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【题目】 The kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words.

The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.

The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.

The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.

With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller.

The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.

【1】How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?

A. It trains teachers for them.

B. It contributes to their self-study.

C. It helps raise their living standards.

D. It provides funds for building schools.

【2】 It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______.

A. learn English words quickly.

B. draw pictures of animals.

C. write letters to researchers.

D. make phone calls to his friends.

【3】 What is the aim of the project?

A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs.

B. To make Amharic widely used in the world.

C. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.

D. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】A

【3】 C

【解析】【1】由第三段首句：The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist.可知，这个项目有助于培养他们的自我学习能力。故答案选B.其他选项文中未涉及。

【2】 由倒数第二段：Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable.可知，Kelbesa 学习英语的速度是非常快的，故选A项。其他选项文中未提及。

【3】 从文中最后一段首句：The project aims to get kids to a stage called…where they can read to learn.可知，答案为C项。A：为埃塞俄比亚人提供更高薪的工作；B：使Amharic语言在世界上更广泛的使用；D：帮助埃塞俄比亚人学习他们的第一语言；均不是此项目的目的。