年同等學力英語保過班專項課程講閱讀（39日本次課內容第一（3月7日）完形填空講義Passageone第二部分：本次閱讀講義內備考時日無多，希望大家能提前做好預習和復習！加油PassageEducatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedeveloworld.Women'seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives,providesguidepoststhatpointtoanexnationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.Parentsin ecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschooltheprophecy() esself-fulfilling,trapwomeninaviciouscircle(惡性循環)ofneglect.Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesandifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilynning.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelocountries C) D)Bysaying"...the esself-fulfilling..."(Lines4-5,Para.3).theauthormeans girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethangirlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowngirlswilleventuallyfindtheirgoalsinlifegirlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeatTheauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscircle womencaremoreaboutgirlscangainequalaccesstoafamilyhasfewerbuthealthierparentscanaffordtheirdaughters'Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen'sItdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialItisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydeveloItwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknownIthasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofThepassagemainly unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelothepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedthemajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentotheeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingPassageTheworstthingaboutevisionandradioisthattheyentertainus,savingusthetroubleofentertainingAhundredyearsago,beforeallthesedeviceswereinvented,ifa wantedtoentertainhimselfwithasongorapieceofmusic,hewouldhavetodothesinginghimselforpickupaviolinandyit.Now,allhehastodoisturnontheradioorTV.Asaresult,singingandmusichavedeclined.Italiansusedtosingallthetime.Now,theyonlydoitinHollywoodmovies.nmoviesaremostlyaseriesofsongsanddancestrappedaroundsillystories.Asaresult,theydon’tdomuchsinginginnvillagesanymore.Indeedeversinceradiofirstcametolife,therehasbeenaterribledeclineinamateur（業余的）singingthroughouttheTherearetworeasonsforthissaddecline:One,humanbeingsareastonishinglylazy.Putaliftinabuilding,andpeoplewouldrathertakeitthanclimbeventwoflightsofsteps.Similarly,inventamachinethatsings,andpeoplewouldratherletthemachinesingthansingthemselves.Theotherreasonisthatpeopleareeasilyembarrassed.Whenthereisafamous,talentedmusicianreadilyavailablebypushingabutton,whichamateurviolinistorpianistwouldwanttotrytoentertainfamilyorfriendsbyhimself？TheseearnestreflectionscametomerecentlywhentwoCDsarrivedinthemail.Theyarerecordingsoffamouswritersreadingtheirownworks.Itwasthrillingtohearthevoicesfromalongdeadpastinthelate19thcentury.Buttoday,readingoutloudanythingisnolongercommon.Today,wesingsongstoourchildrenuntiltheyareabouttwo,wereadsimplebookstothemtilltheyareaboutfive,andoncetheyhavelearnttoreadthemselves,we edeaf.We’realiveonlytothesoundoftheTVandthestereo（立體聲音響）.IcountmyselfextremelyluckytohavebeenbornbeforeTVbecamesocommon.IwasaboutsixTVappeared.Tokeepusentertainedmymotherhadtodoagooddealofsingingand lusendlesstales.Itwasthesameinmanyotherhomes.Peoplespokealanguage；theysongit,theyrecitedit;itwassomethingtheycouldProfessionalactors’performanceisextraordinarilyrevealing.ButIstillprefermyownreading.Becauseit’smine.Forthesamereasonpeoplefindkaraoke（卡拉OK）liberatingItisalmosttheonlyelectronicthingthatgivesthembacktheirownvoice.Eveniftheirvoicesarehopelesslyoutoftune,atleastitismeaningfulself-Themainideaofthispassageis TVandradiocanamuseuswithbeautifulsongsandTVandradiopreventusfromself-peopleshouldsingsongsandreadbooksaloudparentsshouldsingsongsandreadbooksaloudtotheirAccordingtothepassage, onlysingsongsin B.arenolongerfondofC.onlysinganddancein D.don’tsingmuchWhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforthedeclineinamateurItiseasierforpeopletopleasethemselveswithsongsthroughTVandAmateursfeelembarrassedfortheycannotsingaswellasthePeopledon’twanttotakethetroubletosingsongsFamousandtalentedmusicianscaneasilybeWhenhearingthevoicesfromthefamouswritersofalongdeadpast,the wasverywasverythoughtthatwritersshouldn’treadtheirownthoughtthepastrecordingwasnotofgoodTheauthor’sattitudetowardkaraoke A. B. C. D.小練習Manyayoung lsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexinthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter”andwritingInmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,"notwanttobeawriter."Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheUS.CoastGuardto alancewriter(自由撰稿人),Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroomaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.IimmediayausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuineAfterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.Thepassageismeant warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoadviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheiridea ingaprofessionalshowyoungpeopleit'su