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2026 高三一轮复习
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Unit 2 Making a difference
话题： 人与社会
The Well that Changed the World
As a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy, Ryan had trouble ________ (believe) the words spoken by his teacher that many people in ________ (develop) African countries couldn’t get enough clean water. He looked across the classroom at the drinking fountain. It was very close — only ten steps away. So, Ryan asked himself, “Why do some African children have to walk ten kilometres ________ (get) water every day And why is the water so dirty ________ it makes them sick ” Young Ryan thought, “Life is easy for me, but hard for those people. Why don’t I help ”
believing
developing
to get
that
At first, his plan was ________ (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, ________ when he gave the money to a charity, he ________ (tell) 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 ________ (dig) near their homes.
to earn
but
was told
dug
Two thousand dollars was a lot of money, but Ryan didn’t give up. He was determined ________ (help) other children have clean water. He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded them ________ (donate) money. At the same time, a friend of Ryan’s mother helped make his story go public. After several months, Ryan had raised the $2,000, with ________ a well was built near a primary school in Uganda. The children at the school no longer needed to walk for hours to get water. They were grateful ________ him and invited him to visit.
to help
to donate
which
to
In Uganda, Ryan at last saw the finished well ________ his own eyes. But that was not all. He also saw hundreds of ________ (delight) students who had turned out to welcome him. They sang and danced happily. Some even offered him food and gifts. At first Ryan was nervous, but soon a great warmth ________ (fill) him. He really had made ________ difference for these children. He broke ________ a joyful smile.
with
delighted
filled
a
into
Later, Ryan’s experience led him to set up a foundation to encourage more people to help. Many ________ (inspire) people gave him their support. Ryan’s foundation continues to attract support from more and more people, so the work of building more wells can go on. Today, over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa ________ (benefit) from the life-changing gift of clean, safe water.
Now, as ________ adult, Ryan says that the question to ask is not “Why don’t I help ”, ________ “How can I help today ”. This insight grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a _________ (real).
inspired
have benefited
an
but
reality
contribution n. 贡献→contribute（v. 贡献；捐献→contributor（n. 贡献者 ）
make a contribution to（为…… 做贡献 ）significant contribution（重大贡献 ）
2. relief n. 减轻，缓解；救济物（aid）→relieve（v. 减轻；缓解 ）
relief effort（救灾行动 ） provide relief（提供救济 ）
a sense of relief（如释重负 ）； in relief 如释重负；松了口气
to one’s relief(令人宽慰的是)
3. shortage n. 短缺，不足→ short（adj. 短的；不足的
There is a shortage of clean water in this area.（这个地区缺乏干净的水。 ）
4. internal adj. 内部的；内心的→ internally（adv. 内部地 ）
反义词：external（外部的 ）
5.effective adj. 有效的→ effect（n. 效果；作用 ） → effectively（adv. 有效地 ）→effectiveness n.有效性→ineffective adj. 无效的
6. fund v. 为…… 提供资金，资助 n.资金→funding（n. 资金；资助 ）
fund sth. for sb.（为某人资助某事 ）
7. recycle v. 再利用，回收利用→recyclable（adj. 可回收利用的 ） → recycling（n. 回收利用 ）
recycle waste（回收废品 ），recycling bin（回收箱 ）
8. fountain n. 喷水池
9. earn v. 挣（钱） → earnings（n. 收入；收益 ）
earn a living（谋生 ）
10. donate v. 捐赠→ donation（n. 捐赠；捐款 ） → donator（n. 捐赠者 ）
11. break into a smile 突然笑起来
break into a broad smile（突然咧嘴大笑 ）
12. foundation n. 基金会；创建（establishment）；基础→ found（v. 建立；创立）
lay the foundation for（为…… 奠定基础 ）
13. insight n. 领悟，深入了解（c）；洞察力，眼光（u）
gain an insight into（深入了解 ）
14. perseverance n. 不屈不挠；坚持不懈→ persevere（v. 坚持不懈 ）
Success comes with perseverance.成功源于坚持不懈。
15. reality n. 真实，现实→real（adj. 真实的 ） → realize（v. 实现；意识到 ）
in reality（实际上 ）
16. extend v. 持续；延伸→ extension（n. 延伸；扩展 ） → extensive（adj. 广泛的 ） → extensively（adj. 广泛地，全面地，大规模地 ）
by extension 再则
extend sth. to sth.（把某物延伸到…… ），extend an invitation发出邀请
17. mission n. 职责，使命
His mission is to help the poor.他的使命是帮助穷人。
18. disease n. 疾病 prevent disease（预防疾病 ）
19. disability n. 残疾→ disabled（adj. 残疾的 ）
physical disability（身体残疾 ）
The organization helps people with disabilities.（这个组织帮助残障人士。 ）
20. territory n. 地区，领土
21. sensitive adj. 敏感的；容易生气的；善解人意的；体恤的→ sensitivity（n. 敏感性 ） →insensitive（不敏感的 ）
be sensitive to（对…… 敏感
22. generous adj. 慷慨的→ generosity（n. 慷慨 ） → generously adv. 慷慨地
be generous with（在…… 方面慷慨 ）
反义词：mean（吝啬的 ）
23. hesitate v. 迟疑，犹豫→hesitation（n. 犹豫）
hesitate to do sth.（犹豫做某事 ），without hesitation（毫不犹豫 ）
24. cancer n. 癌症
25. royal adj. 王室的→royalty（n. 皇室成员；版税 ）
26. institution n. 机构，团体
27. assistance n. 帮助，援助→ assist（v. 帮助 ）→ assistant adj.副的 n.助手
give assistance to sb ; come to one’s assistance 帮助某人
with the assistance of 在···的帮助下
28. registration n. 登记，注册→register（v. 登记；注册 ）
29. confirmation n. 证实，证明→ confirm（v. 证实；确认 ）
The Power of Good
It is August 1939, and a group of ________ (frighten) children are boarding a train at Prague’s Wilson Station. Their heartbroken parents do not join them. Indeed, they fear they may never see their children again. But they know that their children will live. These are among the 669 children, most of them Jewish, _________ Nicholas Winton will go on to save from ________ (die) at the hands of the Nazis.
