Question

In an age dominated （控制的） by new media and the Internet, there are so many alternative ways of learning．Gone are the days when, if we couldn't make it into a classroom, the only real option was to pick up a book, or when audio materials consisted of bad quality cassettes or sporadic（时有时无的） radio and TV programmes．With the appearance of broadband access to the web, we have a whole new learning domain （统领） at our fingertips．Sophisticated learning materials in the form of text or high-quality audio are now available at the touch of a button, and tests and assignments can be submitted （进行） and marked online．Questions and learning, studying away from the classroom has never seemed easier．Yet many teachers would argue that face-to-face contact between teachers and students is an essential part of the language learning experience．Enter the concept of blended （融合的） learning, an approach to education which seeks to combine the best of new technology and actual human contact．

Advocates of blended learning argue that an approach to study which combines the benefits of new technology with the best aspects of face-to-face （often abbreviated to F2F） teaching, will achieve better results．For example, there are some aspects of study, like practical sessions, dealing with more subjective questions, or meeting the needs of an individual student, which require face-to-face human interaction, whereas the more mechanical aspects of learning, such as answers to clear-cut questions, can be managed simply and effectively in a remote environment using new technology．

Blended learning approaches have proven especially appropriate in language learning．For example, in an ELT （English Language Teaching ） environment, a simple scenario （剧情概要） might be a classroom session where a teacher asks a group of students to use a wiki to create a text． Students then go away and compose and edit the text remotely．During the next F2F session, the teacher express his opinion about their work．

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

    A．Blended learning is an effective learning approach．

    B．More and more people will use Internet-based learning materials,

    C．There are so many different ways of learning for people to choose in today's world．

    D．Blended learning methods have proven to be effective except in language learning．

2.Which of the following aspects of study doesn't require face-to-face interaction between teachers and students?

    A．Practical sessions．

    B．Tackling the needs of an individual student．

    C．Dealing with more subjective questions．

    D．Providing answers to clear-cut questions．

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

    A．the radio and TV in the past were of poor quality

    B．people do not get audio materials through cassettes nowadays

    C．it was not convenient for people to leam outside a classroom in the past

    D．it was difficult to find a classroom with good learning conditions in the old days

4.Which of the following can be best describe the writer's attitude towards blended learning?

    A．Critical．                              B．Objective （客观的） ．

    C．Supportive．                            D．Neutral （中立的） ．

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.A 主旨大意题。文章是关于Enter the concept of blended （融合的） learning, 它把传统的学习方法和现在的网络学习方法相融合，这种学习方法很有效。故A正确。

2.D 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后两行whereas the more mechanical aspects of learning, such as Providing answers to clear-cut questions can be managed simply and effectively in a remote environment using new technology．说明Providing answers to clear-cut questions不需要老师和学生之间面对面的交流，故D正确。

3.C 推理题。根据第一段2,3行Gone are the days when, if we couldn't make it into a classroom, the only real option was to pick up a book, or when audio materials consisted of bad quality cassettes or sporadic（时有时无的） radio and TV programmes．说明以前人们的学习是很不方便的。故C正确。

4.D 态度题。作者在这篇文章中只是客观的描述了这种新型的学习方法，并没有什么偏向，故他应该持一种中立的态度，故D正确。

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