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Computer scientists in United States are working on a low cost computer for young people in developing countries．The dream is for every kid to own one． 　　The project is led by Nicholas Negroponte, chief of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)Mr．Negroponte first announced the idea of a one-hundred-dollar laptop computer in January, 2005．He just gave an early version of the computer at the World Summit on the Information Society．The three-day meeting took place in Tunisia．The United Nations organized the conference to discuss Internet growth in developing nations． 　　To save money, the computers are expected to use the free operating system Linux instead of something like Microsoft Windows．Users without electric power will be able to turn a wind-up handle to recharge the battery．A special full-color display will have the ability to change to a black-and-white image．That way, users could see it even in bright sunlight．The computers could also be able to connect wirelessly to each other and to the Internet． 　　The machines will not be able to hold a lot of information, but they will be made to work in rough conditions．Also, the lime-green color should make them more attractive to children-and less attractive to robbers． 　　MIT has set up a non-profit organization called One Laptop per Child to develop the computer．Five companies, including Google and News Corporation, have each given two million dollars to help pay for the work．The plan is to sell the computers to education ministries that order at least one million of them． 　　The laptop is still not finished, and there are other problems like how to get the Internet to poor villages, but officials say that the computers will be ready by the end of 2006 or early 2007． 　　Countries that have expressed an interest include Brazil, China, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa and Thailand． 　　The computers may cost more than one hundred dollars to make in the beginning, but Nicholas Negroponte says that he wants to cut the price even more． 　　A two-hundred-dollar version may be sold to the public． 　　In Massachusetts, Governor Mitt Romney has proposed to buy a low cost computer for every middle and high school student in his state． (1) It can be inferred from the passage that ________． [　　] A． The new computer can only display black-and-white images． B． The new computer won’t be able to hold a lot of information． C． Children in poor villages will have access to the Internet． D． The project will be carried out by the company Microsoft． (2) Which advantage is NOT mentioned about the computers? [　　] A． They don’t need electricity when used． B． They use the free operating system Linux． C． They could connect wirelessly to the Internet． D． They don’t cost users too much． (3) Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the text? [　　] A． The operating system of Microsoft is not free． B． Some developing countries are interested in this kind of computers． C． The computers mentioned in the text aim at the students． D． Only MIT shows an interest in developing this kind of computers．

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答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;