Do you want to
know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day?
Find out here:
Education
School is
expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school
uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school.
For those lucky
enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes:
English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science,
history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of
children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the
family every day. Also there's cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the
meal.
Daily fun
It's not all work
and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with
plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're
many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It's really
expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan.
This is more than the average (平均
的) monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South
Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital
cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer
computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
1. The underlined word "Chores"
probably means
A.网上冲浪B.家务杂活C.体育活动D.家庭作业
2. Sports are very popular in Africa because children
_________.
A. do not need
money to play
B. can play all
kinds of ball games
C. don't like to
go to school
D. don't like to
do their homework
3.The passage is mainly about_________.
A. education in
Africa
B. children's
school life in Africa
C. the Internet in
Africa
D. children's
daily life in Africa
4.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that in Africa_________.
A. basketball is
popular among children
B. children in
Africa have to pay for school
C. some children
in Africa have to take two foreign language classes
D. people in Egypt
and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries