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Passage One
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
W hat is the importance of the Afro American history to all Americans? How
could Afro Americans contribute anything to American history when they were just
slaves and servants? This is the image which many of us are taught when we go to
school. This is the image many Afro Americans have of themselves also. The Afro
Americans need to remake their real historical image so that it is known and
accepted in its truthfulness by themselves and the rest of the world. Men and
women of darker color are human beings entitled to respect and acceptance in
history. When we think of famous scientists and inventors we immediately think
of men such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Jonas E.Salk. This is
because we associate famous people with the Anglo Saxon race. But what about the
Afro American inventors and scientists? How many men during World War Ⅰ owe
their lives to Garrett Morgan who invented the gas mask? Garrett Morgan also
invented the traffic light which saves numerous lives on our streets. Daniel
Hale Williams was the first successful heart surgeon. Charles Drew saved
hundreds of thousands of lives during World War II by his discovery of the ways
and means of preserving blood plasma. Percy Julian has helped millions suffering
from the excruciating pain of arthritis. These men and others should be as
easily recognized as Bell, Edison and Salk.
America is made up of many different blends of cultures. These many
cultures have come to enrich and diversify the American way of life. We
should not think, because history has neglected to include the background of a
particular culture, that these people have an inferior history. We should search
for the truth and set the record straight against the slanders, the stereotyping
and false images which have identified these people. We should understand each
of the cultures and learn of their specific contribution to America's
life story.
Only after we are taught the complete and accurate history of our great
country and learn that the blending of cultures and backgrounds gives us
ourstrength, can we go forward on the path to peace.
36. The function of the first paragraph is to ____.
A) present the main idea or the summary of the essay
B) present an introduction to the topic
C) provide background to the main theme
D) present many cultures have contributed to American history
37. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Graham Bell, T.Edison and J.E.Salk are not very important people.
B) Black people who contribute to society should have equal recognition
with their white colleagues.
C) We should not associate famous people with the Anglo Saxon race
only.
D) G.Morgan, D.H.Williams and Charles Drew were not Afro Americans.
38. Paragraph three tells us that ____.
A) we should oppose slander and stereotyping
B) the American way of life is richer because it is made up of many
cultures
C) some cultures have been completely neglected
D) Afro Americans have an inferior history
39. The word “image” refers to ____.
A) picture B) portray C) impression D) similar
40. The main idea of the passage is ____.
A) There are many Afro Americans who are famous as scientists and
inventors
B) Many Afro Americans have devoted to American history
C) Afro American experience to American history
D) Afro American history must be recognized as an important part of
American history
Passage Two
Questions 56-60 are based on the followingpassage.
Byalmost any measure, there is a boom in Intemet-based instruction. In just
a fewyears,34 percent ofAmerican universities have begun offering some form
ofdistance learning (DL), and among the larger schools,it's closer to 90
percent.If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven't heard of
theUniversity ofPhoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of
onlineinstruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used tosupport its
claimto be the largest private university in the country.
Whilethe kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL
usuallysignifies a course in which theinstructors post syllabi( 课程大纲), reading
assignments, and schedules on Websites, and students sendin theirassignments by
e-mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communicationwith an instructor is
minimized oreliminated altogether.
Theattraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there's
theconvenience promised by courseson the Net: you can do the work, as they say,
inyour pajamas ( 睡衣). But figures indicate that the reducedeffortresults in a
reduced commitment to the course. While dropout rates for allfreshmen at
American universitiesis around 20 percent, the rate for onlinestudents is 35
percent. Students themselves seem to understand theweaknessesinherent in the
setup. In a survey conducted for eComell, the DL division ofComell University,
lessthan a third of the respondents expected the quality ofthe online course to
be as good as the classroom course.
Clearly,from the schools' perspective, there's a lot of money to be saved.
Althoughsome of the moreambitious programs require new investments in servers
andnetworks to support collaborative software, most DLcourses can run on
existingor minimally upgraded(升级)systems. The more students who enroll in
acourse butdon't come to campus, the more the school saves on keeping the
lightson in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers,and maintaining parking lots.
Andthere's evidence that instructors must work harder to run a DL course
foravariety of reasons, they won't be paid any more, and might well be paid
less.
56、What is the most striking feature of theUniversity of Phoenix?
A.Allits courses are offered online.
B.Itsonline courses are of the best quality.
C.It boasts the largest number of studentson campus.
D.Anyone taking its online courses is sure to get a degree.
57、According to the passage, distance learning isbasically characterized
by____
A.aconsiderable flexibility in its academic requirements
B.the great diversity ofstudents' academic backgrounds
C.a minimum or total absence of face-to'faceinstruction
D.the casual relationship between students and professors
58、Manystudents take Internet-based courses mainly because they can
____
A.earntheir academic degrees With much less effort
B.savea great deal on traveling and boarding expenses
C.select courses from variouscolleges and universities
D.work on the required courses whenever andwherever
59、What accounts for the high dropout rates for online students?
A.Thereis no strict control over the academic standards of the courses.
B.Theevaluation system used by online universities is inherently weak.
C.There is nomechanism to ensure that they make the required effort.
D.Lack of classroominteraction reduces the effectiveness of
instruction.
60、According to the passage, universities showgreat enthusiasm for DL
programs for the purpose of____
A.building up their reputation
B.cutting down on their expenses
C.upgrading their teaching facilities
D.providing convenience for students
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