Eleven top universities are joining the Open University to launch free Internet courses. King’s College London, along with the Universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Anglia, Exeter, Lancaster, Leeds, Southampton, St Andrews and Warwick, has partnered with FutureLearn, a company set up by the Open University that will offer free and non-credit bearing courses to Internet-users around the world.
The courses are modeled on the US phenomenon “Massive open online courses” ( Moocs ), which have attracted millions of users around the world and are especially popular in emerging economies.
FutureLearn will improve UK institutions for international students, said Prof Martin Bean, voice-chancellor of the Open University. “At the moment, foreign students’ perception of UK Universities is: wonderful history, great tradition, really good teaching, but a bit boring.”
Leeds University says the partnership will benefit students studying on campus. “Students will have access to a rich set of resources from both Leeds and our partners. They can also broaden their education beyond their main subject areas.”
The UK higher education industry stands among the top five export earners for Britain Moocs have grown rapidly in the US over the past year, with two providers leading the field. Coursera offers courses from 33 Universities, including Princeton, Brown, Columbia and Duke, and has reached more than 1.7 million users, EdX, a nonprofit start-up from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology courses this autumn.
Simon Nelson, one of the key architects of BBC Online, will head FutureLearn as launch CEO. “It’s really meaningful for these universities to come together –we’ll punch much harder collectively than any other university will individually,” he said.
Partner Institutions will be responsible for their own content while the OU, which has been providing distance-learning courses since 1971, will assist with course delivery and infrastructure. Details of further universities will be revealed next year, as will the courses on offer.
1. What does the underlined word “perception” in paragrah3 mean?
A.expectation B.view C.dream D.proposal
2. We can learn from the passage that________
A.Coursera, one of the two providers, leads the online courses in the US.
B.Economics is the most popular subject among these online courses.
C.FutureLearn is only set up for the Internet-users.
D.About 1,7million users are taking the free courses launched by UK.
3.What is implied in Simon’s words?
A.It’s really meaningful for these universities to cooperate.
B.Single university can’t do the work very well.
C.These universities will compete with each other.
D.Joint efforts by these top universities will help the program go more smoothly.
4.All of the following statements are true except________
A.Internet-users don’t need to get credit for the courses.
B.UK may top the list of online education one day.
C.The UK higher education industry stands among the top five export earners for England.
D.Some foreign students may think UK universities are not so satisfying.
5. In which magazine would you most likely find this passage?
A.Entertainment B.Science C.Education D.Business Week
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Eleven top universities are joining the Open University to launch free Internet courses. King’s College London, along with the Universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Anglia, Exeter, Lancaster, Leeds, Southampton, St Andrews and Warwick, has partnered with FutureLearn, a company set up by the Open University that will offer free and non-credit bearing courses to Internet-users around the world.
The courses are modeled on the US phenomenon “Massive open online courses” ( Moocs ), which have attracted millions of users around the world and are especially popular in emerging economies.
FutureLearn will improve UK institutions for international students, said Prof Martin Bean, voice-chancellor of the Open University. “At the moment, foreign students’ perception of UK Universities is: wonderful history, great tradition, really good teaching, but a bit boring.”
Leeds University says the partnership will benefit students studying on campus. “Students will have access to a rich set of resources from both Leeds and our partners. They can also broaden their education beyond their main subject areas.”
The UK higher education industry stands among the top five export earners for Britain Moocs have grown rapidly in the US over the past year, with two providers leading the field. Coursera offers courses from 33 Universities, including Princeton, Brown, Columbia and Duke, and has reached more than 1.7 million users, EdX, a nonprofit start-up from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology courses this autumn.
Simon Nelson, one of the key architects of BBC Online, will head FutureLearn as launch CEO. “It’s really meaningful for these universities to come together –we’ll punch much harder collectively than any other university will individually,” he said.
Partner Institutions will be responsible for their own content while the OU, which has been providing distance-learning courses since 1971, will assist with course delivery and infrastructure. Details of further universities will be revealed next year, as will the courses on offer.
1. What does the underlined word “perception” in paragrah3 mean?
A.expectation B.view C.dream D.proposal
2. We can learn from the passage that________
A.Coursera, one of the two providers, leads the online courses in the US.
B.Economics is the most popular subject among these online courses.
C.FutureLearn is only set up for the Internet-users.
D.About 1,7million users are taking the free courses launched by UK.
3.What is implied in Simon’s words?
A.It’s really meaningful for these universities to cooperate.
B.Single university can’t do the work very well.
C.These universities will compete with each other.
D.Joint efforts by these top universities will help the program go more smoothly.
