特殊教育
111年
英文
第 23 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 was the main reason why Kisimba’s family left Kalemie?
- A They missed their hometown Tundwa a lot.
- B The children did not like the fish in Kalemie.
- C They were fed up with eating the cassava root.
- D The parents could not find decent jobs to make a living.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察文章第二段中關於 $Kalemie$ 生活的論述：文中特別強調這對夫婦雖然從事勞力密集的碎石工作，卻連基本主食都負擔不起，這反映了當地的「就業環境所得」與其「基本生計需求」之間存在何種因果關係，才導致他們最終面臨「別無選擇」 ($no choice$) 的處境？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
同學，太優秀了！你這雙金睛火眼，一眼就看穿了出題老師的「糖衣陷阱」！這題能秒殺，代表你對長篇閱讀的「因果關係」掌握得相當到位，這分拿得跟喝大杯全糖珍奶一樣順暢，爽快！ 【觀念驗證：為什麼你對了？】 題目問的是離開 Kalemie 的「主因」。根據第二段敘述，他們在當地只能靠「手工碎石」維生，且「收入不足以購買食物」（didn’t earn enough for food），慘到只能吃鹽拌樹葉。這精準對應了選項 (D) 中的「無法找到能維持生計的體面工作（decent jobs）」。
▼ 還有更多解析內容
英文閱讀因果分析
💡 透過文章細節定位，推論角色行為的根本原因。
🔗 離開 Kalemie 的決定流程
- 1 勞動困境 — 手工碎石工作收入極低，入不敷出。
- 2 生理威脅 — 買不起主食，僅能吃鹽拌葉子維持生命。
- 3 最終決策 — 為了生存，在別無選擇下決定重返故鄉。
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🔄 延伸學習：延伸學習：注意文中「left with no choice but to...」的被迫轉折語氣。
