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 with
laptops will also have access to(可利用)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(相似)to
desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to
not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. At Westlake
College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will
allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons.
State
higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State
officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
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(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.
3.Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A. All
teachers use computers. B. 1500
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 paragraph means that students can
____________.
A. attend
lectures on information technology
B. travel
around the world
C. have free
laptops
D. get
information from around the world
5.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.