1 . Students’ Journey to Empower Rural Heritage
From Aug 18 to 22 a team of 15 Tsinghua University students, representing diverse backgrounds from China, South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia, set foot on an overseas research exploration focusing on rural revitalization (振兴) in Indonesian villages, particularly within Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB).
With the diverse cultural heritage, Indonesia is home to over 83,000 villages, each radiating its own charm and character.
The research mission took the students to Sukarara and Sade villages, two of NTB’s tourist destinations.
A.In Sukarara, a local tradition requires girls master weaving skills before marriage |
B.They decided to be a bridge between tradition and progress, united for their growth |
C.Both were selected for revitalization efforts led by the Village Revitalization Team |
D.While these villages possess undeniable fascination, many remain underdeveloped |
E.It’s about preserving the cultural heritage and ensuring traditions being passed down |
F.As the journey came to an end, all the students regarded it as a rewarding experience |
G.This effort includes the knowledge exchange between the students and local villagers |
2 . Imagine you’re a farmer in India with a crop of potatoes to sell. Typically, you go to a marketplace called a mandi and get the best price you can from a local middleman, who will then sell them to another middleman.
Sanjay Agarwalla learned about Indian farmers’ lack of access to buyers even when he was a student decades ago. After talking the problem over with his son Aditya, then a computer science major at Princeton University, the two decided to form an online marketplace they called the Kisan Network in late 2015.
“Anything that deals with agriculture in India is pretty large. So, if it’s a problem, the problem can affect millions of people, and the impact of the solution could be enormous,” Sanjay says. After all, some 70 percent of rural households in the country depend on agriculture as a main source of income.
Kisan Network’s app lets farmers advertise their produce and see potential buyers beyond the local mandi. Once the deal is completed online, Kisan runs the produce from the farmer direct to the buyer, each side staying put.
Kisan’s fee ranges from 5 to 15 percent of the sale, and farmers get to keep more than they would under the traditional system, where middleman after middleman raises the price of the produce before it reaches a final buyer. “Even with low-profit crops like potatoes, we have been able to offer 10 percent more than physical market rates. That’s what our entire goal is,” says Aditya. “As for higher-profit crops, the improvement goes up.”
Building products for this new set of technology consumers brings its own challenges. “All of our engineers are from urban backgrounds,” says Aditya Agarwalla. “It’s not like you’re building something you would use on your own.” To be effective, Kisan’s platform must work with inexpensive smartphones on slower networks and be able to support regional languages.
Today, farmers feel it’s better selling to someone who is at their doors. They do not have to typically travel miles to a mandi, staying overnight without a place to sleep.
1. How does the writer begin the passage?A.By telling a story. | B.By creating a scene. |
C.By discussing a topic. | D.By introducing a place. |
A.To get rid of middlemen. | B.To promote high-profit crops. |
C.To improve the Kisan Network. | D.To help Indian growers earn more. |
A.The platform needs improving. |
B.The network company does not help. |
C.The app’s consumers are in less developed areas. |
D.The engineers are not well equipped with knowledge. |
In 2014, 40.8 percent of the people in the village of Bianjiang in Guizhou Province
As poverty alleviation (扶贫) proceeds and the road system in the village improves, industries such as fish, chicken farming and growing mums have been developed. Now, a family of five can earn an average of 10,000 yuan ($1,435) a year through employment and industry bonuses. China
Through the alleviation project, China, home to nearly one
4 . As the world’s wealthiest country, it’s hard to understand that there are 38 million Americans living in poverty. Poverty is defined as a household income below the national poverty line, which is $25, 750 for a family of four.
There are many factors that contribute to poverty in America.
Poverty is a complex issue with no easy solutions.
In conclusion, poverty in America is a harsh reality that affects millions of people every day.
A.The effects of poverty can cause a lot of harm. |
B.But there are steps that can be taken to solve it. |
C.Around 11% of Americans currently live below this line. |
D.It simply could be because of poverty or weak economies. |
E.For example, the lack of affordable housing is a major issue. |
F.As a society, we must work to address the root causes of poverty. |
G.Research shows there is a connection between education and poverty. |
5 . Sheep herding is a profitable industry in China. However, if farmers want to earn more, they have to solve a range of problems such as scale expansion, processing and marketing, which is almost impossible relying on only their individual strength. But farmers in Nanxiaozhai village in the Shanxi city of Huairen, have found a solution.
Guo Jianqiang, a resident in Nanxiaozhai, said he started his business in 2013 by raising about 300 sheep. The number has since increased to 1,000. “I earned an income of 2 million yuan ( $309,000) last year and the amount is expected to reach 9 million yuan this year,” he said.
Guo attributed the growth to the establishment of a sheep cooperative, which helped to expand operational scale and sales channels with the joint force of stockholders.
