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1、Ⅰ.阅读理解Amotherwaitsanxiouslywithhereldestdaughteroutsideasmallchurchwhereabombhasjustexploded.Momentslater,abadlyshakenlittlegirlrunsoutofthechurchandintothearmsofhermother.“IgotsavedandIsurvived,”saidNadineNiyitegeka,survivorofthatbombingduringtheRwandangenocide(种族灭绝)in1994.Sheisnow24andinhert
2、hirdyearofhospitalitymanagementstudiesatAkilahInstituteforWomen,Rwanda'sfirstwomen'scollege.Thecollegewasco-foundedbyHongKong-bornDaveHughesandhiswifeElizabethDearborn-HughesinKigaliin2010anditisfiveyearsold.Dearborn-Hughesisthecollege'schiefexecutiveandmanagesitsday-to-dayoperations.HongKongd
3、onorshavecontributedmorethanUS500,000(HK3.9million)toAkilah,whichalsohascontributorsinAustralia,Britain,Singapore,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedStates.Akilahoffersthree-yeardiplomasinhospitalitymanagementandentrepreneurshipandwillstartinformationsystemcoursesthisSeptember.Theprogramsaimtoprepareyou
4、ngwomenforjobsintheseindustries,ratherthaninagriculture.TheInternationalFundforAgriculturalDevelopment,aUnitedNationsagency,saysthatin2005,88percentofRwanda'spopulationworkedinagriculture.Thecollegecovers90percentoftheannualUS3,350tuitionfee,whichpaysforlunch,textbooksandeducationalmaterial.S
5、tudentstakeonpart-timejobstocovertheremaining10percent.Niyitegekaworkspart-timeasatourguide.ShesometimesfeelspressuretogetajobinsteadofstayinginschoolbutshesaysAkilahisstillaffordable—costingher210,000Rwandanfrancs(HK2,500)comparedwiththe1.5millionfrancschargedbyothercolleges.Thebiggeststreng
6、thofAkilahisthattheprogramsaretailor-madetomeettheneedsofemployers.Thefoundersadjusttheircurricula(课程)basedonfeedbackfromlocalemployers.Thefirststudentsgraduatedlastyearandallofthemareemployed.Dearborn-HughessaidAkilahhelpsyoungRwandanwomengetaccesstojobsthatpayhigherwages,whichtheytendtoreinv
7、estbackintotheirfamiliesandcommunities.“Womenaretrulythekeytorealreconciliation(和解)andpost-conflictdevelopment.Ifwomencangetgoodjobs,theycansendtheirchildrentoschools.Theirkidswillbehealthierandbettereducated,soitimprovesthewholecommuni