高三年級(jí)月考

英語試題

本試卷分第【卷（選擇題）和第n卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共120分?？荚嚂r(shí)間120分鐘。

第I卷（選擇題三部分共85分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題I分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最

佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題

和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?

A.Takeanexamination.B.Returnhome.C.Buyanewdress.

2.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.HowtoimprovetheirEnglish.

B.AnEnglishnewspaper.

C.TheirprogressinlearningEnglish.

3.WhatdocsthemanthinkofYaoMing?

A.Heisthetallestbasketballplayerintheworld.

B.Heisfamousallovertheworld.

C.Heisonlywell-knowninChina.

4.Whatwillthewomandofortheman?

A.Washhisclothes.

B.Takehimtothesupermarket.

C.Gethimsomefruit.

5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Shewantstobuysomescamps.

B.Shewantstosellastamptotheman.

C.Shewantstheman（ogiveherastamp.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)

選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)

小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽下面一段材料，回答第6和第7題

6.Whyaretheremanypeopleinthewaitingroom?

A.Theirplanehasbeendelayed.

B.Theyhavecaughtacold.

C.Theyarewaitingforatrain.

7.Whatdoesthemando?

A.HeisadoctorB.HeisapatientC.Heisapassenger.

聽下面一段材料，回答第8至第10題

8.What,stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.WifeandhusbandB.ClerkandcustomerC.Saleswomanandcustomer

9.Onwhichfloorwillthemanstay?

A.OnthesecondfloorB.OnthetenthfloorC.Onthefifteenthfloor.

10.Howmuchshouldthemanpayintotal?

A.$700B.$990C.$1,050

聽下面一段材料，回答第11至第14題

11.Whatisthemandoingatthemoment?

A.Heishavingameeting.B.HeisonholidayC.Heismeetinghisfriend.

12.Whatdoestheman'sfriendadvisehimtodo?

A.lbhireacar.B.lbseethebeachC.Tostayafewmoredays.

13.Howmuchshouldthemanpayinall?

A.$1,000B.$1,500C.$2,000

14.Whenwillthetwospeakersmeet?

A.TomorrowafternoonB.ThiseveningC.Tomorrowmorning

聽下面一段材料，回答第15至第17題

15.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Neighbours.B.ClassmatesC.Strangers

16.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Sheisworkinginaninternationaltradecompany.

B.Sheisworkinginauniversity.

C.Sheisatourguide.

17.Whatdidthemandolastsummer?

A.Heattendedaclassreunion.

B.Hemetthewomanatthegathering.

C.Hebegantoworkintheuniversity.

聽下面一段材料，回答第18至20題

18.Whatcanweconcludeabouttheprofessor?

A.Hedoesn'tlikehisstudentsoB.Heisverystrict.C.Heisnewinthecollege.

19.Whydidsomanystudentsfailthiscourselastterm?

A.theydidn'tliketheteacher.

B.Theydicingfollowtheteacher'srules.

C.Theydidn'tknowhowtospell.

2（）.Whenistheprofessorinhisoffice?

A.OnTuesdaysB.OnSundaysCOnFridays

第二部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在

答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

21.Brussels,thecapitalcityofBelgium,ishometotheEuropeanUnion,

organizationofEuropeannations.

A.the;anB.不填；anC.a:anD.不填；Ihe

22.Well,that'sjustthedeal.pricewillbeoutofmyreach.

A.ThehigherB.AhighestC.TliehighestD.Ahigher

23.—DidyougoDutchafterthatmeal,Imean,withtheotherfivefriends?

A.Yes,theydidB.Yes,theypaidfbrthemeal

C.No,theydidn'tD.No,becauseitwasmytreatthatday

24.—Ringmeatsixtomorrowmorning,willyou?

一Whythatearly?I.

A.willbesleepingB.havesleptC.havebeensleepingD.willsleep

25.HeexpressedahopehewouldvisitChinaagain(henextyear,andthiswasthevery

hopehewouldexpressassoonashearrivedinthecountry.

A.that;thatB.which;whichC.that;whichD.which;(hat

26.Freshair,enoughexerciseandnutritiousfoodtosoundhealth.

A.appealB.contributeC.addD.distribute

27.Ourgovernmenthasdonealottosolvetheshortageofoil,butitmaytakesometime

wehaveenough.

A.afterB.sinceC.beforeD.unless

28.一Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyouthisjob?

—Well,I'mthinkingaboutthesalary

A.offerB.willofferC.areofferedD.willbeoffered

29.—HowaboutyourtriptoItaly?

