1、在一家收容所，作者尽全力帮助一位妇女获取GED文凭，并经常与那里的人交流。通过这项工作，她发现志愿工作非常有意义！Through my work at a shelter, I have discovered how fulfilling volunteer work can be. This is a shelter for women with severe problems. Almost all of the residents have been either physically or mentally abused. The shelter provides housing fo
2、r up to twentynine women.As a volunteer, I spend part of my day pricing and sorting clothes and performing a variety of duties. However, the true challenge of my days is Annie. This woman, probably in her late fifties, has decided that she wants to get her GED (学历证书). I have always had an interest i
3、n teaching, so I offer to work with her. Annie and I agree that, because I am not a math person, we would focus on the literature and the arts of the test. She has some serious problems, the medications she takes causes her to have difficulty concentrating. Her inability to focus contributes to my f
4、rustrations, but Annie is determined to get her GED and she is so sincerely grateful for my help.Sometimes it occurs to me that I may not really be the teacher; it seems as though I learn a lot from my “student”. It is hard to watch her struggle through a paragraph，but I can only help her to a certa
5、in point. She has problems with reading and comprehending. Her medication also causes her to shake so that her handwriting is poor and she must translate her work for me.Aside from helping Annie learn, I frequently communicate with the other people at the shelter. Most of the women are glad to have
6、someone to talk to and I like talking to them, too. I have become more aware of the comfortable life I lead, and I am learning to look at things from another persons eyes, understanding how to appreciate precious things I take for granted.阅读障碍词1medication n药物2inability n. 无能，无能为力诱思导读1How does the au
7、thor feel about this volunteer work?ABoring.BFrustrated.CSatisfying.DStressful.2Do you think the author would continue to help the woman to get her GED? Why? 答案1.C2Yes，because helping others has taught her to appreciate what she has.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.muddyAn.观念；概念()2.conceptBadj.泥泞的；泥土般的()3.relevant
8、 Cadj.遥远的；偏僻的()4.remote Dadj.有关的；切题的()5.adjust Evi.参与；参加()6.participate Fconj.否则；不然 adv.用别的方法；其他方面()7.otherwise Gvi.& vt.调整；(使)适合()8.privilege Hadj.& adv.每周(的) ()9.arrangement In.安排；排列()10.weekly Jn.特权；特别优待答案15BADCG610EFJIH.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A极想；渴望B(使浸水等之物)完全变干；干透C(指河流、井等)干涸D接到的信 E不久前的一天F参加；参与()1.I hear
9、from my cousin every two months.()2.I am dying to know where you are from.()3.John hung up his washing in order to dry out.()4.Helen borrowed my book the other day，saying that she would return it soon.()5.The stream dries up during the hot summer.()6.You will find that it is good for you to particip
10、ate in a class discussion.答案16DABECFA LETTER HOMEDear Rosemary，Thanks for your letter, which took a fortnight(两星期) to arrive.It was wonderful to hear from you. I know youre dying to hear all about my life here, so Ive included some photos which will help you picture the places I talk about.一封家书亲爱的罗斯
11、玛丽：谢谢你的来信，这封信花费了两星期才到。接到你的信真是太高兴了。我知道你急于了解我在这里的生活情况，所以我在信中附有几张照片，这将帮助你想象出我所谈到的地方。助读讲解which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰your letter。which引导定语从句，修饰some photos；其中还包含一个省略了that/which的定语从句I talk about；句中picture作动词，意为“想象”。You asked about my high school. Well, its a bush school the classrooms are made of bamboo and the roo
12、fs(屋顶) of grass. It takes me only a few minutes to walk to school down a muddy track.When I reach the school grounds there are lots of “good mornings” for me from the boys. Many of them have walked a long way，sometimes up to two hours, to get to school.你问起我的中学情况。嗯，它是一所丛林学校教室是用竹子搭起来的，屋顶是用茅草盖的。我只要沿着一条
13、泥泞的小路步行几分钟就到学校了。当我走到学校操场的时候，迎接我的是男孩子们一片“早上好”的声音。他们中许多人走了很长的路，有时候走多达两个小时才到学校。助读讲解It takes sb.some time to do sth.做某事花费某人多少时间。up to多达，高达。Theres no electricity or water and even no textbooks either! Im still trying to adapt to these conditions . However, one thing is for sure, Ive become more imaginati
