Question

Australians have been warned they face a life or 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(总理)．

“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 rebutted the idea.

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

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

Turnbull added that Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water.

“All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall，” he said.

1．What would the BEST title for the passage be?

A. It's Life or Death

B. Struggling With Drought

C. Australians' Efforts to Settle Water Issues

D. Drinking Recycled Purified Water or Not

2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Queensland is the first state to use recycled water for drinking voluntarily.

B. No other countries but Australia once used purified waste water for drinking.

C. Australians well understand the policy, showing support and acceptance.

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

3．Which of the following is TRUE about Turnbull?

A. He is the Australian Environment Minister and Prime Minister.

B. He expresses his opposition to the idea of using recycled water for drinking.

C. He thinks that to use recycled water will be a long－term process.

D. He suggests more water sources should be found to live through the hard time.

4. The underlined word “rebutted” in Paragraph 8 probably means________.

A. been fond of  B. objected to

C. turned a deaf ear to  D. doubted

5．What attitude does Queensland Premier Peter Beattie show towards the measure?

A. He feels very glad.  B. He feels at ease.

C. He can't help it.  D. He has lost heart.

Answer 1

.1.解析：选A。标题推断题。文章第一、二段指出本文的主题：持续干旱让澳大利亚人将被迫饮用循环水。下文具体介绍了澳大利亚不得不采取这项措施，渡过难关，这是生死攸关的大事。

2．解析：选D。归纳判断题。由文中倒数第二段 “...Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water”可知D项表述正确， 符合题意。其他三项分别可以从第三段、第七段和第九段中找到错误的依据。

3．解析：选D。归纳判断题。由最后一段Turnbull 的话“All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall” 可知，为了渡过难关，要扩大水的来源。故D项为正确答案。

4．解析：选B。词义猜测题。结合下文“To try to change the way Australians think”不难推出，澳大利亚人对这样的看法进行了反对，因此rebut的意思为“反对；驳斥”。

5．解析：选C。观点态度题。由第五段中的 “difficult decisions” “There's no choice.” “It's liquid gold, it's a matter of life and death”可以推出总理Peter Beattie对此别无选择，感到很无奈。故C项为正确答案。