A new report from the United Nations says more than 250 million children of primary school age cannot read or write. It said they could also not do basic mathematics. The report said that 120 million children have spent little or no time in school. The report also said children not going to school means countries lose money. Each year, governments lose up to $130 billion. Vibeke Jensen, a U.N. spokeswoman, said there was a global “learning crisis”. She said this was because there were not enough well-trained teachers in poor areas. She said that in one third of countries, 75% of primary school teachers do not have enough training. She added,“The important thing now is to pay more attention to quality.”

The report said that most of those not going to school were girls. It said it was important that developing countries educate girls. Sending girls to school can increase a country's wealth by 25% over 40 years. The report said that almost two-thirds (66%) of girls in Arab countries and sub-Saharan Africa（撒哈拉以南非洲地区）would never go to school. In Yemen (也门), just 36 % of young women are literate. The Reuters（路透社）said, “If things go on like this, the poorest part of the girls and young ladies in developing countries won’t get education until the year 2072.” There was some good news. In Laos（老挝）, Rwanda（卢旺达）and Vietnam（越南）, the number of children not going to school fell by 85% in the last five years.

本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写，禁止复制和任何商业用途，版权所有，侵权必究！

1.More than 250 million children could not do _______.

A cooking

B maths

C washing

D running

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第1段第二句It said they could also not do basic mathematics.可知，故选B。

2.Who will do some help to “learning crisis”?

A Good students.

B Good leaders.

C Well-trained teachers.

D Rich parents.

解析：选C。C 内容理解题。根据第1段倒数第五行...a U.N. spokeswoman, said there was a global “learning crisis”. She said this was because there were not enough well-trained teachers in poor areas可知，故选C。

3.Who can probably do a high school mathematics problem?

A A girl from Arab countries.

B A girl from a rich family in the USA.

C A girl from sub-Saharan Africa.

D A girl from a poor family in Vietnam.

解析：选B。B 判断推理题。根据文章内容可知非洲等贫穷国家的儿童由于没怎么受教育，基本数学题都不会做，所以可以排除ACD选项，故选B。

4.What does the underlined word “literate” mean?

A 受过教育的

B 不上学的

C 没有工作的

D 吃不饱的

解析：选A。A 语义理解题。根据句中just“仅仅”可排除BCD三项，故选A。

5.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A Children in Arab countries are using iPad at school.

B None of the teachers in poor areas are well-trained.

C To educate girls is very important in developing countries.

D There are no education problems in Laos.

解析：选C。C 综合理解题。根据第2段第二句It said it was important that developing countries educate girls.可知，故选C。