1、Recently I read the Human Development Report.I couldnt help thinking about another problem which the world is facing hunger.According to the report,2,400 people are dying from hunger every day;nearly 13 million in southern Africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes,floods
2、or wars.In a word,hunger remains the biggest problem of the world today.Its strange to see that man can travel to the moon,but still doesnt know how to feed himself.You may ask，“Who steals our bread？”The first thieves should be populationgrowth,poverty and loss of rich farmland.In less developed are
3、as like South Africa,the population grows faster than the crops.It is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them.So it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger.Acc
4、ording to the report,the worlds food production is enough to feed everyone if it is given away well.But the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor.Although they are just using their own earning,the fact is that they are coldly watching others starvin
5、g away.Luckily，some developed countries such as Netherlands,Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help those hungry people in African countries.We hope other developed countries will follow them.多积词汇according to 按照；根据所说remain vi.保持；依然；留下；留待population n.人口poverty n.贫穷；缺乏provide vt.&vi.提供，供给，供应suffer f
6、rom 遭受；患病production n.产量；产品；生产starve v.挨饿；饿死The HumanDevelopment ReportIn the year 2000,147 world leaders agreed towork together to reduce poverty by 2015 or earlier.From this agreement came the Human Development Report.human/hjumn/n.(与动物等对比的)人development/dvelpmnt/n.发展develop v发展；开发；变化；成长；冲洗agree to
7、 do sth.同意做某事 poverty/pvti/n.贫穷本句为完全倒装句式。原文呈现 读文清障Section Introduction&Reading Pre-readingindex/ndeks/n.指数measure/me/vt.测定；测量；评估expectancy/kspektnsi/n.(根据概率得出的)预期数额原文呈现 读文清障One of the most important sections of this report is the Human Development Index.This examines the achievements of 175 countrie
8、s.The Index measures a countrys achievements in three ways:life expectancy(how long people usually live),education n教育 income/nkm/n.收入surprise n意外，惊奇。此处属于抽象名词具体化用法。at the top of 在顶端Iceland/aslnd/冰岛Netherlands/nelndz/荷兰原文呈现 读文清障education and income.The index has some surprises.Norway is at the top of
9、 the list,while the US is at number 7.The other top five countries are:Iceland(2),Sweden(3),Australia(4),theNetherlands(5).position/pzn/n.位置Sierra Leone/sier lin/塞拉利昂at the bottom of 在底部with Sierra Leone(in West Africa)at the bottom of the list 是“with名词介词短语”类型的 with 复合结构，在句中作状语。原文呈现 读文清障The UK is in
10、 the thirteenth position，while China is in the middle of the list.The bottom ten countries are all African countries,with Sierra Leone (in West Africa)at the bottom of the list.goal/gl/n.目标“be to do”结构表示安排、命令、意向或目的。21 make sure 确保，后接 that 引导的宾语从句。22 up to 多达原文呈现 读文清障The report describes eight Develo
11、pment Goals .The most important goals are to：reduce poverty and hunger；make sure 21 that all children have education up to22 the age of 11；23 developed adj.发达的developing adj.发展中的24 encourage.to do.鼓励做 原文呈现 读文清障fight AIDS and other diseases；improve the environment of poor people,eg.make sure they hav
12、e safe drinking water；encourage developed 23countries to give24 more help to other countries.人类发展报告第 13 段译文在 2000 年，来自世界各国的 147 位领导人同意一起协作，力争到2015 年或更早的时候减少贫困。人类发展报告就来自于这个共识。这份报告中最重要的部分之一就是人类发展指数。它审查 175 个国家的成就。这项指数从三个方面衡量一个国家的成就：预期寿命(人们通常活多长时间)、教育和收入。这个指数显示了一些令人感到意外的情况。挪威高居榜首，而美国则排在第七。位于前五位的其他国家是：冰
13、岛(2)、瑞典(3)、澳大利亚(4)和荷兰(5)。英国位居第十三，而中国处于中等水平。处于末端的十个国家均是非洲国家，塞拉利昂(位于西非)排在最后。报告描述了 8 个发展目标。最重要的目标是：减少贫困和饥饿；确保所有儿童 11 岁之前都能接受教育；对抗艾滋病和其他疾病；改善穷苦人民的(生活)环境，例如：确保他们有安全的饮用水；鼓励发达国家给予其他国家更多的帮助。原文呈现 读文清障The 2003 Human Development Report gives examples of25successful development.For example,in nine years(1953196
14、2),China increased life expectancy by 13 years.In the last ten years in China,150 million people moved out of 26 poverty.However,the challenges are still great.Every day 799 million people in developing countries are hungry.25 give examples of.给出例子26 move out of 脱离；摆脱，搬出27 Although more than 80%of c
15、hildren.是 although 引导的让步状语从句。28 educate/edjket/vt.教育；培养；训练。本句运用了现在进行时的被动语态。原文呈现 读文清障Over half of these are in South Asia or Africa.Although more than 80%of children in developing countries go to primary school27，about 115 million children are not being educated 28.More than 1 billion people in devel
16、oping countries do not drink safe water.However,in other regions of the world,e.g.Eastern Europe,water is now mostly safe to drink.29 The report shows that.but that.中，but 连接两个并列的宾语从句，表转折，注意第二个 that 不能省略。30 make progress 取得进步progress 是不可数名词。31 make efforts 努力make efforts to do sth.努力做某事32 developed c
