高考英語時事熱點(diǎn)話題閱讀

熱點(diǎn)01經(jīng)濟(jì)幫扶與社會共同進(jìn)步

一、閱讀理解

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Lastyear,Zhang'sstoresawrevenueofabout5millionyuan(5772,000)andmadeaprofitof500,000yuan.

Mhangamiwasalsohighlyimpressedbythelaughterheheardamongfannersduringhistrip,whichhesaidhelped

inspirehim.

Inhisnotebookhewrotethatsuchlaughterwasnotonlysharedbyoneparticularvillage,but"bythehundreds

ofmillionsofpeoplethathavebeenpulledoutofpoverty".

Onthefive-daytrip,whichwasorganizedbyXinhuaNewsAgency,MhangamiwasjoinedbyMichaelChick,

aMalaysianmediaworker,andbySouthAfricanteacherShaunNishandhisdaughterRebecca.

Theforeignerstraveledto(heonce-poorcounty,Jinzhai,toexperiencerurallifeandtowitness(henation's

povertyalleviation(減輕)efforts.Attheendoflastyear,some10()millionpoorruralresidentslivingbelowthe

povertylinenationwidehadshakenoffpoverty.All832poorcounties,includingJinzhaicounty,hadbeenliftedout

ofpoverty.Duringtheirvisit,theforeignersweresurprisedbythelevelofinternet,developmentand(hebooming

digitaleconomyintheruralarea.ShaunNishsaidhehadbeenamazedbytheamountoflocalinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)

設(shè)施)，addingthathehadnotbeenexpectingtoseesuchawidevariety.Healsothoughtthatroadsinthearea

wouldbelesswide.Heandhisdaughter,wholiveinHefei,capitalofAnhui,werealsodelightedwiththeeasy

accesstowirelessinternetinthevillages.

Chick,whohastraveledtomanySoutheastAsiancountriesforTVproductionworkandisnowturninghis

attentiontoChina,said,"ItisnotjustWi-Fi—it'sinternetconnectivity.That'sprettymuchhowthisvillagewe

visitedisabletomarketitsproductsoutside.^^

?'Whenyoutalkaboutinfrastructure,itisalwaysroads,waterandhealthcare,butpeoplealv/aysforgetto

mentiontheinternet.Theinternetinfrastructureformsthebasisforawholelotofthings.Itchangesyour

perspective,itopensupyourmarkets.,,

1.Whatistheattitudeoffarmers,likeZhang,tothenation'spovertyalleviationefforts?

A.Opposed.B.Unconcerned.C.Supportive.D.Objective.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutthepovertysituationfromParagraph4?

A.Thecountythattheforeignersvisitedisstillpoverty-strickennow.

B.China'spovertyalleviationeffortshavebenefitedthecountyalot.

C.AllthepoorinChinahavebeenliftedoutofpoverty.

D.All832poorcountiesinChinahavebeenfairlywell-off.

3.WhatbenefitpovertyalleviationeffortsbroughttoruralareasisNOTmentionedIinthepassage?

A.Wirelessinternetconnectivity.B.Roadinfrastructure.

C.Boomingdigitaleconomy.D.Full-coveredWi-Fi.

4.Whatisthebesttitleofthisarticle?

A.Theprocessofpovertyalleviation

B.SomeachievementsinChina'spovertyalleviationefforts

C.China'scurrenteconomicstrengthafterpovertyalleviation

D.Tripstoareasthathavebeenliftedoutofpoverty

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Itookoneofthebagsfrommycar.Itwasstilldarkout.Iheadedforagroupofthreemen.standingarounda

tree,probablyusingitasawindbreaker.AsIwalkedtowardthem,oneofthemwatchedme,perhapsquestioning

mymotives.44Ithoughtyouallmightneedsomefreshnewsocks,“Isaid,handinghimapair.Helookedconfused

alfirstbuttookthemandsaid,“Thankyou."Igavehimtwomorepairsforhisfriends.Imovedon.Anhourlater,

Ihadgivenoutallthesocks.Mostpeopleweresleeping,andIfeltlikeSanta.Onherfirstdayteachingstudents

frompoorfamiliesatanaftcr-scho-31programinNewYorkCity,AlyssaKapasinoticedhowmanykidswere

liningupforfreesandwichesandfruitintheschoolcafeteria.Oneoftheworkersexplainedthatmanyofthese

studentsdon'tgetenoughtocatathome,soaschoollunchoranafter-schoolmealmightbethemostfoodthey

wouldgetallday.

