国家开放大学人文英语

作业1-11、—It'srainingsoheavilyoutside.I'mterriblyanxiousaboutmyson'ssafety.

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.A.Well.Heisagoodboy.B.Yes,itis.Itwillraintomorrow.C.Don'tworryabouthim.Hewillcomebacksafeandsound.2、—Oursonhaspickedupsomebadhabitsrecently,andIamreallyworriedaboutit.—

.A.Yes,theyhavesomebadhabits.B.Cheerup.Ibelievehewillovercomeit.C.Well,helikespickingthingsupwhenheisout.3、Weoftencomparechildren______flowers.A.withB.toC.in4、Youngpeople______62%ofUniversityteachingstaff.A.compriseB.composeC.contain5、

Lilyisagoodstudentexcept________sheisalittlebitcareless.A.whereB.whichC.thatStoppingYellingAtYourKidsParentingishard.Ifyou'reaparent,I'msurethatIdon'tneedtotellyouthatourjobisatoughone.Whenyou'remanagingchildren,itcanbedifficulttorememberthattheyarestilllearning.Ifyoufindyouareyellingatyourkidsmoreoftenthanyouwantto,herearesomewaysthatcanhelpyoureducetheyelling.I'vebeenworkingonthisforthepastfewmonthsandIhavetosay,it'sbeenamazingforboththekidsandme.Ifyouarehavinganargumentwithyourchild,youneedtomakesureyoubothtakethetimetoreallylisten.Itgivesbothofyoutimetothinkandreallylistentoeachother,whichisimportant.

Kidsaremorelikelytolistentoyouifyoulistentothem!Oneofyourbiggeststrugglesistoremindyourselfofappropriateexpectations.Youcan'texpectthatyouryoungestactsasresponsiblyasyouroldest.Youshouldlowerwhatyouexpect–takingintoconsiderationthingsliketheirage–itcanmakeabigdifference.Youshoulddoyourbesttotakeamomentbeforeyellingandtakeinadeepbreath.Itmakesaworldofdifferenceforyou.Insteadofyelling,you'dbetterwhisper.Itcanalsohelpdiffuseanysituationbymakingthingsquieter,notlouder.Besides,themoretimeyouspendwithyourkids,thebetteryou'llgetatcommunicatingwiththem.You'rebothmorelikelytounderstandeachother.Ifyourchildrenaren'tlisteningoritseemstheyonlydon'tlistentoyou,youdon'ttakeitpersonally.Youshouldremindyourselfthatyourkidsarestilllearningandthey'renotgoingtobeperfect.操作提醒：句子正确选择下拉选项框为“T”；句子错误选择下拉选项框为“F”。

1.Asaparent,youmayknowthatparentingisaneasyjob.

回答2.Listeningtoeachotherisagoodwaytostopargumentbetweenparentsandtheirkids.

回答3.Usuallyyoungerkidsbehavelessresponsiblythanelderchildren.回答4.Parentsshouldlowertheirexpectationsfortheirkids.

回答5.Bothyellingandwhisperingcanhelpmakethingsquieter.

回答作业1-21、—Kendidbadlyinhismathtest.I'mterriblyworriedabouttheresult.—

.A.Iamsohappyheisveryhealthy.B.Well,itishardtosee.C.Comeon.Itisn'ttheendoftheworld.2、—Howdoyoufeelaboutyourfamilylife?

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.A.Good.It'sagoodchoicetoworkthere.B.Notbad.Ithinkitisagoodchoicetobeafull-timemother.C.Notbad.Ihavevisitedtheirfamilyalotoftimes.3、Weconsideritnecessary______Tomshouldimprovehisbehavior.A.whichB.thatC.what4、Heaskedme___________ZhangHuacametoschoolornot.

A.whatB.ifC.whether5、TomwonthefirstprizeoforalEnglishcontest,whichisbeyondhis______.A.reputationB.contributionC.expectationMostcoupleswhogetmarriedordecidetolivetogethergenerallyplantohavechildren.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswascommonandthiswasseenasanadvantage.Thatwasmainlybecausechildrenbeganworkingatanearlyagetohelpprovideforthefamily.Butwiththechangingtimesandwiththecostoflivinggettinghighereverysingleyear,havingabigfamilyisnolongerconsideredtobeapracticaloption.Infact,morecouplesconsiderthattheyhaveonlyonechildandsomedonothaveanydesiretobecomeparentsatall.AccordingtotheAustralianInstituteofFamilyStudies,by1986,womenaged40to44years,wereconsiderablymorelikelytohavegivenbirthtotwochildrenthanthreechildren(36%vs.27%)orfourormorechildren(19%).However,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehadthreeormorechildrenthantohavehadtwochildren(46%vs.36%).Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehadtwochildrenthanthreeormorechildren–atrendthatwasmostmarkedinthemostrecentperiod(38%vs.25%in1996;38%vs.22%in).Thesedays,mostfamiliesinAustraliahavetwochildren.Butthenumberofwomenwhohad