—Oh,thefineweather,wcenjoyedourselvesindeed.

A.butfbrB.thankstoC.inspiteofD.becauseof

30.—SomewesternerswerealwaysdoubtingChina'sabilityofholdingtheOlympicGames

—Yes,buttheBeijingOlympicGainesagreatsuccess.

A.showedB.keptC.provedD.remained

31.Asitturnedouttobeasmallbirthdayparty,yousoformally.

A.needn'tdressupB.didnotneedhavedressedup

C.didnotneedtodressupD.needn'thavedressedup

32.Ishesaidhiscarlost?

--Yes.Hewassofoolishleavehiscar.

A.that;that;unlockB.tohavehad;asto;unlocked

C.iohave;to;unlockD.tohave;forhimto;unlocked

33.bytheheavysnowfalls,Chenzhou,acityinSouthChina,wascutofffromthe

outside,waterandelectricityshortage.

A.Havingstruck;facingB.Havingstruck;faced

C.Struck;facingD.Struck;faced

34.Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnotanyimportantdetailswhile

retellingthestory.

A.bringoutB.letoutC.leaveoutD.makeout

35.—IthinktheInternetisplayinganimportantroleinourdailylife.Don'tyouthinkso?

—Yes..

A.GreatmindsthinkalikeB.Earlybirdscatchworms

C.FactsspeaklouderthanwordsD.Nopains,nogain

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，

并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑，

Growingupisnotalwayseasy.Whenfacingdifficulties,courageandaspiritofindependence

canbemoreusefulthancryingfor36!That'swhatHongZhanhui'sstoryof37from

boytomanwithfamilyhardshipstellsus.

Hongwasbornin1982inapoorfamilyinXihuaCounty,HenanProvince.Whenhewas

3811,hisfatherbecamementallyillandonedaycamebackwithanabandonedbabygirl.

Ayearlater,Hong'smotherandyoungerbrotherboth39homebecauseofpovertyand

pressurefromhissickfather.

Theirburdensfellontothe12-year-old'sshoulders:totreathisfather'sillness,to40the

adoptedsisterChenchen,andtogoontostudy.

Hongdidn't41.Sinceayoungage,hehasworkedinpart-timejobstofeedhisfamily.

Atthesametime,hehasstudiedatcollege.TotakecareofChenchen,heworkedhardto

42aroomnearhiscampusforher,andsendhertoschool.

AfterHong'sstorywentpublic,peoplewere43totearsbyhisunselfishness.Hard

44hislifewas,Hongdidn'tabandonhisfatherandtheadopted45.becausethey

neededhishelp.Withhishard-wonmoney,heevenaidedotherstudents46against

misfortunes.

Todaywhenmanytendtoworrymoreabouttheirownhappiness,Hong'sdeeds47usof

whatweusuallyneglect:Loveandcareforothers.Withouttiiese.48ofuscouldsurvive.

Hone49donationsfromothers.Hesaidthathefeltencouragedbykindoffers,buthe

could50hisownwork.Shortofmoneytobuyfood,theboyclimbed(alltreestogetbirds'

eggsforhisbabysister.Hewalkedtwohoursatweekendstobuydifferentthingstofl

aroundhisschooltocammoney.Throughhishardlife,theboydeveloped52against

misfortunethatmadehimaheroinpeople'seyes.

Hong'sstoryshowsthatwithloveandwillpower,nohardshipcan53apersonbut

himself.Sowhenfacingdifficulties,don't54aboutbadluck.Considerwhatmoreyou

coulddoforyourfamilyandsociety55you'llfindtheworldsmilingback.

36.A.moneyB.foodC.clothesD.help

37.AcaringB.growingC.movingD.turning

38.A.onlyB.alreadyC.everD.still

39.A.stayedB.wentC.soldD.left

40.A.bringupB.(urntoC.stick(oD.devoteto

41.A.giveawayB.giveupC.runoutD.turndown

42.A.buildB.rentC.butD.paint

43.A.encouragedB.movedC.inspiredD.made

44.A.asB.becauseC.unlessD.while

45.A.brolherB.daughterC.sisterD.uncle

46.A.strugglingB.learningC.standingD.turning

47.A.leftB.rememberedC.remindedD.told

48.A.anyoneB.everyoneC.noneD.noone

49.A.threwawayB.turnedoutC.gaveoffD.turneddown

50.A.dependonB.sticktoC.refertoD.turnto

51.A.showB.eatC.sellD.share

52.A.achanceB.anabilityC.aspiritD.abelief

53.A.buryB.defeatC.winD.knock

54.A.worryB.careC.complainD.joke

55.A.andB.whenC.whileD.until

第三部分閱讀理解供15小題；每小題2分，滿分3()分)

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，

并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑，

A

Now,it'stimefbrsomebriefnewsitems.

