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Have you ever thought about how much water you use in a day?
Starting from 1 February, each person in Cape Town, South Africa received a daily supply of 13.2 gallons of water, which is only enough for a ten-minute shower!
This restriction (限制) was introduced in preparation for 22 April, also known as Day Zero, on which the city will turn off all municipal (市政的) water taps because of the overuse of fresh water these years.
Over the past three years, Cape Town has suffered from a dangerous drought (干旱). That, along with a growing population of four million people, has caused a sharp drop in the water supply. As of April 2018, the water level in their largest water reservoir (水库) had dropped to 13.5% from 102.9% in 2014. What's worse, the last 10% of the reservoir's levels are not potable (safe to drink) because of the dirt at the bottom.
Firstly, researchers thought the cause of the drought was El Niño. Cape Town could become the first ever major city to run out of water. The government has called on people to conserve the little water they have left by way of prevention, including stopping car washing and filling up swimming pools. They are asking the public to cut showers to two minutes and reuse bathing water to flush the toilet.
When Cape Town reaches Day Zero, there will be 200 water stations scattered (分散) across the town for people to receive their daily supply of 6.6 gallons. Armed guards will stand by to make sure there is no violence (暴力行为) or theft.
The water shortage has already influenced all parts of Cape Town. People's lives are being affected, with those in the tourism industry and businesses like car washing, seeing no chance to make a living. The relationship between people also becomes worse as neighbours are encouraged to report each other for water waste and the government plans to collect a drought tax as they are losing tax money because of the low water use.
() 61. How many gallons of water can people in Cape Town have on 22 April?
A. 13.2.
B. 13.5.
C. 10.
D. 6.6.
() 62. Over the past three years, the water shortage in Cape Town has become so serious because of .
① a dangerous drought
② a growing population
③ overuse of fresh water
④ fewer water reservoirs
A. ①②③
B. ①③④
C. ②③④
D. ①②④
() 63. What does the underlined word "conserve" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Produce.
B. Protect.
C. Promise.
D. Prepare.
() 64. What unusual thing will be done on Day Zero?
A. Receiving a daily supply of enough water.
B. Planning to collect a drought tax.
C. Turning off all municipal water taps.
D. Reusing bathing water to flush the toilet.
() 65. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The water in the largest water reservoir has already dropped to 10%.
B. Neighbours will learn to help each other when facing the serious problem.
C. Tourism industry and business will not be influenced by the shortage of water.
D. Armed guards will help to keep the water stations in order when Day Zero comes.
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共55分)
Have you ever thought about how much water you use in a day?
Starting from 1 February, each person in Cape Town, South Africa received a daily supply of 13.2 gallons of water, which is only enough for a ten-minute shower!
This restriction (限制) was introduced in preparation for 22 April, also known as Day Zero, on which the city will turn off all municipal (市政的) water taps because of the overuse of fresh water these years.
Over the past three years, Cape Town has suffered from a dangerous drought (干旱). That, along with a growing population of four million people, has caused a sharp drop in the water supply. As of April 2018, the water level in their largest water reservoir (水库) had dropped to 13.5% from 102.9% in 2014. What's worse, the last 10% of the reservoir's levels are not potable (safe to drink) because of the dirt at the bottom.
Firstly, researchers thought the cause of the drought was El Niño. Cape Town could become the first ever major city to run out of water. The government has called on people to conserve the little water they have left by way of prevention, including stopping car washing and filling up swimming pools. They are asking the public to cut showers to two minutes and reuse bathing water to flush the toilet.
When Cape Town reaches Day Zero, there will be 200 water stations scattered (分散) across the town for people to receive their daily supply of 6.6 gallons. Armed guards will stand by to make sure there is no violence (暴力行为) or theft.
The water shortage has already influenced all parts of Cape Town. People's lives are being affected, with those in the tourism industry and businesses like car washing, seeing no chance to make a living. The relationship between people also becomes worse as neighbours are encouraged to report each other for water waste and the government plans to collect a drought tax as they are losing tax money because of the low water use.
() 61. How many gallons of water can people in Cape Town have on 22 April?
A. 13.2.
B. 13.5.
C. 10.
D. 6.6.
() 62. Over the past three years, the water shortage in Cape Town has become so serious because of .
① a dangerous drought
② a growing population
③ overuse of fresh water
④ fewer water reservoirs
A. ①②③
B. ①③④
C. ②③④
D. ①②④
() 63. What does the underlined word "conserve" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Produce.
B. Protect.
C. Promise.
D. Prepare.
() 64. What unusual thing will be done on Day Zero?
A. Receiving a daily supply of enough water.
B. Planning to collect a drought tax.
C. Turning off all municipal water taps.
D. Reusing bathing water to flush the toilet.
() 65. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The water in the largest water reservoir has already dropped to 10%.
B. Neighbours will learn to help each other when facing the serious problem.
C. Tourism industry and business will not be influenced by the shortage of water.
D. Armed guards will help to keep the water stations in order when Day Zero comes.
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共55分)
答案：61. D
62. A
63. B
64. C
65. D
62. A
63. B
64. C
65. D
解析：
61. 根据文章第六段“When Cape Town reaches Day Zero, there will be 200 water stations scattered across the town for people to receive their daily supply of 6.6 gallons.”，而Day Zero即22 April，可知当天每人每日供水6.6加仑。
62. 由文章第三段“because of the overuse of fresh water these years”和第四段“Over the past three years, Cape Town has suffered from a dangerous drought... along with a growing population of four million people, has caused a sharp drop in the water supply.”可知，缺水原因包括①严重干旱、②人口增长、③淡水过度使用，对应选项A。
63. 结合第五段中政府提出的停止洗车、缩短淋浴时长、回收洗澡水冲厕所等节水措施，可推断“conserve”意为“节约、保护”，与Protect含义相近。
64. 根据第三段“on which the city will turn off all municipal water taps because of the overuse of fresh water these years.”可知，Day Zero当天会关闭所有市政水龙头。
65. A选项：第四段提到水库水位降至13.5%，最后10%的水不可饮用，并非水位降到10%，错误；B选项：第七段提到邻里关系因鼓励举报用水浪费而恶化，并非互相帮助，错误；C选项：第七段说明旅游业和洗车等行业受缺水影响难以维持生计，错误；D选项：第六段“Armed guards will stand by to make sure there is no violence or theft.”表明武装警卫会在Day Zero维持水站秩序，正确。
62. 由文章第三段“because of the overuse of fresh water these years”和第四段“Over the past three years, Cape Town has suffered from a dangerous drought... along with a growing population of four million people, has caused a sharp drop in the water supply.”可知，缺水原因包括①严重干旱、②人口增长、③淡水过度使用，对应选项A。
63. 结合第五段中政府提出的停止洗车、缩短淋浴时长、回收洗澡水冲厕所等节水措施，可推断“conserve”意为“节约、保护”，与Protect含义相近。
64. 根据第三段“on which the city will turn off all municipal water taps because of the overuse of fresh water these years.”可知，Day Zero当天会关闭所有市政水龙头。
65. A选项：第四段提到水库水位降至13.5%，最后10%的水不可饮用，并非水位降到10%，错误；B选项：第七段提到邻里关系因鼓励举报用水浪费而恶化，并非互相帮助，错误；C选项：第七段说明旅游业和洗车等行业受缺水影响难以维持生计，错误；D选项：第六段“Armed guards will stand by to make sure there is no violence or theft.”表明武装警卫会在Day Zero维持水站秩序，正确。