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One of the easiest ways to stop the spread of disease is to simply wash your hands. Twenty seconds of handwashing with soap and water can reduce illnesses and save lives. But, many people, especially children, do not have good handwashing habits. One problem is that children do not wash their hands often enough or long enough. Children may think that it is a tiresome thing to do.
To help handle this problem, two businesswomen from India created a product to turn handwashing into a fun activity. Amanat Anand and Shubham Issar created a tool called SoaPen, aimed at teaching kids good handwashing habits and encouraging kids to wash their hands with soap appropriately and regularly.
“It’s such a simple habit to do, but the fact is that people aren’t doing it, and it’s resulting in actual deaths — which is shocking. So, we decided to come up with a fun method, ” said Issar.
As the name suggests, SoaPen is a pen made out of soap. The children draw on their hands with the soap pen and then wash the drawing off. If they don’t spend enough time washing it off, the colors remain on the children’s hands. Issar said it makes sure that children take enough time to wash their hands. This may be especially helpful in a classroom. Often a teacher does not have the time to make each child wash his hands properly.
Kids actually wash their hands for the proper amount of time because they’re drawing on their hands. To obliterate the drawing, they actually wash their hands instead of just going under water and, you know, a one-second wash and off.
Good news is that the school children in Mumbai, India, will soon most likely wash their hands after handling a pet. Issar and Anand stated that SoaPen to be created everywhere will help promote good habits through handwashing in the city across the globe.
24. Why does SoaPen come into existence?
A. To cure kids of some kinds of diseases.
B. To teach kids the importance of soap.
C. To make money from children consumers.
D. To help kids wash their hands correctly.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段的One problem is that children do not wash their hands often enough. . . to do. 和第二段的To help handle this problem, two businesswomen from India created a product to turn handwashing into a fun activity. 可知, 发明肥皂笔是为了培养儿童正确地洗手, 并且把洗手看作是有趣的活动。
25. Which of the following does Issar agree with?
A. Handwashing is anything but little.
B. SoaPen is designed for classrooms.
C. Some teachers ignore kids’ health in school.
D. Kids don’t know the right way of handwashing.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段Issar 说的话可知, 事实上人们不洗手, 这导致了死亡, 这是令人震惊的。由此可知, Issar 认为洗手很重要。A选项中anything but表示“决不, 根本不”, anything but little=important。
26. What does the underlined word “obliterate” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Remove. B. Reserve. C. Learn. D. Show.
【解析】选A。词义猜测题。obliterate所在的句子的意思: 为了除去手上的画, 他们要真正洗手而不是仅仅把手放在水下面, 你知道, 洗一秒钟然后就离开了。根据句意可知obliterate表示“除去”。
27. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A. SoaPen has become popular worldwide.
B. SoaPen has been applied in Mumbai schools.
C. The inventors think SoaPen has a bright future.
D. Kids’ health should be paid more attention to.
【解析】选C。主旨大意题。Issar和Anand说, SoaPen会在各地生产, 在全球各地的城市帮助人们通过洗手养成好的习惯。由此可知此种产品大有前途。
