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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 Partnership creates Global Hand Washing Day to _____.

A. call on people to wash hands

B. help the developing countries

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

D. promote the importance of soap in hand washing

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

A. soap gets people into the habit of washing hands

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

C. soap attracts people to do more hand washing

D. soap gives people a longer hand washing time

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

A. kills half of the kids in developing countries

B. can be prevented by washing hands with soap

C. causes the greatest number of child deaths

D. makes soap stand out in hand washing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇新闻报道。介绍的是纽约在10月15日设立了第一个国际洗手日。旨在宣传用肥皂洗手的概念。尽管很多人经常洗手可是用肥皂的屈指可数。用肥皂洗手可以消除病菌，减少患病危险。

【1】D 考查细节理。由第一段最后一句Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.知此项活动旨在号召大家用肥皂洗手。故选D。

【2】A 考查细节理解。由第四段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.知此活动可以增加人们洗手时长、减少病菌危害、留下好闻的味道使人们想再洗手。只有A没有提到。故选A。

【3】B 考查推理判断。由最后一段第二句It could help reduce cases of diarrhea (痢疾)知用肥皂洗手尔康有减少患痢疾的概率。故选B。