Question

    Australians have been warned they face a life-and-death decision over their water—drink recycled sewage(污水)or die.

    With the drought(干旱)continuing，the country is set to be forced to use purified(净化的)waste water for drinking, even though there is great opposition to the measure.

    Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its premier.

    “I think in the end，because of the drought，all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water, ”said Peter Beattie.

     “These are difficult decisions，but you either drink water or you die. There’s no choice. It’s liquid gold. It’s a matter of life and death.

     Beattie said Australia’s second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking.

    Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel.

    But Australians have never liked the idea.

    To try to change the way Australians think, Prime Minister, John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queensland’s move.

    “I am very strongly for recycling and Mr. Beattie is right and I agree with him completely, ”Howard said.

     “Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water, ”added Turnbull. “All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall. ”

72. According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A. Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water.

B. Australia’s second largest state has become the first state to introduce the policy.

C. No other countries but Australia decides to drink recycled water.

D. The drought is the worst one in the droughts recorded in Australian history.

73. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Australians have never liked drinking purified waste water.

B. Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time.

C. Australians can’t depend upon rainwater，which is not suitable for drinking.

D. Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage.

74. The underlined phrase “adhered to” in Paragraph 9 probably means _______.

A. disliked                                                       B. gone against

C. supported                                             D. doubted

75. It can be inferred from what Peter Beattie said that _______.

A. he gives orders to drink purified waste water

B. it is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

C. if the decision is made，people won’t survive the drought

D. it’s up to you to make a life-and-death decision

Answer 1

72.解析：选D。细节理解题。由文章最后一段第一句：Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record. . . 可知。

73.解析：选B。推理判断题。由文章最后一段最后一句：All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources. . . 可知。

74.解析：选C。猜测词义题。上文说澳大利亚人不喜欢这个主意， 下文接着说为了改变澳大利亚人的想法，所以支持Queensland 的行动。

75.解析：选B。推理判断题。Beattie说做这些决定很难，但要么喝要么就是死，别无选择，所以B项符合题意。