- 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：By saying “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water, ” ( Line 4, Para.2 ),von Wiesenberger wants to convey the message that_____. - A 、plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinking
- B 、bottled water is clearly superior to tap water
- C 、bottled water often appeals more to dogs taste
- D 、dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
句意题。第二段前半部分提到, Arthur von Wiesenberger从小就对瓶装水很有研究, 并记录了那些他最喜欢喝的瓶装水牌子。由此可知，他认为瓶装水比自来水好。他说到“就连我的狗也能分辨出瓶装水和自来水的区别”，这正是为了说明他的狗都能像其主人一样，知道瓶装水比自来水好，故选B选项。
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