继教院英语综合教程期末阅读复习资料.doc

继教院英语综合教程期末阅读复习资料(2012.12) Passage 1 The accessibility (易接近) of clean water is one of the most important components in the health of young children. In many areas, disease caused by dirty water is a major cause of poor health and death among young children. This is a particular problem in rural areas, where sources of water may not be reliable, and neither the quantity nor the quality of the water is adequate. In recent years, many programs to improve the quality of water supplies in rural areas have been implemented (贯彻). These have included educating people about health and encouraging greater community involvement. In addition, many countries have improved the organization of government health control and technical services at both the national and local levels. Health control includes the establishment of regulations as well as close supervision and enforcement（实施）. Technical services, on the other hand, comprise（包含）a wide range of activities. These include providing supplies such as pumps, water pipes, and well-drilling equipment in addition to the training of people to operate and maintain this equipment. Technicians also help to organize the people of the community to build water supply projects. While access to pure water continues to be a problem in many parts of the world, programs such as these have contributed greatly to the general improvement of health in rural areas. 1. According to the passage, the main cause of poor health and death is __________. A. dirty water B. quantity of water C. disease caused by dirty water D. sources of water 2. It is stated in the passage that in remote areas, __________. A. the quality of water is adequate B. the supply of water is adequate C. sources of water are adequate D. both the quantity and quality of water are not adequate 3. According to the passage, the technical services include __________. A. providing supplies such as pumps, water pipe and well-drilling equipment B. est