高考英语阅读冲刺：阅读理解12_高考复习指南

高考英语阅读冲刺：阅读理解12

　　BThe author was loudly scolded by the manager.

　　CA woman was loudly scolded by the manager.

　　DIt was the author who put the cartons back together.

　　62The tone of the article expresses the author's.

　　Aadmiration for the manager's willingness to admit mistakes

　　Banger to the manager for his wrong doing

　　Cdissatisfaction with the woman who knocked off the pile cartons

　　Dregret for the mistake he made in the store

　　(C)

　　It seems strange that while three-quarters of the world's surface is covered with water, getting an adequate (充足的)supply of it that's fresh, clean, and safe to use for drinking, cooking and washing, is one of the most important problems that faces humanity. Most of the earth’s water is salt water in the oceans, only three per cent is fresh and only a small part of that is possible. It may be trapped deep underground, and anyway unequally exist around the globe, so the happening of droughts and floods. Of the remaining fresh water, much is polluted and dangerous to use.

　　A large part of UNICEFs work is bringing safe water to people and educating them in basic health care. Some diseases spread by polluted water are the most common causes of death and illness in children under five in the developing world.

　　Although water gives life, it can also carry some kinds of disease- a leading cause of blindness among children. Mosquitoes, and flies that live near in water bring yellow fever, malaria(疟疾) and sleeping sickness, so good piped water supplies are needed to reduce the need for people to gather in such an area. In the country, women and children a major part of their time going out to collect water, often walk many miles each day to provide just the limited family needs for cooking, washing and drinking. And they can't carry much while walking over rough fields bearing a heavy bucket.