In the US and Britain, the slogan (标语) around colleges was “Save water. Shower with a friend.” Now, Wuhan University has come up with another system for the campus bathhouse. Before entering the bathhouse, students pay 1 yuan per minute with money or their student ID card. The clock starts moving the minute the tape is turned on. It stops when a button (按纽) is pressed for soap (香皂). An IC card reader at each tap shows the time. No money, no water. The benefit of the new system can be seen with the old system, the university used about 320 tones of water daily under the old system, but only 160 tons now.
Students have different opinions about the new system. Some say it is bad because bathing had become a race. Many people using it for the first time are not sure how long they need to shower. Some might be embarrassed if their time is up and they’re still covered in soap. They have to ask the bathhouse worker to help them buy extra (额外的) time.
“It’s a fault in the system that you can not buy extra time on the ID card,” said Ren, a freshman in Wuhan University. The university is also considering some students’ suggestions that they may be allowed to pay after they’ve finished the shower. But many students say the system helps them develop a water-saving sense.
Some even used the hot water to wash their clothes. “In my experience, 10-20 minutes is enough,” said Dai Zhihua, a third-year student who usually takes 8 minutes.
A similar system has been set in other universities. Shanghai Normal University introduced it at its Fengxiang Campus in September. The bathing fee there is 0.2 yuan per minute. One male student responded by setting a record with a two-minute shower.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower.
B. The clock times all through while the student is bathing except when the bather stopped for soap.
C. If money runs out, there will be no water.
D. After finishing bathing, the student has to pay for it.
2. The underline word “benefit” (in Paragraph 1) most probably means ________.
A. appearance B. advice C. competition D. advantage
3. Since the new system has performed, ________ of water can be saved.
A. a quarter B. one third C. a half D. two thirds
4. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. The university has saved a lot of water by using the new system.
B. All the students in Wuhan University supported the new system.
C. Students can use IC cards to buy extra time.
D. The new system can raise all the students’ environmental awareness.
5. In which column (专栏) can you find this passage?
A. People. B. School Life. C. Society. D. Lifestyle.
1D 2D 3C 4A 5B
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