Question

    October 15^th is the Global Handwashing Day. Activities are planned in more than 20 countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap. For example, donators(捐赠者) will give 150,000 bars of soap to schools in Ethiopia.

Experts say people around the world wash their hands every day, but very few use soap at so-called important moments. These include after washing the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.

Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap. Partners include the United Nations Children’s Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unlever and Procter and Gamble. The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs(细菌). They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub(揉搓) it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least twenty seconds. Then rinse well under running water. At last, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air.

The Partnership for Handwashing says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend in washing hands. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell. The Partnership for Handwashing also says washing with soap before eating or after using the toilet could save more lives than any vaccine(疫苗) or medicine. Hand washing could also prevent the spread of other diseases. When people get germs on their hands, they can infect(感染)themselves by touching their eyes, noses or mouths. Then they can infect others.

1.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.Hand washing: so important---it gets a day of its own.

B.Find out why washing hands carefully is so important.

C.Say no to washing hands in the wrong way.

D.Want to live a longer life?---wash your hands.

2.The underlined word “rinse” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.

A.to dry your hands B.to rub your hands carefully

C.to wash away the soap D.to clean your fingers

3.The last paragraph mainly tells us _________.

A.how to wash your hands correctly

B.why washing hands with soap is so important

C.the dangers of washing hands without soap

D.when we should especially wash our hands with soap

4.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A.Advertisement. B.Public service.

C.Medical care. D.Health report.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。10月15号是“世界洗手日”，这一天人们要提倡洗手用肥皂，并且要养成饭前便后洗手的好习惯。研究表明，洗手可以去除手上的细菌和病菌，减少传染病的发生几率；如果用肥皂的话，效果会更好。

1.主旨大意题。根据第一段的句子：Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.以及下文内容可知这篇文章是要大家用肥皂洗手，洗手非常重要，因此专门设立了一天宣传洗手——“世界洗手日”。因此推断A项“洗手：非常重要——它有自己的一天”为最佳标题。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。根据上文They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub(揉搓) it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least twenty seconds.可知，全球洗手日的组织者说正确的洗手方法为：用水将手浸湿，抹上香皂，揉搓手部包括指甲的所有区域20秒，然后在水下面冲洗。可知划线句说明在自来水下冲走肥皂。因此推断rinse表示“冲走肥皂”。故选C。

3.主旨大意题。根据最后一段的内容可知，文章最后一段主要介绍了洗手的重要性：用香皂洗手能增加人们洗手的时间，会消除含有细菌的尘土；饭前便后洗手比疫苗或药物更能挽救生命；洗手还能阻止疾病的传播。因此推断最后一段主要讲述为什么用肥皂洗手这么重要。故选B。

4.推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章讲了怎样洗手、怎样正确的用肥皂洗手的问题，并提到了“世界洗手日”，因此应该刊登在健康报告一栏中。故选D。