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1、精選優(yōu)質文檔-傾情為你奉上1.、Questions 57 to 61 are based on following passage.By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning(DL), and among the larger schools, it's closer to 90

2、 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven't heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 student, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.While t

3、he kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually signifies a course in which the instructions post syllabi(課程大綱), reading assignments, and schedules on Websites, and students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instruct

4、or is minimized or eliminated altogether.The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there's the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say, in your pajamas(睡衣). But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced commitment

5、 to the course. While dropout rates for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses inherent in the setup. In a survey conducted for eCornell, the DL division of Cornell University, less

6、 than a third of the respondents expected course to be as good as the classroom course. Cleary form the schools perspective, there's a lot of money to be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software, most DL

7、 courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded(升級)systems. The more students who enroll in a course but dont come to campus, the more the school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots, And there's evindence that instructors must wor

8、k harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons, won't be paid any more, and might well be paid less.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。57. What is the most striking feature of the University of Phoenix?A) It boasts the largest number of students on campus.B) All its courses are offered online.C) Its online

9、 courses are of the best quality.D) Anyone taking its online courses is sure to get a degree.58According to the passage , distance learning is basically characterized by_A) A minimum or total absence of face-to-face instructionB) A considerable flexibility in its academic requirementsC) The great di

10、versity of students academic backgroundsD) The casual relationship between 59. Many students take Internet -based courses mainly because they can_A) Earn their academic degrees with much less effortB) Save a great deal on traveling and boarding expensesC) Select courses from various colleges and uni

11、versitiesD) Work on the required courses whenever and wherever60. What accounts for the high drop-out rates for online students?A) There is no strict control over the academic standards of the courses.B) The evaluation system used by online universities is inherently weak.C) There is no mechanism to

12、 ensure that they make the required effort.D) Lack of classroom interaction reduces the effectiveness of instruction.61. According to the passage, universities show great enthusiasm for DL programs for the purpose of_A) building up their reputationB) cutting down on their expensesC) upgrading their

13、teaching facilitiesD) providing convenience for students 【文章分析】本文是一篇講述網絡遠程教育的說明文，較為客觀地闡述了網絡遠程教育的現(xiàn)狀。文章首先介紹了網絡遠程教育漸趨流行的事實，并以菲尼克斯大學為例具體進行了說明。接著，作者又介紹了網絡遠程教育的施行方式，并分別從學生和學校兩個方面分析了網絡遠程教育流行的原因?！局攸c詞匯】1.boom: (n.)繁榮Eg:Greece at least had a euro in 2001 .希臘至少在2001年加入歐元區(qū)后還有一個繁榮期。2.grant: (v.)授予Eg:The governme

14、nt had granted them permission to leave the country.政府已經同意他們離開該國的請求。3.eliminate: (v.)根除，排除Eg:We have to work hard to eliminate hunger.我們必須努力消滅饑餓現(xiàn)象。4.convenience: (n.)便利，方便Eg:Fewer dealers would mean less convenience for consumers and less competition .減少經銷商將意味著減少消費者的便利，減少競爭?！驹囶}分析】57. 答案：B分析：第一步：看題干。

15、What is the most striking feature of the University of Phoenix?菲尼克斯大學最驚人的特點是什么？第二步：找原文。第一段“It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 student , a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.”菲尼克斯大學所有的學分學位都是通過網絡教育來授予的?，F(xiàn)

16、在錄取的學生已經達到9萬名，有數據表明，該學校是全美最大的私立大學。第三步：分析選項。A) It boasts the largest number of students on campus.該校的在校學生的人數是最多的。B) All its courses are offered online.所有的課程都是網絡課程。C) Its online courses are of the best quality.該校的在線課程是質量最好的。D) Anyone taking its online courses is sure to get a degree.所有參加網絡課程的學生都可以獲得學位

17、。細節(jié)題。在第一段中提是涉及到三點：一是“所有的學分學位都是通過網絡教育來授予的”；二是“學生已經達到9萬名”；三是“是全美最大的私立大學”。選項中只有B才符合文意，為正確答案。58答案：A分析：第一步：看題干。According to the passage , distance learning is basically characterized by_遠程教育基本特征是什么？第二步：找原文。第二段“Generally speaking , face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated a

