Thekidsinthisvillageweardirty,raggedclothes.Theysleepbesidecowsandsheepinhutsmadeofsticksandmud.Theyhavenoschool.YettheyallcanchanttheEnglishalphabet,andsomecanmakewords.Thekeytotheirsuccess:20tablet

　　Thekidsinthisvillageweardirty,raggedclothes.Theysleepbesidecowsandsheepinhutsmadeofsticksandmud.Theyhavenoschool.YettheyallcanchanttheEnglishalphabet,andsomecanmakewords.

　　Thekeytotheirsuccess:20tabletcomputers(平板电脑)droppedoffintheirEthiopianvillageinFebruarybyaU.S.groupcalledOneLaptopPerChild.

　　Thegoalistofindoutwhetherkidsusingtoday’snewtechnologycanteachthemselvestoreadinplaceswherenoschoolsorteachersexist.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyresearchersanalyzingtheprojectdatasaythey’realreadyamazed.“WhatIthinkhasalreadyhappenedisthatthekidshavealreadylearnedmorethantheywouldhaveinoneyearofkindergarten,”saidMattKeller,whorunstheEthiopiaprogram.

　　Thefastestlearner—andthefirsttoturnononeofthetablets—is8-year-oldKelbesaNegusse.Thedevice’scamerawasdisabledtosavememory,yetwithinweeksKelbesahadfiguredoutitsworkingsandmadethecamerawork.Hecalledhimselfalion,amarkerofaccomplishmentinEthiopia.

　　Withhistablet,KelbasarearrangedthelettersHSROEintooneofthemanyEnglishanimalnamesheknows.Thenhespelledwordsonhisown.“Sevenmonthsagohedidn’tknowanyEnglish.That’sunbelievable,”saidKeller.

　　Theprojectaimstogetkidstoastagecalled“deepreading,”wheretheycanreadtolearn.Itwon’tbeinAmharic,Ethiopia’sfirstlanguage,butinEnglish,whichiswidelyseenasthetickettohigherpayingjobs.

　　小题1:HowdoestheEthiopiaprogrambenefitthekidsinthevillage?A．Ittrainsteachersforthem.B．Itcontributestotheirself-study.C．Ithelpsraisetheirlivingstandards.D．Itprovidesfundsforbuildingschools.小题2:WhatcanweinferfromKeller’swordsinParagraph3?A．Theyneedmoretimetoanalyzedata.B．Morechildrenareneededfortheresearch.C．Heisconfidentaboutthefutureoftheproject.D．Theresearchshouldbecarriedoutinkindergartens.小题3:ItamazedKellerthatwiththetabletKelbesacould_______.A．learnEnglishwordsquickly.