The kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, 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 US 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 analysing 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 programme.
The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8yearold 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, Kelbesa 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.
62.How does the Ethiopia programme benefit the kids in the village?
A.It trains teachers for them.
B.It contributes to their selfst
udy.
C.It helps raise their living standards.
D.It provides funds for building schools.
63.What can we infer from Keller's words in Paragraph 3?
A.They need more time to analyse 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.
64.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
65.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.
【要点综述】 这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍在埃塞俄比亚启动了一项工程，让孩子们通过平板电脑自学英语。这项工程的目的是帮助埃塞俄比亚的孩子们通过现代技术学习英语。
62.B 细节理解题。根据第三段首句可知这项计划的目的是想看看他们的自学能力。故选B。
63.C 推理判断题。根据第三段Matt Keller说的“我认为已经发生的是孩子们学习到的要比在幼儿园一年中学习到的多”可知他对这个计划很有信心。故选C。
64.A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知Keller对Kelbesa学习英语单词这么快感到很吃惊。故选A。
65.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知这项工程的目的是帮助埃塞俄比亚的孩子们通过现代技术学习英语。
