Question

【题目】C

First Lady Michelle Obama is on a five-day trip to Asia. She is visiting Japan and Cambodia to help publicize a program called "Let Girls Learn". Administration officials set up the campaign to support the education of millions of girls worldwide.

Before her trip, Mrs. Obama and her husband noted the inability of an estimated 62million girls to attend school. They said educating the girls should be a foreign policy goal.

This week, Mrs. Obama criticized the fact that tens of millions of girls are not receiving a satisfactory education. In her opinion piece, she wrote this failure to educate girls was more than "a tragic waste of potential". It is both a serious public health issue and a problem for the economic health of nations and the world. She also said it was "a threat to the security of countries around the world".

The First Lady noted by 2012, every part of the developing world was educating both girls and boys in primary schools. But this is not the case in secondary education. She wrote in some areas girls face "the cultural values and practices that limit the prospects of women in their societies."

The Obama administration launched the "Let Girls Learn" campaign earlier this month. At the time, Mrs. Obama noted plans to involve the U.S. Peace Corps, and the Volunteer Development Agency.

"This effort will draw on the talent and energy of the nearly 7,000 Peace Corps volunteers serving in more than 60 countries. Through this effort, Peace Corps will be supporting hundreds of new community projects to help girls go to school and stay in school. And, I want to emphasize that these programs will be community-generated and community-led. They will be based on solutions devised by local leaders, families and yes, even the girls themselves."

President Obama also spoke at the same White House event, saying that campaign is important to his administration.

【1】Why did Michelle Obama make the trip to Asia?

A. To get help from Peace Corps.

B. To set up the "Let Girls Learn" program.

C. To promote an educational program.

D. To develop Japan-US relationship.

【2】These statements may be Michelle Obama’s opinion EXCEPT_____.

A. girls in developing countries have greater potential than boys

B. girls have the same right to receive higher education

C. having girls educated should be a foreign policy goal

D. failing to educate girls affects the world’s economic

【3】What is the main idea of the sixth paragraph?

A. How the Peace Corps are organized.

B. What the plan for the campaign is.

C. Who are in charge of the program.

D. Where the campaign will be carried out.

【4】What may be talked about in the next paragraph?

A. The achievements they have achieved.

B. The measures they have taken.

C. The possible problems they will meet.

D. The importance of the educational program.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

【文章大意】本文介绍了美国第一夫人----米歇尔和奥巴马推行的一项使女孩接受教育的计划。在世界范围内很多女孩因各种原因而不能完成中等教育，即secondary education，这是一种人才资源的浪费，而且会影响到公共健康和经济健康。

【1】C细节理解题。由首段可知米歇尔行程的目的是宣传"Let Girls Learn"教育项目，故选C。

【2】A推理判断题。在本文中作者介绍了米歇尔宣传“Let Girls Learn”计划，希望全世界的女孩都能接受中等教育，根据第二段中的“They said educating the girls should be a foreign policy goal. ”判断C选项正确；根据第三段内容可以判断B、D选项正确；而A选项的内容文中没有提及，故选A。

【3】B 主旨大意题。在上段中作者提出“At the time, Mrs. Obama noted plans to involve the U.S. Peace Corps”，然后介绍了Peace Corps的具体做法，故选B。

【4】D推理判断题。根据文章末段的内容可知奥巴马同样也说到了这项活动，提到了这项活动对他的政府来说非常重要，由此推测下文要对此进行解释，故选D。