Chris is not a traditional explorer(探险者)—he usually works in an office for a large organization. Yet his job can sometimes be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer. Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as Doctors Without Borders(无国界医生). MSF sends trained doctors all over the world to help people after a war or a disaster. Chris is a doctor from France who has travelled to many places to organize programs that help people. At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained medical staff(工作人员) taking part in MSF projects and tasks. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be prepared to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions. Doctors with experience in tropical(热带的) diseases are especially useful because most of MSF’s work is in Africa. When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for at least six months. When doctors have completed a few tasks, they might be sent on an emergency task following a disaster, such as an earthquake.
But why would a doctor leave a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience you gain is a great help in your career. Besides, just like the explorers of the past, you need to keep an open mind and learn to mix well with the people you meet. Most importantly, at the end of each task, you have made a real difference to people’s lives.
1. Chris doesn’t work for a large organization, does he?2. When does MSF send trained doctors all over the world to help people?
3. How many medical staff are taking part in MSF projects and tasks?
4. What did MSF receive in 1999?
5. What kind of doctors are greatly needed in Africa?
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【推荐1】The Chinese saying goes: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. This is what the Seattle-based Fare Start does. Not only does the charity provide meals for the homeless but it also teaches them cooking skills that prepare them for jobs in food service.
In Seattle, 13.2% of people live below the poverty (贫穷) line since its beginning in 1999. Fare Start has grown, graduating 100 people from its adult cooking training program in 2013, 90% of whom went on to well-paid job within 90 days of graduation. 88% of those people still held their positions six months later.
At Fare Start, students begin their training with simple tasks like reading recipes (菜谱) and planning menus. Many also receive housing. In return, they are required to work. Starting with helping in the kitchen preparing meals for people, the trainees (实习生) move their way up the ranks, ending up in the kitchen of the Fare Start restaurant in downtown Seattle.
The practical skill-training and other support services allow successful graduates like Jayna. She lost her job as a nurse due to alcohol abuse. Since graduating from Fare Start, she has worked in a small house at Yellow stone National Park. She said, "I could not have put myself back together again. Fare Start did that for me."
Kevin is another success story. He found that having to show up at the same place every day kept him on track. Upon leaving Fare Start, Kevin began setting goals for his future and seeing them through—including holding down his job for almost a year.
Going forward, Fare Start plans to shift more focus to women especially women with children.
1. 将划线句子译为汉语。2. 回答问题：How many people got well-paid job within 90 days of graduation in 2013?
3. 找出She couldn't be a nurse because she drank too much.的同义句。
4. 写出文中提到的Kevin的一个目标。
5. 根据短文内容填空，每空限填1词。
The writer uses numbers in Paragraph 2 to show Fare Start is
6. 选出本文的最佳题目。
| A．A better way to feed the hungry. | B．A new land found for housing. |
| C．Success stories in Seattle. | D．Poverty programs in Seattle. |
Wu Wenbo: I'd like to sell a book by Mo Yan. The book will teach people the meaning (意义) of life. I hope someone else can enjoy it. I won't ask for a high price. How about l0 yuan?
Li Yuchen: I think I can sell a ping-pong bat. I'm a sports fan. I have many ping-pong bats. I can sell one of them for the auction. The bat is very good. It is a present from my friend. I often play ping-pong with it. The price is 50 yuan.
Meng Meihui: I will sell my pencil case. I think it's about 20 yuan. It is blue and can hold more than ten pens. You can also put a ruler and a big eraser into it. It is made of leather!
Song Tianvi: I can sell my toy panda. It's my birthday present. It looks like a real panda. It can even sing. When you feel sad, it can make you happy. How much is it? I think 30 yuan is the lowest price
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| Time | This | |
| The community center. | ||
| The usage(用途)of the | It will help a Hope Primary School build a | |
| Wu Wenbo | A book by Mo Yan will teach people the meaning of | |
| Li Yuchen | A Ping-pong bat. It is a | |
| Meng Meihui | A pencil case made of | |
| Song Tianyi | A toy panda. It can make people | |
【推荐3】Have you ever heard of the Red Cross (红十字)? It is a society (社会团体) which provides help to the people in trouble all round the world. A man in a Paris hospital who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who was hurt in an earthquake, and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be helped by the Red Cross.
The idea of setting up a society to help the sick and wounded (受伤的) during a was (战争) started with Jean Henri Dunant. Now the Red Cross has many members in schools in the world. It helps the children of different countries to know each other better. Children in schools all over the world have own Red Cross groups. These children write letters and send presents and pictures to one another. They look after each other. The Chinese Red Cross set up in 1904, also gives help and advice to the Red Cross societies of other countries and receives help and advice as well. Through these activities the Red Cross hopes to bring about a friendlier and more peaceful world.
Now young people are important part of the Red Cross. Every year more and more young people join the Red Cross to help those people in trouble.
任务1: 根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1. p
2. s
任务2: 同义句转换，每空一词。
3. They look after each other.
They
任务3: 内容回答问题。
4. Who did the idea of setting up a society to help the sick and wounded during a war start with?
5. When was the Chinese Red Cross set up?
6. What does the Red Cross hope through these activities?
Now, glasses have become a daily necessity for some of us. So, what do you know about them?
No one knows who made the first wearable pair of glasses, but experts do know that they were made in the 13th century and showed up in Italy. Early glasses were like magnifying glasses (放大镜). And most of them weren’t even made of glass! Instead, they were made of quartz (石英). That’s because most glass at that time was not clear, so it wouldn’t have worked well for eyeglasses.
Eyeglasses didn’t look much like modern glasses until the 1700s. That’s when people added temples (镜腿) to hold glasses on their faces. Glasses also became much more common around this time, probably because reading became more popular.
People didn’t start seeing eye doctors for glasses until the 1800s. At that time, they just tried on different pairs of glasses until they found one that made their eyesight better. Eye doctors changed that. They gave an eye test for people to tell whether or not they needed a pair of glasses.
Different kinds of glasses have also appeared. Sunglasses are about as old as eyeglasses. People in China started wearing sunglasses in the 12th century. These early sunglasses were also made of quartz. Today, many people also like to wear contact lenses (隐形眼镜), which were invented by a German in 1887. The first contact lenses were very uncomfortable. Luckily, you should always take your contact lenses out at night. Some people even like to wear glasses with no lenses. Called fashion glasses, they come in many shapes and sizes to fit anyone’s personal style.
1. The first wearable pair of glasses appeared2. Glasses became much more common probably because
3. Eye doctors gave
4. The first contact lenses invented in 1887 were not very
5. Chinese people began wearing sunglasses that were made of
【推荐2】Seeing blood in a horror movie might make you cover your eyes, but real blood isn't scary at all. In fact, blood is the gift of life and keeps us alive. That's why blood donors are considered lifesavers.
Blood donors are those giving blood—usually about 200ml at a time—to blood banks or blood donation(捐赠) centers. Then the blood can be used for people in need. For example, someone may have lost blood in accidents, or have a serious illness that requires his blood to be replaced. Hospitals and blood banks store the blood and try to keep enough on hand.
Donating blood is not difficult. Medical workers ask donors several questions to make sure the blood is safe to use. Then the donors relax, often reading a magazine or talking as their blood is drawn. Afterward, the donors may receive some juice or water and maybe fruit to give them energy. The process is simple, not scary. Most people are able to donate blood again in several months if they wish.
To give blood, a person must be at least 18 years old and must meet certain other requirements. Students of all ages, though, can learn more about the donation process by visiting a local blood donation center. Donating blood is not only one of the easiest ways to save lives. It is also an easy way to help a community.
1. Why are blood donors considered lifesavers?2. Who are blood donors?
3. Is Donating blood difficult or easy?
4. What may donors receive to give them energy after donating blood?
5. How can students learn about the donation process?
【推荐3】Different weather makes people feel different. It influences(影响) health, intelligence(智力) and feelings.
In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a scientific report, IQ(智商) of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% below. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year(July and August).
Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. People might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. At about 18℃, people become stronger.
Low air pressure(气压) may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. There is “good weather” for health. People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.
1题完成句子；2、3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. Different weather influences people’s
2. When was the IQ of the students high in a scientific report?
3. What kind of people may have a hard time in hot summer?
4.
5.
We all need physical exercise. Exercise uses up food we eat and keeps the body energetic. If you exercise several times a week, you will stay happy and healthy.
Some Western countries, such as the United States, have problems with exercise. In the US, many people do not have enough exercise because it is hard for them. People have to work from morning to late afternoon, so they don’t have time to take exercise. They work in office buildings, sitting in chairs all day long in front of computers. It is impossible for them to get much exercise in this way.
Some Westerners can get exercise walking from their homes to work. However, most people cannot do this. It is too far from their homes to their offices. They have no choice but to drive to work. In fact, some have to drive one or two hours to their offices. This is not good in two ways. First, these people don’t have a chance to exercise because they are sitting in their cars for two to four hours each day. Second, driving is challenging especially in rush hours and needs too much attention. It makes a person very tired. So, when these people arrive home at night, they don’t want to take exercise after work.
Today, many people in the West are overweight, which causes health problems for them. Doctors say exercise can help people both lose weight and improve their health. So many people are trying to get more exercise. But it takes time to change, and when people don’t see a difference right away, they will lose patience and stop exercising.
Title: Westerners need exercise. | |
| The | *Help heavy people lose weight. *Keep you energetic. *Help you stay healthy and happy. |
| The | *In the USA, many people have no time to *Narrow work environment makes exercise impossible. *Busy work and tiring driving lead them to |
| The wrong attitude(态度) to exercise that some people have. | People would become |
【推荐2】Trees help us in many ways. They keep the air cool and clean.(A) 它们吸收来自空气的有害气体 and produce oxygen for us to breathe. They’re major fighters (B)________ air pollution.
(C) Trees also make our lives more convenient. Many of the things in our (D) daily lives come from trees, for example paper and pencils.
In fact, we get(E) a lot more from trees. We get fruit and oil from them. Tea also comes from the leaves of trees. Look around this room. A lot of the furniture is made of wood. Trees are really important in our daily lives.
But we cut (F)________ millions of trees every year. We should stop doing this if we don’t want a world without trees.
1. 将文中画线部分(A)翻译成英语：2. 在文中(B)和(F)的空白处分别填入适当的单词：
3. 将文中画线部分(C)改写为: Trees make our lives more convenient
4. 写出文中画线部分(D)和(E)的同义词或近义词：
5. 从文中找出能描述本文主旨大意的中心词语：
Nile(尼罗河) is the world’s longest and most famous river. It runs 6,650 kilometers.
The main branch(分支) of the Nile, the White Nile, starts just above Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh-water lake, in east central Africa. Then it flows to the north. At Sudan’s capital, another great river called the Blue Nile joins the White Nile. Together, they form one very powerful river. Then it goes through Egypt’s famous Nile Valley before reaching the Mediterranean Sea(地中海）.
Ancient Egypt, the first great African civilization(文明) started along the banks of the Nile more than 5,000 years ago.
Without the rich farmland along the banks of Nile, there might be no ancient Egypt civilization. Every year, the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwaters covered the banks with a rich soil. The Nile’s banks were easy to farm and produce crops. Ancient people traded along the river for hundreds of miles.
1. The White Nile is the2. The Blue Nile
3. Then the Nile goes
4. Every year the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwaters
5. Ancient people
