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【题目】Millions of children around the world don’t have chances to get basic education, such as reading, writing andmathematics, and the problem is only getting worse. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, reports that 263 million children around the world are not in school. Teaching these boys and girls is a problem that researchers are trying to solve.

The Global Learning XPrize competition is looking for ways to help children teach themselves with only a tablet computer（平板电脑）. What’s more, they are offering $15 million to find the best educational apps. In this way they can teach simple skills to people who have never attended school.

Keller told reporters that the plan is different from other ideas of education. “Traditional ways are mainly about building new schools and training new teachers,” he said. “There are many children who do not go to school. Can you develop something that’s so special and useful that you just give it to a child who cannot read in a very faraway part of the world – she picks it up, she touches it and she begins to learn how to read? And that’s the challenge that we put out to the world.”

About 200 teams entered the competition. And five teams of them were chosen. Each was given $1 million. The next step for these five teams is to field test their solutions. Google has given away 8,000 Pixel C tablets to children in 150 villages in the Tanga region of Tanzania. They will field test each team’s software in a period of 15 months. Whichever solution shows the highest achievement after that time will be the winner, receiving a prize of $10 million.

【1】Doallthechildrenaroundtheworldhavethechancetogetbasiceducation?

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【2】Howmanyteamswerechosenforfieldtesting?

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【3】WhatisthepurposeoftheGlobalLearningXPrizecompetition?

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【4】Doyouthinkitisabetterideatogivechildrentabletcomputerswitheducationalappsthanbuildingnew schoolsandtrainingnewteachers?Whyorwhynot?(20-30词)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 No, they don’t.

【2】 Five teams

【3】 To teach simple skills to people who have never attended school.

【4】 Yes, I do. Because I think using tablet computers with educational apps gives children a chance to learn by themselves. It can also save their time.

【解析】

世界上有上百万儿童没有得到基础的教育，联合国教科文组织报道称二亿六千三百万孩子没有上学，研究者们正尝试各种办法来解决这一问题。

【1】句意：世界上所有的孩子们都有机会获得基础教育吗？根据Millions of children around the world don’t have chances to get basic education, such as reading, writing and mathematics, and the problem is only getting worse.可知世界上有数百万儿童没有机会得到基础教育，故本题答案为No, they don’t.

【2】句意：有多少个队伍被选中参加实地试验？根据About 200 teams entered the competition. And five teams of them were chosen.可知共有大约200个队伍参加比赛，但是被选中的有5个队伍，故答案为Five teams.

【3】句意：全球学习XPrize竞赛的目的是什么？根据第二段内容及In this way they can teach simple skills to people who have never attended school.的提示可知其目的是教给没有上过学的人简单的技能，故答案为To teach simple skills to people who have never attended school.

【4】句意：你认为给孩子们带有教育软件的平板电脑要比建设新学校和培训新老师的想法要好吗？为什么这样认为或为什么不这样认为？本题文开放性试题，答案不唯一，明确表达自己的观点，给出合理的理由即可。参考答案：Yes, I do. Because I think using tablet computers with educational apps gives children a chance to learn by themselves. It can also save their time.