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．access 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

Let children learn to judge their own work．A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking．He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use．Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s．In the same way, children learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes．But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself．We do it all for him．We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to．Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not．

       If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book．Let him correct his own papers．Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer．Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know．

1．According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by _____．

       A．listening to skilled people’s advice

       B．asking older people many questions

       C．making mistakes and having them corrected

       D．doing what other people do

2．Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

       A．Give children correct answers．

       B．Allow children to make mistakes．

       C．Point out children’s mistakes to them．

       D．Let children mark their own work．

3．According to the writer, teachers in school should ________．

       A．allow children to learn from each other

       B．point out children’s mistakes whenever found

       C．give children more book knowledge

       D．correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible

4．The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ________．

       A．different from learning other skills

       B．the same as learning skills

       C．more important than other skills

       D．not really important skills

根据下列句子及所给汉语意思，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只填一个词。

1．All the family and friends came to _______（祝贺，庆贺）          1．________

them on their getting married．

2．I spoke in_______（支持，赞同） of the plan．                     2．________

3．He had always _______（服从，顺从） his teachers without question．               

                                                                                                      3．________

4．Children under 14 must be ________（陪伴）by an adult．           4．________

5．He got a _________ （离婚） from his wife two years ago．       5．________

6．She is four years __________（较年幼的，地位低的） to him．

                                                                                                      6．________

7．Your child is a ___________（潜在的，有可能性的）singer．     7．________

8．Our headmaster is ________（可接近的，可进入的）to the students．8．________

9．We ran so fast that we were out of _______（呼吸）．                 9．________

10．He is ________ （随便的，漫不经心的）about his appearance．10．________

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横

线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误）， 则按下列情况改正：

       该行多一个词： 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉， 在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词，在缺词处加一个漏字符（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

       该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

       注意：原行没有错的不要改。

       Today I attended a meeting holding in our school．                      1．_______

At the meeting over forty model students praised．                           2．_______

For our joy, Li Ding, monitor of our class,                                       3．_______

who was among them．We all felt proud of                                      4．_______

her．Then the headmaster gave them a talk．He                               5．_______

wanted us to learn these students and hoped that                                                         6．_______

more and more students will be praised at the                                   7．_______

next school meeting．I was great encouraged and                              8．_______

made up my mind to work harder．Next week                                 9．_______

there will be a English exam．I’ll try to get good marks．                10．_______

假如你是一名残疾人，请以“How We Hope to Be Treated”为题，写一篇短文，词数：120左右，至少包括以下的内容要点：

1．你是一名盲人，陈述一下你的残疾情况。

2．人们总认为盲人看不见东西，但我们可以用耳朵和手去感知。

3．希望能被视为正常人，像正常人一样生活。

4．希望有更多的机会为社会服务。发挥潜力和特长。

5．希望得到尊重而不是歧视；希望得到认可而不是同情。

—How long has this bookstore been in business?

—_______ 1996．

A．After          B．In           C．From         D．Since

I love to buy a new dress at a _______ at the Spring Festival．

A．discount            B．bargain            C．pay          D．cost

I won’t have anything like that _______ in my class．

A．saying           B．say         C．said          D．to say

Doing morning exercises _______ our health and we _______ it．

A．benefits to; benefit                                       B．benefits; benefit from

C．benefits from; benefit                                  D．benefits; are benefited by

I was just _______to go out when the telephone rang．

A．/           B．about          C．likely            D．off