“I like photography because it captures amazing things that you might not see again,” Timmy Walsh says. He takes pictures of flowers, sunsets and road signs. But those photos don’t usually end up in a scrapbook(剪贴簿) or on his bedroom walls.
When Timmy was five, he found out that his aunt Bev had lung cancer. He wanted to do something to help her. His first idea was to sell his photos from a lemonade--type stand in front of his house in Pennsylvania. “My mom said it wouldn’t work because we were not on a busy street,” Timmy explains.
His next idea was to have an art show. Timmy decorated his home with candles, flowers, and white lights. Then he arranged his photos. Timmy’s mom, Sheila, remembers: “Our dining-room table was filled, the living room—everything was filled with photos.” Friends, family, and Timmy’s teachers came to the show. He raised more than $300 for cancer research that night. Aunt Bev was “very happy and excited,” he says.
After a local newspaper wrote a story about Timmy’s photos, a volunteer offered to help him set up a website. As people learned about his cause, called Camera for a Cure, Timmy began receiving invitations to sell his pictures at art galleries and fund-raisers. Since then, his work has appeared in more than 20 shows.
When Timmy is at a show, he greets each customer and talks about what he was thinking when he took his photos. And he always shares facts about lung cancer. Sometimes donations and sales are slow, but that doesn’t bother him. “It doesn’t matter how much money we made because we just raised awareness,” he says. Timmy knows that finding a cure for lung cancer will take time and effort. So Timmy will keep doing his part by shooting and selling photos of the things he sees.
1. Before Timmy started Camera for a Cure, he ________.| A．always sold lemonade in front of his house. |
| B．liked making scrapbooks by using his photos. |
| C．had developed a deep interest in photography. |
| D．had been providing photos for a local newspaper. |
| A．It was generally popular. |
| B．It cost $300 to organize it. |
| C．It was funded by Aunt Bev. |
| D．It was advertised on a website. |
| A．Raising money more quickly. |
| B．Improving his photographic skills |
| C．Exchanging ideas with other artists. |
| D．Increasing public awareness of lung cancer. |
| A．Proud and confident. |
| B．Imaginative but cautious. |
| C．Generous but self-centered. |
| D．Determined and warm-hearted. |
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With a population of 156 million, Bangladesh has one of the largest populations in the world. What makes the situation worse is that most of the country is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta(三角洲). As a result, it often suffers flooding, especially during the rainy season from July to October. In this period, the rivers rise as much as 12 feet. In such situations, people can only get to certain places by boat.
The problems are particularly serious in the Chalanbeel region, a poor area where people survive by farming on the rich delta soil when it is not underwater. But many parents there don’t want to send their children to school and there are not enough teachers. As a result, many kids living there do not attend school on a regular basis. The problem becomes worse during the rainy season when land schools cannot be reached. Many students never return to school after the forced breaks.
How to help students attend school regularly? 22-year-old Bangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan decided to take action. In 2002, the young man used $500 he had received in scholarships to start Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha. The non-profit organization’s mission was to set up floating schools. It took Rezwan four years to raise enough funds to open his first boat school. But as the world began to know about the organization’s worthy cause, money started to pour in. Until now, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha has built 22 floating schools, some with playgrounds on the upper deck. Now a lot more children in the Chalanbeel region go to school regularly.
We should keep in mind that there is always a solution to every problem.
1. Which of the following statements about Bangladesh is TRUE?
| A．It hardly suffers floods after October. |
| B．There are not many rivers around the country. |
| C．It is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta. |
| D．It sees a lot of floods from July to October. |
| A．children can’t receive a good education |
| B．farmers don’t have rich soil to grow crops |
| C．parents consider education very important |
| D．teachers lose jobs as there aren’t enough students |
| A．realized education is very important |
| B．decided to do what they could to help |
| C．didn’t think his idea could be carried out |
| D．were encouraged and tried to solve their problems |
【推荐2】Jahkil Jackson is the creator of the famous Project I Am. Through the project, Jahkil looks to raise awareness for reducing homelessness in Chicago and beyond.
