一、阅读理解。
A new report from the United Nations says more than 250 million children of primary school age cannot read or write. It said they could also not do basic mathematics. The report said that 120 million children have spent little or no time in school. The report also said children not going to school means countries lose money. Each year, governments lose up to $130 billion. Vibeke Jensen, a U.N. spokeswoman (发言人), said there was a global “learning crisis (危机)”. She said this was because there were not enough well-trained teachers in poor areas. She said that in one third of countries, 75 per cent of primary school teachers do not have enough training. She added: “The important thing now is to pay more attention to quality (质量).”
The report said that most of those not going to school were girls. It said it was important that developing countries educate girls. Sending girls to school can increase a country's wealth (财富) by 25 per cent over 40 years. The report said that almost two-thirds (66%) of girls in Arab countries and sub-Saharan Africa would never go to school. In Yemen (也门), just 36 per cent of young women are literate. The Reuters news agency said: “If things go on like this, the poorest part of the girls and young ladies in developing countries won’t get education until the year 2072” There was some good news. In Laos, Rwanda and Vietnam, the number of children not going to school fell by 85 per cent in the last five years.
( ) 1. The children could not______ besides read and write.
A. speak English B. do maths C. cook D. sew
( ) 2. What proportion of girls in Arab countries and sub-Saharan African countries may go to school?
A. four-fifths B. nine-tenths C. one-third D. two-thirds
( ) 3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. 120 million primary-school-age children have never been to school.
B. Countries lose $13 million a year when children do not go to school.
C. The U.N. says there are not enough well-trained teachers.
D. The article says it will take some nations 100 years to achieve literacy.
( ) 4. What does the underlined word literate mean?
A. 受过教育的 B. 不上学的 C.没有工作的 D. 吃不饱的
( ) 5. What is the best title of this passage?
A. Poor Students B. No School Today
C. The Education of Developing Countries D. Learning Crisis
【参考答案】1-5 BCCAD
二、完形填空。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C或者D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress(压力) management. He raised a glass of water and asked them, "How 1 do you think this glass of water is?"
The students began to think and 2 . Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g.
"It does not matter on the real 3 . It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a 4 it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a 5 . It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. What we have to do is to put the glass down, 6 for a while before holding it up again."
"If we carry our burdens (ffi.1E!) __7 __sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on. The burden will become increasingly heavier. We have to ___8 the burden every now and then, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on."
So ___9 __you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't cary it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you have, let them down for a moment if you can. And learn to _10___ourselves.
Life is short but amazing. Enjoy it!
1.A. heavy B. full C. much D. long
2. A. read B. watch C. guess D. listen
3. A. glass B. weight C. water D. height
4. A. minute B. night C. day D. week
5. A. mother B. teacher C. doctor D. friend
6. A. rest B. shake C. look D. work
7. A. this time B. some other time C. next time D. all the time
8. A. give up B. put down C. pick up D. think about
