- 閱讀理解A
題干：ReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWater,whichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland，Canada.ArthurvonWiesenberger,whocarriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmerica.Asaboy，hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly，FranceandSwitzerland，wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,notingthebrandshelikedbest.“Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater,”hesays.Butisplaintapwaterallthatbad?Notatall.Infact,NewYork’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensive.Nevertheless,soft-drinkcompaniesviewbottledwaterasthenextbattle-groundformarketshare-thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola'sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.Asdinersthirstforleadingbrands，bottlersandrestaurateurssalivate(垂誕)overtheprofits.Arestaurant'stypicalmark-uponwineis100to150percent,whereasonbottledwaterit'soften300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwine，andmanyofthefancierbrandsaren'tavailableinstores，mostdinersdon’tnoticeorcare.Asaresult,somerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinTheWallStreetJournal，someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualsell，listingbrandsonthemenuwithoutprices，andpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinersiftheywantit.Regardlessofhowit’ssold，thepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealth,ourwishtoappearcultivated，andevenalongingforlostpurity.
題目：What do we know about Iceberg Water from the passage? - A 、It is a kind of iced water.
- B 、It is just plain tap water.
- C 、It is a kind of bottled water.
- D 、It is a kind of mineral water.
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參考答案【正確答案：C】
推理題。文章首段提到，來自加拿大紐芬蘭沿岸冰山的Iceberg Water現在風靡北美。第二段末尾作者用瓶裝水和自來水做比較。第三段首句提到But is plain tap water all that bad?由此可知，首段中的Iceberg Water正是與自來水進行比較的一種瓶裝水名稱，因此C選項正確。
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