When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help. However, it's far from enough. Ladies and gentlemen, we've got to come up with some better ideas to help them.
I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers for children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer, which can run without electricity. He decided to invent this computer after he visited a school in Cambodia.
The laptop which Mr. Negroponte has designed is a little different from the normal laptop computers you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it is covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won't be damaged easily. As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries, the computer also has a special handle so that children can wind the computer up to give it extra power when needed.
These special laptop computers will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte wants to build as many as 15 million machines in the first year of production. The idea is that these computers will help the children's education as they will be able to access the Internet. These computers might not help the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children's education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.
Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK, and, probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to 'kill two birds with one stone', and that is always a good thing.
【小题1】  The author gives the example of Mr. Negroponte's cheap computers _______.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

As for daily life, I think that we will be able to  1  most of our shopping by  2  and this will be taken to our homes, so  3  there won’t be any  4  to go out to the  5  . I’m sure that most of our homes will have a video   6   so we will be able to   7   the person we are talking to. We will also be  8   ‘holovision’ which will give you three dimensional（三维的）life-size pictures  9  your screen—this will replace television.  10   improved technology, there will be no more road accidents. Cars will be guided by computers so people will not have to do any more driving.

I think most of our food will be in the form of pills and liquids which will have all the vitamins and protein（蛋白质）  11  we need for a balanced diet. Only when we go out for social 12  will we eat the same food as today, but we will  13  be eating meat.

About once a year our bodies will go into a health center for a service in much the same way as a car   14   be repaired. So, for example, our veins（静脉）will be cleaned out, our blood made pure, our muscles built up and so on..  Any part that is   15   could be replaced by a new plastic part. We will all be much   16   by then anyway, because there will be more   17   for us to use for exercise. Also a safe medicine will have been discovered which will allow people to lose or put on   18   as they need. One exciting development will be the possibility of being deep frozen   19   a period of time and then   20   some years later. I would be interested in that myself.

1. A. order　　　　  B. go　　　　    C. make　　　　　　 D. get

2. A. radio　　　　　　  B. telephone　　    C. computer　　　　　　  D. car

3. A. of course　　　　    B. in face　　　　  C. after all　　　　　　    D. in all

4. A. time　　    　　   B. money　　　　    C. necessary　　　　　　  D. need

5. A. shops　　　　　　 B. hospitals　　　　　　    C. schools　　　　　　   D. need

6. A. tape　　　　　　   B. TV set　　　　　　  C. telephone　　　　　　 D. recorder

7. A. notice　　　　　　   B. listen to　　　　　　   C. see　　　　　　　　    D. hear

8. A. playing　　　　　　   B. watching　　　　  C. making　　　　　　    D. finding

9. A. in　　　　　　    B. with　　　　　　　　  C. by　　　　　　　　  D. on

10. A. Because of　　    B. Because　　　　　　 C. Thanks for　　　　　　 D. Instead of

11. A. when　　　　　　   B. how　　　　   C. that　　　　　　　　    D. what

12. A. meeting　　　　　　 B. eating　　　　    C. activity　　　　　　　　 D. problem

13. A. no longer　　　　　　    B. no more　　  

C. not any longer　　　　　　   D. not any more

14. A. has to　　　　　　    B. ought to　　　　 C. might　　　　　　　　   D. can

15. A. run out　　　　　　   B. turned out　　 C. broken out　　　　　　   D. worn out

16. A. prettier　　  　　　　  B. healthier　　   C. busier　　　　　　    D. cleverer

17. A. money　　　　　　    B. places　　　　   C. room　　　　　　   D. free time

18. A. height　　　　　　　　 B. weight　　    C. clothes　　　　    D. performances

19. A. for　　　　    　　　　B. in　　　　 C. during　　　　　　     D. by

20. A. getting up　　　　 B. waking up　　   C. using up　　　　   D. walking about

As for daily life, I think that we will be able to  1  most of our shopping by  2  and this will be taken to our homes, so  3  there won’t be any  4  to go out to the  5  . I’m sure that most of our homes will have a video   6   so we will be able to   7   the person we are talking to. We will also be  8   ‘holovision’ which will give you three dimensional（三维的）life-size pictures  9  your screen—this will replace television.  10   improved technology, there will be no more road accidents. Cars will be guided by computers so people will not have to do any more driving.

I think most of our food will be in the form of pills and liquids which will have all the vitamins and protein（蛋白质）  11  we need for a balanced diet. Only when we go out for social 12  will we eat the same food as today, but we will  13  be eating meat.

About once a year our bodies will go into a health center for a service in much the same way as a car   14   be repaired. So, for example, our veins（静脉）will be cleaned out, our blood made pure, our muscles built up and so on..  Any part that is   15   could be replaced by a new plastic part. We will all be much   16   by then anyway, because there will be more   17   for us to use for exercise. Also a safe medicine will have been discovered which will allow people to lose or put on   18   as they need. One exciting development will be the possibility of being deep frozen   19   a period of time and then   20   some years later. I would be interested in that myself.

1. A. order　　　　  B. go　　　　    C. make　　　　　　 D. get

2. A. radio　　　　　　  B. telephone　　    C. computer　　　　　　  D. car

3. A. of course　　　　    B. in face　　　　  C. after all　　　　　　    D. in all

4. A. time　　    　　   B. money　　　　    C. necessary　　　　　　  D. need

5. A. shops　　　　　　 B. hospitals　　　　　　    C. schools　　　　　　   D. need

6. A. tape　　　　　　   B. TV set　　　　　　  C. telephone　　　　　　 D. recorder

7. A. notice　　　　　　   B. listen to　　　　　　   C. see　　　　　　　　    D. hear

8. A. playing　　　　　　   B. watching　　　　  C. making　　　　　　    D. finding

9. A. in　　　　　　    B. with　　　　　　　　  C. by　　　　　　　　  D. on

10. A. Because of　　    B. Because　　　　　　 C. Thanks for　　　　　　 D. Instead of

11. A. when　　　　　　   B. how　　　　   C. that　　　　　　　　    D. what

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13. A. no longer　　　　　　    B. no more　　  

C. not any longer　　　　　　   D. not any more

14. A. has to　　　　　　    B. ought to　　　　 C. might　　　　　　　　   D. can

15. A. run out　　　　　　   B. turned out　　 C. broken out　　　　　　   D. worn out

16. A. prettier　　  　　　　  B. healthier　　   C. busier　　　　　　    D. cleverer

17. A. money　　　　　　    B. places　　　　   C. room　　　　　　   D. free time

18. A. height　　　　　　　　 B. weight　　    C. clothes　　　　    D. performances

19. A. for　　　　    　　　　B. in　　　　 C. during　　　　　　     D. by

20. A. getting up　　　　 B. waking up　　   C. using up　　　　   D. walking about