Question

Across 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:

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.

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.

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.

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

73. The intended readers of the passage are________.

A. Americans                       B. overseas sponsors

C. Congressmen                     D. U.S.-based water organizations

74. The main purpose of the passage is to call on people to _________.

   A. get rid of water-related diseases in developing countries

   B. donate money to people short of water through religious groups

   C. fight against the worldwide water shortage and sanitation problem

   D. take joint action in support of some nonprofit water organizations

75. What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph?

   A. A variety of companies and their worldwide operation.

   B. A list of nonprofit water organizations to make contact with.

   C. Some ways to get financial aids from U.S. Congress.

   D. A few water resources exploited by some world-famous organizations.

Answer 1

72---75   DACB  

解析:

72. D 点评：文中列举的三项事实都与安全的饮用水有关。特别是第三点，每年光印度一个估价，由水传染的疾病就损失七千三百万工作日。间接地说明了饮用水安全的重要。

73. A 点评：此文的受众应该是美国人。可以用排除法得出正确的答案。

74. C 点评：只有选项C能概括全文内容；其余三个选项只涉及部分内容。

75. B 点评：要弄明白问题问的是什么。也就是说，请你推断一下文章最后一段的后面，即全文之后的一段将会提供什么信息？请注意最后一段中的这一句：Like the sample of nonprofits noted as follows，as follows意思就是下列的。故此题正确答案应该是 B。A list of nonprofit water organizations to make contact with“一系列非盈利性的水的机构名单可联系。”