2024届高考英语一轮复习选择性必修第二册UNIT2单元主题训练含答案.pdfVIP

UNIT2单元主题训练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Amberhasadegreeinbusinessmanagementandeconomics.Sheputherskillstogood

usewhenshespentelevenmonthsinCambodia(柬埔寨)throughWorldHopeInternational

asavolunteerworkingwithalocalmicro-finance(小额信贷)companytohelpthepoorget

financialservices.

AmbersfirstfewweeksinCambodiawasbusyanddifficultasshetriedtolearnthe

language,understandthecultureandgetusedtohernewsurroundings.Hervolunteerservice

involvedworkingwithalocalmicro-financecompany.Inadditiontowritingplans,preparing

internationalmarketingmaterialsandbuildingdonor(捐赠人)relations,Ambermetwith

companyclients.Duringthesevisitsshelearnedhowthesmallloanstheyreceived

transformedtheirlives.Shelearnedfirst-handthebenefitsofmicro-finance,whichby

providingfarmersandsmall-businessownerswithaffordableworkingcapital(suchasmoney

tobuyasewingmachine)helpedthemtoearntheirwayoutofpoverty(贫穷)．

“Itneverstoppedamazingmewhenaclientwouldshowmeanewhomethatwasbuilt

becauseofaloanhereceivedorthewayaclientsbusinesshadimprovedandthusallowedhis

childrentobesenttoschool，”Ambersaid.

AmberrecalledthatoneclientcalledPaulwalkedherallaroundhishouse,pointingto

whathehaddonewitheachofeightloanshedreceived.Heexplainedhoweveryloanhad

improvedhisfamilysqualityoflife.Ambersaidhewasoneofthehardest-workingmenshe

hadevermet.HehadsufferedgreatlyintheCambodianCivilWarandbecamedisabled,but

asoundsystemthatherentedoutforweddingsandotherpartiesdoubledhisincome!

Ambersaid,“LivingandworkinginCambodiahelpedmeseetheworldinnewwaysand

mademeawareofthehardshipandsufferingthatmanypeoplearoundtheworldfaceevery

day.Thoseelevenmonthsweresomeofthemostmeaningfulmonthsofmylife.”

语篇解读：Amber作为志愿者在柬埔寨生活、工作了十一