10.Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant,and five years from now,students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online.I applaud Mr.Gates.But what's taking us so long?
As early as 1997,MIT (麻省理工)decided to post videos of all university lectures online,for free,for all people.But today,how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT online video?Unfortunately,the answer is not many.
The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students.Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people,but ifs not like playing a video game such as World of Warcraft.Only the most ardent students,those who are highly motivated,will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos.
The real question is why we aren't spending more to develop better online education platforms.Where is the Avatar of education?Think about this.The market for Hollywood films per year is worth around 30billion USD.Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market,hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies.Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100million dollars.
Bill Gates'prediction is going to happen.There is no doubt about it.But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences t hat engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.
28.What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning?D
A.It will concentrate on physics lectures.
B.It will completely replace real universities.
C.It will help to make universities more successful.
D.It will play an increasingly important role in education.
29.What does the underlined word"ardent"in Paragraph 3mean?B
A.Creative.B.Enthusiastic.C.Well-behaved.D.Experienced.
30.According to the author,what is holding back the popularity of online learning?C
A.The lack of lectures available online.
B.The high cost of access to the websites.
C.The low standard of educational websites.
D.The competition with online computer games.
31.Why does the author mention Hollywood?D
A.To show that Hollywood produces many successful movies.
B.To prove that education is more profitable than entertainment.
C.To argue that movie directors should produce educational content.
D.To urge that more money be spent developing educational websites.
分析 短文主要介紹了比爾蓋茨預(yù)言網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)將會(huì)變得越來越重要.
解答 28.D,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant可知,比爾蓋茨預(yù)言網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)將變得比大學(xué)上課更重要,即在教育上將扮演著越來越重要的角色,故答案為D.
29.B,詞義猜測題,根據(jù)單詞后面的解釋those who are highly motivated"那些非常有動(dòng)力的人",也就是那些非常有熱情的人,故答案為B.
30.C,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句子The problem is the poor quality of online education websites 可知,阻礙網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)的問題就是低質(zhì)量的教育網(wǎng)站,故答案為C.
31.D,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子The real question is why we aren't spending more to develop better online education platforms,以及后面提到Hollywood投入大量的資金來發(fā)展,作者覺得應(yīng)在網(wǎng)上教育平臺(tái)上投入更多的資金,故答案為D.
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