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 es out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules. Consider another fact that bottled water is surprisingly expensive, especially when pared 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 mitment 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.”
【小题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.【小题2】According to the author, tap water is .A．as safe as bottled waterB．morel likely to be pollutedC．healthier than bottle waterD．less convenient than bottled water【小题3】The underlined part “going bottle free” (in Para. 4) means “ ”.A．making bottled water freeB．giving up bottled waterC．recycling use water bottlesD．providing free water containers【小题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.C
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(答案→)C
解析：文章介绍瓶装水对环境的影响，和人们一贯的想法不同的是自来水和瓶装水一样的安全，而且便宜，所以作者建议人们放弃瓶装水。
【小题1】细节题：从第一段的句子：It shouldn't. Even when the bottles are recycled，there are all kinds of other consequences of swallowing bottled water可知我们不应该就是满足于回收塑料瓶，选C
【小题2】细节题：从第三段的句子：“Most bottled water is just tap water.” And what es out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules.可知自来水和瓶装水一样的安全，选A
【小题3】猜词题：从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. 可知作者不主张引用拼装水，“going bottle free” 就是放弃瓶装水，选B
【小题4】推理题：从最后一段的句子：Say it loud enough that the other tables nearby can hear you,”可知 Peffers让人们大声说出来是鼓励别人也这么做。选A。