题目内容
A fast-food restaurant is the place, _______, just as the name suggests, eating is performed quickly.
A. which B. where C. there D. what
B
Laptop 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 be able to use the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mails to “speak” with their teachers, classmates, and 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, laptops used in higher education, such as colleges and universities, are workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the laptops can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studyinghow laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 80 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.”
【小题1】The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ________.
A.connect them to the Internet | B.use for their schoolwork |
C.work at home | D.connect them to libraries |
A.they don’t really talk | B.they use the computer language |
C.laptops have speakers | D.laptops can be used to speak with others |
A.All teachers use computers. | B.1, 500 students have laptops. |
C.Students there can do everything. | D.It is an old college in America. |
A.attend lectures on information technology | B.travel around the world |
C.get information from around the world | D.have free laptops |
A.The program is successful. | B.The program is not workable. |
C.The program is too expensive. | D.The program isn’t accepted by teachers. |
The US government has started a website, Admongo, to help children think critically about the advertising aimed at them. It claims to provide visitors with an “education” through games and other amusement.
A cartoon man dressed in old time pilot clothing greets visitors to Admongo. “Call me Haiz”, he says upon arrival in a rocket ship that opens up with a crazy world inside it. Spacey dance music plays in the background as Haiz tells visitors that they need to learn about advertising.
Its inventors say eight to twelve years old is the age kids develop their critical thinking abilities. Kids that age are also a big market for advertisers.
The idea behind Admongo is to teach children three things: To identify the advertiser. To know what the advertiser is really saying. And to know what the advertisement is trying to get the child to do.
Children learn these things through a video game. They create their own game character. They can choose different skin colors, hair styles, eye and mouth shapes. Then they begin a trip through ad-land, where there are ads on buses and billboards. The players have to find all the marketing in the neighborhood before they can move on to the next level.
The Admongo game takes players inside a home, to the advertising studio and everywhere else ads can be found. It is a complete exploration of the world of marketing.
One such area is food marketing. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it is a big business. The FTC estimates that food, drink and fast-food restaurants spent more than one and a half billion dollars on advertising to young people in 2010.
The FTC says children are important for three reasons. They buy products. They influence parents and caregivers to buy. And they are the future adult buyers of the products.
A recent study says most advertising aimed at children is for foods of the lowest nutritional value. First Lady Michelle Obama has said she would like to see advertisers marketing healthy foods for children.
【小题1】What is the best title of the text?
A.The guide of Admongo |
B.An education website for children |
C.A popular online video game |
D.A website aimed at children |
A.To attract the biggest market of buyers. |
B.To sell the products of its company. |
C.To help children know about advertising. |
D.To advertise the video game for children. |
A.recognize | B.inform | C.persuade | D.forbid |
A.Choose hair styles for their character. |
B.Travel to a supermarket. |
C.Eat in a fast-food restaurant. |
D.Play video games during the trip. |
A.important for the society | B.the most potential buyers |
C.easily influenced by ads | D.easily affected by poor products |