[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：15-Monday 帮助 289词

15-Monday 帮助 289词

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Claude and Louise are“giraffes”．So are police officers Hankins and Pearson．These men and women don't look like giraffes；they look like you and me．Then，why do people call them“giraffes”？

A giraffe，they say，is an animal that sticks its neck out，can see places far away and has a large heart．It lives a quiet life and moves about in an easy and beautiful way．In the same way，a“giraffe”can be a person who likes to“stick his or her neck out”for other people，always watches for future happenings，has a warm heart for people around，and at the same time lives a quiet and beautiful life himself or herself．

“The Giraffe Project”is a ten-year-old group which finds and honors“giraffes”in the US and in the world．The group wants to teach people to do something to build a better world．The group members believe that a person shouldn't draw his or her head back；instead，they tell people to“stick their necks out”and help others．Claude and Louise，Hankins and Pearson are only a few of the nearly 1,000“giraffes”that the group found and honored．

Glaude and Louise were getting old and they left their work with some money that they saved for future use．One day，however，they saw a homeless man looking for a place to keep warm and they decided that they should give him some help．Today，they live in Friends' House，where they invite twelve homeless people to stay every night．

Police officers Hankins and Pearson work in a large city．They see crimes every day and their work is sometimes dangerous．They work hard for their money．However，these two men put their savings together and even borrowed money to start an educational center to teach young people in a poor part of the city．Hankins and Pearson are certainly“giraffes”.

生词

stick out 　伸出，突出：Don't stick your head out．不要把头伸出去。/His handkerchief stuck out from his pocket．他的手帕从他口袋里露了出来。

hono（u）r　v． 向……表示敬意，表彰：They gave a state banquet to honour his visit to China．他们举行国宴欢迎他来华访问。

crime　n． 罪行，犯罪活动：The crime rate continued to increase．犯罪率继续上升。

save　v． 储蓄：We try and save ￡50 a month．我们努力做到每月储蓄50英镑。‖saving　n． （常作savings）积蓄，存款：All our savings are in the building society．我们所有的储蓄都存放在房屋建筑协会里。

1．Some of the people around us look like giraffes．

2．Giraffes are the most beautiful animal in the world．

3．“Giraffe”is a beautiful name for those who are ready to help other people．

4．A“giraffe”is someone who can stick his neck out and see the future．

5．“The Giraffe Project”is a group which appeared ten years ago．

6．People call Claude and Hankins“giraffes”because they are not afraid of dangerous work．

参考译文

克劳德和路易丝都是“长颈鹿”；警官汉金斯和皮尔逊也是“长颈鹿”。这些男男女女样子并不像长颈鹿，他们长得和你我差不多。那么，为什么人们要把他们叫做“长颈鹿”呢？

他们说，长颈鹿是一种脖子伸得很长的动物，它们能看到远处，而且心胸开阔。它们过着平静的生活，并以轻松优雅的方式四处走动。以此类推，“长颈鹿”也指愿意为他人“出头露面”的人，他们总是关注未来将要发生的事情，他们热心帮助周围的人，同时，他们本人也过着宁静而美好的生活。

“长颈鹿计划”是一个已有10年历史的组织，它的任务是发现并表彰美国和世界各地的“长颈鹿”们。该组织旨在教导人们为创建更美好的世界而行动起来。该组织的成员认为，一个人不应该把头缩回去，相反，他们告诉人们要“出头露面”、帮助别人。克劳德和路易丝、汉金斯和皮尔逊只不过是该组织发现并表彰的近1000名“长颈鹿”中的几个。

克劳德和路易丝年龄大了，他们退休时攒了一些钱，这些钱是供未来花费之需的。然而，有一天，他们看到了一个无家可归的男人，他正在寻找避寒的地方，于是他们决定给他一些帮助。现在，他们住在“朋友之家”，他们邀请了12个无家可归的人每晚到那里过夜。

警官汉金斯和皮尔逊在大城市工作。他们每天都能见到罪案，他们的工作有时候也很危险。他们为挣钱而辛劳着。然而，这两个人把他们的积蓄放到一起，甚至另外借钱创办了一家教育中心，以教育城市贫困地区的年轻人。汉金斯和皮尔逊是当之无愧的“长颈鹿”。

参考答案

Monday 1．F　2．F　3．T　4．F　5．T　6．F