Oftenpeopleuselaptops(手提电脑)ontrainsandairplanesinairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestodaylaptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.
WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyearseachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakea110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Besidestheywillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteacherstheirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.Howeverthemostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathomeinafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!
Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnologylaptopuseinhighereducationsuchascollegesanduniversitiesisworkable(可行的)Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerfultheybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Alsotheportable(便携式的)computerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternetbutalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversitiestoo.
60.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?
A.LaptopsareverypopularinuniversitiesofAmerica.
B.LaptopswillbeusedinWestlakeCollegeinVirginia.
C.Peoplelikeusinglaptopseverywhereincludinginuniversities.
D.MorelaptopsarebeingusedinuniversitiesofAmerica.
61.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto .
A.dotheirschoolwork B.haveaccesstotheInternet
C.sende-mails D.connectthemtolibraries