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1、Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolwor
2、kanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.thelaptopsarepartofa＄10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.Thestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheinternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteachers,theirclassm
3、ates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascolle
4、gesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheinternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsot
5、estinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusescomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“hereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverythi
6、ng.”1.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto_______.A.usefortheirschoolwork B.accesstheinternetC.workathomed.connectthemtolibraries2.whyistheword“speak”inthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks(引号)?A.theydon’treallytalk.B.theyusethecomputerlanguage.C.laptopshavespeakers.D.n
7、oneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.3.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A.allteachersusecomputers.b.1500studentshavelaptops.C.itisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D.studentstherecandoeverything.4.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan_______.
