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In the town of Marmet, which is just south of Charleston, residents line upin their cars for free bottled water. Schools and most restaurants and businessesremain closed.Marmet’s Fire Chief Jerry McGhee says responding to the wateremergency has brought out the best in the community.The crisis began when a chemical known as MCHM, used to clean uselesssubstances from coal, leaked from a storage tank owned by a company calledFreedom Industries. The chemical got into the Elk River, which suppliesdrinking water to the region. Residents say the contaminated water smells likelicorice. Officials warned people not to drink it, or even wash with it.Dustin White with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and otherenvironmentalists are critical of what they say is the lack of regulation of thepowerful chemical and coal industries in West Virginia. But for now they arefocusing on the crisis at hand, bringing water to rural areas.1.What is urgently needed in the town of Marmet now?A) Thick clothes.B) Gas and coal.C) Drinking water. D) Storage tank.2.What can we learn from the news?A) Jerry McGhee is the chief of Freedom Industries.B) A chemical contaminated water in the Elk River.C) People can still wash with water in the Elk River.D) The rural areas have an adequate supply of water.
In the town of Marmet, which is just south of Charleston, residents line upin their cars for free bottled water. Schools and most restaurants and businessesremain closed.Marmet’s Fire Chief Jerry McGhee says responding to the wateremergency has brought out the best in the community.The crisis began when a chemical known as MCHM, used to clean uselesssubstances from coal, leaked from a storage tank owned by a company calledFreedom Industries. The chemical got into the Elk River, which suppliesdrinking water to the region. Residents say the contaminated water smells likelicorice. Officials warned people not to drink it, or even wash with it.Dustin White with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and otherenvironmentalists are critical of what they say is the lack of regulation of thepowerful chemical and coal industries in West Virginia. But for now they arefocusing on the crisis at hand, bringing water to rural areas.1.What is urgently needed in the town of Marmet now?A) Thick clothes.B) Gas and coal.C) Drinking water. D) Storage tank.2.What can we learn from the news?A) Jerry McGhee is the chief of Freedom Industries.B) A chemical contaminated water in the Elk River.C) People can still wash with water in the Elk River.D) The rural areas have an adequate supply of water.
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1、答案：C2、答案：B