大学英语四级模拟试题10.docx
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大学英语四级模拟试题10
2009年12月大学英语四级模拟试题(10
PartIWriting(30minutes
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic“VocationalChoices”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1.就业选择;
2.就业选择与所学专业的关系;
3.谈谈你的看法。
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning(15minutes
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
OnlineDegrees
Today,youcanearnadegreefromamajoruniversitywithouteverhavingsatinoneoftheirclassrooms.Manycollegesanduniversitiesarejumpingonthedistancelearningbandwagonandofferingonlinecoursesanddegreeprograms.
Inthisarticlewe’lllookathowonlinedegreeswork,whatyoushouldlookforifyouarepursuingadegreeviatheonlineoption,andwhatemployersthinkofonlinedegrees.
OnlineLearningPrograms
Withacomputer,anInternetconnectionandalittleself-discipline,youcanearnadegreefromhome,work,oranywhereelseforthatmatter.Onlinedegreeprogramsfollowmuchthesameroutinesastraditionallearning,withafewtwists.Therearelectures,buttheywon’tbeinperson.Thereareassignments,butyouwon’thandthemtoyourinstructor.Thereareexams,butyouwon’tbeabletolookatyourneighbor’spaper.Theremaybeasettimethat“class”begins,butyoudon’thavetobetherethen.Inmostsituations,youarefreeto“gotoclass”whenitfitsyourschedule.Ifyougetaphonecallduringclass,youdon’thavetomissanything.Ifyougetsick,youdon’thavetoaskforsomeone’snotes,andyoujustvisitthelecturelater.
You’llcommunicatewithyourinstructorbye-mail,chatrooms,bulletinboards,andinstantmessaging.Yourclassroomwillliveinaspecialsoftwareprogramthatusestextchatandbulletinboards,aswellasstreamingaudioorrecordedlectures.Youmaybeputintoavirtualworkgroupwithotherstudentsandberequiredtosolveaproblem.Youmayhavetoworkthroughinteractivepuzzlesandquizzes.Contrarytopopularbelief,youwillhavecontactwithotherstudentsandtheinstructor.
Dependingontheprogramandinstitution,distancelearningmayconsistofsynchronous(livesessionsorasynchronous(non-livesessions.Transcriptsandnotesfromlecturesarearchived,soyoucanalwaysgobackifyoumissedsomething.Iftherearelivesessionswithdiscussions
amongstudents,youcangobacktothoseaswell.Assignmentsmayevenbereturnedwithaudioclipssoyourinstructorscanconveytheirtoneofvoicealongwiththeircomments.
Printeddocumentsmaybesenttoyouthroughthemail,oryoumayhavetheoptionsofprintingthemyourselforreadingthemonline.
Someschoolsrequireaninitial“bootcamp”heldatthecampus(ifthereisone,whereyouwillmeettheotherstudents,instructorsandsupportpersonnel.You’lllearnhowtousethetechnology,learnaboutthelibraryandreferencesystems,andbeginyourcoursework.
EvaluatingtheProgram
Soonceyouknowtheschoolisaccredited,isthedecisioneasy?
Notnecessarily.Therearestillalotofquestionstoaskbeforeyoumakeyourselection,suchas:
★Howisthecoursepresented?
Investigatethemethodbywhichtheinstructorgiveslectures.Doestheinstructorsimplyputthelectureonlineastext?
Arethereaccompanyingslides?
Isthereanyinteraction?
Istherevideooraudio?
Areexamsgiven?
Howareassignmentsturnedin?
Theformatofthecourseissometimesasimportantasthecontent.Greatcontentismoreeasilyabsorbedifit’sdoneinadynamicandinnovativemannerthatinvolvesinteractionbetweenthestudentandinstructoraswellasinteractionwiththecontentitself.Onlinelearningtechnologyprovidesmanyopportunitiesforinnovation.Findaschoolthattakesadvantageofit.
★Howdostudentsinteractwitheachother?
Isthereanestablishedmethodforinteractionandcongregating?
Onlineprogramscanusechatrooms,instantmessaging,teleconferencing,andvideoconferencingtocommunicate.Thekeyistofindaprogramthathasthisinteractionbuiltintoitandevenrequiresit.Howtheonlinecommunityfunctionsshouldbeveryimportanttoboththeinstructorandtheeducationalinstitution.
★Aretheinstructorsqualified?
Checkoutthecredentialsanddegreestheinstructorshold,aswellastheirknowledgeofonlinelearninganditsdifferencesfromclassroomlearning.Whatkindofsupportdotheinstructorsgetfortheironlinecourses?
Iftechnicalproblemsarise,istheresomeonetoturnto?
Aschoolthatisdedicatedtoitsonlineprogramswillhavethedevelopmentstaffandthesupportstafftomakeitsuccessful.Instructors(andstudentshavetobeabletoadapttochangingtechnology.
★Whatkindofreputationdoestheschoolhave?
