As the saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish,and you feed him for a lifetime.”This is the way the charity organization Heifer International (國(guó)際小母牛慈善組織)wants to end world hunger.

It began in the 1930s when an American farmer, Dan West, went to Spain to help people in need. He tried to feed the people with milk. But it seemed that there would never be enough milk. It made him think that what they needed was“not a cup, but a cow”.

Dan West returned to America. He worked together with some friends to find ways to end hunger. He believed giving animals and providing training would stop world hunger. With his help, Heifer International was set up.

On Heifer International’s website, you will see a list of animals like cows, chickens, pigs and even fish and bees. You can offer help by buying some animals for one certain family. Those animals will have babies. With more and more animals, these families will be able to support themselves. Once these families get better lives, they will pass on the act of kindness to others. More importantly, you are buying the resources(資源) for programs run by Heifer International to help more families.

The programs also help small-sized farms. As a rule, each farmer must give his animal’s first female(雄性) baby to another in need. Heifer International also provides training on animals health and feeding. And these farmers all agree to teach others what they have learned as another rule.

However, there is still a long way to go. The milk may run out. But if families have their own cows, they can get plenty of milk to feed themselves. The organization wants the farmers to go on

working together, helping each other and learning from each other. Maybe hunger can really be stopped.

1.According to the passage, we know that Dan West .

A. set up a team in Spain B. helped people with enough fish

C. was a Spanish farmer D. helped set up Heifer International

2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the charity organization Heifer International?

A. Heifer International makes a list of animals on its website.

B. Farmers in the program must teach others how to feed animals.

C. Farmers in the program must give all the animals' babies to others.

D. Heifer Intermational provides training on animals' health and feeding.

3.If we put the passage into four parts, which of the following is the best?

(①=Para.1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤= Para.5 ⑥= Para.6)

A. ①;②③;④⑤;⑥ B. ①;②③;④;⑤⑥

C. ①②;③;④⑤;⑥ D. ①②③;④;⑤;⑥

4.The best title of this passage may be“

A. Advice on Feeding Cows B. A Cow Instead of a Cup

C. The Charity Organizations D. An American Farmer

1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B 【解析】本文是說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了慈善機(jī)構(gòu)“國(guó)際小母牛組織”的成立目的、成立過(guò)程、成員必須遵守的規(guī)則等。 1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段最后一句可知,Dan West幫助建立“國(guó)際小母牛組織”。因此選D。 2.推理判斷題。由第三段第一句可知,在“國(guó)際小母!本W(wǎng)站上,能看到動(dòng)物清單,故判斷A項(xiàng)正確;由第五段最后一句可知,在“國(guó)際小母牛組織”...
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