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youcandothework,astheysay,inyourpajamas（睡衣）.Butfiguresindicatethatthereducedeffortresultsinareducedcommitmenttothecourse.Whiledrop-outratesforallfreshmenatAmericanuniversitiesisaround20percent,therateforonlinestudentsis35percent.Studentsthemselvesseemtounderstandtheweaknessesinherentinthesetup.InasurveyconductedforeCornell,theDLdivisionofCornellUniversity,lessthanathirdoftherespondentsexpectedthequalityoftheonlinecoursetobeasgoodastheclassroomcourse.
Clearly,fromtheschools'
perspective,there'
salotofmoneytobesaved.Althoughsomeofthemoreambitiousprogramsrequirenewinvestmentsinserversandnetworkstosupportcollaborativesoftware,mostDLcoursescanrunonexistingorminimallyupgraded（升级）systems.Themorestudentswhoenrollinacoursebutdon'
tcometocampus,themoretheschoolsavesonkeepingthelightsonintheclassrooms,payingdoorkeepers,andmaintainingparkinglots.And,whilethere'
sevidencethatinstructorsmustworkhardertorunaDLcourseforavarietyofreasons,theywon'
tbepaidanymore,andmightwellbepaidless.
57.WhatisthemoststrikingfeatureoftheUniversityofPhoenix?
A）Allitscoursesareofferedonline.
B）Itsonlinecoursesareofthebestquality.
C）Itboaststhelargestnumberofstudentsoncampus.
D）Anyonetakingitsonlinecoursesissuretogetadegree.
58.Accordingtothepassage,distancelearningisbasicallycharacterizedby___________.
A）aconsiderableflexibilityinitsacademicrequirements
B）thegreatdiversityofstudents'
academicbackgrounds
C）aminimumortotalabsenceofface-to-faceinstruction
D）thecasualrelationshipbetweenstudentsandprofessors
59.ManystudentstakeInternet-basedcoursesmainlybecausetheycan____________.
A）earntheiracademicdegreeswithmuchlesseffort
B）saveagreatdealontravelingandboardingexpenses
C）selectcoursesfromvariouscollegesanduniversities
D）workontherequiredcourseswheneverandwherever
60.Whataccountsforthehighdrop-outratesforonlinestudents?
A）Thereisnostrictcontrolovertheacademicstandardsofthecourses.
B）Theevaluationsystemusedbyonlineuniversitiesisinherentlyweak.
C）Thereisnomechanismtoensurethattheymaketherequiredeffort.
D）Lackofclassroominteractionreducestheeffectivenessofinstruction.
61.Accordingtothepassage,universitiesshowgreatenthusiasmforDLprogramsforthepurposeof____________.
A）buildinguptheirreputation
B）cuttingdownontheirexpenses
C）upgradingtheirteachingfacilities
D）providingconvenienceforstudentsACDCB
PassageTwo
Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
InthisageofInternetchat,videogamesandrealitytelevision,thereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupied.Yet,despitethecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest,acompetitionshewonlastyear.
AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests,andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionslipfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressuresoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn'
twinthecontestagain?
That'
sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddashedhopescansurface.
Arevelation（启示）camelastweekwhenIaskedher,“Don'
tyouwanttowinagain?
”“No,”shereplied,“Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade.”
Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously（自发地）toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall,Iofferedsuggestionsforcharacters,conflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquickly“guided”bymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.
Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade,IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-opting（借用）mydaughter'
sexperience.
Whilesteppingbackwasdifficultforme,itwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmoresteps,puttingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifasked.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperiment,growandfindtheirownvoices.
62.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?
A）Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivities.
B）Rebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherleisuretime.
C）Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting.
D）Alotofdistractionscompeteforchildren'
stimenowadays.
63.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?
A）Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.
B）Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.
C）Shewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmore.
D）Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.
64.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear'
swritingcontest?
A）Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.
B）Shewassureofwinningwithhermother'
shelp.
C）Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.
D）Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.
65.Theauthortookgreatpainstorefineherdaughter'
sstoriesbecause___________.
A）shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance
B）shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuch
C）shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamofbecomingawriter
D）shewasafraidRebecca'
simaginationmightrunwildwhilewriting
66.What'
stheauthor'
sadviceforparents?
A）Awritingcareer,thoughattractive,isnotforeverychildtopursue.
B）Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.
C）Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.
D）Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.DBCAB
07-6
I’vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessestremendously.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.
Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting（稍纵即逝的）thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawform,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.
ThepracticethatcanhelpyoupastyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls“freewriting.”Infreewriting,theobjectiveistogetwordsdownonpapernon-stop,usuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostopping,nogoingback,nocriticizing.Thegoalistogetthewordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideaswillcomefromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryourscreen.
Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmindthatyou’vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.
Insteadofstaringatablankstartfillingitwithwordsnomatterhowbad.Halfwaythroughyouavailabletime,stopandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingclosertofinishedproduct.Movebackandforthuntilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetterthanyourcurrentpractices.
注意：
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind“cannotworkinparallel”（Line4,Para.1）inthewritingprocess,hemeans________.
A）noonecanbebothcreativeandcritical
B）theycannotberegardedasequallyimportant
C）theyareinconstantconflictwitheachother
D）onecannotusethematthesametime（D）
58.Whatpreventspeoplefromwritingonis________.
A）puttingtheirideasinrawform
B）attemptingtoeditastheywrite
C）ignoringgrammaticalsoundness
D）tryingtocapturefleetingthoughts（B）
59.Whatist
升级会员 