Question

The kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts(小屋） made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet（字母表）, and some can make words.

The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.

The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.

The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.

With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller.

The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.

1.What can we infer from Keller’s words in Paragraph 3?

A. They need more time to analyze data.

B. More children are needed for the research.

C. He is confident about the future of the project.

D. The research should be carried out in kindergartens.

2.It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______.

A. learn English words quickly

B. draw pictures of animals

C. write letters to researchers

D. make phone calls to his friends

3.How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?

A. It trains teachers for them.

B. It contributes to their self-study.

C. It helps raise their living standards.

D. It provides funds for building schools.

4.What is the aim of the project?

A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs.

B. To make Amharic widely used in the world.

C. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.

D. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了在非洲的Ethiopian进行的一项研究，通过使用平板电脑，孩子们学会了英语单词。文章介绍了这个计划的具体信息。

1. 推理判断题。根据本段中“What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,”可知，他的看法已经被证明了，孩子们学习的内容比预料的还多。说明他对该计划的未来是很乐观的。故选C。

2. 推理判断题。根据文章第五段With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,”可知，孩子们用平板电脑非常迅速地学会了拼写单词而且速度很快。故选A。

3. 细节理解题。根据文章第三段The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist.和“What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,”可知，这个计划的目的是为了看在没有学校没有老师的情况下，孩子是否可以自学。结果证明这是完全有可能的。很多孩子都通过自学，掌握了一些知识。说明这个计划促进了孩子的自学能力。故选B。

4. 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.可知，这个项目的目的是帮助孩子们学习英语，因为英语被认为是得到高薪酬工作的门票。故选C。

考点：考查文化教育类短文阅读。