【題目】 The mayor of Flint offered Miss Michigan Emily Sioma high praise on Tuesday for speaking out at this weekend's Miss America conference about the city's water crisis.

“I was really excited for her to do that," Mayor Karen Weaver told TMZ. “I think she was very brave because so many times you say who you are and where you're from and just general information. For her to take that opportunity and use her platform and use her voice to speak up about what‘s going on in Michigan and in Flint, in particular, was just amazing. ”

Emily Sioma,24,introduced herself on stage on Sunday by saying,“From the state with 84 percent of the U. S. fresh water but none for its residents to drink. I am Miss Michigan Emily Sioma.” The brief ‘speech was a reference to Flint, a town with lead-filled drinking water.

Weaver said Sioma's decision to speak about the Flint water crisis demonstrated her impressive character. “I applaud her for being a brave young woman. And it also shows you that she’s not a selfish person," Weaver said. “She could have talked only about herself, but she chose to use this opportunity to bring attention to, and keep attention on, what’s going on in Flint, what’s going on with water quality standards what's going on with this broken infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施) that we have across the country. "

Ratings showed that 4. 3 million viewers watched the ABC program. Although Miss New York Nia Imani Franklin ultimately won the competition, many Twitter users quickly got behind Sioma, who did not make the final 15, after her introduction.

“Emily Sioma wanted to make an impact,” one Twitter user wrote on Sunday. Regardless of whether you agree with what she said or not- she is shining light on a pressing issue that we have in our state and that is still not solved. That, is a Miss America."

【1】What does the underlined word “water crisis' refer to in Paragraph 1?

A.Water transportation.B.Water shortage.

C.Water reservation.D.Water quality.

【2】How does the mayor find Emily Sioma?

A.Curious and cautious.B.Brave and unselfish.

C.Proud and admirable.D.Talkative and outgoing.

【3】What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 5?

A.Summarize the previous paragraphs.B.Introduce the ABC program.

C.Emphasize Sioma's influence.D.Add some background information.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.The Mayor of FlintB.A Twitter Voice

C.The ABC CompetitionD.A Miss America

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。Sioma在一次會議中大膽地提出了美國大城市用水質(zhì)量存在的問題，Flint市的市長高度贊揚了她并認為她是一個勇敢且大公無私的人，網(wǎng)上的人們也表達了對此事的看法。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段第一句中的“From the state with 84 percent of the U. S. fresh water but none for its residents to drink（該州擁有美國84%的淡水，但卻沒有可供居民飲用的水）”和第四段第四句中的“she chose to use this opportunity to bring attention to, and keep attention on, what’s going on in Flint, what’s going on with water quality standards（她選擇利用這個機會來引起人們的注意，并持續(xù)關(guān)注Flint正在發(fā)生的事情，水質(zhì)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)正在發(fā)生的事情）” 可推知,Sioma在會議中提出了美國城市面臨的水質(zhì)問題,由此可知,此處畫線詞water crisis應(yīng)指美國城市的水質(zhì)問題，與D項意思相近。故選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二、三句中的“I applaud her for being a brave young woman. And it also shows you that she’s not a selfish person.（我為她的勇敢喝彩。這也表明她不是一個自私的人。）”可知,市長認為Emily Sioma是一個勇敢時且大公無私的人。 故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。通讀第五段可知，雖然Sioma沒有獲得冠軍,但是有許多人都支持她。再結(jié)合第六段中的 “Emily Sioma wanted to make an impact,” one Twitter user wrote on Sunday. Regardless of whether you agree with what she said or not she is shining light on a pressing issue"（“Emily Sioma想要制造影響，”一名Twitter用戶周日寫道。不管你是否同意她所說的，她正在解決一個緊迫的問題）可推知，作者寫第五段主要是為了強調(diào)Sioma的影響力。故選C。

【4】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知,本文主要介紹了Sioma大膽地提出了美國大城市用水質(zhì)量存在的問題, Flint市市長高度贊揚了她。再根據(jù)最后一段最后兩句中的“she is shining light on a pressing issue that we have in our state and that is still not solved. That, is a Miss America.（她在我們州的一個緊迫問題上發(fā)出了希望之光，而這個問題仍然沒有得到解決。這就是美國小姐。）”可知，D項“美國小姐”能概括本文的主旨,適合做本文的標(biāo)題。故選D。

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