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选择性必修第四册 UNIT 11 CONFLICT AND
COMPROMISE(二)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A(★)
“I was sleeping on the street for nine days.If it weren’t for Crisis，I might have died，”
said Eddie，who was a chef for years，working in luxurious hotels in London.He lost his job and
his health declined.He spent all his savings on rent and was forced to leave his home when they ran
out.
He stayed with a friend，but it was crowded，and his friend eventually asked him to
leave.Eddie found out about Crisis by chance and was referred to a Crisis at Christmas hotel.
Eddie was given a Crisis coach，who supported him in finding somewhere to live and he was
given a phone，which he used to look for work.Eddie is settled in his new home.His health
condition is much better and he is looking forward to the future.
Right now thousands of people at the sharp end of poverty are being pushed into
homelessness.People are being left with no options than to go without basics like food，heating or
keeping a roof over their heads.
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1．What is Crisis at Christmas?
A．A hotel. B．A health center.C．An employment agency. D．A charity organization.
2．What difference can you make to a beneficiary with a donation of ￡32 monthly?
A．Helping rent a luxurious house. B．Helping throw a welcome party.
C．Helping buy household necessities. D．Helping get personalized guidance.
3．How many ways are there to make a donation?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
B(★)
The best ideas are often so smart，so simple and so clearly needed；it’s strange to discover
they don’t already exist.So it is with Farm My School，a program that’s turning underused land
at secondary schools into commercially achievable，regenerative market gardens farmed by and
for local communities.
Co-founded by permaculturist(永续农业专家) Ben Shaw and regenerative educator James
McLennan，Farm My School connects local people and organizations through volunteering that
helps establish a school’s market garden.Students learn about community networks，healthy
eating，ecological responsibility，waste reduction and climate relief while helping with food
production.Schools integrate all these into their courses while producing vegetable boxes every
week that feed local families，supply the school’s food needs and ultimately pay the farmer’s
salary.
Farm My School has gained the extraordinary enthusiasm of the locals，who answered an
online shout-out to buy tickets to the program’s launch event at Bell Secondary School last
October.Called Build A Farm in a Day Festival，the event featured workshops by Ben and James
to share the skills required to build what they say is the world’s largest no-dig garden.“We
charged for the experience and 600 guys turned up！They didn’t even need free drinks to get
excited.We were gardening till midnight.It was amazing.We’ve got true community buy-in，”
says James.
Volunteers have since begun beneficial planting throughout the school.Next steps include
further discussions with local communities，employing a farmer，and bringing in a teacher to
develop courses.“We’ve seen this huge push towards seeing schools as regenerative spaces，not
just for planting but for kids to be more connected to the outside world，and really seeing the
school in a whole new light，” James says.“For us，the big excitement is that by allowing a
professional farmer to take the responsibility of growing food，it’s not only on the school to look
after that farm anymore，which eventually makes it much more sustainable，” adds Ben.
4．Why was Farm My School founded?
A．To raise the income of the local people.
B．To advocate a commercial farming plan.
C．To provide free food for local communities.
D．To turn underused campus land into market gardens.5．How do schools involve students into the program?
A．By developing program-based courses.
B．By organizing voluntary work in communities.
C．By offering them part-time jobs in the market gardens.
D．By encouraging them to produce daily vegetable boxes.
6．What does the underlined word “buy-in” mean in paragraph 3?
A．Competition. B．Investment. C．Support. D．Protection.
7．What is the highlight of the program according to Ben?
A．It brings in money to support the school.
B．The school farm will be able to last long.
C．The local people will take care of the farm.
D．Students connect more with the outside world.
Ⅱ.完形填空
Head to Flint，Michigan，on a Wednesday night，and you’ll see a blinding display of
lights near the river.
The tradition 1 on a whim in 2010 with Daniel Riddick，a doctor in Hurley Children’s
Hospital in Providence，Rhode Island.His patient，a teenager，had been in the hospital long-
term.During his stay，Daniel had 2 the kid so deeply that he decided that on the boy’s 3
night there，he would do something 4 for the final parting.
As he left，Daniel told the boy to 5 the corner near the bus stop from his window.Daniel
6 to that spot，turned around，and flickered(闪烁) his bike light up toward the hospital.To his
surprise，the teen flickered his own room lights to 7 .“From a quarter mile away it was very
8 where the kid was，” says Daniel.“I figured if it 9 once I could do it again.” And so
he did.
Daniel made it a 10 to flicker his bike lights to kids as he left for the night as a 11
way to say goodbye.The nightly tradition became such a 12 that customers started joining in
with flashlights and cellphones too.
The tradition has 13 inspired those beyond Michigan and Daniel hopes it 14 even
more.“It could happen anywhere if someone is willing to give it a try with one 15 ，” he
says.
1．A.developed B．survived C．continued D．started
2．A.negotiated with B．bonded with C．agreed with D．accommodated with
3．A.last B．usual C．scary D．challenging
4．A.essential B．accurate C．special D．tolerant
5．A.witness B．appreciate C．watch D．explore
6．A.slid B．biked C．drove D．paced
7．A.signal B．warn C．check D．respond8．A.evident B．important C．probable D．surprising
9．A.worked B．changed C．happened D．mattered
10．A.duty B．assignment C．practice D．commitment
11．A.casual B．trendy C．strange D．fun
12．A.phenomenon B．miracle C．hit D．celebration
13．A.only B．even C．nearly D．ever
14．A.improves B．spreads C．extends D．accelerates
15．A.light B．message C．hope D．sign
Ⅲ.语法填空
The Chief Executive Officer of Beijing Aiqi Technology Yang Zhang has revived the Chinese
cultural practice of using the mortise and tenon(榫卯) technique for construction which is on the
edge of extinction.
He used the ancient mortise and tenon technique 1. (construct) the Turret of
Palace Museum at a 1：81 miniscale.The choice of “Turret of Palace Museum” as the theme for
the mini building block project 2. (base) on several factors.
3． (locate) in the Palace Museum of Beijing，this architectural treasure boasts
the most delicate design and elegant shape among Chinese royal buildings.It was historically
responsible 4. protecting the palace.The complex layout of the turret posed
5.___________ unprecedented(史无前例的) technical challenge for Zhang and his team of
designers and developers.Unlike conventional building block 6. (toy)，Zhang aimed
to create a model made 7. (entire) of authentic mortise and tenon components.The
entire process of design took nearly five years，with hundreds of design iterations and continuous
adjustments.
The mortise and tenon technique,8. is the primary construction method used in
ancient Chinese architecture and represents the core of 9. (tradition) Chinese
woodworking，is gaining increasing 10. (recognize) among the public.
