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Unit3Family MattersJUSTA BROTHERIt was thefinal part of the2016World TriathlonSeries inMexico.With just700metres go,领先.Alistair Brownleewas in third place and hisyounger brother,Jonny,was Alistairpushedhe释义towards thefinish linein theburning haat,but ashe手足之came roundthe corner,he sawhis brotherabout tofall onto the track.Alistair had to choose—情,or achance towin therace有麻烦.For Alistair,thechoose wasclear.His brotherwas Hehadto help.Alistair rantowardsJonny,caught himand startedpulling himtowards thefinish line.Alistair thenpushed hisbrother over意想不到的the line.The moveput Jonnyin secondplaceandAlistair himselfinthird.Itwas an endtothe race,but Alistairdid notwant todiscuss itwith themedia.He justwanted tosee hisyounger brother,whorush to the medicalarea.The Brownleebrothers havebeen doingtriathlons theywere children.“Obviously,when yourolder brotheris doingit,you thinkits acool thingto doJ saysJonny.Alistair saysthat they尽可能地encourage eachother whenthey train.Despiteargue over“stupid things”now andthen,Alistair agreesthat havea brotheris anadvantage.Throughout myentire life,Ive hadmy brothertryto beat meat everythingI do.It hasbeen anenormously positiveforced分歧取]肖watch bymillions,the endingtotherace hasshould thebrothers havebeen资格or highlypraised fortheir actionsBut forAlistair,this decision was easyexplain:“Mumwouldnt havebeen happyif Idleft Jonny.1At thatmoment,he wasno longeran athleteaimfor amedal-he wasjust abrother.
1.Make aspeech aboutChinas aidto othercountriesHello!My nameis ZhanBingbing.Lately,all ofus haveseen Chinesepeople onTV infar-off placesin the world helpothercountriesto develop.We see Chinese workersbuilding roadsin theCongo,a portin Pakistan,railways inPanama,and anairport inSri Lanka.And weseeChineseminers,oil workers,agriculture experts,mechanics,and doctorswork innearly everycorner of theworld.And somepeople mayask.Is itworth itWhy需要发展help peopleoverseas whenChina hasmany areasthat arestill tIhad the same questionsmyself.But forme,it wasmuch morepersonal.You see,my motheris amedicaldoctor,and forthe lasttwo years,she hasbeen workinga volunteerconsultin Tanzania,Africa,as apartofa medicalteamsend bythe Chinesegovernment.前彳主To behonest,when my mother firstAfrica,I wasupset.You see,my mothercooked me更重要的是,dinner everynight,and she took good care of me.But she was mybest friend.We talked闲暇时光_together,we spentour together,and exceptfor schooland work,we werenever apart.So Iwasunhappy abouther leavingwithout evenasking formy input.But thenI beganto hearabout the work she was doingin Tanzania,a countrythat hasmany health(释义)problems,and nowI amsinging adifferent tune.Many dangerousdiseaseswhich arerare in China are quite commonlycontracted(释义)inTanzania.And,while thecountryis quitebeautiful andhas muchnatural wealth,many of the peoplearequitepoor andlive(我们认为理所当然的东西),without suchas electricity,running water,cars andgood transportsystems,and supermarkets.One projectthat mymother workedonwashelping to build acardiac(释义)hospital.Prior tothis,if aTanzanian had a heartcondition andneeded surgery,they wouldhaveto goabroad.Since(释义)this wasquite expensive,manypeople wentwithout medicaltreatment andsome evendied.Now,not onlyTanzanianshelped bythe hospital,but people in neighbouringcountries arehelped as well.It hasmade abigdifference their lives.My motheralso doesa circuitoftherural villagesto providemedical()treatment,help thosewith disable,and provideconsultation andtraining forlocal doctors.In addition,()her teamhas givenpatients newmalaria treatmentcapsules inventinChinaand thishas savedmanylives.Today,I wantto relayto