题目内容
9.You may not have heard of Ashoka,but for the past 27years,this association,founded by Bill Drayton,has fought poverty (贫穷)and sickness,promoted education and encouraged small businesses.To support these worthy causes,Ashoka provides money for the world's most promising"changemakers"seeking to solve (解决) urgent problems and would like to create a world in which every citizen is a changemaker.Drayton believes that anyone can become an agent for change.The important thing is to simply give yourself permission.If you see a problem that you care about,you can help solve it.The young in particular are willing to accept this concept because at heart every child wants to grow into a happy,healthy,contributing adult.In fact,it is many young people's ambition to set up programmes or businesses that improve social conditions.An excellent example is an Ashoka project started in 1995in Dhaka,which handled the rubbish problem facing the city,helped local farmers and provided an income for poor people there.
When Masqsood and Iftekhar began to study the problem of all the uncollected rubbish that lay in Dhaka's streets,Attracting tats and disease,they discovered that 80% of it was natural waste.So they educated the poor people in the city to compost (把…制成堆粪)this waste.They knew that they would have a market for the end product because local farmers were struggling with chemical ferntilisers (化肥) which were expensive and had reduced the natural minerals in the soil over the years.At first,they were refused,but once they were able to persuade them that there was money to be made,the project took off.In 2009sales were $14,000.
Drayton is optimistic that in ten years Ashoka will be making really serious,practical progress in bringing about social change by changing the way we look at economic development.
32.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?A
A.Changemakers
B.Businessmen
C.Social Conditions
D.Rubbish Problem
33.The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3probably refers to"D"
A.the local farmers
B.Masqsood and Iftekhar
C.Drayton and his team
D.the poor people in Dhaka
34.It can be concluded from the passage that anyone can become a changemaker if heC.
A.considers Drayton's concept
B.gets permission from Ashoka
C.tries to improve social conditions
D.is a young,happy and healthy adult
35.The authors attitude towards Ashoka's program can be described asD.
A.changing
B.forgiving
C.cautious
D.positive.
分析 这篇文章介绍了Bill Drayton创办的一个组织,旨在对抗贫困疾病,提高教育,鼓励小产业.并具体介绍了Ashoka在1995年在Dhaka解决垃圾问题所取得的成就.
解答 32.A.主旨大意题:根据文章第一段的内容:Ashoka provides money for the world's most promising"changemakers"seeking to solve (解决) urgent problems and would like to create a world in which every citizen is a changemaker.可知这篇文章介绍了Bill Drayton创办的一个组织,旨在对抗贫困疾病,提高教育,鼓励小产业.为了让每个人都变成"changemakers",所以选A.
33.D.词义猜测题:根据第三段的内容:So they educated the poor people in the city to compost (把…制成堆粪)this waste.可知Ashoka鼓励当地的穷人将垃圾变成堆肥,可以卖给购买昂贵的化肥当地农民,有人接受,但是有人拒绝,所以这里they指的是"当地的穷人".所以选D.
34.C.细节理解题:根据文章第二段的第四行的句子:In fact It is many young people's ambition to set up programmes or businesses that improve social conditions.可知每个人都能成为"changemaker",只要他们努力提高社会状况,所以选C.
35.D.推理判断题:根据文章的内容:可知作者介绍Ashoka项目的宗旨,它对于促进社会进步的做法和措施,并具体介绍了Ashoka在1995年在Dhaka解决垃圾问题所取得的成就,还有从最后一段可以看出作者对于Ashoka这个项目是乐观的,所以选D.
点评 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读,题目涉及多道主旨大意题,细节理解题,推理判断题.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.
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