4.All of the following statements are true except________
A.Internet-users don’t need to get credit for the courses.
B.UK may top the list of online education one day.
C.The UK higher education industry stands among the top five export earners for England.
D.Some foreign students may think UK universities are not so satisfying.
5. In which magazine would you most likely find this passage?
A.Entertainment B.Science C.Education D.Business Week
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第二节书面表达(满分25分)
最近许多名校成为旅游景点,为此你班展开有关"Should the university campus be open to tourists?”的讨论。请你根据下表所提供的信息,给China Daily报社写一封信,介绍讨论情况并发表白己的看法。
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2.短文须包括表中的全部内容,可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.参考词汇:文化交流cultural exchange。
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Dear Editor,
I'm writing to tell you about the discussion we've had about whether the university campus should be open to tourists.
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According to new research from the University of Cambridge in England, sheep are able to recognize human faces from photographs.
The farm animals, who are social and have large brains, were previously known to be able to recognize one another, as well as familiar humans. However, their ability to recognize human faces from photos alone is novel.
The recent study, the results of which were published in the journal Royal Society; Open Science, show the woolly creatures could be trained to recognize still images of human faces, including those of former President Barack Obama and actress Emma Watson.
Initially, the sheep were trained to approach certain images by being given food rewards. Later, they were able to recognize the images for which they had been rewarded. The sheep could even recognize images of faces shown at an angle, though their ability to do so declined by about 15 percent—the same rate at which a human’s ability to perform the same task declines,
“Anyone who has spent time working with sheep will know that they are intelligent and individual animals who are able to recognize their handlers.” said Professor Jenny Morton, who led the Cambridge study. “We’ve shown with our study that sheep have advanced face-recognition abilities, close to those of humans and monkeys.”
Recognizing faces is one of his most important social skills for human beings, and some disorders of the brain, including Huntington’s disease, affect this ability.
“Sheep are long-lived and have brains that are similar in size and complexity to those of some monkeys. That means they can be useful models to help us understand disorders of the brain, such as Huntington’s disease that develop over a long time and affect cognitive (认识的) abilities. Our study gives us another way to monitor how these abilities change.” Morton said.
1.According to the new research, what’s unusual about sheep?
A. They have large brains.
B. They can recognize their owners.
C. They can tell animals from humans.
D. They can recognize human faces from photographs.
2.How did the researchers train the sheep?
A. By giving food rewards.
B. By showing photos of famous people.
C. By guiding them to follow their handlers.
D. By showing photos of humans and monkeys by turns.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Sheep have a higher face-recognition ability than monkeys.
B. The new discovery is of great benefit to the study of cognitive ability changes.
C. The sheep’s face-recognition ability may prevent some disorders of the brain.
D. The sheep’s face-recognition ability stays the same when shown photos at any angle.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. A Wonderful Scientist
B. The Life of Sheep
C. A New Discovery about Sheep
D. How Sheep Recognize Each Other
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According to new research from the University of Cambridge in England, sheep are able to recognize human faces from photographs.
The farm animals, who are social and have large brains, were previously known to be able to recognize one another, as well as familiar humans. However, their ability to recognize human faces from photos alone is novel.
The recent study, the results of which were published in the journal Royal Society: Open Science, show the woolly creatures could be trained to recognize still images of human faces, including those of former President Barack Obama and actress Emma Watson.
Initially, the sheep were trained to approach certain images by being given food rewards. Later, they were able to recognize the images for which they had been rewarded. The sheep could even recognize images of faces shown at an angle, though their ability to do so declined by about 15 percent — the same rate at which a human’s ability to perform the same task declines.
“Anyone who has spent time working with sheep will know that they are intelligent, individual animals who are able to recognize their handlers,” said Professor Jenny Morton, who led the Cambridge study. “We’ve shown with our study that sheep have advanced face-recognition abilities, comparable with those of humans and monkeys.”
Recognizing faces is one of the most important social skills for human beings, and some disorders of the brain, including Huntington’s disease, affect this ability.
“Sheep are long-lived and have brains that are similar in size and complexity to those of some monkeys. That means they can be useful models to help us understand disorders of the brain, such as Huntington’s disease, that develop over a long time and affect cognitive abilities. Our study gives us another way to monitor how these abilities change,” Morton said.
1.According to the new research, what’s unusual about sheep?
A. They have large brains.
B. They can recognize their owners.
C. They can tell animals from humans.
D. They can recognize human faces from photographs.
2.How did the researchers train the sheep?
A. By guiding them to follow their handlers.
B. By giving food rewards.
C. By showing photos of humans and monkeys by turns.
D. By showing photos of famous people.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Sheep have a higher face-recognition ability than monkeys.
