四、阅读理解
主题:人与自然——灾害防范 学科素养:文化意识 词数:约250 建议用时:7分钟
A bottle of water may not seem like much to you, but thousands of bottles will be of great help to people who live in drought-hit areas in China.
Last autumn, there was very little rain in Southwest China. Some places, especially in Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou, experienced a serious drought. Crops died, the land cracked (裂开), and wells and rivers dried up. More than 20 million people were having difficulty in finding safe drinking water.
After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by giving water, money and other things. Every member of the Communist Youth League and Young Pioneers was encouraged to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit areas. Students in primary schools and middle schools quickly joined in the activity. In Yuhua Primary School in Xi’an, 900 students bought over 1,000 bottles of water with their pocket money. They also wrote their wishes on the bottles.
The serious drought has also made students realize the importance of saving water. Students from Nanshan Middle School in Guangdong went on the street to tell people to take part in water-saving activities.
“I’ve heard that some children in drought-hit areas don’t have enough drinking water. They have to drink muddy (含泥的) water. I really feel sad about that,” said Su Xiaolei, a student in Hangzhou. “I decide to take a shower twice a week instead of every day to save water,” he said.

() 22. What does Paragraph 2 mainly show us?
A. The four drought-hit places in China. B. The weather in Southwest China.
C. The serious results in drought-hit areas. D. The reasons of the drought last autumn.
() 23. What activity did the students in primary schools and middle schools join in to help with the drought?
A. Raising water and money for the people in Yunnan.
B. Finding safe drinking water in Southwest China.
C. Sending wishes to the people in drought-hit areas.
D. Giving one bottle of water to people in the drought-hit areas.
() 24. Which of the following may be the best title for the article?
A. Different Disasters B. Actions after a Drought
C. Water-saving Activities D. Save Water, Save Nature

答案速查 22.C 23.D 24.B
【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了中国西南地区遭遇严重干旱。全国各地的人们帮助受灾地区，意识到节约用水的重要性。
22. C【点拨】段落大意题。第二段主要讲了干旱地区庄稼死亡、土地干裂、水源干涸等严重后果。故选C。
23. D【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Every member...was encouraged to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit areas...joined in the activity.”可知，学生们参与的活动是给干旱地区的人们捐赠一瓶水。故选D。
24. B【点拨】最佳标题题。结合文章内容可知，本文主要讲了干旱发生后人们的行动，包括送水、节水等。故选B。

【分析】
这是一篇关于干旱灾害后人们互助的英语阅读理解题，包含3道选择题。解题思路如下：
1. 第22题是段落大意题，需梳理第二段内容，明确其核心是干旱带来的严重后果；
2. 第23题是细节理解题，需定位原文中关于中小学生参与的帮助干旱地区的活动的描述，匹配对应选项；
3. 第24题是标题归纳题，需概括全文主旨，确定最贴合的标题。
【解析】
22. 第二段主要讲述中国西南地区遭遇干旱后，庄稼死亡、土地干裂、水源干涸，2000多万人难以获得安全饮用水等严重后果，对应选项C。
23. 根据原文“Every member of the Communist Youth League and Young Pioneers was encouraged to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit areas. Students in primary schools and middle schools quickly joined in the activity.”可知，中小学生参与的活动是给干旱地区的人们捐赠一瓶水，对应选项D。
24. 全文围绕中国西南干旱后，全国各地人们（包括学生）开展的帮助干旱地区的行动（如捐水、节水宣传等）展开，对应选项B。
【答案】
22.C 23.D 24.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、段落大意、细节理解
【点评】
本文主题为“人与自然——灾害防范”，通过讲述干旱后人们的互助行动，培养学生文化意识，题型涵盖初中英语常见的阅读题型，难度适中，能帮助学生巩固阅读解题技巧，增强节水与互助意识。
【难度系数】
0.7