1 . 假如你是李华，在疫情期间，你的美国笔友Tom也在家上网课。他想了解你上网课的体会，请你给他写一封电子邮件，要点如下:
1.网课对你的帮助;
2.网课的缺陷;
3.你的建议。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,

How are things going with you?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . Professor Ashok Goel of Georgia Tech developed an artificially intelligent teaching assistant to help handle the enormous number of student questions in the online class, Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence. This online course is a core requirement of Georgia Tech’s online Master of Science in Computer Science program. Professor Goel already had eight teaching assistants, but that wasn’t enough to deal with the overwhelming number of daily questions from students.

Many students drop out of online courses because of the lack of teaching support. When students feel isolated or confused and reach out with questions that go unanswered, their motivation to continue begins to fade. Professor Goel decided to do something to remedy (改进) his situation and his solution was to create a virtual assistant named Jill Watson, which is based on the IBM Watson platform.

Goel and his team developed several versions of Jill Watson before releasing her to the online forums. At first, the virtual assistant wasn’t too great. But Goel and his team sourced the online discussion forum to find all the 40,000 questions that had ever been asked since the class was launched. Then they began to feed Jill with the questions and answers. After some adjustments and sufficient time, Jill was able to answer the students’ questions correctly 97% of the time. The virtual assistant became so advanced and realistic that the students didn’t know she was a computer. The students, who were studying artificial intelligence, were interacting with the virtual assistant and couldn’t tell it apart from a real human being. Goel didn’t inform them about Jill’s true identity until April 26. The students were actually very positive about the experience.

The goal of Professor Goel’s virtual assistant next year is to take over answering 40% of all the questions posed by students on the online forum. The name Jill Watson will, of course, change to something else next semester. Professor Goel has a much rosier outlook on the future of artificial intelligence than, say, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates or Steve Wozniak.

1. What do we learn about Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence?

A．It is a robot that can answer students’ questions.

B．It is a course designed for students to learn online.

C．It is a high-tech device that revolutionizes teaching.

D．It is a computer program that aids student learning.

2. What problem did Professor Goel meet with?

A．His students were unsatisfied with the assistants.

B．His course was too difficult for the students.

C．Students’ questions were too many to handle.

D．Too many students dropped out of his course.

3. What do we learn about Jill Watson?

A．She turned out to be a great success.

B．She got along pretty well with students.

C．She was unwelcome to students at first.

D．She was released online as an experiment.

4. How did the students feel about Jill Watson?

A．They thought she was a bit too artificial.

B．They found her not as capable as expected.

C．They could not but admire her knowledge.

D．They could not tell her from a real person.

5. What does Professor Goel plan to do next with Jill Watson?

A．Launch different versions of her online.

B．Feed her with new questions and answers.

C．Assign her to answer more of students’ questions.

D．Encourage students to interact with her more freely.

6. What’s the main idea of the text?

A．A robot gives an online course.

B．Virtual assistant is getting popular in school.

C．Robots will replace humans in online classes.

D．One Georgia Tech’s teaching assistant isn’t human.

5 . Nowadays, online course have become popular in many countries. There are different kinds of online courses, but most show a _______ of a teacher and students in a classroom. Students watch the video online and take part in online _______ Some coursed that are taught _______ the Internet alive. Some coursed are free and open to anyone, giving students anywhere the _______ to study at any time. Of course, watching students and teachers on a computer screen is not the same as taking part in a _______ class.

Other kinds of e-learning are being _______ around the world. In Singapore, some schools have tablets and touch screens instead of books and blackboards in the classrooms. There are also social media _______ to help the students work together on projects, and online “worlds” where the students can _______ with each other.

In South Korea, some students are taught English by teachers abroad. The teachers are in their   _______ countries and are connected to the Korean classrooms through the Internet. Instead of looking at a screen, the students interact with a ________ in the classroom. The robot is controlled by the teacher and can move around the classroom, talking with students. It is unlikely that robot teachers will ________ real teachers. But like online learning environments, they can be useful ________ .

These important examples show us that e-learning can be ________ Thanks to technology, more and more ways of teaching and learning are being developed. Nobody knows ________ the classroom of the future will look like, but one thing is for sure— there has never been a ________ interesting time to be a student.

1.

A．picture

B．video

C．note

D．passage

2.

A．activities

B．parties

C．meetings

D．gatherings

3.

A．along

B．about

C．through

D．across

4.

A．excuse

B．reason

C．choice

D．chance

5.

A．real

B．virtual

C．advanced

D．attractive

6.

A．taught

B．tested

C．revised

D．recorded

7.

A．agencies

B．departments

C．applications

D．advertisements

8.

A．trade

B．exchange

C．chat

D．communicate

9.

A．neighbor

B．former

C．foreign

D．home

10.

A．teacher

B．robot

C．computer

D．radio

11.

A．affect

B．attack

C．reward

D．replace

12.

A．tools

B．toys

C．products

D．structure

13.

A．boring

B．successful

C．doubtful

D．challenging

14.

A．when

B．which

C．what

D．who

15.

A．more

B．quite

C．very

D．just

6 . Online education has grown fast over the past ten years. The explosion of technology has made teaching outside the traditional classroom possible for teachers and has provided learners with easy access to course materials. Its attractiveness, benefits, and challenges are addressed.

In April, 2005, I was approached by a student who was interested in our doctoral program. However, the first question out of her mouth was, “Do you offer any online courses?” Later that day, as I was reading the conference program guide trying for interesting presentations, I noticed many workshops on web-based learning and online education. I later attended two of those workshops and met several professors from different universities who had either taught online courses for quite some time or who were discovering the best practice for teaching online. These experiences helped me realize at least to some extent the degree of growth in online education.

