Question

【题目】

Our Earth is a blue planet. About 71 percent of the planet is water, but people can only use a small amount of it. Only about 3 percent of the world's water is fresh water. It's in lakes, rivers and underground. According to the UN, wastewater problems make water shortages (短缺) even more serious. Our homes, cities and factories make wastewater every day. It pollutes rivers and lakes.

People from different countries have their own tips for saving water.

In Australia most people have a grass lawn (草坪) around their home. They wash their cars on the lawn. The water will go to the grass!

People in Germany collect rainwater to save water. Most new houses have a rainwater collection device (设备). The device collects rainwater from the roof (屋顶), and then sends it to the toilet. If you don't have the device, just put a bucket (桶) under your roof.

【1】Only 3 percent of the world's water is ________.

A.seawaterB.fresh waterC.rainwaterD.wastewater

【2】Fresh water is in _______

A.lakesB.riversC.undergroundD.A, B and C

【3】The underlined word it refers to (指的是) ________.

A.the factoryB.our homeC.the cityD.wastewater

【4】The underlined word tips probably means ________.

A.notesB.rulesC.waysD.problems

【5】Why do people in Germany collect rainwater with the device? They want to ________.

A.clean the toiletB.drink itC.wash their carsD.sell it

【6】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.People can find fresh water in lakes, rivers and underground.

B.Nobody wants to wash their cars on the lawns to save water in Australia.

C.Most new houses in Germany have a rainwater collection device.

D.People can also use a bucket to collect rainwater under the roof in Germany.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【解析】

废水问题使水资源短缺更加严重，我们的家庭、城市以及工厂每天都在制造废水，废水污染了河流以及湖泊。本文介绍了不同的国家使用他们自己的方式节约用水。

【1】细节理解题。由文章的第一段的第二行“Only about 3 percent of the world's water is fresh water.”世界上只有百分之三的水是淡水，可得出答案，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。由文中句子“It's in lakes, rivers and underground.”，句中的it就是指代的fresh water淡水，可得知答案fresh water来自lakes，rivers and underground，故选D。

【3】细节理解题。由it前句中的“Our homes, cities and factories make wastewater every day.”可知，it就是指代的wastewater废水，故选D。

【4】词义猜测题。notes笔记；rules规则；ways方式；方法；problems问题。根据下文的介绍可知，文中介绍的是不同国家的人们节约用水的方法，ways可与之替换，故选C。

【5】细节理解题。由最后一段的句子“The device collects rainwater from the roof (屋顶), and then sends it to the toilet.”可知，收集屋顶的水是来清洁厕所的，故选A。

【6】推理判断题。根据短文第三段“In Australia most people have a grass lawn (草坪) around their home. They wash their cars on the lawn. The water will go to the grass!”在澳大利亚，大多数人都有草坪。他们在草坪上洗车，洗车水将会流向草坪。可知，这种做法是节约用水的，B选项和原文不符，故选B。