山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（37）
<p> 山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（37）</p><p> 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Singing">Singing</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="Beau">Beau</span>-<span word="Roc">Roc</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Haiti">Haiti</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guitar">guitar</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="tin">tin</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="headmistress">headmistress</span>, <span word="Emile">Emile</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Noel">Noel</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="principals">principals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p> <span word="Over">Over</span> 70 % <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Haitian">Haitian</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="housing">housing</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prevents">prevents</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Programme">Programme</span>.</p><p> “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span>,” <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="Emile">Emile</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="chalk">chalk</span>, <span word="school">school</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>. <span word="Emile">Emile</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="successes">successes</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="schooling">schooling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="embroidery">embroidery</span>(刺绣) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="handicrafts">handicrafts</span>.</p><p> <span word="Recent">Recent</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Enrolment">Enrolment</span>(入学) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> 44 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Less">Less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> 17- <span word="and">and</span> 18 <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Beau">Beau</span>-<span word="Roc">Roc</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> 4 <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="for">for</span> 260 <span word="pupils">pupils</span>. <span word="Emile">Emile</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span>’ <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="constructing">constructing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storehouse">storehouse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Programme">Programme</span>.</p>
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