- 阅读理解A
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题目：What do we know about Iceberg Water from the passage? - A 、It is a kind of iced water.
- B 、It is just plain tap water.
- C 、It is a kind of bottled water.
- D 、It is a kind of mineral water.
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
推理题。文章首段提到，来自加拿大纽芬兰沿岸冰山的Iceberg Water现在风靡北美。第二段末尾作者用瓶装水和自来水做比较。第三段首句提到But is plain tap water all that bad?由此可知，首段中的Iceberg Water正是与自来水进行比较的一种瓶装水名称，因此C选项正确。
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