29. What does the author say about women’s education?

　　A) It deserves greater attention than other social issues.

　　B) It is now given top priority in many developing countries.

　　C) It will yield greater returns than other known investments.

　　D) It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists.(C)

　　30. The passage mainly discusses ________.

　　A) unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries

　　B) the potential earning power of well-educated women

　　C) the major contributions of educated women to society

　　D) the economic and social benefits of educating women(D)

　　這篇文章從經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的角度論證了在發(fā)展中國(guó)家女性教育的價(jià)值。全文第一句話就概括了全文論述的核心：Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world，在發(fā)展中國(guó)家，女性教育可能會(huì)獲得比任何其他投資更高的回報(bào)。一般說(shuō)來(lái)，女性教育屬于社會(huì)學(xué)研究的問(wèn)題，但文章開(kāi)頭卻從投資的角度看待這個(gè)問(wèn)題，觀點(diǎn)新穎，立即引起讀者的閱讀欲望。作者隨后指出女性教育不受重視的問(wèn)題首先可以從經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)角度(incentives，動(dòng)機(jī))進(jìn)行理解。

　　第二段承接第一段的內(nèi)容，具體解釋女性教育不受重視的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)原因：do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family，父母?jìng)冋J(rèn)為女孩不會(huì)對(duì)家庭經(jīng)濟(jì)做出貢獻(xiàn)。女孩的價(jià)值因而被認(rèn)為比男孩低而被剝奪了受教育的權(quán)利，使女性教育陷入惡性循環(huán)。

　　作者接下來(lái)從相反的角度論述了受教育女性會(huì)帶來(lái)的價(jià)值：對(duì)外，greater earning abilities outside the home，賺錢的能力更強(qiáng)(這是從經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)角度);對(duì)內(nèi)，daughters are given a fair chance，在教育問(wèn)題上對(duì)男女孩一視同仁(社會(huì)效應(yīng))。這樣下一代女孩因?yàn)槭艿搅俗銐虻慕逃�，在處理自己的兒女教育�?wèn)題時(shí)，同樣會(huì)重視女孩的教育(the next generation of girls will be educated and healthy)，因而形成良性循環(huán)。

　　最后一段承接上文對(duì)重視女性教育所帶來(lái)的社會(huì)效應(yīng)的論述，提出女性教育的巨大經(jīng)濟(jì)效應(yīng)：wages of female workers(女性工人的工資增長(zhǎng))——rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling，多上一年學(xué)，工資增長(zhǎng)10-20%。作者把這一效應(yīng)和其他投資的收益相對(duì)比(impressive by the standard of other available investments)，與開(kāi)篇引題的一句遙相呼應(yīng)。文末指出女性教育的影響遠(yuǎn)不止此。

　　26. The author argues that educating girls in developing countries is ________.

　　A) troublesome

　　B) labor-saving

　　C) rewarding

　　D) expensive(C)

　　題目問(wèn)作者認(rèn)為對(duì)女孩的教育在發(fā)展中國(guó)家是……

　　A，麻煩的。

　　B，C，Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world，在發(fā)展中國(guó)家，女性教育可能會(huì)獲得比任何其他投資更高的回報(bào)。在這里，作者談?wù)撆�性教育的出發(fā)點(diǎn)是經(jīng)濟(jì)回報(bào)，而不是慣常的社會(huì)問(wèn)題等。在四個(gè)答案中C是“有回報(bào)的意思”，應(yīng)該選擇C。至于第一段以外的段落，因?yàn)樽髡呤菑慕?jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)角度來(lái)論述女性教育問(wèn)題，所以并未提及麻煩、省力與否這些社會(huì)學(xué)角度的問(wèn)題，答案A和C是沒(méi)有著落的。至于D，第二段有一句話they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else’s family and bear children，意思是女孩不能帶來(lái)經(jīng)濟(jì)回報(bào)，沒(méi)有回報(bào)又要花錢養(yǎng)活，似乎有“昂貴”的意思。但要注意這里的觀點(diǎn)是發(fā)展中國(guó)家里父母?jìng)兊挠^點(diǎn)，而題目是問(wèn)作者對(duì)此的看法。因此也不能選擇D。

　　27. By saying “... the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling...” (Lines 45, Para. 2). the author means that ________.

　　A) girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys

　　B) girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams

　　C) girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reach

　　D) girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home(A)

　　題目問(wèn)作者說(shuō)the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling這句話目的是要指出什么。

　　這句話本意是預(yù)言完成了自我實(shí)現(xiàn)�！邦A(yù)言”是指什么，“實(shí)現(xiàn)”為什么是自我實(shí)現(xiàn)，這些需要到前文去找。