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. use 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.
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.
4. 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
5. 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.
Weekend one –day out
A walk along the Great Wall
Beijing Hikers is organizing a hike in a village along the Great Wall in Changping District, north of downtown Beijing. The walk will take around three hours covering a distance of 10 kilometres.
Time:8:30 a.m~4:30 p.m,Dec,4
Cost:200 yuan(US$25) per adult, 150 yuan ((US$18.5)for under~12s.
Meeting place:8:30 a.m. in front of Satarbucks at Lido Holiday Inn, Jiangtai Lu
To sign-up(one day before the hike)and more information ,contact Huijie at 139 100 5516.
Skiing and hot springs
Cycle China plans a day’s skiing fun at a resort around Beijing followed by an outdoor hot spring bath for your sore body.
Cost:.50 yuan (US$43.40)
Time :8:30 a.m~6:30p.m, Dec.4
Location: Meet at the office of Cycle China, opposite the east gate of Jinshan Park, Xicheng District.
For more information and reservation, email reserve@ cyclechina. Com or call 139 1188 6524.
Horse riding
This is a trip to a professional horse- riding club with well- trained bilingual instructors, offering lessons to people who love riding and those willing to learn more. The club is located in Hebei Province next to the Kangxi Grassland.
Time:1:30a.m~4:30p.m,Dec.4
Cost:3320 yuan (US$40.74)including one hour’s riding, transportation, guide ,lunch
To sign-up and more information, contact Lucy at 8580 5080 or 130 1117 1326.
1. This passage is written mainly for ______.
A. tourists B. holiday-makers C. guides D. sportsmen
2. If Mary, who is ten years old, wants to hike along the Great Wall with her parents, they will pay______dollars.
A. 400 B. 450 C. 68.50 D. 65
3. If you are interested in the knowledge about horse riding, you’ll contact______ .
A. 139 1188 6515 B. 139 1188 6524
C. 130 1117 1326 D. 139 1002 5516
4. Cycle China is______
A. a website which offers traveling information B. a traveling agency
C. a trainer for skiing D. a resort which offers hot spring bath
II.阅读理解( 满分34分)
A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that her husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop(笔记本电脑) and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.
In the mean time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s burial. He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory” following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My Loving Wife
From: Your Departed Husband
Subject: I’ve arrived!
I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平静)as mine was.
P.S. Sure is hot down here.
1. Why did the couple decide to go to Florida for weekend?
A. To visit their family and friends B. To escape from the cold winter
C. To escape from their busy work D. To attend a friend’s funeral
2. What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?
A. He checked into a wrong hotel B. He forget to bring the laptop
C. He misspelled her wife’s address D. He forgot to mail his letter
3. The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had______.
A. gone back to his hometown B. called his family to say hello
C. been awarded an honor D. died and gone to heaven
4. How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?
A. Pleased B. Inspired C. Frightened D. Moved
5. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The woman’s husband died of a heart attack
B. The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail
C. The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.
D. His wife wouldn’t go to Florida for his error.
第三节 完形填空(每空1分，共20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
After the war between Britain and France which lasted 7 years, James Cook got married and 21 down in London. For several years, Captain Cook 22 to the east of America 23 he made a map of its 24 ．In 1768 came Cook's 25 for a major expedition. The navy was 26 a plan for an expedition 27 the South Pacific Ocean in 28 of watching a very unusual 29 ， that is the planet Venus 30 between the earth and the sun in 1769. His 31 hope was to find a new land 32 was thought to be 33 in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. 34 Captain Cook was to be there in charge of this expedition 35 Captain of the ship 36 "Endeavour". It was an old merchant ship just like 37 on which Cook had learnt his seamanship. It was strongly built and had a lot of space 38 for storage. Cook understood there would be a lot of hardship for them, so he got everything 39 it. In this expedition, he had sailed around 40 and up the east coast of Australia, charting(绘制) over 8,000 miles of coastline that had been unknown before.
21. A. set B. sailed C. sent D. settled
22. A. went B. flew C. sailed D. came
23. A. which B. where C. that D. when
24. A. countries B. coasts C. cities D. seas
25. A. chance B. hope C. ship D. expedition
26. A. finding B. learning C. doing D. making
27. A. in B. to C. for D. at
28. A. the hope B. a view C. an idea D. plan
29. A. accident B. incident C. matter D. event
30. A. existing B. setting C. passing D. appearing
31. A. first B. second C. third D. last
32. A. which B. where C. what D. on which
33. A. passing B. going C. existing D. sailing
34. A. but B. as C. and D. for
35. A. of B. for C. like D. as
36. A. which called B. called C. call D. calling
37. A. one B. it C. the one D. what
38. A. down B. off C. up D. away
39. A. full prepared for B. fully prepared for
C. fully preparing D. full preparation
40. A. Endland B. Australia C. New Zealand D. Tasmania
---What made it difficult for him to find a job?
---_______, I think.
A. He is black B. As he is black C. Bing black D. For he is black
._____ the article four times, I finally understood the author's theory．
A．Reading B．Having read C．To read D．Read
