17.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 it's 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 30 billion 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 100 million 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 that engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.
21.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
22.What does the underlined word"ardent"in Paragraph 3mean?B
A.Creative
B.Enthusiastic
C.Well-behaved
D.Experienced
23.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
24.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 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了比尔盖茨预言网上学习将会变得越来越重要
解答 21.D,推理判断题,根据句子Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant可知,比尔盖茨预言网上学习将变得比大学上课更重要,即在教育上将扮演着越来越重要的角色,故答案为D.
22.B,词义猜测题,根据单词后面的解释those who are highly motivated"那些非常有动力的人",也就是那些非常有热情的人,故答案为B.
23.C,细节理解题,根据句子The problem is the poor quality of online education websites 可知,阻碍网上学习的问题就是低质量的教育网站,故答案为C.
24.D,推理判断题,根据句子The real question is why we aren't spending more to develop better online education platforms,以及后面提到Hollywood投入大量的资金来发展,作者觉得应在网上教育平台上投入更多的资金,故答案为D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.