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ExerciseTwo

ExerciseTwo

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionA----ShortConversations:

1.A）Shewentblindinchildhood．B）Shewentblindattheageof16．

C）Fewpeopleknowthatsheisblind．D）Shegetsupearlyeverymorning．

2.A）Hedrovehertotheairport．

B）Hetoldhertodrivetotheairportbyanotherroute．

C）Heboughtheramapoftheairport．

D）Hemadecleartheroutetotheairportforthewomanonamap．

3.A）Secretaryandboss.B）Teacherandstudent.

C）Doctorandpatient.D）Bookingofficeclerkandcustomer

4.A）Shehasbeeneliminated.

B）Shebelongstothelastfewcandidateschosen.

C）Sheiswritingsomeessaysinordertobeemployed.

D）Shehasalreadybeentakenon.

SectionB-----LongConversation:

5.A）Becausethelibraryassistantthinkshehasanoverduebook.

B）Becausethebooksheneedshavebeencheckedoutbysomeoneelse.

C）Becausethelibraryassistantisunabletolocatethebooksthatheneeds.

D）Becausealibrarynoticewassenttohimathispreviousaddress.

6.A）Themanhasmistakenlyreceivedsomeoneelse‘sbooks.

B）Themanchangedhismajorfromarttobusiness.

C）Themanrecentlymovedoffcampus.

D）TherearetwostudentsnamedRobertSmith.

7.A）Seeifheisrelatedtoanyofthestudents.

B）Applyforajobasalibraryassistant.

C）Usehismiddlename.

D）Useadifferentlibrary.

SectionC-----Passage

8.A）Theinventionofprimitiveweaponsandlanguage.

B）Theinventionoflanguageandthediscoveryoffire.

C）Theinventionofprimitiveweaponsandthediscoveryoffire.

D）Theinventionofprimitiveweaponsandthedevelopmentofhumanbrain.

9.A）Theprofessionalinstruction.B）Thehumanbrain.

C）Cries.D）Signals.

10.A）Picturelanguageprecededorallanguage.

B）Orallanguageprecededpicturelanguage.

C）Theydevelopedsidebyside.

D）Picturelanguageismoreimportantthanorallanguage.

11.A）Itsoriginisnotobscure.

B）It‘spossibleforapestospeakhumanlanguage,butanintensiveprofessionalinstructionisnecessary.

C）Therearepeoplewhodoubtthatitbeganverygradually.

D）Ithasbeenthemostimportantsinglefactorinthedevelopmentofman.

SectionD-----CompoundDictation

Inthe18thcenturyFrencheconomists（12）_________theexcessiveregulationofbusinessbythegovernment.Theirmottowaslaisserfaire.Laisserfairemeansletthepeopledoastheychoose.Intheeconomicsense,thismeantthatwhilethegovernmentshouldberesponsibleforthingslikemaintainingpeaceandprotecting（13）_________rights,itshouldnot（14）_________withprivatebusiness.Itshouldn‘tcreateregulationsthatmight（15）_________businessgrowth,norshoulditberesponsibleforproviding（16）_________tohelp.Inotherwords,governmentsshouldtakeahands-off（17）_________tobusiness.

　　ForawhileintheUnitedStates,laisserfairewasapopular（18）_________.Butthingsquicklychanged.AftertheCivilWar,（19）_________rarelyopposedthegovernment‘sgeneroussupportofbusinessowners.（20）____________________________________________.TheirregulationskepttariffshighandthathelpedprotectAmericanindustrialistsagainstforeigncompetition.（21）_______________________________________________.

Itwasgenerallyassumedthatbecausebusinessownersdidnothavealotofexternalrestrictionsplacedonthembythegovernment,theycouldpursuetheirowninterests,andthiswaswhatmadethemsosuccessful.（22）____________________.

PartIIReadingComprehension

SectionA（SkimmingandScanning）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions23-29,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions30-32,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

OnlineDegrees

　　Today,youcanearnadegreefromamajoruniversitywithouteverhavingsatinoneoftheirclassrooms.Manycollegesanduniversitiesarejumpingonthedistancelearningbandwagonandofferingonlinecoursesanddegreeprograms.

　　Inthisarticlewe’lllookathowonlinedegreeswork,whatyoushouldlookforifyouarepursuingadegreeviatheonlineoption,andwhatemployersthinkofonlinedegrees.

　　OnlineLearningPrograms

　　Withacomputer,anInternetconnectionandalittleself-discipline,youcanearnadegreefromhome,work,oranywhereelseforthatmatter.Onlinedegreeprogramsfollowmuchthesameroutinesastraditionallearning,withafewtwists.Therearelectures,buttheywon’tbeinperson.Thereareassignments,butyouwon’thandthemtoyourinstructor.Thereareexams,butyouwon’tbeabletolookatyourneighbor’spaper.Theremaybeasettimethat“class”begins,butyoudon’thavetobetherethen.Inmostsituations,youarefreeto“gotoclass”whenitfitsyourschedule.Ifyougetaphonecallduringclass,youdon’thavetomissanything.Ifyougetsick,youdon’thavetoaskforsomeone’snotes,andyoujustvisitthelecturelater.