frightened
that / who / whom
death
Nicholas Winton was born on 19 May 1909 in London, to German-Jewish parents. The family later took British nationality. On ________ (leave) school, Winton worked in banks in Germany and France. He returned to Britain in 1931, ________ he worked in business.
leaving
where
In December 1938, a friend asked Winton to come to Prague ________ (aid) people who were escaping from the Nazis. In Prague, Winton saw people living in terrible conditions and ________ lives were in danger. He decided to help transport children ________ safety in Britain. He established an office ________ (keep) records of the children, and then returned to Britain to find temporary homes for them. He used ________ (donate) funds and his own money to pay the 50 pounds per child ________ the British government required. By August 1939, Winton ________ (save) 669 children.
to aid
whose
to
to keep
donated
that / which
had saved
During World War II, Winton served ________ an officer in Britain’s Royal Air Force. He left the military in 1954. He then worked for international charities ________ for various companies. For the most part, he did not mention the children he saved, and his actions soon disappeared from people’s memories.
as
and
That all changed in 1988 ________ his wife Grete found a ________ (forget) journal at home. The journal contained photographs and names of the children and ________ (address) of the families that took them in. She sent the journal to a newspaper, and that year Winton was seen on the British television programme That’s Life. At one point, the host asked people in the audience to stand up ________ Nicholas Winton had saved their lives. A ________ (shock) Winton watched as ________ majority of people ________ (rise) to their feet. The programme brought his actions ________ public attention, and Winton became a respected figure around the world.
when
forgotten
addresses
if
shocked
the
rose
to
Later, Winton received ________ (vary) honours for his achievement, including a knighthood in 2003, and the Czech government’s highest honour, the Order of the White Lion, in 2014.
Nicholas Winton passed ________ on 1 July 2015, at the age of 106. ________ the Chinese saying goes, “A kind-hearted person lives a long life.”
various
away
As
1. aid n. 帮助 v. 帮助（aid digestion）
first aid（急救 ），foreign aid（外援 ）
with the aid of 在···帮助下；借助于
come/go to sb’s aid 帮助某人
in aid of 帮助
2. temporary adj. 短期的，临时的→temporarily（adv. 临时地 ）
反义词：permanent（永久的 ）
3. military n. 军队adj. 军事的
4. rise to one's feet 站起身来
He rose to his feet when the teacher came in.（老师进来时他站起身来。 ）
5. achievement n. 成绩，成就，达成→achieve（v. 实现；取得 ）
sense of achievement（成就感 ）
6. chief adj. 重要的，首要的（main），最高级别的，首席的 n. 首领上司→chiefly（adv. 主要地 ）
7. major adj. 重要的，主要的n.专业 → majority（n. 大多数）
major problem（主要问题 ），major industry（主要产业 ）
8. treatment n. 治疗，疗法→ treat（v. 治疗；对待 ）
He is receiving treatment for his illness.（他正在接受疾病治疗。 ）
9. obtain v. 获得，得到→ obtainable（adj. 可获得的 ）
We need to obtain permission first.（我们首先得获得许可。 ）
10. certificate n. 证明书，证书→ certify（v. 证明；发证书给 ）
11. ministry n. (政府的) 部 ministry of finance（财政部 ）
12. further adj. 更多的，附加的 adv.进一步地；v.促进，增进
further information（更多信息 ）
We need further discussion on this matter.（我们需要对此事做进一步讨论。 ）

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