B. The sheep’s face-recognition ability stays the same when shown photos at any angle.
C. The new discovery is beneficial to the study of cognitive ability changes.
D. The sheep’s face-recognition ability may prevent some disorders of the brain.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. A New discovery about Sheep. B. How Sheep Recognize Each Other.
C. A Wonderful Scientist. D. The Life of Sheep.
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HARVARD, the top university in the United States, is a dream place for many students. Imagine being able to see how unique Harvard students are. Asking them what they learn. And how their classes are conducted.
This month, 300 students from different parts of China had an opportunity to spend a week with Harvard students. They gathered in the High School Attached to Fudan University in Shanghai where the Harvard College Association for US-China Relations Summit for Young Leaders in China (HSYLC 2007) took place. Over 40 Harvard undergraduates took part in it!
Around 2,000 Chinese students applied online for the program, which included various activities. Wang Wenjing, 17, from Shanghai Jingye High School was one of the 300 participants to be selected.
Seminars (研讨会)
Every day, the schedule was very busy filled with seminars, lectures, workshops (研习班), games and parties. Wang liked the seminars most.
Seminars are small classes with no more than 10 students. Wang could choose six from 40 different seminars to attend. A Harvard student led each one.
"They explored international issues such as US immigration (移民). We were allowed lively discussion and sometimes the only thing we did in a class was debate," Wang said. "To prepare for the next seminar, we often stayed up late doing research. No one could keep silent and it was fun to share ideas with others."
Celebrities’(名人) lectures
Each day, two or three lectures were given. Wang was excited that the lecturers were famous figures that before she had only seen on TV.
"I finally know why people are crazy about Yi Zhongtian. He is intelligent and eloquent (有口才的). Pu Bajia taught me how to overcome difficulties and plan for the future. All the lectures were inspiring," she said.
At the closing ceremony, Wang and her partner from Nanjing presented their workshop project. It was a survey of how Chinese view Americans, as an article about how Americans view Chinese is popular on the Internet.
"The program taught me what I could not otherwise learn in the classroom. Harvard students also let me know how important to be creative," she said.
Background information | 300 Chinese students had an opportunity to spend a week with students of Harvard University, the most _1.______ one in the USA, being able to see how unique the Harvard students are, what they learn and how their classes are 2.___ out. | |
The programme was _3.____ in the PRC, with over 40 Harvard undergraduate students _4.____ part in it. | ||
About 2000 Chinese students applied online, but only 300 were luckily chosen. | ||
__5. __ | Seminars | Seminars are small classes with only 10 students, __6._____ by a Harvard student. |
There were 40 different seminars for participants to choose from. | ||
The Chinese students had to __7. _____ or debate in class. | ||
Everyone had to stay up late, __8. ___ for the next one. | ||
Celebrities’ lectures | Every day two or three _9.____ lectures were given by famous figures who once appeared on TV, such as Yi Zhongtian. | |
Conclusion | Participants had to present their workshop projects, intended to encourage their ___10.___. | |
高三英语填空题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Are we getting more stupid? According to Gerald Crabtree, a scientist at Stanford University in the US, we are.
You may not want to hear this, but Crabtree believes that human intelligence reached its peak more than 2,000 years ago and ever since then has been going downhill. “If an average Greek from 1,000 BC were transported to modern times, he or she would be one of the brightest among us,” Crabtree told The Guardian.
At the heart of Crabtree’s thinking is a simple idea. In the past, intelligence was critical for survival when our ancestors had to avoid dangerous animals and hunt for food. The difference of being smart or stupid is often life or death. However, after the spread of agriculture, when our ancestors began to live in dense farming communities, the need to keep their intelligence in peak condition gradually reduced.
This is not hard to understand. Most of the time, pressure is what keeps us going – you need the pressure from your teachers to finish your homework; the pressure of looking pretty prompts you to lose weight when summer comes. And the same is also true of our intelligence – if we think less, we become less smart.
These mutations(变异) are harmful to our intelligence and they were all developed in the past 3,000 years. The other evidence that Crabtree holds is in our genes. He found that among the 2,000 to 5,000 genes that we have that determine human intelligence, there are two or more mutations in each of us.
However, Crabtree’s theory has been criticized by some who say that early humans may have better hunting and surviving abilities, but people today have developed a more diverse intelligence. For example, spearing a tiger doesn’t necessarily require more brainpower than playing chess or writing a poem. Moreover, the power of modern education means a lot more people have the opportunity to learn nowadays.
“You wouldn’t get Stephen Hawking 2,000 years ago. He just wouldn’t exist,” Thomas Hills of the University of Warwick, UK, told Live Science. “But now we have people of his intellectual capacity doing things and making insights that we would never have achieved in our environment of evolutionary adaptation.”
