Module 2 Education 任务型阅读练习 2023-2024学年外研版英语九年级下册

Module 2 Education 任务型阅读练习 A It was 6:00 on a Monday morning. With his books in his bag, 13-year-old James Mwangi was on his way to school, the Mcedo-Beijing school in a slum(贫民窟)in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi (肯尼亚首都内罗毕). This school was built in 2001 with the help of China, for children from poor families. After getting to school, Mwangi went straight to his class to do his class work. It is usual that pupils in this school prepare for their lessons before the teacher comes. To study in the school was once a dream for the poor boy. His mother made a living by washing clothes for others. Some days she took home nothing, and some days she could get about $ 3 — it was hardly enough to buy them a full meal for a day. Before joining the Mcedo-Beijing school, Mwangi was at home with his seven brothers, collecting garbage (垃圾). The school is giving these children hope for the future by providing a chance to get education. “For me, education is the best gift,” said Mwangi. 任务一：根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。 1. How old was Mwangi? _______________________________________________________________ 2. Which country helped build Mwangi’s school? _______________________________________________________________ 3. How did Mwangi’s mother make a living? _______________________________________________________________ 任务二：把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。 4. _______________________________________________________________ 任务三：请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。 5. _______________________________________________________________ B Do you know what school life is like in Singapore? In Singapore, a class only lasts half an hour, but there are no breaks between classes. The students only have a 30-minute tea break after 3 or 4 classes. They do not do eye exercises. Yao Suyu said our eye exercises were unfamiliar(不熟悉)to her. “I’d like to introduce them to our school,” she said. “They’re very useful!” In Singapore school ends at 1:50 p.m. But students joined other classes after school such as dance clubs and choir(合唱团). Yao says she joins dan