Kapasi,whoattendsprivateschool,wasverysurprised.What,smore,shemadeuphermindtohelp."Iwant

otherkidstounderstandthatifyouseeaproblem,youdon'thavetowaittogrowuptofixit,“saysKapasi.She

andagroupoffriendsarenowputtingtheirprogrammingskillstoworktocreateanappcalledFoodforThought,

whichwillallowparents,students,andevenkind-heartedstrangerslodonatetoalunchaccountforastudentin

needatanearbyschool.

About20millionAmericankidsreceivefreelunches.Twomillionmorecanhavelow-pricemeals,andthose

students'familieshavetopayforpartoftheirfood.Whentheydon'thavethemoneyonanygivenday,the

studentsmighthavetosettleforan"alternative（可替代的）meal”suchasacheesesandwich.

Theapp—whichisgettingfinancial（財政的）supportfromaGoFundMepage—providesanonymity（匿

名）lothosewhoreceivelunchanddonors.Toreceivehelp,afamilywillneedonlyarecommendation（推薦）

fromaschoolteacher,andnooneelsehastoknow.

**Iwanttomakeanappthatallusersfeelnoshameinusing,“saysKapasi.Shehopestotesttheappina

schooldistrictthisfall.

5.WhydoesKapasiwantlocreateanapp?

A.Toteachkidshowtohelpothers.B.Topractiseherprogrammingskills.

C.Tointroduceherschooltothepublic.D.Tosolvetheproblemofhungerinschools.

6.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“settlefbr"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Buy.B.Make.C.Accept.D.Offer.

7.WhatshouldafamilydoiftheywanttogethelpfromFoodforThought?

A.VisitaGoFundMepage.B.GetintouchwithKapasi.

C.Berecommendedbyteachers.D.Donatesomethingelseinstead.

8.WhatcanweinferabouttheusersofKapasi5sapp?

A.Theywon'tlosefaceinusingit.B.Theywillmakemoneybyusingit.

C.Theywillknowwhooffersthemhelp.D.Theywon'tmeettheirdonorsuntilthis

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WASHINGTON—TheheadoftheWorldBanksaysforthefirsttimeinhumanhistory,itispossibletoend

povertyaroundtheworld.JimYongKimtoldaWashingtonaudienceTuesday,hewantstomakeendingworld

povertyby2030atopgoalforthebankandgovernmentsaroundtheworld.

WorldBankPresidentJimYongKimsaysthattheproblemsofpoverty,hungerandinequalityarewide,urgent

andamatterofsurvivalofmillions.

“Weknowthatdespitethegreatsuccessesofthelastdecade,therearestillabout1.3billionpeoplelivingin

extremepoverty,870millionwhogohungryeveryday,and6.9millionchildrenunderfivedyingeveryyear,“he

said.

ButKimtoldaWashingtonaudiencethattheprevioussuccessfuleffortstocutthenumberofpeoplelivingin

extremepovertybyhalfgivethemhope.

“Wcarcatanmomentinhistory,whenthesuccessesofpastdecadesandanincreasinglyfavourable

economicoutlookcombinetogivedevelopingcountriesachance—forthefirsttimeever—toendextremepoverty

withinageneration/*hesaidinaspeechatGeorgetownUniversityuOurdutynowmustbetoensurethatthese

favourablecircumstancesarematchedwithdeliberatedecisionstorealizethishistoricopportunity.”

Kimsayssuccesswillrequireincreasingthespeedofeconomicgrowth,particularlyinSouthAfricaandSouth

Asia.

Buthewarnedthatcivilunrestcouldhappenifeconomicgrowthdoesnothelppeoplealallincomelevels,and

alsoincludewomenandyouth.KimsaysthattheWorldBankandotherdevelopmentagencieswillhavemore

resourcestogetthisjobdoneright."Meetingthis2030goalwilltakeextraordinaryeffort,hesaid.

However,Kimwarnedthatalltheprogressinfightingpovertycouldbedestroyedbyclimatedisastersunless

thenationsoftheworlddomoretopreventclimatechange.

9.IntheopinionofJimYongKim,worldpoverty.A.isdifficultbuthopefultoendby2030

B.existsonlyinAfricaandAsia

C.isnotquitehardtoendby2030

D.willbesure(odisappearby2030

10.WhichofthefollowinggivesJimYongKimthehopetoendworldpoverty?