TeensGoOnline

Some13millionEuropeanchildrenunder18usetheInternettorschoolwork,gamesand

musicaccordingtoresearchdonebyNielsen's"Net-rating”.ThestudycoveredBritain,Gennany,

France,ItalyandSpain.Expertsadvisedparentstolimitthetimetheirkidsspendonlineandkeep

themawayfromchatrooms.

ChattothemagicMum

BritishauthorJ.K.Rowling,motherofmagicboyHanyPotter,willdoanInternetinterview

abouthernewbookuHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrince"onJune26.Beforetheevent,

childrenareinvitedtosendtheirquestionsaboutHarrytothewebsite.Thebookwillhitstoresin

（heUSandUKonJune21andwillarriveinChinainAugust.

SchoolSoldiers

Russianschoolstudentswillhavetodobasicmilitarytrainingin（heirfinalyearofschool,

thegovernmenthasdecided.Thelessonwillincludelearningtofireguns,marchingdrillsand

howiodealwiihachemical,nuclearorbiologicalattack.Theactivityisseenaspanofadrive

towardtheeducationoftheirlovefortheircountry.

Isithardforyoutogetupearlyandgetreadyforclasses?SomestudentsatWinterPark

HighSchooljustrolloutofbedintheirpjyamas（睡衣）andgotoclassintheirownbedrooms.Of

course,theirteachersandclassmatesdonotseethembecausealltheirclassworkisonthe

computer.TheFloridaHighSchool,thestate'sonlyonlineschool,has250studentswhoare

takingclassesathomebycomputer.Studentsinthisfirstonlineprogramtakeclassesinalgebra

（代數(shù)），Americangovernment,chemistry,computer,economics,andwebdesign.Theyalso

havetogotoregularschooltoattendotherclasses.

56.Inthefirstnewsitem,whichcountryisNOTcoverediniheresearch?

A.Britain.B.France.

C.Sweden.D.Spain.

57.Whatisthesecondnewsitemmainlyabout?

A.J.K.RowlingwillhaveanInternetinterview.

B.ChildrenwillmeetHarryPotter'smother.

C.TheHarryPotterbookwillbeavailableontheInternet.

D.TheHarryPotterbcokwillarriveinChinainearlyJune.

58.WhywillRussianschoolstudentshavebasicmilitaiytraining?

A.lbgetreadyforamilitaryparade.

B.Tolearntoprotectthemselves.

C.lbgainsomemilitaryknowledge.

D.Todeveloptheirloveforthecountry.

59.ThenewsfromFloridacanbegivenatitle"

A.GetupLaieB.OnlineSchool

C.MagicalComputersD.NoTeachers

B

Thechurchseemscoldthismorning,evenafterallthepeople,friendsandfamilyfillthe

benches.Isithereinsilence,inshockanddenial.Thiswasnotsupposedtohappen.Whatabout

ourdreams,orourplans?Wcweregoingtoraiseourchildren,travelaroundtheworld,andgrow

oldtogether.I'monly37,atypicalhousewife.Idon'tknowifIcandoallthisalone—two

children,nofather.WhatdoIdoorsay?

Thefacesofsomanypeopleconfusemeastheycometopaytheirlastrespects.Somehave

realsorrow;Icanseeitintheireyes.Theothersseemtojustsay."Itoldyouso."Thosefamous

lastwords:I—told—you-so.HowIcan'tstandthem.Andthepointingfingersasso-called

familyandso-calledfriendspickmeoutofthecrowdforotherstosee.Iwanttoscreamandwake

upbutIcan,tdoanythingbutsitthere.Howcantheyhesoblind?Ifellinlovewithaman.Love

knowsnoboundaries.

Hewasagoodman,hardworking,caringandkind.HewasretiredformtheNavyanda

gentleman.Hewassensitivetoothers'needs,thekindofmanthatknewwhattodoorsay.howto

humoranysituationandcalmeveryone*sfears.Irememberourfirstchildwasabigsurpriseto

bothofus.IrememberwhenItoldhimthenews.Hefelloffhischair,sayingoverandoverin

disbelief."ButI'malmostsixty.''Afterafewmonthshestartedplanningournextandeven

doinghisfamouslittledancewheneverhediscussedtheidea.

