1、牛津高中英语 模块十Advance with English Module 10 Students Book牛津高中英语 模块十 学生用书Unit 1 Building the future第一单元 建设未来Pages 2-3 Reading Part B第2到3页 阅读 B部分M10U1 Reading: Teach a man to fish授人以渔In 1985, there was little rainfall in Ethiopia, which led to poor harvests and the death of many of the countrys cattle. T
2、he gravity of the situation shocked Bob Geldof, an Irish musician, so he organized a charity concert called Live Aid to raise money for the victims of hunger in Ethiopia. The concert took place on 13 July 1985 in two placesLondon and Philadelphiaand included the biggest stars of the time. Geldof int
3、ended the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public more aware of the problem. In the end, $100 million was raised, which was used to buy food and to provide help with development projects in Ethiopia. The concert also made the headlines around the world, and put great pressure
4、 on politicians and statesmen to do something about the problem of world hunger. Live Aid was in 1985, but for many people in the developing world, disease and poverty are still a serious problem. According to the United Nations, ten million people die every year of starvation or problems related to
5、 having a poor diet. In fact, hunger is the worlds number one health risk, killing more people than any disease. In wrestling with the dilemma of worldwide hunger, the United Nations set up an agency called the World Food Programme(WFP) in 1963. The WFP has organized a number of programmes, includin
6、g the Food-for-Life programme, which sends emergency food aid to countries during times of trouble; the Food-for-Growth programme, which targets people most at risk, such as babies, pregnant women and old people; and the Food-for-Work programme, which helps people without jobs support themselves by
7、giving them work and paying them in food aid. Through programmes like these, the WFP has helped more than one billion people since it was set up. This is beyond doubt an amazing achievement, but is it enough? Today, some developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America stand at a crossroads. W
8、hile they are seeing great development, they are still poorer than many countries in other parts of the world, and there is a danger that they could fall further behind developed countries. They need help, but the sad truth is that merely sending loaves of bread is not enough. It is only a short-ter
9、m solution to a long-term problem. There is a saying that goes, Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life. In order to find a permanent solution to this long-term problem, countries need to develop so that they can either grow the f
10、ood they need, or have enough money to buy this food on the world market. What developing countries really need to do is to stop poverty by fighting the causes of it. One way to help a country develop is to improve its infrastructure. The infrastructure of a country is what makes everything run well
11、, and it includes things like transport, irrigation, electricity, telephones, and schools. These things provide a framework for new jobs to be created, allowing people to help themselves so that they no longer need to depend on others. Another way to help a country is through the development of priv
