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Underdeveloped People

The Indians living on the high plains of the Andes Mountains, in South America, have a background rich in history but rich in little else. These seven million people from the great old Indian nations live in a land of few trees, poor soil, cutting winds and biting cold. Their farms do not give enough food to support them. Their children from the age of three or four must work in the fields. The death rate of their babies is among the highest in the world, their standards of education among the lowest. They live at heights of ten or fifteen thousand feet, where even the air lacks the things necessary for life.

The needs of these Indians, scattered across three countries -- Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia-- are great. Their problems are difficult and their diseases are deeply rooted in an old-fashioned way of life. Probably no single program of help can greatly better their condition. Health programs are no good without farm programs, and farm programs fail where there have been no programs of education.

Five international organizations have combined efforts to seek the answers to the problems of the unfortunate descendants of the Inca Indians. They are working with the governments of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador on what they call the Andean Mission. Six areas have been formed, one each in Ecuador and Peru, four in Bolivia. Here methods are tested to attack poor education, poor food, poor living conditions and disease all at once.

We passed fields of low corn and thin wheat. Whole villages were at work planting potatoes. The men formed a line and walked slowly backward, beating the soil with sticks. The women, on hands and knees, followed the men, breaking the hard earth with their hands. Their red and orange skirts flashed brightly in the sun. The scene was beautiful, but the land, seeds and crops were all poor.

Upon arriving at a village, we went to visit the school for carpenters. It was in an old building where thirty boys were attending classes. There were two classrooms containing complete sets of tools. I saw more tools there than in any carpenter's shop in Latin America. Most of the boys were cutting boards for practice. They worked steadily and didn't even look up when we entered.

The teacher remarked that the greatest problem at the moment was finding wood, as almost no trees grow on a high plain. Someone remarked that it would not take long for the school to produce too many carpenters in an area without trees, where most of the buildings were of stone or mud. The wood brought from the jungle was too costly for most of the people. The answer was that the original purpose of the school was to train carpenters and mechanics to go to other parts of the country. They would work where the government is developing new villages at the edge of the jungle.

Across from the carpentry-room there was a machine for producing electric power. With it the boys would be taught their first lessons in electricity. Other boys studied car repairing.

In the yard a group of boys surrounded a large tractor. The teacher was showing them how to operate it. No one was sure how many other tractors there were in the area. Guesses ranged from two to ten. If the school turned out more boys to handle them than the farms could use, the rest, it was hoped, would seek a living in the lower villages where more people lived.

The next day, against the cutting winds of the Bolivian mountains, we were going to a village that is the oldest of the four Bolivian projects of the Andean mission. Behind us, across the valley, rain fell from the black clouds beyond the snowy mountain-tops. The wind and rain beat against the car as we traveled across the open fields to come to the yard of an old farm.

My trip had been panned at the last minute. Since the village has no telegraph to telephone services, no o

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How Did She Conquer the Americans?

African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful !

celebrity, according to Forbes magazine.＿＿＿＿＿＿(46)

Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US$225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches.

The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings.＿＿＿＿＿(47)

"After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves. It created new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in profits," the magazine said.

Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style.

Last month, American actor Tom Cruise, 42, surprised fans when he celebrated his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. He jumped up and down, shouting "I'm in love." Only a few years ago, Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman appeared separately on the same show telling the news of their divorce. ＿＿＿＿＿(48)

Winfrey's approach appears to be simple. She is in pursuit of self-improvement and self-empowerment (自强). This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.

Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has

spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.

Winfrey was born to a poor family in Mississippi in 1954.＿＿＿＿＿(49) At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor (主持) a news programme.

Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women's

TV network and websites for women.

Winfrey's work has extended to social change.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿(50)

She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database of dangerous child abusers. President Bill Clinton later signed "Oprah Bill" into law.

A． But it also looks at the celebrity's presence on the Internet and in the media.

B． In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act.

C． She was not a very successful woman.

D． She began broadcasting while still at high school.

E． It placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100 people last week.

F． The couple had been tight-lipped about their break-up.

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根据短文回答 46～50 题。

How Did She Conquer the Americans?

African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine.___________ (46)

Winfrey,51,draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States.Her talk show reaches 112 counties.She earned US$225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches.

The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings.___________ (47)"After 21 years,her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves.It created new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in profits。"the magazine said.

Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show" The Oprah Winfrey Show".She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style.

