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(2024·四省联考)
As a young girl growing up in France, Sarah Toumi dreamed of becoming a leader who could make the world a better place.Her passion for helping others was awakened when, from the age of nine, she accompanied her Tunisian father to his birthplace in the east of the country during holidays.There she organized homework clubs and activities for children.
Toumi witnessed first-hand the destructive effect of desertification.“Within 10 years rich farmers became worse off, and in 10 years from now they will be poor.I wanted to stop the Sahara in its tracks.”A decrease in average rainfall and an increase in the severity of droughts (干旱) have led to an estimated 75 percent of Tunisia's agricultural lands being threatened by desertification.
Toumi recognized that farming practices needed to be changed.She is confident that small land areas can bring large returns if farmers are able to adapt by planting sustainable crops, using new technologies for water treatment and focusing on natural products and fertilizers(肥料) rather than chemicals.
In 2012, Toumi consolidated her dream to fight the desert.She moved to Tunisia, and set up a program named Acacias for All to put her sustainable farming philosophy into action.“I want to show young people in rural areas that they can create opportunities where they are.Nobody is better able to understand the impact of desertification and climate change than somebody who is living with no access to water.”
By September 2016, more than 130,000 acacia trees had been planted on 20 pilot farms, with farmers recording a 60 percent survival rate.Toumi estimates that some 3 million acacia trees are needed to protect Tunisia's farmland.In the next couple of years, Toumi hopes to extend the program to Algeria and Morocco.
语篇导读：本文主要讲述了从小在法国长大的萨拉·杜米跟随父亲游访突尼斯之后立志改变世界并身体力行阻止荒漠化进程的故事。
1．How did Toumi's holiday trips to Tunisia influence her?
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A．They made her decide to leave the country.
B．They helped her better understand her father.
C．They fired her enthusiasm for helping others.
D．They destroyed her dream of being a teacher.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Her passion for helping others was awakened when, from the age of nine, she accompanied her Tunisian father to his birthplace in the east of the country during holidays.”可知，自九岁起杜米在假期跟随父亲游访突尼斯的经历激发了她想帮助他人的热情。故选C。
2．What is the main cause of the desertification of Tunisia's farmland？ A
A．Low rainfall. B．Soil pollution.
C．Cold weather. D．Forest damage.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“A decrease in average rainfall and an increase in the severity of droughts(干旱) have led to an estimated 75 percent of Tunisia's agricultural lands being threatened by desertification.”可知，降水量的减少使得干旱程度加剧，最终导致土地荒漠化。故选A。
3．Why did Toumi set up the Acacias for All program in Tunisia？ D
A．To create job opportunities for young people.
B．To help the children obtain a basic education.
C．To persuade the farmers not to use fertilizers.
D．To facilitate the protection of the farmland.
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“She moved to Tunisia, and set up a program named Acacias for All to put her sustainable farming philosophy into action.”可知，她建立这个项目的目的是把自己可持续发展的理念付诸实践，进而能够更好地保护土地。故选D。
4．Which can be the best title for the text？ C
A．Saving Water in Tunisia
B．Planting Trees of Native Species
C．Holding back the Sahara
D．Fighting Poverty in North Africa
解析：标题归纳题。通读整篇文章，尤其根据第二段中的“Within 10 years rich farmers became worse off, and in 10 years from now they will be poor.I wanted to stop the Sahara in its tracks.”可知，杜米通过植树造林和普及可持续发展理念等方式来阻止撒哈拉沙漠扩张，即阻止土地荒漠化进程。故选C。
