人文英语3unit8参考答案

一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（每题10分）

题目1

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–The advancement of technology has boosted the pace of our lives, and requires us to learn something new every day.

–I have chosen the online program at OU.

选择一项：

A. Because

B. Now that

C. That is the reason why 正确

答案：C

解析：本题考核“进一步说明”的交际用法。第一个说话者并未提问，所以不需要回答原因之类内容，第二个说话者是在表述自己的观点，That is the reason why是一个同位语从句的常用句式，往往用来进一步解释，在这里表示第二个说话者同意第一个人的观点，并进一步加以解释。所以答案是C。

正确答案是：That is the reason why

题目2

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–What are your great strengths?

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选择一项：

A. I am very shy.

B. My job offers me high income.

C. I am very active in discussion. 正确

答案：C

解析：本题考核“谈论优势”的交际用法。问话者询问对方最大的优势是什么，答话者应该说出自己的优点，选项A表达的是性格，不是优点，选项B表述的是其工作的优势。所以答案是C。

正确答案是：I am very active in discussion.

题目3

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_________ the regular classes, you can also attend many different seminars and take part in many extracurricular activities.

选择一项：

A. Except for

B. Including

C. Apart from 正确

答案：C

译文：除了常规课，你还可以参加很多不同的讨论和课外活动。

解析：表示“除了”这个意思的词汇很多，但是含义不同，except和except for表示“除……外”，含有不包括之意；besides和apart from表示“除了……，还有……”，实际上表示两者都包含。因此选C。

正确答案是：Apart from

题目4

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By making learning possible anytime and anywhere, distance education is a powerful tool _________ supporting lifelong learning.

选择一项：

A. to

B. for 正确

C. with

答案：B

译文：为了使得学生可以在任何时间地点学习，远程教育是提供终身学习的有力工具。

解析：介词后面常常用动名词doing来替代名词或名词短语，因此选B。

正确答案是：for

题目5

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One big of formal education is the high cost.

选择一项：

A. advantage

B. disadvantage 正确

C. practice

答案：B

译文：正规教育的一个较大的劣势是高成本。

解析：advantage意为“优势”；disadvantage意为“劣势”；advantage和disadvantage是一对反义词；practice意为“实践”。高成本肯定是劣势，所以选B。

正确答案是：disadvantage

题目6

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二、阅读理解：判断正误（每题10分）

Lifelong Learning & Distance Education

The term “lifelong learning” is very popular nowadays. It describes the need for people to continue their education and training throughout their lives. Lifelong learning is more and more important for everyone because people are now facing different career choices in changing economies. It is believed lifelong learning is a crucial response to the challenges of the global knowledge economy.

Currently, most universities have reacted to the era of lifelong learning by adding new programs and services for adults who seek to combine employment with part-time study. Special arrangements have been developed for these students but the core activity of the university, providing teaching to full-time young undergraduates, often goes on much as before.

Lifelong learning is both formal and non-formal; and the boundaries between face-to-face teaching and distance education are increasingly blurred.

By making learning possible anytime and anywhere, distance education is a powerful tool for supporting lifelong learning. Technology-based teaching is creating new educational systems that anyone from anywhere can access. The key challenge for universities is to evolve from a teacher-centered model of education to student-centered model. The challenge for governments is