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Bottled water or tap water(自来水)? The answer very much depends on how you are affected by advertising. Many British people certainly are easily influenced by ads. Bottled water is a￡2 billion business every year in the UK.
So why do we buy it? A study found that people tend to believe that bottled water is somehow healthier, but don’t know why. Perhaps it is because it costs more. Bottled water costs around 500 times more than tap water.
Manufactures(制造商) would make you believe that bottled water is naturally cleaner and tastier than tap water, but many, in fact, get their water from the same place that tap water comes from. Indeed, there is nothing natural about the way much bottled water is made.
Apart from the oil used to make the plastic bottles, the water causes much more pollution than tap water. Producing and transporting bottled water result in hundreds of times more CO emissions(排放), and that’s before considering the effect the plastic bottles have on the environment —only around a quarter are recycled.
OK, so it is not “green” to drink bottled water, but what about your health? Isn’t tap water full of bad things? If you live in a country where water standards are poor, then you have cause for concern. But if you live in Britain, you can be confident that tap water has been filtered(过滤) and tested, and is perfectly safe to drink. In fact, Britain’s tap water is one of the safest in the world.
But does bottled water really taste better? Tap water can taste different in different areas. It may contain different amounts of minerals, which can affect its flavor. If the taste bothers you, the solution is to pour tap water into a bottle and put it in the fridge, or even buy a water filter. This ought to make it palatable. Then smile at the thought of the money you have just saved.
60. According to the passage, compared to tap water, bottled water _____.
A. is much healthier
B. contains more minerals
C. is not environmentally friendly
D. is produced in a more natural way
61. The underlined word “palatable” in the last paragraph probably means “_______”.
A. Healthy B. light C. tasty D. warm
62. What is the author’s attitude towards using tap water in Britain?
A. Negative. B. Positive C. Interested. D. Worried
63. How is the passage mainly developed?
A. By giving examples.
B. By making comparisons.
C. By following time order.
D. By telling personal experiences.
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| Gallery Policies for Visitors to National Gallery of Art, Washington | |
| Visitors must present all carried items for inspection upon entry. After inspection, all bags, backpacks, umbrellas, parcels, and other things as determined by security officers must left at the checkrooms, free of charge, close to each entrance. All oversized bags, backpacks and luggage must be left at the checkrooms near the 4th Street entrance of either the East or West Building. These items will have to be x-rayed before being accepted items of value, such as laptop computers, cameras, and fur coats, may not be left in the checkrooms but may be carried into the galleries. We regret that we do not have enough space for visitor items larger than 17×26 inches into the Gallery or its checkrooms. Additional security procedures and checks may be taken according to the decision of the Gallery. | For the safety of the artworks and other visitors, nothing may be carried on a visitor’s back. Soft front baby carriers are allowed, but children may not be carried on shoulders or in a child carrier worn on the back. Pushchairs are available free of charge near each checkroom. Smoking is prohibited. Food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas. Unopened bottled water may be carried only in a visitor’s bag. Cell phones may not be used in the galleries. Animals, other than service animals, are not permitted in the Gallery. Skateboarding is prohibited. Picture-taking (including video for personal use is permitted except in special exhibitions and where specifically prohibited. Tripods (三角架) are not allowed. Please do not touch the works of art. |
When people come to visit the Gallery, they should __________.
A. leave all their carried items at the checkrooms
B. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrance
C. take all their carried items with them without inspection
D. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance
What does the Gallery feel sorry for?
A. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms.
B. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited.
C. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space.
D. Visitor items over 17×26 inches must go through additional checks.
Parents with small children visiting the Gallery _____________.
A. can carry their children in soft front child carriers
B. can carry their children on their shoulders
C. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back
D. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children
Visiting photographers should make sure that __________.
A. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the Gallery
B. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use
C. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the Gallery
D. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitions
A man was selling medicine at a fair（集市）．At first he sold bottles of a cure（药剂）for colds（感冒）for just a dollar a bottle．
Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure．
Then，when he had a big crowd， the man held up a very small bottle．
“And now，ladies and gentlemen,” he shouted，“Here is the medicine you have been waiting for．The cure for old age．Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever.”?
“And，ladies and gentlemen,” the man continued，“I'm not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine．I'm not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle．I'm not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now，ladies and gentlemen，I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle. Think，my friends，for ten dollars you can live forever.”?
Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this．
One person shouted，“If it can make you live forever，why don't you drink it?”
Then another person cried，“Yes，you look as if you're at least sixty years old．?
“Thank you，sir，thank you,” the man answered，“I'm so glad you said that． My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.”?
The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by, “Is that true？”?he asked．“Is he three hundred and twenty-nine？”?
“Don't ask me,” the assistant said，“I've only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”?
【小题1】What did the man sell at first at the fair？
| A．a cure for colds |
| B．bottles |
| C．a cure for old age |
| D．a medicine that made people live forever |
| A．one dollar a bottle |
| B．twenty-five dollars a bottle |
| C．ten dollars a bottle |
| D．fifty dollars a bottle |
| A．仆人 | B．朋友 | C．同伴 | D．助手 |
| A．The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive． |
| B．The man is not honest，and neither is his assistant． |
| C．The cheaper the medicine is，the more people will buy． |
| D．The two men are very honest，and they would like to help people live forever． |
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People in Shanghai can quench their thirst with high quality water if the Shanghai Water Authority (SWA) is able to make good on its word. It has vowed to make the city’s water match its status as a world class city.
“The current tap water quality meets national standards, but, compared with that of the European Union and the United States, it still needs to be improved.” said the SWA’s director general, Hang Jiayi.
In other developed countries, water fountains can be found almost everywhere—people do not bother with bottled drinking water.
By 2020, the water of the Huangpu River will be treated to reduce the amount of organic waste in it. Major water works that draw water from the Huangpu will need more treatment facilities to improve the colour, texture, ammonia(氨)and nitrogen content before 2010.
These treatment facilities are expected to cost 4 billion yuan, something that could affect the price of water, according to Chen Yin, SWA’s deputy director general.
Chen said that replacing water pipes was also a key project. The city’s aged pipes are mostly to blame for the bad water quality.
The SWA has started the water facilities renovation(更新)work, including the more than 14,000 kilometres of indoor piping, 107,000 tanks on top of the buildings, and more than 6,000 underground facilities.
World Water Day came on March 22, and this year’s theme is “Water for the future”. Beijing is also drawing up plans during China’s Water Week, which runs until March 28.
By 2010, the water for the Shanghai EXPO is to be above World Health Organization standards. And, the people of Beijing will be able to drink their tap water as well.
【小题1】People in Shanghai can drink their tap water_____.
| A．by 2020 | B．in the first half of this year | C．by 2010 | D．by 2008 |
| A．The water of the Huangpu River will be treated. | B．Aged water pipes will be treated. |
| C．Water facilities must be renovated. | D．Water fountains must be found. |
| A．The tap water quality in Shanghai hasn’t met national standards. |
| B．World Water Day fell on March 22 this year. |
| C．The people of Beijing cannot drink their tap water now. |
| D．The treatment of the water of Huangpu River has been finished. |
| A．The cost of treating the tap water. |
| B．How to reach the water standards of developed countries. |
| C．The project for making tap water drinkable in Shanghai and Beijing. |
| D．The progress of treating the water of Huangpu River. |