Bottledwaterortapwater(自来水)?Theanswerverymuchdependsonhowyouareaffectedbyadvertising.ManyBritishpeoplecertainlyareeasilyinfluencedbyads.Bottledwaterisa￡2billionbusinesseveryyearintheUK.So

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Bottled water or tap water(自来水)? The answer very much depends on how you are affected by advertising. Many British people certainly are easily influenced by ads. Bottled water is a￡2 billion business every year in the UK.

So why do we buy it? A study found that people tend to believe that bottled water is somehow healthier but don’t know why. Perhaps it is because it costs more. Bottled water costs around 500 times more than tap water.

Manufactures(制造商) would make you believe that bottled water is naturally cleaner and tastier than tap water but many in fact get their water from the same place that tap water comes from. Indeed there is nothing natural about the way much bottled water is made.

Apart from the oil used to make the plastic bottles the water causes much more pollution than tap water. Producing and transporting bottled water result in hundreds of times more CO emissions(排放) and that’s before considering the effect the plastic bottles have on the environment —only around a quarter are recycled.

OK so it is not “green” to drink bottled water but what about your health? Isn’t tap water full of bad things? If you live in a country where water standards are poor then you have cause for concern. But if you live in Britain you can be confident that tap water has been filtered(过滤) and tested and is perfectly safe to drink. In fact Britain’s tap water is one of the safest in the world.

But does bottled water really taste better? Tap water can taste different in different areas. It may contain different amounts of minerals which can affect its flavor. If the taste bothers you the solution is to pour tap water into a bottle and put it in the fridge or even buy a water filter. This ought to make it palatable. Then smile at the thought of the money you have just saved.

60. According to the passage compared to tap water bottled water _____.

A. is much healthier

B. contains more minerals

C. is not environmentally friendly

D. is produced in a more natural way

61. The underlined word “palatable” in the last paragraph probably means “_______”.

A. Healthy B. light C. tasty D. warm

62. What is the author’s attitude towards using tap water in Britain?

A. Negative. B. Positive C. Interested. D. Worried

63. How is the passage mainly developed?

A. By giving examples.

B. By making comparisons.