Question

    When it comes to helping developing countries, we often think about offering money in order that they can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs in their lives. However, it's far from enough. We have to come up with better ideas.

A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer, which he decided to invent after he visited a school in Cambodia. The laptop which Mr. Negroponte has designed is not the same as the normal one that you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is strong and won't be damaged easily. As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries, the computer also has a special handle in order that children can wind the computer up to give it extra power just as easy as setting a clock.

This special laptop computer will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte wants to produce as many as 15 million laptop computers in the first year. 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 benefit 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 crested by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea 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.The underlined phrase “wind up” in paragraph 2 means      .

A.吹风 B.给……上紧发条 C.拆开 D.带走

2.The laptop computer that Mr. Negroponte has designed       .

A.will be damaged much easier than the normal one

B.has a special handle to access the Internet

C.is cheap and can run with extra power

D.can be helpful to find the people’s own solutions

3.Mr. Negroponte’s cheap computer is mentioned in the passage to        .

A.illustrate the kindness of people in the developed countries

B.tell us what high technology can help people

C.show how to find business opportunities in developing countries

D.give an example of how to help developing countries

4.Which is the best idea the author gives us to help the developing countries?

A.We need to think about more ways to help people in developing countries，not just throw money at the problem.

B.We should spend much money helping people in developing countries build more schools and hospitals.

C.We should think about giving help to developing countries by giving them all we have.

D.We should help the people in developing countries by improving children's education immediately.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章主要讲了Nicholas Negroponte发明了一种便宜的手提电脑和循环使用手机来帮助发展中国家。

1.

词句猜测题。根据下文give it extra power just as easy as setting a clock.(就像设置时钟一样非常容易地给它额外的能量)可推断，此处是通过特殊的把柄来产生能量，即通过上发条。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段的A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer(一个叫尼古拉斯·内格罗蓬特的人发明了一台廉价的笔记本电脑)和give it extra power(给它额外的能量).可知，手提电脑是便宜的，并且有额外的能量。故选C。

3.

推理判断题。第一段提到We have to come up with better ideas.(我们必须提出更好的主意)，接下来讲述了尼古拉斯·内格罗蓬特的人发明了一台廉价的笔记本电脑，这种帮助发展中国家更好的主意的例子。由此推知，文中提到内格罗蓬特先生的廉价电脑是为了廉价电脑是为了举例说明如何帮助发展中国家的。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，当涉及到帮助发展中国家时，我们经常考虑提供资金，以便他们能够建造学校和医院，购买食物和药品，或找到清洁的水供应。这些似乎是他们生活中最重要的基本需求。然而，这还远远不够。我们必须想出更好的主意。由此推知，作者给我们的帮助发展中国家的最好的方法是帮助发展中国家时不仅仅是提供给他们金钱，而且要通过更好的方法来让他们自己帮助自己。故选A。