Question

"To educate a girl is to educate a thousand people," says Maimouna Samaké, a mother of six children(including five girls). "If you put one seed(种子) in the ground and rain comes, it will grow to produce many seeds."

Samaké, one of 2,000 residents, lives in a small village, Sounkala, in one of the world’s poorest countries. Now she has a chance to see this wish come true thanks to build On, an American non-profit organization that is building a school in her community.

For 17 years, build On has been sending American high school students overseas to create schools in places where literacy(文化)and formal education are usually out of reach. The organization has built about 300 schools in Mali, Malawi, Nepal, Senegal, Nicaragua and Haiti. Its goal is to get young Americans in mostly urban(城市) areas to get involved in education. At the same time it can bring literacy to children and adults in poor villages in the developing world.

Sounkala’s school only has about 70 children; mud floors, poor lighting, few desks and an absence of books mean that the school is not the most ideal learning environment. Therefore they certainly could use build On’s help.

Samaké hasn’t been to school, but she wants a better future for her five daughters, including Ramatou, 12, and Mariam, 10. "When a woman attends school, she will teach what she learns to her children," said Ramatou, who wants to become a doctor. "She will also know how to take better care of her family."

Build On tries to build schools for grades one to three. If things go well over those three years, they return to help build another school for grades four to six, and then set up evening adult literacy classes.

Ramatou and Mariam will not learn inside the walls of build On school since they are already in the sixth grade, but Samaké hopes that they will be able to attend evening classes to continue learning.

1.Which of the following aspects of build On is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. Its history.     B. Its goal.

C. Its approach.   D. Its sources of money.

2.According to the text, build On is most likely to help a school _________.

A. in a village in a developed country

B. in an urban area in a developing country

C. in a rural area in a developing country

D. in an earthquake-stricken area in a developed country

3.What do we know about Samaké and her family?

A. Samaké only has daughters.

B. Samaké is well-educated.

C. Ramatou is a doctor.

D. Mariam is in the sixth grade.

4.The text mainly tells us about __________.

A. people’s education conditions in poor areas

B. a woman’s dream of going to school

C. an organization that helps build schools for people in poor areas

D. build On’s great contributions to education

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于说明文，介绍了一个美国的帮助发展中国家偏远地区贫穷的学校非盈利组织Build On帮助Sounkala的一个小村庄建设学校的事情。

1.D 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 For 17 years, Build On has been sending American high school students overseas to create schools in places where literacy(文化)and formal education are usually out of reach.提到了Build On的历史，根据第四定居Its goal is to get young Americans in mostly urban(城市) areas to get involved in education.提到了目标方法，但是文章中并没有提到它的资金来源。故D项符合题意。

2.C 推理判断题。根据第三段第二句The organization has built about 300 schools in Mali, Malawi, Nepal, Senegal, Nicaragua and Haiti和第四段第二句Sounkala’s school only has about 70 children; mud floors, poor lighting, few desks and an absence of books mean that the school is not the most ideal learning environment.可知这个组织主要帮助的是发展中国家中偏远地区条件较差的学校。

3.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段Ramatou and Mariam will not learn inside the walls of build On school since they are already in the sixth grade可知Mariam现在已经上六年级了。故D项正确。

4.C 主旨大意题。本文属于说明文，介绍了一个美国的帮助发展中国家偏远地区贫穷的学校非盈利组织Build On帮助Sounkala的一个小村庄建设学校的事情。故C正确。

【名师点睛】

本文5.

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