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12.Every evening,15-year-old Rashida returns home from school,changes out of her uniform,and rushes to a neighboring farm to help her mother harvest vegetables.Her father is disabled,so the modest profit the two of them earn must cover food,clothing and other necessities for all seven children and their parents.Despite having precious little time to study,Rashida is one of the top students at her junior secondary school.But with so much responsibility on her small shoulders,she admits that it is sometimes hard for her to imagine a more promising future.
Last year,Rashida was invited to join 155 other girls at Camfed Ghana's first Girls'Career Camp,a program designed to inspire girls growing up in the country's Northern Region to dream big,and to support them to pursue those dreams."We organized this camp because we wanted to let girls know that even if they are struggling with poverty,their lives will not be defined by limitations,"says Dolores Dickson,Camfed Ghana's Executive Director.
Over the course of five days,the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely new to them.Dr.Agnes Apusiga,a lecturer from the University of Development Studies,ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices,describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams.Participants then visited the University for Development Studies,where they toured the medical school and science labs.Another highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary School.Many of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer.
"When the girls arrived at camp,they were not ambitious,because they didn't have any idea what the world held for them,"says Eugenia Ayagiba,Project Officer with Camfed Ghana."Many had scarcely traveled beyond their own villages."
"I t hink the most important thing that happened at the camp is th at we opened a window of hope for a group of girls coming from backgrounds of poverty,"says Eugenia.For Rashida,who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her father's disability,the experience was important."She told one of the camp mentors(辅导员) that when she is at school,she often feels like a misfit,and she prefers to keep to herself,"says Eugenia."But at the camp,it was different.She made friends with girls who have similar struggles.She took part in every single activity,every single game.On the last day,she said to her mentor,‘The camp has challenged me to study hard.Now I see that there is light at the end of the tunnel.'
24.How many are there in Rashida's family?C
A.Seven        B.Eight          C.Nine              D.Ten
25.Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges?B
A.To show they are better than their schools
B.To encourage them to get good education.
C.To show them what they are like
D.To get them to touch the advanced equipment there
26.What can we infer from the passage?D
A.Rashida has become friends with her mentors
B.Rashida's mentors has encouraged her a lot.
C.Rashida was sad because of her father's disability.
D.Rashida has had her new dream since the camp
27.The best title of the passage isB.
A.Poor Girls in Ghana                            
B.Girls'Career Camp
C.Camfed Ghana                                    
D.Students in Ghana Dream Big.

分析 本文主要讲述了"女孩职业营"这个组织.此组织目的是激发在国家北部地区的女孩成长的梦想,并帮助他们实现这些梦想.组织人员也想让女孩们知道,即使她们挣扎贫困,他们的生活也不会被贫穷所局限.

解答 24.C.细节理解题.根据文章"clothing and other necessities for all seven children and their parents"可知,Rashida家里人共七个儿童和一对父母,共九个人.故选C.
25.B.细节理解题.根据文章"a lecturer from the University of Development Studies,ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices,describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams"可知,参观培训学校是为了鼓励他们接受教育实现自己的梦想.故选B.
26.D.推理判断题.根据文章"For Rashida,who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her father's disability,the experience was important."She told one of the camp mentors that when she is at school,she often feels like a misfit,and she prefers to keep to herself"可知,Rashida由于被同学嘲笑她父亲的残疾,经常显得格格不入,不敢与人交流,交朋友.可推测,Rashida因为父亲的残疾被嘲笑很伤心.故选D.
27.B.主旨大意题.通读全文可知,本文通过讲述Rashida的家庭故事,引出了她参加的一个"女孩职业营",文章对这个组织也进行了详细的介绍.结合选项,故选B.

点评 本文为政治经济类阅读.本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议.叙述的目的是为了议,所以要把握其议才是主要方面.阅读这类文章,先弄清其引入的话题,再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法,然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考.

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