14.Technology to Help Developing Countries
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 will be covered in rubber(橡膠) so that it is very strong and won'tbe 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 100US dollars and Mr.Negroponte wants to build as many as 15million 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.
48.The expression"be damaged"in Paragraph 3probably means"D".
A.be fixed
B.be hurt
C.be used
D.be broken
49.From the passage we can learn that the cheap laptopC.
A.can help the developing countries with the electricity supply
B.can be moved and carried with the help of a special handle
C.can help the children's education by surfing the Internet
D.will be covered with rubber so that it can save money
50.It's an excellent idea to recycle old mobile phones becauseA.
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
51.The writer may agree that in developing countries these ideas canB.
A.help the children reduce waste and earn money.
B.be good for the environment and the education
C.help the children solve the problems at once
D.provide the basic needs for the people there.
分析 本文就如何幫助發(fā)展中國家,而提出一些意見,不是以前的捐助錢、衣服或財務(wù)之類的做法,文中以Nicholas Negroponte幫助發(fā)展中國家為例進(jìn)行了論述,他生產(chǎn)了大量的手提電腦,以非常便宜的價格賣給了發(fā)展中國家,讓孩子用上電腦,為了他們國家的長遠(yuǎn)教育.另一種方法,把廢舊的手機(jī)收上來,再加以利用,既減少了垃圾,又是非常環(huán)保的舉動.
解答 答案:48.D 細(xì)節(jié)推測題.根據(jù) One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won'tbe damaged easily.不同的是它將被鋪滿橡膠因此它是非常牢固的而且不容易被損壞.可知前面說鋪滿橡膠因此非常牢固,應(yīng)該是不容易被弄壞.故選D.
49.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)The idea is that these computers will help the children's education as they will be able to access the Internet.這個想法是這些計算機(jī)將幫助孩子的教育,因為他們將能夠訪問互聯(lián)網(wǎng).可知廉價的筆記本電腦可以幫助孩子的教育,故選C.
50.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)We will reducethe waste we produce and help others.既能減少垃圾又能幫助別人.可知回收舊手機(jī)是個好主意是因為既能減少垃圾又能幫助別人.故選A.
51.B 細(xì)節(jié)歸納題.根據(jù)The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment.扔掉這些舊手機(jī)對環(huán)境非常糟糕.和but by improving children's education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.但通過提高孩子的教育將幫助人們長期解決他們自己的問題.可知作者可能同意發(fā)展中國家對環(huán)境和教育的意見.故選B.
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