(C)
Hi,
This is the year 2080. I am 65 years old,
but I look like a person of 85. My health is very
bad because I don't have enough water to drink.
There isn't much time for me.
I remember when I was five years old,
everything was very different. There were lots of
trees in parks. I could take a shower for half an
hour. At that time, women had beautiful hair.
Now, they have to cut off their hair to keep
their heads clean. In the past, doctors told us
to drink eight glasses of water a day. But I can
only drink half a glass now. Most people look
old. Young people in their 20s look as if they
are in their 40s.
When my son asks me about my
childhood, I tell him fish could swim happily in
the rivers and people lived healthily at that
time. When he asks, "Why is there no clean
water now?" I feel sorry about that.
I wish this letter could travel back in time
and that it would make people living in the
2020s understand the importance of saving
water and do something for it.
Best wishes,
Jimmy
()36.How old is Jimmy?
A. 65 years old.
B. 85 years old.
C. 20 years old.
D. 40 years old.
()37.Why is Jimmy unhealthy?
A. Because he is very old.
B. Because he couldn't take a
shower.
C. Because there is no trees in the
parks.
D. Because he doesn't have enough
water to drink.
()38.How do women keep their heads
clean in 2080?
A. Wear hats.
B. Cut off the hair.
C. Wash them often.
D. Swim often.
()39.Jimmy says that doctors told them
to drink a day in the past.
A. half a glass of water
B. one glass of water
C. eight glasses of water
D. six glasses of water
()40.What does Jimmy want us to do
after reading the text?
A. To find more water.
B. To save water for the future.
C. To keep water clean.
D. To keep healthy.

(C)
36. A 由第一段第二句可知，吉米65岁。故选A。
37. D 由第一段第三句可知，吉米身体很差的原因是没有足够的水喝。故选D。
38. B 由第二段第五句可知，现在妇女们为保持头部干净而剪掉头发。故选B。
39. C 由第二段第六句可知，过去医生建议人们每天喝八杯水。故选C。
40. B 通读全文可知，吉米想通过本文劝我们节约用水。故选B。

【分析】
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，包含5道细节理解题和1道主旨理解题。解题思路为：先通读原文把握核心内容，再针对每个题目中的关键词（如年龄、健康原因、女性清洁头部的方式、过去饮水量、作者意图）回到原文定位对应语句，对比选项选出匹配答案，重点考查学生快速定位信息的能力。
【解析】
36题：根据原文第一段第二句“I am 65 years old”，可知Jimmy的年龄是65岁，对应选项A，故选A。
37题：根据原文第一段第三句“My health is very bad because I don't have enough water to drink”，可知Jimmy身体不健康的原因是没有足够的水喝，对应选项D，故选D。
38题：根据原文第一段“Now, they have to cut off their hair to keep their heads clean”，可知2080年女性通过剪掉头发保持头部干净，对应选项B，故选B。
39题：根据原文第一段“In the past, doctors told us to drink eight glasses of water a day”，可知过去医生建议每天喝八杯水，对应选项C，故选C。
40题：根据原文最后一段“understand the importance of saving water”，可知Jimmy想让我们节约用水，对应选项B，故选B。
【答案】
36.A 37.D 38.B 39.C 40.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，以细节查找为主，仅最后一题涉及主旨理解，整体难度较低，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，适合初中阶段学生巩固英语阅读基础。
【难度系数】
0.8