Unit4BreakingboundariesⅠ.閱讀理解Ididn’tgotoSantiago,Chiletolookforfriendship.Infact,Chilewasnotevenonmywishlist.Amid-lifecrisiswoman,Igotachancetostudyabroad.Ionlywantedtolearnaboutglobalbusiness,tasteSouthAmericancuisine,andcheck“studyabroad”offmywishlist.Onthefifthday,Ijoinedagroupforaneighborhoodworkprojectaidedbytheanti-poverty(扶貧)organization.Ourtasksweretobuildawatertowerandpaintthecommunitycenter.Uponarrival,Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes.Itwaslikeasceneoutofahorriblefilm.ThatmomentredefinedpovertyformebecauseIhadneverseensuchterriblelivingconditions.Asadvised,Ishowednosignsoftheemotionalbattlegoingoninsideme.JustasIwasabouttostartworkonpainting,arequestcamethroughforafewvolunteerstohelpNadia,alocalresidentwhovolunteeredtocookforus.IraisedmyhandtohelpbecauseIwantedtospendtimewiththepeopleoftheneighborhooddespitemyshortageofSpanish-speakingskills.Nadiahadasinceresmilebutnotoverlyfriendly.Evenwithoutspeakingeachother’slanguage,westartedtolearnaboutoneanother.Wechattedaboutourchildren,ourupbringing,sharedpicturesofourfamilies,struggledtoinstructeachothertocommunicateintheother’slanguage,andlaughedmanytimes.Afterwefedeverybodyandthedisheswerewashed,mydaywasover.ButIfoundmyselfhesitanttoleave.ItwasasifIhadknownherformyentirelife.IhadnotpredictedtheunselfishnessofheartIwouldencounter,anditwasmoving.Aswewerewaitingforthecartopickusup,Nadiashowedmeherplantsthatwerewell-maintained.Icouldseethatdespitethehardconditionsshewaspassionateaboutlife.Shemademelongtobeastrongerperson.Sheshowedmethatpovertywasexternal,buthappinesswasinternal.Iwasseekingtogive100percentforawell-intentionedcause,butIleftreceiving200percentfromher.1.Whatwastheauthor’sinitialpurposeofgoingtoChile?A.Tofindnewfriendswhiletraveling.B.Toparticipateinananti-povertyproject.C.Tofulfillthedesiretostudyabroad.D.Togainagraduatecertificateinbusiness.2.Whatdidtheauthordoafterseeingthelivingconditionsintheneighborhood?A.Shedecidedtorelievethepoverty.B.Shekeptheremotionswellhidden.C.Shecomfortedtheshockedvolunteers.D.Sherefusedtocontinuethepresenttask.3.WhydidtheauthorvolunteertoworkwithNadia?A.ShefeltverysympathetictowardNadia.B.Shelongedtointeractwiththelocalresidents.C.ShewantedtoimproveherSpanish-speakingskills.D.Shepreferredcookingtopaintingthecommunitycenter.4.WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromNadia?A.Truefriendsareneverapartinheart.B.Happinessisdefinedbyapositiveattitude.C.Languageisnotabarriertogreatconnections.D.Unselfishnessisputtingothersbeforeourselves.(2025·滄州高三一模)“Moja,mbili,tatu...”O(jiān)ne,two,three.JulianaRubashaiiscountingaloudtoshowwhatshehaslearnedinschool.Delightedandproud,shecountsto20,buthermother,ZefrinaNandia,addsthatJulianacankeepcounting,andthatshealsocandosomereading.Nine-year-oldJulianaisoneofthechildrenwhohavereceivedaidthroughaprojectrunbyInternationalAidServices(IAS)insouthwesternTanzania,wheremanychildrenstayathomeallday,cutofffromsocialcontactandschooling.Theprojectimprovesschoolfacilitiesandraiseslocalcommunity’sawarenessabouteducation.Theytrainteachersandlobby(游說(shuō))thelocalauthorities.Intheseways,IASisstrugglingtoensurebasiceducationforeveryone.ZefrinawascontactedlastyearbyprojectcoordinatorFortunatusRafael,whogetsintouchwithfamiliestogetanoverviewofchildren’sneedsandschooloptions.ZefrinahadpreviouslyaskedthelocalschooltoenrollJuliana,butwasturneddownduetolackofresources.Thankstotheproject,theschoolcanofferchancestomorechildren.Partoftheprojectistrainingteachersinspecialneedseducation.Manyteachershavereceivedadditionaltraininginestimatingthedegreeofachild’sdisability.Duringthefirstyearoftheproject,270childrenwithspecialneedshavebeenevaluated,andofthese,200gotthechancetogotoschool.TheteachersScolasticaNyoniandBwiganeMwasipubothappreciatehowithasstrengthenedtheirskills.“Whenteachingchildrenwithspecialneeds,weknowwhomtopayextraattentionto.Thismeansacloserrelationbetweenteachersandstudents,”saysScolastica.It’sayearsinceJulianagotintotheclassroom,andhermothernoticesdefiniteimprovement.“Sheusedtobelonelyandunhappy.Now,she’smuchhappierandalwayswantstogotoschool,”saysZefrina.Theteachersalsonoticebigchangeshavetakenplaceinthelocalcommunity.“Parentsarenowcomingtoustofindteacherstoteachtheirchildrenwithspecialneeds.Previously,theydidn’tthinkthatschoolingwouldbepossibleforthesechildren,”saysBwigane.5.Whatisparagraph2ofthetextmainlyabout?A.ThelifeofaTanzaniangirlnamedJuliana.B.ThechallengesfacedbyTanzanianchildren.C.ThesuccessstoryofaschoolprojectinTanzania.D.IAS’seffortstoimproveeducationalaccessinTanzania.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“enroll”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Assess. B.Award.C.Accept. D.Contact.7.WhatdotheteachersthinkoftheIAS’sproject?A.Ithelpstheteachersknowtheirstudentsbetter.B.Itimprovestherelationshipbetweentheteachers.C.Itoffersassistancetotheteacherswithspecialneeds.D.Itprovidesdisabledstudentswithachancetorecover.8.HowdoestheIAS’sprojectbenefitthecommunity?A.Disadvantagedchildrenreceivefinancialsupport.B.Theoverallawarenessofeducationisraised.C.Moreschoolsarewillingtoadmitlocalchildren.D.Beliefingovernment’spoliciesisstrengthened.Amajoremergencycancreatehundredsofthousandsofrefugees(難民)overnight.ThemostimmediatewayinwhichorganizationslikeUNHCRandtheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)canhelptheserefugeesisbysettinguprefugeecamps.Refugeecampsaredesignedtobetemporary,buttheyoftenremaininplacefordecades.Insomepartsoftheworld,childrenhavegrownupandhadchildrenoftheirownwithouteverleavingtheircamp.Criticsarguethattheyforcerefugeestobeentirelydependentondonations.OnejournalistwhovisitedtheNyadeoucampinthesouthoftheRepublicofGuineaA(Africa)in2001,describedhownormallypeacefulpeoplewerereducedtofightingwitheachotherwhenthefoodtruckarrived.Refugeescampscaneasilybecomedirty,overcrowdedandareoverrunwithdiseaseorcrime.Inmanycamps,drugdealershidethemselvesamongthemajorityofinnocentrefugees.Onealternativeforrefugeesistosettleinatownorvillage,makingthembecomepartofthelocalpopulation.Thisisknownasthe“self-settlement”.Severalaidagenciesarguethattheself-settlementisabetteroptioninmanycasesthanrefugeecamps.Theysaythatself-settledrefugeescanstarttorebuildtheirlivesstraightaway,andarefreerandsaferthanrefugeesincamps.Oxfam,theICRCandmanyotherinternationalaidagenciessupportprogramsinwhichrefugeesarehelpedtoself-settle.RepresentativesofUNHCRarguethatrefugeecampsarethebestwayofsavingthegreatestpossiblenumbersoflives.Theypointoutthatitismucheasiertohelppeopleiftheyareallgatheredinoneplace.Thisiscertainlytrueofemergencyrelief,forexamplethedistributionoffood,water,sheltersandmedicalsupplies.Itisalsotruethatlong-termaidprograms,suchasfamilytracing,orphansupportand,perhapsmostimportantly,education,canallbecarriedoutmuchmoreeasilywhenrefugeesarealllivingtogetherinoneplace.9.Whoareresponsiblefortherefugees’dependenceondonations?A.Critics.B.Children.C.Refugeecamps.D.UNHCRandtheICRC.10.Whatadvantagecanself-settledrefugeesenjoy?A.Morepersonalaid.B.Morelivingspace.C.Bettertrainingprograms.D.Abettersenseofsecurity.11.Whatbenefitcangatheringrefugeesinoneplacebring?A.Itcanhelpsavemuchland.B.It’seasierforthemtogetschooling.C.Itcanreducethenumberoforphans.D.Itallowsfamiliestobetterhelpeachother.12.Whichofthefollowingisnotdiscussedinthetext?A.Theadvantagesofrefugeecamps.B.Thedisadvantagesofrefugeecamps.C.Theadvantagesoftheself-settlement.D.Thedisadvantagesoftheself-settlement.Ⅱ.七選五SimpleYetAmazingWaystoBeWiserWisdomisawonderfulfruitofexperience,knowledgeandgoodjudgement,whichactuallyallowsustoconquerthedemandsoftoday’sdifficultandchallengingworld.1.Herearesomestrategiesthatyoucanfollowtogetwiser.

