[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：4-Tuesday 慈善 282词

4-Tuesday 慈善 282词

题材： 慈善 词数： 282 建议阅读时间： 6分钟

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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

生词

slip　v． （slipped；slipping ）滑动，滑行；溜走；失去，错过：Time is slipping away．时间悄悄过去了。/The thief slipped out of the apartment without a sound．这小偷无声无息地溜出了公寓。

chances are ［口语］很可能：If approved，the chances are that most of us will get more pay．如获通过，很可能我们多数人会加薪。/Chances are that Maria will grow up without any schooling．玛丽亚很可能在无法接受任何教育的情况下长大。

disastrous　adj． 灾难性的，极坏的：The policy was absolutely disastrous for the economy．这项政策对经济而言绝对是灾难性的。

sponsor　v． 资助，赞助：A large cigarette company is sponsoring the next football match．一家大烟草公司赞助下次的足球比赛。n． 赞助者：I need to find some more sponsors for my bike ride to Brighton．我需要为我的布赖顿骑车之行再多找一些赞助者。

handout　n． 施舍（物）：During the slump，many thousands of workers survived on handouts．经济萧条时期，好几千工人靠施舍度日。

1．We can read the letter in________．

A．somebody's diary

B．a newspaper

C．a progress report

D．a 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

参考译文

亲爱的读者：

想象一下：一个11岁的孩子，她每天的大部分时间都在洗衣服、照看婴儿、在田里劳作中度过。

想象一下：一个小女孩，她知道晚饭没有足够的食物；她不能喝水解渴，因为水受到了污染；她只能眼看着父亲和弟弟妹妹的生命逝去而无能为力，因为她家太穷了，看不起医生。

这些事情让你难以置信吧？但对于玛丽亚·帕斯特拉来说，这就是真实的生活。

玛丽亚愿意开开心心地走上几英里去上学。但她母亲独自在家，很需要她的帮助。玛丽亚很可能在无法接受任何教育的情况下长大。她的命运将会怎样？恐怕许多方面都是灾难性的。

但只要每天拿出52便士，你就能资助一名像玛丽亚这样的孩子。告诉她在某个地方还有人关心她。通过“拯救儿童”组织，你可以帮助玛丽亚的母亲获得工具，让她学会把很差的食物变成一顿美餐；你可以帮助她获得必要的资金为玛丽亚购置衣物和学习用品。

为了最大限度地帮助玛丽亚，我们需要把你的钱和其他捐助者的钱集中起来，这样，辛勤劳作的人就能够自救了。建一所学校……一家医院……引入清洁的水。这就是“拯救儿童”组织从1932年起一直从事的事情。

你也能得到许多回报。你有机会给受捐助的儿童写信，还能收到他们写给你的信、照片或成绩单。有人会知道，是你向别人伸出了援手。这不是施舍，而是帮助。这就是“拯救儿童”组织的做事方式。但没有你，它就无法运行。请现在就拿出片刻时间，填写下面的表格并把它寄出去，以帮助玛丽亚和她村里像她一样的孩子。

你的所作所为会让人生有所不同……她的人生、你的人生。

“拯救儿童”组织

大卫·L．盖伊尔

主席

参考答案

Tuesday 1．B　2．A　3．D　4．C