2017届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解素材：23
<p>南非理科教育水平世界最差</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>南非反对党宣称，国内数学与理科教育的世界排名最差，已属于“紧急状态”。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="audit">audit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="maths">maths</span>, <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> (<span word="WEF">WEF</span>) <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="assessed">assessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="of">of</span> 148 <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="perceptions">perceptions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="data">data</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="assesses">assesses</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exploit">exploit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="came">came</span> 146<span word="th">th</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WEF">WEF</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>.</p><p>'<span word="Frightening">Frightening</span>'</p><p><span word="Annette">Annette</span> <span word="Lovemore">Lovemore</span>, <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>, <span word="Angie">Angie</span> <span word="Motshekga">Motshekga</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="worsening">worsening</span>" <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="learners">learners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="produce">produce</span>," <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Eyewitness">Eyewitness</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="quotes">quotes</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Lovemore">Lovemore</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p>
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