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【题目】New York — Wednesday, October fifteenth, is the first Global Hand Washing Day. Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.

Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.

Global Hand Washing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Hand Washing with Soap. The goal, they say, is to create a culture of hand washing with soap. The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs (病菌). They say the correct way to wash hands is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Then, rinse well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth.

The Partnership says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the likelihood that people will wash again.

It also says washing with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine. It could help reduce cases of diarrhea (痢疾), which is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year, by almost half.

【1】The most suitable title for the text would be _____.

A. Hand Washing Brings Good Health

B. Hand Washing Gets a Day of Its Own

C. It Is Soap That Matters

D. Partnership for Hand Washing Takes Action

【2】The Partnership creates Global Hand Washing Day to _____.

A. call on people to wash hands

B. help the developing countries

C. promote the importance of soap in hand washing

D. make a culture of hand washing in the third world

【3】The following facts can explain why soap is important EXCEPT that _____.

A. soap gives people a longer hand washing time

B. soap helps to get rid of more germs off hands

C. soap attracts people to do more hand washing

D. soap gets people into the habit of washing hands

【4】According to the last paragraph, diarrhea is a disease that _____.

A. kills half of the kids in developing countries

B. causes the greatest number of child deaths

C. can be prevented by washing hands with soap

D. makes soap stand out in hand washing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了10月15日第一届全球洗手日，在20多个国家计划有一系列活动，旨在使发展中国家几百万人民在如厕后、给宝宝清洗后和碰触食物前用肥皂洗手。

【1】最佳标题。本文是新闻报道，根据文中第一段中心段可知：全球洗手日定为在独立的一天10月15日庆祝。故选B，最能概括文章大意。

【2】推理判断题。根据文中第三段语句Global Hand Washing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Hand Washing with Soap. The goal, they say, is to create a culture of hand washing with soap.理解可知：“公私合作模式”创办洗手日目的为了营造用肥皂洗手的文化氛围，宣传肥皂在洗手中的重要作用。选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据第四段The Partnership says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the likelihood that people will wash again.得知：香皂可以增加人们清洗的时间；可以帮助人们摆脱携带细菌的泥土；清香的味道可以吸引人们多吸收。但是文章中没有讲到D选项：肥皂能够让人养成洗手的习惯，故选D。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段语句It also says washing with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine. It could help reduce cases of diarrhea (痢疾)理解可知饭前、便后用肥皂洗手可以痢疾病例的发生降低一半。由此可以推测，痢疾是一种可以通过用肥皂洗手方式预防的疾病。选C。