18、ltogether.”基本說來，與老師的面對面交流要減到最低，甚至完全避免。第三步：分析選項。A) A minimum or total absence of face-to-face instruction最低程度甚至完全避免面對面的授課。B) A considerable flexibility in its academic requirements學習上有很大程度的靈活性。C) The great diversity of studentsacademic backgrounds學生們的學術背景有很大的差異。D) The casual relationship between 師生之間

19、的關系比較隨便。細節(jié)題。第二段指出，盡管遠程教育的課程設置各不相同，但是還是有相同的基本特征，那就是要把面對面交流減到最低，甚至完全避免。因此，只有選項A是正確的。59. 答案：D分析：第一步：看題干。Many students take Internet -based courses mainly because they can_很多學生選擇網絡教育的主要原因是什么？第二步：找原文。第三段“Primarily , theres the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say ,

20、 in your pajamas(睡衣).”主要來說，網絡教育的便捷之處就在于：你可以以任何情況進行學習工作。第三步：分析選項。A) Earn their academic degrees with much less effort付出更少的能力就能獲得學分學位。B) Save a great deal on traveling and boarding expenses大大節(jié)約了通勤和上課的成本。C) Select courses from various colleges and universities可以從不同的學校選擇不同的課程。D) Work on the required cou

21、rses whenever and wherever在任何時間、任何地方可以學習。推理題。文章第三段從學生教育流行的原因，指出最主要的原因是上課方便，并舉例說明這種方便是可以穿著睡衣上課，也就是說，可以隨時隨地學習上課。因此，正確答案是D。60.答案：C分析：第一步：看題干。What accounts for the high drop-out rates for online students?網絡教育的學生的退學率高的原因是什么？第二步：找原文。第三段“But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced com

22、mitment to the course. While dropout rates for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent.”也有另外的數據顯示，花的努力少了，對課程的責任心也就少了。在全美大學新生的輟學率為20%左右，而網絡教育的輟學率卻達到了35%。第三步：分析選項。A) There is no strict control over the academic standards of the courses.對課程

23、的學術要求沒有嚴格的控制。B) The evaluation system used by online universities is inherently weak.網絡大學的評估系統(tǒng)相對較弱。C) There is no mechanism to ensure that they make the required effort.對于需要付出的努力沒有特別的機制去制約。D) Lack of classroom interaction reduces the effectiveness of instruction.缺少教室里的交流使得授課的效率不高。細節(jié)理解題。文章第三段指出，在達到35

24、%，其原因主要是學生上課不夠用功，不夠用功的原因是遠程教育本身的特點，即方便、省力。因此，選項C符合題意。61. 答案：B分析：第一步：看題干。According to the passage, universities show great enthusiasm for DL programs for the purpose of_根據文章，大學對遠程教育大感興趣的原因是什么？第二步：找原文。最后一段“Cleary form the schools perspective , theres a lot of money to be saved.”“it wont be paid any mo

25、re , and might well be paid less.”從學校的角度來看，遠程教育可以大大節(jié)省開支。學校不會多付錢，只會更省錢。第三步：分析選項。A) building up their reputation有助于建立學校的聲譽。 B) cutting down on their expenses 有助于降低成本。C) upgrading their teaching facilities有助于升級教學設備。 D) providing convenience for students有助于便利學生。2.。Until the 1980s, the American homeless

26、population comprised mainly older males. Today, homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact, a 25-city survey by the U. S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the the homeless population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities; this transient(

27、變化無常的) and frequently frightened student population creates additional problems both legal and educational for already overburdened urban school administrators and teachers.Estimates of the number of homeless Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise, estimates of the number of homeles

28、s school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of whom do not attend school on a regular basis, But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least

29、two times as many homeless children, and that less than half of them attend school regularly.One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of the “throwaway” youths who have been cast of their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that

30、there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by themselves on the streets.Federal law, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that addresses the educational needs of homeless

31、children. The educational provisions of based on the belief that all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education. 1. It is implied in the first paragraph that _.A) the writer himself is homeless, even in his eightiesB) many older homeless residents are going on strike in 25 cit

32、iesC) there is a serious shortage of academic facilitiesD) homeless children are denied the opportunity of receiving free education2. The National Coalition for the homeless believes that the number of homeless children is _.A) 350,000B) 1,500,000C) 440,000D) 110,0003. One part of the homeless population is difficult to estimate. The reason might well be _.A) the homeless children are too young to be counted as childrenB) the homeless population is growing rapidlyC) the stay outside schoolD) some homeless children