理工类：阅读理解Laptop computers
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.”
67. 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
68. 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.
69. 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.
70. 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
71. 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.
参考答案：AAACD
1. 首先这个问题中包含的关键词有“laptop program”，和“give each student a laptop”，在第二段的第一句话 “Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students anywhere they want.” 中，很容易找到答案“to do schoolwork”，所以答案选择A.
2. 该问题考查的是常识性问题，“speak”的意思是学生通过电脑进行交流，并非真正的说话，所以答案选择A.
3. 在最后一段中有“Westlake College”，所以答案应该在最后一段中寻找。解决这个问题可以用排除法。B选项中的1500名学生没有提及，关于这个大学的历史也没有提到，所以排除B和C. D选项本身就是错误的，所以答案选择A.从“The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons.”这句话中也可以判断出A是正确选择。
4. 这个问题来自最后一段的倒数第二句话“we’re giving students a window on the world.”这句话的意思是“我们为学生提供展望世界的一扇窗”其深层的意义是“电脑能够让学生获取世界各地的消息，开阔眼界”所以答案选择C.A选项比较片面，B选项没有提及，D选项与该问题没有联系。
5. 这个问题比较常见，主要目的是寻找这篇短文的暗含意义。倒数第二段的最后一句话“State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities， too.”，其意思是“一些官员正在其他大学对该项目进行测试”所以我们还不知道结果，选择D，进而排除A和B，而C选项在文中没有涉及到。