8．A visit to the village of Kitaisa，Uganda
There are not many visitors to Kitaisa，and not much that would bring them there unless they know someone living there．Most of the villagers live a distance from the main road and where they live are paths that are difficult to travel，especially during the rainy seasons．
There are a few shops selling oil，sugar，tea，flour，candles．There is no petrol station，but one will find a school and a small government hospital．But there are no doctors，just a few nurses and medically trained staff．
It is still early and most people are outside cooking their meals over firewood．Children in uniform and without shoes are going to school，making their way through muddy paths from the night's rain．
You can see some adults picking beans，or cultivating the ground around corn plants．Some children are carrying water from the nearby river．People are sitting outside having breakfast．Children will have porridge，the family will eat leftover posho，or plantain bananas called matoke．Meat is not often eaten，protein comes mostly from beans．
Here life is tough，there is simply a lack of everything．Some chickens are running around and I am told that they are basically for eggs，though one was caught and given to me for later．Life here is very simple．There is no library here，no newspapers．There was a little restaurant with some outside chairs，a beauty shop，and about eight places where food and other supplies were sold．
People in villages don't live long for the most part，since there is no infrastructure here．There are no ambulances，and if you do get sick there is no money to pay for treatment．The nearest hospital is 15kilometres away in Busunju，but even that larger town lacks facilities，though a medical clinic is there with a doctor，unlike the small facility in Kitaisa which has few things．
Other obvious problems are with water and sanitation．Water taken from creeks should be boiled and treated．It is not and because it has to be carried from a distance it is used sparingly．Children become ill with diseases that could be prevented through the use of soap and water．
There are no jobs in the village，except cultivating your garden．You can try selling food along the road，but there is no way to make money．You learn to live on little and to make every shilling count．Some support comes from relatives and if you visit someone in the village，you bring those things that they do not have and when you leave you leave them some cash．
Village people in Uganda are friendly and hospitable．They are kind and show their graceful ways to outsiders．Kids hover，adults greet you like they have known you forever．
69．What is the most likely reason for people to Kitaisa？C
A．To visit some relatives or friends．
B．To enjoy the beautiful scenery．
C．To know more about Uganda．
D．To help people away from diseases．
70．Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe the life in Kitaisa？C
A．Hard．B．Peaceful．C．Boring．D．Ideal．
71．The word"infrastructure"（paragraph 6）is closest in meaning to"C"．
A．enough nutrition
B．systemic transportation
C．basic services
D．high-quality education
72．The passage mainly talks about the author'sA．
A．expectation of the under-developing village
B．experience and feelings of the visit to the village
C．suggestions on the development of the village
D．description of the beautiful scenery of the village．
分析 本文敘述非洲的烏干達(dá)的村民的起居情況，他們住在比車庫不大的茅草屋里，人住在最里面的部分，牲口住在挨著主房的小房間里，屋里沒有電沒有水，打水的活都是孩子們?cè)诜艑W(xué)后或上學(xué)前去做的，因此，練就了一個(gè)好身體
解答 69．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)The walls of the huts are made of mud，which is held together by reeds and sticks，and the roofs of the older ones are thatched（覆蓋）with grass，他們住在村里的小茅屋里有泥草和木頭做的，故選C．
70．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Food is usually prepared on open fires．故選C．
71．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Nor is there any running water in the houses．old or new，the houses are not powered by electricity，and all homes are lit by paraffin（石蠟）candles called"tadobba"．老房和新房都沒有電，沒有水，故選C．
72．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Children are the ones who have to fetch water，and they have to do this early in the morning before they go to school，or in the evening when they come home．這些孩子負(fù)責(zé)打水，故選A．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本題為人文地理類閱讀理解．其中題目設(shè)計(jì)細(xì)節(jié)理解題居多，細(xì)節(jié)題為閱讀考題的重頭戲，所占比例高達(dá)80%，相對(duì)而言較簡(jiǎn)單，因?yàn)檫@類題雖然要求理解準(zhǔn)確，但基本上限于字面意義的理解，范圍也限于局部，在文中比較容易找到答案．
