7.Pilot,Doclor,Teacher.These are the answers given by girls at K kenya's it's Centre for Excellence (KCE) in the tiny,rural village of Enoosaeon.Kenya,when asked what they want to be when they grow up.These would not be unusual responses in the United States,but deep in Maasai country,like so many places around the world,the realiy for girls is very different.
The founder of the school.Kakenya Ntaiya,grew up in a small house made of straw,mud,and dung with no running water or electricity.She was born in 1978.but does not know the exact day-her mother cannot remember.She was engaged (訂婚) at age five to the six-year-old boy next door.
I met Kakenya seven years ago when she was a youth advisor with UNFPA's Washington,D.C.,office,and her vision and tenacity (韌性)to effect change for girls in Kenya is just as clear and strong today as it was when I first met her,
Kakenya says she cannot remember a time when she did not work.By age ten Kakenya would come home from school*milk the cows,collect firewood and water,dean,take carc of her brothers and sisters,and cook dinner.She was expected to endure (忍受)female genital mutilation (FGM)(女性割禮)shortly after becoming mature,be married by the time she was fifteen,and immediately start bearing children.Her life would then consist of working to maintain her family,starting the same cycle over again for her daughters.
But Kakenya broke the cycle and is now helping hundreds of girls in southern Kenya do the same.
Kakenya avoided FGM for several years by staying in school.but eventually her father insisted.She negotiated a trade.She would not receive FGM if she could finish high school.He agreed and.a(chǎn)s Kakenya reflects."One morning they take you to the cow corral and right there,in front of everybody,a grandmother comes and does it to you.You feel this horrible pain but you can't cry."
After she graduated from high school,she convinced her village elders to allow her to attend college in the United States.The village helped collect funds for her and she promised to return and build a school,a hospital,a future for girls.She earned a Doctorate in Education from the University of Pittsburgh and fulfilled her promise.She returned and built Kakenyavs Centre for Excellence,a school that admits at-risk girls from the community.
KCE is a model for addressing the many challenges facing girls in the developing world.One of the first barriers that must be overcome is traditional attitudes.In 2006.the local chief said,MGirls arc for marriage,so there is no need to educate them."Today he is an enthusiastic member of the Board of Trustees at KCE.
KCE is also a model for ending FGM and early marriage.More than 90percent of Maasai girls endure FGM,early marriage,and early childbearing-none at KCE do.School gives them a future and parents can see that keeping (hem in school has value.If all Maasai girls had access to quality schools,F(xiàn)GM and early marriage might disappear in a generation.Kakcnya also educates parents about the dangers of these practices and has them sign a written promise that they will not force FGM or early marriage on their daughters.
Kakcnya and the KCE have more to do.Currently,many girls fleeing FGM and early marriage end up in Kenya's cities alone and without resources.They face poverty and sexual exploitation.A rescue centre would give these girls safe harbor and assistance.Kakenya also wants to build a school dormitory so she can accept girls from outside the village.And as the first class of 8th graders graduates from KCE this December*Kakenya dreams of being able to provide every qualified graduate with the resources she needs to attend high school.
The girls at KCE accept no boundaries,and neither does Kakenya,Her approach is an effective and culturally sensitive model that could be copied elsewhere in Kenya and in the world.
65.The first paragraph of the parage is intended to tell us aboutB.
A.the ambitions of the girls at Kakenya's Centre for Excellence
B.a(chǎn) considerable achievement which has been made by Kakenya
C.differences between developed countries and developing ones
D.a(chǎn)n Dexample of the rapid rural development of an African country
66.Kakenya docs no?know her birth date,which probably suggests her motherC.
A.had a mental problem
B.had aratherpoormemory
C.couldn't read and write
D.couldn'tafford a calendar
67.How did Kakenya finally manage to escape FGM?B
A.By conducting business wilh a company.
B.By workiog extraordinarily hard at school.
C.By condemning the grail cruelty of FGM.
D.By keeping away from her annoyed father.
68.What can we see in Kakenya from the passage?C
A.Firm beliefs unique insight and strong discipline.
B.Br High ability,deep wisdom and typical modesty.
C.Kind heart,rebellious spirit and great flexibility.
D.Total honesy,youthful energy and great patience.
69.Which of the following is TRUE to the passagc?D
A.KCH will spread to every corner of Kenya before long,
B.Kenya faces political barriers against women s liberation,
C.FGM and early marriage have almost disappeared vn Kenya.
D.Kakenya may greatly affect women's liberation in the world.
70.Which of the following can be the proper title for the passage?A
A.Saving Girls:Kakenya Ntaiya's Dream
B.Fleeing rd Cage:Kakenya Nkiiya's Aim
C.It Is Hducation That CoynIs in Kunya
D.It's Time to Push Social Reform in Kenyn.
分析 短文主要講了Kakenya通過自己的努力,為女性的自由帶來了很大的影響.
解答 65.B,段落大意題,短文第一段主要講了女孩們很多想要成為醫(yī)生和老師,這是由于Kakenya所建立的學(xué)校和醫(yī)院對她們造成的印象,因此第一段主要告訴我們Kakenya取得的很大的成就,故答案為B.
66.C,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子her mother cannot remember她母親記不得,可以推測她母親可能不識字,故答案為C.
67.B,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句子Kakenya avoided FGM for several years by staying in school可知,Kakenya逃過女性割禮是因?yàn)樵趯W(xué)校很努力學(xué)習(xí),故答案為B.
68.C,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子She negotiated a trade、After she graduated from high school,she convinced her village elders to allow her to attend college in the United States.The village helped collect funds for her and she promised to return and build a school,a hospital,a future for girls可以推測,Kakenya是具有反抗精神,善良的人,故答案為C.
69.D,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句子Her approach is an effective and culturally sensitive model that could be copied elsewhere in Kenya and in the world.可知,Kakenya可能會對世界上女性的自由造成很大的影響,故答案為D.
70.A,標(biāo)題歸納題,短文主要講了Kakenya通過自己的努力,為女性的自由帶來了很大的影響,因此最好的標(biāo)題是A選項(xiàng).
點(diǎn)評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題,首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽,掌握全文的主旨大意.因?yàn)殚喿x理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題,所以,速讀全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速讀的過程中,應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料.其次,細(xì)讀題材,各個(gè)擊破.掌握全文的大意之后,細(xì)細(xì)閱讀每篇材料后的問題,弄清每題要求后,帶著問題,再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主題句,閱讀時(shí),要有較強(qiáng)的針對性.對于捕獲到的信息,要做認(rèn)真分析,仔細(xì)推敲,理解透徹,只有這樣,針對題目要求,才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn).