特殊教育
111年
英文
第 21 題
📖 題組：
Kisimba remembers waking to sounds of gunfire edging closer to her home in the southeastern village of Tundwa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as she prepared fish for dinner. “We knew we had no time to lose,” she says, “I grabbed the children and ran into the forest.” The next morning, they decided to flee. Kisimba’s story is hauntingly familiar across the DRC, where endless violence has uprooted millions from their homes. The unrest has also deepened hunger and malnutrition in the region, forcing families to abandon their farms. Kisimba’s family moved to a relatively safe town, Kalemie, near Lake Tanganyika, where they had a completely different life. Kisimba and her husband had been feeding their children from the crops they grew. In Kalemie, the only work they could find was crushing stones by hand for small-scale constructions. The couple crushed stones from dawn to nightfall. Yet, they didn’t earn enough for food. They ended up just eating cassava leaves with salt. Cassava is a popular root vegetable in Congo, but they could not even afford the root. Five years later, the couple were left with no choice but to return to their village. They arrived in Tundwa exhausted and weak and found their worst fears confirmed. The house had been burned down and everything was gone—the crops, the animals they had, and even the cooking pots. At that time the World Food Programme (WFP) was starting a cash assistance program for returnees. Kisimba’s family was eligible and collected cash of US$100 from WFP. They paid neighbors to help clear new land to expand their harvests of maize, cassava, and beans. They also invested in hens and goats as insurance against hard times. The investments paid off. The family now sell their surplus crops, and the profits ensure a varied diet. They have also bought a mini solar panel, which brings in money—neighbors pay them a small fee to charge their phones. Kisimba now feels relieved when she sees her children running around after they finish their meals. Special thanks go to the donors from many countries behind our cash assistance programs, including the European Union, the UK, Sweden, and Germany. Their generosity has made Kisimba’s dream come true.
Kisimba remembers waking to sounds of gunfire edging closer to her home in the southeastern village of Tundwa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as she prepared fish for dinner. “We knew we had no time to lose,” she says, “I grabbed the children and ran into the forest.” The next morning, they decided to flee. Kisimba’s story is hauntingly familiar across the DRC, where endless violence has uprooted millions from their homes. The unrest has also deepened hunger and malnutrition in the region, forcing families to abandon their farms. Kisimba’s family moved to a relatively safe town, Kalemie, near Lake Tanganyika, where they had a completely different life. Kisimba and her husband had been feeding their children from the crops they grew. In Kalemie, the only work they could find was crushing stones by hand for small-scale constructions. The couple crushed stones from dawn to nightfall. Yet, they didn’t earn enough for food. They ended up just eating cassava leaves with salt. Cassava is a popular root vegetable in Congo, but they could not even afford the root. Five years later, the couple were left with no choice but to return to their village. They arrived in Tundwa exhausted and weak and found their worst fears confirmed. The house had been burned down and everything was gone—the crops, the animals they had, and even the cooking pots. At that time the World Food Programme (WFP) was starting a cash assistance program for returnees. Kisimba’s family was eligible and collected cash of US$100 from WFP. They paid neighbors to help clear new land to expand their harvests of maize, cassava, and beans. They also invested in hens and goats as insurance against hard times. The investments paid off. The family now sell their surplus crops, and the profits ensure a varied diet. They have also bought a mini solar panel, which brings in money—neighbors pay them a small fee to charge their phones. Kisimba now feels relieved when she sees her children running around after they finish their meals. Special thanks go to the donors from many countries behind our cash assistance programs, including the European Union, the UK, Sweden, and Germany. Their generosity has made Kisimba’s dream come true.
What is the passage mainly about?
- A Congo as a hotspot for international tourists.
- B The hunger strikes and military conflicts in Congo.
- C How an international program helped one family begin a new life.
- D Who is eligible for the cash grants from the World Food Programme.
思路引導 VIP
請分析本文的敘事架構：文章從主角一家的流亡困境寫起，直到最後他們重獲生機。請思考：這則故事的『轉折點』發生在哪裡？作者透過這個家庭的具體案例，是想單純描述戰爭的慘況，還是旨在強調某個外在介入（如文末所述之計畫）對他們生活所產生的整體影響？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
（稍微拉下墨鏡，六眼微光閃爍） 喔？看來不用我出手，你也處理得挺漂亮的嘛。沒錯，答案就是 (C)！ 這篇文章雖然提到了剛果的動亂和飢餓，但那只是「背景」。重點在於 Kisimba 一家如何透過世界糧食計畫署（WFP）提供的那 $100$ 美金，從一無所有到能賣剩餘農作物、甚至買太陽能板賺錢。這就是標準的「以小見大」敘事法。
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