　　You’llcommunicatewithyourinstructorbye-mail,chatrooms,bulletinboards,andinstantmessaging.Yourclassroomwillliveinaspecialsoftwareprogramthatusestextchatandbulletinboards,aswellasstreamingaudioorrecordedlectures.Youmaybeputintoavirtualworkgroupwithotherstudentsandberequiredtosolveaproblem.Youmayhavetoworkthroughinteractivepuzzlesandquizzes.Contrarytopopularbelief,youwillhavecontactwithotherstudentsandtheinstructor.

Dependingontheprogramandinstitution,distancelearningmayconsistofsynchronous（live）sessionsorasynchronous（non-live）sessions.Transcriptsandnotesfromlecturesarearchived,soyoucanalwaysgobackifyoumissedsomething.Iftherearelivesessionswithdiscussionsamongstudents,youcangobacktothoseaswell.Assignmentsmayevenbereturnedwithaudioclipssoyourinstructorscanconveytheirtoneofvoicealongwiththeircomments.

　　Printeddocumentsmaybesenttoyouthroughthemail,oryoumayhavetheoptionsofprintingthemyourselforreadingthemonline.

　　Someschoolsrequireaninitial“bootcamp”heldatthecampus（ifthereisone）,whereyouwillmeettheotherstudents,instructorsandsupportpersonnel.You’lllearnhowtousethetechnology,learnaboutthelibraryandreferencesystems,andbeginyourcoursework.

　　EvaluatingtheProgram

　　Soonceyouknowtheschoolisaccredited,isthedecisioneasy?

Notnecessarily.Therearestillalotofquestionstoaskbeforeyoumakeyourselection,suchas:

　　★Howisthecoursepresented?

　　Investigatethemethodbywhichtheinstructorgiveslectures.Doestheinstructorsimplyputthelectureonlineastext?

Arethereaccompanyingslides?

Isthereanyinteraction?

Istherevideooraudio?

Areexamsgiven?

Howareassignmentsturnedin?

Theformatofthecourseissometimesasimportantasthecontent.Greatcontentismoreeasilyabsorbedifit’sdoneinadynamicandinnovativemannerthatinvolvesinteractionbetweenthestudentandinstructoraswellasinteractionwiththecontentitself.Onlinelearningtechnologyprovidesmanyopportunitiesforinnovation.Findaschoolthattakesadvantageofit.

　　★Howdostudentsinteractwitheachother?

　　Isthereanestablishedmethodforinteractionandcongregating?

Onlineprogramscanusechatrooms,instantmessaging,teleconferencing,andvideoconferencingtocommunicate.Thekeyistofindaprogramthathasthisinteractionbuiltintoitandevenrequiresit.Howtheonlinecommunityfunctionsshouldbeveryimportanttoboththeinstructorandtheeducationalinstitution.

　　★Aretheinstructorsqualified?

　　Checkoutthecredentialsanddegreestheinstructorshold,aswellastheirknowledgeofonlinelearninganditsdifferencesfromclassroomlearning.Whatkindofsupportdotheinstructorsgetfortheironlinecourses?

Iftechnicalproblemsarise,istheresomeonetoturnto?

Aschoolthatisdedicatedtoitsonlineprogramswillhavethedevelopmentstaffandthesupportstafftomakeitsuccessful.Instructors（andstudents）havetobeabletoadapttochangingtechnology.

　　★Whatkindofreputationdoestheschoolhave?

　　Itmayseemsimple—agoodschoolwillhaveagoodonlineprogram.Thatmaybetrue,butitisalsoprobablethatitsonlineprogramisstilltoonewtojudge,soyou’releftwithnothingbutthereputationoftheschool’straditionalprograms.Thisreputation,however,maynotbeasstraightforwardasyouthink.Youcanlookattheoverallqualityoftheschoolandmakeajudgment,buttheremaybeweaknessesintheprograminwhichyouareinterested.It’snotuncommonforagreatschooltohaveaweakprogramortwo.

　　★Howarestudentsevaluated?

　　Earningadegreeshouldmeanjustthat—earningit.Ifstudentsaren’tassessedproperlyanddegreesarehandedoutwithlittleornoverificationthatanyknowledgehasbeentransferredfromtheinstructortothestudent,thenhowcantheprogramberated?

Students,particularlyadultstudents,learnmorebydoingthanbysimplylistening.Forthisreason,itisimportanttoensurethatpartoftheprograminvolvesapplyingwhathasbeenlearned.

　　TheEmployer’sView

　　Thebigquestionineveryone’smindis,“Isanonlinedegreefromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversityseenbypotentialemployersasalesserdegree?

”V,acareernetworkWebsite,didasurveyof239HRprofessionals.Accordingtotheresults,77percentofrespondentsbelievethatanonlinedegreeearnedatanaccreditedinstitutionlikeDukeorStanfordismorecrediblethanoneearnedatanInternet-onlyinstitution.

　　Othersources,suchasThomasL.RussellofNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,didstudiesthatrevealedthatthereislittleifanydi