Question

    Christopher Charles studied Health Science at a university in Canada. After graduation,he went to Cambodia and lived in a small village. There,he studied a serious health condition called anaemia(貧血癥) . People with anaemia do not have enough iron in their bodies. Charles did blood tests on many people and discovered something shocking. About 90% of women and children had anaemia. He knew he could not leave Cambodia.

    Iron medicine is the usual treatment for anaemia,but it costs a lot. Cooking with iron pots (鍋) could help because it would release iron into every meal. But iron pots are heavy and expensive. Also,food goes bad if it is left in an iron pot. So Charles added an iron bar to a cooking pot. It didn't cost much money and it did release lots of iron. However,instead of cooking with it,people usfed it to hold down papers or support a table with a broken leg.

Finally Charles created the iron fish. People in Cambodia eat fish every day and they believe fish are lucky. So people are willing to put the iron fish in their cooking pots.

    I't turned out that,the iron fish not only improved people's health,but also helped the local economy (經(jīng)濟) . People who use the iron fish miss fewer days at work. And some people even get jobs from the iron fish. They make and supply the iron fish.

     More and more people are using the lucky iron fish in Cambodia now. But anaemia is a worldwide problem,which affects one in three people in the world. In some places people do not eat fish. Charles says this is not a problem. “The iron could be shaped in a different form. What is important is that it is right for each culture. So people will use it and it will improve their lives,” he says.

24. Why did Charles decide to stay in Cambodia?

   A. He graduated from a university there.

   B. He was kindly requested to stay by the locals.

   C. He was attracted by the small village.

   D. He wanted to solve a health problem there.

25. What was the problem with the iron bar for treating anaemia?

   A. It could easily make food go bad.

   B. People found other uses for it.

   C. It didn’11 release enough iron.

   D. People couldn’t afford it.

26. How did the local people feel about using the

iron fish? 

   A. Pleased.        B. Bored.

   C. Puzzled.        D. Shocked.

27. What does Charles mean by his words in- the last paragraph?

   A. The iron fish can be used for treating anaemia worldwide.

   B. A treatment does not work unless it is acceptable.

   C. Fish is an important part of Cambodian culture.

    D.Anaemia is not so serious as people think.

Answer 1

24. D 25. B 26. A 27. B

24. D.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的 Charles did blood tests on many people ... he could not leave Cambodia 可知，Charles發(fā)現(xiàn)柬埔寨人患有嚴 重的貧血癥，于是決定留下來幫他們' 解決這個問題。

25. B.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的 instead of cooking with it,people used it to hold down papers or support a table with a broken leg 可知，人們并沒有將鐵棒用來做飯，而 是挪作他用。

26. A.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的 So people are willing to put the iron fish in their cooking pots 可知，當?shù)氐拇迕裨敢鈱㈣F魚添加到做飯用的鍋中以補充鐵。由此可推測，他們很樂意使用鐵魚。

27. B.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中 Charles說的“用什么樣形狀的鐵來 幫助人們治療貧血癥，關(guān)鍵要與當?shù)?的文化結(jié)合起來，因為只有人們愿意 使用它，它才有用”可知B項正確。