【题目】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
When the population of the port town began to suffer from poisoning, the police came to find the cause of the poison. They thought someone was poisoning the people on purpose but no one knew how it was possible. Soon people took the position that the pork was poisoned. It was a popular food everyone ate and it could have possibly made everyone sick. Anyone who had possession of pork would throw it out. Even the poorest of the poor wouldn't eat pork. Signs were posted on poles and letters were sent to everyone to warn people of the pork. Shortly afterwards, even policemen in high positions were also getting sick.
Soon it became political and popular. Politicians rushed to the town to talk about politics and promised how they would find the solution if they were elected. Everyone was so sick that they didn't care about politics. Everyone was in a position where he or she didn't know what to do anymore. They went to the post office to mail posts out asking for help. The poor town didn't know how to deal with the situation.
One day, a well-known scientist from New York came to the town with a huge box containing many instruments and his possessions. He went to pools and the port and made measurements. He was quiet and polite. Then one day he made a speech at a newspaper meeting-room to announce his findings.
“I'm sorry to say your water supply is so heavily polluted; it is poisoned. I know who has been poisoning you all for such a long time. It is you who have been poisoning yourselves with pollution. A great deal of rubbish has been thrown into the water day after day. No one here has taken good care of the environment. It is no wonder all of you have been sick.” Shocked at the news, the people present were lost in thought.
（1）Which is the correct order of the events that took place in the story?
a. People suffered from poisoning
b. Politicians came to make promises
c. People began to realize the real cause
d. Pork was thrown away
e. The water there was polluted
f. scientist came to check the water
A.e, a, d, c, f, b
B.e, a, d, b, f, c
C.a, e, b, d, f, c
D.f, c, d, b, e, a
（2）What does the underlined phrase “took the position” mean in the passage?
A.held the opinion
B.took the place
C.took the job
D.made the plan
（3）Which of the following statements is correct?
A.Everyone was so sick of politics that they didn't care about those politicians.
B.According to the scientist from New York, not all the population in the town have taken good care of the environment.
C.The reason why the people in the town got sick was that they ate the pork poisoned by heavily polluted water.
D.If the people in the town hadn't polluted the water supply, they would not have suffered from poisoning or sickness.
（4）After reading the passage, we can infer that ______.
A.pork was the main food of the people in the town
B.politicians took every chance to make themselves elected
C.people in the town were not well-educated
D.even some police officers were getting ill
【答案】
（1）B
（2）A
（3）D
（4）B
【解析】本文讲述了一个港口城市的居民饱受中毒和疾病困扰，警察也找不到原因，政治家更无能无力，最后一位科学家通过检测水源发现这是由于人们每天排放的生活垃圾造成水污染从而导致的。
（1）细节理解。根据文章内容可知，故事的发展顺序是首先水被污染，然后人们中毒，猪肉被冲走，再然后政治家们做出承诺，科学家来检测水源，最后是人们认识到水污染的真实原因。故选B。
（2）词义猜测。A. held the opinion认为，主张；B. took the place代替；C. took the job接受工作；D. made the plan制定计划。根据第一段中的They thought someone was poisoning the people on purpose but no one knew how it was possible. Soon people took the position that the pork was poisoned.（人们以为有人故意毒杀别人，但人们知道这是不可能的。很快人们就took the position猪肉中毒了）可推知，此处指 “不久，人们认为是猪肉中毒了”。故选A。
（3）细节理解。根据最后一段中的It is you who have been poisoning yourselves with pollution. A great deal of rubbish has been thrown into the water day after day. No one here has taken good care of the environment. It is no wonder all of you have been sick. 可知，是人们每天扔掉的生活垃圾污染了水源，从而导致自己中毒，也就是说如果他们不污染水源的话，他们本来不会饱受中毒和疾病的困扰。故选D。
（4）推理判断。根据第二段中的Soon it became political and popular. Politicians rushed to the town to talk about politics and promised how they would find the solution if they were elected.可知，政治家们承诺如果他们当选的话他们就会解决水污染这个问题，由此可见政治家们利用每一个机会让自己当选。故选B。
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