Ⅰ.阅读
Yacouba Sawadogo is an African farmer who has been traveling across the deserts for the last 30 years,using ancient farming techniques to fight the threatening deserts.
His story dates back to the 1980s when Africa suffered one of the worst droughts in its history.During that period,rainfall reduced by as much as 80%,killing almost all the plants.Most local people moved away to different places,but Yacouba stayed back.Instead of giving in to the violence of nature,he decided to take control and change the face of the land completely.
Unable to read and write,and with no access to modern techniques and tools,he started to employ an old African farming practice called “Zai”.The practice involves planting seeds in small holes filled with eco-friendly manure (肥料).The holes fill up with and keep the water that falls during the rainy season.This provides moisture (水分) and nutrients for the growing plants during the dry periods.Also,the manure attracts ants,which help break up the soil further and increase its ability to take in water.
Within two decades of starting his revolutionary work,a forested area of about fifty acres came up on the land of the African desert.Yacouba featured in a documentary titled The Man Who Stopped the Desert through which he became known to the rest of the world.To the great joy and relief of Yacouba,what the documentary focused on was put into the re-establishment of local forests and a training program for the farmers who wanted to learn Yacouba’s technique.Today,“Zai” is being widely practiced in the region.
1.What does the text mainly talk about?
A.A training program for African farmers.
B.A documentary about an influential African farmer.
C.The serious situation of environment destruction in Africa.
D.An African farmer fighting deserts with old farming methods.
2.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Yacouba advertised his farming practice through the media.
B.Yacouba’s efforts have made a great difference.
C.Rebuilding forests is no tough job at all.
D.Deserts no longer threaten Africa.
3.Which word can best describe Yacouba?
A.Determined. B.Knowledgeable.
C.Curious. D.Creative.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文,介绍了一位非洲农夫使用古老的耕作技术与沙漠作斗争并坚持了30年的故事。
答案及剖析:
1.D 主旨大意题。根据第一段可知,非洲的一位农夫雅各巴使用古老的耕作技术与沙漠作斗争而一直穿行在沙漠中长达30年,下文具体介绍了他的做法及影响。故选D项。A项指一个培训项目,B项指一部纪录片,C项指环境破坏的严峻情况,虽都在文中被提到,但以偏概全。
2.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知,在他开始志愿工作的二十年里,大约50英亩的林区在非洲沙漠上出现;一部纪录片讲述他与沙漠作斗争的故事,使他为人所知,并且他所倡导的方法在这一地区广为实践。由此推断,雅各巴的努力起了很大作用。故选B项。
3.A 推理判断题。根据第一段得知他能与沙漠作斗争并坚持30年,这说明他做事意志坚定。故选A项。
