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

The courses are arranged according to how difficult they are, enabling students to progress from beginners to the advanced. The courses cover not only a broad range of science subjects such as math and computer science, but also courses in social sciences and humanities. Though MOOCs are not offered for credit and degree, many students enroll(加入) in the courses for real skills or knowledge which they can put to some practical use.

The format(形式) seems better than the traditional school class. The average quality of the lecturers is much higher. Besides, students can learn back and forward－that is, they can go at their own learning speed, which they can’t do in a live lecture. And, more importantly, they don’t have to travel anywhere to attend an online lecture. 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 on line for a vote, and only the most popular questions are put to the lecturer.

In a knowledge age, lifelong learning is not confined to a traditional classroom. Students taking MOOCS are usually very clever, have work experience, and in many cases, have already developed a set of practical skills. Moreover, they also offer unique international perspectives(遠景) 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 short 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.MOOCs seem to have an advantage over traditional school classes in that ________.

A. there is a problem of asking questions in traditional classes

B. students enrolling in MOOCs can get credit and degree easily

C. students can learn at their own study pace

D. students can travel to many places when taking MOOCs

3.The meaning of the underlined word “confined” means ________.

A. extended B. developed

C. limited D. advanced

1.A

2.C

3.C

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇說明文，介紹了新穎的課堂學習模式“幕課”，并且對比了“幕課”與傳統(tǒng)課堂學習的區(qū)別。

1. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段第一句可知“MOOCs”是“massive open online courses”的縮寫。A選項說法有誤。故選A。

2. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段“students can learn back and forward－that is, they can go at their own learning speed, which they can’t do in a live lecture”可知學生可以按照自己的學習節(jié)奏學習“慕課”。故選C。

3. 猜測詞義題題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“In a knowledge age, lifelong learning is not confined to a traditional classroom”可知作者認為終身學習不僅限于傳統(tǒng)課堂。故選C。

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