Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries

跟踪导练（一）

阅读理解

In a faraway area in northern Mexico， there lives a native Indian group called the Tarahumaras. Besides owning some cooking tools and farming equipment， the Tarahumaras exist （生存） much as they did before the Spanish arrived in the 1600s. They live in caves or in small houses made of stone and wood， and they eat what little they can grow on the dry land.

Ten years ago， linguist （语言学家） James Copeland entered the world of the Tarahumaras to study their language and culture. Since then， he has been visiting the Tarahumaras three or four times a year. Tarahumara is not a written language， so part of Copeland’s project was to learn to speak Tarahumara so that he could deal directly with the people. “There are no language police，” Copeland says. “Children are seldom corrected by their parents. They learn by observation of speech in conversations and by imitation. ”

Copeland learned the language through his frequent exposure （暴露） to it and by analyzing the grammar. Drawing on his research， Copeland plans to produce a Tarahumara grammar book in English and perhaps one in Spanish.

The idea to study the Tarahumaras came to Copeland in 1984 when he discovered that very little research had been done on their language. He got in touch with a Tarahumara Indian called Lornezo Gonzalez. At first， Gonzalez was very reluctant to help him. He told Copeland that no amount of money could buy his language. But after Copeland explained to him what he intended to do with his research and how it would benefit the Tarahumaras， Gonzalez agreed to help and took Copeland to his village. “Over a period of a year our relationship became closer and warmer， ” says Copeland. “Thanks to him， the Tarahumaras started trusting us and understood what we were doing.”

1. What can we learn about the Tarahumaras？

A. They have a strict education system. B. They live a very simple and hard life.

C. They arrived in Mexico with the Spanish. D. They are good at architecture and farming.

2. What does Copeland think of learning Tarahumara？

A. It is a hard task. B. It is a waste of time.

C. It is very interesting. D. It is helpful for learning Spanish.

3. Before learning Tarahumara， Copeland had _____ .

A. fully researched it B. read a grammar book of it

C. visited the Tarahumaras three times D. asked a Tarahumara Indian for help

4. What does the underlined word “reluctant” in the last paragraph probably mean？

A. Ready. B. Anxious. C. Pleased. D. Unwilling.

阅读七选五

When walking in a street， you are likely to hear passers-by speaking Chinese aloud. 1 After entering a store， it’s possible that you’ll see Huawei smartphones for sale. It isn’t referring to a city in China， but Manchester， UK. In fact， you might see similar things in many other cities around the world. 2

Chinese dishes have been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. But to satisfy local people’s tastes， Chinese restaurants have made some necessary changes to the dishes. “One example is the meat，” said Yin Hang， who is studying at the University of Wollongong in Australia. “ 3 Therefore， Chinese restaurants serve big pieces of meat without bones， even for fish.”

4 In many cities in Europe， stores sell TCL televisions， Haier fridges and Lenovo computers， reported Reuters. More than half of US-owned drones （无人机） are Chinese models， according to China Daily. They’re designed and made in China.

In the past， most people in the West thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. 5 “Made in China” has become cool and more people trust Chinese brands. “For example， Huawei， one of China’s major smartphone makers， overtook Apple in global smartphone sales for the first time in June and July in 2019，” noted consulting firm Counterpoint Research.

A. But things have changed greatly.

B. But people here don’t like to eat meat with bones.

C. Indeed， Chinese products have been going abroad.

D. National brands are enjoying great success in China.

E. Turning to the right， you may see a Chinese restaurant.

F. What is the biggest problem with many Chinese brands？

G. Many Chinese brands are also becoming more and more popular.

1. _________ 2. _________  3. _________  4. _________  5. _________

跟踪导练（二）

完形填空

Whenever we hear about “the homeless”， most of us think of the Developing World. But the  1  is that homelessness is everywhere. For example， how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a  2  country like Germany？

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making  3  for the homeless of Berlin， Germany’s capital. They first  4  one long hot summer when most Germans were  5 on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home， made sandwiches， set up a table in the street and gave  6  to the homeless.