Erin Brockovich grew up in Kansas, USA. She studied at a business college for a year, and then she went to California.
In 1990, when she was thirty years old, she had a car accident. A law firm (律師事務(wù)所) helped her after the accident, so she started to work for them later.
Her job was to organize papers (文件). One day Erin realized that there were lots of very sick people in a place called Hinkley. She felt it was unusual, so she started to look for more information about the town.
Erin worked very hard for five years. She visited lots of sick people in Hinkley and listened to their stories. All the sick people lived near a big factory called Pacific Gas and Electric. Then she discovered that there was something called chromium(鉻) in the water they drank. It was from the factory and Erin believed that the people were sick because of the chromium in their drinking water. She planned to help them.
Erin started a law case (訴訟) against Pacific Gas and Electric. The factory wasn’t happy about this. They didn’t agree that the people were ill because of the water — but in 1996 the judge (法官) ordered Pacific Gas and Electric to pay the people in Hinkley $500,000 each.
In 2000, there was a film about Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts played Erin and the film was very successful. Now Erin is famous—she has her own firm and she gives talks all over the world.
1.Erin worked for a law firm because _______.
A. she studied law in college B. she wanted to help sick people
C. the firm paid her lots of money D. the firm helped her after a car accident
2.How might Erin feel when she found many papers had to do with Hinkley?
A. Strange. B. Satisfied. C. Angry. D. Worried.
3.What does the underlined word “discovered” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?
A. 堅持 B. 考慮 C. 發(fā)現(xiàn) D. 抱怨
4.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. Erin’s life experience B. a film in 2000
C. how to work on a law case D. how to care for sick people
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What will you eat for lunch today? In some countries, lunchtime often means soup time! There are many kinds of soups served around the world. Some are as thin and clear as water. Some are as thick as stews(燉湯). Others are full of noodles!
Soup is just one thing that can be eaten for lunch. What you eat for lunch may be different from the lunch of someone who lives in another country. Let’s take a look around the world to see what kids are eating for lunch.
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Many Russian soups also include potatoes. Potatoes are an important crop in Russia. They make soups thick. Eating thick soups can help keep people warm and can fill them up, so hunger is no problem!
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Meals in Korea are made up of many dishes. No matter what else is served, there is always rice.
Kimchi is also always on the table. Kimchi is pickled(腌制的) meat or vegetables. Korean children mix together many dishes and flavors at meals. It’s common for their food to be hot and spicy.
Thailand
Lunch in Thailand often includes noodles. There are many ways to serve noodles. One popular dish is made with thin rice noodles, tofu and shrimp. Another favorite way to eat rice noodles is with meat, vegetables and thick gravy.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,完成下列表格。
What’s for 1.? | ||
Introduction | •Different soups are served around the world. In some countries soup time 2. for lunchtime. •Kids in different countries may not eat the 3. food for lunch. | |
Food for lunch in different countries | Mexico | •Tortillas are popular food made from ground corn or wheat in different 4.. •Taco shells are made from corn tortillas and 5. of beans or meat. |
Russia | Cabbage soup and beef soup are Russian children’s favorites. They eat soup for lunch probably because of the 6. season. •Russians 7. potatoes to soups in order to make them thick. |
(續(xù)表)
Food for lunch in different countries | South Korea | •There are many dishes in Korea. However, you cannot 8. seeing rice and Kimchi on the table. •Many dishes and flavors are 9. together at meals in hot and spicy tastes. |
Thailand | •People cook or eat rice noodles with different 10. like tofu, meat, vegetables, and so on. |
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