题目内容
10.Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant,and five years from now,students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online.I applaud Mr.Gates.But what's taking us so long?As early as 1997,MIT (麻省理工)decided to post videos of all university lectures online,for free,for all people.But today,how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT online video?Unfortunately,the answer is not many.
The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students.Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people,but ifs not like playing a video game such as World of Warcraft.Only the most ardent students,those who are highly motivated,will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos.
The real question is why we aren't spending more to develop better online education platforms.Where is the Avatar of education?Think about this.The market for Hollywood films per year is worth around 30billion USD.Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market,hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies.Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100million dollars.
Bill Gates'prediction is going to happen.There is no doubt about it.But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences t hat engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.
28.What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning?D
A.It will concentrate on physics lectures.
B.It will completely replace real universities.
C.It will help to make universities more successful.
D.It will play an increasingly important role in education.
29.What does the underlined word"ardent"in Paragraph 3mean?B
A.Creative.B.Enthusiastic.C.Well-behaved.D.Experienced.
30.According to the author,what is holding back the popularity of online learning?C
A.The lack of lectures available online.
B.The high cost of access to the websites.
C.The low standard of educational websites.
D.The competition with online computer games.
31.Why does the author mention Hollywood?D
A.To show that Hollywood produces many successful movies.
B.To prove that education is more profitable than entertainment.
C.To argue that movie directors should produce educational content.
D.To urge that more money be spent developing educational websites.
分析 短文主要介绍了比尔盖茨预言网上学习将会变得越来越重要.
解答 28.D,推理判断题,根据句子Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant可知,比尔盖茨预言网上学习将变得比大学上课更重要,即在教育上将扮演着越来越重要的角色,故答案为D.
29.B,词义猜测题,根据单词后面的解释those who are highly motivated"那些非常有动力的人",也就是那些非常有热情的人,故答案为B.
30.C,细节理解题,根据句子The problem is the poor quality of online education websites 可知,阻碍网上学习的问题就是低质量的教育网站,故答案为C.
31.D,推理判断题,根据句子The real question is why we aren't spending more to develop better online education platforms,以及后面提到Hollywood投入大量的资金来发展,作者觉得应在网上教育平台上投入更多的资金,故答案为D.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.

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