Question

【题目】 Whether you're five or ninety-five, the Internet has a lot to offer, particularly when the topic is education. Here are some great online courses for teens.

★ Coursera

Coursera is a powerful tool for free online education, and includes courses from many top universities, museums and organizations. This gives the site an extremely wide range of in- depth courses on many different topics.

★ Mango Languages

Mango Languages offers chances to learn new languages and meet new cultures from near and far. The courses cover 71 languages. Each course program costs users $20 per month. Each student is assigned a tutor who assists with the assignments and also does all the grading of the assignments.

★ Kahn Academy

Kahn Academy is a personalized learning resource for all ages. Khan Academy offers free practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard, which allow learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.

★ TED-Ed

TED-Ed provides short and animated videos that are designed to arouse the curiosity of learners everywhere. These TED-Ed free lessons include questions and additional resources. Students can join TED-Ed Clubs in order to work together to discuss and celebrate creative ideas.

★ Open Yale Courses

Open Yale Courses is a site that offers courses from Yale. While it is limited to topics taught at the school, the site offers a lot of videos of actual campus lectures. The availability of videos makes the site a great option if you're looking for quality courses.

【1】How much do users pay per month if they take a course at Mango Languages?

A.Nothing.B.$20.C.$50.D.$70.

【2】Students who like to work in groups would prefer online programs at __________.

A.CourseraB.Kahn AcademyC.Mango LanguagesD.TED-Ed

【3】Which of the following is a special feature of Open Yale Courses?

A.It allows learners to work with a personal tutor.

B.It offers many videos of actual lectures from Yale.

C.It connects with many top universities around the world.

D.It provides learners with attractive short animated videos.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

本文主要介绍了针对青少年比较好的5个线上课程。

【1】细节理解题。根据第3大段“Each course program costs users $20 per month”每个课程项目花费20美元每月。可知，是20美元。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第5大段“Students can join TED-Ed Clubs in order to work together to discuss and celebrate creative ideas”学生能加入TED-Ed俱乐部为了一起学习，讨论和庆祝创意。可知，是在TED-Ed里面能有团队学习。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据第6大段“Open Yale Courses is a site that offers courses from Yale. While it is limited to topics taught at the school, the site offers a lot of videos of actual campus lectures.”耶鲁公开课程是提供耶鲁课程的网站，提供了很多校园讲座的视频。可知，特别之处在于提供了很多耶鲁校园讲座的视频。故选B。