givenbirthto

asinglechild

increasedprogressively

fromonly8%in1981to13%in.TheU.S.CensusBureaustatesthatthereareapproximately14milliononlychildreninAmericatoday.This

comprises20%of

thechildren'spopulation

comparedto

only10%aroundfiftyyearsago.操作提醒：经过题干后下拉框选择题目标正确答案。1.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswas

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A.uncommonandthiswasseenasanadvantageB.commonandthiswasseenasadisadvantageC.commonandthiswasseenasanadvantage2.By1986,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehad

回答children.A.lessB.more

C.no3.Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehad

回答A.threeorfourchildrenB.morechildrenC.fewerchildren4.

Accordingtothepassage,wecanpredictthatthenumberoffamilywithasinglechildwill

回答(将会增加).A.decreaseddramaticallyB.increaseddramaticallyC.remainedsteady5.

Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

回答A.FamiliesHavingFewerChildrenNowadays.B.CouplesHavingMoreChildrenNowadays.C.WomenBeingLikelytoHaveMoreChildren.作业2—Lookingafterababyisnotaneasyjob,isit?—

.A.Lookingafterababyisverytired.B.Ilikelookingafterababy.C.No,itisn't.—DoyoumindifIrecordyourlecture?

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.A.No,you'dbetternot.B.No，notatall.C.Nevermind.

—Linda,what'swrongwithyourgrandmother?

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.A.Sheisnotretired.B.Shehurtherleg.C.Shegotanewhouse.—I'msorrytohearthatyourgrandmotherisillinhospital.—

A.That'sallright.B.It'sverykindofyou.C.Itisnothing.—Isyourgrandmothergettingwellnow?—

.A.Yes,sheismuchbetternow.B.Shegetsupearly.C.Shefeelscomfortable.Demandfor\o"ElderlyCare"ElderlyCareServicesinChinaRisingRapidlyThenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60increased.Demandfor\o"ElderlyCare"elderlycareservicesinChinawillcontinuetoriseduetotheincreasingagingpopulation.Thenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60wasover200millionin,andwillbe300millionin2025and400millionin2034,accordingtoexperts.ItwillbeatoughchallengeforChinatodealwith,duetotheincreasingratesofurbanizationandadecreasingbirthrate.TheChinesepeoplewillbefacingabigchallengeifwedonothaveenoughmoneywhenwegetolder.TheUnitedNationsdefinesanagingsocietyasonethathas10percentofitspopulationatorabovetheageof60.Whenmostdevelopedcountrieswereclassedasanagingsociety,theirgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitastoodatbetween5,000to10,000U.S.dollarsorabove.However,Chinabecameanagingsocietyin,anditsGDPpercapitawasonly1,000U.S.dollars.Itwas6,000U.S.dollarsin.China’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyisfragile.OnSept.13.,theStateCouncilissuedaguidelinetospeedupthedevelopmentofChina’s\o"ElderlyCare"elderlycareservices,hopingtocompleteasocialcarenetworkforitselderlyby2025.操作提醒：经过题干后下拉框选择题目标正确答案。1.Whatdoestheword“decreasing”inParagraph2mean?回答

A.Itmeans“falling”.

B.Itmeans“rising”.

C.Itmeans“peaking”.2.WhatdoesGDPstandsfor?A.GovernmentDocumentPublishingService.回答

B.Grossdomesticproduct.

C.Generaldomesticproduct.3.WhatwasChina’sGDPpercapitain?

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A.Itwas1,000U.S.dollars.

B.Itwas6,000U.S.dollars.

C.Itwas10,000U.S.dollars.4.WhyisChina’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyfragile？回答

A.BecauseofitsincreasingagingpopulationanditslowGDPpercapita.

B.BecausewhenChinawasclassedasanagingsociety,ourgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitaishigh.

