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【题目】Yacouba Sawadogo is an African farmer who has been travelling across the deserts for the last 30 years，using ancient farming techniques to fight the threatening deserts.

His story dates back to the 1980s when Africa suffered one of the worst droughts in its history．During that period，rainfall reduced by as much as 80％，killing almost all the plants．Most local people moved away to different places，but Yacouba stayed back．Instead of giving in to the violence of nature，he decided to take control and change the face of the land completely．

Unable to read and write，and with no access to modern techniques and tools，he started to employ an old African farming practice called “Zai”．The practice involves planting seeds in small holes filled with eco-friendly manure(肥料)．The holes fill up with and keep the water that falls during the rainy season．This provides moisture(水分) and nutrients for the growing plants during the dry periods．Also，the manure attracts ants，which help break up the soil further and increase its ability to take in water．

Within two decades of starting his revolutionary work，a forested area of about fifty acres came up on the land of the African desert．Yacouba featured in a documentary titled “The Man Who Stopped the Desert” through which he became known to the rest of the world．To the great joy and relief of Yacouba，what the documentary focused on was put into the re-establishment of local forests and a training program for the farmers who wanted to 1earn Yacouba’s technique．Today，“Zai” is being widely practiced in the region．

【1】What does the text mainly talk about?

A. A training program for African farmers．

B. A documentary about an influential African farmer．

C. The serious situation of environment destruction in Africa．

D. An African farmer fighting deserts with old farming methods．

【2】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Yacouba advertised his farming practice through the media．

B. Yacouba’s efforts have made a great difference．

C. Rebuilding forests is no tough job at a11．

D. Deserts no longer threaten Africa．

【3】Which word can best describe Yacouba?

A. Determined． B. Knowledgeable． C. Curious． D. Creative．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】本文讲述的是一位非洲农民用旧耕作方法与沙漠作战，并产生重大影响的故事。

【1】D主旨大意题。根据文章第一段Yacouba Sawadogo is an African farmer who has been travelling across the deserts for the last 30 years，using ancient farming techniques to fight the threatening deserts．以及本文其他内容可知，本文讲述了一位非洲农民用旧耕作方法与沙漠作战。故选D。

【2】B推理判断题。通过最后一段，特别是To the great joy and relief of Yacouba，what the documentary focused on was put into the re-establishment of local forests and a training program for the farmers who wanted to 1earn Yacouba’s technique．Today，“Zai” is being widely practiced in the region．（使Yacouba高兴的是他的耕作技能得到推广，今天“Zai”正在这个地区被广泛地实践。）可知，Yacouba的努力产生了重大影响。故选B。

【3】A推理判断题。根据文章第一段Yacouba Sawadogo is an African farmer who has been travelling across the deserts for the last 30 years，using ancient farming techniques to fight the threatening deserts．可知，过去三十年Yacouba Sawadogo坚持用旧耕作方法与沙漠作战，所以对他的最好的描述词应该是“坚定，有决心的”，故选A。