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1、2012年高考英语模拟试卷第三部分:阅读理解(共两节,40分)AThepupilsoftheremoteBeau-RocprimaryschoolinHaitiarechanting.Oneofthemplaysaguitarmadefromanemptyoiltin.Theirheadmistress,EmileJean-Noel,isoneofthefewwomenschoolheadteachersinthecountry.Today,over70%ofHaitianpopulationlivewithoutprop
2、erfood,water,schools,orhousing.Toreducethehungerthatpreventslearningandtoencourageparentstosendtheirchildrentoschool,mealsareprovidedbytheWorldFoodProgramme."Wearesocutoffthatwehavemanydifficulties,"commentsEmile,addingthatfindingchalk,schoolbooksandothermaterials
3、ispracticallyimpossible.Emiletriestoencouragepeoplearoundhertomakeuseofavailableresources.Hereffortsarebearingfruit.Oneofhersuccesseswasconvincinglocalwomentocontributetotheirchildren'sschoolingandincreasetheirincomebysellingembroidery(刺绣)andotherhandicrafts.Recen
4、tpoliticalinstabilityhasmeantthatthecountryhasnotinvested(投资)ineducationfortenyears.Only44%ofchildrengotoschoolandlessthanhalfofthemfinishprimaryschool.Lessthanathirdofthesechildrengoontosecondaryschool.Inruralareasitisnotraretofind17and18yearoldsinprimaryschool-B
5、eau-Rochasonly4teachersfor260pupils.Emileworksconstantlytoimproveherpupils'environment.Underherdirection,alocalworkerisnowconstructingastorehouseforthefooddeliveredregularlybytheWFP.NotonlyisEmile'ssalarysmall,butshereceivesitirregularly.Forher,transportisarealhea
6、dache.Shelivesfivekilometersawayandhastotakethetaptap,aprivately-ownedbus,costingmorethanshecanafford."ThedecisiontobearuralteacherinHaitishouldnotbetakenlightly",Emilecomments."Withallthesacrificesandrisksitrequires,onlythosewhoarereallycutoutforteachingshoulddoi
7、t."However,Emilelovesherjob."Ialwaysfeelathomewiththechildrenand,becausetheparentsunderstandwhatI'mdoing,Itrytogivemybest."56.WhichofthefollowingisextremelydifficultforBeau-Rocprimaryschool?A.Teachingthewomenhowtomakeembroideryandotherhandicrafts.B.Persuadinglocal
8、womentocareabouttheirchildren'seducation.C.Encouragingpeoplearoundtousethoseavailableresources.D.Findingchalk,schoolbooksandothermaterials.57.Themanyfig