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1、大学四级-1032 及答案解析(总分:712.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数:1,分数:106.00)1.假设你是 Harry,给超市经理写封投诉信。内容包括:1昨天你在超中购物时,发现所售牛奶过期;2向售货员反映情况,对方只顾聊天,置之不理;3希望经理告知此事的处理结果。A Complaint Letter(分数:106.00)_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数:1,分数:70.00)Free College Courses Feed Global Hunger for LearningIn 2002, when the Massachuse
2、tts Institute of Technology (MIT) started to make course content available free online, project organizers surely had no idea that their site would become a favorite destination for science junkies (上瘾者)across the globe. They posted lecture outlines and other materials primarily as a resource for fe
3、llow educators. But a whopping 55% of the 750,000 monthly visitors come from the ranks of “independent learners who simply want the knowledge that once required a student ID. “Our biggest surprise was the great number of independent learners,“ says Steve Carson, external relations director for MIT O
4、pen Course Ware (ocw. mit. edu). “It demonstrates that there is the unsatisfied hunger for learning thats out there.“Independent learners are reaping a harvest of new, free opportunities with the purpose of either brushing up on skills or pursuing an education that had always been out of reach befor
5、e. Through those that are known as “open courseware“, anyone that has the Internet access can freely tap materials from about 5,000 courses at more than 150 colleges and universities around the world. Resources from physics to family financeThe resource base is expanding quickly. Last year, Utah bec
6、ame the first state which has publicly funded open courseware by establishing the Utah Open Course Ware Alliance, which provides a lot of materials from seven institutions. Last fall, Yale University launched the first seven in a planned collection of nearly 30 open courses, all of which involve com
7、plete sets of videotaped lectures (open. yale. edu). And Apples iTunes U website enables the free access to audio and video of lectures supplied by dozens of schools. Through open courseware, Yales “Fundamentals of Physics“ and “Modem Poetry“ are as accessible as Utah State Universitys “Family Finan
8、ce“ and “Vegetable Gardening and Lawn Care“. Those education scholars see the vast potential. “In this way, independent learners might use course materials to fill in gaps in their educations and save a lot of time because experts have packaged a wealth of information for them“, says Janette Hill, a
9、n associate professor of instructional technology at the University of Georgia.Take it or give itThe open courseware has really excited a lot of people; at the same time, it also is raising some questions, such as how much interaction is necessary to make learning successful. “Do you believe that it
10、 is really enough just to have the information?“ Hill asks. “The power of learning occurs in some kind of discussion forum where people can share ideas with each other about what theyve been reading, what theyve been listening to. and extend that to each other.“Users truly have many reasons for dabb
11、ling in open courseware, which, unlike those online degree programs, doesnt offer any course credits. Those sanitation (卫生设施) engineers in developing countries sometimes need technical know-how, Carson says, so theyll try to seek out an MIT engineering course. The Alumni and parents monitor courses
12、at the University of Notre Dame site to stay in touch with intellectual life on campus, says Terri Bays, project director for Notre Dame Open Course Ware.Some people are even charting a discount path to obtain a degree. Shirley Thomas of Owings Mills, Md. , says she wants to pursue a new career afte
13、r her 27 years in nursing, but shes not sure yet what she can take to study. Finally came her solution: Test the waters by studying international economics through USUs open courseware. Later she hopes to get credit through the College Boards College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). which allows te
14、st takers to earn college credit for what they have already known. “Dont feel like sitting in a classroom after working a 12-hour shift.“ Thomas says. “It is extremely important for me to be able to take classes for free, especially since I havent decided which degree I really intend to pursue. Othe
15、rs, however, have become frustrated because they have to spend a lot of time sorting through piles of materials without any guidance from experts or sounding board for questions. Seventy-year-old retiree Diana Hatfield Bixby browsed MITs open courseware from her home in Palouse, Idaho, but she soon
16、try to give up because of the absence of any back-and-forth communication. “What Id like to have is one-on-one with people responding to e-mail. (but) theres no way I could afford online education, which involves paying some tuition (学费) “, Hatfield-Bixby says. “With this type of open courseware pro
17、gram, there shouldnt be any lack of education. But how one is expected to achieve that knowledge has to be clearer, more defined and less intimidating.“ More important than just a degreeAs open courseware matures, its forms begin to vary as widely as its content. Notre Dames “Introduction to Philoso
18、phy“ for instance, supplements a reading list with lecture outlines. “Introduction to Non-violence“, another open courseware at the University of California-Berkeley, involves watching 28 lectures on YouTube.Not everyone prefers multimedia platforms. In Indonesia, limited bandwidth (带宽)means its eas
19、ier to download static files than to deal with streaming video or audio. Because many materials from MIT and USU dont require multimedia platforms, teachers across Indonesia are able to access them and benefit, even though theyre not studying for credit. “Learning materials and process are much more
20、 important here than just getting a degree,“ says Ferry Haris. a computer programmer for the Indonesian government, “especially when books are very costly for most of ns here.“As more institutions supply open courseware, those independent learners, who might not be MIT-level whiz kids, will find tha
21、t subjects are presented on a more accessible level, according to David Wiley, director of the Center for Open Sustainable Learning at USU. MIT has led the way, but now that MIT has made all of its 1,800 courses available, organizers there will be glad to see others catching up. “Were losing market
22、share by the day,“ Carson says, “and thats really exciting./(分数:70.00)(1).When MIT put their course content online in 2002, they were expecting their site to be one of the most popular sites around the world.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(2).Independent learners who want to improve their Internet knowledge can ge
23、t materials freely from 150 colleges around the world.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(3).Utah Open Course Ware Alliance has provided materials for 30 courses in a planned collection.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(4).According to Hill, learning is effective when ideas are shared.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(5).Users in developing countries
24、can attend an MIT engineering course freely to improve their technical knowledge.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(6).Free online course materials help independent learners to save money in obtaining a degree.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(7).Open course program has become a tendency for future higher education.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(8
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