Question

Passage 9(2014 江苏南京)

      根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

      In the 1930s,Dan West was farming in Spain.lt was wartime,and people were starving (挨饿) .An i   1    hit him as he handed out cups of milk to children.“These children don't need a cup. They need a cow. This was the b   2   of Heifer International.

      Heifer International gives different k   3    of gifts.Its gifts might say “quack” or “moo”.Dan West asked friends in the United States to give gifts of heifers (小母牛) ，or young cows.S   4    then,Heifer International has given animals to four million families.lt gives people the chance to f    5    themselves.

      Heifer International wants the people they help to help others. For one project,the group s   6   chickens to some children in Asia. The children yearned for (向往) the day when they could help others. Nine-year-old Julie knew she had to look after her chickens w   7    so they would produce new eggs and healthy chicks. She t    8    good care of them,and they gave birth to strong,healthy chicks.Julie then passed on the gift of chicks to other families.

      Because of Heifer International,children can s    9     their days in a schoolhouse instead of working in the fields. They can use the money they earn from their animals to pay for school. Heifer International has made a huge d   10    to peopled lives for many years.People should be grateful to a kindhearted farmer named Dan West.

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Answer 1

Passage 9

[语篇解读]本文介绍了非盈利性慈善机构国际小母牛组织(Heifer International) ,它向全球范围内的贫困家庭提供家畜，帮助他们摆脱贫 困与饥饿。同时，它也号召那些得到帮助的人们也去帮助别人。

l.idea    当他给孩子们分发一杯杯牛奶的时候，他想到了一个主意。an idea hits sb.某人想到一个主意，固定结构。故填idea。

2. beginning    这就是国际小母牛组织的开端。beginning开始，开端。 故填人 beginning。

3. kinds       根据后一句 Its gifts might say “quack” or “moo”.可知，国际小 母牛组织给出的礼物有鸭子(嘎嘎叫) 或牛(哞哞叫) ，种类不同。kind种类，需用复数形式，故填kinds。

4. Since       自从那时起，该组织已经给四百万家庭送出了家畜。since then自从那时起，首字母S需大写，故填Since。

5. feed      这个行动给了人们养活自己的机会。feed oneself养活某人自 己。本句中t0是动词不定式符号，后跟动词原形，故填feed。

6. sent    该组织把小鸡送给一些亚洲的小孩。send sth. to sb.送某物给 某人。根据句意，是描述过去的一件事，应用一般过去时，故填sent。

7. well      九岁的Julie知道必须好好照顾自己的小鸡，这样它们就可以 下蛋，生健康的小鸡。此处需用副词修饰look after her chickens,故填 well。

8. took       Julie很好地照顾那些小鸡。take care of照顾。根据后半句... and they gave birth to...可知，此处为一般过去时，故填took。

9. spend      由于国际小母牛组织，孩子们可以在教室度过时光，而不是在田地里劳作。根据句意填动词spend。

10. difference    许多年以来，国际小母牛组织已经对人们的生活起到了巨大的作用。make a difference起作用，有影响，固定短语。故填difference .