Question

    In the 1990s Vietnam faced a terrible problem: many children in their country were malnourished(营养不良的).The government approached Jerry Sternin, who was at the time working for Save the Children in the USA, to set up an office in Vietnam. Jerry moved his family to Vietnam but when he arrived he discovered that not everyone in the government saw hope and appreciated his presence. He was told by his sponsor in the Foreign Affairs Department that they had 6 months to make a difference.

Now Jerry had read the research and it was clear that big issues such as poverty and water cleanliness were major factors. Jerry put these findings into a bucket(桶)he called ''true but useless". He wasn't about to change poverty or how clean Vietnam's water was. Instead he set about finding examples where things were working.

Jerry set off to visit villages across the country. He asked people whether they knew of families who had children of a healthy weight even though they had access to the same resources as everyone else. And the answer was always ''yes". They all seemed to know of some families where the kids were doing much better than most. So he visited these families and observed how the mothers fed their children. Over time a pattern came into view. Mothers of children with a healthy weight did four things differently from the rest.

What happens next illustrates Jerry Sternin's talent. Instead of racing down the street screaming about his findings and advocating everyone with malnourished kids adopting these four behaviours, Sternin identified 50 families in 14 villages who could benefit and then took groups of 10 mothers to cook with the mothers with the healthy kids. They practiced together and learned a new way of behaving.

After 6 months 65% of the children were better nourished and stayed that way. Throughout the 90s this approach benefited 2. 2 million children in 265 villages and became the standard approach to fixing child malnutrition in Vietnam.

1.From the passage we can see that when Jerry got to Vietnam .

A.he found the problem was too difficult for him to solve

B.he felt some people in the government doubted his ability

C.he spent 6 months staying with families of the unhealthy children

D.he brought with him the treatment for malnourished children there

2.What did Jerry believe was the key to solving the problem?

A.Changing poverty.

B.Reading about research.

C.Cleaning drinking water.

D.Finding a healthy pattern.

3.In what way were families with healthy children different from others?

A.How they were fed. B.How they were educated.

C.How much they exercised. D.How wealthy they were.

4.What played a key role in solving the problem?

A.Jerry Sternin's devotion to work.

B.Jerry Sternin's team spirit.

C.Jerry Sternin's choice of the right method.

D.Jerry Sternin's wide range of knowledge.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述Jerry Sternin利用正确的方法解决了20世纪90年代越南儿童营养不良的问题。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的 Jerry moved his family to Vietnam but when he arrived he discovered that not everyone in the government saw hope and appreciated his presence (Jerry和家人搬到了越南，但到达时，他发现并非政府的每个人都看到希望和欢迎他的到来)可知他认为一些政府人员怀疑他的能力。B. he felt some people in the government doubted his ability (他感到一些政府人员怀疑他的能力)符合以上说法，故选B项。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的最后两句He wasn't about to change poverty or how clean Vietnam's water was. Instead he set about finding examples where things were working. (他不打算改变贫穷，也不打算改变越南的水。相反，他开始寻找一个健康的范例) 可知Jerry认为解决问题的关键是找一个健康的范例。D. Finding a healthy pattern. (找到一个健康的范例)符合以上推测，故选D项。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段的They all seemed to know of some families where the kids were doing much better than most. So he visited these families and observed how the mothers fed their children. (他们似乎都知道有些家庭的孩子比大多数家庭的孩子健康。所以他们走访了这些家庭，观察这些母亲是如何喂养孩子的)可知健康家庭孩子的喂养方式和其他孩子不一样。A. How they were fed. (他们如何被喂养的)符合以上说法，故选A项。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最有一段的Throughout the 90s this approach benefited 2. 2 million children in 265 villages and became the standard approach to fixing child malnutrition in Vietnam.

(整个90年代这个方法让265个村庄的200万儿童受益，并成为越南解决儿童营养不良的标准方法)由此推断出解决越南儿童营养不良的关键是Jerry 选择了正确的方法。C. Jerry Sternin's choice of the right method. (Jerry Sternin's选择了正确的方法)符合以上说法，故选C项。