Question

Today, there are many chances for those who wish to continue their education. However, nearly all require some break in one’s career in order to attend school full time.    　　

Part-time education, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, tends to drag the process out over time and puts the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people. Additionally, such programs require a fixed time commitment which can also impact negatively on one’s career and family time. 

Of the many approaches to teaching and learning, however, perhaps the most flexible (靈活的) is that called distance learning. Distance learning is an educational method which allows the students the flexibility to study at his or her own pace to achieve the academic goals which are so necessary in today’s world. The time required to study may be set aside at the student’s convenience. Additionally, the student may enroll in distance learning courses from actually any place in the world, while continuing to pursue their chosen career. Individual assistance may be available via regular airmail, telephone, fax machine, teleconferencing and over the Internet.

Good distance learning programs are characterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject, so a student doesn’t need to travel away from home to take a test. Another characteristic of a good distance learning program is the equivalence (等同) of the distance learning course with the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus. The resultant diploma or degree should also be the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed. The individuality of the professor/student relationship is another characteristic of a good distance learning program. In the final analysis, a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual student but also the company or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for the educational benefit, professional development, and business growth of the organization. Supporting distance learning programs for their employees gives the business the advantage of retaining (留住) career-minded people while contributing to their personal and professional growth through education.  　　

1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of part time education?

A. It requires some break in one’s career. 　　

B. It tends to last too long for many people to complete a degree program.       　　

C. It affects one’s career.     　　

D. It gives the student less time to share with the family.    　　

2. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning?   　

A. The student may choose his or her own pace.  　

B. The student may study at his or her convenience.   　　

C. They can pursue their chosen career while studying.    　　

D. Individual assistance comes through regular airmail, telephone and fax machine.

3.What benefit will distance learning program bring to a business?    　　

A. Attracting more talented people.      　　

B. Good image of the business.    　　

C. Better cooperation with universities.     　　

D. Further training of employees and business growth.      　　

4. Good distance learning program have the following characteristics EXCEPT _______.     　　

A. distance learning course is the same as students taking courses on campus     　

B. the diploma or degree should be the same as on campus study  　　

C. professor-student relationship is strictly one to one all through the course    　　

D. includes subject evaluation tool

5.What benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business?     　　

A. Higher salary.   　　

B. Professional growth.      　　

C. Good impression on the employer.      　　

D. Good relationship with the employer. 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

  　　

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

【試題分析】：短文大意:本文主要通過函授教育和遠(yuǎn)程教育的比較，來說明遠(yuǎn)程教育的優(yōu)點。  　

1.A推斷題。問題問及選項中哪個不是業(yè)余教育的缺點。依據(jù)文章第一段中nearly all require some break in one’s career in order to attend school full time可以看出，參加全日制學(xué)習(xí)需要中斷自己的事業(yè)，在第二段中作者又說Part-time education, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, tends to drag the process out over time and puts the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people. 業(yè)余教育，只需要晚上和周末學(xué)習(xí)，因此需要中斷自己的事業(yè)不是部分時間教育的缺點。而其他選項都是文章提及的part time education的不利條件。

2.D細(xì)節(jié)題。文章提到的優(yōu)缺點是幾種教育方式之間的比較，問題問及哪個選項的內(nèi)容不是遠(yuǎn)程教育的優(yōu)點。前三個選項，A.“學(xué)生可以選擇自己的進(jìn)度”，B.“學(xué)生可以在他（或她）方便的時候?qū)W習(xí)”，C.“在學(xué)習(xí)的同時還可以追求自己的事業(yè)”都是文章中提及的與另兩種方式比較的優(yōu)點。在文章第二段最后，作者指出Individual assistance may be available via regular airmail, telephone, fax machine, teleconferencing and over the Internet. 輔導(dǎo)可以通過定期的航空郵件、電話、傳真和電話會議以及因特網(wǎng)等方式進(jìn)行，作者只是提出了一種可能，實際上是彌補(bǔ)distance education的不足的一個建議，并不是遠(yuǎn)程教育（函授）的優(yōu)點。因此選項D符合題意.  　 zxxk

3.D細(xì)節(jié)題。選項A、B、C在文章中都沒有提及，依據(jù)文章最后一段，a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual student but also the corporation or business 一個良好的遠(yuǎn)程教育計劃不僅對個人有好處，而且對那些公司或者商業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)來說也是意義重大。選項D說的也正是這個意思，故為正確選項。    　　

4.C細(xì)節(jié)題。意為：教授和學(xué)生之間的關(guān)系是嚴(yán)格地“一對一的”，而這不符合作者意圖，參見原文末段，individuality 并不是意指嚴(yán)格地“一對一”。   　　

5.B細(xì)節(jié)題。注意本題與上題的區(qū)別，上一題問及遠(yuǎn)程教育對公司的好處，本題則是遠(yuǎn)程教育對職工，也就是個人的好處。同樣依據(jù)文章最后一段，a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual student but also the corporation or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for the educational benefit, professional development, and business growth of the organization. 遠(yuǎn)程教育可以幫助雇員提高教育素質(zhì)和職業(yè)技能從而促使事業(yè)的發(fā)展，正確選項為A。

 考點：考查說明性文章。