题目内容
7.Educating girls quite possibly outputs a higher rate of return than any other investment (投资) available in the developing world.Women's education may be an unusual field for economists,but raising women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social problem.And economics,with its emphasis on motivation,provides an explanation for why so many girls can't receive education.Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family:girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children.Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-the prediction turns into reality,trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect.
An educated mother,on the other hand,has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices.She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children,ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance.The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls,as well as of boys,will be educated and healthy.The vicious circle is thus transformed into a good circle.
Few will disagree with it that educating women has great social benefits.But it has enormous economic advantages as well.Most obviously,there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers.Wages rise by 10to 20per cent for each additional year of schooling.Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments,but they are just the beginning.Educating women also has a significant influence on health practices,including family planning.
28.The author argues that educating girls in developing countries isB.
A.troublesome B.rewardingC.labor-saving D.expensive
29.What does the underlined part probably mean?A
A.Girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys.
B.Girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams.
C.Girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reach.
D.Girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home.
30.The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a good one whenB.
A.women care more about education
B.girls can gain equal access to education
C.a family has fewer but healthier children
D.parents can afford their daughters'education
31.The passage mainly discussesD.
A.unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries
B.the potential earning power of well-educated women
C.the major contributions of educated women to society
D.the economic and social benefits of educating women.
分析 文章介绍在发展中国家教育女孩的重要性,以及教育女性带来的社会和经济利益比其他已知任何的事情回报更多.
解答 28.B考查细节辨认题.A.troublesome麻烦的;B.rewarding有报酬的;C.labor-saving节省劳力的;D.expensive昂贵的.根据文章第一段的第一句话Educating girls quite possibly outputs a higher rate of return than any other investment (投资) available in the developing world可知受教育的女孩得到的报酬高.故选B.
29.A考查语意推测题.根据划线句子前面的那句话Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school可知结果女孩不如男孩更珍贵.故选A.
30.B考查细节辨认题.根据文章第三段的The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls,as well as of boys,will be educated and healthy.The vicious circle is thus transformed into a good circle可知作者认为只有女孩和男孩有平等的教育权利才能形成良性循环.故选B.
31.D考查概括大意题.通读全文,特别是根据文章的最后一段的最后一句话Educating women also has a significant influence on health practices,including family planning.可知全文主要告诉我们受教育的妇女会带来的经济和社会利益.故选D.
点评 本文是人社会文化类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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