10．According to a statement by the Tibet autonomous region government over the weekend，Tibet's production of natural drinking water reached 425，600 metric tons in 2016，an increase of 178 percent year-on-year．
The importance of the drinking water industry was included among the topics of the latest working conference on Tibet in August．Tibet began producing bottled water in the early 1990s based on its favorable natural environment，and it has won praise from the drinking water industry．
Xu Fei，an industry-leader，said measures have been taken in the past few years，including the use of strict rules，to protect water resources with the support of the industry．
"It's a must to make sure that neither people's lives nor the environment are adversely affected by the production of natural drinking water．"said Xu．
Zou Chaodong，leader of the Tibet Food and Drug Administration，said that the government tested the water of most of Tibet's natural drinking water businesses in 2016，and all of them met quality standards，including Tibet Spring．Shengdi and Qomolangma Glacier．
In recent years，some big companies have invested in the region for natural drinking water．Now Tibet owns 28 such companies．The Tibet Spring brand was named Best Sparkling Water at the 10th Global Bottled Water Congress in the United Stales in 2013．
"In 2016，93 million yuan （$14.3 million） was paid in taxes on total sales income of 390 million yuan，"said Norbu Tsering，chief engineer at Tibet Glacier Mineral Water Company．
The Company has provided about 200 jobs，with more than 95 percent of die workers coming from rural areas，he said．
"Don't forget the well diggers when you drink from this well，"said Norbu Tsering，adding that the company has been supporting local people．
24．What makes it possible to develop the drinking water industry in Tibet？C
A．The local people s support．
B．The help from big companies．
C．Its good natural environment．
D．The measures to protect water．
25．Which of the following statements is UNTRUE according to the passage？B
A．Tibet's production of natural drinking water rose in 2016．
B．A majority of natural drinking water in Tibet is of bad quality．
C．The well diggers are the people we should remember when drinking from the well．
D．Some measures have been taken to protect water resources in the past few years．
26．Which of the words below can replace the underlined word"adversely"in Paragraph 4？D
A．Suddenly
B．Regularly．
C．Positively．
D．Harmfully．
27．What is the main advantage of drinking water business according to the passage？A
A．Providing jobs and developing the economy
B．Preventing the local people losing their jobs
C．Making the people realize the importance of lax
D．Encouraging the locals to protect the environment．
分析 短文主要讲述了西藏发展饮用水这件事，给当地带来了经济的发展并给工人提供了就业的机会．
解答 24．C，细节理解题，根据句子Tibet began producing bottled water in the early 1990s based on its favorable natural environment可知，西藏是由于其宜人的自然环境才让发展饮用水成为可能，故答案为C．
25．B，细节理解题，根据句子and all of them met quality standards可知，西藏的所有的饮用水都达到标准，可见B选项错误．
26．D，词义猜测题，根据句子提到必须确保人们的生活和环境应该是不被自然饮用水的生产所有害地影响，因此可推测其词义为"有害地"，故答案为D．
27．A，主旨大意题，根据句子93 million yuan （$14.3 million） was paid in taxes on total sales income of 390 million yuan可知其发展了经济，The Company has provided about 200 jobs也提供了工作，故答案为A．
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题，首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．
