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【题目】

Bottled water has become the choice for people who are healthy and thirsty. Bottled water is all over the world. But some say the planet's health and people's health may be suffering from it.

The idea that bottled water is safer for humans may not be true. The Natural Resources Defense Council of America said, “There is no promise that because water comes out of a bottle, it is cleaner or safer than water from the tap.” Another New York City-based action group added that some bottled water is “really just tap water in a bottle—sometimes cleaner, sometimes not.”

It is not tested that bottled water is better than tap water. Nick Reeves from the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management said, “The high mineral content(矿物质含量) of some bottled water makes them not good for feeding babies and young children.” Also, most bottled water doesn't have fluoride(氟化物), which can make teeth stronger. Kids are drinking more bottled water and less fluoridated tap water, and some say that's behind the recent rise in bad teeth.

Storing is another problem. Placed near heat, the plastic bottles can produce bad chemicals into the water. Store bottled water appropriately. Bottled water, like many foods and drinks, should be stored in the appropriate way to keep the quality and safety of the product. Keep bottled water out of the light and heat.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, some 2.7 million tons of plastic are used worldwide to bottle water each year. The plastic can take between 400 and 1,000 years to break down.

For energy use, plastic bottles are also not cheap. One report said that if water and drink bottlers had used 10 percent recycled materials in their plastic bottles, they would have saved about 72 million gallons of gas.

So, if you are worried about the effect of bottled water on the earth, you can take the following four steps:

Step 1. Drink from your tap. Unless your government warns against this, it should be fine.

Step 2. Get a container(容器). Carry your tap water in a steel or a lined drinking container, and clean it between uses.

Step 3. Keep it cool. Don't drink from a bottle that has been sitting in the sun, don't store it near chemicals, and don't reuse plastic bottles.

Step 4. Choose glass containers over plastic if possible. When finished, recycle!

【1】What can we learn about bottled water from the passage?

A. Plastic bottles are not expensive to make.

B. It is tested that bottled water have high fluoride.

C. Bottled water may cause the rise in bad teeth.

D. Theplastic can be broken down in less than 400 years.

【2】According to the passage, the writer probably agrees that ______.

A. bottled water is safer and cleaner than tap water for humans

B. plastic bottles can produce bad chemicals into the water in cool places

C. babies and young children need bottled water with high mineral content

D. gas can be saved if water and drink bottlers had used recycled plastic bottles

【3】The writer mentions the four steps to show that ______.

A. we can do something to reduce the bad effect of bottled water

B. we can improve the bottled water by storing it in right places

C. the government is against people to drink tap water in recent years

D. scientists can invent some new materials to produce bottled water

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A. Bottled water and tap water.

B. Be careful to drink bottled water.

C. The disadvantages of bottled water.

D. How to drink bottled water safely.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 D

【3】 A

【4】 B

【解析】

瓶装水是不是比自来水更干净、更安全？答案可能是否定的。短文中从瓶装水的矿物质含量、储存、对环境的影响等方面做出了解释。并对如何更好地饮用瓶装水提出了一些建议。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第三段Also, most bottled water doesn't have fluoride(氟化物), which can make teeth stronger. Kids are drinking more bottled water and less fluoridated tap water, and some say that's behind the recent rise in bad teeth.可知，由于大多数瓶装水没有可以使牙齿强壮的氟化物，所以经常喝瓶装水的孩子的坏牙率上升。由此可知应选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第七段One report said that if water and drink bottlers had used 10 percent recycled materials in their plastic bottles, they would have saved about 72 million gallons of gas.可知，有一份报告说，如果水和饮料瓶的制造商在他们的塑料瓶中使用10%的回收材料，那么他们将节省大约7,200万加仑的汽油。由此可知应选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据短文第八段中So, if you are worried about the effect of bottled water on the earth, you can take the following four steps可知，作者在提建议之前提到“如果你担心瓶装水对地球的影响，你可以遵循下面的步骤”，因此他提这些建议是为了让我们减少瓶装水对地球的坏的影响。故应选A。

【4】主旨大意题。短文第一段引出了文章所要谈论的话题，But之后的这句话But some say the planet's health and people's health may be suffering from it是点明文章中心的句子，下文对该话题进行展开叙述。故B选项“小心饮用瓶装水”最符合文章主旨，选B。

这篇短文给我们介绍的是瓶装水可能会影响人们的健康，并对我们的环境有影响，所以在饮用瓶装水的时候应注意一些问题。文章主题明确，结构清晰，但篇幅较长，也有一些长的、句子结构复杂的句子，增加了理解的难度。后面的题目设置有细节理解题、推理判断题和主旨大意题。做题时，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据题目所问，锁定文章相关段落或语句，进行信息的分析和处理，结合选项选出正确答案。例如第2小题，从题干中我们并不能获得较准确的关键词帮助我们快速定位，此时可以依据选项，利用排除法解答。根据短文第七段One report said that if water and drink bottlers had used 10 percent recycled materials in their plastic bottles, they would have saved about 72 million gallons of gas.可知，有一份报告说，如果水和饮料瓶的制造商在他们的塑料瓶中使用10%的回收材料，那么他们将节省大约7,200万加仑的汽油。由此可知应选D。