D
Laptop computers are popular all over the world . People use them on
trains and planes, 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 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-mails 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.”
67.The main
purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to .
A.access the Internet B.use for their schoolwork
C.work at home D.connect them to libraries
68.Why is the
word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks (引导) ?
A.They don’t really talk .
B.They use the computer language .
C.Laptops have speakers .
D.None of the above reasons is
correct .
69.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 .
70.A window on the world in the last paragraph 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
71.What can we
infer 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 .