A.Economicgrowthisincreasingindevelopingcountries.B.Greatsuccesseshavebeenachievedinscienceand

technology.C.Adecreasingnumberofpeoplearclivinginpoverty.D.Allcountrieshavestartedtofightpoverty.

11.Theunderlinedword"auspicious"inParagraph5mostprobablymeans"

A.unforgettableB.lucky

C.disappearingD.important

12.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thekeyofendingworldpovertyispreventingclimatechange.

B.Atopgoal—endingworldpovertywillpossiblybeachievedby2030.

C.Thesuccessofendingpoverty—economicgrowth.

D.Theprogressinfightingpoverty.

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Overthepast40years,Chinahashelpedmorethan700millionruralresidentsoutofbeingpoor,andthe

povertyrate—theproportionofpeoplelivingbelowtheChinesepovertyline—hadfallenamongtherural

populationfrom97.5percentin1978to3.1percentattheendof2017,officialfiguresshows.China's

achievementsinpovertyalleviation;扶貧）madetheworldlookatChinawithadmiration.

“Forme,itisunbelievablethatover40years,thatis,overthecourseofoneworkinglifetime,Chinahasgone

fromoneofthepoorestcountriesintheworldtoonethatisabouttoeliminate（消除）absolutepoverty,^^saidCraig

Allen,presidentoftheUS-ChinaBusinessCouncil.

VaraprasadSekharDolla,aprofessorofChinesestudiesalIndia'sJawaharlalNehruUniversity,alsospoke

highlyofChina'sachievementsinpovertyreduction."IfglobalpoveriycamedowngreailyinihelastIhreeorfour

decades,it'spartlybecauseoftheChinesecontributiontoreducingpovertywithinitsownnationalboundaries,“

saidtheIndianscholar.

IntheeyesofKhairyTourk,aprofessorofeconomicswiththeStuartSchoolofBusinessattheIllinois

InstituteofTechnologyinChicago,4imanycountrieslookuptoChinatolearnfromitsexperience/,4tTheChinese

experienceisbasedonbuildingamodeminfrastructure（基而出設(shè)施）andthenonsettingupspecialeconomiczones

thatwouldhelpunderdevelopedcountriestobecomemoreindustrial^headded.

InthegovernmentworkreportdeliveredattheopeningoftheannualNPCsession（全國人大會議）onMarch

5,Chinapromisestoreduceitspopulationofruralpoorbyover10millionthisyear.

13.What'sthepurposeofthenumbersgiveninthefirstparagraph?

A.ToshowChinahashelpedmanyruralresidentsoutofpoverty.

B.ToimplymanyChinesearcsufferingfrompoverty.

C.TbshowthegreatchangesofChinainthepast40decades.

D.ToindicateallChinesewilleliminatepovertythisyear.

14.What,stheattitudeofCraigAllentoChina'sachievementsinpovertyalleviation?

A.surprised.B.interested.C.upset.D.indifferent.

15.Whichisthemeaningof（heunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A.TheglobalpovertyhascomedownexceptChina.

B.Chinashouldtryitsbesttohelptheworldoutofpoverty.

C.Chinahasmadegreatcontributionstoworldpovertyalleviation.

D.Chinahaseliminatedpovertycompletely.

16.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Chinawillmakemoreprogressinpovertyalleviation.

B.Chinahasdonealotinpovertyalleviation.

C.Chinahasrealizeditsdreamtohelpitspeopleoutofpoverty.

D.TheworldspeakwellofChina'sachievementsinpovertyalleviation.

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Relievingpovertyhasbeenoneofourgovernment'stopconcernsforthepastdecades.Poverty（貧困）in

reir.oteareasinChinaisvirtuallyagreatobstaclefortheChinesetogetcommonprogress;thus,itisurgentforus

tohelpthepeopletheretoshakeoffpovertythesoonerthebelter.Forthisaim,（hegovernmenthasalreadysent

techniciansandexpertstopoverty-strickenareastohelpboostlocalagriculturalproductionandteachthelocals

newtechniques.TheMinistryofLaborhasalsotrainedmanyrurallaborersthroughdifferentprograms.Butall

thesearenotenough.Severalotherwayshavebeenproposedasfollows.

