15.Andy Steele lives just a few blocks from the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish,S.D.,so commuting(经常往返) to class isn't the problem.But he doesn't like lectures much,isn't a morning person,and wants time during the day to restore motorcycles.
So Steele,a full-time senior business major,has been taking as many classes as he can from the South Dakota State system's online offerings.He gets better grades and learns more,he says,and insists he isn't missing out on the college experience.
"I still know a lot of people from my first two years living on campus,and I still meet a lot of people,"he says.But now,he sets his own schedule.
At least 2.3million people took some kind of online courses,according to a recent survey by the Sloan Consortium,an online education group,and two-thirds of colleges offering"face-to-face"courses also offer online ones.But what were once two different types of classes are looking more and more alike and often falling into the same pool of students.
At some schools,online courses originally intended for non-traditional students living far from campus have proved surprisingly popular with on-campus students.A recent study found 42percent of the students enrolled in its distance education courses were located on campus at the university that was hosting the online courses.
Numbers vary depending on the policies of particular colleges,but other schools also have students mixing and matching online and"face-to-face"credits.Motives range from lifestyle to adapting to a job schedule to getting into high-demand courses.
Washington State had about 325on-campus undergraduates taking one or more distance courses last year.As many as 9,000students took both distance and in-person classes at Arizona State last year.
"Business is really about providing choices to their customers,and that's really what we want to do,"said Sheila Aaker,extended services coordinator (协调人) at Black Hills State.
Many schools,such as Washington State and Arizona State,let departments and academic units decide who can take an online course.They say students with legitimate academic needs-a conflict with another class,a course they need to graduate that is full-often get permission,though they still must take some key classes in person.
21.What is the purpose of the passage?D
A.To introduce Steele to us,who prefers online courses.
B.To tell us about the development of campus courses.
C.To show the differences between campus courses and online courses.
D.To show more on-campus students are taking online courses.
22.We can learn from the passage that Andy SteeleC.
A.lives far from the campus B.knows none of his classmates
C.wants to have his own lifestyleD.doesn't get good marks
23.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?B
A.The undergraduates attend the online courses for different purposes.
B.It is expected that distance education is popular with on-campus students.
C.About 325on-campus undergraduates took online courses in Washington last year.
D.Different colleges have different policies about online courses.
24.From what Sheila Aaker said in the passage,we can tellD.
A.business is the most popular major in universities
B.colleges should provide more majors for students
C.where the similarity between business and colleges lies
D.why colleges offer online courses to on-campus students.
分析 本文主要是介绍网上课程的流行,越来越多的学生无论住得近还是远都开始选择网上课程.
解答 DCBD
21.D 主旨大意题 A只是文章的一个例子,不能作为写作目的.答案B和C文章并未提到.可排除A,C和B.从online courses originally intended for non-traditional students living far from campus have proved surprisingly popular with on-campus students.A recent study found 42 percent of the students enrolled(登记) in its distance education courses were located on campus at the university that was hosting the online courses.可知越来越多的学生无论住得近还是远都开始选择网上课程,故答案为D
22.C 从第5段的介绍可知,一些学校最初是为那些住得离学校远的学生开设网上课程的.故答案为C
23.B Washington State had about 325 on-campus undergraduates taking one or more distance courses last year.可排除答案C.Numbers vary depending on the policies of particular colleges,.可排除答案D.从文章内容可知A项没提到.可以排除.故答案为B.
24.D 本文主要是介绍网上课程的流行,大学应顺应人们的需求.ABC 三项在Sheila Aaker的话中并未提到.
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