C

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(收益) 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 think the most important thing that happened at the camp is that 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.’

66. How many are there in Rashida’s family?

A. Seven        B. Eight     C. Nine    D. Ten

67. According to the passage, Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp is         .

A. A program to help poor girls to have ambition

B. A program to help poor girl students to get university education

C. A program to help poor girls to study hard

D. A program to help the poor families

68. Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges?

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

69. What can we infer from the passage?

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

70. The best title of the passage is ___________.

A. Poor Girls in Ghana            B. Girls’ Career Camp

C. Camfed Ghana               D. Students in Ghana Dream Big

 

 

       Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls(民意测验).Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable for men and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men.They argue that women — — especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.

       To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages.They argue that under these circumstances ~families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better.

       The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled.A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer.Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was.The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters.Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves.

       Some other people have suggested another way called “phased employment theory ”.The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant(妊娠) and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3.It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3—year period.This will benefit children, women, their families and the society.Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one.It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever.

1.Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because _________ 

       A.all of them are employed in unsuitable types of work 

       B.their participation in work has a bad influence on the economic development 

       C.most skilled male workers are now unemployed  

       D.nowadays no one can take care of children except women 

2.Some union officials have suggested that if women leave their jobs.

       A.they should be allowed to attend school to be trained 

       B.their jobs should be taken over by the male members of their families 

       C.their children should also leave their kindergartens 

       D.the male employees in their families should receive double wages  

3.According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework was ________ 

       A.welcomed by women only  

       B.welcomed by men only 

       C.opposed by most men and women 

       D.welcomed by men and women 

4.From the passage we can see “phased employment” means ________  

       A.women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbearing years 

       B.women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidays 

       C.a woman should resign her job forever if she has a child 

       D.two or more women share the same job  

 

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