1、1 课时分层作业(十五) .阅读 A Do you want to help the less fortunate around the world？Here are some charities that can help you do that. KI.D.S. This large organization improves the lives of children living in poverty around the world.They provide new clothes， toys， books and other products， as well as shelter
2、 and medical care.Theyre also extremely wellrun (运转良好的)，spending 99.5% of their money on programs that aim at helping children. Contact Phone: 212- 279- 5493 Concern Worldwide US This nongovernmental organization has been working towards reducing extreme poverty since its founding in 1968.Work is mo
3、stly focused on countries ranked in the bottom 40 according to the UN Human Development Report. Contact Phone: 353- 1- 417- 7700 International Childcare The Christian health development organization is working to reduce many of the causes of poverty in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.By providing i
4、mportant medical care for children and their families，ICC allows them to lead happier and healthier lives in less danger of falling into poverty. Contact Phone: 800- 722- 4453 Village Reach Since 2000，this organization has worked to improve the developing worlds access to health care by working toge
5、ther with businesses， governments， nonprofits， and other organizations.They aim to improve local infrastructure (基础设施) in poor rural areas.This effort especially helps fight poverty by allowing far- away communities to lead better and more fruitful lives. Contact Phone: 206- 512- 1530 ACF- USA This
6、organizations efforts are mainly aimed at ending hunger worldwide.Their 2 work saves lives by fighting malnutrition (营养不良)，especially in times of crisis.Programs try to ensure longterm solutions for that purpose Contact Phone: 952- 854- 9000 【语篇解读】 本文主要向我们介绍了五个致力于减少贫困的慈善机构。 1What do we know about th
7、e organization called KI.D.S.? AIt has a very long history. BIt focuses on helping poor children. CIt doesnt have many programs now. DIt mainly helps the poor in rich countries. B 细节理解题。根据 K.I.D.S.部分的“spending 99.5% of their money on programs that aim at helping children”可知，这个机构主要帮助贫困的小孩。 2If you es
8、pecially want to help fight poverty in Haiti now，which number can you call? A2122795493 B353- 1- 417- 7700 C8007224453 D2065121530 C 细节理解题。根据 International Childcare 部分的“The Christian health development organization is working to reduce many of the causes of poverty in Haiti and the Dominican Republ
9、ic.”以及 Contact Phone：800- 722- 4453 可知答案。 3What does the underlined part “that purpose” probably refer to? AReducing crises around the world. BRemoving hunger around the world. CProviding various products for poor kids. DImproving nutrition in developed countries. B 词义指代题。 根据 ACF- USA 部分的“This organ
10、izations efforts are mainly aimed at ending hunger worldwide.”以及“Programs try to ensure long- term solutions for that purpose”可知，目的就是要消除饥饿。 4What do the organizations have in common? AThey all mainly focus on kids. BTheyre all extremely wellrun. CThey all try to help fight poverty. 3 DTheyre all non
11、governmental organizations. C 细节理解题。 根据文章内容可知， 这五个机构都致力于减少全球贫困。 B Now，an ancient grain from Ethiopia，teff，is being sold in supermarkets in America.Teff has been an important part of the Ethiopian diet for thousands of years.Teff is known for its small grain.It is mainly used to make flour. Wayne Car
12、lson learned about teff while doing public health work in Africa in the mid1970s. “I came to know teff because I was eating it all the time and hosted by teff farmers.” In the late 70s，Carlson returned to his home state Idaho in the US.， married and settled in Southwest Idaho.Then he came up with an
13、 idea. Wayne and his wife Elisabeth are not farmers，nor do they want to be.So they convinced actual farmers in Idaho，Oregon and Nevada to grow teff.The Carlsons milled(磨粉) it themselves.However，until last year there was not a single Ethiopian restaurant or bakery in the entire state of Idaho for the
14、m to sell the milled flour to. “The way we started was that Wayne went through the Washington，D.C.，and looked for the names that were Ethiopian in the telephone book.” Over time，the Teff Company has grown out four different mills.The Carlsons say the teff flour coming off the mill could end up in a
15、good natural foods store or commercial bakery.“Sales of alternatives (替代品) to modern wheat are growing quickly each year， ” says an industry trade group. Rich Roseberg is a food researcher at Oregon State University.He says teff production has exploded over the past decade in the US.He also says mos
