| Free Online Courses |
| Reading in the Digital Age This course is for people from all walks of life who enjoy reading and would like to know how literary scholars understand texts in the digital age. It introduces you to a variety of ways of understanding texts. Through the course, you will become familiar with professional reading practices as well as newer, computer-driven reading skills. Duration: 6 weeks 4 hours pw 2 August |
| Exploring English: Shakespeare This course is aimed at high school students and university students who wish to learn more about Shakespeare. The first week will look at Shakespeare's life and times. For the rest of the course, we will look closely at a different play each week. Shakespearean actors will help us explore the universal themes in Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Tempest and Macbeth. Our video tutor will guide you through the course and look at the words and phrases that Shakespeare introduced to the English language. Duration: 6 weeks 2 hours pw 16 July |
| The European Discovery of China This course is aimed at anyone with an interest in Chinese, European or world history. It focuses on when and how the West first approached China. We will look at China's place in the world and connections to the West via the Silk Road, the rise of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire, and finally the Ming dynasty. We'll know this period of Chinese history through the eyes of Western travellers from the 13th to the 17th century. What these Western travellers saw, what they didn't see — that's the story that we will uncover in this course. Duration: 8 weeks 6 hours pw 6 July |
1. When you take Reading in the Digital Age, you will ________.
| A．walk into different people's life |
| B．learn ways of understanding texts |
| C．get better at computer skills |
| D．share opinions with literary scholars |
| A．Actors. | B．Scholars. |
| C．Historians. | D．Video tutors. |
| A．China's discovery of the West. |
| B．The rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty. |
| C．The importance of the Silk Road. |
| D．China's interest in Western travellers. |
| A．Science and history. |
| B．Media and health. |
| C．Nature and environment. |
| D．Language and culture. |
| A．They are aimed at students. |
| B．They are provided for free. |
| C．Each lasts 6 weeks. |
| D．Each takes 2 hours per week. |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Nowadays, the computer technology develops very fast that the Internet has become more and more popular. Some students regarded it as a great helper. Because there has a lot of information online, so they can surf the Internet for any information they need in a short time without working hard in the library. This is also very convenient to talk with others by using the Internet. Moreover, other students think that there is some information online that is not good for students. In addition, spend too much time playing games will not only have a bad effect on their studies but also do harms to health. Therefore, we should make properly use of the Internet. It’s of great importance separate good plants from wild weeds.
3 . One of the most famous buildings in the United States in Carniege Hall, the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York. Carneige Hall is
Carniege Hall is named
Because the best and most famous
4 . iOS 10 The world’s most advanced mobile operating system.
Easy to Use
From the moment you pick up your iOS device, you’re up and running. Tap your favorite app and get right to work — or play. Swipe from the right side of the Lock screen to quickly pull up your camera. Scroll through thousands of photos in seconds. Everything about iOS is designed to look beautiful and work beautifully.
So smooth and responsive you won’t even notice it. And that’s the point.
Because iOS is engineered specifically for iPhone and iPad, everything loo
ks and feels incredibly fluid. iOS uses a framework called Metal to maximize graphics performance. Whether you’re surfing the web, moving from app to app, or playing the most complex 3D video game, the graphics and responsiveness are amazingly smooth. No other mobile operating system is so effortless and natural.An OS with a remarkably high IQ.
With sophisticated features like proactive(积极主动的) suggestions, predictive typing, and everybody’s favorite personal assistant, Siri, iOS 10 makes everything you do easier, quicker, and more fun.
Nobody understands you quite like Siri.
Siri learns how you talk, not the other way around. Thanks to Apple-developed machine-learning technology, you can simply speak naturally. So whether you say “Get a Lyft to SFO” or “I’d like a ride to SFO using Lyft,” Siri will read you loud and clear.
Siri even works with your favorite apps.
You can ask Siri to send someone a payment using Square Cash, book a reservation through OpenTable, and much more. And the number of apps incorporating Siri is growing every day.