youthat Improud oftheworkmymotherhas doneand Iam now()support ofit.Is herwork worth it Yes,tothelives ofthe peopleshe ishelping,it is worthit.But by()any criteriathis work isworthit tous aswell,because itshows thatwe areglobe citizensinterestedin worldstability,and thatwe feelresponsible othersand(共享未来)are readytobuilda communitywith formankind.Everyone deservesa fairchance inlife.When Ithink ofall thethings thatwe asChinese citizenscan bemost proudof,helping otherscomes atthetop ofthis list.Now that I understandhow importantmy mothersworkis,Ive decidedto becomeavolunteer myselftohelppeopleinother lands.In thefuture,I praythat youwill dothesame.Thank you!阅读下面短文,从每题所给的、、、四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项A BC D(辞职)Before Iwas born,my momhad workedasanurse.However,she resignedshortly aftermybirth to21me.After Iturned12,she22to work.She leftat5:45a.m.,which leftme23for wakingmyself up,preparing breakfastand walkingtotake the7:30a.m.bus.I24being lefthome alonein themornings.On dayswhenshe didntgo tothe25,she droveme bothways.Those werethe26days.One day,aswewalked downthe sidewalk,I sawan elderlyman27us.He brokeinto awidesmile,but Ididnt28him.Leigh!Leigh!”he calledmy mothersname.I lookedat himand smiled,unsure ofmy role.“I hopeyou knowhow29you are!,,he saidafter somesmall talkwith Mom.Ilooked athim30since Ihad noidea whathewastalking about.“You havethe mostwonderful,31and lovelymother,“he said.When Iwas inhospital lastmonth,shetookgoodcareofme.Actually,young lady,I shallnever32her.n Rightthen,I33what itmeant formy momtobea
34.She wascaring for,serving andloving total35,often duringthe darkesttimes intheirlives.She caredfor themand me,too.
21.A.send forB.wait forC.care forD.seek for
22.A.refused B.returned C.planned D.agreed
23.A.ready B.anxious C.eager D.responsible
24.A.hated B.regretted C.enjoyed D.practiced
25.A.hospital B.school C.company D.bank
26.A.busiest B.longest C.happiest D.loneliest
27.A.judging B.approaching C.comforting D・dragging
28.A.reject B.spot C.admire D.recognize
29.A.lucky B.cute C.pretty D.sweet
30.A.calmly B.excitedly C.confusedly D.disappointedly
31.A.intelligent B.caring C.attractive D.outgoing
32.A.forgive B.leave C.cheat D.forget
33.A.doubted B.understood C.ignored D.wondered
34.A.doctor B.lady C.nurse D.helper
35.A.strangers B.friends C.colleagues D.adults阅读下面短文,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1The youngartist andpotter Allanhadawife andtwo finesons.One night,his eldersondeveloped asevere stomachache.Neither Allannor his wife tookthe conditionvery36serious,but theboydied suddenlythat night.Knowing thedeath could37avoid ifhe hadonly realizedthe seriousnessofthesituation,healways felthewasguilty.Worse still,hiswifeleft hima shorttime later,38leave himalone withhis6-year-old youngerson.Unable tostand thehurt andpain,he turnedto alcoholandbecame39alcoholic.As thealcoholism progressed,Allan beganto loseeverything hepossessed andfinally diedalonein asmall bar.Hearing ofhis death,I thought/40a completefailure!,9As timewent by,I beganto revaluemy41early roughjudgement.I knewAllans nowadult son,Ernie,one ofthe kindestand mostcaring menIve everknown.1hadnt heardhim talkmuch abouthisfather.One day,I workedup mycourage toask himwhat42earth hisfather haddone sothat hebecamesuch aspecial person.Ernie saidquietly,As achild untilI lefthome at18,Allan cameinto myroomevery night,43giveme akiss andsaid,*Love you,son.Tears cameto myeyes asI realizedthatIhad beena foolto judgeAllan asa failure.He didnftleavemany material44possess behind.But hewas akind lovingfather,45left behindhis bestlove.。
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