Unit+2+Understanding+ideas高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

ThewellthatchangedtheworldWhatdoyouknowaboutAfrica?WhatdoyouknowaboutAfrica?HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAfricanlife?LookatthemapandtalkaboutwaterproblemsinAfrica.PeopleinAfricawillfaceseverewaterproblems.Howtosolvetheproblems?TickthesolutionsthatyouthinkaremosteffectivetosupplyAfricawithfreshwater.collectandpurifyrainwaterfundwaterprojectsbuildwellsandpumpsrecyclewastewatersetupfacilitiestopurifywaterdevelopnewwaterconservationtechnologies净化抽水机,泵设备,设施节约Readandfinishthequestions1.WhatwastheprobleminsomedevelopingAfricancountries?A.Thecountriesweretoodrytohaveenoughmoney.B.Peopledidn’twanttofetchwater.C.Thewaterwastoofarawayfromanditwasdirty.D.Peopleusedtoomuchwaterandpollutedit.2.Howmuchdoesitcosttobuildawell?A．70dollarsB．2,000dollarsC．800,000dollars D．1,300dollars3.Howdidheearnmoneyatfirst?A．Bysellingallhistoystoothers.B．Bycleaningwindowsintheclassroom.C．Bydoingsomehousework.D．Byaskinghisparentsforhelp.4.HowdidthechildrenwelcomeRyan?A.Byinvitinghimtotheirhouseforasupermealwarmly.B.

Bysinging,dancingandofferinghimfoodandgifts.C.

Bygivingjoyfulandapolitehandshaketohim.D.

Bysavingmoneytopreparepreviousgiftsforhim.5.Ryansetupafoundationto________．A．inspirepeopletogivehimtheirsupportB．encouragemorepeopletohelpC．buildmorewellsD．makehisdreamareality6.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ACanadianboycollectedenoughmoneytodigawell.B.ACanadianboyhelpeddigawellforpeopleinUganda.C.ACanadianboytriedhisbesttomakehisdreamcometrue.D.ACanadianboymadetheworlddifferentbecauseofhisefforts.Choosethebestexplanationofthetitleandgiveyourreasons.1.

ThewellbuiltbyRyansolvedtheproblemofworldwidewatershortage.2.

Themorewellsyoudig,thebettertheworldwillbe.3.

ThewellbuiltbyRyanencouragedmorepeopletohelpmaketheworldabetterplace.

1Asasix-year-oldCanadianschoolboy,RyanhadtroublebelievingthewordsspokenbyhisteacherthatmanypeopleindevelopingAfricancountriescouldn’tgetenoughcleanwater.Helookedacrosstheclassroomatthedrinkingfountain.Itwasveryclose—onlytenstepsaway.havetrouble(in)doingsth.做某事有困难非洲发展中国家developedcountry发达国家眺望喷泉式饮水机So,Ryanaskedhimself,“WhydosomeAfricanchildrenhavetowalktenkilometrestogetwatereveryday?Andwhyisthewatersodirtythatitmakesthemsick?”YoungRyanthought,“Lifeiseasyforme,buthardforthosepeople.Whydon’tIhelp?”肮脏的think-thought-thought

2Atfirst,hisplanwastoearnmoneytobuildasinglewellsomewhereinAfrica.Hecleanedwindowsanddidgardeningforhisfamilyandneighbours.Hesoonreachedhisfirsttargetof$70,butwhenhegavethemoneytoacharity,hewastoldthatitactuallycost$2,000tobuildawell.

Seventydollarswasonlyenoughforahandpump.

Ryanunderstoodthatahandpumpwouldn’thelpthechildren.

Whattheyneededwasawelldugneartheirhomes.dogardening做园艺reachone’starget达到某人的目标慈善组织抽水机挖，掘dig-dug-dug-digging

3Twothousanddollarswasalotofmoney,butRyandidn’tgiveup.

Hewasdeterminedtohelpotherchildrenhavecleanwater.

Hestartedtoaskforhelpfromhisclassmatesandneighboursandpersuadedthemtodonatemoney.

Atthesametime,afriendofRyan’smotherhelpedmakehisstorygopublic.bedeterminedtodosth.下决心做某事persuadesb.todosth.说服某人做某事捐赠公之于众Afterseveralmonths,Ryanhadraisedthe$2,000,withwhichawellwasbuiltnearaprimaryschoolinUganda.Thechildrenattheschoolnolongerneededtowalkforhourstogetwater.

Theyweregratefultohim

andinvitedhimtovisit./juːˈɡændə/乌干达举起；筹集不再not...anylonger不再begratefultosb.感激某人invitesb.todosth.邀请某人做某事

4InUganda,Ryanatlastsawthefinishedwell

withhisowneyes.

Butthatwasnotall.Healsosawhundredsofdelightedstudentswhohadturnedouttowelcomehim.Theysanganddancedhappily.Someevenofferedhimfoodandgifts.Atfirst

Ryanwasnervous,butsoonagreatwarmthfilledhim.Hereallyhadmadeadifferenceforthesechildren.Hebrokeintoajoyfulsmile.终于愉快的前来观看，出席结果是，证明是温暖起作用，产生影响breakintoasmile突然笑起来break-broke-broken

5Later,Ryan’sexperienceledhimtosetupafoundationtoencouragemorepeopletohelp.Manyinspiredpeoplegavehimtheirsupport.Ryan’sfoundationcontinuestoattractsupportfrommoreandmorepeople,sotheworkofbuildingmorewellscangoon.Today,over800,000peoplein16countriesacrossAfricahavebenefitedfrom

thelife-changinggiftofclean,safewater.建立基金会encouragesb.todosth.鼓励某人做某事继续下去跨越从…中获益

6Now,asanadult,Ryansaysthatthequestiontoaskisnot“Whydon’tIhelp?”,but“HowcanIhelptoday?”.Thisinsightgrewfromthedeterminedattitudeofasix-year-oldboywhohadthecourageandperseverancetomakehisdreamareality.顿悟；洞察力勇气坚持不懈现实makeone’sdreamareality使梦想成为现实makeone'sdreamcometruerealizeone'sdream1.Whatisthetypeofthetext?A.Exposition

说明文B.Narration叙述文C.Argumentation

议论文2.Whatwaydoesthewritertellthestory?A.TimeorderB.SpaceorderC.LogicalorderAtfirst➞afterseveralmonths➞InUganda➞Later➞NowHowmanyelementsdoesnarrativehave?charactersnarrativeplacecauseprocesseffecttimeManypeopleindevelopingcountriescouldn’tgetenoughcleanwater.1)WhydosomeAfricanchildrenhavetowalktenkilometrestogetwatereveryday?2)Whyisthewatersodirtythatitmakesthemsick?causebuildasinglewellProcess$70$2000awellfoundationcleanedwindows;didgardening.askforhelpencouragemorepeopletohelptobuildmorewellsEffectmadeadifferenceto_____________madeadifferenceto_____________thesechildrentheworld“Whydon’tIhelp?”“HowcanIhelp?”SummaryCompleteRyan’sstorywithexpressionsfromthepassage.1

Ryancouldgetcleandrinkingwaterwithintensteps,butsomeAfricanchildrenhadto___________________.SoRyandecidedtohelp.2

Ryancleanedwindowsanddidgardening,andreached_________________________.Butwhenhe________________________________,hewastolditcost$2,000tobuildawell.walktenkilometreshisfirsttargetof$70gavethemoneytoacharity3

Ryanpersuadedhisclassmatesandneighboursto_________________.Hismother’s