21 The Rich And The Poor

　　　　The world is divided into two main parts. One is rich and the other is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people never get enough to eat. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. In one part, children starve and in the other, a lot of people get fatter and fatter and have to go on diet or do special exercises in order to lose weight.　　

The poor countries have special problems．Some－times the land is too poor to grow anything on．The land can be improved，but a lot of things must be done first．People must be educated，and water must be found．But rich countries have problems，too．For example，sometimes the air is too dirty to breathe，and the rivers

are too dirty to swim in or to take water from．The roads are too crowded to drive along．Large numbers of people do not have decent houses to live in．Some things will have to be done about these problems．The air and the rivers will have to be cleaned，and more houses will have to be built.

富人和穷人

　　　 世界上的人被分为两种。一种是富人，另一种是穷人。在穷困地区，人们没有足够的东西吃。在富裕的地区，很多人又吃得太多。在一个地区，孩子们忍饥挨饿。而在另外一个地区，很多人却越来越胖，只得为了减肥去节食或作特殊的锻炼。

贫穷的国家存在着特殊的问题。有时，土地太贫瘠了，无法生长作物。土地能够被改良，但必须做许多事情。人们必须要接受教育而且必须先找到水。富裕的国家也存在着问题。例如，有时空气太脏而不能呼吸。河流太脏而不能在里面游泳或取水，道路太拥挤而无法驱车直行。大多数人没有像样的居所。这些问题一定要处理好。空气和河流要净化，而房子还要多建。

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词汇：

Divide　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  main主要的

　 diet.节食　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 lose weight减月巴

　 Crowded拥挤的　　　　　  　　　　　　　 decent不差的·正当的

I．听全文录音，判断正(T)误(F)

　1 ．In the writer’s opinion, the world is divided into two parts：the

　　　rich and the poor.

　2 ．Rich countries and poor countries both have problems．

　3 ．In poor countries，the land can’t be improved．

　4 ．In rich countries，most people don’t have decent houses to live in．

II.听录音，补全下列段落

　　 The poor countries have　 1　  problems．Sometimes the land is Too　 2　to grow anything on．The land can be  3　 ，but a lot ofthings must be done first．People must be 　 4　 ，and water must be 　 5　　．But rich countries have problems，too．For example, sometimes the air is too 　 6　to breathe，and the rivers are too dirty to swim in or to take 　 7　from．The roads are too　 8 to drive along．Large numbers of people do not have decent　　9　 to live in．Some things will have to be done about these problems. The air and the rivers will have to be 　 10　 ，and more houses will have to be built．

答案：

I ．1 ．T 2．T 3．F 4. T

　　　　II ．1．special 2. poor 3. improved 4. educated 5. found

　　　　　　 6. dirty 7.water 8.crowded 9.houses 10.cleaned