Question

    One of the easiest ways to stop the spread of disease is to simply wash your hands. Twenty seconds of handwashing with soap and water can reduce illnesses and save lives. But, many people, especially children, do not have good handwashing habits. One problem is that children do not wash their hands often enough or long enough. Children may think that it is a tiresome thing to do.

To help handle this problem, two businesswomen from India created a product to turn handwashing into a fun activity. Amanat Anand and Shubham Issar created a tool called SoaPen, aimed at teaching kids good handwashing habits and encouraging kids to wash their hands with soap appropriately and regularly.

“It's such a simple habit to do, but the fact is that people aren't doing it, and it's resulting in actual deaths-which is shocking. So, we decided to come up with a fun method,” said Issar.

As the name suggests, SoaPen is a pen made out of soap. The children draw on their hands with the soap pen and then wash the drawing off. If they don’t spend enough time washing it off, the colors remain on the children’s hands. Issar said it makes sure that children take enough time to wash their hands. This may be especially helpful in a classroom. Often a teacher does not have the time to make each child wash his hands properly.

Kids actually wash their hands for the proper amount of time because they're drawing on their hands. To obliterate the drawing, they actually wash their hands instead of just going under water and, you know, a one-second wash and off.

Good news is that the school children in Mumbai, India, will soon most likely wash their hands after handling a pet. Issar and Anand stated that SoaPen to be created everywhere will help promote good habits through handwashing in the city across the globe.

1.Why does SoaPen come into existence?

A.To cure kids of some kinds of diseases.

B.To teach kids the importance of soap.

C.To help kids wash their hands correctly.

D.To make money from children consumers.

2.Which of the following does Issar agree with?

A.Handwashing is anything but little.

B.SoaPen is designed for classrooms.

C.Some teachers ignore kids’ health in school.

D.Kids don't know the right way of handwashing.

3.What does “obliterate” underlined in paragraph 5 mean?

A.Show. B.Reserve.

C.Learn D.Remove.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.SoaPen has become popular worldwide.

B.The inventors think Soapen has a bright future.

C.SoaPen has been applied in Mumbai schools.

D.Kids' health should be paid more attention to.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了是一款有特殊图样的液态洗手产品SoaPen。如果孩子没有把它洗干净则会在手上留下颜色，这就让洗手变得有乐趣，同时教孩子们养成良好的洗手习惯。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段中Amanat Anand and Shubham Issar created a tool called SoaPen, aimed at teaching kids good handwashing habits and encouraging kids to wash their hands with soap appropriately and regularly.可知Amanat Anand和Shubham Issar发明了一种叫做Soapen的工具，目的是教孩子们良好的洗手习惯，并鼓励孩子们用肥皂适当而有规律地洗手。由此可知，发明Soapen是为了帮助孩子养成良好的洗手习惯，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段“It's such a simple habit to do, but the fact is that people aren't doing it, and it's resulting in actual deaths-which is shocking. So, we decided to come up with a fun method,” said Issar.可知“这是一个很简单的习惯，但事实是人们并没有这样做，这导致了实际的死亡——这是令人震惊的。” Issar说。由此可推知，Issar认为洗手绝不是小事。故选A。

3.词义猜测题。根据后文they actually wash their hands instead of just going under water and, you know, a one-second wash and off.可知孩子们为了抹掉这幅画，他们实际上是在洗手，而不是仅仅在水下冲一下，你知道，一秒钟洗完就走了。可知，划线单词意为“移除”，故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段Good news is that the school children in Mumbai, India, will soon most likely wash their hands after handling a pet. Issar and Anand stated that SoaPen to be created everywhere will help promote good habits through handwashing in the city across the globe.可知好消息是，印度孟买的学生们在接触宠物后，很可能很快就会洗手。Issar和Anand表示，随处可见的SoaPen将通过在全球城市中洗手来帮助人们养成良好的习惯。由此可推知，发明家认为SoaPen有一个光明的未来。故选B。