Question

    As the saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” This is the way the charity organization Heifer International(国际小母牛慈善组织) wants to end world hunger.

It began in the 1930s when an American farmer, Dan West, went to Spain to help people in need. He tried to feed the people with milk. But it seemed that there would never be enough milk. It made him think that what they needed was “not a cup, but a cow”．

Dan West returned to America. He worked together with some friends to find ways to end hunger. He believed giving animals and providing training would stop world hunger. With his help, Heifer International was set up.

On Heifer International's website, you will see a list of animals like cows, chickens, pigs and even fish and bees. You can offer help by buying some animals for one certain family. Those animals will have babies. With more and more animals, these families will be able to support themselves. Once these families get better lives, they will pass on the act of kindness to others__More importantly, you are buying the resources(资源) for programs run by Heifer International to help more families.

The programs also help small­sized farms. As a rule, each farmer must give his animal's first female(雌性) baby to another in need. Heifer International also provides training on animals' health and feeding. And these farmers all agree to teach others what they have learned as another rule.

However, there is still a long way to go. The milk may run out. But if families have their own cows, they can get plenty of milk to feed themselves. The organization wants the farmers to go on working together, helping each other and learning from each other. Maybe hunger can really be stopped.

1.完成句子

Dan West believed that giving animals and providing training would ________________．

2.完成句子

You can see ________________ animals on Heifer International's website.

3.简略回答问题

What does Heifer International want the farmers do?

__________________________________________

4.用英语简要概括文章的主旨大意

The passage is mainly about_________________________.

5.将文中画线句子译成汉语

__________________________________________

Answer

1.stop world hunger

2.a list of

3.It wants the farmers to go on working together, helping each other and learning from each other.

4.the charity organization Heifer International

5.一旦这些家庭获得了更好的生活，他们将会把这种友善行为传递给其他人。

【解析】

主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了国际小母牛这一慈善组织。该组织的发起者是一位美国的农民丹西。你可以通过该组织的网站给某一家庭购买动物来帮助饥饿的家庭。