The laptop is a machine which can be a mobile office；it can be used to entertain us and people can play computer games on them. One machine can perform many tasks at the same time. As technology grows，the size of the new laptop machines is decreasing. Now laptops are lighter，have smaller screen sizes，and perform better. Smaller screen laptops，which are more convenient to take along with，have been specially designed for professionals. Huge display screen laptops are still used by graphic(繪畫的)designers and those who like playing computer games.
Laptops are advanced machines，and they can be very expensive. When we spend much money on something，we should take good care of it. I know some people who buy a new laptop every year. The reason they do this is that the old one either is broken or has some problems which cannot be fixed. Common problems are the breaking of the screen，the breaking of joints of the laptop，display problems，and keyboard problems.
Different problems will always come up with machines，and they cannot be avoided(避免)．Old machines will always have to be replaced by new ones. However，if we are more careful and handle our laptops with care，they will last for a longer period of time，and they will perform better. This is not a hard thing to do，but it will greatly increase the life and performance of laptops.
小題1:According to the first paragraph，the laptop is a machine which________.
A．is being used by more and more people in the office
B．will take the place of desktops sooner or later
C．is specially designed for people who like playing computer games
D．can be used for both work and entertainment purposes
小題2:The underlined word in the first paragraph means “________”．
A．becoming smaller
B．becoming more important
C．becoming more popular
D．becoming better
小題3:We infer that graphic designers still use huge display screen laptops most probably because________.
A．huge display screen laptops are very cheap
B．small display screen laptops are not on sale yet
C．they can see their drawings more clearly
D．they also want to play computer games
小題4:What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A．That laptops can only be used for one year.
B．That laptops are not as good as desktops.
C．That the prices for laptops are too high.
D．That laptops may have problems which cannot be fixed.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
文章介紹了筆記本電腦的用處以及人們在使用的時候鎖出現(xiàn)的一些問題。
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)1,2行The laptop is a machine which can be a mobile office；it can be used to entertain us and people can play computer games on them.可知D正確。
小題2:A 猜測詞義題。根據(jù)下句Now laptops are lighter，have smaller screen sizes可知現(xiàn)在的筆記本電腦尺寸變得更小了。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)Huge display screen laptops are still used by graphic(繪畫的)designers and those who like playing computer games.可知大屏幕的筆記本電腦看的更清楚，畫的更清楚，故C正確。
小題4:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段3,4行The reason they do this is that the old one either is broken or has some problems which cannot be fixed.故D正確。
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