According to Guo Zhidong, Party secretary of the village, Nanxiaozhai now has a total of 89 such cooperatives. The cooperatives have also developed a full industrial chain for sheep, ranging from raising, slaughtering and land processing to their sale.
Nanxiaozhai has a long history in the sheep industry, according to the village Party chief, who explained that was a natural choice out of the village’s environmental conditions. In Nanxiaozhai, residents used to farm on the infertile land and the grain yield could hardly support their existence.
It was Wang Yueming, Cao Zhiguo and other villagers who started their business as sheep dealers in the late 1970s. “They could earn up to 20 yuan for selling a sheep,” Guo Zhidong said. “That was a very large income at that time.” Later, about 80 percent of the villagers were engaged in the business but they found purchasing sheep from neighboring villages became more difficult because of limited output. So they began to raise sheep themselves.
The village business has boosted the sheep industry in Huairen city as a whole. Statistics show the city’s annual output of sheep is about 6 million heads, making it a renowned sheep-producing base in Shanxi.
1. What is the problem faced by farmers in Nanxiaozhai?A.Finding better places to sell lamb. |
B.Making larger profits on their own. |
C.Satisfying the demand for more sheep. |
D.Destroying the environment with herds. |
A.Producing. | B.Counting. | C.Holding. | D.Killing. |
A.They are proud to be sheep dealers. |
B.They adapt to the conditions successfully. |
C.They are opposed to buying sheep elsewhere. |
D.They benefit substantially from working the land. |
A.The Rise and Fall of Nanxiaozhai Village |
B.Sheep Herding Brings Prosperity Flocking |
C.The Switch from Sheep Industry to Farming |
D.Establishing Cooperatives Boosts Connections |
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1)就如何帮助该村庄销售茶叶、脱贫致富提出建议;
2)说明你的理由。
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7 . One of the most outspoken supporters that I know of women and girls is actually a man. As co-founder of the ONE Campaign, my friend Bono spends a lot of time speaking out against global poverty (贫困). Together, we’re working to get out a simple, powerful message: poverty is sexist.
Women and girls are more likely to be in poverty, less likely to get an education and more likely to suffer bad health. And when they are born into poverty, it is much more difficult for them to lift themselves and their families out of it.
Why? One reason is that breaking out of poverty takes time-and that is a resource women around the world are short on. On average, women spend about twice as much time as men in doing the unpaid work that makes life possible for everyone, like cooking, washing, cleaning, shopping and caring. In developing countries, the gap is even much bigger. As a result, women have no time to finish their education, learn new skills, open a business, develop personal relationships or even go to the doctor. They dream of creating a better future for their children, but they can not spare the hours to put those dreams that they have into action.
The fact that the potential of so many women and girls is going unrealized is a sad thing-but it is also an opportunity for us. We need to recognize, reduce and redistribute the burden of work that is holding them back. Because if women have time to invest (投资) in themselves and their ideas, they could transform the world.
1. According to the author, what makes it more difficult for women to climb out of poverty?A.Sexist prejudice. | B.Heavy burden of housework. |
C.Impossible dreams. | D.Bad health. |
A.Casual. | B.Doubtful. |
C.Optimistic. | D.Unconcerned. |
A.Why poverty is sexist. |
B.What global poverty is. |
C.How to reduce female poverty. |
D.How to break down sexist prejudice. |
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Though great progress has made in science these years, there are still many people lived in poor conditions. They make their living by collecting and selling used thing. Their children cannot go to school because they have no enough money to send their children to there. Why you think so many people still suffer from poverty now? The answer lies on the population explosion. A president of a developing country once said: “It is us who are to blame for the poverty because we used to produce child without limit.” Although these few words sound simple enough, but they have clear pointed out one of the causes of the population explosion.
1. How does the man get the information about homeless population?
A.From an article. |
B.From the radio. |
C.From TⅤ. |
A.Proper. | B.Amazed. | C.Puzzled. |
A.India. | B.The US. | C.Germany. |
The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty(贫穷)is undoubtedly one of the main causes. The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have
Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them. Some are young people who, for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets. Sometimes they have taken such action because they have been unable to get on with a step-parent.
Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the general public refuse to give anything to beggars. Often they are moved on by the police, being accused (指控),whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging . There are many who disrespect homeless people.
Some cynics(愤世嫉俗的人)declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead. But who would willingly choose to live in a shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box?
1. According to the text, what causes some people to be homeless?
A.Lack of money. |
B.The increased standard of living. |
C.No government help. |
D.Agreement with their parents. |
A.the homeless are willing to live under a bridge or in a cardboard box |
B.you will not find homeless people in countries with a high standard of living |
C.the unemployed who receive help may still be among homeless |
D.the mentally ill live on the streets because they want the company of other homeless people |
A.a cap | B.a car | C.a home | D.a covering |
A.admirable | B.respectable |
C.troublesome | D.Pitiful |