Question

    The World Declaration on Education for All (1990)(《全民教育世界宣言》) was mainly about how necessary it is to provide education for all children, youth and adults. It meets their needs and useful skills to their lives. They believe that good quality education, provided by trained teachers, is the right of all children, youth and adults. The basic skills, knowledge, values and attitudes should be included. What's more, creative thinking, problem solving and lifelong learning abilities are also important.

Teachers are important for improving learning. People all know this. They have a powerful influence on the quality of student learning. However, many countries, especially the developing countries, are short of qualified(合格的) teachers—in 1/3 of countries with data, less than 3/4 of teachers are trained to national standards. By 2030, 28 countries will not have enough primary school teachers and over 3.4 million new primary teachers will be needed. Also, teachers are paid poorly. Teacher payment is below US$10 per day in 8 countries.

Quality learning is important and necessary for meeting people's basic needs. It's also necessary for development of the countries. All young people need to learn in active ways. However, 124 million of the children across the world are out of school and 250 million are not learning basic skills as a result of poor quality education. According to a research, 38% of children are not learning the basics in reading and math. And over one-half of them have spent 4 years in school.

Luckily, many countries have realized the importance of quality education and pay great attention to it. There are even some organizations trying to help girls, children with disabilities and children living in poor areas to get an education.

1.What did The World Declaration on Education for All (1990) tell us?

A.It's necessary to provide education. B.It's useful to learn some skills.

C.It's important to be creative. D.It's necessary to have qualified teachers.

2.What's the problem in developing countries?

A.They pay no attention to quality education. B.They are short of well-trained teachers.

C.Young people have learnt too many basic skills. D.The teachers get well paid.

3.What does the underlined word "this" mean in Paragraph 2?

A.The importance of learning. B.The importance of education.

C.The importance of teachers. D.The importance of basic skills.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Many countries are now trying to develop quality education.

B.It's impossible for children in poor areas to get an education.

C.How students learn is the key to the quality of education.

D.Some organizations are trying to help adults to get an education.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

短文大意：本文关注的是全民教育话题。《全民教育世界宣言》(1990)主要是关于向所有儿童、青年和成人提供教育的必要性，通过数据分析指出教师对提高学习质量的重要性以及优质学习对于满足人们的基本需求和国家的发展的重要性和必要性，目前许多国家已经意识到素质教育的重要性，并予以高度重视。

1.

题意：《全民教育世界宣言》(1990)告诉我们什么？考查细节理解。根据“The World Declaration on Education for All (1990) was mainly about how necessary it is to provide education for all children, youth and adults《全民教育世界宣言》(1990)主要是关于向所有儿童、青年和成人提供教育的必要性”，可知告诉人们向所有儿童、青年和成人提供教育的必要性；It's necessary to provide education（提供教育是必要的）符合题意，故选A。

2.

题意：发展中国家的问题是什么？考查细节理解。根据“especially the developing countries, are short of qualified teachers—in 1/3 of countries with data, less than 3/4 of teachers are trained to national standards特别是发展中国家，缺乏合格的教师——在有数据的三分之一的国家中，只有不到四分之三的教师接受过国家标准的培训”，可知发展中国家缺乏接受过国家标准培训的合格的教师；They are short of well-trained teachers（他们缺少训练有素的教师）符合题意。故选B。

3.

题意：第二段中划线的“this”是什么意思？考查词义理解。A. 学习的重要性。B. 教育的重要性。C. 教师的重要性。D. 基本技能的重要性。根据上文“Teachers are important for improving learning教师对提高学习质量很重要”，可知强调了教师的重要性，大家都知道这一点；ABD不合题意，故选C。

4.

题意：根据短文，下列哪个选项是正确的？考查细节判断。A. 许多国家现在都在努力发展素质教育；根据“many countries have realized the importance of quality education and pay great attention to it”可知说法正确。B. 贫困地区的孩子不可能接受教育；根据“There are even some organizations trying to help…children living in poor areas to get an education”可知说法错误。C. 学生如何学习是教育质量的关键；根据“Teachers are important for improving learning”可知说法错误。D. 一些组织试图帮助成年人接受教育；根据“There are even some organizations trying to help girls, children with disabilities and children living in poor areas to get an education”可知说法错误。综合以上分析，故选A。