Itmayseemsimple—agoodschoolwillhaveagoodonlineprogram.Thatmaybetrue,butitisalsoprobablethatitsonlineprogramisstilltoonewtojudge,soyou’releftwithnothingbutthereputationoftheschool’straditionalprograms.Thisreputation,however,maynotbeasstraightforwardasyouthink.Youcanlookattheoverallqualityoftheschoolandmakeajudgment,buttheremaybeweaknessesintheprograminwhichyouareinterested.It’snotuncommonforagreatschooltohaveaweakprogramortwo.
★Howarestudentsevaluated?
Earningadegreeshouldmeanjustthat—earningit.Ifstudentsaren’tassessedproperlyanddegreesarehandedoutwithlittleornoverificationthatanyknowledgehasbeentransferredfromtheinstructortothestudent,thenhowcantheprogramberated?
Students,particularlyadultstudents,learnmorebydoingthanbysimplylistening.Forthisreason,itisimportanttoensurethatpartoftheprograminvolvesapplyingwhathasbeenlearned.
TheEmployer’sView
Thebigquestionineveryone’smindis,“Isanonlinedegreefromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversityseenbypotentialemployersasalesserdegree?
”V,acareernetworkWebsite,didasurveyof239HRprofessionals.Accordingtotheresults,77percentofrespondentsbelievethatanonlinedegreeearnedatanaccreditedinstitutionlikeDukeorStanfordismorecrediblethanoneearnedatanInternet-onlyinstitution.
Othersources,suchasThomasL.RussellofNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,didstudiesthatrevealedthatthereislittleifanydifferenceinthequalityofeducationreceivedthroughonlinedistancelearningversustraditionalclassrooms.JohnLosakatNovaSoutheasternUniversityinFortLauderdalefoundsimilarresultsinhisownstudy.Heanalyzedgraduationrates,timetograduation,andknowledge,aswellasotherelements.Hefoundthestudentsperformedaswellorbetterinonlinecourses.
Asmoreandmorepeoplegetonlinedegreesandusethemintheworkforce,HRmanagersandhiringmanagerswillbegintofeelmoresecureaboutthequalityofeducationthesepeoplehave.IfthestudiesthatweredonebyThomasL.RussellandJohnLosak—showingthequalityofonline
educationtobeasgoodasorbetterthanthatoftraditionaleducation—holduponalargerscale,thenthefutureofgettingjobsandadvancementsbasedononlinedegreeswillbebright.
Untilthen,chooseschoolscarefully,andcheckforaccreditationandstrongprograms.Whenyou’vecompletedthedegree,gotojobinterviewsarmedwithinformationtocounteranyquestionsaboutthequalityorvalidityofyourdegree.Makesuretheinterviewerknowshowyouachievedthedegree,howyouworkeditintoabusyschedule,howyouovercameanyobstacles.Itwillshow
aself-motivationanddisciplinethatmaybejustthequalitiesthecompanyislookingfor.
1.Whichofthefollowingistheuniquecharacteristicofonlineeducationthattraditionaleducationdoesn’thave?
ATherearelectures,buttheywon’tbeinperson.
BThereareassignments,andyoumusthandthemtoyourinstructor.
CIfyougetsick,youhavetoaskforsomeone’snotes.
DIfyougetaphonecallduringclass,youwillmisssomething.
2.Whatcanyoudoinsomeschools’initial“bootcamp”?
ATomeettheotherstudentsandinstructors.BToreadbooksinthelibrary.
CToattendclassinperson.DTohandyourpapertoyourinstructor.
3.Whatisthebesttypeofonlinelecture?
AOnewithnoaccompanyingslides.BOnethatissimplyputonlineastext.
COnewithoutvideooraudio.DOnewithinteractionduringthelecture.
4.Greatcontentismoreeasilyabsorbedifit’sdoneina________manner.
AstaticandinnovativeBtraditionalandobsolete
CdynamicandinnovativeDsimpleandactive
5.Whatisthemostimportantpartofonlinecommunication?
ATousechatroomsandinstantmessagingtocommunicate.
BTofindaprogramthathasinteractionbuiltintoit.
CTofindanestablishedmethodforinteraction.
DTousevideoconferencingtocommunicate.
6.Whatwillbeemployers’viewaboutonlinedegreesasmoreareusedintheworkforce?
ATheywillfeeldoubtfulaboutthequalityofonlineeducation.
BTheywillfeelmoresecureaboutthequalityofonlineeducation.
CTheywillnotbequitesureaboutthequalityofonlineeducation.
DTheywillfullytrustthequalityofonlineeducation.
7.Whatmaybethequalitiesthatsomecompaniesarelookingforaccordingtothepassage?
AQualityofyourdegree.BValidityofyourdegree.
CSelf-motivationanddiscipline.DAbilitytoovercomeobstacles.
8.Aschoolthatisdedicatedtoitsonlineprogramswillhavethe_______andthesupportstafftomakeitsuccessful.
9.Thereputationoftheschool,however,maynotbeas__________asyouthin
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