51determined adj.坚定的，有决心的 ○

52who 引导定语从句，修饰前面的boy ○

53perseverance n．不屈不挠，坚持不懈 ○

54make his dream a reality使他的梦想成为现实，a reality作宾语补足语 ○

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The Well that Changed the World

1．As a ①six-year-old Canadian schoolboy，Ryan ②had trouble believing the words ③spoken by his teacher ④that many people in ⑤developing African countries couldn't get enough clean water.He ⑥looked across the classroom at the drinking fountain.It was very close—only ten steps away.So，Ryan asked himself，“Why do some African children ⑦have to walk ten kilometres to get water every day? And why is the water ⑧so dirty that it ⑨makes them sick？” Young Ryan thought，“ Life is easy for me，⑩but hard for those people.Why don't I help？”

2．?At first，his plan was?to earn money to build a single well somewhere in Africa.He cleaned windows and did gardening for his family and neighbours.He soon ?reached his first target of $70，but when he gave the money to a charity，he ?was told that it actually cost $2，000 to build a well.Seventy dollars was only enough for a hand pump.Ryan understood that a hand pump wouldn't help the children.?What they needed was a well ?dug near their homes.

3．Two thousand dollars was a lot of money，but Ryan didn't ?give up.He

?was determined to help other children have clean water.He ?started to?ask for

21persuaded them to donate money.○22help from his classmates and neighbours and ○

23go public.After At the same time，a friend of Ryan's mother helped make his story ○

24with which a well was built near a several months，Ryan had raised the $2，000，○

25no longer needed to walk ○26primary school in Uganda.The children at the school ○

27 were grateful to him and ○28invited him to visit. for hours to get water.They ○

29 at last saw ○30 the finished well ○31 with his own 4．In Uganda，Ryan ○

32 hundreds of ○33 delighted students who had eyes.But that was not all.He also saw ○

34 turned out to welcome him.They sang and danced happily.Some even ○35 offered ○

36 warmth filled him food and gifts.At first Ryan was nervous，but soon a great ○

37 made a difference for these children.He ○38 broke into a joyful him.He really had ○

smile.

39 led him to ○40 set up a ○41 foundation to ○42 5．Later，Ryan's experience ○

43 inspired people gave him their encourage more people to help.Many ○

44 continues to attract support from ○45 more and more support.Ryan's foundation ○

46 go on.Today，people，so the work of building more wells can ○over 800，000 people 47 have benefited from the life-in 16 countries across Africa ○changing gift of clean，

safe water.

48 to ask is ○49 6．Now，as an adult，Ryan says that the question ○

50 insight grew not“ Why don' t I help？”，but“How can I help today？”．This ○

51 determined attitude of a six-52 who had the courage and from the ○year-old boy ○53 perseverance to ○54 make his dream a reality. ○

译文参考 改变世界的一口井

1．当瑞恩还是一个6岁的加拿大小学生时，他很难相信他的老师所说的非洲发展中国家的许多人得不到足够的清洁水的话。他望着教室那头的饮水机。它离得很近，只有十步远。于是，瑞恩问自己：“为什么非洲的孩子每天要走10公里的路去取水？为什么水如此脏以致于使他们生病？”小瑞恩心想：“生活对我来说容易，但对那些人来说就难了。我为什么不帮忙呢？”

2．起初，他的计划是赚些钱在非洲某个地方打一口井。他为家人和邻居擦窗户和做园艺。他很快就实现了第一个70美元的目标，但当他把钱捐给慈善机构时，他被告知打一口井实际上需要2 000美元。70美元只够买一个手压泵。瑞恩明白手压泵帮不了孩子们。他们需要的是在他们家附近打一口井。

3．二千美元是一大笔钱，但瑞恩没有放弃。他决心帮助其他孩子喝到干净的水。他开始向同学和邻居求助，并说服他们捐款。与此同时，瑞恩母亲的一位朋

友帮助将他的事迹公布于众。几个月后，瑞恩筹集到了2 000美元，用这笔钱在乌干达一所小学附近打了一口井。学校里的孩子们不再需要走几个小时去取水了。他们很感激他，并邀请他去参观。

4．在乌干达，瑞恩终于亲眼看到了完工的水井。但这还不是全部。他还看到数百名兴高采烈的学生出来欢迎他。他们高兴地唱歌跳舞。有些人甚至给他食物和礼物。起初瑞恩很紧张，但很快他就感到一阵温暖。他真的改变了这些孩子。他突然开心地笑了起来。

5．后来，瑞恩的经历使他建立了一个基金会，鼓励更多的人来帮助他。许多受到鼓舞的人给了他支持。瑞恩的基金会继续吸引越来越多的人的支持，所以建造更多水井的工作可以继续下去。今天，非洲16个国家的80多万人受益于清洁、安全的水这一改变人生的礼物。

6．现在，作为一个成年人，瑞恩说，你要问的问题并不是“为什么我不能帮你？”，而是“我今天能帮什么忙？”这个顿悟来自于一个六岁男孩坚定的态度，他有勇气和毅力使他的梦想成为现实。

速读P14－15教材课文，完成下列任务： Ⅰ.阅读判断

判断以下句子提供的信息是正确的，还是错误的，还是没有提及。 1．As a young boy，Ryan could easily understand his teacher's words.( ) A．Right.

B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.

2．Ryan went to Uganda and helped the people there build a hand pump.( ) A．Right.

B．Wrong.

C．Not mentioned.

3．Ryan earned $2，000 with other's help and donated all the money to

charity.( )

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

C．Not mentioned.

4．Ryan set up a foundation in Uganda and helped more people there.( ) A．Right.

B．Wrong.

C．Not mentioned.

5．As an adult，Ryan is working as a volunteer in Uganda to make his dream come true.( )

A．Right.

[答案] 1－5 BCBAC Ⅱ.补全信息

选择正确选项填入空白处，补全所给句子提供的信息。 A．to show their thanks C．to help people in African B．to encourage more people D．to get clean，safe water B．Wrong.

C．Not mentioned.

E．to earn more money F．to help him raise more money 1．Ryan decided get clean water to avoid disease. 2．Ryan cleaned windows and did gardening to build a well. 3．People around Ryan all acted for building a well. 4．People in Uganda invited Ryan for Ryan's kind help. 5．Ryan set up a foundation to help those in need. 6．The life-changing gift for people in Uganda was ． [答案] 1－6 CEFABD Finding people i n need Ryan had trouble 1.believing the teacher's words and decided to help. *His first plan was to 2.earn money and soon reached his 3.target. *The money was not 4.enough for a well which was 5.what people Realizing the dream really needed. *Ryan didn't 6.give up and persuaded people around him to 7.donate money. *The children in Uganda were 8.grateful to him and invited him there. Helping more people Later，Ryan 9.set up a foundation to encourage more people to support him and many people have 10.benefited from clean and safe water.