第三章 阅读表达

第一篇

Around the world, people live in homes of many shapes and sizes. In some countryside, people live together with their family in a huge house with gardens or backyards. On the other hand, the buildings in cities are usually very close together.

A home can be any kind of building— large or small. Some people even have homes on boats, in tents or in caravans that can be moved around. Caravans are mobile homes. They are towed (拖，拉) by either a car or a huge truck. Some of them are holiday homes. We can see many families staying together in these caravans.

In the past, rich and important people built strong castles to keep their families safe. The castles (城堡) were built on hill tops with high walls and some even had moats. Moats were deep and wide ditches (壕沟) filled with water. They made it difficult for enemies to attack.

Today, we have different ways of protecting our homes. Some homes are installed with video cameras and an alarm system. These will help to alert (向……报警) home owners if someone tries to break in.

Homes are important to all the people. Everyone needs a home where they feel sheltered and safe.

1. How are the buildings in cities?

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2.What is used to tow the caravans?

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3.Who built castles to keep their families safe in the past?

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4.Why were moats built?

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5.What do people use to protect their homes today?

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第二篇

Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise in 2008. Its goal is to make sure all children have a chance for education. Six years later the non-profit organization is building a new school somewhere every 90 hours. It has helped more than 22.000 children in Africa Asia and Latin America.

It all started when Adam Braun was a college student. He was visiting India when a boy stopped him and asked for money on the street. Mr. Braun asked the boy what he would want if he could have anything in the world.

“I thought the answer was going to be ‘a house’ or ‘a car’ or ‘a boat’. His answer was ‘a pencil’. So I gave him my pencil and he was just happy and excited. I realized he never had been to school before and that was the reality for 57 million children around the world.” Braun said.

Adam Braun started working in finance after he graduated from college. But he never forgot the boy and the problem he realized.

“We live in a world in which every child can have a chance to get a good education because we have everything necessary already. We are able to educate every child. So I promised to help create that world.” Braun said.

Mr. Braun raised money for his project. He paid for building the first Pencils of Promise school in Laos five years ago. Since then his organization has helped pay for more than 200 schools in the countryside of Laos Nicaragua Guatemala and Ghana.

1.When did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise?

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2.How often is the organization building a new school somewhere six years later?

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3.What would the boy in India want if he could have anything in the world?

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4.What did the boy’s answer make Adam realize?

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5.Why did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise?

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