Unit 2 Working the land language points课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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　　Amber has a degree in business management and economics.She put her skills to good use when she spent eleven months in Cambodia (柬埔寨) through World Hope International as a volunteer working with a local micro­finance (小额信贷) company to help the poor get financial services.

　　Amber's first few weeks in Cambodia was busy and difficult as she tried to learn the language, understand the culture and get used to her new surroundings.Her volunteer service involved working with a local micro­finance company.In addition to writing plans, preparing international marketing materials and building donor (捐赠人) relations, Amber met with company clients.During these visits she learned how the small loans they received transformed their lives.She learned first­hand the benefits of micro­finance, which by providing farmers and small­business owners with affordable working capital (such as money to buy a sewing machine) helped them to earn their way out of poverty (贫穷)．

　　"It never stopped amazing me when a client would show me a new home that was built because of a loan he received or the way a client's business had improved and thus allowed his children to be sent to school，" Amber said.

　　Amber recalled that one client called Paul walked her all around his house, pointing to what he had done with each of eight loans he'd received.He explained how every loan had improved his family's quality of life.Amber said he was one of the hardest­working men she had ever met.He had suffered greatly in the Cambodian Civil War and became disabled, but not once did he let it kill his dreams of realizing a better life for his family.His latest purchase, a sound system that he rented out for weddings and other parties doubled his income!

　　Amber said，"Living and working in Cambodia helped me see the world in new ways and made me aware of the hardship and suffering that many people around the world face every day.Those eleven months were some of the most meaningful months of my life."

　　语篇解读：Amber作为志愿者在柬埔寨生活、工作了十一个月，并通过帮助当地人摆脱贫穷，对世界有了新的看法。

　　1．What's the best title for this passage?

　　A．World Hope International

　　B．Benefits of Micro­finance

　　C．Amber's Volunteer Experience in Cambodia

D．Poverty in Developing Countries