Firstofall,thegovernmentshouldencourageasmallpartofthepeopleintheremoteareastogetwealthy

aheadofothersbyequippingthemwithrelevantfundsandagriculturaltechnology.These“bcttcr-ofTs“cannotonly

setagoodexamplebutgiveconfidencetothepoorerintheireffortstogetridofpoverty.Whenallthepeopleget

rich,（hegeneralleveloflivingstandardcanbegreatlyimproved.Withtheirlivingstandardimproved,theycan

attachgreaterimportance（oenvironmentalprotectionandarewillingtoinputconsiderableamouniofmoneyto

educatetheirchildren.Onlyinthiswayisasustainabledevelopmentguaranteed.

Secondly,wemustcalluponpeopleinallwalksoflifethroughoutthecountry,especiallythosewealthy

citizensincoastalareastohelpthosestrugglingbelowpovertylineinpoorremoteregionsout.Wemustrealizethat

onlyafterallChinesepeopleliveacomfortablelifecanwebepeacefullyenjoyingmaterialprosperityinlife.Helps

cancomeinvariousforms--donatingmoneytothepoorfamilyandbookstoschooldrop-outs,collegegraduates

volunteeringtoworkinthemostneededregions,bringingknowledgetothem.etc.

Thelastbutnottheleast,thegovernmentshouldraisetherateoftaxontherich.Thiscanshortenthegap

betweenthepoorandtherichaswellasbenefitthecountry'srevenues（財政U攵入）whosebetterpartisinturn

allocatedtothepoorremoteareas.

Admittedly,itisnevereasytocastofftheshadowofpovertyintheremoteareascompletelyintheshortrun.

Buteveryoneofusshouldgoallouttohelpthoseinpoverty,wearcconfidentthatourcountrywillbemore

pov/erfulandprosperousintheprocessofrelievingpoverty.

17.Whatdocstheunderlined“shakeoff'inparagraph1mean?

A.getridofB.setoffC.dieoffD.putoff

18.Howmanywaysareintroduced:orelievethepovertyaccordingtothetext?

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

19.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.BlockstotheProgressandDevelopmentofChina

B.ApproachestoRaisingtheRateofTaxontheRich

C.ReasonstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChina

D.SuggestionstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChina

20.Howdocstheauthororganizethetext?

A.bycomparisonB.bylistingC.bydefinitionD.bycontrast

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PresidentXiJinping,whilevisitingavillageinNorthChinasShanxiprovince,calledonWednesdayfor

greatereffortsandmoreeffectivemeasurestohelpthoselivinginpoverty.

Thepresidenthaspaidmuchattentiontopovertyreductioninrecentyears.InhisNewYear'saddress,Xisaid

thatwhathecaresmostaboutispoorpeople.Thepeople'slongingforahappylifeisthegoalthattheCommunist

ParyofChinaisstrivingfor,XisaidduringaslopinthevillageofSongjiagou,Kelancounty,duringhisShanxi

inspectiontour.Thevillageisnewlybuiltforlocalpeoplewhorelocatedfrompoverty—strickenhomesnearby.He

calledonthevillagersto“rolluptheirsleevesandworkon”andthepeople'slivelihoodswill"risejointbyjoint

likesesameflowersonthestcmjthcpresidentsaid.

Xirecognizedthelocalgoveminent'seffortstorelocatevillagersfromimpoverished（貧困的）areastonewly

builtresidences.Heurgedlocalaudioritiestotakemoremeasurestohelppoorpeopleimprovelivingconditions

andraisetheirincomes.InthevillageofZhaojiawa,Xiheldtalkswithcivilservantswhoweredispatched（派遣）

fromtheKelancountypeople'scongressforthevillage'spovertyalleviation（緩和）work.Heencouragedthecivil

servantstohaveintensivecontactswithvillagersandhelpihemoutofpoverty.

NolingthattheCPChasdispatchedanumberofofficialsandteams（olakechargeofpovertyreliefal

grassrootsorganizationsinrecentyears,Xisaidthatthemeasuresarceffectiveforpovertyalleviation.Thenumber

ofpeoplelivinginpovertynationwidewasreducedby12.4millionlastyearto43.35million.Thegovernmentwill

liftanother10millionpeopleoutofpovertythisyear,accordingtotheGovernmentWorkReport.

21.WhatdoesthepresidentthinkofthefuturelifeofthepeopleinNorthChina?

A.Itisquitepromising.B.Itwillbelikeastem.

C.Itwillremainthesame.D.Itwillbecomeharder.

22.Howmanypeoplewerelivingunderpovertytheyearbeforelast?

A.12.4million.B.43.35million.

