6.Singing are the pupils of the remote Beau-Roc primary school in Haiti.One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin.Their headmistress,Emile Jean-Noel,is one of the few women school principals in the country.
Over 70% of Haitian population live below the poverty line with inadequate food,water,schools,or housing.To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school,meals are provided by the World Food Programme.
"We are so cut off we have many difficulties,"comments Emile,adding that finding chalk,school books and other materials is practically impossible.Emile tries to encourage those around her to make use of all available resources.Her efforts are bearing fruit.One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children's schooling and increase their own income by selling embroidery (刺繡) and other handicrafts.
Recent political instability has meant that the country has not invested in education for ten years.Enrolment (入學) is a mere 44per cent and a little less than a half of those entering primary school finish it.Less than a third of these go on to secondary school.In rural areas it is not rare to find 17-and 18year-olds in primary school.Beau-Roc has only 4teachers for 260pupils.Emile works constantly to improve her pupils'environment.Under her direction,a local worker is now constructing a storehouse for the food delivered regularly by the World Food Programme.
Not only is Emile's salary too little,but she receives it irregularly.For her,transport is a real headache.She lives five kilometers away and has to take a privately-owned bus,costing more than she can afford.
"The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly",Emile comments."With all the sacrifices and risks it requires,only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it."Nevertheless,Emile loves her job."I always feel at home with the children and,the parents understand what I'm doing."
51.What theme is presented in this passage?A
A.Devotion to education. B.Poverty and hardship.
C.Politics and children. D.Love and beauty.
52.Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau-Roc primary school?D
A.Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts.
B.Persuading local women to care about their children's education.
C.Encouraging those around her to use those available resources.
D.Finding chalk,school books and other materials.
53.The many figures in the 4th paragraph indicateB.
A.political instability in Haiti
B.poor investment in Haitian education
C.challenges in Emile's life
D.Emile's constant efforts
54.In the last paragraph,"those who are really cut out for teaching"are those who areC.
A.dismissed from teaching
B.unfamiliar with teaching
C.qualified for teaching
D.cautious about teaching.
分析 文章主要講述了 Emily 竭盡所能給 Beau-Roc 小學的學生們提供教育的故事.
解答 51:A 主旨題.文章主要講述了 Emily 竭盡所能給 Beau-Roc 小學的學生們提供教育的故事,A項"投身于教育"是對 Emily 的最好評價,故正確答案為A.
52:D 細節(jié)題.由第三段第一句"'We are so cut off we have many difficulties,'comments Emile,adding that finding chalk,school books and other materials is practically impossible."可知正確答案為D.
53:B 推斷題.由第四段第一句"Recent political instability has meant that the country has not invested in education for ten years."可以推斷作者列舉許多數(shù)據(jù)是為了說明海地對教育的投入很少,故正確答案為B.
54:C 推斷題.由最后一段第二句"With all the sacrifices and risks it requires,only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it."可知在海地教書需要奉獻和冒風險,由此推斷只有真正愿意投身教育事業(yè)的人才會去做,故正確答案為C.
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