17.It's time to be water efficient!
As populations increase across Australia and the rest of the world,demand for water will also increase.If we don't reduce each individual's demand for water (both directly and through embodied water) the water situation will become dire.
It is obvious that we cannot increase demands for water much more without detrimental(有害的) effects to the environment,society and the economy.
It's all too easy to blame someone else for the water situation-"if 70% of water is used for agriculture then that's what we should target"-but it's not that easy.We all depend on the food and resources that agriculture provides,and while there are definitely opportunities to increase water efficiency on the farm,the solution will take more than that.
We each share responsibility for the sustainable management of our water resources,which means using less water at home,in the workplace,at school,on holidays,on the farm,…everyone,everywhere,every time.
It's time to become water efficient!This involves reassessing our relationship with water,and learning to use it more sparingly.On the most basic level,it requires a behavioural(行動的) change,and assigning a value to water that truly reflects its worth.
We can also unlock economic benefits of being water efficient.There are many real world examples given in the case studies on this site.
Everybody has a responsibility to save water,if future generations are to enjoy a similar standard of living to the one we enjoy now.In fact,many of the impacts associated with water use are likely to have an effect on our own lives!
www.savewater.com.a(chǎn)u has been designed to help you respond to the challenge to become water efficient.It acts as a central repository for relevant information and further advice,so that you can actually achieve significant savings.It also showcases those companies with products that will assist you in your goal.
9.Can you infer where this passage is from?D
A.newspaper
B.TV programme
C.Radio broadcast
D.Internet
10.What is the main idea of this passage?C
A.Water is very important for the human.
B.Everybody has a responsibility to save water.
C.It's time to be water efficient.
D.Let's save water for our future generations.
11.What can we do to save water?B
A.find more water resources
B.use less water everywhere,every time
C.realize the importance of saving water
D.unlock economic benefits of being water efficient
12.What is not the reason to save water?C
A.There are more and more people in the world.
B.The water resources are limited.
C.Agriculture needs more water.
D.The water is very important for us.
分析 本文是一篇說明類文章.文章主要介紹了水資源的現(xiàn)狀,作者也勸解大家要節(jié)約用水.
解答 DCBC
9 D 事實細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第七段第二句"There are many real world examples given in the case studies on this site."可知,本文章來源于網(wǎng)上.故本題的答案是D.
10 C 主旨大意題.根據(jù)文章第一段"It's time to be water efficient!"和第八段"Everybody has a responsibility to save water,if future generations are to enjoy a similar standard of living to the one we enjoy now.In fact,many of the impacts associated with water use are likely to have an effect on our own lives!"可知農(nóng)業(yè)用水量大,沒有辦法減少,我們的食物要靠農(nóng)業(yè)來提供;但并沒有說農(nóng)業(yè)用水在不斷增加,本題的答案是C.
11 B 事實細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第八段"Everybody has a responsibility to save water,if future generations are to enjoy a similar standard of living to the one we enjoy now.In fact,many of the impacts associated with water use are likely to have an effect on our own lives!"可知我們每個人都有責(zé)任節(jié)約用水,無論何時何地,要減少用水,本題的答案是C.
12 C 事實細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第四段"It's all too easy to blame someone else for the water situation-"if 70% of water is used for agriculture then that's what we should target"-but it's not that easy."可知析了節(jié)水的原因和重要性,又提供了可供參考的有價值的網(wǎng)站,本題的答案是C.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.