2016年12月大學(xué)英語四級閱讀模擬練習(xí)(9)

　　On line courses (also called distance learning) are a hot new trend in American education. According to the nonprofit Distance Education and Training Council,　about 400 US colleges and schools offer some portion of their programs on the We b. At the university level, they cost the same as traditional classes and requir e similar weekly assignments and textbook reading, the difference is in class pa rticipation.

　　Generally speaking, students congregate(使聚集) on line throughout each week to explore topic with the professor, but these discussions occur “asynchronousl y(不同時發(fā)生地)”rather than in real time. (You read others’ comments and post your own whenever you get a chance.) Written assignments are posted, you email in your work periodically, and you’re required to take a proctored exam in order to receive degree credit. Career boosting business administration and information technology programs are the most popular, but you’ll also find a variety of literal arts offerings, from film theory to medieval history and foreign lang uage study. While you still can’t get an Ivy League degree on line, a growing number of elite(卓越的) institutions, including Stanford and New York Univer sity are beginning to offer on line courses.

　　The benefits for busy people are obvious. “I always get a front row seat,” says one student studying at the State University of New York Learning Network. “I can get up in the middle of class, grab a cup of coffee. The class is waiting for me when I get back, and I haven’t missed a thing.” On the other hand, some students miss the face to face interaction that often sparks interest and involvement.

　　36.Generally speaking, on line education costs ____.

　　A.more than the traditional one B.less than the traditional one

C.as much as the traditional one D.the author hasn’t mentioned

　　37.The major way to hand out assignments of on line students is ____.

　　A.to hand out them in person　　B.to post them

　　C.to email in them　　D.to let the teacher enter into their personal main pages

　　38.Which kind of program is probably NOT welcomed by most of the students?

　　A.Software development. B.Decoration and design. C.International trade. D.Company management.

　　39.The closest meaning of “Ivy League” (Par. 2) ____.

　　A.famous universities in USA　　B.famous business colleges in USA

　　C.famous companies in USA　　D.universities with a long history

　　40.It is implied that in USA ____.

　　A.on line education will take the place of the traditional one soon

　　B.there are only a few on line programs until now

　　C.one need not take part in the exam in order to receive a diploma by way of online education

　　D.one can not receive a degree certificate of New York University through distant learning

　　參考答案：

　　36.答案C。“ 事實查找題”屬于比較簡單的題型，只要 找到事實，在解題時再注意到某些同義表達法，問題便可迎刃而解。此題的答案可在文章第一段最后一句找到。此句話說 到“網(wǎng)上教育所花費的錢與傳統(tǒng)的方式一樣”，C 項說“與傳統(tǒng)一樣”，正是文章的事實。所以可確定，C項為正確答案。

　　37.答案C。解答方法與36題類似，可在文章第二段第二句 中找到有關(guān)事實，通過電子郵件來交書面作業(yè)。C項剛好為“通過電子郵件交作業(yè)”，正是準(zhǔn)確無誤的事實，這樣就可斷定C為正確答案。

　　38.答案B。據(jù)文章第二段第四句可知，最受歡迎的課程是商業(yè)管理及信息技術(shù)。這樣就可來進行判斷：那些不屬于這兩類的課程應(yīng)當(dāng)是選項。B項“裝璜設(shè)計”，屬于工藝美術(shù)方面，不在此列，應(yīng)為選項。

　　39.答案A。解答此類題的關(guān)鍵是讀懂“生詞(組)”所在句 子的含義，也就是理解上下文，在此基礎(chǔ)上，才能確定生詞(組)的確切或最接近的含義。此題目中“Ivy League”所在 一句是第二段最后一句。我們可看到“Ivy League”緊跟“degree”(學(xué)位)一詞，所以可推斷此詞組肯定與大學(xué)(或研究院)有關(guān)，因為只有這些機構(gòu)才有權(quán)授予學(xué)位。再進行分析，“ Ivy ”后有“League”(聯(lián)盟、聯(lián)合會)一詞，可推測此詞組可能是“大學(xué)(或研究院)聯(lián)合會” 或“聯(lián)合會大學(xué)(或研究院)。這樣就可選A。

　　40.答案D。解答此題首先要掌握文章的主旨大意，并理解某些細(xì)節(jié)，在此基礎(chǔ)上，再進行取舍?，F(xiàn)在我們來看四個選項。D項，應(yīng)該是選項。而其內(nèi)容“一個人通過遠程教育不能獲得紐約大學(xué)的學(xué)位。”根據(jù)第二段最后一句也可以推斷出，這種看法是正確的。故D為正確選項無疑。

　　合文章，進行取舍。C項是“具有創(chuàng)造力的”，美國平 等式的、自由、寬松的教育方式，鼓勵學(xué)生培養(yǎng)獨立分析、解決問題的能力，這樣培養(yǎng)出來的學(xué)生勢必多具有“創(chuàng)造力”，符合事實。所以選項為C。