- 阅读理解A
题干：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(垂诞)overtheprofits.Arestaurant'stypicalmark-uponwineis100to150percent,whereasonbottledwaterit'soften300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwine，andmanyofthefancierbrandsaren'tavailableinstores，mostdinersdon’tnoticeorcare.Asaresult,somerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinTheWallStreetJournal，someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualsell，listingbrandsonthemenuwithoutprices，andpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinersiftheywantit.Regardlessofhowit’ssold，thepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealth,ourwishtoappearcultivated，andevenalongingforlostpurity.
题目：The “fancier brands” ( Line 3，Para.5 ) refers to_____. - A 、tap water from the Thames River
- B 、famous wines not sold in ordinary stores
- C 、PepsiCo's Aquafina and Coca-Cola’s Dasani
- D 、expensive bottled water with impressive names
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
词汇题。fancier是fancy的比较级，fancy意为“昂贵的，高档的”，相当于expensive/leading;brands 指“品牌”，即 something with impressive names, 由此可知 D 选项正确0
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