14、ve in my teaching. Science is my most challenging subject as my students have no concept of doing experiments. In fact there is no equipment, and if I need water I have to carry it from my house in a bucket(水桶)! The other day I was showing the boys the weekly chemistry experiment when，before I knew
15、it，the mixture was bubbling(起泡) over everywhere! The boys who had never come across anything like this before started jumping out of the windows. Sometimes I wonder how relevant chemistry is to these students, most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway. To be honest, I dou
16、bt whether Im making any difference to these boys lives at all.这儿没有电，也没有水，甚至连课本也没有！我还在努力适应这些情况。但是有一点是肯定的，我在教学中变得更加富有想象力了。理科对我来说是最富挑战性的课程，因为我的学生对做实验没有概念。实际上，根本没有设备。如果需要水，我还得从家里用水桶提过来！不久前的一天，我正给男孩子们做每周一次的化学实验的演示，我还没明白怎么回事，混合剂就到处冒气泡了！那些从未见过这种情况的男孩子们吓得都往窗外跳去。有时候，我真想知道化学对这些学生究竟有多大的用处。反正他们中大多数人上完八年级以后就要回到
17、他们的村庄去。说实在的，我很怀疑我教的课是否会让这些男孩子的生活有所改变。助读讲解challenging adj.具有挑战性的。as引导原因状语从句。make any difference to对有作用/有影响。You asked whether Im getting to know any local people. Well, thats actually quite difficult as I dont speak much of the local English dialect yet. But last weekend another teacher, Jenny, and I
18、did visit a village which is the home of one of the boys, Tombe. It was my first visit to a remote village. We walked for two and a half hours to get there first up a mountain to a ridge(山脊) from where we had fantastic views and then down a steep path to the valley below. When we arrived at the vill
19、age, Tombes mother, Kiak, who had been pulling weeds(杂草) in her garden, started crying “ieee ieee”. We shook hands with all the villagers. Everyone seemed to be a relative of Tombes.你问我是否了解当地的人。哦，那实在是太难了，因为我还说不了几句当地人说的英语。不过，上周末我和另外一位叫珍妮的老师真的去访问了一个村庄，那是我的一个学生汤贝的家。这是我第一次到遥远的村子里去。我们步行了两个半小时才到达那里先是爬山爬到山
20、脊，在那儿能看到奇丽的景色，然后走下一个陡坡，一直走到下边的山谷。 当我们到达村庄的时候，汤贝的母亲齐亚克本来是在园子里拔草，看到我们就开始“嗳矣，嗳矣”地叫了起来。我们同所有的村民都握了手。每个人看上去都像是汤贝的亲戚。助读讲解which引导定语从句，修饰a village。shake hands with sb.与某人握手。Tombes father, Mukap, led us to his house, a low bamboo hut(小屋；棚屋) with grass sticking out of the roof this shows it is a mans house. T
21、he huts were round, not rectangular(矩形的) like the school buildings. There were no windows and the doorway was just big enough to get through. The hut was dark inside so it took time for our eyes to adjust. Fresh grass had been laid on the floor and there was a newly made platform(平台) for Jenny and m
22、e to sleep on. Usually Kiak would sleep in her own hut, but that night she was going to share the platform with us. Mukap and Tombe were to sleep on small beds in another part of the hut. There was a fireplace in the centre of the hut near the doorway. The only possessions I could see were one broom
23、(扫帚), a few tin(锡) plates and cups and a couple of jars(罐)汤贝的父亲叫莫卡普，他把我们带进他的房子，这是一个低矮的顶上有草伸出来的小竹屋这表示这间房子是男人住的。小屋是圆的，不像教学楼是矩形的。这里没有窗户，房门只够一个人进出。小屋内很黑，因此我们的眼睛要过好一阵子才能适应过来。地上摆放着一堆新鲜的草，还有一个新做的平台，是供珍妮和我睡觉用的。通常齐亚克是睡在她自己的小屋的，但是那天晚上她要同我们一起睡在平台上。莫卡普和汤贝则睡在小屋另一边的小床上。在小屋中间靠近房门的地方有一个火炉。我能看到的仅有的财产是一把扫帚、几个锡盘和锡杯，还有
24、两个罐子。助读讲解stick out伸出，突出。would在此处表示过去的一种习惯。I could see是省略了that的定语从句，修饰possessions。Outside Mukap was building a fire. Once the fire was going, he laid stones on it. When hot, he placed them in an empty oil drum with kau kau (sweet potato), corn and greens. He then covered the vegetables with banana le
25、aves and left them to steam. I sniffed(闻) the food; it smelled delicious. We ate inside the hut sitting round the fire. I loved listening to the family softly talking to each other in their language, even though I could not participate in the conversation. Luckily, Tombe could be our interpreter(作口译
26、的人)莫卡普在屋子外边生火。火一旦着起来后，他往火里扔了几块石头。烧热之后，他把石头放在一个空油桶里，加上一些考考(甜的红薯)、玉米和青菜。然后他用香蕉叶子把这些蔬菜盖上，等着它们蒸熟。我闻着食物；它闻起来很美味。我们在小屋里围着火炉坐下来吃东西。 即使我不能参与到他们的交谈中去，我还是喜欢听他们家里人用自己的语言轻声细语地交谈。幸运的是，汤贝可以做我们的翻译。助读讲解build a fire生火。现在分词短语sitting round the fire在句中作方式状语。Later, I noticed a tin can standing upside down on the grill(烤
