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    Ethiopian children are crazy about football but few of them have f ootballs of their own. They have to play

with a paper football.   

    Like all children, they find time to play but they also have to do a lot of work. Some children have to help

their parents look after younger brothers or sisters from the age of five. Many young boys have to look after

animals and the girls have to help their mothers carry water.   

    At present only one third of small children go to primary school because there are so many children and so

few schools. The classes have to be very large. In one school I went to there were 90 children in a class!   

    Traditionally the Ethiopians do not eat many vegetables. This is very bad for children, so many schools have

their own garden where youngsters can grow their own vegetables.   

    There is no public transport, so children have to walk to school. One child I spoke to had to walk for even

six hours! Many walk for two or three hours. But the Ethiopians love going to school because they know how

important education is.   

    The Ethiopian government wants more children to go to school, and organizations like UNICEF are helping

them. Many of the children want to be doctors and they will have to work hard but they know that they are

Ethiopia's hope for the future.   

    Ethiopia  n. 埃塞俄比亚  

    UNICEF = United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund   

1. Do Ethiopian children like playing football? 

                                                                                                      

2. How many Ethiopian children can go to primary school?  

                                                                                                     

3. What is Ethiopians' bad eating habit?   

                                                                                                   

4. Who are helping Ethiopian children to get education?  

                                                                                                     

5. What can you learn about Ethiopia from the passage?

                                                                                                   

答案

1. Yes, they do.   

2. One third /.   

3. They don't eat many vegetables.   

4. The Ethiopian government and organizations like UNICEF.   

5. The living condition for children is very bad.

    Educational problems must be solved.

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田野上的白发

刘益善

  母亲50岁后,头发日渐白了。先是两鬓,后来是额前,再后来满头芦花,让我们感到心痛。

  父母都不愿离开家,家里有猪鸡水牛,有房子和责任田,上高中的小弟还要人照顾,患不治之症的父亲不能劳动,里里外外都是母亲一人操持,她头发还有不白的么?

  4月的一个晚上,我搭同事的便车回老家,想看看父母和小弟。到家时已是晚上11点多了,家里没人,门上挂了锁。奇怪,这么晚了,父母到哪去了呢?天气乍暖还寒,夜风吹过,身上有阵阵凉意。朝远处田野望去,怎么回事呀?空旷的田野上有灯火闪烁,不时有阵阵敲盆的声音传来,我信步朝田野走去。

  到了田边,我像被人使了定身法一般,呆立在夜色里。只见母亲一手提着脸盆,一手握根棒子,敲击着,发出当当的声响。母亲在田埂上蹒珊地转悠,田埂角上放着盏马灯,灯火如豆。田里是平整的秧圃,依稀可见撒下的稻种已经抽出嫩芽。母亲身上披了件破棉袄,手里不停地敲击着。我叫了声母亲,母亲见是我,停了下来,脸上溢着慈祥的微笑。在母亲停下的当儿,有一群黑乎乎的东西冲向秧圃。母亲一见,立刻又敲起来,那黑乎乎的便遣散而去。母亲说今年是少有的奇怪,撒下的稻种一个晚上便被老鼠吃得精光。没有办法,大家只好日夜在田边守着。母亲告诉我,父亲被姐姐接去了,小弟住校,星期天才回,她已经在田边守了三个昼夜了。

  母亲和我说话,手里还在敲盆,沿着田埂蹒珊而行。我跟在她后面,心里沉沉的。母亲,您该休息了,把田退了吧!您劳作了一辈子,难道不谊享一事福么?我知道,我是劝不动母亲的,她离不开她的田野。平时我们劝她,她都说:你们不要管了,这田是不能退的,我做一天算一天,也好照料你爹和你弟。

  那个夜晚,我陪着母亲在田野上敲盆赶鼠。母亲的身影在田埂上晃动着,夜色里,只有母亲的白发看得清楚。夜风吹着,母亲的白发在田野上飘拂,飘拂,飘拂出我一脸泪花,飘拂出我又一段回忆。

  父亲病倒时,正是乡下大忙季节。母亲忍着悲痛,半夜里起来拔好秧,运到水田里。一早回家服侍父亲吃药,再赶到田里插秧。一大块白晃晃的水田里,只有母亲孤单的身影在移动。随着母亲身影的移动,水田里嫩绿的秧苗一行行地立起来,整齐匀称,像块绿色的地毯。母亲是高明的织工,织着绿色;母亲是勤劳的春蚕,吐着绿丝。

  我赶回家帮母亲插秧,到田边时,一块大田,母亲已插完一大半。她太累了,体力不支,已不是弯腰在田里移动,而是双膝跪在泥水里,艰难地爬行。母亲的衣裤没一处干的地方,浑身是汗渍泥水。母亲跪在田里插完一行,又插一行。我含着泪水冲到田里,喊着:妈,您不该这样拼命!

  母亲见是我,想站起来,努力了两次却未站起。我一把抱起母亲,感到母亲已瘦得皮包骨头。母亲脸上仍是慈祥的微笑,白发被汗水湿透了,沾在额上脸上脖予上。我为母亲拂了拂头发,一阵风吹来,白发在田野里飘拂起来。母亲说:抢季节要紧啦,这秧早插一天,就能多收一成。我没说话,把母亲进回家,就跑到田里,没命地插起秧来。我累得腰酸背痛,但一想到母亲的白发在眼前飘拂,想到母亲跪在田里的身影,便觉得不累了,腰也不酸了。我一口气插完大田的秧,哭了……

  母亲离开我们三年了,但我忘不了母亲的白发。她的青丝变白发,是岁月的辛劳所染。母亲的白发,装点着故乡的田野,温暖了我的心灵。

  啊,母亲的白发哟,还在田野上飘拂么!

1.给下列词语中的划线字注音。

   ①跚(   )  ②田(   )  ③闪(   )  ④飘(   )

2.理解下列句中划线的词语在选文中的含义。

(1)母亲50岁后,头发日渐白了。先是两鬓,后来是额前,再后来满头芦花

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(2)母亲和我说话,手里还在敲盆,沿着田埂蹒珊而行。

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3.母亲的白发,让“我”“感到心痛”。文中叙述了哪两件让“我”心痛的事?

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4.请对“随着母亲身影的移动,水田里嫩绿的秧苗一行行地立起来,整齐匀称,像块绿色的地毯。”这句话做简要赏析。

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5.文中画线语句“在母亲停下敲击的当儿,黑影里有一群黑乎乎的东西冲向秧圃。”在选文中有什么作用?

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6.文中塑造母亲形象,主要运用了什么描写方法?(至少写出两种)从文中我们能够看出母亲是一个怎样的人?

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7.文中“我”三次流泪,“我”为何而哭?结合自身体验,谈谈你将怎样对待为你辛勤付出的父母?

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