Question

The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words.

How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers. Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today’s new technology(技术)? The goal(目的) of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting. “The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme.

The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion. Keller said, “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.”

Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat.”

Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn’t go to school.

1. From the first paragraph, we can learn that the people in the village are _____________.

A. easy B. poor C. rich D. bored

2. How can the children in the village learn English words?

A. They go to school every day.

B. They have good teachers.

C. One Computer Every Child gave them computers.

D. They can learn from books.

3. What is the goal of One Computer Every Child?

A. To teach children how to use today’s new technology.

B. To help children to spend their free time.

C. To help children out of their hard life.

D. To help children teach themselves to read through new technology.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Kelbesa is in Grade 2 now.

B. Keller is the teacher of those children.

C. The computers help the children a lot.

D. Kelbesa doesn’t like the computer.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A. How to learn by yourself

B. The development of One Computer Every Child

C. Computers are better than teachers

D. Learning with the help of computers

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇调查研究。讲述的是美国一个团体在俄塞俄比亚没有学校和老师的地方，通过给孩子们20台平板电脑的方式看使用新技术的孩子是否能够教会自己阅读。这个计划的目的是让孩子到达一个“深读”的阶段，他们能通过阅读来学习。不是学习埃塞俄比亚的官方语言阿姆哈拉语，而是学习英语。

1.细节理解题。根据文中The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses可知在乡村的人们非常的贫穷。结合选项，故选B

2.细节理解题。结合原文：It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers. Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today’s new technology(技术)可知One Computer Every Child组织给他们提供电脑，故选C。

3.细节理解题。由文章最后一段“The program aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading”, where they can read to learn. It won’t be …but in English.”可知，这个计划的目的是帮助埃塞俄比亚的孩子学会自学阅读技能。故选D

4.细节理解题。通读全文可知这篇文章主要讲述电脑对孩子们有很大的帮助。故选C。

5.标题大意题。通读全文可知这篇文章最好的标题是---在电脑的帮助下学习。故选D。

考点：科普教育类阅读。