In Yemen, you always see one type of vehicle on the road: the water truck.They travel mountain roads and cross deserts to bring Yemenis the goods more valuable than oil.It is one that only the rich can afford, with the supply regularly being cut off.Others must rely on scarce rain or charity to  fight thirst.
Experts say Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water.The capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025，says a report by the World Bank.
Hannan, an 18­year­old from Lahej, said that only the rich could prepare for cuts in supply.“In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week but then the following week there will be water only for a day or two, ” she said.
She and her husband, a factory worker, pay 3,000 riyals (99 yuan) for a week’s supply of water from a touring water truck when the taps run dry.With an income of only 20,000 riyals (660 yuan) a month，this means the family often spend half their money on water.
“There are a lot of people who can’t afford it and they have to rely on their neighbors to help，” she said.
The average person in Yemen survives on one­fifth of what the World Health Organization considers to be enough water.
In Taiz, in the south，tap water is available only once every 45 days.In the mountainous Malhan district in the north，women and children climb a 1,500­m mountain to collect water from a spring, often in the small hours to avoid long queues.
Yemen is located in Southwest Asia，bordering the Arabian and Red Sea.Yemeni people have lived on scarce water supplies for thousands of years but that problem has been made serious by conflict in the area，the fast­growing population and the use of water to grow a drug called qat.With one of the world’s highest rates of population growth—3.46 percent, Yemen is the poorest Arab country.
The government is considering desalinating (淡化) seawater，but this would be expensive and it may now be too late.The only other solution is to cut down on farming, but that means importing even more food.
小題1:The passage aims to________.
A．a(chǎn)nalyze the reasons why Yemen lacks water
B．suggest some solutions to the water issue in Yemen
C．present how serious the water problem is in Yemen
D．encourage the world to help Yemenis who are suffering from water shortages
小題2:When Hannan said that only the rich could prepare for cuts in supply，she meant that________.
A．rich people drank more water than the poor
B．rich people could buy water from the water trucks if there was a water supply cut
C．she had a rich neighbor who often helped her during water supply cuts
D．the rich were not affected by water supply cuts
小題3:Which of the following may be a reason why Yemen is short of water?
A．The country has had no rain for a long time.
B．The population of Yemen is growing fast.
C．The government has failed to reduce farming.
D．People can’t afford the water from government water trucks.
小題4:The best title for the passage is “________”．
A．Never take water for granted
B．The water truck—the commonest sight in Yemen
C．The first country to run out of water in the world
D．No water for Yemen

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：本文主要講述的就是也門所存在的嚴(yán)重的水危機(jī)，分析了具體的原因，以及解決這個(gè)問題的方法。
小題1:B 目的意圖題。本文主要講述的是也門的水危機(jī)的話題，在文章最后一段提出了一些解決這個(gè)問題的方法。故B正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章1,3段They travel mountain roads and cross deserts to bring Yemenis the goods more valuable than oil.It is one that only the rich can afford, with the supply regularly being cut off.Others must rely on scarce rain or charity to  fight thirst.
With an income of only 20,000 riyals (660 yuan) a month，this means the family often spend half their money on water.可知也門的水很短缺，當(dāng)沒有水的時(shí)候，富人可以拿錢去買水，而窮人沒有錢，自然也就沒有辦法了。故B正確。
小題3:B 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后2行，the fast­growing population and the use of water to grow a drug called qat.With one of the world’s highest rates of population growth—3.46 percent, Yemen is the poorest Arab country.
可知人口增加太快也是主要的原因。故B正確。
小題4:D 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的就是也門所存在的嚴(yán)重的水危機(jī)，分析了具體的原因，以及解決這個(gè)問題的方法。故D正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述的就是也門所存在的嚴(yán)重的水危機(jī)，分析了具體的原因，以及解決這個(gè)問題的方法。
本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時(shí)要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因?yàn)樗鼈兺褪俏恼碌闹黝}句。閱讀中要注意要點(diǎn)之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。
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