My responsibilities for the term included gaining more understanding of online education. Consequently, I made several attempts to enrich my knowledge of distance learning and online teaching. I consulted with my colleagues who were teaching online courses. This helped me recognize the importance of getting materials prepared even before the start of a term. I also learned that online courses may consume more time than regular classroom teaching. And I attended several workshops regarding online education and established a network with those who were involved in online programs at other universities. I will consider these people as my consultants as I begin to design my own online course. Also, I conducted a brief survey with 15 students and two faculty members who had taken or taught an online course before to understand their experience. Eventually I completed a literature review which gave me the foundation and the background of understanding the need for online education.

1. What benefits the development of online education?

A．Teachers’ good teaching ability.	B．Lack of traditional classrooms.
C．Learners’ access to free courses.	D．The rapid advance of technology.

2. Why did the author take a student for example?

A．To show students’ love for the doctoral program.

B．To persuade learners of traditional education.

C．To explain the growing trend of online education.

D．To predict the future of the teaching career.

3. What caused the author to know more about online education?

A．The appetite for knowledge.	B．The professional responsibilities.
C．The requirement of research.	D．The colleagues’ encouragement.

4. What is the author’s attitude to online education?

A．Carefree.

B．Doubtful.

C．Supportive.

D．Unwilling.

7 . Often, high school students don’t have a wide selection of courses from which they may choose. However, many online high schools offer a course list that includes almost everything from basics like math and science to extras like computer programming and instrument lessons. Many online high schools also offer students the chance to take advanced classes that may not be as readily available in some traditional schools.

An online high school student doesn’t have to get up very early in the morning and rush out to school. Instead, he can get a reasonable amount of sleep and start his day on his preferred schedule. While online schools do have attendance requirements, an online school can be more flexible (灵活的). And, the online high school students don’t have to worry about what to wear or what their classmates will say about how they look that day.

An online high school student needn’t be worried about a class that is moving too quickly or too slowly for him. Likewise, he may be able to take advantage of course offerings that suit his own learning style. For example, some online high schools offer coursework that meets the needs of visual (视觉的) or auditory (听觉的) learners in addition to those who can learn from traditional schools.

Since online high school students don’t need to spend time waiting for class to start and traveling to and from school, they may have more time to follow their hobbies. For example, if a student is training in dancing, he may have more time to practice. If another student is learning a musical instrument, he may have more time for that as well. Even part-time work and socializing may fit better into the life of a student taking advantage of the flexibility offered by an online school.

1. What’s the difference between traditional high school and online high school?

A．Range of classes to learn.	B．Tradition of teaching.
C．Ways of selecting courses.	D．Chances of learning basics.

2. What does an online school student need to do?

A．Start his day early.	B．Attend class according to rules.
C．Mind his appearance.	D．Have a tight schedule based on interest.

3. How can an online school meet students’ needs?

A．By offering courses of different styles.

B．By listing the experiment results for remembering.

C．By slowing down the teaching pace.

D．By reducing the time of coursework.

4. What’s the best title of the text?

A．Traditional Schools or Online Schools	B．Strengths of Traditional Schools
C．Importance of Online Schools	D．Flexibility of Online Schools

8 . E-learning

Courses that are taught through the Internet，or online courses，have become popular in many countries.     1     But most show a video of a teacher and students in a classroom. Students watch the video online and take part in online activities. Some courses are free and open to anyone, giving students anywhere the chance to study at any time.

    2     Some schools in Singapore, for example, have tablets and touchscreens instead of books and blackboards in the classrooms. There are also social media platforms to help the students work together on projects, and online “worlds” where the students can interact with each other and the digital environment while completing different tasks.

    3     The teachers are in their home countries and are connected to the Korean classrooms through the Internet. Instead of looking at a screen, the students interact with a robot in the classroom. The robot is controlled by the teacher and can move around the classroom and talk with students. It is unlikely that robot teachers will replace real teachers.     4    

These important examples show us that e-learning can be successful. Thanks to technology, more and more ways of teaching and learning are being developed.     5    

However, one thing is for sure-there has never been a more interesting time to be a student.

A．There are different kinds of online courses.

B．Students are more likely to take part in a real class.

C．Other kinds of e-learning are being tested around the world.

D．Nobody knows what the classroom of the future will look like.

E．But like online learning environments, they can be useful tools.

F．In South Korea, some students are taught English by teachers abroad.

G．E-learning will surely replace the real classroom learning in the near future.

9 . Online courses have become popular in many countries. There are different kinds of online courses, but most show a video of a teacher and students in a classroom. Students watch the video online and take part in online activities. Some courses are free and open to anyone.     1     Of course, watching videos on a screen is not the same as taking part in a real class.

    2     In Singapore, eight schools have been chosen to try new ways of using technology in the classroom. The schools have tablets(平板电脑)and touchscreens instead of books and blackboards in the classrooms.     3     Through them, students can communicate with each other and work on projects together.

In South Korea, some students have been taught English by teachers in the Philippines and other countries since 2011. The teachers are in their home countries and are connected to the Korean classrooms via the Internet. Instead of looking at a screen, the students interact with a robot in the classroom. The robot is controlled by the teacher.     4    

Thanks to technology, more and more ways of teaching and learning are being developed.

    5     But one thing is for sure – there has never been a more interesting time to be a student.

A．E-learning can be successful.

B．There are also social media platforms(平台).

C．Other kinds of e-learning are being tested around the world.

D．They give students anywhere the chance to study at any time.

E．Nobody knows what the classroom of the future will look like.

F．And it can move around the classroom and talk with the students.

G．The courses that are taught via the Internet are called online courses.