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Trees for Democracy I am Wangari Maathai. When I was
Trees for Democracy I am Wangari Maathai. When I was
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Trees for Democracy
I am Wangari Maathai. When I was growing up in Nyeri in central Kenya, there was no word for desert in my mother tongue, Kikuyu. Our land was fertile and forested. But today in Nyeri, as in much of Africa and the developing world, water sources have dried up, the soil is parched and unsuitable for growing food, and conflicts over land are common. So it should come as no surprise that I was inspired to plant trees to help meet the basic needs of rural women. As a member of the National Council of Women of Kenya in the early 1970s, I listened as women related what they wanted but did not have enough of energy, clean drinking water, and nutritious food.
My response was to begin planting trees with them, to help heal the land and break the cycle of poverty. Trees stop soil erosion, leading to water conservation and increased rainfall. Trees provide fuel, material for building and fencing, fruits, fodder, shade, and beauty. As household managers in rural and urban areas of the developing world, women are the first to encounter the effects of ecological stress. It forces them to walk farther to get wood for cooking and heating, to search for clean water, and to find new sources of food as old ones disappear.
My idea evolved into the Green Belt Movement, made up of thousands of groups, primarily of women, who have planted 30 million trees across Kenya. The women are paid a small amount for each seedling, giving them an income as well as improving their environment. The movement has spread to countries in East and Central Africa.
Read the passage carefully and then complete each blank in the summary in a maximum of three words from the passage.
When Wangari Maathai was a child, there were few【R1】______in Nyeri. However, today in Nyeri as well as in other parts of Africa and the developing world, there are【R2】______water sources, parched soil and common land conflicts. As a member of the National Council of Women of Kenya, she heard that many women lacked energy,【R3】______ and nutritious food which they wanted. Therefore, she was inspired to initiate the【R4】______Movement which was made up of thousands of groups. Most of the members are women, because they bear the brunt of the effects of【R5】______. [br] 【R4】
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Green Belt
解析
(根据该空后首字母大写的Movement,可定位至第三段首句,该句指出“My idea evolvedinto the Green Belt Movement,made up of thousands of groups…”,因此该空填GreenBelt。)
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