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【题目】MOOCs, an acronym（缩写）for “massive open online courses,” mark an important, possibly revolutionary, development in education．These courses are online, free of charge, and open to anyone in the world who has a laptop and an Internet connection．Moreover, they are mainly offered by elite universities like Standford, Berkeley, Harvard and Columbia．

The courses, like normal college courses, are sequenced（按顺序排好）by difficulty, enabling students to progress from beginners to the advanced．The courses cover not only a broad range of technical subjects such as math and computer science, but also courses in the social sciences and the humanities （人文学科）．

Though MOOCs are not offered for credit and degree, many students enroll in the courses for real skills or knowledge which they can put to some practical use．Some students even form online study groups, or in-person groups with students who live nearby．

The format seems superior to the traditional school class．The average quality of the lecturer is much higher, because students do not have to stick with a mediocre（平庸的） lecturer．

Besides, students can scroll back or forward—in short, they can go at their own learning speed, which they cannot do in a live lecture．And, of great importance, they do not have to travel anywhere to attend an online lecture．One can obtain a first-class American college education wherever he or she lives and however little money he or she has．

There is a problem of asking questions of the lecturer in a class of ten thousand students, but some MOOCs have solved it by allowing students to post questions online for a vote, and only the most popular questions are put to the lecturer．

In a knowledge era, lifelong learning is not confined to a traditional classroom．Of course, students enrolling in MOOCs cannot be compared with those who are in traditional universities, but we need to rethink what a “students” is．

Students in MOOCs are very clever, have work experience, and in many cases, have already developed a set of core competences．Moreover, they also offer unique international perspectives that would be the envy of any school classroom．

【1】Which of the following statements is NOT true about MOOCs?

A．The word “MOOCs” is an acronym for “Massive open online campuses．”

B．Anyone who has a computer and an Internet connection can take MOOCs．

C．MOOCs are usually offered by first-class universities in the world．．

D．MOOCs may be a breakthrough in the development of education．

【2】Students enroll in MOOCs mainly for ________．

A．credits B．degrees C．skills D．study groups

【3】MOOCs seem to have an advantage over traditional school classes because________．

①the average quality of the lecturer is higher

②students can travel to many places when taking MOOCs

③students can learn at their own study pace

④there is a problem of asking questions in traditional classes

A．①② B．②③ C．①③ D．②④

【4】Which word is the best to describe students enrolling in MOOCs?

A．Mediocre B．Creative

C．Practical D．Competent

【5】Which of the following words does not have the same meaning as the underlined word “perspectives”in the last Paragraph?

A．Vision B．View C．Outlook D．Scenery

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述MOOCs是一项网上免费教学课程，其课程范围涵盖广，课程教学质量高，以及能够随学生的学习速度进行调整，使学生能够获得更为实际的技能。

【1】A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句MOOCs, an acronym（缩写）for “massive open online courses,”它是大量开放网络课程的缩写，A项是错的，故选A

【2】C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句many students enroll in the courses for real skills or knowledge许多学生加入课程是为了实际技巧和知识，可知他们是为了技巧，故选C

【3】C细节理解题。根据第四段第二句The average quality of the lecturer is much higher第五段第一句they can go at their own learning speed可知MOOCs的优势在于演讲者质量更好以及学生可按自己速度学习，故选C

【4】C推理分析题。根据最后一段第一句Students in MOOCs are very clever, have work experience, and in many cases, have already developed a set of core competences．MOOCs的学生很聪明、有工作经验、发展出一系列核心能力，可以说他们都是很有实践性的，故选C

【5】D词义猜测题。根据最后一句they also offer unique international perspectives that would be the envy of any school classroom．对于坐在学校教室的学生来说，他们是一道独特的国际风景，故选D