综合类A级考试职称英语阅读理解专项的练习(3)
<p> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Learning">Learning</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="illiterate">illiterate</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Eritreans">Eritreans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="Eritriea">Eritriea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="Experience">Experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countnes">countnes</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Eritrean">Eritrean</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eritrean">Eritrean</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Program">Program</span>,<span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leaming">leaming</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p> <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="govemment">govemment</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="educate">educate</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Training">Training</span>. <span word="Managed">Managed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eritrean">Eritrean</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="illiterate">illiterate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p>
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