题目内容
【题目】I went to Arizona earlier this month to see what the college of the future might look like. What I found is an exciting new era of higher education that will help more students get a great, personalized education at an affordable price.
This future may not always include the lecture halls, dormitories, and other features of the traditional college experience. Instead, the colleges I visited are experimenting with ways for students to get their degrees online, allowing them to take courses any place and at any time.
These “colleges without walls,” as they are sometimes called, are at the forefront of the effort to broaden access to higher education, especially for low-income students with full-time jobs and families. During my visit, I heard encouraging stories of students who were taking advantage of these flexible learning models to pursue degrees that could put them on paths to new careers.
One of those students was Shawn Lee. He had a compelling story: After dropping out of college decades ago, he found himself in a series of low-paying, often back-breaking jobs. He recently decided to get his degree when he had his first child and wanted to start building a better life.
Tucked away in an industrial park in Tempe, Rio Salado didn’t look much like a traditional institute of higher education. There were no students running to class. Just a couple of glass-faced office buildings. The college had just 22 full-time faculty serving 60,000 students, with more than half of them attending classes online.
Several students I met during my visit said they liked learning online. “I’ve taken college classes in a big auditorium with herds of people. There was no personal connection,” one student said. “Now I can reach my teacher with the click of a mouse.”
After several days’ visit, I left Arizona feeling quite optimistic about what the future holds for higher education.
【1】What does “colleges without walls” in the third paragraph refer to?
A. Colleges that have no walls around.
B. Colleges that students attend online.
C. Colleges that can be entered freely.
D. Colleges that give students more freedom.
【2】What made Shawn Lee return to attend college again?
A. That he has nothing to do.
B. That he couldn’t find a job.
C. That the cost of the college is low.
D. That he wanted to find a better job.
【3】How did the writer feel after the visit?
A. Hopeful. B. Dissatisfied. C. Disappointed. D. Upset.
【4】What is the writer’s purpose by writing this passage?
A. To explain what “colleges without walls” are.
B. To advertise the colleges.
C. To encourage people to attend higher education.
D. To introduce a new model of education.
【答案】
【1】B
【2】D
【3】A
【4】D
【解析】
试题分析: 本文介绍了作者在亚利桑那州所见到的新型教育模式---网络学校。
【1】B考查细节理解题。根据文章内容和第二段Instead, the colleges I visited are experimenting with ways for students to get their degrees online, allowing them to take courses anyplace and at any time.可知作者在文中介绍的是网络学校,选B。
【2】D考查推理判断题。根据文章第四段可知Lee只能找到低收入,重体力的工作,再根据末句He recently decided to get his degree when he had his first child and wanted to start building a better life.可以推断他再进行继续教育的目的是想找到一份好工作,过上更好的生活,选D。
【3】A考查推理判断题。本题从文中出现的描述作者态度看法的形容词入手考查考生对作者的态度、观点的理解。根据文章第一段出现的exciting,第三段的encouraging和末段的 optimistic等词可知作者对这种网络教学感到非常兴奋,对未来充满希望,故选A。
【4】D考查推理判断题。作者在文中介绍了通过在线学习来获得教育的新型教育模式,也就是网络大学,故选D。
考点 :日常生活类阅读。
【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。People around the world used their computers to buy goods,communicate with others,listen to music,see pictures and learn about different places and ideas.In 2006,more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet.【1】Blog is a short way of saying Web log.Through these personal websites,people can share their experiences,ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet.People of all ages have their own blogs.For young people,they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression.【2】These sites include “MySpace”,used mainly by teenagers and young adults.MySpace is an online community that lets people share messages and pictures with an increasing number of friends.【3】YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year.This website lets anyone create,share and watch short videos.People can watch almost anything on YouTube:news,sports and entertainment events. 【4】 These include videos of people singing or dancing,or animals doing funny things.Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal video sharing service.They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billon dollars.Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year.One Internet social site is called Second Life.【5】 They get married,build homes,operate businesses,buy and sell goods,work,play and attend school.
A. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity. |
B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves. |
C. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life. |
D. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web. |
E. There are music videos,and videos made by people in their own homes. |
F. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price. |
G. It is the most popular social networking site on the web. |