B．solve the problems facing the whole world

C．help the poor to reduce poverty

D．cause poverty in developing countries

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段第三句"It is a tool which holds the ability to change the lives of the poor，as it provides a means of learning and communicating."可知，由于科技提供学习和交流的方法，所以它是能够改变穷人命运的工具。

2．We can learn from the text that Khan Academy aims to .

A．help the poor pay for good courses

B．provide every child with a computer

C．help train MBA candidates

D．make everyone receive good education

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。根据第三段第三句"Like OLPC，it is an organization founded by Harvard Business School graduate Salman Khan with the task of 'providing a world­class education to anyone，anywhere.'"可知，该组织的目的是使每一个人都得到世界一流的教育。

3．Which of the following about GMAT Pill Review is TRUE?

A．It only accepts students from developing countries.

B．It was started by Professor Nicholas Negroponte.

C．It charges students about 25 percent of other similar programs.

D．The education it offers includes a lot of math­related topics.

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，GMAT Pill Review在全世界范围内招生，A项错误；由第四段第二句可知，它由Zeke Lee创办，学费比其他同样的学校便宜75%，因此B项错误，C项正确；D选项是叙述Khan Academy的，因此错误。

4．In the past，people in developing countries .

A．had no educational opportunities in their homeland

B．seldom thought of receiving foreign education to change themselves

C．always believed education was of great importance

D．wouldn't leave their homeland to reduce poverty