Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy wate

Imagineone day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water fromshops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save thefamily’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kindof life?

Probablynot. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen isgoing to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to areport, the capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, an18-year-old from Lahej, told the Times: “In a good week we’ll have a watersupply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a dayor two.”

Hannansaid only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from theshops or from the water truck. Private companies own the trucks. They travelaround the city every day to sell water – at very high prices.

“Alot of people can’t afford it,” she said.

Theaverage person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That isfar below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters.

Thegovernment is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and itmay not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1.

Thepurpose of the text is to _______.

A.tell us what life is like in Yemen

B.draw our attention to water shortage

C.remind us how important water is

D.show us ways of solving problems

2.

 Theunderlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.

A.buying water from shops

B.drinking dirty water

C.suffering from water shortage

D.washing clothes with used water

3.

 Hannandescribed _____.

A.what her life is like

B.how beautiful Lahej is

C.how people use water fully

D.how heavy the traffic in Lahej is

4.

TheYemen Government _____.

A.has found a practical solution

B.only cares about rich people

C.may try to make use of seawater

D.can do nothing about the water supply

5.

 Wecan infer from the text that _____.

A.Sanaa will run out of water in 10 years

B.Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

C.the capital of Yemen is developing fast

D. private companies make a lotof money

试题答案

【答案】

1.B2.C3.A4.C5.D

【解析】略