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　　In finding appropriate means of development it is important to recognize the central role that women play in the economic life of rural communities(社会) in less developed countries. In Africa, for example, about 70 percent of the food eaten in the home is grown and produced by women. As more and more men in less developed countries go to work in the cities, women's responsibilities for farming and managing the land have increased. In parts of Africa women now provide up to 90 percent of the agricultural (农业的) labor force . They one closely involved in making the day-to-day decisions about how the lend should be farmed, when it should be ploughed and when the crops should be harvested(收获) . Yet, despite their key role , women traditionally have had few rights of lard ownership; women are often unable to buy seeds or farm implements(工具) . They can only do so if their husbands agree.

　　Because of their role in agriculture and food production, it will be important in the development of the less developed countries of the world for women to have rights to land, to increase their participation(参与) in agricultural training projects, and to be consulted(咨询) over appropriate technologies.

　　In addition to their important role in food production, rural women in the less developed countries are well placed to encourage environmental protection.

　　Despite their important role in management and protection of the biophysical (生物物理学的) environment women in less developed countries are kept from the decision-making process. Because of cultural values they are “invisible” despite their obvious productive and social worth. The percentage of females who can read and write is much lower than it is for males. The lack of education for rural women can mean that a new idea that could improve the quality of life takes longer to be accepted and for the idea to spread.

1．Who plays the key role in the economic life of rural communities in less developed countries?

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A．Bath men and women.

B．Rural women.

C．Well-educated women.

D．Rural men.

2．In which aspect do we say that rural women play the important part in the less developed countries?

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A．Food production.

B．Environmental protection.

C．Agricultural technologies.

D．Both A and B.

3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

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A．As more and more men go to work in the cities, more and more rural women are engaged in farming.

B．Because of the lack of land ownership, women usually have few rights to make decisions.

C．Nowadays most of the rural women can gain profit from the agricultural training project.

D．What the rural women need most is education.

4．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

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A．The Role of Women in Less Developed Communities

B．No Women, No Food

C．Women—the Owner of the Land

D．Rural Women Need Education

Answer 1

答案：B;D;C;A
解析：

1．B　导解：细节判断题．文章开头就说我们要意识到在欠发达国家农村地区，女性在经济生活中扮演中心角色． 　　2．D　导解：归纳判断题．文中第二、三段分析了这些地区妇女在粮食生产与环保方面起的重要作用，最后说她们有生产价值、社会价值，但她们没有咨询农业技术等的权利． 　　3．C　导解：细节归纳题．第二段说这些国家的妇女有必要参与农业培训项目，第四段提到她们的现状是默默无闻． 　　4．A　导解：归纳判断题．全文讲述在欠发达地区妇女作用大，地位低，并呼吁提高妇女地位．