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問題詳情：

Why is clean water so important to developing countries? A recent report shows that about 80 percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water and low sanitation（衛生）conditions. In those countries, women and girls spend several hours collecting water, But often polluted, far away from their families. The polluted water more or less influences their health. In this case, there is an urgent（迫切的）need for people in developing countries to have access to（有機會或權利使用）clean water to improve their health.

Here is a short story about Hadjara Zakari, a 12-year-old girl in Niger. Having access to clean water changed her life. She learned about the importance of hand-washing when the school first received clean water three years ago. That evening, she told her father, “You shouldn’t eat with me unless you clean your hands.” Her father was very angry and shouted at her, “It’s not up to you to tell me what to do!” Stunned（目瞪口呆的），Hadjara sat in silence. But she knew she was right. Inprotest, Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night. After her father questioned Hadjara’s head teacher, he understood the importance of hand-washing and his daughter’s intentions（目的）. The girl really wanted her family to live longer and healthier lives.

For people in developing countries, clean water can change many things, especially improve their health. So, from now on, let’s avoid wasting water and take action to save water, which is important to people all over the world.

387．According to the recent report, poor water and low sanitation conditions can cause _______.

A．traffic problems       B．forest fires           C．many illnesses

388．The key to improving people’s health in developing countries is _______ in Paragraph 1.

A．to get clean water     B．to exercise often      C．to refuse drugs

389．What can we infer（推斷）from Paragraph 2?

A．Hadjara laughed at her father’s foolishness.

B．Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night in order to lose weight.

C．Hadjara’s father understood his daughter’s love and care for him later.

390．The underlined word “protest ” in this passage means _______.

A．*                   B．保護                   C．節約

391．The purpose of the writer is to _______.

A．teach people how to wash hands

B．call on people all over the world to save water

C．show developing countries rich in clean water

【回答】

387．C

388．A

389．C

390．A

391．B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了最近的研究表明，由於水質不好和衛生不好會引起許多疾病，這篇短文的寫作目的就是提醒人們要節約用水。

387．C細節理解題。根據A recent report shows that about 80 percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water and low sanitation（衛生）conditions.可知，由於水質不好和衛生不好會引起許多疾病，故選C。

388．A細節理解題。根據The polluted water more or less influences their health. In this case, there is an urgent（迫切的）need for people in developing countries to have access to（有機會或權利使用）clean water to improve their health.可知，在發展*家最重要的是把水質提高了就能保持人們的身體健康，故選A。

389．C推理判斷題。根據The girl really wanted her family to live longer and healthier lives.可推知，Hadjara理解女兒的愛和對父親的關心，故選C。

390．A詞義猜測題。根據Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night可知，根據refuse拒絕，可知劃線的是*，故選A。

391．B寫作意圖題。根據敘述的是由於人們喝那些不乾淨的水，會得疾病，所以作者寫這篇短文的目的，讓人們節約用水，故選B。

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