1.What is Crabtree’s recent finding according to the article?
A. The Greeks from 1,000 BC could have been the smartest in human history.
B. Our ancient ancestors had no better surviving abilities than we do nowadays.
C. Humans have been getting steadily more intelligent since the invention of farming.
D. Mutations in genes that decide human intelligence have affected the development of intelligence.
2.According to Crabtree, ancient humans _______.
A. had much more genes that determine human intelligence
B. were forced to be smart due to natural selection pressures
C. relied more on group intelligence than individual intelligence
D. developed a diverse intelligence to adapt to the harsh realities
3.Some argue that Crabtree’s theory is false because they think _______.
A. people today are under much more pressure than early humans
B. it’s ridiculous to compare a hunter’s and a poet’s intelligence
C. modern education is far more advanced than ancient education
D. human intelligence nowadays is different from that of the distant past
4.What is Thomas Hills’ attitude toward Crabtree’s theory?
A. Supportive B. Unfavorable
C. Worried D. Confused.
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Students are encouraged to _________ the design competition for robots at the university.
A.take part | B.operate | C.join to | D.participate in |
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Our dedicated team of experts prepares students to study at an American university or college. They guide students from their entry into the program to their final goal: successful progression to a university or college. Most universities and colleges have made agreements with OHLA. Completion of the Advanced 2 level in OHLA satisfies the English standard of the universities. No TOEFL or IELTS required!
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1.What is the main aim of OHLA?
A.To organize some social programs.
B.To push students to complete English study.
C.To help students enter an American university.
D.To guide foreigners to become American citizens.
2.Who can apply for the program of OHLA?
A.High school students in any grade.
B.American freshmen in foreign countries.
C.A Skype interviewer without a passport.
D.College students with university transcripts.
3.What is required for the applicants for OHLA?
A.Passing TOEFL exam.
B.English test certificate.
C.Security deposit of $6,000.
D.Completing Advanced 2 level.
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While most teenagers were studying to get into a top university,one 19-year-old was starring in his first movie,Blue Gate Crossing.It was a film about love on campus and it was well received in Taiwan.Many say it was this film that put Bolin Chen in position for his later glittering career in show business.
In fact.it was not until he played a troubled young man in the movie Buddha Mountain three years ago that he regained his passion for acting.
While being called a“youth idol”may seem like a compliment,it is a title that Chen has tried to shake off.He believes that “a youth idol means you simply rely on your appearance,not your acting talent”.
The most important thing for Chen now is to take more initiative(主动性)as an actor.“To me,an actor is like a chess piece,waiting for producers and directors to put him somewhere they want him to be.”Chen,29,told NetEase.“But I want to be the game player.”He even took his ambition a step further,setting tip his own production company.
But just when Chen started to locus on off-screen work,his life on screen took another turn.He won the title of Best Leading Actor at the 2012 Golden Bell Awards on Oct 26 for his role in hit TV drama In Time with You.When asked why he accepted the part,which is another “youth idol”role.he told Yangcheng Evening News:“I played it for my grandfather.He tells everyone around that I am an actor.but I used to play in movies,not TV series.Now he is in the hospital.I hope that he can watch my performances by simply turning on the TV.”
Chen is a veteran(老手)in the entertainment world,but unlike many stars,he hasn’t led a luxurious(奢华的)life.He doesn’t even have a car but walks,rides a bike or takes a taxi whenever he goes out.He doesn’t have a house,either.“Everyone will eventually find some place to live anyway,why bother to buy property (地产)?”he asked Taiwan magazine Business Today.
1.What does Bolin Chen think of his title“youth idol”?
A.He likes it very much.
B.He thinks it a compliment.
C.He wants to get rid of it.
D.He is not worthy of it.
2.Bolin Chen’s words in Para 4 suggest that he______.
A.1ikes to play games such as chess
B.wants to take an active part in producing his films
C.cannot get along well with some directors
D.thinks producers are more important in making a film
3.Bolin Chen played a part in the TV drama In Time with You because he_____.
A.failed in off-screen work
B.had become a“youth idol”
C.wanted to delight his grandfather
D.wanted to succeed in the new field
4.The main idea of the last paragraph is that Bolin Chen____.
A.is a veteran in the entertainment world
B.hasn’t made much money from his work
C.doesn’t like the entertainment world
D.prefers a different lifestyle from most stars
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(2014·哈尔滨质检)She has succeeded in gaining ________to the university,which the whole family are pleased with.
A.congratulation B.admission
C.cooperation D.reaction
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