Question

Laptop (便携式) computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $ 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110?year?old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e?mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast?food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education , such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful ,they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources.State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials also are testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

At Westlake College,more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said,“Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

1.The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to  ________.

A. use for their schoolwork             B. access the Internet

C. work at home                     D. connect them to libraries 

2.Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks?

A. They don't really talk.           B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers.          D. None of the above reasons is correct.

3.Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B. 1,500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything. 

4.A window on the world in the last patagraph means that students can _______.

A. attend lectures on information technology

B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world

D. have free laptops 

5.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A. The program is successful.         B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive.      D. We don't know the result yet. 

Answer 1

1----5     AACCD       

解析:

1.这是一道主旨题。文章第二段的第一句话说明便携式电脑程序的目的是使学生用于做家庭作业。答案为A。 

2.这是一道词义解释题。第二段倒数第三句说明“speak”指的是用微机发电子邮件。答案为A。 

3.这是一道细节题。从第二段中第三句可以了解到，Westlake College是一所具有110年历史的老校。答案为C。 

4. 这是一道词义解释题。短文最后两句话说明通过使用这种程序为学生打开了了解世界的“窗口”。答案为C。 

5.这是一道推断题。短文在谈到Westlake College实施a laptop computer program时，大部分句子都是用了一般将来时，说明这仅是一项计划，没有说明该程序产生的结果。答案为D。