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　　　In Eritrea, a small country in northeast Africa, approximately 80 percent of the population is illiterate. That percentage is even higher in woman. As in many developing countries, many Eritreans have traditional ideas about the role of women. They believe that women should stay home and take care of the family and should not get an education or look for a job.

　　These beliefs are one of the factors that prevent Eritriea and other developing countries from improving their economic situation. Experience in many developing countries has shown that educated women have fewer children and have more opportunities for improving their lives and the lives of their families. In Eritrea, in fact, there is great need for improvement. It is one of the poorest countries in the world. For many Eritrean families, getting enough food is a daily problem.

　　To deal with these problems, the Eritrean government together with the World Food Program, has a new program that offers food as a reward for learning. In primary schools, all the children receive food packages to take home to their families. However, with the new program, the girls receive more food than the boys. This way, parents are encouraged to send their daughter to school rather than keeping them at home.

　　Another government program that aims to educate women is Food for Training. Managed by the National Union of Eritrean Women, this program offer food rewards (also from World Food Organization) to women and elder girls who are willing to join the program. Because of the war with Ethiopia, many women are bringing up their families on their own. They often live in refugee camps, with no land of their own and no way to earn money. Most of these women are illiterate and have no skills to find a job. They spend most of their day looking for food and preparing it for their families.

　　The Food for Training program helps the teenagers and women change their lives. If they agree to join the program, they receive a large package of food each month. In return, the women are required to attend free literate classes for two hours every day. When Food for Training classes in two regions of Eritrea, 5000 girls and women joined in the first two months. It is especially popular with teenage girls, aged fourteen to sixteen, who have never had a chance to go to school before.

　　The organizers of Food for Training also plans to offer other kinds of courses for women, using the same system of food rewards. In these courses, they will teach women job skills and crafts such as basket weaving. These women will not only learn to read and write. They will become aware of what is going on in their country.

　　1. According to the passage, traditional ideas about women __________.

　　A. are rejected by younger generation

　　B. help improve the economy

　　C. hinder economic development '

　　D. have little impact on economic development

　　2. The Eritrean government is offering extra food to girls in school in order to __________.

　　A. encourage to keep girls at home

　　B. change traditional attitudes towards women

　　C. help girls feed their families

　　D. create more jobs for Eritrean teachers

　　3. With the Food for Learning program, women get a large package of food as long as________.

　　A. they attend free literacy classes every day

　　B. they have no land of their own

　　C. they bring up their families on their own

　　D. they live in refugee camps.

　　4. The new literacy programs are an example of __________.

　　A. the work of 5,000 women and teenage girls

　　B. the problems with the aid of international organizations

　　C. local and international organizations working together

　　D. the Eritrean government working to keep its power

　　5. According to the passage, Food for Training will__________.

　　A. help women better their lives

　　B. encourage women to leave their country

　　C. teach women about international aid

　　D. allow women to spend more time at home

　　1.C。细节题。题干：对妇女的传统观念是______。利用题干关键词traditional idea可以定位到文章第一段 “Eritreans have traditional ideas about the role of women. They believe that women should stay home and take care of the family and should not get an education or look for a job. These believes are one of the factors that prevent Eritee and other developing countries from improving their economic situation”，意为“许多厄立特里亚人对妇女的角色抱有传统的观点，他们认为妇女应该呆在家里照顾家庭，不应该接受教育或者外出找工作。这样的观念也阻碍Eritee和其它发展中改善前经济状况”。可见，选项C“阻碍经济发展”为正确答案。

　　2.B。细节题。题干：厄立特里亚政府给到学校上学的女孩提供更多的食物是为了_______。利用题干关键词Eritrean government和food等可以定到位第三段"…the girls receive more food than the boys. This way, parents are encouraged to send their daughter to school rather than keeping them at home…"，意为“女孩比男孩得到更多的食物。用这种方式鼓励父母送他们的女儿去上学，而不是让她们待在家里做家务活”。显然，政府此举在于改变对妇女的传统观念，因此选项B为正确答案。

　　3.A。细节题。题干：妇女可以得到一大包食物，只要______。利用题干关键词可以定位到第五段“If they agree to join the program, they receive a large package of food each month. In return, the women are required to attend free literate classes for two hours every day”, 意为“如果她们同意加入该计划，就可以领到一大包食物。反过来，她们被要求每天参加两小时的免费的识字课”。所以，选A “每天参加免费的识字课”是正确答案。

　　4.C。题干：新扫盲项目是________的范例。利用题干关键词new program可以定位第三段第一句"To deal with these problems, the Eritrean government together with the World Food Program, has a new program that offers food as a reward for learning."，意为“为了解决这些问题，厄立特里亚政府同世界粮食计划署一起实施一个新的项目，提供食品作为学习的奖励”。可见这一项目是当地政府和国际组织合作的结果，所以选项C“当地组织和国际组织共同合作”正确。

　　5.A。题干：根据文章，食物交换学习项目将_____。四个选项，A意为“”，B意为“”，C意为“”，D意为“”，显然是考查该项目的目的和效果。文中第五段的第一句"The Food for Training program helps the teenagers and women change their lives."，意为“该项目期望改善妇女的生活条件”。所以，选项A “帮助女性改善生活”为正确答案。