2024年安徽專升本英語真題閱讀理解（四）：

Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put out water supply in danger but we also affect

our water supply in less obvious ways.You may wonder how paving(鋪砌)a road can lead to less usable fresh water.A major Part of the water we use every day is groundwater.Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers,it come from underground.The more roads and parking lots we pave the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺).Driver climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱)than areas with more rainfall but in any case good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.

Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference too in the United States.A family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day!This shows how much we depend on water to live but there's a lot we can do to lower the number.You can take steps to save water in your home.To start with use the same glass for your drinking water all day.Wash it only once a day.Run your dishwasher(洗碗機)only when it is full.Help your parents fix any leaks in your home.You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.

41.What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A.Why throwing rubbish can put our water supply in danger

B.How we affect our water supply

C.How building roads leads to water shortage

D.Why water comes from underground

答案:C

解析：根據文章第一段一二句話可知：You may wonder how paving(鋪砌)a road can lead to less usable fresh water(你可能想知道鋪路會導致淡水的減少)第一段主要內容是論述修建道路是如何導致水資源短缺的。

42.Which of the following can help tackle water shortage according to the second paragraph?

A.Changing our water needs

B.Preventing droughts

C.More rainfall

D.Good management

答案:D

解析：根據文章第二段第一句話可知：Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference too（思考我們每天用水的方式也會有很大的不同）。解決水資源短缺的一個措施就是合理的使用水資源，與D選項：好的管理方式最貼切。

43.The underlined word“dripping"in the last paragraph probably means

A.supplying clean water

B.producing small drops of water

C.containing large amounts of water D.moving on the surface of water

答案：B

此處定位內容有缺失，尚未找到原文。

44.What is the topic of the last paragraph?

A.How to conserve water at home B.How to repair leaking taps

C.How to wash drinking glasses

D.How to keep our water supply clean

答案：A

解析：根據最后一段第一句：You can take steps to save water in your home.你可以采取措施節約你家里的水，后面又講了節約步驟。此處的save和conserve是同義詞，所以選A。

45.What does the author advise us to do to help keep our water supply clean?

A.run dishwashers

B.supply drinking water C.recycle batteries

D.measure the amount of the wasted water

答案：C

解析：根據文章最后一段最后一句話You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.你可以通過循環使用電池而不是扔掉他們來保持我們的供水清潔。