高二英语上阅读理解题13

阅读理解13Laptop(便携式)computersarepopularalloftheworld.Peopleusethemontrains,airplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowstudentstodoschoolworkatanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themoreimportantofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutdoingtocomputerlab.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees----anywhereatall.Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopsuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibraries,andotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsalsoaretestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusethecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwearegivenstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.1.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto---------.A.usefortheirschoolworkB.accesstheInternetC.workathomeD.connectthemtolibraries2.Whyistheword“speak”inthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks?A.Theydon’treallytalkB.Theyusethecomputerlanguagec.laptopshavespeakersD.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.3.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A.allteachersusecomputersB.1500studentshavelaptopsC.itisanoldcollegeinAmericaD.Studentstherecandoeverything4.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan----------.A.attendthelecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworldC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheprogramissuccessfulB.TheprogramisnotworkableC.TheprogramistooexpensiveD.Wedon’tknowtheresultyet