Friendly Cleaner Spray, so that our drinking water will not be polluted. If your washer isn't full then don't start it. With water being wasted every day, by the time we get to the 3000's we are going to have to survive on milk and juice!!! Won't that be boring?!?!? That means we will have to give our dogs a bowl of juice instead of water with their food. I mean, come on, we're talking real life here!!

Water wasting needs to come to a stop and without delay. Water Use It Wisely, PLEASE inform people about their water usage! It plays a big role in my life. It would be really great if you take part in spreading the news about this! Thanks tons!!

An impatient fourth grader waiting for a reply,

Mya Oleksiak

1.Water Use It Wisely is most probably ____________.

A.an organization B.a person's name

C.the title of a magazine D.a government department

2.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that ____________.

A.water is not effectively saved

B.rainfall is the main source of fresh water

C.the amount of water from rainfall is increasing

D.we have 326 quintillion gallons of water each year

3.According to the passage, what is a proper way to save water?

A.Washing dishes by hand.

B.Starting the washer with a full load.

C.Feeding our pets with juice and milk.

D.Encouraging people to use cleaner spray.

4.This is basically a letter of ____________.

A.comfort B.complaint

C.appeal D.recommendation

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。这是Mya Oleksiak给“节约用水”组织写的一封信，表明节约用水的重要性，谈了水被浪费的现象，提出了自己的建议。

1.推理判断题。第一段中的Please continue reading because your organization is very influential. 请继续读下去，因为您的组织非常有影响力。句中的your organization指代信件的收信人Water Use It Wisely，所以它是一个组织，故选A。

2.推理判断题。第二段的Yes, this is tons, but it is getting wasted.是的，数量是大，但它正在被浪费。第二段中先是给出了地球上水资源的量，然后引出水被浪费。所以根据关键词“tons，wasted”推断出没有有效地节约用水。故选A。

3.细节理解题。第三段的If your washer isn't full then don't start it. 如果你的洗衣机没满，那就不要启动它。所以B项“满载才启动洗衣机”，故是节约用水的方法。故选B。

4.推理判断题。文章的第一段中的I had an idea that you could send some workers from your organization to schools all around the world, and they could inform the students about water usage. 我有一个想法，你们可以派一些你们组织的工作人员到世界各地的学校，他们可以指导学生用水。文章的第三、四段又给出了很多的建议，所以这是一封呼吁信。故选C。