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．