Laptop（便携式电脑） 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 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 （手提式）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 are also 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 were giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.

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

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.

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.

“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

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.

Some time ago, a fellow teacher asked me to be the referee(仲裁人)  on the grading of an exam question. He was about to give a student a    1    for his answer to a physics question, while the student said he should receive a perfect    2   . I read the exam question: “Show how it is possible to    3   the height of a tall building with the    4    of a barometer(气压表) .”

The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a    5  

rope to it,   6    the barometer to the street, and then bring it up,   7    the length of the rope. That’s the    8   .”

I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(学分) ,since he had answered the question   9    and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(能力)  in physics. I   10    that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the   11    that his answer should show some    12   of physics. His answer reads:

“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean    13    the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer,   14    its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at²,calculate the height of the building.”

I gave the student    15    full credit.

Before I left, the student said he had   16    answers. “But,” said the student,   17    the best way is to knock at the superintendent’s(管理者)  door. When he    18    ,you say: “Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n)    19    barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will    20   you this barometer.”

1. A. tick　　    　　    B. zero　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　    　　　　  D. comment

2. A. score　　　　    B. praise　　　　　　　　　　   C. reward　　    　　　　　　  D. prize

3. A. change　　　　   B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. determine　　　　 D. find

4. A. care　　　　 　　  B. aid 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　 　　　　　　  D. improvement

5. A. strong　　　　  B. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　    　　 D. long

6. A. lower　　　　    B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　   C. carry　　　　  　　  D. place

7. A. covering　　　　 B. folding　　　　　　　　　　 C. measuring　　　　 D. imagining

8. A. height　　　　  B. width 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. size　　　　  　　    D. weight

9. A. perfectly　　　　 B. completely　　　　　　   C. seriously  　　      D. carefully

10. A. demanded　　   B. required 　　　　　　　　 C. insisted　　　　 　　 D. suggested

11. A. warning　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　   C. order　　　　 　　    D. point

12. A. wisdom　　　　 B. technology　　　　　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. gift

13. A. on　　　　  　　 B. over 　　　　　　　　　　   C. against　　　　      D. beyond

14. A. stopping　　    B. observing　　　　　　　　 C. timing　　　　 　　  D. watching

15. A. almost　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simply　　　　      D. hardly

16. A. some　　        B. other　　　　　　　　　　    C. two　　    　　　　   D. no

17. A. interestingly　　 B. surprisingly　　　　　　  C. probably　　　　    D. strangely

18. A. opens　　　　   B. shouts 　　　　　　　　    C. stares　　　　 　　　　　　  D. answers

19. A. fine　　　　 　　 B. large 　　　　　　　　　　   C. interesting　　      D. attractive

20. A. give　　　　    B. lend 　　　　　　　　　　    C. sell　　　　  　　　　 D. show

　　During the fourth China Beijing High-tech（技术的）Industries Week, exhibitions, feature presentations, technological exchanges and trade talks, and other events are organized.

　　Exhibitions

　　●China International Exhibition Center

　　* Section for China’s key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five-Year Plan （1996 -2000）

　　* Environmental protection and energy section

　　* Section for exhibitors from other provinces and municipalities（自治县）and regions of China

　　●China World Trade Center

　　* Exchange and Trade Fair（博览会）for Science and Technology Books and Sports Information Media

　　* The Trade Fair for Modern Intelligent Houses and Beijing Urban（城市的 ）Real Estate（不动产）

　　●China Millennium（一千年）Monument

　　* Forum（论坛）and Exhibition of Foreign Sci-tech Universities

　　●China Agricultural Culture Center

　　* High-tech Construction Products Exhibition Feature Presentation

　　●Science and Education

　　* Scientists Forum on the New Century

　　●High-tech Industry

　　* Forum on Environmental Protection

　　* 2001 Forum on Bio-technology on Traditional（传统的）Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine

　　Technical Exchanges and Trade Talks

　　●Trade talks on financial（金融的）

　　capital（资金）transformation

　　●Sino-Italian Forum and Trade Fair for the Development of IT and Communications Technology

　　1．If you want to know more about the high-tech achievements of different parts of China, you should go to ________.

　　A．China World Trade Center

　　B．China Millennium Monument

　　C．China International Exhibition Center

　　D．China Agricultural Cultural Center

　　2．These sessions mark the achievements of mankind in the fields of ________.

　　A．electronic communications, energy and education

　　B．sports technology, film-industry and environmental protection

　　C．network technology, high-tech industries and traffic

　　D．medicine, weather broadcast and finance

　　3．The advertisement is mainly about ________.

　　A．the major activities of the high-tech week

　　B．the time-table of high-tech week

　　C．the names of the meeting places

　　D．the topic of trade talks

The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a    5  

rope to it,   6    the barometer to the street, and then bring it up,   7    the length of the rope. That’s the    8   .”

I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(学分) ,since he had answered the question   9    and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(能力)  in physics. I   10    that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the   11    that his answer should show some    12   of physics. His answer reads:

“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean    13    the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer,   14    its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at²,calculate the height of the building.”

I gave the student    15    full credit.

Before I left, the student said he had   16    answers. “But,” said the student,   17    the best way is to knock at the superintendent’s(管理者)  door. When he    18    ,you say: “Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n)    19    barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will    20   you this barometer.”

1. A. tick　　    　　    B. zero　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　    　　　　  D. comment

2. A. score　　　　    B. praise　　　　　　　　　　   C. reward　　    　　　　　　  D. prize

3. A. change　　　　   B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. determine　　　　 D. find

4. A. care　　　　 　　  B. aid 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　 　　　　　　  D. improvement

5. A. strong　　　　  B. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　    　　 D. long

6. A. lower　　　　    B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　   C. carry　　　　  　　  D. place

7. A. covering　　　　 B. folding　　　　　　　　　　 C. measuring　　　　 D. imagining

8. A. height　　　　  B. width 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. size　　　　  　　    D. weight

9. A. perfectly　　　　 B. completely　　　　　　   C. seriously  　　      D. carefully

10. A. demanded　　   B. required 　　　　　　　　 C. insisted　　　　 　　 D. suggested

11. A. warning　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　   C. order　　　　 　　    D. point

12. A. wisdom　　　　 B. technology　　　　　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. gift

13. A. on　　　　  　　 B. over 　　　　　　　　　　   C. against　　　　      D. beyond

14. A. stopping　　    B. observing　　　　　　　　 C. timing　　　　 　　  D. watching

15. A. almost　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simply　　　　      D. hardly

16. A. some　　        B. other　　　　　　　　　　    C. two　　    　　　　   D. no

17. A. interestingly　　 B. surprisingly　　　　　　  C. probably　　　　    D. strangely

18. A. opens　　　　   B. shouts 　　　　　　　　    C. stares　　　　 　　　　　　  D. answers

19. A. fine　　　　 　　 B. large 　　　　　　　　　　   C. interesting　　      D. attractive

20. A. give　　　　    B. lend 　　　　　　　　　　    C. sell　　　　  　　　　 D. show