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【题目】Every year on 15th October, over 200 million people around the world take part in Global Handwashing Day. But why do we have a day for something we do all the time? Well, research shows that not enough people often wash their hands with soap. Experts believe that this leads to the deaths of millions of people every year.

Sidibe, a public health expert says soap is the most beautiful invention in public health'. Washing your hands with soap can have a huge impact on reducing (减少) the spread of diseases. Handwashing with soap prevents babies from getting ill and keeps children healthy and in school.

However, washing hands with soap does not happen as often as you might think. This is partly because there aren't enough resources (资源) in poorer countries, but it's also because for many people, handwashing is simply not part of their everyday life. It's not easy to get people to change habits they learned in early childhood -- but this is what Global Handwashing Day wants to do.

In 2008, the Indian cricket team joined around 100 million Indian schoolchildren in washing their hands to promote (促进) the first ever Global Handwashing Day. Every year since then, many different events have been held around the world. In 2014. Global Handwashing Day was used in the fight against Ebola, a very serious disease, with events held in affected (受感染的) African countries.

Today, local and national leaders continue to use the day to spread the message about the importance of clean hands. The hope is that handwashing becomes a necessary part of people's lives and improves the health of millions around the world.

【1】Who started Global Handwashing Day?

A. Public health experts.

B. The Indians.

C. African schoolchildren.

D. Government leaders.

【2】What does the underlined word "impact" mean?

A. Danger.

B. Influence.

C. Background.

D. Problem.

【3】What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Washing hands with soap is good for public health.

B. Washing hands with soap doesn't become part of people's lives.

C. People are holding many different events to fight against diseases.

D. People all over the world are encouraged to wash hands with soap.

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Learning to Use Soap.

B. Fighting Against Diseases.

C. Living a Healthy Life.

D. Changing Your Habits.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】试题这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了全球洗手日对清洁双手的促进作用，借全球洗手日来表现清洁双手对人体健康的重要意义。

【1】题意：谁开始了全球洗手日？考查细节理解题。根据第四段In 2008, the Indian cricket team joined around 100 million Indian schoolchildren in washing their hands to promote the first ever Global Handwashing Day.，目的是促进第一个Global Handwashing Day，可知选B。

【2】题意：下划线单词“impact”是什么意思？考查词义理解题。根据第二段Washing your hands with soap can have a huge impact on reducing the spread of diseases. Handwashing with soap prevents babies from getting ill and keeps children healthy and in school.减少疾病传播是好事，可排除AD两项；而C项说的是背景，不合文意，故选B。

【3】题意：最后一段的主要内容是什么？考查细节理解题。A. Washing hands with soap is good for public health.用肥皂洗手有益于公众健康。B. Washing hands with soap doesn't become part of people's lives.用肥皂洗手不会成为人们生活的一部分。C. People are holding many different events to fight against diseases.人们正在举行许多不同的事件来对抗疾病。D. People all over the world are encouraged to wash hands with soap.世界各地的人们都被鼓励用肥皂洗手。根据本段内容，讲的是领导继续使用Global Handwashing Day，传播洗手的重要性，可知选D。

【4】题意：这篇文章最好的标题是什么？考查主旨理解题。A. Learning to Use Soap. 学习使用肥皂；符合文意，说法正确。B. Fighting Against Diseases.对抗疾病；不合文意，说法错误。C. Living a Healthy Life. 过上健康的生活；范围过大，不合实际，说法错误。D. Changing Your Habits.改变你的习惯；范围过大，不合实际，说法错误。根据文意，讲的是Global Handwashing Day，强调用水洗手的重要性，故选A。