2. A

3. what the best human minds have thought.

十、补充练习

阅读理解

The Red Cross

The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in a Paris hospital who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who was injured in an earthquake, and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be aided by the Red Cross.

The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the globe. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent, the Red Mogen David, the Sun, and the Red Lion. All of these agencies share a common goal of trying to help people in need.

The idea of forming an organization to help the sick and wounded during a war started with Jean Henry Dunant. In 1859, he observed how people were suffering on a battlefield in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded people regardless of which side they were fighting for. The most important result of his work was an international treaty called the Geneva Convention. It protects prisoners of war, the sick and the wounded, and other citizens during a war.

The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid and providing blood. 1. Which of the following could best replace the title for this selection?

A. People in Need of Help B. Safety and Protection

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C. The International Red Cross

D. Forming an Organization to help People 答案：C

2. The word “aided” in the first paragraph means （ ）. A. needed B. helped C. caught D. protected 答案：B

3. The author really tries to make the reader see that this organization （ ）.

A. costs very little money B. works in many nations

C. teaches first aid if necessary D. is called the Sun 答案：B

4. We may draw a conclusion that （ ） during a war A. the Red Cross only protects the wounded B. the Red Cross only helps prisoners of war C. the Red Cross only helps citizens

D. the Red Cross helps all the people in need no matter which side they are fighting for 答案：D

5. The person who started the idea of this organization was （ ）. A. Cross B. Dunant C. Barton D. Mogen David

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答案：B

十一、作业

1.熟练掌握单词和常用短语，熟读课文两遍以上。 2.预习下册Lesson 7

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