Itwas6:00onaMondaymorning.Withhisbooksinhisbag,13-year-oldJamesMwangiwasonhiswaytoschool,theMcedo-Beijingschoolinaslum(贫民窟)intheKenyancapitalofNairobi(肯尼亚首都内罗毕).Thisschoolwasbuiltin
Itwas6:00onaMondaymorning.Withhisbooksinhisbag,13-year-oldJamesMwangiwasonhiswaytoschool,theMcedo-Beijingschoolinaslum(贫民窟)intheKenyancapitalofNairobi(肯尼亚首都内罗毕).Thisschoolwasbuiltin2001withthehelpofChina,forchildrenfrompoorfamilies.
Aftergettingtoschool,Mwangiwentstraighttohisclasstodohisclasswork.Itisusualthatpupilsinthisschoolpreparefortheirlessonsbeforetheteachercomes.
Tostudyintheschoolwasonceadreamforthepoorboy.Hismothermadealivingbywashingclothesforothers.Somedaysshetookhomenothing,andsomedaysshecouldgetabout$3—itwashardlyenoughtobuythemafullmealforaday.
BeforejoiningtheMcedo-Beijingschool,Mwangiwasathomewithhissevenbrothers,collectinggarbage(垃圾).Theschoolisgivingthesechildrenhopeforthefuturebyproviding achancetogeteducation.
“Forme,educationisthebestgift,”saidMwangi.
任务一:根据短文内容,简要回答下列问题。
1.HowoldwasMwangi?
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2.WhichcountryhelpedbuildMwangi’sschool?
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3.HowdidMwangi’smothermakealiving?
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任务二:把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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任务三:请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
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