Question

【題目】 Four and a half billion people worldwide live without a household toilet. Hundreds of millions of people are using facilities that are unhealthy and more than a billion people defecate (排泄) in the open.

Michael decided to take action in response to what is one of the world's greatest public health crises. He invited 32 health workers from 16 communities in the southern Highlands of Madagascar to attend a training to organize communities to completely wipe out open defecation.

After completing the initial training, the 32 health workers returned to their towns and got to work. They met with their community and began to map out their town. Together they toured the area and pointed out every spot where people often defecate. Many of them became embarrassed after realizing the high amount of human waste in their community. They then continued to make a bill for the total costs of trips to the local health center when being treated for gastrointestinal (腸胃的) diseases. They quickly began to realize the financial involvement, besides the health risks of open defecation.

The communities began to solve the problem on their own. They considered ways to reduce the cost, by using local materials. Bamboo fences were suggested as an alternative to wooden fences. Mud could be used to build walls instead of bricks. Before Michael starting his project, 267 toilets existed for the 6, 700 people living in the communities Michael aimed to reach. It was not enough at all. More than 300 additional toilets were built. He was pleasantly surprised by the enthusiasm he saw from the community towards making open defecation less.

【1】What is the purpose of Michael's project?

A.To change some people’s living traditions.

B.To help all people in poverty in the world.

C.To rid many people of the habit of open defecation.

D.To develop professional skills of health workers.

【2】What made the communities begin to build toilets?

A.Michael's healthy trainings for the locals.

B.Health workers' suggestions on defecation.

C.Too many spots where people often defecate.

D.The cost on diseases caused by open defecation.

【3】What do many of the locals think of open defecation after mapping out their town?

A.They take it for granted.B.They view it as a shame.

C.They think it unimportant.D.They value it as a tradition.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要介紹了全世界有45億人沒有家庭廁所。數(shù)億人正在使用不健康的設(shè)施，超過10億人在露天排便。邁克爾決定采取行動來應(yīng)對世界上最大的公共衛(wèi)生危機(jī)之一。他邀請來自馬達(dá)加斯加南部高地16個社區(qū)的32名衛(wèi)生工作者參加培訓(xùn)，組織社區(qū)徹底清除露天排便。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"He invited 32 health workers from 16 communities in the southern Highlands of Madagascar to attend a training to organize communities to completely wipe out open defecation．"可知邁克爾計(jì)劃的目的是使許多人擺脫露天排便的習(xí)慣。 故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"They then continued to make a bill for the total costs of trips to the local health center when being treated for gastrointestinal （腸胃的） diseases. They quickly began to realize the financial involvement， besides the health risks of open defecation."可知露天排便引起的疾病的費(fèi)用促使社區(qū)建造廁所。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Together they toured the area and pointed out every spot where people often defecate. Many of them became embarrassed after realizing the high amount of human waste in their community."可知許多當(dāng)?shù)厝嗽谝?guī)劃完他們的城鎮(zhèn)后，他們認(rèn)為露天排便是一種恥辱。 故選B。