Even at a very tender age, his deeds already drew the recognition of former U. S. President Barack Obama in 2017. Jahkil also pushes to motivate and influence fellow kids to get more active and useful in their communities. When he was five years old, Jahkil assisted his aunt in distributing food to the homeless in Chicago. Then the little boy was unhappy to find out that people could not afford a home. He was always eager to find out how he could offer help to people. And he would be mad for not being able to give money to anyone asking for help on the streets. He was determined to help the homeless in every way he could.
That strong desire later gave birth to the Project I Am, his nonprofit organization, which focused on helping the homeless people. He founded it at the age of eight, and has since then never looked back on his journey of charity.
Through Project I Am, Jahkil Jackson reaches out to the homeless by distributing “Blessing bags”. Provided in the blessing bags are diverse kinds of materials to help the needy, including wipes, hand sanitizers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, bottled water, among other things.
Jahkil Jackson is also one of the key workers in Dream for Kids, another nonprofit organization founded by Tom Tuohy, a social entrepreneur. Jahkil met with Tuohy at a Holiday for Hope event organized by the Dream for Kids. From there, he became the youngest ever student in the YES (Youth Enterprise Solution) program by the Dream For Kids. He has been working with them since then.
1. For what purpose did Jahkil create Project I Am?| A．To get awards. | B．To collect money. |
| C．To do charity. | D．To make friends. |
| A．Doing voluntary work. | B．Giving out daily necessities. |
| C．Donating money to the poor. | D．Offering shelters for the homeless. |
| A．Friendly and sociable. | B．Kind-hearted and generous. |
| C．Energetic and powerful. | D．Innocent and thoughtful. |
| A．New Homes for the Homeless | B．An Anti-poverty Project in Chicago |
| C．Do Your Charity at an Early Age | D．Jahkil Jackson and His Blessing Bags |
【推荐3】What do ten dollars, a garden, and Elon-Musk’s brother have in common? They’re used to fight against food insecurity (不安全) and build the world’s only biggest gardener community. Launched on the autumn equinox (秋分), the Million Gardens Movement (MGM) is a charitable and educational plan that hopes to put a garden in every family.
Kimbal Musk, Elon Musk’s brother and the Executive Director of the non-profit Big Green, hoped that the MGM puts Little Green Garden units in homes and classrooms for just $10. He explains that each garden has its special growing plan and online lessons and activities to support the growth of culture-related vegetable gardens at home.
The MGM platform is simple as a whole. If you’re a gardener, sign up to join the community. Donate $10 to a family that can’t afford a garden, or that lives in a food desert, read and contribute to the blog and then tell other gardeners about it.
“Ten years ago, I co-founded Big Green focusing on under-resourced communities to increase access to fresh food,” says Musk. “Today it’s a national non-profit organization working with schools in several major cities with almost 640 outdoor leaning garden classrooms. The Million Gardens Movement is put forward to make it simple for anyone to give a family a garden. Planting a seed is an act of hope for a brighter tomorrow. We hope millions of people will join us to grow their own gardens and give a garden to a family.”
They’ve been able to deliver garden kits to Denver, Detroit, Memphis and Indianapolis so far. “We hope to expand to Canada this year with sights on Vancouver and Toronto,” adds Musk. “We also hope to expand to Mexico and beyond to make this a worldwide movement to encourage millions of people to grow their own food.”
1. What can we know about the Little Green Garden of the MGM?| A．Gardeners will offer support in person. |
| B．A family must pay $10 to get a garden. |
| C．Related lessons and activities will be provided. |
| D．Different gardens share the same growing plans. |
| A．Who will receive the donation. | B．Why the MGM platform was founded. |
| C．How you can help on the MGM platform. | D．What you can get on the MGM platform. |
| A．Encourage people to donate more. | B．Persuade people to eat healthy food. |
| C．Make children learn more about gardening. | D．Expand the movement to other countries. |
| A．To promote a green life. | B．To raise money for a movement. |
| C．To introduce a newly-launched project. | D．To stress the importance of food security. |
