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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

根据句中所给汉语，完成下列句子。

1.我叔叔过去靠送牛奶为生。

My uncle used to                            by        milk.

2.如果你想获得你的朋友的信任，你就应该履行诺言。

If you want to       your friends’ trust, you should                            .

3.较易来说，人们都不喜欢被戏弄，因为没有谁想丢脸。

                 , people don’t like to be played jokes on, because nobody wants to              .

4.由于政府的新的农业政策，中国的农民不再贫穷了。

                 the government’s new agricultural policy, farmers in China are no longer          .

5.显然我们还没有完全消除污染。

It is       that we haven’t                     the pollution completely.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

假设有一些外宾要来你的家乡参观，村子要求你在欢迎仪式上介绍家乡发生的巨大变化。请你按以下要求写一篇发言稿。

[写作内容]

我的家乡发生了巨大的变化：

修建了“村村通”乡村公路，运输农产品到全国各地很方便；

取消了“农业税”，人均年收入达3000多元；

基本上每家都装上了电话，还有安装因特网的；

适龄儿童免费接受九年义务教育。

[写作要求]

只能使用5个句子介绍所给的全部内容；

开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入必写的5个句子内。

参考词汇：取消: cancel   农业税: agricultural tax   

义务教育:compulsory education

[评分标准]           句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

The Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to our village!

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Such is the introduction of our village.

Thank you!