1. Instead of the complicated procedures of starting a camera on an iPhone, you can easily ________.
| A．start the camera by tapping the right side of the screen |
| B．start the camera from the Lock screen |
| C．start the camera by tapping the app from the Lock screen |
| D．start the camera by scrolling thousands of photos in seconds |
ording to the passage, “Metal” is ______.| A．an app which helps you surf the web |
| B．a framework which helps everything look more beautiful |
| C．something that can promote the graphic performance |
| D．an app helping play the most complex 3D video games |
| A．enabling you to learn how it talks | B．machine-learning technology |
| C．apple-developed multi-tasking technology | D．speaking naturally |
| A．Square Cash | B．Siri | C．Opentable | D．apps developed only by Apple |
5 . When you’re having a hard time with your homework or when you’re preparing for your term paper, these student-focused websites can help you with just about anything you need. The key to getting the most out of these online resources is to know how they can best be used to your advantage.
Although Facebook can be one of your biggest time-wasters and distractions when you are supposed to be getting work done, it can also be one of your most valuable resources. Most of your classmates will probably have a Facebook account, so anyone you need to connect with about a class you missed or about a problem is usually just a few clicks away.
SparkNotes
With a free library of history timeline, philosophy study guides and library summaries, SparkNotes has covered just about any reading-related jam you find yourself in. Just run a search for the book, play, or short summary of the material you are supposed to read.
Amazon.com
Do you finish every term with many expensive textbooks you will never open again? Instead of letting the money spent go to waste, get back some of your cash by selling your books on Amazon.
RateMyProfessors.com
Choosing new classes can sometimes be like trying to pick out your clothes in the dark, a total guessing game. Which teacher gives out the hardest problem sets? How much homework will that history professor give you every week? At RateMyProfessors.com, students all over the country rate their professors on quality, helpfulness, and how hard their classes are.
Wikipedia
While Wikipedia isn’t aimed specifically at students, it is difficult to think of another website that does more to reduce the pain of paper writing and researching. Wikipedia gives you a quick way to find sources and get the details of almost any topic you need to research — all without walking to the library.
1. The passage was mainly written to ________.| A．explain some websites for parents |
| B．compare some educational websites |
| C．offer some websites that may help students |
| D．introduce different parts of a website |
| A．Facebook | B．Wikipedia | C．Amazon.com | D．SparkNotes |
| A．where you can make friends all over the country |
| B．that gives you information about professors in advance |
| C．where you can communicate with your professors |
| D．that gives tips on how to get along with your professors |
| A．Wikipedia. | B．Facebook. | C．SparkNotes. | D．Amazon.com. |
6 . When the population of the port town began to suffer from poisoning, the police came to find the cause of the poison. They thought someone was poisoning the people on purpose but no one knew how it was possible. Soon people took the position that the pork was poisoned. It was a popular food everyone ate and it could have possibly made everyone sick. Anyone who had possession of pork would throw it out. Even the poorest of the poor wouldn’t eat pork. Signs were posted on poles and letters were sent to everyone to warn people of the pork. Shortly afterwards, even policemen in high positions were also getting sick.
Soon it became political and popular. Politicians rushed to the town to talk about politics and promised how they would find the solution if they were elected. Everyone was so sick that they didn’t care about politics. Everyone was in a position where he or she didn’t know what to do anymore. They went to the post office to mail posts out asking for help. The poor town didn’t know how to deal with the situation.
One day, a well-known scientist from New York came to the town with a huge box containing many instruments and his possessions. He went to pools and the port and made measurements. He was quiet and polite. Then one day he made a speech at a newspaper meeting-room to announce his findings.
“I am sorry to say your water supply is so heavily polluted; it is poisoned. I know who has been poisoning you all for such a long time. It is you who have been poisoning yourselves with pollution. A great deal of rubbish has been thrown into the water day after day. No one here has taken good care of the environment. It is no wonder all of you have been sick.” Shocked at the news, the people present were lost in thought.
1. Which is the correct order of the facts described in the story?a. People suffered from poisoning.
b. Politicians came to make promises.
c. People began to realize the real cause.
d. Pork was thrown away.
e. The water there was polluted.
f. A scientist came to check the water.
| A．e, a, d, b, f, c | B．e, a, d, c, f, b | C．a, e, b, d, c, f | D．f, c, d, b, e, a |
| A．Everyone was so sick of politics that they didn’t care about those politicians. |
| B．According to the scientist from New York, it was the industry that poisoned the environment of the town |
| C．The reason why the people in the town got sick was that they ate the pork poisoned by the heavily polluted water. |
| D．If the people in the town hadn’t polluted the water supply, they would not have suffered from poisoning or sickness. |
| A．politicians took every chance to make themselves elected |
| B．pork was the main food of the poorest people in the town |
| C．people in the town were not well-educated |
| D．even some police officers were getting ill |
