摘要: 87. Geologists cannot accurately predict the live volcano will erupt again. a. when b. which c. is that d. and when

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  I grew up with my best friend, who was just like a sister to me. She was a little older than me. I  36 to her. If ever I had a problem, she was always  37 enough to help me out.

  It wasn’t until the spring of“87” that I noticed a  38 in her. She was quick to anger, and her attitude was  39 . I asked her many times what was wrong. Her response each time was “I’m fine. ”

  As time went on, she became more  40 , and became a person I did not  41 anymore. All I wanted was to help her. Every time I tried, she would get  42 , and say she was fine.

  The summer of“88”, I finally got my  43 . My sister had changed due to the effects of  44 . My mother  45 put her arms around me, and told me my best friend had  46 due to an over-dose (过度剂量). Well, for a minute my world stood still, along with my heart. There was nothing to say or do, just tears in the  47 . Thinking over and over again, if only I had spent the time to notice the  48 , maybe I could have saved her.

  My mother, seeing my distress, sat me down and told me this.

  Some things are not in our  49 . Sometimes “signs” aren’t enough. You can’t  50 yourself for the path your friend chose. What you can do is to learn from her mistake,  51 at school for  52 , let other children know what happened to your friend, and how it made you  53 .

  Since then I’ve never once blamed myself for her death.  54 I volunteer my time to SADD and DARE. Each year, at an assembly I tell new students what happened and the  55 of drugs.

36. A. came up                         B. looked up

C. looked forward                      D. went over

37. A. quick         B. old              C. clever        D. close

38. A. change        B. disease           C. decline           D. habit

39. A. polite         B. acceptable     C. poor         D. rude

40. A. bitter         B. weak         C. proud        D. cold

41. A. respect        B. stand         C. care             D. know

42. A. polite         B. defensive      C. vague        D. impatient

43. A. surprise           B. chance           C. answer           D. turn

44. A. drugs         B. loneliness      C. illness        D. sadness

45. A. tightly         B. tearfully       C. angrily           D. finally

46. A. passed        B. left              C. died             D. recovered

47. A. disaster        B. trouble           C. disturbance    D. silence

48. A. signs         B. effects           C. causes           D. results

49. A. way              B. favor         C. control           D. side

50. A. help              B. enjoy         C. destroy          D. blame

51. A. attend         B. volunteer      C. engage           D. settle

52. A. health-awareness B. self-improvement C. self-protection D. drug-prevention

53. A. feel              B. think         C. act              D. learn

54. A. Still              B. Instead           C. Therefore     D. Anyhow

55. A. use              B. consequence   C. danger           D. influence

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Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of benefit than any other investment available in the developing world. Women’s education may be an unusual field for economists, but increasing women’s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its focus on rewards, provides an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of(剥夺)an 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 predict becomes self-ffulfilling, 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 and sons are given fair chances. 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 virtuous circle(良性循环).

Few will argue 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 10 to 20 per 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 impact on health practices, including family planning.

Topic: The significance of  80  in developing countries

Viewpoint

Educating girls is more  81  than any other investment.

From low-income families

From educated mothers’ families

Attitudes

Girls are of  82   than boys.

Development should be for  83 .

Practices

●There is  84  investment in daughters.

●Girls are made to stay at home,  85 housework.

Girls and boys are sure to have  86 .

Consequences

A vicious circle

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Educating girls contributes to social benefits,  89  and health practices, including family planning.

Educating girls in developing countries is important and rewarding.

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