Last month,American actor Tom Cruise,42,surprised fans when he celebrated his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes.He jumped up and down,shouting"I'm in love."0nly a few years ago,Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman appeared separately on the same show telling the news of their divorce.___________ (48)

Winfrey is approach appears to be simple.She is in pursuit of self—improvement and self-empowerment(自强).This has proved to be just what people,especially women,want.

Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show.That pulls in viewers. For example,she revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child,and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.

Winfrey was born to a poor family in Mississippi in 1954.___________ (49) At the age of l 9,she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor(主持)a news programme

Her success has not just been on the screen.Her media group includes a women's TV network and websites for women.Winfred's work has emended to social change.___________ (50)She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database of dangerous child abusers.President Bill Clinton later signed "Oprah Bill" in to law.

A．But it also looks at the celebrity's presence on the Internet and in the media.

B．In 1991 she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act.

C．She was not a very successful woman.

D．She began broadcasting while still at high school.

E．It placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100 people last week.

F．The couple had been tight-Hipped about their break-up.

第 46 题 请选择（1）处的最佳答案

阅读材料，回答题。

How Did She Conquer the Americans ?

African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world&39;s most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine.46

Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries.She earned US$225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches.

The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings.47

"After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves. It created new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in profits, " the magazine said. Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show" . She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing

style,

Last month, American actor Tom Cruise, 42, surprised fans when he celebrated his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. He jumped up and down, shouting "I&39;m in love." Only a few years ago, Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman appeared separately on the same show telling the news of their divorce48Winfrey&39;s approach appears to be simple. She is in pursuit of self-improvement and self-empowerment ( 自强) . This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.

Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.

Winfrey was born to a poor family in Mississippi in 195449At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor ( 主持 ) a news program.

Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women&39;s TV network and websites for women. Winfrey&39;s work has extended to social change.50She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database of dangerous child abusers. President Bill Clinton later signed "Oprah Bill"into law.

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A.But it also looks at the celebrity"s presence on the Internet and in the media.

B.In 1991， she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act.

C.She was not a very successful woman.

D.She began broadcasting while still at high school.

E.It placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100 people last week.

F.The couple had been tight-lipped about their break-up.

QuesUons下列各are based on the following paassage When we talk about Americans barely into adulthood who are saddled with uttbearable levels of debt, the conversation is almost always about student loan debt. But theres a growing body of evidence suggesting that todays young adults are also drowning in credit-card debt-and that many of them will take this debt to their graves. More than 20% overspent their income by more than $100 every single month. Since they havent built up their credit histories yet, its a safe bet that theae young adults are paying relatively high interest rates on the resulting credit card debt. Although many young people blame "Socializing" a~ a barrier to saving money, most of them arent knocking back $ 20 drinks in trendy ( 时尚的) lounges. Theyre struggling with much more daily financial demands. To a disturbingly large extent, the young and the broke are relying on credit cards to make it until their next payday. This obviously isnt sustainable in the long run, and its going -to put a huge drag on, their spending power even after they reach their peak earning years, becattse theyll sttll be paying interest on that bottle Of orange juice or box of spaghetti (意式面条) they bOUght a decade earlier. A new study out of Ohio State University found that young adults are accumulating credit card debt at a more rapid rate than other age groups, and that theyre slower at paying it off, "If what we found continues to hold true, we may have more elderly people with substantial financial problems in the future," warns Lucia Duma, professor of economics at Ohio State, "If our persist, we may be faced with a financial crisis among elderly ,people who cant pay off their credit cards, " Dunn says a lot of these young people are never going to get out from under their credit card debt."Many people are borrowing on credit cards so heavily that payoff rates at these levels are not sufficient to recover their credit card debt by the end of their life, which could have loss implications for the credit card issuing banks. " Wilt is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A.Many young Americans will never be able to pay off their debts.

B.Credit cards play an increasingly important role in college life.

C.Credit cards are doing more harm than student loans.

D.The American credit card system is under criticism.

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Everyday we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat(闲谈)with friends—you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you—loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout of appearing to force yourself.

Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease(轻松)but the situation is somewhat(一点儿)different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.

1.When you speak to the class, you should speak ________.

A.as loudly as possible       B.in a low voice

C.loudly               D.forcefully

2.Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is __________.

A.noisy    B.quiet    C.having a rest    D.serious

3.The situation in the class is ________ that in your house.

A.not very different from       B.sometimes the same as

C..sometimes not the same as          D.not the same as

4. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is _______.

A.to show your ability            B.to be very gentle

C. to make sure that you can be heard      D.to put the official at ease

5.The main idea of this passage is ________.

A.that we must use different ways at different situations

B.that we must speak loudly

C.that we must keep silent at any time

D.that we must talk with the class1.