[沖刺中考]英語閱讀與填空：4-Tuesday 慈善 282詞

4-Tuesday 慈善 282詞

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Dear Reader，

Imagine an 11-year-old child whose days are often spent washing clothes，looking after a baby，working hard in the fields．

Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner，who can't fill her stomach with water because it's polluted，and who has watched life slip away from her father and little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor．

Is it hard to believe？For Maria Pastora，these are the real life．

Maria would gladly walk miles to school，but her mother，now alone，needs her badly at home．Chances are Maria will grow up without any schooling．What will be her future？In many ways，it will be disastrous．

But for just 52 pennies a day，you can sponsor a child like Maria．Show her that somewhere，someone cares about her．Through“Save the Children”，you can help Maria's mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria．

To help Maria most，your money is put together with that of other sponsors，so hard-working people can help themselves．Build a school…a hospital…bring in clean water．This is what“Save the Children”has been about since 1932．

For you there are many rewards．Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child．Receive photos or progress reports．Know you are reaching out to another person．Not with a handout，but a hand up．That's how“Save the Children”works．But without you，it can't work．Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village．

It can make such a difference…in her life and yours．

For the children，

David L．Guyer

President

生詞

slip　v． （slipped；slipping ）滑動，滑行；溜走；失去，錯過：Time is slipping away．時間悄悄過去了。/The thief slipped out of the apartment without a sound．這小偷無聲無息地溜出了公寓。

chances are ?。劭谡Z］很可能：If approved，the chances are that most of us will get more pay．如獲通過，很可能我們多數(shù)人會加薪。/Chances are that Maria will grow up without any schooling．瑪麗亞很可能在無法接受任何教育的情況下長大。

disastrous　adj． 災(zāi)難性的，極壞的：The policy was absolutely disastrous for the economy．這項政策對經(jīng)濟(jì)而言絕對是災(zāi)難性的。

sponsor　v． 資助，贊助：A large cigarette company is sponsoring the next football match．一家大煙草公司贊助下次的足球比賽。n． 贊助者：I need to find some more sponsors for my bike ride to Brighton．我需要為我的布賴頓騎車之行再多找一些贊助者。

handout　n． 施舍（物）：During the slump，many thousands of workers survived on handouts．經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條時期，好幾千工人靠施舍度日。

1．We can read the letter in________．

A．somebody's diary

B．a(chǎn) newspaper

C．a(chǎn) progress report

D．a(chǎn) story book

2．What is Maria's most serious problem？

A．She has no chance to go to school．

B．Her father died of a serious disease．

C．Hard work has made her suffer a lot．

D．Her mother needs her badly at home．

3．What is“Save the Children”？

A．An activity to help poor children go to school．

B．An office of the government to collect money．

C．A program shown at theaters to help the poor．

D．A group who works for children in poor places．

4．The last sentence in the letter means________．

A．if Maria goes to school，you will be rewarded

B．what you give is more than what you take

C．both Maria's life and yours will change a lot

D．Maria and you can help each other at school

參考譯文

親愛的讀者：

想象一下：一個11歲的孩子，她每天的大部分時間都在洗衣服、照看嬰兒、在田里勞作中度過。

想象一下：一個小女孩，她知道晚飯沒有足夠的食物；她不能喝水解渴，因為水受到了污染；她只能眼看著父親和弟弟妹妹的生命逝去而無能為力，因為她家太窮了，看不起醫(yī)生。

這些事情讓你難以置信吧？但對于瑪麗亞·帕斯特拉來說，這就是真實的生活。

瑪麗亞愿意開開心心地走上幾英里去上學(xué)。但她母親獨自在家，很需要她的幫助?，旣悂喓芸赡茉跓o法接受任何教育的情況下長大。她的命運將會怎樣？恐怕許多方面都是災(zāi)難性的。

但只要每天拿出52便士，你就能資助一名像瑪麗亞這樣的孩子。告訴她在某個地方還有人關(guān)心她。通過“拯救兒童”組織，你可以幫助瑪麗亞的母親獲得工具，讓她學(xué)會把很差的食物變成一頓美餐；你可以幫助她獲得必要的資金為瑪麗亞購置衣物和學(xué)習(xí)用品。

為了最大限度地幫助瑪麗亞，我們需要把你的錢和其他捐助者的錢集中起來，這樣，辛勤勞作的人就能夠自救了。建一所學(xué)?！患裔t(yī)院……引入清潔的水。這就是“拯救兒童”組織從1932年起一直從事的事情。

你也能得到許多回報。你有機(jī)會給受捐助的兒童寫信，還能收到他們寫給你的信、照片或成績單。有人會知道，是你向別人伸出了援手。這不是施舍，而是幫助。這就是“拯救兒童”組織的做事方式。但沒有你，它就無法運行。請現(xiàn)在就拿出片刻時間，填寫下面的表格并把它寄出去，以幫助瑪麗亞和她村里像她一樣的孩子。

你的所作所為會讓人生有所不同……她的人生、你的人生。

“拯救兒童”組織

大衛(wèi)·L．蓋伊爾

主席

參考答案

Tuesday 1．B　2．A　3．D　4．C