首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
According to UNICEF, around 564 million Indians, nearly half the population, still defecate in the open — in fields, forests, ne
According to UNICEF, around 564 million Indians, nearly half the population, still defecate in the open — in fields, forests, ne
admin
2020-01-11
58
问题
According to UNICEF, around 564 million Indians, nearly half the population, still defecate in the open — in fields, forests, next to ponds, along highway medians and on the beach.
That spreads diseases and causes other public and personal problems.
It is no accident that "Toilet" opens with a beautifully lit scene of women trudging out of their village right before sunrise, each one carrying a little brass jug of water to wash with. They are traveling in a group for safety.
Rural women sometimes endure taunts and even sexual assault when they relieve themselves outdoors, so they travel in small groups, often before dawn, for protection.
"This is a real problem, " said Jagmati Sangwan, a women’s rights advocate. "So many women, especially landless women, face a lot of violence when they go to the bathroom outside."
To avoid being leered at during the day, some women hold on for hours for darkness to fall. Waiting that long can create health problems, particularly for pregnant women, who are highly
susceptible
to urinary tract infections, experts say.
A recent study found a troubling correlation between pregnant mothers who had no toilet facilities and low birth weight.
Not helping matters, hard-liners with the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P., have photographed women who relieve themselves outside in an effort to shame them. Earlier this year, a man who stood up for such women was beaten to death.
Government officials say they have spent $4 billion to help install 50 million toilets so far, building community latrines and providing subsidies for people to put them in their homes. The Modi government runs a website bestowing on top-performing villages a special "ODF" (Open Defecation Free) status.
Their efforts have earned praise abroad. Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, wrote on his blog: "I can’t think of another time when a national leader has broached such a sensitive topic so frankly and so publicly. Even better, Modi backed up his words with actions."
But Mr. Modi’s detractors say there may be more emphasis on image than deed, and that in many areas party apparatchiks are so eager to fall in line with the prime minister’s directives that they are putting up latrines that are not connected to sewers or septic systems. Several businessmen in New Delhi said government agencies are in such a rush that they are awarding contracts left and right with little oversight and often to businesses that know nothing about sanitation. According to Indian news reports, countless rupees have disappeared in shady toilet deals.
Sanitation specialists say that with less than 5 percent of India’s nearly 8, 000 cities and towns having sewage treatment plants, it is far from clear where all the waste will go.
"There’s a blind scramble to make a toilet, whether it is usable or not, " said Bezwada Wilson, an official with the Sanitation Workers’ Movement, an advocacy organization. "It has become a business, and resulted in the corporatization of the toilet."
According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?
选项
A、The government builds toilets in people’s home free.
B、A recent study found a troubling correlation between pregnant mothers who had no toilet facilities and low birth weight.
C、Sanitation specialists say that with more than 5 percent of India’s nearly 8, 000 cities and towns having sewage treatment plants.
D、Building toilets has become a business, which is a result of the corporatization of the toilet.
答案
B
解析
由第9段可知,政府只是提供补贴,并非免费,故A项错误;由第13段可知,应该是“少于5%”,并非多于,故C项错误;由第14段可知,D项中逻辑关系错误,建造厕所设施导致了厕所的商业化,并非商业化的结果;由第7段可知,最近的一项研究发现,没有厕所设施可用的孕妇往往会产下体重不足的婴儿,B项正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/wdwO777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI三级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI三级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
Istheabilitytoreadandwritemoreimportanttodaythaninthepast?Whyorwhynot?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosup
Whichwouldyouchoose:ahigh-payingjobwithlonghoursthatwouldgiveyoulittletimewithfamilyandfriendsoralower-pay
Listentopartofalectureinazoologyclass.Professor:Asyouknowfromthetextbook,mimicryisn’tlimitedtoinsects,but
"TheHeredityVersusEnvironmentDebate"P1Thepastcenturyhasseenheatedcontroversyaboutwhetherintelligence,whichre
"HewWomenoftheIceAge"Thestatusofwomeninasocietydependsinlargemeasureontheirroleintheeconomy.Thereinte
AttemptsatDeterminingEarth’sAgeP1:Sincethedawnofcivilization,peoplehavebeencuriousabouttheageofEarth.What’s
TrainingprogramsfortheU.S.PeaceCorpsareconductedinthecountryorregion______thevolunteerwillserve.
Thetrafficpolicestoppedthreetrucksheavilyloadingwithmerchandisethatlookedasgrainbags.
With2005fastbecoming"theyearofthenaturaldisaster",itistimetoreflectonhowengineering,scienceandtechnologyca
TheEnglishlanguagecontainsa(n)______ofwordswhicharecomparativelyseldomusedinordinaryconversation.
随机试题
A.转化B.转导C.溶血性转换D.接合E.原生质融合以温和噬菌体为载体,受体菌获供体菌遗传物质而获得新的性状称为()
前分光的光路特点是
女性,54岁,绝经5年,近2个月阴道流水样白带,近2周出现阴道间断少量血性黏液。妇科检查:宫颈光滑,宫体稍大且软,双侧附件未扪及异常。确诊后最佳治疗方案是
运算放大器应用电路如图所示,设运算放大器输出电压的极限值为±11V,如果将2V电压接入电路的“A”端,电路的“B”端接地后,测得输出电压为-8V,那么,如果将2V电压接入电路的“B”端,而电路的“A”端接地,则该电路的输出电压uo等于:
项目监理机构处理工程索赔的依据有()。
企业分析生产进度滞后的原因,并优化生产组织以保证生产目标实现,这些活动属于()。
我国社会主义职业道德的特点包括()。
创作第一部德国浪漫主义歌剧的作曲家是()。
Excerpt1:Theprocessofvaccinationallowsthepatient’sbodytodevelopimmunitytothevirusordiseasesothat,ifit
A、Wifeandhusband.B、Salesmanandcustomer.C、Teacherandstudent.D、Employerandemployee.A整篇对话的氛围体现出两人的关系很亲密,浏览四个选项,只有A合适,故选
最新回复
(
0
)