Reading--- Give a man a fish1.In 1985, there was little rainfall led to destroyed harvests and killedin Ethiopia, whichcattle.(P2)佃85年，埃塞俄比亚几乎没有降雨，这导致收成损毁，牛蓄死亡。
1.lead to1)通向All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马.2)导致Reduc ing speed limits should lead to fewer deaths on the roads. lead …to (some place带领…去(某地)The waiter led us to our table.lead …to do =cause … 导致…做What led you to believe this?高考链接：1.---It took me ten years to build up my bus in ess, and it almost killed me.---Well, you know what they say. _________________ .A. There is no smoke without fireB. Practice makes perfectC. All roads lead to RomeD. No pains, no gains2.Once a decision has been made , all of us should _________________ it .A . direct toB . stick to C. lead to D. refer to答案及解析：1. D. All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
2. B. stick to 坚持，不放弃2. cattle 用作为复数的集体名词It seems the cattle on the sides of the dikes were the only living creatures in these desolate surroundin gs.people,police,cattle、poultry,goods 作主语时，谓语用复数.The people in the city are very frien dly.The police are search ing for the murderer.The cattle are grazing near the river.All the goods have arrived.2.The concert took place on 13 July 1985 in two locations— in London and in Philadelphia —and included the biggeststars of the time.(P2) 1985 年7 月13 日，音乐会在伦敦和费城两地举行，出席者包括了当时最红的巨星。
take place发生，举行［词义辨析］take place, happen, occur, come about和break out 用法区另U这些词或短语都有发生”的意思，但用法各不相同，区别如下：(1). take place表示发生、举行、举办”，一般指非偶然性事件的发生”即这种事件的发生一定有某种原因或事先的安排，例如：Great cha nges have take n place in our hometow n duri ng the past ten years.The Olympic Games of 2008 will take place in Beijing.place常用短语give place to为…取代；让位于go places平步青云，青云直上in place在通常的位置，在适当的位置in place of代替out of place在错误的位置；在不适当的位置take the place of代替，替代3.The concert also received so much attention around the world that it put great pressure on politicians and malnutrition.(P2)音乐会还受到了全世界的极大关注，这给政客们施加了巨大压力，迫使他们为这次饥荒做一些事情。
put pressure on 给…施加压力Do not put much pressure on the han dle, it may break.不要在把柄上太用力了，它会坏的。
pressure noun[U] the force you produce whe n you press someth ing:He put too much pressure on the door han dle and it sn apped.You can stop bleedi ng by appl ying pressure close to the injured area.[C or U] the force that a liquid or gas produces whe n it presses aga inst an area: gas/water pressureThe new material allows the compa ny to make gas pipes which withsta nd higher pressures.The gas is stored un der pressure (= in a container which keeps it at a higher pressure tha n it would usually have).4.On top of this, according to the United Nations, hunger and malnutrition claim ten million lives every year.(P2)on top ofadv. in additi on to someth ing, especially someth ing un pleasa nt: 另夕卜We missed the train, and on top of that we had to wait for two hours for the n ext one.5.It is without doubt an amazing achievement, but is it enough?(P2)without doubtadv. used to emphasize your opinion: 毫无疑问地She is without (a) doubt the best stude nt I have ever taught.6.They need help, but the sad truth is that food aid alone is not enough to help these countries .(P2)它们需要帮助，但不幸的事实是仅有食物援助对帮助这些国家是不够的。
alo ne adjective [after noun] only or without any others: 仅有，仅凭She alone must decide what to do (= no one else can do it for her).These facts alone (= even if nothing else is con sidered) show that he's not to be trusted.He won't get the job through charm alone (= he will n eed someth ing else).The airfare alone would use up all my mon ey, n ever mind the hotel bills.Price alone is not a reliable in dicator of quality. He alone knows the secret.只有他一人知道秘密。
adjective [after verb], adverbwithout other people: 单独的/地He likes being alone in the house.She decided to climb the mountain alone.Do you like liv ing alone?At last, we're alone together (= there are just the two of us here).The Swedes are not alone in find ing their Ianguage under pressure from the spread of English.I don't like the man and rm not alone in that (= other people agree).7.There is a saying that goes “ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. 有句俗语(P这样说的：授人以鱼，三餐之需；授人以渔，终生之用。
”go:to say, especially when a story is being told: 据说，据传"I n ever want to see you ever aga in, ” he goes, and storms out the house.As the old say ing goes. 常言说道。
8.Clearly, development aid together with food aid is the long-term solution to the problemof poverty.(P3)很显然，发展援助和食品援助结合起来才是贫困问题的长期解决办法。