27、架) over the fire. After a short time Tombe threw it out of the doorway. I was puzzled. Tombe told me that the can was heated to dry out the leftover(剩饭) food. They believe that any leftovers attract evil(邪恶) spirits in the night, so the food is dried up in the can and the can is then thrown out of t
28、he hut. Otherwise they dont waste anything.We left the village the next morning after many goodbyes and firm handshakes. My muscles were aching and my knees shaking as we climbed down the mountain towards home. That evening I fell happily into bed. It was such a privilege to have spent a day with To
29、mbes family.Its getting late and I have to prepare tomorrows lessons and do some paperwork. Please write soon.Love，Jo后来，我注意到一个锡罐倒放在火炉的烤架上。过了一会儿，汤贝把它从门口扔了出去。我迷惑了。汤贝告诉我说，给罐子加热是为了把里面的剩余食物烧干。他们相信剩饭会在夜晚引来邪灵，所以要把食物放在罐里烧干，再把罐子扔到屋外去。除此以外，他们不会浪费任何东西。第二天早晨，经过一番握手道别之后，我们就离开了村庄。我们下山回家的时候，我的肌肉发痛，膝盖发抖。那天晚上我感觉很开心，
30、倒在床上就睡着了。跟汤贝一家度过一天真是一种殊荣。天色很晚了，我必须得准备明天的课并且要做一些文书工作。请早日来信。爱你的，乔助读讲解my knees shaking承接and前的分句，knees后省略了were。It was a privilege to do sth.“做某事是一种殊荣”。第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意.速读P29P30教材课文，选择最佳答案Whats the main idea of the letter?AJo told Rosemary what she had done and seen in Papua New Guinea.BJo advised us to
31、come to Papua New Guinea.CJo encouraged her friend to live in Papua New Guinea.DJo introduced the local peoples battle against their enemies.答案 A.速读P29P30教材课文，匹配段落大意1Part 1 (Para. 1)AJo and Jenny visited Tombes home in the village.2Part 2 (Paras. 23)BClosing of the letter.3Part 3 (Paras. 48) CThe sc
32、hool where Jo worked and Jos work at school.4Part 4 (Para. 9)DOpening of the letter andintroduction to what will be talked about in the passage.答案14DCAB第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P29P30教材课文，选择最佳答案1In a chemistry experiment the boys jumped out of the windows because they Awere frightened by the bubbling mixtureB
33、couldnt stand the terrible smell of the mixtureCdidnt like doing chemistry experimentsDknew chemistry was not relevant to them2Which of the following descriptions is NOT right about Tombes house?AIt was a low bamboo hut with grass sticking out of the roof.BIt was dark and there was a fireplace in th
34、e centre of it.CIt was roundshaped，with small windows and a narrow doorway.DThere were only a few possessions in it.3The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that Ashe wanted to tell Rosemary her teaching life in the high schoolBshe wanted to tell Rosemary her learning life in the high school
35、Cshe wanted to tell Rosemary that she couldnt get any money by teaching the poor studentsDshe wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she was in the small village4Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?ABecause she thinks chemistry is too difficult to learn.BBecause she thinks chemistry
36、may make little difference to the kids life.CBecause the kids there hardly come across anything of chemistry.DBecause she thinks chemistry useless.答案14ACAB第三步研读能力升华接轨高考根据P29P30教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Jo works at a bush school whose classrooms 1.are (be) made of bamboo and grass.Theres no 2.elec
37、tricity(electric) or water there.It takes many of the students about two hours 3.to get (get) to school.Jo hopes to make some difference to the childrens lives by teaching them.The other day，Jo and Jenny 4.visited(visit) Tombes home.When they arrived 5.at the village，Tombes mother who 6.had been wor
38、king (work) in the garden，started crying “ieee ieee”Tombes father led them to his house，7.a low bamboo hut with grass 8.sticking (stick) out of the roof，9.where she could only see one broom，a few tin plates and cups and a couple of jars.That night Jo and Jenny slept on a 10.newly (new) made platform.They left the village the next morning after many goodbyes and handshakes.
