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(2021·太原高三阶段测评)
A science teacher from rural Kenya who gives away most of his salary to help poorer students has been awarded the title of the world’s best teacher and $1 million, beating 10,000 nominations (提名)from 179 countries. Peter Tabichi,36，a maths and physics teacher at Keriko Secondary School in Pwani village，has won the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2019.
Tabichi gives away 80% of his income to help the poorest students at the poorly-equipped and overcrowded school who could not otherwise afford uniforms and books.More than 90% of his students are from poor families and almost a third are orphans or have only one parent.Many students have to walk 7 km along roads that can become impassable in the rainy season to reach the school and the area can be affected by drought and starvation.
Despite only having one computer, a poor Internet connection and a student-teacher ratio of 58：1，Tabichi started a “talent nurturing club” and expanded the school’s science club，helping students design research projects of such high quality that many now qualify for national competitions.His students have taken part in international science competitions and won an award from the Royal Society of Chemistry after using local plant life to generate electricity(发电)．Tabichi and his four colleagues also give struggling students one-to-one tuition in maths and science, visiting students’ homes and meeting their families to identify the challenges they face.
Accepting the prize, Tabichi said Africa’s young people would no longer be held back by low expectations. “Africa will produce scientists，engineers and entrepreneurs whose names will be one day famous in every corner of the world，”he said.
语篇解读：文章讲述了来自肯尼亚乡村的教师Tabichi为帮助贫困学生捐赠了自己的大部分工资，并帮助学生设计研究项目且取得了一定成就，在2019年他被评选为“世界上最好的教师”并获得了100万美元奖金。
1．What made Peter Tabichi win the prize in 2019？__D__
A．Giving away $1 million to education.
B．Teaching in a secondary school for 36 years.
C．Fighting drought and starvation in Africa.
D．Helping the poorer students in rural Kenya.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的内容，尤其是第一句可知，来自肯尼亚乡村的教师Tabichi捐赠了自己的大部分工资，以帮助较贫困的学生，这使其获得了“世界上最好的教师”的称号和一百万美元的奖金，故选D。
2．Why did Tabichi start the “talent nurturing club”？__C__
A．To contribute most of his income.
B．To expand national competitions.
C．To assist students in designing research projects.
D．To encourage students to grasp opportunities.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Tabichi started a’talent nurturing club’...helping students design research projects”可知，Tabichi发起“人才培养俱乐部”是为了帮助学生设计研究项目，故选C。
3．Which of the following best describes Peter Tabichi as a teacher？__B__
A．Independent. B．Caring.
C．Humorous. D．Interesting.
解析：推理判断题。第一、二段中讲到Tabichi捐赠其大部分工资以帮助贫困学生，第三段中讲到Tabichi发起“人才培养俱乐部”等来帮助学生设计研究项目，并对学习有困难的学生进行一对一的辅导，他还进行家访以此来发现学生面临的挑战，由此可推知，Tabichi作为老师，非常体贴、关怀学生。故选B。
4．What can we infer from the last paragraph？__D__
A．African education cost is expected to get lower.
B．Africa is in desperate need of young scientists.
C．Tabichi is not pleased until he is known worldwide.
D．Tabichi has high expectations of young Africans.
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中Tabichi所说的话可知，非洲年轻人将不再被低期望阻碍，非洲将会培养出很多世界知名的科学家、工程师和企业家，由此可推知，他对非洲的年轻人寄予了厚望，故选D。
