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Laptop（便携式）computers are popular all over the world． People use them on trains and airplanes， in airports and hotels． These laptops connect people to their workplaces in the United States today， a laptop also connects 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 1，500 students at the college will receive a laptop． The laptops are part of a 500 million computer program at Westlake， a 110-year-old college． The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet． Besides， 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 can use computers without going to computer labs． They will be able to 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， the use of laptops in higher education， such as colleges and universities， is workable． As laptops become more powerful， they become more similar to desktop computers． Besides， the portable （便携式的） computers can connect students to not only the Internet， but also libraries and other resources． States higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students． State officials are also testing laptop program at other universities， too．
At Westlake College ， more than 60 percent of the staff （ 员工 ） 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 and do everything．"



The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ______ ．

A. use for their schoolwork
B. have access to the Internet
C. work at home
D. connect them to libraries

Why is the word "speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks？ ______

A. They don't really talk．
B. They use the computer language．
C. laptops have speakers
D. None of the above reasons is correct．

Which of the following is true about Westlake College？ ______

A. All teachers use computers．
B. 1，500 students have laptops．
C. It is an old college．
D. Students there can do everything．

The underlined word " a window on the world" in the passage means that students can ______ ．

A. have free laptops
B. travel around the world
C. get information around the world
D. attend lectures on information technology

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．

Five years ago，when I taught art at a school in Seattle， I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students．I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student， and said："Make something out of the Tinkertoys．You have 45 minutes today-and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week．"
A few students hesitated to start．They waited to see what the rest of the class would do．Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided．Another group built something out of their own imaginations．
Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time．His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home．I was delighted at the presence of such a student．Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work．His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect（感染） other students．
Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside．I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking．Without fail one would declare， "But I'm just not creative．"
"Do you dream at night when you're asleep？"
"Oh， sure．"
"So tell me one of your most interesting dreams．"The student would tell something wildly imaginative．Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads．"That's pretty creative．Who does that for you？"
"Nobody．I do it．"
"Really-at night，when you're asleep？"
"Sure．"
"Try doing it in the daytime，in class，okay？"



The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to ______ ．

A. know more about the students
B. make the lessons more exciting
C. raise the students" interest in art
D. teach the students about toy design

What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3？ ______

A. He liked to help his teacher．
B. He preferred to study alone．
C. He was active in class．
D. He was imaginative．

What does the underlined word "downside" in Paragraph 4 probably mean？ ______

A. Mistake．
B. Drawback．
C. Difficulty．
D. Burden．

Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams？ ______

A. To help them to see their creativity．
B. To find out about their sleeping habits．
C. To help them to improve their memory．
D. To find out about their ways of thinking．