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Section Ⅰ “Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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It's March in Africa.On the farm, local people are dancing and singing to celebrate their recent harvest.Their hard work has paid off and got beautiful fruit — white and fragrant rice!
This is the Second Farm in Xai-Xai, Mozambique, where Yi Yun has been working for six years.The man from Liaoning, China, followed his Chinese company here as a project manager.The company runs a project to grow rice on the farm, which covers about 1,667 hectares.
“When we first arrived, the farm was full of weeds (杂草) , as tall as a man,” said Yi.After clearing the weeds, the company began to teach locals farming skills.“We taught them how to drive tractors (拖拉机) and harvesters, and how to grow rice step by step including sowing seeds and spraying pesticide.”
Since 2000, when the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation started, an increasing number of Chinese companies and organizations have gone to Africa to work in the agriculture industry.“We bring in new techniques, equipment and high-quality seeds,” said Yi.
“Local people are happy that we are here because we not only help them solve food problems but also provide job opportunities,” said Yi.“Our farm can employ 500 to 1,000 local people.Their living conditions have been greatly improved in recent years.Some families have even bought televisions and fridges.”
“African people are just as hard-working as the Chinese and also want to pursue a better life.What they need is more opportunities, which China is now helping with.I'm proud of what my country is doing,” Yi said.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了自2000年中非合作论坛成立以来,越来越多的中国公司和组织前往非洲从事农业工作,为非洲人民提供帮助。
1.What does paragraph 1 describe?
A.A celebration scene. B.A trading scene.
C.A working scene. D.A harvest scene.
解析:选A 段落大意题。根据第一段的内容——特别是“dancing and singing to celebrate their recent harvest”——可知,本段描述了非洲人民载歌载舞,庆祝丰收的场景。
2.What did Yi Yun see when he first arrived at the farm in Mozambique?
A.Old tractors. B.Tall weeds.
C.Local farmers. D.Rice fields.
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“When we first arrived, the farm was full of weeds (杂草) , as tall as a man”可知,易云第一次来到莫桑比克的农场时,看到了像人一样高的杂草。
3.What can be learned about Yi Yun's company?
A.It started a project in Mozambique in 2000.
B.It suffered from food shortage in Mozambique.
C.It sells electrical appliances to people in Mozambique.
D.It has contributed to the agriculture development of Mozambique.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“After clearing the weeds, the company began to teach locals farming skills.”以及第四段中的“‘We bring in new techniques, equipment and high-quality seeds,’said Yi.”可知,易云的公司为莫桑比克的农业发展做出很大的贡献。
4.What does Yi Yun think of African people?
A.They should get better-paid jobs.
B.They are proud of their own country.
C.They need opportunities to create a better life.
D.They have learned from the Chinese to be hard-working.
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中易云所说的话可知,他认为非洲人民需要更多的机会,来创造更好的生活。
B
All day long,at an MSF distribution center,humanitarian (人道主义的) supplies make their way to some of the most dangerous spots on the planet.Specially marked boxes are being packed with medicines,supplies and contamination suits,which are on their way to Ebola-affected Liberia,Guinea and Sierra Leone.
Kathy Dedieu became a sanitation (卫生设备) and water engineer for MSF a decade ago.We meet in Paris at MSF headquarters.Dedieu has just returned from Liberia,where MSF is working to help reopen the hospitals.Her job is to make sure that clean parts of the hospitals are kept separate from areas that are polluted.She says the situation there is a complete disaster.“Even during the war, I haven't seen a health system close so fast.The hospitals are empty because the health staff just aren't there,” she says.Dedieu was in Liberia during that country's civil war in 2003.
MSF was founded in 1971 by a group of doctors and journalists.“I remember being criticized in the 1980s as a ‘medical cowboy’,” says Rony Brauman,who headed MSF from 1982 to 1994.“We were blamed for riding in,distributing our pills and creating unreasonable expectations.” But Brauman says that's the nature of health care.“We raise expectations;we create new diseases by treating old diseases,” he says.“That's how it works in general.It was a kind of fight.MSF won that fight,” says Brauman.
MSF doctor Cameron Bopp says he's worked with other humanitarian organizations but always missed the level of devotion and motivation he's found at MSF.“The main thing that's different about MSF from the point of view of someone like me who goes out and works in the field is that when there's an emergency,other organizations say,‘Whoa,this is an emergency.We're gonna be there as soon as we get funding.’ And MSF has the funding,” he says.“We start right away.”Ninety percent of MSF's funding comes from a devoted base of five million donors.That gives it the independence to speak out and do what's really needed.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要借三人的看法介绍了“无国界医生”这一非营利组织。
5.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A.To introduce a function of MSF.
