10.How university students do their studies has changed greatly in recent years with the growth in online learning.
Instead of physically attending lectures or going to the library,they can download lesson plans and lectures notes to their laptop,have a Skype conversation with a lecturer and hand in work online.With more universities now offering e-learning and MOOCs (massive open online courses),is there now a need for them to still have classrooms and a campus?
Mark Taylor,from the University of Warwick,said he hoped it would help attract more students to come to study at the university rather than as a direct replacement for learning on campus.He said:"There is a branding (品牌宣傳) to it,getting people worldwide to realize the quality of work and teaching that is available in our university,and encouraging students to come and study with us more formally."
Lecturer Jonathan Shaw said:"The idea that these courses are free doesn't mean students don't want to come to university.People say education is in the Internet Era,just like music were at the Napster moment,the MP3type revolution,many years ago and fundamentally these MOOCs will change what education is about.But the music industry doesn't die,it's become something different,and I think education will naturally face that too--people still go to pop concerts because they want the physical experience."
Adrian Sym,45,who works in Germany,"did an online MA in international policy and diplomacy while living in Nepal (尼泊爾)."I never set foot in the university,he said."It was really the only choice open to me because I was overseas but to be honest I think I would've done the same thing had I been in the UK.One reason is that if you're a mature student or working,real life doesn't leave room for attending a university."Dr.Steve Wyn Williams,who is from Staffordshire University,said"academic organizations will always want to invest in buildings and facilities as well as technology."And he added:"The phase for universities has lasted since the 14th Century where a campus is important.The campus is a place where learning occurs and here you can hear students talking about their studies and academic work as well as what they did last night.I don't think it can be either bricks'or online clicks,it might change more towards the clicks because of technology and given the pressure on students and finances (資金),but the bricks are always going to be here,the challenge for universities is how you work that together."
58.Who showed the LEAST support for attending lectures on campus?C
A.Mark Taylor. B.Jonathan Shaw.
C.Adrian Sym. D.Steve Wyn Williams.
59.Jonathan Shaw intends to prove by the example of music industry thatB
A.traditional university education are faced with the severest challenges ever
B.traditional university education is far from dying regardless of the existence of e-learning
C.music industry is declining sharply because of the MP3type revolution
D.there will be still more concerts because more people will go to live performances
60.According to Dr.Steve Wyn Williams,universities shouldD
A.reduce financial pressure on students
B.invest more in buildings and facilities
C.focus more on online courses
D.combine campus courses with online ones
61.What can be the best title of the text?B
A.Universities go virtual:Clicks replaces bricks.
B.Universities go virtual:Bricks with clicks.
C.Universities in the Intemet Era:Hold on to Bricks.
D.Universities in the Intemet Era:A sunset industry.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了就網(wǎng)上教育是否能取代現(xiàn)實教育問題,大家發(fā)表了自己的看法.
解答 58.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第五段:I never set foot in the university,he said."It was really the only choice open to me because I was overseas but to be honest I think I would've done the same thing had I been in the UK可知Adrian Sym最不支持在校園里聽課;故選C.
59.B.推理判斷題,根據(jù)第四段;But the music industry doesn't die,it's become something different可知Jonathan Shaw擬以音樂產(chǎn)業(yè)為例證明傳統(tǒng)大學(xué)教育不會死亡;故選B.
60.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段:but the bricks are always going to be here,the challenge for universities is how you work that together可知teve Wyn Williams博士認(rèn)為大學(xué)應(yīng)該結(jié)合網(wǎng)上課程和學(xué)校課程;故選D.
61.B.主旨大意題.通讀全文,文章主要講了網(wǎng)上教育是否能取代現(xiàn)實教育,大家發(fā)表了自己的看法,如何去抓住這個機遇;故選B.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.