C.55.75million.D.33.35million.

23.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleof(hearticle?

A.President'sInspectionTourinSouthChina

B.President'sUrgeforPovertyReduction

C.Government'sEffortstoRelocatetheVillagers

D.Government'sPlanforPovertyAlleviation

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Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewith

incomesbelowthepovertylinearcconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofind

solutionstotheproblem.

Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,ihepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwilhtoday's

relativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentof(hepeopleintheUnitedSlatesarebelowthepovertyline.

However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggest

severalreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.

Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnitedStatesarcnotqualifiedtowork.Over40

percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.A

largenumberofpoorpeopleareold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormalretirement

age.

Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons:theyaresick,theydonothaveany

niolivalion,theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydonotbelievethattheycanfindajob.

Otherpoorpeoplelookfbrajob,butcannotfindone.Manypooradultsneverwent(ohighschool.Therefore,

whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.

Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreducepovertyinthecountryinthefollowingv/ays:

First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarc

qualifiedtolookforjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbelowthepovertyline.

Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor,thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.

Ifthegovernmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,educationandtrainingforpoorpeople,thepoorwill

havetheskillstooffer.Thenitismoreprobablethattheycanfindjobs.

Finally,ifthegovernmentdistributessociety'sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeopleabovethe

povertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothe

poorarecalledwelfare.

Someeconomistsarelookingforbettersolutionsto(hepovertyproblem.However,althepresenttime,many

peopledependonwelfareforaminimallyacceptablestandardofliving.

24.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.thepovertyline

B.howtolookforjobs

C.howtoraisethestandardofliving

D.thecausesofpovertyandsolutionstotheproblem

25.Ifthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertyline.

A.fallsB.doesnotchange

C.risesD.changesalrandom

26.Whichoneisnotthereasonthatpooradultsdonotlookforjobs?

A.Theyaretoosicktowork.B.Theyhavenomotivation.

C.Theyfamilyproblems.D.Theyarctoolazytofindjobs.

27.Theunderlinedword“distribute”means"

A.chargeB.share

C.receiveD.deliver

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Whyispovertysodifficult(oovercome?Whyarepoorerpeoplelesslikelytoinvestintheirownlearningand

abilitydevelopment,butmorelikelytobeaddictediotelevisionandvideogames?

Inthepast,apoorpersonwasnormallyconsideredtohavebadcharacterorhavenoambition.Bancijcc

correctssuchviewsandexplainstheeconomicsbehindthepoor.Poorpeopletendtolivewithmoreworriesintheir

lives,hesaid,sotheyneedtoolssuchastelevisions,cellphones,junkfoodandvideogamestorelieveworries

morethanothers.Butinvestmentinlearningoftentakesalongtimetogetrewards,whilethepoorareoften

impatientduetoeconomicreasons,andtheirlifeinthemeantimeisgettingmoreworrisomeandboring.

Thatgoesforhealth.Bancijccandhiswifefindthatthepoorspendthesameamountofmoneyandtime,or

evenmoreonhealthandmedicalcarethanthemiddleclassgroup,buttheytendtogetbadeffects.Thereasonis

thatthepooroftenlacktheessentialmedicalandhealthyknowledgeandtheytendtogetmedicaltreatmentwhen

thediseasehasworsenedtoacertainstage.Besides,theytendtotrustthedoctorswho“givestrong

medicine^becausetheybelievesuchdoctorsarethe"good"ones.Butin伉ct,“strongmedicine^alwaysleadsto

resistancetodrugsandovertrealmeni.Thiskindofattitude,whichemphasizestreatmentratherthanearly

prevention,hasbroughtmanypoorpeoplemoreeconomicstressandphysicaldamage,andevenhasaffectedthe

educationoftheirnextgeneration.Accordingtothestudy,childreninpoorerphysicalconditiontendtospendless

timeinschoolandhavelowerincomesaftergraduation,sopoverty9cts“inherited”.

Whenitcomestofinance,Bancijee'sresearchhasfoundthatthepooroftenneedtoborrowlittleand

short-termloanswhilepayingextremelyhighinterestrates.Itisalsobecausethepoortendtotakehigherfinancial

risks——theyoftenhaveunstableincomesandareunabletogetworkingcapitalfrombanks,sotheyrelymoreon

thesehigh-interestloans.Andthesesmallloanspulabrakeontheirsavingsagainstrisks.

