Question

Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap?

In America, people will include a case or two of bottled water when buying the week's groceries. When they are going to a soccer game or activity, it's common for them to grab a cold bottle of water out of the fridge with them．In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, about 29 billion bottles a year．

But all these plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment．In order to make all the 29 billion bottles, producers use 17 million barrels of crude oil, which is enough to keep a million cars going for 12 months．

So why don't people drink water straight from the tap? Some people have a strong belief that bottled water is better than water out of the tap, but that's not necessarily true．In the US, the local governments make sure water from the tap is safe．There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may go into the water．

People love the convenience of bottled water．But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reusable steel container instead of plastic．

Some argue that plastic bottle recycling can help．Recycled bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or clothing．Unfortunately, only one in six bottles is recycled．The rest make it to landfills（垃圾填埋場）or end as trash in other places．Plastic bottles take hundreds of years for them to disintegrate．

Water is important for you, so keep drinking it．But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change．

And yes, you can make a difference．Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours．

1.Why do Americans prefer bottled water?

A．Bottled water is better than water from the tap．

B．Bottled water is cheaper than water from the tap．

C．Bottled water contains beneficial chemicals in it．

D．Bottled water is more convenient than water from the tap．

2.What does the underlined word "disintegrate" in the fifth paragraph probably mean_____ .

A．Be well recycled．                      B．Become less poisonous．

C．Break into small pieces．                 D．Go down below a surface．

3.The author's intention of writing this passage is to recommend Americans_____.

A．drink more water from the tap

B．send plastic bottles to landfills

C．use water bottles to power light bulls

D．buy bottles filled with water from the tap

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了在美國太多的人使用瓶裝水，導(dǎo)致裝水的塑料瓶被大量使用，帶來了很大的環(huán)境污染。而直接飲用從水龍頭里出來的水就沒有這樣的問題，故本文是為了建議人們多使用自來水。

1.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段People love the convenience of bottled water．說明人們喜歡瓶裝水，是因?yàn)樗�很方便攜帶，故D項(xiàng)正確。

2.C 推理題。根據(jù)本句Plastic bottles take hundreds of years for them to disintegrate．可知講述的是塑料瓶需要很長的時(shí)間才能分解成無毒的物質(zhì)，故C正確。

3.A 主旨大意題。本文主要講述了在美國太多的人使用瓶裝水，導(dǎo)致裝水的塑料瓶被大量使用，帶來了很大的環(huán)境污染。而直接飲用從水龍頭里出來的水就沒有這樣的問題，故本文是為了建議人們多使用自來水。故A正確。

考點(diǎn)：考查環(huán)保類短文閱讀

點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述了在美國太多的人使用瓶裝水，導(dǎo)致裝水的塑料瓶被大量使用，帶來了很大的環(huán)境污染。而直接飲用從水龍頭里出來的水就沒有這樣的問題，故本文是為了建議人們多使用自來水。測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌�首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。