D)A writing career, though attractive is not for every child to pursue Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage By almost any measure, there is a boom in Intermet-based instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance leaming(DL), and among the larger schools, it's close to 90 percent If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably havent heard of the University of Phoenix It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the countr While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post syllabi(课程大纲), reading assignment and schedules on Websites,and students send in their assignments by e - mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether. The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily there's the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say in your pajamas( eex). But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced commitment to the course. while dropout rate for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent the rate for online students i 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses inherent in the setup. In a survey conducted for e Comell the dl division of Comell University, less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom course dearly, from the schools perspective, there s a lot of money to be saved. although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software, most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded(+9)systems. The more students who enroll in a course but dont come to campus, the more school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots. And, while there's evidence that instructors must work harder to run a dl course for a variety of reasons, the y wont be paid any more, and might well be paid less. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 62. What is the most striking feature of the University of Phoenix? A)It boasts the largest number of students on campus B)All its courses are offered online C) Its online courses are of the best quality D) Anyone taking its online courses is sure to get a degree. 63. According to the passage, distance leaming is basically characterized by A)aminimum or total absence of face-to-face instruction B)aconsiderable flexibility in its academic requirements C at diversity of students' academic backgrounds dents take Internet -based course A) B) select courses from various colleges and universities C work on the required courses whenever and wher 65. What accounts for the high drop-out rates for online students? A) There is no mechanism to ensure that they make the required effort.D) A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue. Passage Two Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning (DL), and among the larger schools, it’s close to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven’t heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country. While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post syllabi (课程大纲), reading assignment, and schedules on Websites, and students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether. The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there’s the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say, in your pajamas (睡衣). But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced commitment to the course. While dropout rate for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses inherent in the setup. In a survey conducted for eCornell, the DL division of Cornell University, less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom course. Clearly, from the schools’ perspective, there’s a lot of money to be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software, most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded (升级) systems. The more students who enroll in a course but don’t come to campus, the more school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots. And, while there’s evidence that instructors must work harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons, the y won’t be paid any more, and might well be paid less. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。 62. What is the most striking feature of the University of Phoenix? A) It boasts the largest number of students on campus. B) All its courses are offered online. C) Its online courses are of the best quality. D) Anyone taking its online courses is sure to get a degree. 63. According to the passage, distance learning is basically characterized by ________. A) a minimum or total absence of face-to-face instruction B) a considerable flexibility in its academic requirements C) the great diversity of students’ academic backgrounds D) the casual relationship between students and professors 64. Many students take Internet-based courses mainly because they can ________. A) save a great deal on traveling and boarding expenses B) select courses from various colleges and universities C) work on the required courses whenever and wherever D) earn their academic degrees with much less effort 65. What accounts for the high drop-out rates for online students? A) There is no mechanism to ensure that they make the required effort