Downing the last drop of an expensive famous brand H2O as well as remembering to throw the empty bottle in the recycling bin, makes you feel pretty good about yourself, right? It shouldn’t. Even when the bottles are recycled, there are all kinds of other consequences of swallowing bottled water, says Melissa Peffers, the air-quality program manager for Environmental Defense.
The containers are often filled in faraway lands, then shipped from abroad, and stored in refrigerators at your local store. Compare that with the influence on environment of turning on your tap, filling a glass, and drinking up!
Anyone who is choosing bottled water for health reasons is misguided, says Peffers, “Most bottled water is just tap water.” And what comes out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules. Consider another fact that bottled water is surprisingly expensive, especially when compared with the alternative, which is almost free, and it is astonishing that America’s desire for bottled water seems impossible to satisfy, reaching nearly 30 billion bottles a year.
“My parents’ generation never had bottled water,” says Isabelle Silverman, an Environmental Defense legal adviser. She has made a commitment to going bottle free. “You don’t need to fetch it home from the store, and it’s cheaper,” she adds.
Bottled water’s role as a status symbol needs to change, Peffers points out. So when a waiter at an expensive restaurant offers  “And what’s your drink?” that’s no reason to forget your conviction(信念). “Don’t be afraid to say, ‘I’ll have tap.’ Say it loud enough that the other tables nearby can hear you,” Peffers says. “And then spend that money on a dessert.”
小題1:In the first paragraph, the underlined sentence “It shouldn’t.” suggest that people _______.
A．shouldn’t feel pleased with finishing the water in the bottle.
B．shouldn’t feel good about drinking an expensive brand H2O.
C．shouldn’t be pleased with just recycling empty bottles.
D．shouldn’t be satisfied with drinking only bottled water.
小題2:According to the author, tap water is _______.
A．a(chǎn)s safe as bottled waterB．morel likely to be polluted
C．healthier than bottle waterD．less convenient than bottled water
小題3:The underlined part “going bottle free” (in Para. 4) means “_______”.
A．making bottled water freeB．giving up bottled water
C．recycling use water bottlesD．providing free water containers
小題4:Why does Peffers ask people to say “I’ll have tap.” Loudly?
A．To encourage them to set an example for others to follow.
B．To advise them to save the money for one more dessert.
C．To remind them to be aware of their social status.
D．To persuade them to speak confidently in public.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：文章介紹瓶裝水對環(huán)境的影響，和人們一貫的想法不同的是自來水和瓶裝水一樣的安全，而且便宜，所以作者建議人們放棄瓶裝水。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：It shouldn't. Even when the bottles are recycled，there are all kinds of other consequences of swallowing bottled water可知我們不應(yīng)該就是滿足于回收塑料瓶，選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：“Most bottled water is just tap water.” And what comes out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules.可知自來水和瓶裝水一樣的安全，選A
小題3:猜詞題：從全文和第四段的句子： “You don’t need to fetch it home from the store, and it’s cheaper,” she adds. 可知作者不主張引用拼裝水，“going bottle free” 就是放棄瓶裝水，選B
小題4:推理題：從最后一段的句子：Say it loud enough that the other tables nearby can hear you,”可知 Peffers讓人們大聲說出來是鼓勵(lì)別人也這么做。選A。
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