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　　【CNotenoughAmericanstudentswanttobeengineersmathematiciansorscientists.TheObamaadministrationwantstochangethat.Theyarespendingmoneytodoit.ThegovernmentwillinvestthreebilliondollarsintheeducationofyoungA】

　　NotenoughAmericanstudentswanttobeengineersmathematiciansorscientists.TheObamaadministrationwantstochangethat.Theyarespendingmoneytodoit.ThegovernmentwillinvestthreebilliondollarsintheeducationofyoungAmericansinsciencetechnologyengineeringandmath.ThefourareastogetherareknownasSTEM.

　　ManyjobsintheSTEMfieldswillopeninthecomingyears.TheU.S.government'sinvestmentaimstoincreasethenumberofAmericanswhocantakethosejobs.

　　YetgirlsappearfarlessinterestedinSTEMsubjectsthanboys.Only25percentofSTEMstudentsaregirls.

　　CamsieMcAdamsisattheU.S.EducationDepartment.ShesaysgirlssimplydonotfeelwelcomedinSTEMsubjects.Ms.McAdamssaysyoungwomenlookatindustriessuchasengineeringandcomputerscienceandseemostoftheleadersaremen.

　　DebbieSterlingisanengineer.Sheinventedaconstructiontoyforgirls.Thenameofthetoyis"GoldieBlox."Ms.SterlinghopesGoldieBloxwillhelpgirlsdevelopspatialskills.Spatialskillshelpengineersandbuilderstothinkaboutobjectsinthreedimensions.

　　TointerestgirlsSterlingcreatedthecharacter"Goldie."Goldiedoesnotcareaboutbeautyorclothes.Goldietellsstoriessolvesdifficultproblemsandcreatespretendworlds.

　　ExpertssayparentsshoulddomorethanjustbuytoystointeresttheirgirlsinSTEMsubjects.Theyshouldalsoprovideagoodeducation.Atschoolgirlsshouldparticipateinprojectsthatrequireteamworkandcreativethinking.

　　WomeninscientificandtechnicaljobsarealsoworkingtoencourageyoungwomentoexploreSTEM.OneisAnuTewary.ShestudiedAppliedPhysicsandworkedfortechnologycompanies.AftershehadadaughtershestartedTechnovationChallenge.Thechallengeisaninternationalcompetitionforyoungwomenfrom10to18yearsold.

　　Technovationoffersgirlstheopportunitytolearnhowtostartacompanyandbecomehigh-techentrepreneurs.Since2009over2500girlsfrom28countrieshavedeveloped650mobilephoneapplications.Theylearnedtolaunchstart-upcompaniesthroughTechnovation.

　　There'sagoodchancethatsoonmoreyoungwomenusingmobilephoneswillalsobedevelopingprogramsforthem.

　　1.Whydon’tth

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　　1.C

　　2.B

　　3.B

　　4.A

　　5.D

　　文章大意：想成为工程师、数学家或科学家的美国学生并不多，奥巴马政府希望能改变这一现状，并将投入30亿美元用于美国年轻一代在科学、技术、工程和数学方面的教育。而女孩们对STEM科目的兴趣远不如男孩，本文介绍了美国这一现状。

　　1.C推理判断题。根据第三、四段内容可知女孩子不喜欢这种工作是由于缺少兴趣，选C。

　　2.B细节理解题。根据第七段内容可知家长不仅仅给孩子买玩具，还要鼓励她们参加一些相关课程，选B。

　　3.B细节理解题。根据第五、六段内容可知这款为女孩子研制的玩具Goldie可以帮助提高女孩子的spatialskills（空间技能），选B。

　　4.A推理判断题。根据文章末段内容可知作者对年轻女性满怀希望，由此判断作者认为她们会和男性同样出色，选A。

　　5.TechnovationChallenge是帮助年轻女性培养技术能力的，选D。

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