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江西省横峰县横峰中学2016届高三英语上学期第10周周练阅读理解第一节AAstheworldpreparestomarkthe100thanniversaryofInternationalWomen’sDayonMarch82010anewreportdetailstheprogressandchallengesgirlsfaceingettinganeducation.Thereport—fromtheEducationforAllFastTrackInitiative—highlightstheimportanceofgirls’educationforeconomicandsocialdevelopment.ItfollowsprogressinEthiopiaBurkinaFasoGhanaGuineaMauritaniaMozambiqueandNiger.PremaClarkeauthorofFast­trackingGirls’Educationsays“Progressforgirls’educationisthattheycanleavetheirhomesleavetheirfamiliesandcometoaplacetostudyandtolearn.Andthat’sabigachievementbecauseotherwisethesegirlshavetostayathomelookingaftertheirbrothersandsistersdoingthecookingordoingthecleaning.”ShesaysprogresstowardtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsandthoseofEducationforAllis“allowingandenablinggirlsandforcingcountriestolookatthisissue(问题)andtoensurethatinterventions(干预)helpgirlsattendschool.”BenefitsImprovingeducationforgirlsbringsmanybenefitssaysClarke.“Itmeansthatgirlscanthenentertheworkforce.Theycanlookaftertheirownfamiliesmuchmoreeffectively.Theycanpreventchilddeathrate.Theycaneducatetheirowngirlchildrenwhentheybegintoexpandtheirownfamilies.”Studiesshowthathavinganeducatedfemalepopulationhelpstoimproveacountry’shealthandeconomicwell­being.WarningsThereportsays“Indevelopingcountriestoomanygirlsarenotinschoolandmanygirlsfacecontinuinghealthrisksanddangerjustwalkingtoclass.”“Especiallyinthefragileandpost­conflictcountriesandinmanyoftheAfricancountriesthisisarealissue”shesays.Tillnowtheinterventionshavebeensofocusedonprovidingschoolingandprovidingteachersetc.AndnowIthinkthereismuchmoreexpandedfocusonlookingatspecificcommunitiesofgirlswithinat­riskgroupsthatnowneedmuchmorespecificattentionand