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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 most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help．However, it's far from enough．We have 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 shops．One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won't be damaged easily．As 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 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 shall 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．
1．It's an excellent idea to recycle old mobile phones because _______．
A．it reduces waste and can help others
B．it prevents waste and can earn lots of money
C．it can send the waste produced by developed countries to other countries
D．it is good for the environment and very educative for phone users
2．The author gives the example of Mr. Negroponte's cheap computers _______．
A．to show what high tech can bring us．
B．to illustrate the kindness of people in the developed countries
C．to show how to find business opportunities in developing countries
D．to give an example of how to help developing countries
3．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Mr. Negroponte's cheap computers?
A．His computers don’t need any power to function well．
B．His computers are covered with rubber so that they are very cheap．
C．His computers will help children in developing countries to have better education．
D．His computers will help people in developing countries to find all the solutions．
4．Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word in Para3?
A．blow B．turn C．push D．lift
5．Where does this passage probably come from?
A．A novel B．A newspaper C．A lecture D．An advertisement
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第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅一遍。
1．When will the next bus leave for New York?
A．10∶00
B．9∶00
C．9∶30
2．What is true among the following?
A．The woman’s living condition is equally good．
B．The man’s living condition is not very good actually．
C．Both of them are living in a very good condition．
3．What did the woman mean?
A．She meant to comfort him．
B．She meant to help him．
C．She wanted to show her pride．
4．What is the man’s real meaning?
A．There is no time to buy a magazine．
B．They don’t have to pay for the magazine．
C．The woman can read the magazine on the train．
5．When had the woman bought that dress?
A．shortly after Christmas
B．during the Christmas season
C．during the sale
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6到7题。
6．Why was the man so annoyed?
A．Because the driver charged him too much．
B．Because the policeman stopped him．
C．Because he had been robbed．
7．Which of the following is true?
A．The woman thought the man was wrong．
B．The woman thought the man was right．
C．The man calls the policeman every day．
听第7段材料，回答第8到10题。
8．How long have Jane and Jeff Smith known each other?
A．for a month
B．for a year
C．for ages
9．Where did they meet first?
A．at a cocktail party
B．at a coffee shop
C．at a wedding party
10．What is true among the following?
A．Jeff loved Jane at the first sight．
B．Jeff got to know Jane many years ago．
C．Jeff has been looking for Jane all these years．
听第8段材料，回答第11到13题。
11．What do we know about Tom?
A．He is always asking his teacher questions．
B．He never asks his teacher any questions．
C．He is a very careful student．
12．What is the problem with Tom this time?
A．He found a misprint in the paper．
B．He doesn’t like his teacher today．
C．He has got two apples today．
13．What does Tom have to do next?
A．to use his head．
B．to go on with his exercises．
C．to go home．
听第9段材料，回答第14到17题。
14．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．a manager and an interviewee．
B．a boss and his secretary．
C．an ad, designer ad his customer．
15．Which is true of Miss Brown?
A．She has just graduated from Peterson Secretary School．
B．She read the ad．in a magazine．
C．She can do a lot of things except typing．
16．What is a secretary NO expected to do according to the dialogue?
A．receiving phone calls．
B．sending faxes．
C．meeting and asking with people．
17．What did Mr．Thompson say to Miss Brown?
A．Her qualifications for the job are excellent．
B．He has little interest in talking with her．
C．She will not get the job．
听第10段材料，回答第18到20题。
18．What is the president going to do?
A．She will leave Brazil and Argentina．
B．She will leave for Brazil and Argentina．
C．She will return home in May．
19．Which is true of the president?
A．She was elected president in May this year．
B．This is her fourth visit to foreign countries．
C．She will hold talks on environmental problems．
20．Where can you probably find this passage?
A．in a newspaper．
B．in a cartoon magazine．
C．in a novel．
Thursday.
The Academy cited Le Clezio as "author of new departures and poetic adventure, explorer of humanity
beyond civilization."
Le Clezio, 48, received much attention with his first novel The Interrogation in 1963 and made the
breakthrough as a novelist with Desert in 1980, for which he was rewarded a prize from the French
Academy.
This novel Dserte contains magnificent images of a lost culture in the North African desert, contrast
with a description of Europe seen through the eyes of unwanted immigrants, the Swedish Academy said
in the statement.
The emphasis in Le Clezio's work has increasingly moved in the direction of an exploration of the
world of childhood and of his own family history, the academy added.
Le Clezio was born 1940 in Nice of France, but both parents had strong family connections with the
former French colony Mauritius. At the age of eight, he moved to Nigeria with his family. During the
month-long voyage to Nigeria, he began his literary career with two books Un long voyage and Oradi noir.
He has taught at universities in Bangkok, Mexico City, Boston, Austin and Albuquerque among other
places. Since the 1990s, Le Clezio and his wife share their time between Albuquerque in New Mexico, the
island of Mauritius and Nice.
This was the fourth of the prestigious Nobel Prizes handed out this year, with awards in chemistry,
physics and medicine made in the past three days.
The Nobel Prizes have been awarded annually since 1901 to those who "conferred (给予) the greatest
benefit on mankind during the preceding year."
The annual Nobel Prizes are usually announced in October and are handed out on Dec. 10, the anniversary
of the 1896 death of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist and the inventor of dynamite.
Each prize consists of a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor (1.4
million U.S. dollars).
B. Desert
C. Un Long voyage
D. Oradi noir
B. encouraged
C. referred
D. thought
B. Le Clezio got a personal diploma, a medal in all for the Nobel Prize.
C. The Nobel Prizes are awarded yearly in October.
D. Le Clezio moved to Nigeria in 1948.
B. Four Nobel Prizes have been handed out this year.
C. The Nobel Prizes have been awarded annually.
D. Life of a French writer-Le Clezio.
B. In a history book.
C. In a newspaper.
D. In a travel leaflet
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