单选题 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Water pollution affects man's health, recreational use of water and sense of beauty.
The spread of water-carried disease is of great concern. In highly developed countries in particular, emphasis has shifted from concern over bacterial disease to concern over water-carried viral (病毒性的) disease. Viral hepatitis (肝炎), for example, has been found to occur more frequently in cities whose water supplies have comparatively high levels of water impurity. Poisonous chemicals found in streams that are ultimately used for water supplies also create an important public health problem.
It is clear that poisonous chemicals must be excluded from water, but more and more kinds of chemicals have been found in water. Since the public health significance of these chemicals is not yet fully known, they are of increasing concern. The chemicals from fertilizers (肥料) are also finding their way into water supplies from groundwater pollution.
As man's desire for water-based recreation increases, greater demands are placed on the quality of water. The water must not only be attractive in appearance but also meet certain other conditions. Sports such as swimming involve direct contact with water, and also water standards are raised higher.
The range of water quality necessary for industrial processes varies greatly with the intended use of water. The water used in steel mills, for example, must have a lower chloride (氧气) level than that accepted for drinking water. Cooling water can often be of comparatively low clean quality. A large part of the water used in the paper-making industry can be of relatively low in some aspects, but must concern little iron and carbon dioxide.
单选题 According to the passage, the people in highly developed countries today are most concerned about ______.
  • A. bacterial disease
  • B. poisonous chemicals in streams
  • C. water-carried disease
  • D. water impurity
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 The different chemicals found in water are of increasing concern because ______.
  • A. their influence on man's health has not been fully known
  • B. they may cause groundwater pollution
  • C. they can find their way into water supplies for farmers
  • D. they are important factors to the spread of disease
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 According to the passage, water-based recreation demands that ______.
  • A. the water contain a higher level of oxygen
  • B. the water contain little iron and carbon dioxide
  • C. the water be attractive and of high quality
  • D. the water standards be appropriate for all sports
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】
单选题 In the last paragraph, which of the following has NOT been mentioned?
  • A. Water quality necessary for steel mills.
  • B. Soft water and hard water for industrial processes.
  • C. Cooling water of low clean quality.
  • D. Water standards for paper mills.
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 As the passage is not complete, what do you think would follow in its full text?
  • A. The relationship between carbon dioxide and paper-making.
  • B. Water pollution's direct economic effects on man.
  • C. Examples of continued water pollution.
  • D. Man's views on water pollution in terms of beauty values.
【正确答案】 D
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