Howcouldihepoorstepintothemiddleclass?Maybestartingabusinessisawayout.Butfortheextremely

poor,it'simpossibletogetthecapitaltheyneedtostartabusiness.Inmostcases,amorepracticaloptionisgetting

ajobingovernmentagenciesbecausecomparativelyspeaking,governmentjobsareverystable,whichgivethe

poortheopportunitiestobehiredforthelongterm,toincreasetherangeoftheirthinkingandthusenabling

fairiliestomovefrompovertytothemiddleclass.

Baneijee'sresearchprovidesanewperspectiveforgovernmentstounderstandpoverty,sothatpoliciescanbe

tailoredtodecreasepovertyandultimatelyeliminate（消除）it.

28.Howdothepoordealwiththeissueofhealth?

A.Theyspendlessmoneyinpreventingdisease.

B.Theyfbcusmoreonthediseasesthanearlyprevention.

C.Theyusuallythinkitessentialtoresiststrongmedicine.

D.Theyarcwillingtogetfreemedicaltreatmentfromthegovernment.

29.Fromtheunderlinedsentence,wccanlearnthat.

A.povertyisproducedbythepoor

B.povertyispasseddownbytheirparents

C.povertyhassomebadeffectsonthepoor

D.povertycausespeopletobearmoreeconomicstress

30.Banerjeeconsidersitdifficulttoovercomepovertybecause.

A.thepoorhavebadcharacterorhavenoambition

B.thepoorprefertoinvestinbusinessratherthanwork

C.thegovernmenthasn'ttakenproperandeffectivemeasure

D.thepoorweretroubledby(heirlives,healthandfinance

31.Whatcanwclearnfromthepassage?

A.Thepoorhaveattachedimportancetoeducation.

B.Thegovernmentcan'tprovidethejobsfbrthepoor.

C.Allthepoorneedtostartabusinessfortheirsurvival.

D.Bancijcc'sresearchishelpfulfbrthegovernmenttoridofpoverty.

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ZhangYaping,a32-ycar-oldv/oman,wasawardedapoverty-alleviation(扶貧)prizebytheStateCouncil

LeadingGroupOfficeofPovertyAlleviationandDevelopmentearlier(hisyear.Despitedifficultywalking,she

overcamepovertythroughherowneffortandhelpedmanypeoplearoundher.

BorninGansuprovince,in1988,Zhangcontractedpolio(小兒麻痹癥)atayoungage,whichaffectedher

abilitytowalk.Whenshewasajuniorhighschoolstudent,atrafficaccidentcausedpermanentinjurytoherfather's

leg.Zhanghadtodropoutofschooltotakecareofherfatherandfbrseveralyears,continuedlearningbyherself.

Shewasadmittedintoasecondarytechnicalschoolin2009.

Aftergraduation,shedecidedtoworkinherhometown,"Mybrotherandsisterwerequiteyoung,andmy

mothercouldn'tlakecareofbothofthemaswellasmydisabledfather,soIcouldnotgofar,"saysZliang.

Shetriedherhandatvariousjobs,butfounditdifficultbecauseofherlegailment.She(hendecided(ogrow

cropsinalargescale,inspiredbyothervillagers.

“Atthebeginning,ididn*thaveenoughmoneyorlabor,soiwenttovillagers'homeseverydaytryingto

persuadethemtojoinme,aswellasexploringeverymeanstocollectmoney."saysZhang.

Althoughsheenjoyedagoodstarttoherfarmingcareer,itwasn'tlongbeforealandslidecausedbyheavyrain

andanearthquakein2017resultedinheavydamagetohercooperative.tkThelossjustrobbedmeofnyconfidence

tocontinue.However,itoccurredtomethatitwasIwhoencouragedothervillagerstojointhecooperative.IfI

gaveup,Iwouldbelackinginmyresponsibilitiestothem,“recalledZhang.Finally,ZhangYapingfoundher

resolveandrestartedherbusinesswiththehelpoflocalgovernment.Thecooperativegraduallydevelopedintoa

large-scaleoperation,whichhasbenefited206households.Theybidfarewelltopovertyandledaprosperouslife.

“Inthefuture,Iwanttoexpandthescaleofthecooperative,formmyownbrand,promotedeepprocessingof

ourproductsandapplymoretechnologyinraisingourlivestock.AlthoughIwalkslowlyandtakelongertoget

whereIamgoing,IbelievethatsomedayIwillovertakemanyothers,^^saysZh