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4 32 (0.57) ACDCCLaptop 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 uses 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 were giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”l . In this passage, compared with desktop, laptop is _.A) more portableB) more popular in the worldC) used by more peopleD) more powerful 2. The Westlake College _.A) is the first school to let students use laptops B) is specialized in computer programC) has a long historyD) gives the students more rights3. By using laptop, the students can _.A) speak with people and do schoolwork everywhere B) test laptop programs at other universitiesC) widen their outlook through Internet D) both A and C4. What does Westlake College want students mainly do with laptops?A) To access to the internetB) To use e-mail to communicateC) To do their assignment in any placeD) To make more programs 5. Which of the following can be inferred from the article?A) More than half of the teachers at Westlake College use computers. B) 1500 students in Westlake College have laptops each.C) Laptops will be gradually received by more and more people. D) Desktops cannot help students to finish their education.4 44 (0.52) BABABThe Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site.Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number or sell the information over the Internet. Computer hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25,000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer, were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157, 157,828 to get back the information.Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Master Card is working on plans for Web-only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Web site address may also start https: / the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.Keep your password safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.1. What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage? A) A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet.B) Fraud on the Internet.C) Many Web sites are destroyed.D) Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet. 2. What is the meaning of “fraud”?A) Cheating.B) Sale.C) Payment.D) Safety. 3. How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?A) The customers give them the information.B) The thieves steal the information from Web sites. C) The customers sell the information to them.D) The thieves buy the information from credit card firms. 4. How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you?A) Four.B) Three.C) Five.D) Six.5. You are shopping on the site: http: / www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do?A) Order the TV set at once.B) Do not buy the TV set on this site.C) E-mail the site your credit-card information.D) Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you.4 51 (0.54) AABBDIf a physicist in Houston has his way you”ll be able to say good-bye to pollution-causing energy production from fossil fuels. In the April / May issue of The Industrial Physicist, Dr. David Criswell suggests that the Earth could be getting all of the electricity it needs by using solar cells on the moon. In the article Criswell proposes a Lunar Solar Power (LSP) System, using arrays of solar cells on the lunar surface to beam energy back to Earth. Criswell estimates that the 10 billion people living on Earth in 2050 will require 20 Terrawatts (TW) of power. The Moon receives 13,000 TW of power from the sun. Criswell suggests that harnessing just 1% of the solar power and directing it toward Earth could replace fossil fuel power plants on Earth.The LSP system consists of 20 - 40 lunar power bases, situated on the eastern and the western edges of the moon, as seen from Earth. Each power base has a series of solar cells to collect energy from the sun, which is sent over buried electric wires. The generators then send the energy to screens that reflect the microwave beams toward Earth, where they are received by arrays of special antennas strategically placed about the globe.“LSP is probably the only option for powering a prosperous world within the 21st century” says Criswell. “However, it does require some improvement on the practical side.”1. Dr. Criswell works in _.A) AmericaB) BritainC) GermanyD) France 2. The LSP system makes use of _.A) the solar energyB) the lunar energyC) fossil fuelsD) the nuclear power 3. The lunar power bases _.A) are placed on the earthB) are placed on the moonC) are fixed on the man-made planet D) absorb the sun beams4. _ is not included in the LSP system.A) A generatorB. A microwave oven C) Special antennas D) Electric wires 5. Dr. Criswell thought that _.A) the LSP system would not succeed in the future B) it was impractical to carry on the projectC) in the 21st century the LSP system would provide most of the energy we needD) there was still room for improvement as to the LSP system-Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? The fact is that family members provide over 80% of the care that elderly people need. Most times, the elderly live in their own homes. A very small percent of Americas elderly live in nursing homes.Samuel Preston, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, studied how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the average American couple reaches 40 years of age, their parents are usually still alive. This statistic shows the change in lifestyles and responsibilities of aging Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents sometime after their own children have grown up. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family members must provide long-term care. These facts also mean that after caregivers provide for their elderly parents, who will eventually die, they will be old and may require care too. When they do, their spouses will probably take care of them because they have had fewer children than their parents did.Because Americans are living longer than ever, more social workers have begun to study ways of care-giving to improve care of the elderly. They have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic: They believe that they are the best people for the job. The social workers have also discovered three basic reasons why the caregivers take on the responsibility of caring for an elderly, dependent relative. Many caregivers believe they had an obligation to help their relatives. Some think that helping others makes them feel more useful. Others hope that by helping someone now, they will deserve care when they become old and dependent.1. Samuel Prestons study shows that _.A) lifestyles and responsibilities of the elderly are changingB) most American couples over 40 have no living parentsC) middle-aged Americans have to take care of their children and parents at the same timeD) elderly people may need care for a long time because they live longer after an illness2. Who will most probably take care of the middle-aged Americans when they need care themselves?A) Themselves.B) Their children.C) Their close friends.D) Their husband or wife.3. All caregivers believe that they can _.A) care for their elderly parents better than any other personB) keep closer to their old parents by this meansC) do much better if they have a job as social workersD) improve care of the elderly with the help of the social workers4. Which of the following is NOT a reason why people look after their relatives?A) They feel they are of use to other people.B) They want to set an example to their children.C) They think it is their duty to help their relatives.D) They hope they deserve care when they need it.5. What is the main idea of the passage?A) Most old people live longer today after an illness than people did years ago.B) Many old people are put into nursing homes by their families, who do not visit them regularly.C) Most elderly people are taken care of by their families, who assume the responsibility for different reasons.D) Most elderly people are satisfied with the better ways of caregiving that social workers have come up with.DDABCPassage 4I once knew a young man, nineteen years of age, who lived with absolute outward confidence and self-possession for a number of years before I discovered that he could not read or write. His various methods of deception, which were also instruments of self-protection, were so skillful and so desperate that neither I nor any of his other adult friends were aware of his entire helplessness in face of written words until we went to dinner one night at a local restaurantand suddenly discovered that he could not read.Even here, it was not the first time we went out to eat, but something like the second or third, that Peters desperation hit me full force. The first time, he was clever enough to study the menu for a moment, then look up to the waitress and ask her if he could have “just a coke and a hamburger”. He told me later that he had been through the same thing many times before and that he had learned to act as if he were examining the menu: “Then I ask for coke and a hamburgerSometimes they give me hamburger on a plate with salad and potatoesThen I ask them for a roll and make my own hamburger.”As we began to go out to eat more frequently, Peter would ask to go to Howard Johnsons. I soon discovered the reason for his choice: The photographs, attached in cellophane (玻璃纸) containers to each of the standard items on the menu, spared him the necessity of struggling with the shape of words at all. Howard Johnsons, whether knowingly or not, had provided t