1 . This page summarizes the service offered by some of the best online tutoring websites on the Internet. We provide a brief summary of each of the websites, the service they offer, the cost of their service and our opinions of the pros and cons of each website.

In our opinion, Tutor Vista.com offers the best buy in the field of online tutoring service. For $100 per month your child can have unlimited tutoring. There are significant discounts for multi-month contracts ($ 50/month for 12 months or more).

Tutor Vista.com is founded by Krishnan Ganesh in 2005 with headquarters in Bangalore, India. Its mission is to provide world-class tutoring and high-quality content to students around the world—anytime, anywhere and in any subject.

Tutor Vista.com only hires experienced tutors. Most have a master or Ph. D. degree as well as 5 to 10 years’ teaching experience and they must pass strict certification exams.

You can schedule sessions with your preferred tutor in advance. Using a technology called VoIP, a student and a tutor talk naturally with headphones and microphones. The student and the tutor also share a “Whiteboard” that they both can write on. No special software is required but a headset with microphone is recommended. The company takes advantage of the highly educated, low-wage-base Indian population to offer the most cost-effective online tutoring service on the Internet.

Pros:◆Highly qualified tutors.

◆Unlimited online tutoring.

◆Low cost.

Cons:◆Maybe some language problems.

◆Voice interaction requires purchase of headset with microphone ($25~50 from Amazon).

1. How much do you have to pay if you make a contract for 1.5 years on Tutor Vista.com?

A．$1,800.

B．$1,200.

C．$900.

D．$2,000.

2. How can a student get help from his tutor when he has problems?

A．He can communicate with the tutor through chatting online

B．He can call the tutor directly anytime.

C．He can write an email to his tutor and wait for the reply online.

D．He must wait some days to meet the tutor personally.

3. According to the passage, what may be discussed next?

A．Other tutoring websites.

B．The best service provided by TutorVista.com.

C．The qualified teachers from Tutor Vista.com.

D．The great benefit of learning on Tutor Vista.com.

2 . For a high-quality education, face-to-face teaching is considered an extremely important core component. However, digital teaching also brings unexpected advantages and opportunities, proves the Study and Teaching Commission of German Psychological Society.

Dr. Anne Gärtner from Technische Universität Dresden explains that digital teaching offers students as well as teachers new opportunities and brings a completely renewed form of teaching and learning to life: “On the one hand, the flexibility in terms of time and space in work organization is one of the greatest advantages of digital teaching, as not only time but also costs can be saved, for example, by avoiding travel. Teachers have greater autonomy (自主) and can decide for themselves how to manage their time and organize their seminars and lectures. In addition, recorded teaching material can be reused.” Students feel similarly: digital teaching allows them to learn at their own personal pace and repeat recorded lectures as often as necessary.

However, “face-to-face teaching and digital formats should not be played off against each other,” says Dr. Gärtner. “Digital teaching should be seen as a complementary (补充的) means to further improve the quality of teaching, and the importance of face-to-face teaching should not be forgotten.” Because even if online learning brings more advantages than initially expected, the lack of contact between lecturers and students leaves many gaps that cannot be “filled” online. One obvious disadvantage, for example, is the requirement of a stable Internet connection and the necessary technical equipment. Since digital teaching and its technical implementation (实施) was still unfamiliar to many, there was accordingly an increased workload, especially in the early days. In addition, one of the main disadvantages is undoubtedly the difficulty of remaining disciplined, focused and motivated in front of one's computer all by oneself over a long period.

In the future, more and more people will want to learn and teach online, since everyone now has the opportunity to continue their education anytime and anywhere—whether on the road, in the waiting room, on the train or at home.

1. In which aspect do teachers benefit from digital teaching?

A．Teaching at a flexible pace.

B．Contacting students frequently.

C．Having more job opportunities.

D．Freeing themselves from seminars.

2. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?

A．Self-control online is difficult to guarantee.

B．Digital teaching helps fill communication gaps.

C．Digital teaching fails to meet initial expectations.

D．Offline teaching and digital teaching can't co-exist.

3. How does Dr. Anne Gärtner express her ideas?

A．By giving examples.	B．By making a comparison.
C．By using an expert’s words.	D．By referring to another study.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．What Makes Digital Teaching Possible?

B．How to Enable High-quality Education?

C．Face-to-face Teaching: Necessary or Not?

D．Digital Teaching: Opportunity or Challenge?

3 . 英语课上，你班就新冠疫情期间在家上网课（online classes）的效果做了一次问卷调查（survey）。请你按照以下要点写一篇英语短文，介绍你的调查结果并发表个人看法。

优势	1.环境安静，利于学习； 2.培养独立思考的能力。
弊端	1.缺乏学习的气氛； 2.难以保证每个学生都自觉参与学习。
你的观点	……

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 . How to be a successful online student

While regular schools still exist, the virtual classroom plays an important role in today's learning community.

    1    

Be able to communicate through writing

In the virtual classroom nearly all communication is written, so it is necessary for students to express themselves in writing. Some students have limited writing abilities which need to be improved. This usually requires more practice from these students. Whether working alone or in a group, students share ideas on the subject being studied, and read about those of their classmates.     2    

Be willing to ‘speak up’ if problems arise

Remember that teachers cannot see their students in an online course.     3     If they face technical difficulties or problems, they MUST speak up; otherwise there is no way anyone can know something is wrong. If one person does not understand something, possibly several others have the same problem. While explaining something others, students strengthen their own knowledge about the subject.

Take the program seriously

    4     In fact, many students say it requires much more time and effort. Requirements for online courses are not less than those of any quality program. Successful students, however, see online learning as a convenient way to receive their education - not an easier way. Many online students sit at computers for hours at a time during evenings and on weekends in order to complete their assignments.

Be able to think ideas through before replying

Providing meaningful and quality input into the virtual classroom is an essential part of online learning. Time is given to allow for careful development of answers.     5     Many times online students will not always be right, they just need to be prepared to accept a challenge.

A．Be open - minded about sharing experiences.

B．In this way, students gain great insight from their classmates.

C．Online learning is not easier than study in regular classrooms.

D．However, online students require unique qualities to be successful.

E．Testing and challenging of ideas is encouraged.

F．Students can keep the online environment open and friendly.

G．This means students must make their comments and requests clearly.

5 . 假定你是李华,是你校英文报Teens’ Life的编辑。近日收到Ralph同学的求助信。 他无法适应学校的网课,注意力不集中,跟不上老师的节奏,视力也受到了影响,因而感到忧虑。请你用英文给他回一封建议信。要点如下:
1.表示理解;
2.提出建议;
3.表达祝愿。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:网课online classes
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________