题目内容
2．| A．Criteria（标准） of the ranking B．Africa countries ranking low C．Research on girls'education in developing countries D．Northern European countries at the top E．High rate of early death of children F．Hope and improvement in sight |
A yearly list of the best and worst places to be a mother and child rates the United States 11th，behind Britain．Scandinavian countries are at the top．Sweden is number one．Denmark is second．Finland is third．Save the Children，an American-based humanitarian organization，compared conditions in 110countries．The report came out last week．
（62）B
At the bottom of the list，Mali and Burkina Faso share last place．Just above them are Ethiopia，Chad，Yemen，the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania．Gambia and Eritrea are also in the bottom ten，along with two Asian countries：Nepal and Cambodia．Cambodia is tied with Eritrea in 100th place．
（63）A
Save the Children based its report on six conditions related to the health and security of women．These include the risk of early death，and the rate of use of modern birth-control methods．Another measure was the percentage of births with the aid of trained medical workers．Still another was the percentage of pregnant women with a shortage of iron in the blood．The study also examined reading levels among women and the involvement of women in national government．There are some conditions related to the education of both women and children．
（64）C
Save the Children has published a report on the"State of the World's Mothers"for six years now．This year the group included a progress report on education for girls．Researchers examined progress made over the past ten years in 71developing countries．The report says Bolivia，Kenya，Cameroon and Bangladesh have made the most progress in girls'education．Listed at the bottom are Rwanda，Iraq，Malawi and Eritrea．Worldwide，the report says，58million girls are out of school．
（65）F
Charles MacCormack is head of Save the Children．He says many children in the world are lucky just to survive the first five years of life．But Mr MacCormack calls the situation far from hopeless．He notes that world leaders have agreed on eight goals to reduce poverty，save lives and increase security by 2017．
分析 本文主要叙述了救助儿童组织在不同国家的情况．这个组织的领导Charles MacCormack对这个组织充满了希望．
解答 61．D 根据本段中的"Sweden is number one．Denmark is second．Finland is third．"可知本段主要是北部欧洲国家的救助儿童成就的排名．所以选择D．
62．B 根据本段中的"Gambia and Eritrea are also in the bottom ten"可知本段主要讲述了非洲国家的排名比较低．所以选择B．
63．A 根据本段中的"These include the risk of early death，and the rate of use of modern birth-control methods．Another measure was the percentage of births with the aid of trained medical workers．"可知本段主要是陈述排名的标准．所以本题选择A．
64．C 根据本段中的"This year the group included a progress report on education for girls．Researchers examined progress made over the past ten years in 71developing countries．"可知这段主要讲的是对发展中国家女孩接受教育情况的调查．所以选择C．
65．F 根据"Mr MacCormack calls the situation far from hopeless"可知希望就在眼前．所以选择F．
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