We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father‟s store.
One lesson stands out in my mind. It was shortly before Christmas. I was working evenings, cleaning up the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was wearing a brown worn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed(磨损)and his one shoelace was worn. The little boy looked poor to me — too poor to
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes
After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy, walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”
“How much you got?” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and
“That’ll just
A.Though | B.Since | C.As | D.After |
A.survival | B.labor | C.hardship | D.entertainment |
A.try | B.attempt | C.afford | D.manage |
A.that | B.one | C.it | D.this |
A.opened | B.smiled | C.shone | D.looked |
A.effort | B.word | C.time | D.courage |
A.showed | B.opened | C.gave | D.turned |
A.long | B.straight | C.wet | D.flat |
A.lay | B.had | C.held | D.laid |
A.carried out | B.picked out | C.pulled out | D.put out |
A.work | B.cover | C.pay | D.take |
A.made | B.produced | C.did | D.offered |
A.rings | B.stays | C.remains | D.sounds |
A.clean | B.normal | C.single | D.double |
A.hope | B.treasure | C.package | D.choice |
Hunger is a very real problem around the globe. This year, almost 7 million people have died of hunger already. Why do people still die of hunger when there’s more than enough food in the world?
Well, considering that there are places in the world where basic needs like housing and clean, drinkable water are not met, then it doesn’t come as a surprise that food is just not available to them. The food exists — it just doesn’t get to where it needs to be.
Nigerian farmer Samson Ogbole decided to go ahead and cultivate (培育) fruit and vegetables in a different way. Ogbole’s farming process is mainly about two concepts: soilless farming and aeroponics (气雾栽培). To put it simply — he’s growing food in the air.
As Ogbole explained during a TED talk, aeroponics is the future of agriculture because it offers many benefits. For example, it is cheaper than traditional farming because there is no need to hire as many workers since everything is done with a “click”. Also, this kind of farming is more environmentally friendly since farmers don’t use pesticides. At the same time, there are no space limitations-planting in the air means you can plant as many layers as you like. The sky is the limit literally!
So, the young farmer has been practicing aeroponics for more than five years with impressive results. His work was recently praised on social media this summer when he was featured in a network post. In the post, Ogbole’s farming method was mentioned, and Internet users had the chance to see pictures of the farmer’ s produce.
Many viewers think southern Nigeria needs this method to grow crops. This will help in bringing down the price and avoiding future food blockades (封锁) from the north. It seems that people are already realizing that this method will change the way people grow food. And, most importantly, it will help solve some of the issues related to hunger around the world.
1.What does the figure in paragraph 1 show?A.The seriousness of hunger. | B.The number of hungry people. |
C.The necessity of growing food in the air. | D.The existing population problem. |
A.There is not enough food supply. | B.Their basic needs are not met. |
C.They have no scientific planting methods. | D.Food is not equally shared. |
A.The theory of aeroponics. | B.The advantages of aeroponics. |
C.How to grow food in the air. | D.The downsides of traditional farming. |
A.Doubt. | B.Disapproving. | C.Positive. | D.Indifferent. |
Do you want to improve your quality of life? Here is some advice.
Make it a point to do something brave every day.
Debate something. If you think you know about something, nothing will prove it like arguing(辩论) it with someone who’s smarter than you.
Spend time with a child.
Recognize what makes you happy.
A.Learn something new. |
B.If you have one, consider yourself lucky. |
C.Talking with little children keeps you young. |
D.Reflect on the parts of your day that bring you real happiness. |
E.Spend some time each day alone with your thoughts. |
F.Find a friend you can debate with who has different ideas. |
G.Step out of your comfort zone and leave the routine(惯例)for a second. |
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1.Who posted the lost and found information?A.A mother. | B.A kind woman. |
C.A parent. | D.A heartbroken girl |
A.She lives alone now. | B.She can speak two languages. |
C.She takes care of children over 3 | D.She used to be a teacher’s assistant. |
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我们应该… | 我们不应该… |
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