首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、Students can surf the Internet at home. B、Schools can develop more classes online. C、People can get all kinds of information o
A、Students can surf the Internet at home. B、Schools can develop more classes online. C、People can get all kinds of information o
admin
2013-11-18
68
问题
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 dishes 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 systems 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 25 students 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 1/3 of Kenyans have mobile phones. But mobile phones may or may not work well with the Internet.
23. What was the solution to the connection to Kenya’s Internet?
24. What is the advantage of connecting the communities to the Web?
25. Why did Prof. Zurbuchen speak highly of the young engineers?
选项
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.
答案
C
解析
综合理解题。短文中提到,人们目前可以获得教育、医学等各种信息。例如:农民可以很容易地在线获得关于天气、作物和价格方面的信息。这就是社区连通网络的优点。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/AJS7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
WhatisCulture?Culture,inanthropology(人类学),thepatternsofbehaviorandthinkingthatpeoplelivinginsocialgroupsle
Newresearchfindsthatnearly5,200kidsaretreatedinanemergencydepartmenteachyearafterfallingfromawindow.That’s1
Newresearchfindsthatnearly5,200kidsaretreatedinanemergencydepartmenteachyearafterfallingfromawindow.That’s1
A、TheAmericansfeelcomfortablewhentouchingeachother.B、TheAmericansarecoldanddistant.C、TheAmericansoftensay"Excu
Hungryprehistoricbunters,notclimatechange,droveelephantstoextinctionduringthePleistoceneera(更新世),newresearchsugg
Nuclearpowerplantsprovideabout17percentoftheworld’selectricity.Somecountriesdependmoreonnuclearpowerforelectr
A、Thelongwait.B、Thebroken-downcomputer.C、Themistakesinhertelephonebill.D、Thebadtelephoneservice.A
Asaphysicianwhotravelsquitealot,Ispendalotoftimeonplaneslisteningforthatdreaded"Isthereadoctoronboard?"
Throughouthistorythebasicunitofalmosteveryhumansocietyhasbeenthefamily.Membersofafamilylivetogetherunderthe
随机试题
A、Mentendtothinklessoftheirpartners.B、Theywerebroughtupindifferentways.C、Womenaremoreemotionalthanmen.D、The
下列有关重要性水平的说法中正确的有()。
下列不属于刮痧禁忌证的是
药品检测方法要求中,规定溶出度的溶出量,范围应为限度的
账套建立以后如果需要修改,可以由账套主管来进行,但()不能修改。
()是判断贷款偿还可能性的最明显标志。
社会生物学认为性别角色是()。
下列关于单一机关制发公文,说法正确的一项是()。
所谓好与差,实际上源于我们的衡量标准,每个孩子都有自己的特点,不能仅仅因为成绩不好就把其定位为“差生”。我们要培养的是具有正直、善良、真诚等美好品德的孩子,让他们拥有积极乐观的人生态度,懂得尊重自己,尊重他人,有自己的兴趣爱好,有责任心,有自信心,宽容、大
ElectromagneticEnergyWhitelightseemstobeacombinationofallcolors.Theenergythatcomesfromasourceoflightisnot
最新回复
(
0
)