B.To show the seriousness of Ebola.
C.To explore a distribution center of MSF.
D.To encourage donations to Ebola-affected countries.
解析:选A 推理判断题。第一段主要呈现了无国界医生组织的一个分发中心为受埃博拉病毒侵袭的国家配发物资的场景,其目的是展示该组织的一项功能,而不是展示埃博拉病毒的严重性,故选A项。
6.What can be learned about Kathy Dedieu?
A.She is working in Liberia.
B.She founded MSF with many other doctors.
C.She was once a soldier in the civil war in 2003.
D.She helps with pollution prevention in hospitals.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Her job is to make sure that ...are polluted.”可知,Kathy Dedieu的工作是确保医院的清洁区和污染区是分开的,即预防医院被污染。
7.What was people's attitude to MSF in the early years?
A.Hopeful. B.Curious.
C.Uncaring. D.Disapproving.
解析:选D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 “being criticized in the 1980s” 和 “were blamed”可知,无国界医生组织成立之初是不被人们接受的。
8.How is MSF different from other humanitarian organizations according to Cameron Bopp?
A.It involves many journalists.
B.It has a lot of reliable donors.
C.It is operated by doctors themselves.
D.It obtains funding from the government.
解析:选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“when there's an emergency ...do what's really needed”可知,Cameron Bopp认为无国界医生组织不同于其他人道主义组织最主要的一点是它有许多可靠的捐赠者。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Teaching your children about world cultures helps them appreciate the differences in people and their traditions. __9__ Use your imagination to teach your children about world cultures.
Create a Passport
International travel requires a passport, so start your foreign adventures by creating a passport. Help her make a small book to serve as her passport.__10__ That way, you can draw or glue a picture of the country's flag to stamp the pages of her passport as she “travels” to learn about world cultures.
Learn Cultural Customs
What we might do in our home country isn't necessarily appropriate in other countries. Learning about each culture's customs can be important for you both. __11___ Your left hand is considered unclean in India, so pass all food or objects to other people with your right one.
Teach the Language
Learning a foreign language is fun for children. __12__ Learn basic words your child already knows. Teach both written and spoken forms.
Celebrate Holidays
Decorate your home as you would find streets, businesses and other houses for their observed holidays. Celebrate national holidays just as people in that country do. For example, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom observe Boxing Day. The holiday's tradition includes giving money and donations to organizations and people in need.__13__ You can also drop a few bills or donate things to a nonprofit.
A.You celebrate it with fireworks.
B.The pages should be blank on the inside.
C.Pointing your feet in Thailand is offensive.
D.Take them to a heritage and cultural centre when you are free.
E.When you're exploring world cultures, study each country's official language.
F.To celebrate, the two of you can box some canned goods for the local food bank.
G.Put down the textbook and travel around the globe without ever needing a suitcase.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文,介绍了怎样在家帮助孩子了解世界文化。
9.选G 根据下文“Use your imagination to teach your children about world cultures.”可知,发挥想象力就可以教孩子了解世界文化。因此,G项“放下书本,你甚至不需要旅行箱就可以环游世界。”符合语境。
10.选B 根据上文“Help her make a small book to serve as her passport.”和下文“That way, you ...about world cultures.”可知,上文提到要制作护照,下文提到要在护照上画上或者粘贴上国旗照片,由此可知,空处说明护照上面要留有空白页。B项“这几页里面应该是空白的。”符合语境。
11.选C 根据上文“Learning about each culture's customs can be important for you both.”和下文“Your left hand is considered unclean in India, so pass all food or objects to other people with your right one.”可知,空处和下文是并列关系,举例说明一些国家的风俗习惯。C项“在泰国,用脚指着别人是一种冒犯。”符合语境。
12.选E 根据上文“Learning a foreign language is fun for children.”可知,学习一门外语对孩子来说是有趣的。E项“当你探索世界文化时,学习每个国家的官方语言。”符合语境。
13.选F 根据上文“The holiday's tradition includes giving money and donations to organizations and people in need.”和下文“You can also drop a few bills or donate things to a nonprofit.”可知,空处和下文并列,举例列举了一些捐赠的行为。F项“为了庆祝这个节日,你们可以把罐装食品装在一个盒子里,送到当地的食品库去。”符合语境。
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