15.Andy Steele lives just a few blocks from the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish,S.D.,so commuting(經(jīng)常往返) to class isn't the problem.But he doesn't like lectures much,isn't a morning person,and wants time during the day to restore motorcycles.
So Steele,a full-time senior business major,has been taking as many classes as he can from the South Dakota State system's online offerings.He gets better grades and learns more,he says,and insists he isn't missing out on the college experience.
"I still know a lot of people from my first two years living on campus,and I still meet a lot of people,"he says.But now,he sets his own schedule.
At least 2.3million people took some kind of online courses,according to a recent survey by the Sloan Consortium,an online education group,and two-thirds of colleges offering"face-to-face"courses also offer online ones.But what were once two different types of classes are looking more and more alike and often falling into the same pool of students.
At some schools,online courses originally intended for non-traditional students living far from campus have proved surprisingly popular with on-campus students.A recent study found 42percent of the students enrolled in its distance education courses were located on campus at the university that was hosting the online courses.
Numbers vary depending on the policies of particular colleges,but other schools also have students mixing and matching online and"face-to-face"credits.Motives range from lifestyle to adapting to a job schedule to getting into high-demand courses.
Washington State had about 325on-campus undergraduates taking one or more distance courses last year.As many as 9,000students took both distance and in-person classes at Arizona State last year.
"Business is really about providing choices to their customers,and that's really what we want to do,"said Sheila Aaker,extended services coordinator (協(xié)調(diào)人) at Black Hills State.
Many schools,such as Washington State and Arizona State,let departments and academic units decide who can take an online course.They say students with legitimate academic needs-a conflict with another class,a course they need to graduate that is full-often get permission,though they still must take some key classes in person.
21.What is the purpose of the passage?D
A.To introduce Steele to us,who prefers online courses.
B.To tell us about the development of campus courses.
C.To show the differences between campus courses and online courses.
D.To show more on-campus students are taking online courses.
22.We can learn from the passage that Andy SteeleC.
A.lives far from the campus B.knows none of his classmates
C.wants to have his own lifestyleD.doesn't get good marks
23.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?B
A.The undergraduates attend the online courses for different purposes.
B.It is expected that distance education is popular with on-campus students.
C.About 325on-campus undergraduates took online courses in Washington last year.
D.Different colleges have different policies about online courses.
24.From what Sheila Aaker said in the passage,we can tellD.
A.business is the most popular major in universities
B.colleges should provide more majors for students
C.where the similarity between business and colleges lies
D.why colleges offer online courses to on-campus students.
分析 本文主要是介紹網(wǎng)上課程的流行,越來越多的學(xué)生無論住得近還是遠(yuǎn)都開始選擇網(wǎng)上課程.
解答 DCBD
21.D 主旨大意題 A只是文章的一個(gè)例子,不能作為寫作目的.答案B和C文章并未提到.可排除A,C和B.從online courses originally intended for non-traditional students living far from campus have proved surprisingly popular with on-campus students.A recent study found 42 percent of the students enrolled(登記) in its distance education courses were located on campus at the university that was hosting the online courses.可知越來越多的學(xué)生無論住得近還是遠(yuǎn)都開始選擇網(wǎng)上課程,故答案為D
22.C 從第5段的介紹可知,一些學(xué)校最初是為那些住得離學(xué)校遠(yuǎn)的學(xué)生開設(shè)網(wǎng)上課程的.故答案為C
23.B Washington State had about 325 on-campus undergraduates taking one or more distance courses last year.可排除答案C.Numbers vary depending on the policies of particular colleges,.可排除答案D.從文章內(nèi)容可知A項(xiàng)沒提到.可以排除.故答案為B.
24.D 本文主要是介紹網(wǎng)上課程的流行,大學(xué)應(yīng)順應(yīng)人們的需求.ABC 三項(xiàng)在Sheila Aaker的話中并未提到.
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