SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Pre-readingHaveyoueverbeenavolunteer?Ifso,canyoutellyourclassmatesyourexperience?PresidentJohnF.Kennedybegantheprogram,PeaceCorps,in1961.ThePeaceCorpssendsAmericanvolunteerstoprovidetechnicalassistanceineducationandotherareasindevelopingcountries.AmandaPeaseisoneofalmost40volunteersservinginruralschoolsinSierraLeone.Scienceteachersareinespeciallyshortsupply.EffortsinSierraLeonetogetmorechildrenthroughprimaryschoolhaveledtocrowdedhighschools.AmandaPeaseistheonlychemistryandphysicsteacheratherschool.Shesaysshehastoworkhardtogetstudentsmoreinterestedinlearning,asshethoughttheywouldbe.“Ihadsortofaromanticideacomingtoadevelopingcountrywhereeveryoneissupermotivatedbutjustdoesnothaveopportunities,andthatisnotexactlyhowitis.NotthatIamsayingtheopportunitiesaresogreat,becauseofcoursetherearelimitedopportunitiesifyoucompareittoAmerica,butIthinkoneofthebiggestthingsisliterallyjustmotivation，”shesays.Ms.PeaseteachesscienceatSaintJoseph’s,ahighschoolineasternSierraLeone.ShestudiedchemicalengineeringattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.ShedecidedtoservefortwoyearsinthePeaceCorpsaftershefinishedherdegree.“Iwastryingtodecidebetweengoingtheacademic(学术的)routeanddoingapostdoctoral(博士后)degreeandgointoindustry,andthenIhadbeendoingsomevolunteerworkandtheideawasalwaysfloatingaround，”shesays.PeaceCorpsvolunteersleftSierraLeonein1994becauseofcivilwar.Butnowtheyareback.Whatshelovesbestaboutherexperience,shesays,isthemagicalmomentwhenstudentsunderstandachemicalprocessoraskherformoreexercises.Morethan8,000PeaceCorpsvolunteersarecurrentlyservingaroundtheworld.Volunteersbecomepartofthecommunitywheretheyworkandlive.Welcometotheunit1．Lookandthink.参考答案：It_is_better_to_teach_a_man_to_fish_than_to_give_him_a_fish.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.(1)Whatdoyouthinkmayleadtopoverty?答案：diseases/naturaldisasters/unemployment/localenvironment/wars/growingpopulation/wrongpoliciesandstrategies(2)Whatpossiblesolutionscanyoufindtotheproblem?答案：provideeducationaltraining/donatefoodandmoney/providemedicalcare/improveenvironmentanddeveloprenewableenergyFastreadingChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1．WhenwastheconcertLiveAidheld?A．July13,1984.B．July15,1985.C．July13,1985.D．June13,1985.2．WhydidBobGeldofholdsuchacharityconcert?A．BecauseEthiopiasufferedfromseriousflood.B．BecausemanypeopleinEthiopiaweresufferinghunger.C．Becausehewantedtobefamous.D．Becauseheandhisfriendslovedmusicverymuch.3．Whatisthebiggesthealthriskintheworld?A．Cancer.B．Heartdisease.C．Birdflu.D．Hunger.4．WhatdoestheWFPstandfor?A．TheWorldFoodProgramme.B．TheWorldFireProgramme.C．TheWorldFoodPlan.D．TheWorldFloodProgramme.5．Whatdothedevelopingcountriesreallyneedtodo?A．Toborrowmoremoney.B．Toplantmorecrops.C．Tofightthecausesofpoverty.D．Todeveloptheeconomy.答案：1～5CBDACCarefulreadingⅠ.Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1．WhatwasthecharityconcertorganizedbyBobGeldofcalled?答案：LiveAid2．Whyisfoodaidalonenotenoughtohelppoorcountries?答案：Becausepovertystillexistsafterthefoodhasbeeneatenup.3．Whatthingsareincludedintheinfrastructureofacountry?答案：Thingsliketransport,irrigation,electricity,telephonesandschoolsareincluded.4．Whyiseducationandtrainingforyoungpeopleindevelopingcountriessoimportant?答案：Becausethefutureofdevelopingcountriesliesinthehandsofyoungpe...
