17.Some young engineers from the United States have brought the Internet to several areas of rural Kenya.Their idea was to connect the communities to the Web by satellite.But there was a problem-the areas are not even connected to Kenya's electric power supply.However,the young engineers offered the answer:solar panels.Energy from the sun powers the satellite by dishes (接收器) and computers that link the areas with the world outside.Kelly Moran,Joan Ervin and Tricia Donajkowski spent ten days in Kenya in November.The three women recently earned master's degrees in space system engineering from the University of Michigan.People now have access to educational,medical and all kinds of other information.Farmers,for example,can easily find weather,crop and price information online.
The project began back at the college of engineering in Ann Arbor,Michigan in 2007.That was when 25students in a class taught by Thomas Zurbuchen first talked about the idea.The goal was to test whether Internet stations could be set up,how much they would cost,and how long they could operate.But the engineers also had to consider other things such as social needs.Students from the public health and business schools offered advice.The young engineers also had to design the equipment to survive the heat in Africa.Prof,Zurbuchen praised his former students for"making something work in a different climate far away from home."Just 5% of Africans have Internet connections.The International Telecommunication Union says 1/3of Kenyans have moble phones.But mobile phones may or may not work well with the Internet.
66.What was the solution(解決方法) to the connection to Kenya's Internet?B
A.Providing electric power to the satellite dishes and computers.
B.Providing solar power to the satellite dishes and computers.
C.Providing advanced satellite dishes to connect the Internet.
D.Providing computer technology to connect the Internet.
67.What is the advantage of connecting the communites to the Web?C
A.Students can surf the Internet at home.
B.Schools can develop more classes online.
C.People can get all kinds of information online.
D.People can work an extra shift at home.
68.Who offered advice to the engineers?B
A.People in the rural areas.
B.Students from the public health and business schools.
C.People from the United States.
D.Students from the Kenya's universities.
69.Why did Prof.Zurbuchen speak highly of the young engineers?A
A.Because they had overcome troubles and made progress in Africa.
B.Because they had invented new equipment to complete the project in Africa.
C.Because they had completed connecting the communities to the Web in Africa.
D.Because they had succeeded in helping the African people solve the network problems.
70.What was the problem in connecting the communities to the Web by satellite?D
A.People in the areas didn't like the Web.
B.The local government couldn't pay for the cost.
C.The government of the United States didn't support the plan.
D.The areas weren't connected to Kenya's electric power supply.
分析 本文講述了美國的工程師們計(jì)劃將網(wǎng)絡(luò)通過衛(wèi)星連接的方式引入到肯尼亞的幾個(gè)鄉(xiāng)村區(qū)域,其中遇到了一些問題,最終得以解決.
解答 66.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Energy from the sun powers the satellite by dishes (接收器) and computers that link the areas with the world outside來自太陽的能源為衛(wèi)星接收器和電腦提供動力,故B正確
67.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容People now have access to educational,medical and all kinds of other information.由該句可知,人們現(xiàn)在可以獲取關(guān)于教育、醫(yī)療等的各方面信息,故選C.
68.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容The project began back at the college of engineering in Ann Arbor,Michigan in 2007.That was when 25students in a class taught by Thomas Zurbuchen first talked about the idea 該項(xiàng)目最開始是因?yàn)?5個(gè)學(xué)生對于它的探討,工程師再進(jìn)一步的調(diào)查研究,最終有了該項(xiàng)目,故選B.
69.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容The young engineers also had to design the equipment to survive the heat in Africa.Prof,Zurbuchen praised his former students for"making something work in a different climate far away from home.一批年輕的工程師設(shè)計(jì)出設(shè)備以克服了非洲的高溫,Prof,Zurbuchen 對此表示高度表揚(yáng),對他們在離家很遠(yuǎn)的地方取得了巨大的成就,故答案為A
70.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容But there was a problem-the areas are not even connected to Kenya's electric power supply.問題是那些區(qū)域不能連接肯尼亞的供電系統(tǒng),聯(lián)系選項(xiàng),答案為D.
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