- 閱讀理解A
題干：ReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWater,whichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland，Canada.ArthurvonWiesenberger,whocarriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmerica.Asaboy，hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly，F(xiàn)ranceandSwitzerland，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：By saying “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water, ” ( Line 4, Para.2 ),von Wiesenberger wants to convey the message that_____. - A 、plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinking
- B 、bottled water is clearly superior to tap water
- C 、bottled water often appeals more to dogs taste
- D 、dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste
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參考答案【正確答案：B】
句意題。第二段前半部分提到, Arthur von Wiesenberger從小就對瓶裝水很有研究, 并記錄了那些他最喜歡喝的瓶裝水牌子。由此可知，他認(rèn)為瓶裝水比自來水好。他說到“就連我的狗也能分辨出瓶裝水和自來水的區(qū)別”，這正是為了說明他的狗都能像其主人一樣，知道瓶裝水比自來水好，故選B選項(xiàng)。
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