Question

MOOCs, an acronym(縮寫)for “massive open online courses,” mark an important, possibly revolutionary, development in education. These courses are online, free of charge, and open to anyone in the world who has a laptop and an Internet connection. Moreover, they are mainly offered by elite universities like Standford, Berkeley, Harvard and Columbia.

The courses, like normal college courses, are sequenced(按順序排好)by difficulty, enabling students to progress from beginners to the advanced. The courses cover not only a broad range of technical subjects such as math and computer science, but also courses in the social sciences and the humanities (人文學(xué)科).

Though MOOCs are not offered for credit and degree, many students enroll in the courses for real skills or knowledge which they can put to some practical use. Some students even form online study groups, or in-person groups with students who live nearby.

The format seems superior to the traditional school class. The average quality of the lecturer is much higher, because students do not have to stick with a mediocre(平庸的) lecturer.

Besides, students can scroll back or forward—in short, they can go at their own learning speed, which they cannot do in a live lecture. And, of great importance, they do not have to travel anywhere to attend an online lecture. One can obtain a first-class American college education wherever he or she lives and however little money he or she has.

There is a problem of asking questions of the lecturer in a class of ten thousand students, but some MOOCs have solved it by allowing students to post questions online for a vote, and only the most popular questions are put to the lecturer.

In a knowledge era, lifelong learning is not confined to a traditional classroom. Of course, students enrolling in MOOCs cannot be compared with those who are in traditional universities, but we need to rethink what a “students” is.

Students in MOOCs are very clever, have work experience, and in many cases, have already developed a set of core competences. Moreover, they also offer unique international perspectives that would be the envy of any school classroom.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true about MOOCs?

A. The word “MOOCs” is an acronym for “Massive open online campuses.”

B. Anyone who has a computer and an Internet connection can take MOOCs.

C. MOOCs are usually offered by first-class universities in the world..

D. MOOCs may be a breakthrough in the development of education.

2.Students enroll in MOOCs mainly for ________.

A. credits B. degrees C. skills D. study groups

3.MOOCs seem to have an advantage over traditional school classes because________.

①the average quality of the lecturer is higher

②students can travel to many places when taking MOOCs

③students can learn at their own study pace

④there is a problem of asking questions in traditional classes

A. ①② B. ②③ C. ①③ D. ②④

4.Which word is the best to describe students enrolling in MOOCs?

A. Mediocre B. Creative

C. Practical D. Competent

5.Which of the following words does not have the same meaning as the underlined word “perspectives”in the last Paragraph?

A. Vision B. View

C. Outlook D. Scenery

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文提到現(xiàn)在流行的慕課MOOCs，在線網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程的縮寫，優(yōu)于傳統(tǒng)的課程，不僅僅課堂質(zhì)量比較高，學(xué)生可以按自己的進度進行學(xué)習，能讓學(xué)生把掌握的知識運用于實踐。

1. 細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第一段提到MOOCs, an acronym(縮寫)for “massive open online courses,” mark an important, possibly revolutionary, development in education.慕課是在線網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程的縮寫，而不是Massive open online campuses網(wǎng)絡(luò)大學(xué)，故A錯誤。

2. 細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段提到hough MOOCs are not offered for credit and degree, many students enroll in the courses for real skills or knowledge which they can put to some practical use他的目的不是提供聲譽和學(xué)位，而是讓學(xué)生掌握真正的技能或知識，來應(yīng)用于初中，故選C項。

3. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段提到The average quality of the lecturer is much higher和Besides, students can scroll back or forward—in short, they can go at their own learning speed可知優(yōu)勢是質(zhì)量比較高和學(xué)生可以按自己的進度進行學(xué)習，故選C項。

4. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段提到some MOOCs have solved it by allowing students to post questions online for a vote, and only the most popular questions are put to the lecturer.可知他通過學(xué)生提問進行投票，只有最受歡迎的問題才會被放入演講中，故選C項。

5. 詞意猜測。根據(jù)最后一段提到perspectives帶有一個定語從句that would be the envy of any school classroom這是其它課堂所羨慕的地方，故指場景，因此選D項。

考點：社會文化類閱讀。