上海8B期中考试阅读A+B汇编S.docx

PAGE 1 PAGE 8B期中考试阅读A+B汇编S 1. 兰生复旦中学2016学年第二学期八年级英语期中测试 A．Read the following article and choose the best answers to the questions below.(阅读文本，选最恰当的答案)(5分) The Rise of Bottled Water 1.Bottled water has grown more and more popular over the last few decades. The IBWA(国际瓶装水协会) estimates that in1976，each American drank I.6 gallons(加仑) of bottled water. By2014, they were drinking more than 21 times as much. Today, more than one out of every six bottled drinks sold in the USA is a bottle of water, making bottled water nearly as popular as soft drinks. 2.The IBWA attributes the growing popularity of bottled water to health-consciousness. [a]A bottle of Cola has 190 calories and 52 grams of sugar, while a bottle of water has no calories, no sugar and no artificial sweetener(人工甜味剂). However, that doesn't explain why consumers are choosing bottled water over tap water, which is also sugar-free and calorie-free. 3. When reporters ask consumers why they prefer bottled water, they get a variety of answers: 4. Taste. Many New Yorkers interviewed by ABC News in 2005 said they chose bottled water because it tasted better. [b]One woman described her favorite bottled water as"crisp"and “natural”,while another complained that tap water"kind of tastes like sewer" In general, consumers described the local tap water as flat and flavorless. 5.Health. Other interviewees in the ABC News story believed bottled water was safer or healthier than tap water. [c]One man said he was the only one in his family “brave enough" to drink the local tap water. Everyone else was afraid it would be full of germs. Another man said he felt"more comfortable"giving his young daughter bottled water. 6.Convenience. Many users find bottled water more convenient than tap water, especially when they’re away from home. Instead of having to look for a water fountain when they get thirsty,they can just grab a bottle of water on their way out the doors, or pick one up at any convenience store. Some people even keep