高中英语选择性必修一 课时分层作业15 表达·作文巧升格

1、 课时分层作业(十五).阅读ADo 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 and medi

2、cal 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: 2122795493Concern Worldwide USThis nongovernmental organization has been working towards reducing extreme poverty since its founding in 1968.Work is mostly focused on

3、countries ranked in the bottom 40 according to the UN Human Development Report.Contact Phone: 35314177700International ChildcareThe Christian health development organization is working to reduce many of the causes of poverty in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.By providing important medical care for

4、 children and their families，ICC allows them to lead happier and healthier lives in less danger of falling into poverty.Contact Phone: 8007224453Village ReachSince 2000，this organization has worked to improve the developing worlds access to health care by working together with businesses，governments

5、，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 faraway communities to lead better and more fruitful lives.Contact Phone: 2065121530ACFUSAThis organizations efforts are mainly aimed at endi

6、ng hunger worldwide.Their work saves lives by fighting malnutrition (营养不良)，especially in times of crisis.Programs try to ensure longterm solutions for that purposeContact Phone: 9528549000【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 the organization called KI.D.S.?AIt has a very long histor

7、y.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 especially want to help fight poverty in Haiti now，which number ca

8、n you call?A2122795493B35314177700C8007224453 D2065121530C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 Republic.”以及Contact Phone：8007224453可知答案。3What does the underlined part “that purpo

9、se” 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ACFUSA部分的“This organizations efforts are mainly aimed at ending hunger worldwide.”以及“Programs try to ensure longter

10、m 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.DTheyre all nongovernmental 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。BNow，an ancient grain from Ethiopia，teff，is b

11、eing 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 Carlson learned about teff while doing public health work in Africa in the mid1970s.“I came to know teff because I

12、 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 idea.Wayne and his wife Elisabeth are not farmers，nor do they want to be.So they convinced actual farmers in Ida

13、ho，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 them to sell the milled flour to.“The way we started was that Wayne went through the Washington，D.C.，and looked for t

14、he 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 good natural foods store or commercial bakery.“Sales of alternatives (替代品) to modern wheat are growing quickly each

15、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 most teff grown in the US.is fed to farm animals.In Idaho，however，where the Carlsons are based，Roseberg believes more of

16、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

17、work.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 actual 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 mil

18、led 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，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，

19、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 feeds teff to farm animals.CBecause Wayne Carlson tries to reduce hunger worldwide.DBecause Wayne Carlson thinks teff should be used as human foo

20、d.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 Carlson 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 Sa

21、lvador 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 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 sard

22、ines for bait(鱼饵)They also had a mobile phone，kept safe in a plastic bag，a GPS，and a twoway radio.The two had never spoken before or worked 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

23、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 crying.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

24、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 with 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，Cor

25、dobas 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 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)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