Question

The World Declaration on Education for All (1990)(《全民教育世界宣言》) was mainly about how necessary it is to provide education for all children, youth and adults. It meets their needs and useful skills to their lives. They believe that good quality education, provided by trained teachers, is the right of all children, youth and adults. The basic skills, knowledge, values and attitudes should be included. What's more, creative thinking, problem solving and lifelong learning abilities are also important.

Teachers are important for improving learning. People all know this. They have a powerful influence on the quality of student learning. However, many countries, especially the developing countries, are short of qualified(合格的) teachers—in 1/3 of countries with data, less than 3/4 of teachers are trained to national standards. By 2030, 28 countries will not have enough primary school teachers and over 3.4 million new primary teachers will be needed. Also, teachers are paid poorly. Teacher payment is below US$10 per day in 8 countries.

Quality learning is important and necessary for meeting people's basic needs. It's also necessary for development of the countries. All young people need to learn in active ways. However, 124 million of the children across the world are out of school and 250 million are not learning basic skills as a result of poor quality education. According to a research, 38% of children are not learning the basics in reading and math. And over one-half of them have spent 4 years in school.

Luckily, many countries have realized the importance of quality education and pay great attention to it. There are even some organizations trying to help girls, children with disabilities and children living in poor areas to get an education.

1.What did The World Declaration on Education for All (1990) tell us?

A.It's necessary to provide education. B.It's useful to learn some skills.

C.It's important to be creative. D.It's necessary to have qualified teachers.

2.What's the problem in developing countries?

A.They pay no attention to quality education. B.They are short of well-trained teachers.

C.Young people have learnt too many basic skills. D.The teachers get well paid.

3.What does the underlined word "this" mean in Paragraph 2?

A.The importance of learning. B.The importance of education.

C.The importance of teachers. D.The importance of basic skills.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Many countries are now trying to develop quality education.

B.It's impossible for children in poor areas to get an education.

C.How students learn is the key to the quality of education.

D.Some organizations are trying to help adults to get an education.

Answer 1