1、MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2, 000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete
2、 certain online courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program. The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform. MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120, 000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT h
3、ope other universities will join them in offering courses on the open- source edX platform. “Fasten your seatbelts, ” Hockfield said. Other universities, including Stanford, Yale and Carnegie- Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online. The Harvard- MIT program will
4、be monitored by a not- for- profit (非盈利的) organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provided $30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are
5、most successful. 1. According to this text, edX is.A. a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWareB. a free computer program by MIT and HarvardC. a Harvard- MIT platform of free online coursesD. a free program online for universities worldwide2. What is said about online education in the text? A. Universit
6、ies have been trying online courses. B. About 2, 000 online courses have been offered. C. Over 100 million people have finished courses online. D. Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX. 3. The underlined part in the text probably means “”.A. Get ready for the difficultiesB. Get read
7、y for this educational changeC. Get prepared to complete the online coursesD. Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses4. What can be said about MITx according to the text?A. It is first offered as part of the edX learning program. B. It is another free MIT- Harvard online learning program.
8、 C. It is a standard to recognize online learnersachievement. D. It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT. 【参考答案】14、CABC【 山东省菏泽市2014高考英语一模试题】BA pair of giant pandas from southwest Chinas Sichuan Province arrived at their new home in Belgiums Pairi Daiza zoo, some 60km southwest of d
9、owntown Brussels, at around 15:00 local time (1400GMT) on February 23, 2014.About 2,500 people, many of them excited children waving national flags of China and Belgium as well as panda-decorated flags or wearing costume of Panda greeted the pandas along the road to the zoo. Visitors today can only
10、observe the pandas through a closed-circuit television system in the reception. Officials said they wanted the pandas fully adapted to their new home before making public debut in April. The pandas, Xing Hui, the male and Hao Hao, the female, are both 4 years old and are on lease from a breeding cen
11、ter in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province. The lease term is 15 years, according to officials with the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas, the worlds largest research base for the species. “Its a good thing for Belgium.” Nicole Duflot, a grandmother coming to the zoo with her hus
12、band and her grandson told Xinhua, “We cant see the Panda today but its a great thing for us to come here.” The Pandas will be living in a panda hall of 5,300 square meters within the zoo.“I hope Xing Hui and Hao Hao will enhance friendship between Belgium and China.” Liao Liqiang, the Chinese ambas
13、sador to Belgium, said during an interview with Xinhua.46. What was the main purpose of China leasing pandas to Belgium?A. We were supposed to make money from Belgium.B. We meant to improve the relationship between China and Belgium.C. We expected to amuse the Belgian children.D. We wanted to make t
14、he pandas adapt to the environment abroad.47. The underlined word “debut” probably means _.A. first appearance B. ceremony C. announcement D. argument48. According to the passage, which statement is right?A. Xing Hui and Hao Hao will live in the city centre of Brussels.B. Xing Hui and Hao Hao were very popular with the elders in Belgium.C. Xing Hu
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