Ourson,ourfirstborn,hisjoyandpride,sitstotherightofme,seemingjustasconfusedas

me.Ilookoverathim.Howhelookslikehisfather-blondehair,tallandskinny—evenhisIrish

temperamenl（氣質(zhì)）andthatnaughtylookinhiseyes.He'swearinghisfather'swatch.It'stoobig

forhimbutherefusedtotakeitoff.1knowhe'llkeepitsafe.Oursecond,thelittleangeiand

Daddy'slittlegirl,liesinherstroller（嬰兒車）intheaisle,soundasleep.She'llneverremember

themanshecalled“Da”.

Aman,thirtyyearsolder（hanI,liesinacoffin.Flowers,theAmericanflagandhisVFW

comradessurroundhim.payingtribute（頌詞）tohimasthemanhereallywas.AndIsitalonehere,

withourtwochildren,insilence,prayingthathiscoldmorningatchurchisonlyanightmare（夢(mèng)魘）

andIwillawaketohislovingarmsagain.

60.Themanpassedaway,leavinghisdearestwomantobringuptheirtwochildren,theelderof

whomisaboyofabout.

A.IB.3C.7D.9

61.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thewoman'sfamilywereagainsthermarriagetotheman

B.noneofthepeoplethereshowedrealsympathytothewoman

C.thewomandidsomethingwrong

D.thefamilyhadlivedahappylifebeforethemandied

62.Inparagraph3,theunderlinedword“ournext”means.

A.ournextdanceB.ournextnews

C.whattorustodonextD.ournextbaby

C

Atonetimeitwasthedreamofmanylittlegirlstobecomeanurse.Today,however,America

isfacingitsworstnurseshertagesinceWorldWarI.Recentlyabout2,000.000nursesareneeded

and60percentofallhospitalsintheUShaveshortageslargeenoughtothreaten（=saythatyou

willhurtsomebodyiftheydon'tdowhatyouwant）thequalityofcarcprovided.

Thedemandfornursesspreadswidelythroughoutthenursingfield.

Whathasbecomeofthesewomeninwhite?Theanswerliesinnotonebutseveralcauses.One

possibilityisthefactthatwomanhavegreatercareeroptions（職業(yè)選擇）.Inthepast,wemen

whochosetoworkoutsidethehomehad（wobasicchoices:nursingorteaching.Today,more

womenthaneverareintheworkforce,buttheiroptionshavegreatlyincreased.Therearewomen

doctors,lawyers,firefightersandpoliceofficers.Infact,womentodayarefoundinnearlyevery

fieldofwork.Nursinghasbeenleftbehind,aswomenmoveontojobswithhigherpayand

greaterstatus（地位）.Awomanoramaninthenursingfieldisoftenlookeddownuponas

“merelyanurse”.Teachersmaybealsoatfault.Manyhighschoolstudentsareactuallybeing

steered（勸導(dǎo)）awayfromnursing,toldbyteachersthattheyarc“toobrighttobeanurse”.

Americansarelivinglongerthaneverandrequiringmoremedicalattention.Infact,the

numberofelderlypatientshasalmostdoubledinthepasttwentyyears.Obviouslyalarger

populationrequiresmorenurses.AIDSandotherdiseaseshavecausedmoreandmorepeopleto

neednursingcare.Usuallyfataldiseasesmeanlongdrawn?outhospitalstay,thatistosay,more

nursesareneededtocareforthesepatients.Itisestimatedthatthedemandfornurseswillbe

doubledthesupplyinthecomingtenyears.

63.WhyisAmericafacingitsworstnurseshortage?

A.Becausethedemandofnurseshasbeendoubled.

B.Becausemoreandmorewomenprefertobeteachersanddoctors.

C.Becausewomenhavebeenprovidedwithmanydifferentjobs.

D.Becausewomennolongerchoosetobenurses.

64.Thepassagetellsusthathighschoolteachersareatfaultfor.

A.notmentioningtheworstnurseshortageintheUS

B.introducingjobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatustotheirstudents

C.notaskingthegovernmenttoraisethenurses'payment

D.persuadingthestudentsnottobenurses

65.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto.

A.describetheunequaltreatmentofwomenintheUS

B.warnpeopletopaymoreattentiontothenursingproblem

C.telluswomen'sfreechoiceofjobstoday

D.callonwomennottobenurses

66.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Highschoolstudentsthinkthemselvestoobrighttobenurses.

B.WomenintheUShavegreatercareerchoice（han（hoseinothercountries.

