Question

Save water, save lives
A BOTTLE of water may not seem like much to you, but it can save the day for people who live in drought-hit (遭受旱災(zāi)) areas in China.
In the past few months, some places in southwest China experienced a serious drought. In Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Chongqing, there has been very little rain since last autumn. Crops died, the land cracked, and wells (井) and rivers dried up. More than 20 million people are having difficulty finding safe drinking water.
After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by giving water, money and other resources.
Last week, China asked every member of the Communist Youth League (團(tuán)員) and Young Pioneers (少先隊(duì)員) to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit area. Students in primary schools and middle schools quickly joined the activity.
“A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be of great use,” said Zhang Zihao, a middle school student at Tongling No 1 Middle School in Anhui.
In Yuhua Primary School in Xi’an, 900 students bought over 100 bottles of water with their pocket money. They also wrote their wishes on the bottles.
The serious drought has also made students realize the importance of saving water.
Students from Nanshan Middle School in Huizhou in Guangdong went on the street to tell people to take part in water-saving activities.
“I heard that some children in drought-hit areas don’t have enough drinking water. They have to drink muddy (泥濘的) water. I feel really sad about that,” said one student. “I decided to take a shower twice a week instead of every day to save water.” he said.

1. 1.
   Why did a serious drought happen in Southwest China?
                                                                          
2. 2.
   What does the underlined（劃線的）word “cracked” probably mean in Chinese?
                                                                          
3. 3.
   What did people do after learning about the drought?
                                                                          
4. 4.
   Is a bottle of water helpful for the people in drought-hit areas?
                                                                          
5. 5.
   What can you learn from the passage?
                                                                          

Answer 1

1. Because there has been very little rain since last autumn
2. 裂開裂縫
3. They helped by giving water, money and other things
4. A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands will be of great use
5. It’s time for us to save water
1.根據(jù)文章第二段前兩句“In the past few months, some places in southwest China experienced a serious drought. In Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Chongqing, there has been very little rain since last autumn.”說(shuō)“在過(guò)去的幾個(gè)月里，中國(guó)西南部的一些地方遭受了旱災(zāi)。在云南，廣西，四川，貴州，重慶從去年秋天開始降雨很少。”可知該題答案為Because there has been very little rain since last autumn.
2.猜測(cè)詞義，根據(jù)句子Crops died, the land cracked, and wells (井) and rivers dried up.為三個(gè)并列句，該詞和died，dried up屬于并列關(guān)系的詞語(yǔ)屬于同類詞。 莊稼死亡，河流干涸，土地裂開、裂縫。
3.問(wèn)在人們了解干旱情況后做了什么，根據(jù)第二段最后一句話“After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by giving water, money and other resources.”可知答案為They helped by giving water, money and other things.
4.問(wèn)一瓶水對(duì)于干旱地區(qū)的人們來(lái)說(shuō)有沒(méi)有幫助，根據(jù)第四段第一句話“A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be of great use,” said Zhang Zihao, a middle school student at Tongling No 1 Middle School in Anhui.可知答案A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands will be of great use.
5.考察學(xué)生對(duì)全篇文章的理解，文章要求人們從一滴水，一瓶水做起節(jié)約用水，支援災(zāi)區(qū)人民所以答案為It’s time for us to save water.