Question

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 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 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.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.

3.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

4.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 of the program yet.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了当前社会很多人使用笔记本，笔记本电脑对人们的生活有很重要的影响。而在西湖大学正准备启动一个笔记本项目。它计划在五年之内为学校的每一位学生配备一台电脑，让学生随时随地能够做作业。也能够通过邮件和老师同学交流，更能了解更多的关于外部世界的信息。

1.A细节理解题。句意：笔记本电脑项目的主要目的是给每个学生配备电脑让他们做什么？根据： a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. 一个能够允许学生在任何地点做学校作业的笔记本项目，故选A。

2.C细节理解题。句意：关于西湖大学的说法，那一项是正确的。根据： at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. 一所110年的大学可知应该选C，西湖大学历史悠久。

3.C细节理解题。句意：最后一段中A window on the world意味着学生能够做什么？根据：They can see everything and do everything.他们能看见所有，能够做所有。可知，通过电脑，学生能够得到关于这个世界更多的信息，故选 C。

4.

考点：考查科普类阅读

【名师点睛】

1、要想做好科普英语阅读理解题，同学们就要注意平时多读科普知识类文章，学习科普知识，积累常见的科普词汇，从根本上提高科普英语的阅读能力。

2、要熟悉科普类文章的结构特点。科普类文章一般由标题(Head line)，导语(Introduction)，背景(Back ground)，主体(Main body)和结尾(End)五部分构成。标题是文章中心思想高度而又精辟的概括，但根据历年的高考情况来看，这类阅读理解材料一般不给标题，而要同学们选择标题。导语一般位于整篇文章的首段。背景交待一个事实的起因。主体则对导语概括的事实进行详细叙述，这一部分命题往往最多，因此，阅读时，同学们要把这部分作为重点。结尾往往也是中心思想的概括，并与导语相呼应，命题者常在此要设计一道推理判断题。

3、在进行推理判断时，同学们一定要以阅读材料所提供的科学事实为依据，同时所得出的结论还应符合基本的科普常识。