备战2024年中考英语阅读话题训练二 人与社会 主题14 感动中国.pdf

备战2024年中考英语阅读话题训练二人与社会主题14感...

一、阅读理解(共49题)

(2022·兴安盟)阅读理解

Poverty(isabigproblemaroundtheworld.ButChinahasdoneagoodjobofdealingwithitandithasfoundit

sownwaytofightpoverty.Insteadofjustgivingmoneytopoorpeople,ithastriedtoeducatepeopleandgivethe

mthetoolstheyneedtoliftthemselvesoutofpoverty.Ordinary(普通的)peopleplayabigroleinthefight.Herearet

woofthem.

ZhangGuimeihasbeenhelpinggirlspursue(追求)educationsinceshetraveledtoYunnanattheageof17.Asate

acher,Zhangwasheartbrokenwhenshesawherstudentsquitschoolafterfinishingseniorhighschool.Theycould

ntgotocollegebecausetheirfamiliescouldntaffordit.Soin2008Zhangstaffedafreeschoolforpoorgirls.Sincet

hen,Zhanghasbeenbusyaskingfordonationstoprovidemoneyfortheschool.Shehasconvincedparentstosendt

heirdaughtersbacktoschool.TheschoolhassentmorethanI,800studentstouniversitiesandcolleges.

WhenMaoXianglinstartedtoworkasthePartysecretaryofhisvillage,therewasonlyonepathwayoutofthevill

ageformanyyears.Heledmorethan100villagerstobuildaroadwiththeirhands.Ittookthemsevenyearstobuil

daneight—kilometerroad.Maothenencouragedthevillagerstogroworanges.Lastyear,theirorangeyield(产量)w

asnearly40tons.Youngpeoplehaveretumedtothevillagetosellorangesonline.Bytheendof2019,269villagersh

adbeenliftedoutofpoverty.Thepercapitalincome(人均收入)reached12,670yuan,40timesmorethaninthe1990

s.

Overthelasteightyears,98.99millionruralpeoplehavebeenliftedoutofpoverty.The832counties(县)and12

8,000villageswhichthesepeopleliveinarenolongerinpoverty.Chinahasbeenresponsibleforreducing70percen

tofpovertyworld—widesincethelate1970s.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordconvince