Today, there are many avenues open to those who wish to continue their education. However, nearly all require some break in one’s career in order to attend school full time. Part-time education, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, tends to drag the process out over time and puts the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people. Additionally, such programs require a fixed time commitment which can also impact negatively on one’s career and family time. Of the many approaches to teaching and learning, however, perhaps the most flexible and accommodating is that called distance learning.

  Distance learning is an educational method, which allows the students the flexibility to study at his or her own pace to achieve the academic goals, which are so necessary in today’s world. The time required to study many be set aside at the student’s convenience with due regard to all life’s other requirements. Additionally, the student may enroll in distance learning courses from virtually any place in the world, while continuing to pursue their chosen career. Tutorial assistance may be available via regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, teleconferencing and over the Internet. Good distance learning programs are characterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject. This precludes the requirement for a student to travel away from home to take a test.

Another characteristic of a good distance-learning program is the equivalence of the distance-learning course with the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus. The resultant diploma or degree should also be the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed. The individuality of the professor/student relationship is another characteristic of a good distance-learning program. In the final analysis, a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual students but also the corporation or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for the educational benefit, professional development, and business growth of the organization. Sponsoring distance learning programs for their employees gives the business the advantage of retaining career-minded people while contributing to their personal and professional growth through education.

1. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning?

  A. The students may choose his or her own pace.

  B. The students may study at any time to his or her convenience.

  C. They can pursue their chosen career while studying.

  D. Their tutorial assistance comes through regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, etc.

2. What benefit will distance-learning program bring to a business?

  A. Recruitment of more talented people.  B. Good image of the business.

C. Better cooperation with universities.  

D. Further training of employees and business growth.

3. What benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business?

  A. Professional growth.        B. Good relationship with the employer.

  C. Good impression on the employer.    D. Higher salary.

4. What does the underline3d word “precludes” in the second paragraph mean?

  A. makes…easier           B. makes… impossible   

C. makes … necessary          D. makes…important

5. Which is not the characteristic of distance learning?

  A. It includes a subject evaluation tool with every subject.

  B. Its course uses the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus.

  C. A distance-learning program has a place only for students.

  D. The relationship of the professor/student is characterized by individuality.

 

  Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV,start their chores(杂事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions.Before you know it,you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments,clean their rooms,or take out the trash.Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed.So instead of arguing about starting chores,just say,“If chores aren’t done by 4 pm,here are the consequences.”Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores.Put the ball back in their court.Don’t argue or fight with them,just say,“That’s the way it’s going to be.”It shouldn’t be punitive(惩罚性的)as much as it should be persuasive.“If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm,then no video game time until chores are done.And if finishing those chores runs into homework time,that’s going to be your loss.”On the other hand,when dealing with homework,keep it very simple.Have a time when homework starts,and at that time,all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done.If your kids say they have no homework,then they should use that time to study or read.Either way,there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.

  When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him,make no bones about it;he is not ignoring you,he is disrespecting you.At that point,everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears.Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you.Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect.Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing.Remember,mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.

1.According to the passage,it seldom happens that     .

  A.kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requests

  B.parents’ directions sound like a broken record

  C.children are ready to follow their parents’ directions 

  D.parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids

 

2.Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they     .

  A.avoid direct ways of punishment

  B.make them do things at their request

  C.argue and fight with their children

  D.allow their children to behave in their own way

 

3.When the kid is doing his homework,parents     .

  A.should provide him with a good learning environment

  B.can do whatever they like

  C.can stay aside watching TV

  D.must switch off the power

 

4.It can be inferred from the passage that     .

  A.parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child

  B.it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents

  C.parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect

  D.kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control

 

5.The main idea of the passage is     .

  A.that respecting each other is more important than anything else

  B.how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents

  C.that children should make choices and decisions on their own

  D.how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectively

 

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