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14．You may get the idea once or twice a year．You come home on a hot summer day，hoping to have a cool bath，and find out there is no water．Then you see how important water is in your everyday life．However，in many parts of the world，water is not just about one's everyday needs．
In countries like Tanzania，water is hard to get，and the job of collecting water falls on woman's shoulders．Girls are often kept home from school to collect water while their brothers stay at school studying．More time spent collecting water means less time for learning．For these girls，"knowledge is power"is not just words；it is a sad fact in real life．With less time spent at school，their chances of getting well-paid jobs are small．And they often have no voice important matters，like who to marry．These girls are often married into poor families．They have little money or knowledge to take care of their children，so the children often die young．For the baby girls who are lucky enough to live，their life may still center around"water，"just like it did for their mothers．

58．What does the underlined"the idea"in the first paragraph refer to？A
A．Water is important in one's everyday life．
B．Water is not just about one's everyday needs
C．It is nice to have a cool bath on a hot summer day．
D．We should not take a bath when there is little water．
59．Who do the job of getting water in Tanzania？B
A．Men         
B．Women
C．Children．
D．The government．
60．What happens to girls with poor knowledge in Tanzania？C
A．They die young．
B．They marry young．
C．They make little money．
D．They have lots of children．
61．What is the text mainly about？B
A．It is important to save water         
B．Water can decide a country powerful 
C．Water can make a country powerful．
D．It is hard to get water in poor countries．

Answer 1

分析 一年你或許有一兩次有這樣的想法．你在很熱的夏天回家，希望洗個冷水澡，發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有水．你就知道了在你的日常生活中水有多么的重要．然而，在世界的許多地區(qū)，水不僅僅是他們的日常需要．
這些國家例如坦桑尼亞，水很難獲得，收集水的工作就落在女人的肩上．女孩經(jīng)常在從家去學校的路上收集水，而他們的兄弟在學校學習，更多的時間用來收集水也就是學習時間更少．對于這些女孩"知識就是力量"不僅僅是一句話，而是真實的生活．學習的時間很少，他們獲得好收入的工作更�。�他們經(jīng)常在一些重要的事情上沒有選擇，比如，和誰結(jié)婚．這些女孩經(jīng)常嫁入貧窮家庭．她們幾乎沒有錢和知識去照顧他們的孩子，所以孩子經(jīng)常很小就死了．那些幸存下來的女孩，她們的生活還是圍繞著水，就像他們的母親一樣．

解答 58．答案：A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)You come home on a hot summer day，hoping to have a cool bath，and find out there is no water．Then you see how important water is in your everyday life可知是前面的idea是說當沒水洗澡的時候意識到水的重要性的想法，故填A．
59．答案：B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)and the job of collecting water falls on woman's shoulders可知是女人收集水，故選B．
60．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)With less time spent at school，their chances of getting well-paid jobs are small可知沒知識，她們獲得好收入的工作的機會小，故賺的錢少，故答案是C．
61．答案：B．主旨大意題．這里說到坦桑尼亞因為沒水，女人負責收集水不能去讀書，嫁到貧窮家庭，剩下女孩又是收集水，這樣的輪回，故可知水能夠決定一個國家的強大，故選B．

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