16、t teff grown in the US.is fed to farm animals.In Idaho，however，where the Carlsons are based，Roseberg believes more of the teff production is for human food.Teff contains lots of calcium， iron，and protein.Roseberg praises Wayne Carlson for being ahead of his time. 【语篇解读】 埃塞俄比亚画眉草的种子在埃塞俄比亚被用作食物原料， 现 在
17、这种农作物被引入到了美国。 5What did Wayne Carlson probably want to do after returning to Idaho? ATo become a farmer. BTo do public health work. 4 CTo mill grains for a living. DTo introduce teff to the US. D 推理判断题。根据第三段的“Wayne and his wife Elisabeth are not farmers，nor do they want to be.So they convinced actua
18、l farmers in Idaho，Oregon and Nevada to grow teff.”可推断，Wayne Carlson 想将这种作物引进美国。 6What problem did the couple face at first? ATheir milled flour couldnt be sold. BThey didnt know how to mill grains. CThey were not good at doing business. DTheir work wasnt supported by others. A 细节理解题。根据第三段的“However，
19、until last year there was not a single Ethiopian restaurant or bakery in the entire state of Idaho for them to sell the milled flour to.”可知，他们俩所面临的问题就是他们磨的面粉卖不出去。 7Why does Roseberg think Wayne Carlson is ahead of his time? ABecause Wayne Carlson improves the taste of teff. BBecause Wayne Carlson fe
20、eds teff to farm animals. CBecause Wayne Carlson tries to reduce hunger worldwide. DBecause Wayne Carlson thinks teff should be used as human food. D 推理判断题。根据末段的“Roseberg believes more of the teff production is for human food.Teff contains lots of calcium, iron, and protein.Roseberg praises Wayne Ca
21、rlson for being ahead of his time.”可推断，是因为 Wayne Carlson 认为埃 塞俄比亚画眉草的种子应该被人食用的缘故。 .读后续写 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完 整的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。 Fisherman Salvador was just trying to make a living on the sea with fellow fisherman Cordoba.Two days into the journey，disaster struck，and the two men would
22、 begin the greatest challenge of their lives. The boat was loaded with tons of provisions，including 70 gallons of gasoline， 16 gallons of water， 50 lbs of sardines for bait(鱼饵) They also had a mobile phone， 5 kept safe in a plastic bag，a GPS，and a twoway radio.The two had never spoken before or work
23、ed together，but they liked fishing and both of them seemed to know what they were doing. Two days later，the weather was getting worse and worse.Salvador was trying to remain calm，but Cordoba was not prepared.He held on to the rail(围栏) for dear life as the waves crashed around them，vomiting and cryin
24、g.When the storm finally passed，Salvador could finally see in front of him; he noticed that they had drifted far away from land.To make matters worse，the motor had stopped working.Salvador called his boss on the radio，but there was no response.Even worse was the fact that the GPS they had brought wi
25、th them had stopped working. The two men had been at sea for two months.While Salvador had become accustomed to catching and eating the animals available to them，Cordobas mental health and physical health had begun to decline.Once he got sick from eating raw seabirds，he refused to eat at all.His own
26、 depression，fear and malnutrition finally killed him，leaving Salvador alone on the boat. One day，after a terrible storm，Salvador found the sky was suddenly filled with shorebirds.He knew that he was heading for land at last.He must have been close.There， in the distance was a green Pacific atoll(环礁)
27、 It looked small and wild， but it was a dry land and would likely have food and shelter. Paragraph 1： The skinny fisherman struggled until he reached what appeared to be a beach house. Paragraph 2： Salvador was rescued. 【参考范文】 Paragraph 1： The skinny fisherman struggled until he reached what appeare
28、d to be a beach house.This was a fishermans home.Seeing a weak man walking unsteadily from the sea，the fisherman and his wife rushed out to him and welcomed him into their 6 home.They had never seen anyone so weak and hungry.They were surprised that Salvador remained awake and managed to ask for a d
29、octor before losing consciousness. Paragraph 2： Salvador was rescued. Despite suffering unimaginable hardships，Salvador had survived his journey.He had spent 438 days lost at sea.Soon enough，he was on his way back home to El Salvador，where he was finally reunited with his family.Of course，he made time to visit Cordobas mother to tell her the news of her sons death.They shed tears for the loss of Cordoba.
