28. The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when ________.
A) women care more about education
B) girls can gain equal access to education
C) a family has fewer but healthier children
D) parents can afford their daughters’ education(B)
29. What does the author say about women’s education?
A) It deserves greater attention than other social issues.
B) It is now given top priority in many developing countries.
C) It will yield greater returns than other known investments.
D) It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists.(C)
30. The passage mainly discusses ________.
A) unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries
B) the potential earning power of well-educated women
C) the major contributions of educated women to society
D) the economic and social benefits of educating women(D)
這篇文章從經(jīng)濟學的角度論證了在發(fā)展中國家女性教育的價值。全文第一句話就概括了全文論述的核心：Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world，在發(fā)展中國家，女性教育可能會獲得比任何其他投資更高的回報。一般說來，女性教育屬于社會學研究的問題，但文章開頭卻從投資的角度看待這個問題，觀點新穎，立即引起讀者的閱讀欲望。作者隨后指出女性教育不受重視的問題首先可以從經(jīng)濟學角度(incentives，動機)進行理解。
第二段承接第一段的內(nèi)容，具體解釋女性教育不受重視的經(jīng)濟學原因：do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family，父母們認為女孩不會對家庭經(jīng)濟做出貢獻。女孩的價值因而被認為比男孩低而被剝奪了受教育的權利，使女性教育陷入惡性循環(huán)。
作者接下來從相反的角度論述了受教育女性會帶來的價值：對外，greater earning abilities outside the home，賺錢的能力更強(這是從經(jīng)濟學角度);對內(nèi)，daughters are given a fair chance，在教育問題上對男女孩一視同仁(社會效應)。這樣下一代女孩因為受到了足夠的教育，在處理自己的兒女教育問題時，同樣會重視女孩的教育(the next generation of girls will be educated and healthy)，因而形成良性循環(huán)。
最后一段承接上文對重視女性教育所帶來的社會效應的論述，提出女性教育的巨大經(jīng)濟效應：wages of female workers(女性工人的工資增長)——rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling，多上一年學，工資增長10-20%。作者把這一效應和其他投資的收益相對比(impressive by the standard of other available investments)，與開篇引題的一句遙相呼應。文末指出女性教育的影響遠不止此
A) women care more about education
B) girls can gain equal access to education
C) a family has fewer but healthier children
D) parents can afford their daughters’ education(B)
29. What does the author say about women’s education?
A) It deserves greater attention than other social issues.
B) It is now given top priority in many developing countries.
C) It will yield greater returns than other known investments.
D) It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists.(C)
30. The passage mainly discusses ________.
A) unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries
B) the potential earning power of well-educated women
C) the major contributions of educated women to society
D) the economic and social benefits of educating women(D)
這篇文章從經(jīng)濟學的角度論證了在發(fā)展中國家女性教育的價值。全文第一句話就概括了全文論述的核心：Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world，在發(fā)展中國家，女性教育可能會獲得比任何其他投資更高的回報。一般說來，女性教育屬于社會學研究的問題，但文章開頭卻從投資的角度看待這個問題，觀點新穎，立即引起讀者的閱讀欲望。作者隨后指出女性教育不受重視的問題首先可以從經(jīng)濟學角度(incentives，動機)進行理解。
第二段承接第一段的內(nèi)容，具體解釋女性教育不受重視的經(jīng)濟學原因：do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family，父母們認為女孩不會對家庭經(jīng)濟做出貢獻。女孩的價值因而被認為比男孩低而被剝奪了受教育的權利，使女性教育陷入惡性循環(huán)。
作者接下來從相反的角度論述了受教育女性會帶來的價值：對外，greater earning abilities outside the home，賺錢的能力更強(這是從經(jīng)濟學角度);對內(nèi)，daughters are given a fair chance，在教育問題上對男女孩一視同仁(社會效應)。這樣下一代女孩因為受到了足夠的教育，在處理自己的兒女教育問題時，同樣會重視女孩的教育(the next generation of girls will be educated and healthy)，因而形成良性循環(huán)。
最后一段承接上文對重視女性教育所帶來的社會效應的論述，提出女性教育的巨大經(jīng)濟效應：wages of female workers(女性工人的工資增長)——rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling，多上一年學，工資增長10-20%。作者把這一效應和其他投資的收益相對比(impressive by the standard of other available investments)，與開篇引題的一句遙相呼應。文末指出女性教育的影響遠不止此