?Neverbackawayfromlearning2,soyoumustdevelopathirstforknowledge.Takenewclasses,readbooks,listentoeducationalpodcasts,andthelistgoesonandon.Ifsomethingconfusesyou,surftheInternetandclearoutyourproblems.Alloftheseactivitieswillstrengthenyourcritical-thinkingskills,finallyhelpingyoutackleaproblemsmoothly.

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Whynothavewisepeople,suchasyourteachersandcolleaguesasyourmentors(導(dǎo)師)tomakeyourselfbetter?Engageinusefuldialogwiththem.Themoretimeyouspendwiththem,themoretransferofknowledgetherewillbe.Beimmersedintheirknowledgeasmuchasyoucan,andyouwon’tregretit!?OpenyourselftodiverseanglesBewillingtoacceptdifferentviewsandobservetheworldfromdifferentangles.Neverbaseyourperspectiveonthemostpopularopinionorwhatisthemostfamiliartoyou.4.

?Alwaystrustyourgut(直覺(jué))Peoplewhotendtolistentotheirheartsarebetteratmakingdecisionsthanpeoplewhoonlylistentotheirminds.5,butgutsalsocountandpeoplemostlyignorethat.Wheneveracertainsituationoccurs,checkhowyoureactandthengowithyourgut.

A.CalluponthewisdomofothersB.ShareyourknowledgewithothersC.ItalsocalmsusdowninterriblesituationsD.WeoftenthinkthatwisdomisassociatedwiththeheartE.InspirehumanityandseeyourlifechangeforthebetterF.Trainyour