Question

At age 11, Ghulam was married off to 40-year-old Jaiz in a rural Afghan village, making her only one of more than 10 million young girls who are being forced to wed men old enough to be their fathers of grandfather every year.
In an effort to start a global conversation about the devastating effects of early marriages, which are currently practiced in more than 50 developing countries, the United Nations designed October 11 as International Day of the Girl Child this year.
Although child marriage is against the law in many countries, and international treaties forbid the practice, it is estimated that about 51 million girls below age 18 are currently married, often under the cover of darkness and in secret. In Afghanistan alone, it is believed that approximately 57 percent of girls wed before the legal age of 16.
Various factors drive parents of child bridges to marry off their daughters, from the community’s pressure to confirm to age-old cultural customs to economic considerations. In poor, developing nations, it is not uncommon for families to settle debts by offering their daughters as payment.
Experts agree that early marriage denies the girl education and robs them of their childhood because most young wives, burdened by grownup responsibilities, do not get a chance to interact with their peers or carry on friendships outside the household. In many cases, the girls are lorded over by their husbands and in-laws, leaving them vulnerable(易受伤害的) to domestic violence as well as physical, sexual and verbal abuse. Underage wives who are lucky enough to escape from their husbands end up living in poverty, or worse. Most girls who enter early marriages are expected to get pregnant right away, which often leads to tragedy for both the mothers, who are still children themselves, and their babies.
Unless international organizations take steps to reverse the troubling trend, it is estimated that over the next decade, 100 million more girls—or about 25,000 girls a day ---will marry before they turn 18.
To learn more about campaign to end the practice of early marriages, please click: Too Young To Wed

1. 1.
   The purpose of the first paragraph is to _________
   1. A.
      attract readers’ attention
   2. B.
      introduce the following topic
   3. C.
      list the countries practicing early marriages
   4. D.
      give readers an example of early marriages
2. 2.
   The fifth paragraph mainly talks about __________
   1. A.
      the number of girls involved in early marriages
   2. B.
      the causes of early marriages in developing counties
   3. C.
      the tragic effects of early marriages
   4. D.
      the countries that allow early marriages
3. 3.
   The UN made October 11 as International Day of the Girl Child in order to                    
   1. A.
      urge parents to treat girls equally as boy
   2. B.
      call on people to pay more attention to girls’ education
   3. C.
      call on people to pay more attention to girls in poor countries or areas
   4. D.
      start a global campaign against early marriages
4. 4.
   Which of the following is a cause of early marriages?
   1. A.
      The present girls develop much earlier than before
   2. B.
      Some poor parents marry off their young girls for economic problems
   3. C.
      Many young girls receive little or no education for different reasons
   4. D.
      Most girls suffer from domestic violence and have babies too early

Answer 1

BCDB
试题分析：文章分析了世界上一些发展中国家存在的女孩在未成年就结婚的现象，分析了原因和它的危害，也提出了一些建议。
1.写作意图题：文章第一段提到Ghulam的例子，是为了引出下面的话题，选 B
2.段落大意题：从第五段的句子：Experts agree that early marriage denies the girl education and robs them of their childhood because most young wives, burdened by grownup responsibilities, do not get a chance to interact with their peers or carry on friendships outside the household. 可知这段讲的是早婚的悲剧的后果，选C
3.细节题：从第二段的句子：In an effort to start a global conversation about the devastating effects of early marriages, 可知联合国把10月11号定为国际女孩日，是发起全球的反对早婚的运动，选D
4.细节题：从第四段的句子：In poor, developing nations, it is not uncommon for families to settle debts by offering their daughters as payment.可知一些父母早早的把女孩嫁出去是处于经济的考虑。选B
考点：考查社会现象类短文