"It happens more than it should，where parents have money to send their girls to school but choose not to，"says Ryan Roach，a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana，where nearly 55% of girls are not allowed to attend secondary school."Cultural beliefs say education is not a wise investment (投资)．"

　　The White House's Let Girls Learn is working to change this view of girls' education，in Ghana and in countries worldwide.First Lady Michelle Obama says parents have to be persuaded that girls' education is a better investment than marriage or household labor.A World Bank study shows that for every year of secondary­school education，a girl's earning power increases by 18%.

　　Today，Let Girls Learn works in 13 countries，and there are plans to expand the program.Recently，Let Girls Learn hosted a 24­hour event at which girls in different parts of Ghana joined Peace Corps volunteers，tech experts，and university students to brainstorm creative solutions for the barriers (障碍) to girls' education.Yorke's team came up with an idea for an app that sends a recorded message to parents' phones from a Ghanian celebrity about the benefits of girls attending school.

　　Yorke，now 22，is about to finish high school.Thanks to Let Girls Learn，she plans to attend college and study computer science.She says working alongside college students at the Let Girls Learn event strengthened her determination."I'm focused on my books，" says Yorke."I know if I study hard，I，too，can go to university and live a happy life."

　　语篇解读　本文是说明文。文章介绍了致力于帮助女孩接受教育的项目Let Girls Learn。

　　1．What was the attitude of Yorke's aunt towards girls attending school?

　　A．She was against it.

　　B．She had no idea of it.

　　C．She was in favor of it.

　　D．She considered it hard work.

　　解析：　推理判断题。由第一段的the aunt put Yorke to work as her maid可知，Yorke的那位阿姨对女孩上学持反对的态度。

　　答案：　A

　　2．According to Ryan Roach，the reason for girls not receiving enough education is that__________.

　　A．they are too busy to go to school

　　B．their families are too poor to afford it

　　C．there are few secondary schools for girls

　　D．cultural beliefs prevent girls from attending school

解析：　细节理解题。由第三段Ryan Roach说的Cultural beliefs say education is not a wise investment可知，多数加纳女孩因为文化偏见而不能接受高年级教育。