【创新设计】2016-2017学年度高中英语 Unit 11 The Media Period Two课时作业 北师大版必修4.docVIP

Period Two　Lesson 2　The Paparazzi Ⅰ.阅读理解 A American colleges and universities awarded about one million seven hundred thousand bachelor’s degrees(学士学位) in the school year ending in 2010.57% of the receivers were girl students.Yet only 18% of the girl students earned degrees in computer and information sciences. Reshma Saujani would like to change that.She started a program called “Girls Who Code”(编程女生) in 2011.Her goal is to get more girls interested in science and technology. “It’s predicted that we’ll have about 1.4 million jobs that are open in the next twenty years in the science and technology-related fields(领域)．But only 29% of Americans today have the skills to actually fill those jobs.And many of those Americans are men.And less than 20% of women are actually going into the technology and science-related professions.And so we have a huge difference.” And she says the low number of women in the fields of science，technology，engineering and mathematics，also known as STEM，is caused by a big social problem.She says we live in a society that sends messages that girls should avoid these fields of study. “Girls Who Code” has partnered with educators，engineers and businessmen.Twenty girls took part in the group’s first eight-week program in the summer of 2011 in New York City.They learned how to build websites and create business plans. Ms.Saujani says companies have been very supportive of the group.Google was the first business to invest in the group.Reshma Saujani says if not for Google，“Girls Who Code” wouldn’t exist.Twitter，General Electric，eBay and others have also provided support.Thanks to the support of these companies，she says，all the girls who took part in its first group plan to continue their STEM training.And she says，“Girls Who Code” hopes to train many more. 1．Reshma Saujani created “Girls Who Code” in order to________. A．protect women’s rights to take up some jobs B．help the development of science and technology C．make more people interested in scienc