题目内容
18.Some young engineers from the United States have brought the Internet to several areas of rural Kenya.Their idea was to connect the communities to the Web by satellite.But there was a problem.The areas were not even connected to Kenya's electric power supply.The answer:solar panels.Energy from the sun powers the satellite dishes and computers that link the areas with the world outside.
Kelly Moran,Joan Ervin and Tricia Donajkowski spent 10days in Kenya in November.The women recently earned master's degrees in space systems engineering from the University of Michigan.
Another engineer,Drew Heckathorn,did not go to Africa but worked on parts of the project.
Kelly Moran says there was excitement when the team would arrive to connect communities to the Internet.People would sometimes run alongside the car carrying the engineers to welcome them.And local residents would offer to help the team build the Internet stations.
People now have access to educational,medical and all kinds of other information.Farmers,for example,can easily find weather,crop and price information online.
The project began back at the college of engineering in Ann Arbor,Michigan,in 2007.That was when 25students in a class taught by Thomas Zurbuchen first talked about the idea.
The goal was to test whether Internet stations could be set up,how much they would cost,and how long they could operate.But the engineers also had to consider other things--like social needs.Students from the public health and business schools offered advice.
The young engineers also had to design the equipment to survive the heat in Africa.Professor Zurbuchen praises his former students for "making something work in a different climate far away from home."
Google paid for the final design of the equipment.The company is also supporting the costs of the satellite bandwidth needed for the connections.Google has invested in a new company that wants to put up a system of satellites over Africa.The availability of more satellites would reduce the costs.
Just 5percent of Africans have Internet connections.The International Telecommunication Union says 1/3of Kenyans have mobile phones.But mobile phones may or may not work well with the Internet.
24.What is the main idea of the whole passage?A
A.The Internet stations to be set up in some areas of rural Kenya.
B.Engineers from America to help the communities in Kenya.
C.Solar energy has been used to operate the Internet.
D.The Internet to play an important part in people's life in Kenya.
25.Why did Google give the project financial support?B
A.It intends to help to rid Kenya's residents of poverty.
B.The project is one of its investments in Africa.
C.The use of satellites would benefit a lot its business in Kenya.
D.It wants to test whether its equipment is the best in the world.
26.The underlined part in the ninth paragraph suggests thatC.
A.it is difficult for Kelly and her partners to build the Internet stations in Kenya
B.the climate in Kenya is so bad that Kelly and her partners will have difficulty in building the Internet stations
C.what Kelly and her partners will do will make a difference to the residents in Kenya
D.to help Kenya build the Internet stations,Kelly and her partners have to leave their homes
27.From the passage we can learn thatC.
A.the idea of building the Internet stations in Kenya was put forward by Professor Zurbuchen
B.the project hasn't got any support from Kenya's government
C.the Internet stations are powered by solar energy
D.Professor Zurbuchen is giving the project the technical direction.
分析 本文主要讲述美国的一些年轻工程师把网络带到了肯尼亚一些贫穷的地方,使那里的人们利用网络接触外面的社会.这一想法是在课堂上萌发的,他们所做的一切对肯尼亚的人们的生活产生了一定影响.
解答 24-27 ABCC
24.A 主旨大意题.根据本文内容可知,美国的一些工程师将在肯尼亚建立因特网站,帮助那里的人们接触外面的世界.故选A.
25.B 细节理解题.根据倒数第二段Google has invested in a new company that wants to put up a system of satellites over Africa.The availability of more satellites would reduce the costs可知,更多的卫星利用会减少花费.故选B.
26.C 词义猜测题.根据Professor Zurbuchen praises his former students可知,Zurbuchen教授赞扬他的学生,应是:他的学生所做的工作对肯尼亚农村地区的居民有很大的意义.故选C.
27.C 推理判断题.根据第一段The areas were not even connected to Kenya's electric power supply.The answer:solar panels.Energy from the sun powers the satellite dishes and computers that link the areas with the world outside可知,因特网站由太阳能提供电力供应.故选C.
点评 新闻一般采用"倒金字塔"式结构(即先说结果,再说重要事实,最后说次要内容),但有的通讯叙述方比较灵活多变,有顺叙、倒叙、中间或许还会有插叙、补叙等叙述方法,这就要求我们在阅读时特别关注.必须在十分有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读,搜寻关键词、主题句,捕捉时空、顺序、情节、人物、观点,并且理清文章脉络,把握语篇实质.
To have a healthy lifestyle,we need to:
◆eat different kinds of healthy food most of the time
◆do exercise often
◆have time to relax
◆get enough sleep to give our bodies time to grow healthy and strong
Read about a normal day in the lives of two children.
Abbey gets up at 7:00 am,feeds the dog,and has cereal and a glass of juice for breakfast.She walks to school with her friend,Julia.She has a bag of chips for a morning snack,drinks water,and has a chicken and lettuce sandwich with a banana for lunch.She likes to play soccer with her friends at lunch and morning break time.She walks home with Julia,has some crackers with cheese and juice for afternoon snack and plays with the dog for a while.She plays computer games for an hour or two before dinner,then has a shower and does her homework.She watches her favorite television show for an hour,then usually goes to bed at about 9:30 pm. | Carl gets up at 8:30 am and has two pieces of bread with jam and a glass of milk for breakfast.His mother drives him to school on her way to work.He eats cookies with juice for morning snack and a pot pie ordered from the school lunch room with juice for lunch.He likes to play card games with his friends at lunchtime and climb the fixed equipment at morning break time.He catches the bus home,has a cereal bar and a can of soda for afternoon snack,then watches some television.He has a shower before dinner,then plays the computer for an hour or two.He goes to bed at about 10:30 pm. |
25.About a healthy lifestyle,the writer doesn't talk aboutD.
A.diet B.exercise C.relaxation D.medicine
26.What can we learn from the article?A
A.Abbey plays soccer with her friends at school.
B.Abbey does her homework first after school.
C.Carl goes to school by bus every day.
D.Carl h as juice for breakfast.
27.Where is the article probably from?A
A.A health magazine.
B.A clothing website.
C.A sports guidebook.
D.A travel advertisement.
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21.If next Saturday a 66-year-old man goes to the library with his three grandchildren,aged 4,6,14,how much should he pay?C
A.﹩40 B.﹩35 C.﹩39 D.﹩44
22.To visit the library on free days,youB.
A.must reserve a parking place
B.should reserve tickets in advance
C.have to buy admission tickets
D.get free tickets on arriving at the library
23.As for tour groups arriving at the library by bus,D.
A.they have to pay for the parking space
B.they have to park their bus outside
C.they don't need to make a reservation
D.they should call the library in advance.
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C. | Determined; Wanted | D. | Determining; Wanting |
A. | what | B. | who | C. | which | D. | that |
A. | didn't see | B. | haven't seen | ||
C. | don't see | D. | have not been seeing |