12、ate enterprise along with job training in order to address the problem of unemployment. For example, in Afghanistan, housewives and windows have been taught to sew clothing, which they can sell for extra income. In eastern Nigeria, young people are being trained to use computer technology to develop
13、 their problem-solving and communication skills, and to find new occupations in the field of technology. In South Africa, a community programme is providing training and help for people without jobs or homes, so that they can learn to make works of art to sell to tourists. Although this is a bit dif
14、ferent from conventional businesses, the programme is growing fast, and many people have been quite successful in it. Finally, we must remember that the future of a country lies in the hands of its children. This is why education and training for young people is so important. There are hundreds of s
15、uccess stories from all over the developing world, showing that a lot is being done to fight poverty, yet we cannot pretend that the fight is over. Poverty is still killing people. However, these small victories are a good start towards a better future, as they are not the results of giving a man a
16、single fish so that he can eat for a day. They are the result of teaching a man to fish so that he can fill his belly for a lifetime. 1985年，埃塞俄比亚几乎没有降雨，这导致收成损毁，很多城市的牛畜死亡。事态的严重性让鲍勃格尔多夫，一位爱尔兰音乐家震惊，格尔多夫想通过音乐会为解救饥饿筹钱，并提高公众对该问题的意识。1985年7月13日，音乐会在伦敦和费城两地举行，出席者包括了当时最红的巨星。所以他组织了一场名为“现场援助”的慈善音乐会，为埃塞俄比亚饥荒受难者募
17、集资金。最后，筹集到了一亿美元，这些钱被用来购买食物以及为埃塞俄比亚的发展项目提供帮助。 “现场援助”音乐会发生在1985年，但对许多发展中国家的人来说，疾病和贫困仍是严重的问题。音乐会还得到了全世界的关注，这给政客们施加了巨大压力，迫使他们为世界的饥饿问题做一些事情。根据联合国的资料，每年有一千万人死于饥饿和营养不良。为了抗击世界各地的饥荒，联合国于1963年成立了世界粮食计划署（WFP）组织。世界粮食计划署已经组织了若干项目，包括：挽救生命粮食计划该计划为处于危机时刻的国家送去紧急粮食援助；健康成长粮食计划它主要以身处危险中的人作为目标，例如婴儿、孕妇和老年人；帮助失业的人们维持生计的以工
18、贷赈计划通过给他们工作，用食物援助支付他们的工资。通过这样的计划，世界粮食计划署从其建立起，已经帮助了十亿多人。勿需置疑，这是惊人的成就，但是这就足够了吗？发展中国家真正需要做的就是通过与贫困的根源做斗争来消灭贫困。这样做的方法之一就是改善一国的基础设施。一国的基础设施就是让一切良好运作的设施，包括交通、灌溉、电力、电话和学校等。这些事业如果发展起来，就会为人们创造就业机会，使得他们可以帮助自己而不用依赖他人。今天，非洲、亚洲和南美洲的一些发展中国家正处于关键时刻。当前它们正经理巨大的发展，但同时它们依然比世界上很多其他国家要贫穷，并且有进一步于落后发达国家的危险它们需要帮助，但不幸的事实是仅
19、有食物援助是不够的那仅仅是一个长期问题的短期解决办法。发展中国家真正需要做的就是通过与贫困的根源做斗争来消灭贫困。为了找到解决这一长期问题的长久之计。有句俗语是这样说的：“授人以鱼，三餐之需；授人以渔，终生之用。”国家需要发展以生产他们需要的食物，并有足够的钱在世界市场上购买这些食物。尽管这有一点点不同于传统的商业，但它迅速成长，许多人很成功。帮助一个国家的另一个方法是通过私营企业伴随职业培训的发展解决失业问题。例如，在阿富汗，家庭主妇和寡妇们被教授缝制衣服，这些衣服可以出售增加额外收入。在尼日利亚东部，年轻人接受培训，学习使用电脑技术来发展他们的解决问题和沟通的技能，并寻找技术领域新的职业。
20、在南非，一项社区计划为失业和无家可归的人提供培训和帮助，让他们用金属丝制作艺术品向游客出售。尽管这有一点点不同于传统的商业，但它迅速成长，许多人很成功。在各处的发展中国家有数以百计的成功故事，表明人们正在做许多事情与贫困作斗争。但我们不能佯称斗争已经结束。贫困仍然在致人死亡。但是，这些小的胜利是通向更美好未来的良好开端。因为它们不是“授人以鱼，三餐之需”的结果。它们是授人以渔的成果，让一个人可以一生填饱肚子。据信，在未来的数十年中，世界人口将增长到大约九十亿。这一发展应不同于过去的发展，过去的发展污染环境且浪费自然资源这应该给人们敲响了警钟，因为一个简单明了的事实是为了让每一个人生存，在全球发
21、展方面必须有重大改变。对于现在讨论的这个问题，一种可能的解决办法就是可持续发展、可持续发展是长期规划，关注环境和保护自然资源它完全是为每一个人创造更好的保健、教育、住房和改良的生活标准。这是一个简单的想法，不过也是一个难于付诸实践的理念。然而，这是我们必须要做的，因为没有可持续发展，我们的未来和我们的子孙的生命将处于危险之中。在我们的现代生活中，我们做的几乎每一件事都要用到地球的自然资源。这些自然资源为做许多重要的事情提供能量：运输、烧开水及为电器供电。这一列表几乎是无穷无尽的。为了能做所有这些事情，我们主要依靠燃料，如煤、天然气和石油来产生能量。煤、天然气和石油在地下找到。一旦这些燃料的储量
22、用光了，它们就没有了。我们现在消耗这些燃料的速度要远远超出生产这些燃料的速度一些人相信如果这种情况继续下去，油田和煤层在将来将会枯竭。此外，燃烧这些燃料产生二氧化碳，而二氧化碳对环境有害。二氧化碳是造成空气、水和土壤污染的原因之一，造成酸雨。这就是许多人正在强烈要求使用替代能源的原因。替代能源不会耗尽。一些可再生的能源例如有太阳能、风能和水电。当人们变得更加关注保护环境时，此类能源正变得日益受欢迎。太阳能用太阳来提供热、光、热水和电。管子里有油或者水，加热后被送到储能槽里储存到需用时，亦或被用来发电。太阳照射到镜子上，加热镜子以及镜子下面的管子。收集太阳能的最普通的方法就是通过使用一个包括镜子
