【创新设计】2015高考英语（湖南专用）大二轮总复习写作专题：专题二　阅读简答（含15命题动向）5-2.docVIP

　 Passage 1 The importance of water is well explained through the saying “Water is life”．Healthy living starts with proper and safe drinking water.There are two types of drinking water－bottled water and tap water.Bottled water is water kept in bottles and sold in the market for drinking purposes.Tap water，also referred to as running water，is the common household water. There is a heated discussion as to whether bottled water is safer than tap water for drinking purposes.The level of contamination in tap water varies depending upon the country.To get an understanding about which is better，lets go through the comparison of bottled water and tap water. The basic issue is the affordability; tap water is much cheaper than bottled water.So for many people，difference in price is the major consideration. In 1999，it was found that the quality of bottled water was the same as tap water.In fact，more than 25 percent of bottled water was tap water kept in bottles.Campaigns were organized in order to make the public aware of the fact，and limit the use of bottled water.The use of bottled water results in several environmental issues.It is a fact that for making one liter of bottled water，more than six liters of water is required，thereby resulting in water wastage.Though，the bottles can be sent for plastic recycling，many are dumped in trash bins.Due to these reasons，environmentalists strongly oppose the use of bottled water. 1．Whats the other name of tap water? (No more than 3 words) __________________________________________________________________ 答案　Running water. 2．Why do most people like to drink tap water? (No more than 6 words) __________________________________________________________________ 答案　Because of its lower price. 3．According to the last paragraph，why is tap water strongly recommended? (No more than 13 words) __________________________________________________________________ 答案　Because its more environmentally friendly with the same quality as bottled water. 4．Wh