17、ountries 发达国家developing countries 发展中国家33 financial adj.财政的；金融的finance n财政；金融34 interestingly adv.有趣的是原文呈现 读文清障29 The report shows that we are making some progress 30 but that we need to make greater efforts31.Although developed countries32 give some financial33 help,they need to give much more.Inte
18、restingly34，35 that give the most money 是定语从句，修饰先行词 the countries。that 在从句中作主语，不可省略。36 it is right that they should do so中 it 是形式主语，真正的主语是that 从句。原文呈现 读文清障the countries that give the most money35 are the Netherlands,Norway and Sweden.These are among the five richest countries in the world,so it is r
19、ight that they should do so36.第 45 段译文2003 年人类发展报告列举了一些成功发展的例子。譬如，在 9 年(19531962)的时间里，中国的人均寿命就增加了 13 岁。过去的 10 年里，中国有 1.5 亿人口脱贫。然而，挑战仍然很严峻。在发展中国家，每天有 7.99 亿人在挨饿，其中一半以上的人来自南亚或非洲。虽然发展中国家 80%以上的儿童能上小学，但仍有约 1.15 亿儿童得不到教育。发展中国家里 10 多亿的人喝不上安全的水。然而，在世界的其他地区，如东欧，现在的饮用水大多是安全的。报告显示：我们正在进步，但是我们需要做出更大的努力。虽然发达国家提
20、供了一些经济援助，但是援助的数量需要大大增加。有趣的是，捐钱最多的国家是荷兰、挪威和瑞典。它们都属于世界上最富有的五个国家，所以它们这样做是合情合理的。.Match the word with its meaning.1figure A评估；测定；测量2educate B发展3position C饥饿4expectancy D收入5goal E贫穷6measure F数字7development G教育；培养；训练8poverty H目标9income I位置10hunger J预期数额答案：15 FGIJH 610 ABEDC.Write down the meaning of phrase
21、s in each sentence.1Up to two hundred people were on board the ship.2He always studied so hard that he made great progress.3Put your name at the top of each page.4Make sure you close the door before you leave.5Were making every effort to make our environment much cleaner and safer.达到取得大的进步在顶端确保尽力1Ma
22、tch the countries with their continents.Australia,France,Germany,Iceland,Japan,Sweden,the Netherlands,the UK,the USContinentCountryNorth AmericaAsiaEurope Oceaniathe USJapanFrance,Germany,Sweden,theNetherlands,the UK,IcelandAustralia2.What are the problems that the developing countries face?How to s
23、olve them?参考答案：Problems：poverty,less education,bad environment,diseases etc.Measures：Develop education(make sure everyone can receive education)Reduce tax items Improve the environment Encourage developed countries to give more help to the developing countries The government should encourage people
24、to improve the present condition to reduce poverty and hunger.Fast-reading1Read the text quickly and write down the main idea.The text tells us the Human Development Report which includes andthe Human Development Index,eight Development Goalsexamples of successful development2Match the main idea of
25、each paragraph.(1)Para.1 ADeveloped countries should give more financial help.(2)Para.2 BExamples of successful development in 2003.(3)Para.3 CThe most five important goals of the report.(4)Para.4 DThe HD Index measures a countrys achievement.(5)Para.5 EHow the Human Development Report came out.答案：(
26、1)(5)EDCBA.Careful-readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answers.1From the text,the countries that give the most money to the developing countries are the following EXCEPTANorway BSwedenCthe U.S.Dthe Netherlands2From the passage we know that 147 world leaders agreed to work together to
27、reduce povertyAonly in 2015 Bby 2015Cin 2015 or later Dby 2015 or earlier3The Human Development Index measures a countrys achievement in three ways：Alife expectancy,education and environmentBincome,life expectancy and educationCeducation,environment and incomeDlife expectancy,environment and income4
28、The fact that we are killing a lot of chickens because of the bird flu agrees with the Development Goal ofAimproving the environment of poor peopleBreducing poverty and hungerCfighting AIDS and other diseasesDencouraging developed countries to help other countries5The challenges of development are s
29、till great.One example is thatAmore than 80%of children in developing countries go to primary schoolBwater is now mostly safe to drink in Eastern EuropeCabout 400 million Africans or South Asians are hungry every dayD250 million Chinese have moved out of poverty in the last ten years答案：15 CDBCC.Stud
30、y-readingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1The UK is in the thirteenth position,while China is in the middle of the list.句式分析 句中 while 为并列连词，意为“然而”，表示对比转折。尝试翻译 英国排在第十三位，而中国处于中等位置。2The report shows that we are making some progress but that we need to make greater efforts.句式分析 本句中
31、含有两个 that 宾语从句作动词shows 的宾语，其中第一个 that 可省，第二个 that 不可省。尝试翻译 报告显示，我们正在进步，但是我们必须做出更大的努力。3These are among the five richest countries in the world,so it is right that they should do so.句式分析 该句是由并列连词 so 连接构成的并列句。在后一分句中 it 是形式主语，真正的主语是 that they should do so。尝试翻译 他们都位于世界上五个最富有的国家之列，所以他们这样做是合情合理的。“课时跟踪检测”见“Module 2 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)