23、、管子和储能槽的复杂系统。过去，风能被用来抽水和磨面粉。今天，风能被用来发电风能装置被安装在地面以上至少30米的地方，在那里风力很大在所有的可再生能源中，水电是最古老的，也是最普遍的。水电依靠水流动的力来发电，因此电站必须建在水源之上。技术的发展允许我们存储和输送水电，因此不住在水电站附近的人们也可以使用它。在世界的许多地方，人们正采取初步措施，来引入此类可再生能源。例如，尼日利亚的一些人接受训练使用太阳能；这对我们及我们子孙的未来意味着好事。许多社区在使用这些能源以前，没有用过电。类似项目的引进将有希望帮助结束对环境的蓄意破坏，在全世界推广可再生能源。在哥斯达黎加，人们正在用水电为他们的小村
24、庄供电。M10U1 Project: A gift for the future In the next several decades, the worlds population will increase to about nine billion people. This should set alarm bells ringing, since the bare fact is that in order for everyone to survive, serious adjustments need to be made in worldwide development. Thi
25、s development needs to be different from past development, which polluted the environment and wasted natural resources. One possible solution to this problem now being discussed is sustainable development. Sustainable development focuses on preserving the environment and natural resources. It is all
26、 about creating better health care, education, housing and improved standard of living for everyone. This is a simple idea, but one that is hard to put into practice. However, it is something that we must do, because without sustainable development our future and the lives of our children and our gr
27、andchildren will be in danger. Nearly everything we do in our modern lives requires the use of the Earths natural resources. These natural resources provide the energy for many important things: for transport, for boiling water, and for powering electrical equipment. The list is almost endless. For
28、all these things, we mostly depend on fuels such as coal, gas and oil to produce energy. Coal, gas and oil are found underground. Once deposits of these fuels are used up, they are gone. We are now consuming these fuels at a much higher rate than they are being produced. Some people believe that if
29、this continues, oilfields and coal mines will become empty in the future. On top of this, burning these fuels produces carbon dioxide, which is harmful to the environment. Carbon dioxide contributes to air, water and soil pollution. This is why many people are pushing for the use of alternative ener
30、gy sources. Alternative energy sources can be used without running out. Some examples of the alternatives are solar energy, wind energy, and hydroelectricity. As people are becoming more aware of the need to protect the environment, these types of energy are becoming more and more popular. Solar ene
31、rgy uses the sun to provide heat, light, hot water and electricity. The most common way to gather solar energy is to use a complex system of mirrors, pipes and a storage tanks. The solar radiation shines onto the mirrors and heats them as well as the pipes below them. The pipes have oil or water ins
32、ide them, which is heated and sent to the storage tank until needed or used to produce electricity. In the past, wind power was used to pump water and make flour from grain. Today, wind power is used to produce electricity. Wind power units are placed at least thirty metres above the ground, where there is a lot of wind. Of all the alternative energy sources, hydroelectricity is the oldest and most common. Hydroelectricity uses the force of water flow to produce electricity, so power plants must be over a water source. Developments in technology have allowed us to store and send ele
