Question

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 1500 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 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( 便携式的) computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources（资源）. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff(职员) 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.Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)?

A. They don’t really talk.

B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers.

D. None of the above reasons is correct.

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

A. All teachers use computers.

B.1500 students have laptops now.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

3.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

4. 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 to carry out.

D. We don’t know the result yet.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中讲述的是Westlake大学开始了一个笔记本电脑项目，允许学生们随时随地的使用电脑学习。他们可以使用电脑跟老师、同学和家人交流，老师们也觉得这样可以使学生们更多地了解这个世界。但是这个项目的效果到底任何，文章并没有提到。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中The students will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families.可知，学生们可以用电子邮件和他们的老师、同学和家人“说话”。这里的说话并不是真的说话，而是通过电脑和别人交流，所以这里用引号引起来。故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff(职员) use computers.可知A选项与文意不符；根据Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop.可知B选项与文意不符；D 选项中的意思表达不够准确；根据Westlake, a 110-year-old college.可知，Westlake大学是一个有着110年历史的学校，因此C的说法是正确的，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中Westlake大学的一个老师说，通过电脑，老师们给了学生们一扇了解世界的窗户，这里老师的意思应是通过电脑，学生们可以更多地了解这个世界。故选C。

4.推理判断题。这篇短文中讲述的是Westlake大学开始了一个笔记本电脑项目，允许学生们随时随地的使用电脑学习。但是这个项目的效果如何，在短文中并没有告诉我们。故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。