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.
【小題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

【小題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

【小題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

【小題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

【小題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

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：本文敘述了人們要注意節約用水，也許有一天我們會缺乏水，到那時的生活會是什么樣子呢，其實也門已經在經歷這樣的事情，專家稱也門將是第一個飲用水短缺的國家，政府正在想法利用海水的開發。
【小題1】寫作意圖題。根據Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. 目的引起對于水的短缺大家的注意，故選B。
【小題2】詞義猜測題。根據第一段的內容可知，that指水的短缺，故選C。
【小題3】細節理解題。根據“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，故選A。
【小題4】細節理解題。根據The government is thinking of making use of seawater.正在想法利用海水，故選C。
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water – at very high prices.他們以高價賣水，當然能掙錢了，故選D。
考點：人生百味類短文閱讀。
點評：寫作意圖題指作者在文中表達的意思，也就是寫作目的。只有掌握作者的寫作意圖， 我們才能了解文章的深層含義， 從而全面正確，深刻把握思想。作者的寫作意圖通常隱藏在字里行間， 所以需要從以下幾個方面來看：熟悉文體；尋找 key word, topic sentence；善于把握諷刺，反語等常見修辭方法；把握作者的語氣，嚴肅或輕松，幽默或諷刺，平和或激動，樂觀或悲觀。