Question

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Why is clean water so important to developing countries? A recent report shows that about 80 percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water and low sanitation（卫生）conditions. In those countries, women and girls spend several hours collecting water, but often polluted, far away from their families. The polluted water more or less influences their health. In this case, there is an urgent（迫切的）need for people in developing countries to have access to（有机会或权利使用）clean water to improve their health.

Here is a short story about Hadjara Zakari, a 12-year-old girl in Niger. Having access to clean water changed her life. She learned about the importance of hand-washing when the school first received clean water three years ago. That evening, she told her father, “You shouldn’t eat with me unless you clean your hands.” Her father was very angry and shouted at her, “It’s not up to you to tell me what to do!” Stunned（目瞪口呆的），Hadjara sat in silence. But she knew she was right. In protest, Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night. After her father questioned Hadjara’s head teacher, he understood the importance of hand-washing and his daughter’s intentions（目的）. The girl really wanted her family to live longer and healthier lives.

For people in developing countries, clean water can change many things, especially improve their health. So, from now on, let’s avoid wasting water and take action to save water, which is important to people all over the world.

1.According to the recent report, poor water and low sanitation conditions can cause _______.

A．traffic problems          B．forest fires        C．many illnesses

2.The key to improving people’s health in developing countries is _______ in Paragraph 1.

A．to get clean water        B．to exercise often     C．to refuse drugs

3.What can we infer（推断）from Paragraph 2?

A．Hadjara laughed at her father’s foolishness.

B．Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night in order to lose weight.

C．Hadjara’s father understood his daughter’s love and care for him later.

4.The underlined word “protest ” in this passage means _______.

A．抗议                B．保护              C．节约

5.The purpose of the writer is to _______.

A．teach people how to wash hands

B．call on people all over the world to save water

C．show developing countries rich in clean water

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了最近的研究表明，由于水质不好和卫生不好会引起许多疾病，这篇短文的写作目的就是提醒人们要节约用水。

1.C细节理解题。根据A recent report shows that about 80 percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water and low sanitation（卫生）conditions.可知，由于水质不好和卫生不好会引起许多疾病，故选C。

2.A细节理解题。根据The polluted water more or less influences their health. In this case, there is an urgent（迫切的）need for people in developing countries to have access to（有机会或权利使用）clean water to improve their health.可知，在发展中国家最重要的是把水质提高了就能保持人们的身体健康，故选A。

3.C推理判断题。根据The girl really wanted her family to live longer and healthier lives.可推知，Hadjara理解女儿的爱和对父亲的关心，故选C。

4.A词义猜测题。根据Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night可知，根据refuse拒绝，可知划线的是抗议，故选A。

5.B写作意图题。根据叙述的是由于人们喝那些不干净的水，会得疾病，所以作者写这篇短文的目的，让人们节约用水，故选B。

考点：环保类短文阅读。