Question

Laptop computers （筆記本電腦）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 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（全體員工）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.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 (引號(hào))?

A. They can speak loudly.

B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers.

D. They don't really talk.

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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：

【文章大意】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章講述了筆記本電腦在美國(guó)把學(xué)生和教室連接起來(lái)。文章以Westlake College為例，介紹了筆記本電腦的使用情況。

1.A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中的Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want.可知，給學(xué)生筆記本電腦的目的是讓學(xué)生做功課。故選A。

2.D考查猜測(cè)詞義。根據(jù)文章第二段的內(nèi)容可知，他們是用電子郵件溝通，所以，不是真正意義上的講話。故用引號(hào)表示“特指”。故選D。

3.C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中的The laptops are part of a ＄10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college.可知，Westlake College有110年的歷史。故選C。

考點(diǎn)：考查說(shuō)明文的閱讀理解。