A
(2020·合肥市高三第三次质检)
Sharon Okpoe has lived her entire 17 years in Makoko，known as the world's largest “floating slum(贫民窟)”，built on a lake in Lagos, Nigeria. Okpoe's father is a fisherman, and her mother sells smoked fish.
As many as two-thirds of the city's 21 million residents live in slums. “Most girls are trapped in a terrible cycle of poverty. Many of them are not thinking of education, a plan for the future，”Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, a computer programmer in Lagos, recalled. But several times a week, girls like Okpoe get a glimpse of another world when they attend GirlsCoding, a free program run by the Pearls Africa Foundation that seeks to educate and excite girls about computer programming. Since 2012, the group has helped more than 400 disadvantaged girls gain the technical skills and confidence they need to transform their lives.
It's the vision of Ajayi-Akinfolarin, who left a successful career to devote herself to this work. She'd noticed how few women worked in this growing field—a 2013 government survey found that less than 8% of Nigerian women were employed in technology jobs. She wanted to fix the gender gap. “Technology is a space that's dominated by men. Why should we leave that to guys？” she said. “I believe girls need opportunities.”
Now, dozens of girls aged 10 to 17 get trained in computer programming technology.“ I believe you can still find diamonds in these places ，” Ajayi-Akinfolarin said.“ They need to be shown another life.” One way her program does this is by taking the students to visit technology companies—not only showing them what technology can do, but also helping them visualize themselves joining the industry.
Okpoe, for one, has taken this to heart. She helped create an app called Makoko Fresh, enabling fishermen like her father to sell seafood directly to customers. She even wants to become a software engineer and hopes to study computer science at Harvard.“One thing I want my girls to hold onto is that, regardless of where they are coming from, they can make it，” Ajayi said. “They are coders. They are thinkers. Their future is bright.”
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了为尼日利亚Makoko地区贫困女孩提供计算机编程培训的GirlsCoding项目的目的以及影响等。
1．What can we learn about GirlsCoding？ D
A． It encourages girls to land a job in education.
B．It offers Nigerian girls in need part-time jobs.
C．It helps girls working in Lagos to fight poverty.
D．It teaches girls in Makoko computer programming.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But several times a week，girls like Okpoe get a glimpse of another world when they attend GirlsCoding，a free program...that seeks to educate and excite girls about computer programming.”可知，GirlsCoding是一个免费的项目，它旨在教育女孩们关于计算机编程的知识和激发女孩们对计算机编程的兴趣。由此可知，GirlsCoding教生活在Makoko地区的女孩们有关计算机编程的知识。故选D。
2．What did Ajayi-Akinfolarin think about the growing field in Paragraph 3？ B
A． Men could do far better in technology jobs.
B．Girls should get equal work opportunities.
C．Men normally got paid more than women.
D．Girls tended to devote themselves to work.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“She wanted to fix the gender gap.”以及“I believe girls need opportunities.”可知，Ajayi-Akinfolarin认为，女孩们在这个领域应该获得与男性同等的工作机会。故选B。
3．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to？ C
A．Rebuilding the girls' confidence.
B．Training the girls to find diamonds.
C．Presenting a different life to the girls.
D．Taking the girls to technology companies.
解析：代词指代题。根据画线词上句“They need to be shown another life.”并结合语境可知，“this”在这里指代上句的内容，即向女孩们展现另一种生活。故选C。
4．What can we infer about Okpoe from the last paragraph？ A
A．She got fishermen to benefit from her app.
B．She was admitted to Harvard University.
C．She took her father's suggestion to heart.
D．She made some changes to computer science.
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“She helped create an app called Makoko Fresh，enabling fishermen like her father to sell seafood directly to customers.”可知，Okpoe帮助开发了一款名为Makoko Fresh的应用程序，让像她父亲一样的渔民可以直接向顾客出售海鲜。由此可以推断出，Okpoe让渔民从她开发的应用程序中获益。故选A。