C.Ofallthehospitalsintheworld60percentmorenursesarebadlyneeded.

D.Nursingusedtobeapopularjobamongwomen.

D.

Doyouwanttoliveforever?Bytheyear,youmightactuallygetyourwish-ifyouare

willingtoleaveyourbiologicalbodyandliveinsiliconcircuits.Butlongbeforethen,perhapsas

earlyas,somemeasureswillbeginofferingasemblanceofimmortality（虛擬的永生）.

Researchersareconfidentthattechnologywillsoonbeableto（rackeverywakingmomentof

yourlife.Whateveryouseeandhear,allthatyousayandwrite,canberecorded,analyzedand

addedtoyourpersonalchronicles（履歷）.By（heyear,itmaybepossibletocatchyournervous

systemselectricalactivities,whichwouldalsokeepyouthoughtsandemotions.Researchersatthe

laboratoriesofBritishTelecommunicationshavegiventhenameofthisideaasSoulCatcher.

SmallelectronicequipmentwillmakepreparationsforSoulCatcher,itwoulduseawearable

supercomputer,perhapsinawristwatch,withwirelesslinkstomicrosensorsunderyourscalp（頭

皮）andinthenervesthatcarryallfivesensorysignals.Sowearingavideocamerawouldno

longerberequired.

Alfirst,theSoulCatcher'scompanionsystem-theSoulReader-mighthavetrouble

copyingyourthoughtsincompletedetails.Evenin,wemaystillbestrugglingtounderstand

howthebrainisworkinginside,soreadingyourthoughtsandunderstandingyouremotionsmight

notbepossible.Butthesesignalscouldbekeptforthedaywhentheycanbetransferredtosilicon

circuitstorevitalizemindseverlastingentities（實(shí)體）.Researcherscanonlywonderwhatitwill

beliketowakeuponedayandfindyourselfaliveinsideamachine.

Forpeoplewhochoosenottoliveinsilicon,semblanceofimmortalitywouldnotbeas

uselessastheythought.Peoplewouldknowtheirliveswouldnotbeforgotten,butwouldbekept

arecordofthehumanraceforever.Andfuturegenerationswouldhaveamuchfuller

understandingofthepast.Historywouldnotbecontrolledbyjusttherichandpowerful,

Hollywoodstars,andafewthinkersintheuppersociety.

67.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.humanbeingslongfbrlivingforever

B.therearemanydifficultiesinmakingtheSoulCatcher

C.peoplecanliveforeverastechnologydevelops

D.theinventionofSoulCatcherhasgreatsignificance

68.Accordingtothispassage,aSoulCatcherwillbe.

A.anewmachineonwhichresearchmeasureshavealreadymade

B.anewinventioninordertocatchandkeephuman'sthoughts

C.madebyBritishscientiststooffersomethingthatlookslikelivingforever

D.madeofsiliconcircuitswhichcancatchpeople'snervousactivity

69.Wecaninterfrom（hepassagethatsemblanceofimmortalityis.

A.tobearealitysoonerorlaterB.farfromcertain

C.justanideathatcouldn'ttberealizedatallD.afadinghope

70.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword"rejuvenate"inthefourthparagraphiscloseto

A.makedeadB.makefamousC.makeknownD.makeactive

第二卷（非選擇題，共35分）

第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。

注意，每空格1個(gè)單詞。

Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyharvestsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestment

availablein（hedevelopingworld.Women'seducationmaybeanunusualfieldforeconomists（經(jīng)

濟(jì)學(xué)家），butincreasingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicas

asocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsfocusonincenlives（鼓勵(lì)），providesanexplanationforwhy

somanygirlsaredeprivedof（錄I1奪）aneducation.

Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpect

themtomakeaneconomiccontribution（othefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebody

else'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarcthusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandarekeptathome

todohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersarcsenttoschool—theprophecy（預(yù)言）becomes

self-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle(惡性循環(huán))ofneglect.

Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeand

facesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcan

insistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuring(hatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.

Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,as

wellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuous

circle.

Fewwillarguethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormous

economicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewages

offemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbig

returnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthe

beginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamily

planning.

Topic:Thesignificanceoffemale(71)indevelopingcountries

ViewpointEducatinggirlsismorebeneficialthananyother(72)_______________.

FamiliesFromlow-incomefamiliesFromeducatedmothers'families

Girlsarcofless(73)___________Developmentshouldbeforall

Attitudes

thanboys.(74)____________

?Thereis(75)._______________

investirentindaught