Question

Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?
Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.
Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told the Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”
Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water truck. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water – at very high prices.
“A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.
The average person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters.
The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.
【小题1】The purpose of the text is to _______.

A．tell us what life is like in Yemen

B．draw our attention to water shortage

C．remind us how important water is

D．show us ways of solving problems

【小题2】The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.

A．buying water from shops

B．drinking dirty water

C．suffering from water shortage

D．washing clothes with used water

【小题3】 Hannan described _____.

A．what her life is like

B．how beautiful Lahej is

C．how people use water fully

D．how heavy the traffic in Lahej is

【小题4】The Yemen Government _____.

A．has found a practical solution

B．only cares about rich people

C．may try to make use of seawater

D．can do nothing about the water supply

【小题5】We can infer from the text that _____.

A．Sanaa will run out of water in 10 years

B．Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

C．the capital of Yemen is developing fast

D．private companies make a lot of money

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：本文叙述了人们要注意节约用水，也许有一天我们会缺乏水，到那时的生活会是什么样子呢，其实也门已经在经历这样的事情，专家称也门将是第一个饮用水短缺的国家，政府正在想法利用海水的开发。
【小题1】写作意图题。根据Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. 目的引起对于水的短缺大家的注意，故选B。
【小题2】词义猜测题。根据第一段的内容可知，that指水的短缺，故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据“In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.她描述了她的生活，故选A。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据The government is thinking of making use of seawater.正在想法利用海水，故选C。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water – at very high prices.他们以高价卖水，当然能挣钱了，故选D。
考点：人生百味类短文阅读。
点评：写作意图题指作者在文中表达的意思，也就是写作目的。只有掌握作者的写作意图， 我们才能了解文章的深层含义， 从而全面正确，深刻把握思想。作者的写作意图通常隐藏在字里行间， 所以需要从以下几个方面来看：熟悉文体；寻找 key word, topic sentence；善于把握讽刺，反语等常见修辞方法；把握作者的语气，严肃或轻松，幽默或讽刺，平和或激动，乐观或悲观。