72. The three facts presented in the passage are used to illustrate that________.

　 A. poverty can result in water-borne diseases

　 B. people have no access to clean drinking water

　 C. women’s rights are denied in some developing countries

　 D. safe drinking water should be a primary concern

42.解析：这是一道推断题。根据最后两段的内容可推断出反对党的政策是保护孩子不受不健康的食物的伤害。

第10题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语上海卷)

cross the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation.(卫生设备)

The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the developing world. Safe drinking water is a precondition for health and the fight against child death rate, inequality between men and women, and poverty.

Consider these facts:

●The average distance that women in Africa and Asia walk to collect water is 6 kilometers.

●Only 58 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are drinking safe water. and only 37 percent of children in South Asia have access to even a basic toilet.

●Each year in India alone, 73 million working days are lost to water-borne diseases.

Here are three ways you can help:

1)Write Congress

Current U.S. foreign aid for drinking water and sanitation budgets only one dollar per　year per American citizen. Few members of Congress have ever received a letter from voters about clean drinking water abroad.

2)Sponsor a project with a faith-based organization

Many U.S. religious groups already sponsor water and sanitation projects, working with partner organizations abroad. Simply put a single project by a U.S. organization can make safe water a reality for thousands of people.

3)Support nonprofit water organizations

Numerous U.S.-based nonprofits work skillfully abroad in community-led projects related to drinking water and sanitation. Like the sample of non-profits noted as follows, some organizations are large, other small-scale, some operate worldwide, others are devoted to certain areas in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Support them generously.

41.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第四段和第五段的内容可判断出Collins和Baur相信，肥胖的父母亲应该更加积极地减肥。

40.解析：这是一道判断正误题。根据第三段“The Prime Minister， John Howard， last week decided that$116 million be used for programs to deal with obesity”可判断出C项是正确的。

39.解析：这是一道猜义题。根据第二段“Research suggests that having overweight parents is a big influence upon a child’s weight， with one study finding that children with overweight parents were four times more likely to be overweight themselves.”可猜测出juvenile obesity的意思是“过于肥胖”。

42. According to some experts, the Opposition Party's policy________.

A. can help fight against unemployment　　　　 B. may protect kids from unhealthy food ads

C. should be brought back to the right track　 D. will work well to prevent traffic accidents

答案 39.B 40.C41.C42.B

41.Both Collins and Baur believe that overweight parents_______,

A. will come up with .better solutions　　　　　　　 B. will help with their children' s education

C. should be more active in reducing weight　 D. should carry out at least 10 years' study

40. What is TRUE about the programs supported by the Prime Minister?

A. Debates on them will become less fierce.

　B. They will be effective in dealing with obesity.

　C. A large sum of money will be spent on them.

　D. They will influence people' s way of life.

39. What does the underlined phrase “juvenile obesity” mean?

A. Adult education.　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Childhood overweight

C. Parents’ influence　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Growing pains

75.这是一道细节题。 根据短文内容可推断出选项D是正确答案。

第9题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语天津卷)

　 　 Lack of parent willpower may contribute more to juvenile obesity than under-exercising or overeating.

　 　 Research suggests that having overweight parents is a big, influence ( 影响) upon a child' s weight, with one study finding that children with overweight parents were four times more likely to be overweight themselves.

　 　 The findings add heat to an already fierce political debate(争论)over childhood obesity. The Prime Minister, John Howard, last week decided that $116 million be Used for programs to deal with obesity, while the Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, recently announced that his party would move to protect children from unhealthy food advertisements.

　 Clare Collins a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle, believes such programs will definitely fail unless they influence the way of life of whole families. "If we can' t get parents to take action against their own weight problems, then we can' t expect to influence their kids," she said.

　 　 However, Professor, Louise Baur from the Children’ s Hospital at Westmead, doubts whether adult education programs offer any solution to weight problems. "Many parents know they need to lose weight and they know it influences their kids, but they lack the willpower to do anything about it.

　 　 The 10-year study of 150 American children found two-thirds of children with overweight parents became overweight. Only one in six children whose parents were of average weight became overweight.　

　 The president of the Australasian Society for the .Study of Obesity, Associate Professor Gary Wittert, said parents needed help in doing their job and the Opposition Party’s policy(政策) might be on the right track.

　 "We know that driving without a seat belt is unsafe, so we make law against it,” he said."Obesity is a major public health concern, so why shouldn’t we change the law regarding unhealthy food ads?"