C.BecauseofitsdecreasingagingpopulationanditshighGDPpercapita.5.Thepassageimpliesthat

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A.Chinesegovernmentcandonothingtodealwiththechallengeoftheincreasingagingpopulation

B.Chinesepeopledon’tneedenoughmoneywhentheygetolder

C.TheChinesesocialcarenetworkisexpectedtobecompletedinthenearfuture作业3HeaskedJohn______hecouldswim.A.thatB.ifC.how

Heisworth____________.A.trustB.trustedC.trustingShe_________thechildrennottomakeanynoise.A.tellB.toldC.saidYou'dbetter________tohospitalatonce.

A.goB.toC.goingThereisonlyonethingthatpeoplecan't_____________you,andthatisyourwisdom.A.takecareofB.takeawayfromC.takedownAmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville'sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas“BabyDoe”.TheirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen.“Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere.”hesaid.Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville'sfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.『Itwashiscustomto“grubstake”prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or“grub”,whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor“grub”.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.“Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewon'tmakeanydifference,”Hesaidandwentonsellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.Thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsotheminebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe“PittsburghMine,”made1300000forTaborinreturnforhis$17investment.LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethetownfor$117000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding$35000worthofsilverperdayatonetime.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameitsfirstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate.操作提醒：经过题干后下拉框选择题目标正确答案。1.LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT回答.A.becauseTaborbecameitsleadingcitizenB.becausegreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundthereC.becauseitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor2.Theword“grubstake”inparagraph2means回答.A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesB.toopenageneralstoreC.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesandinreturngetashareinthemine,ifonewasdiscovered3.Tabormadehisfirstfortune

回答.A.bysupplyingtwoprospectiveminersandgettinginreturnaone-thirdinterestinthefindingsB.becausehewaspersuadedbythetwominerstoquitsupplyingC.bybuyingthesharesoftheother4.TheunderlyingreasonforTabor'slifecareeris

回答.A.purelyaccidentalB.basedontheanalysisofminer'sbeingverypoorandtheirpossibilityofdiscoveringprofitableminingsiteC.throughthehelpfromhissecondwife5.Ifthispassageisthefirstpartofanarticle,whomightbeintroducedinthefollowingpart?

回答A.Tabor'slife.B.Tabor'ssecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt.C.Othercolorfulcharacters.作业四–

MayIopenthewindowtoletinsomefreshair?–___________A.ComeonB.Takecare.C.Goahead!–

Ok,I'llfixyourcomputerrightnow.–

Oh,takeyourtime.__________A.Ican'tstandit.B.I'minnohurry.C.That'sagreatidea.People

__________

foxes

__________

clever

but

sly

animals.

A.consider…

tobeB.consider…asC.consider…X

Thisplantcan't

beexposed

____________strongsunshine.A.inB.toC.byHeaskedhisneighborto________

hishouse.A.keepaneyeonB.keeptheireyesonC.keeptheir

eyesopenThelawdefinesyouthfuloffenders(age18orunder)as“delinquent”iftheycommitoffenses.

Asforthesameoffenses,thecourtwouldconsideranadultasa“criminal”.“Statusoffenders”arejuvenileswhocommitoffensesappropriateonlytojuveniles,suchastruancyfromschool.Hereareafewideas

tohelppreventyourchildrenfrombeingadelinquent.Keepyourchildreninschooltohelppreventdelinquency.Minoroffenses,suchastruancy,canleadtomoreseriousoffenses.Makecleartoyourchildrenyourexpectationsabouttheirschoolattendance.Meetwithschoolofficialsifnecessary.Exerciseadequatesupervision.Juvenilesrarelycommitseriousoffenseswhileunderthesupervisionofanadult.Seektheassistanceofyourlocalserviceagenciesifyoufeelyoucannotcontrolyourchildren.Attendparentingclasses,orjoinalocalsupportgroupifyouarehavingtroubleunderstandinghowtoexercisediscipline.Educateyourchildrenaboutthedangersofdrugs.Drugoffensesandaddictioncanhaveseriousconsequencesforyourchildren.Letyourchildrenknowyouwillnottoleratedruguse.Stayinformedaboutdrugusetrendsinchildren.Getyourchildreninvolvedinafter-schoolrecreationalactivities,sports,communityserviceorotherpositiveactivities.Youngpeoplewithpositiveoutletsfortheirenergyaremorelikelytodowellinschoolandavoidtheproblemsofdelinquency.

Knowwhoyourchildren'sfriendsare.Showaninterestinyourchildren'ssociallifeandpeergroups.Peerpressuremayhaveabadeffectonteenagersandyoungpeople.Donotallowyourchildrentoassociatewithjuveniledelinquents.操作提醒：句子正确选择下拉选项框为“T”；句子错误选择下拉选项框为“F”。

1、Thecourtwouldconsideryouthfuloffendersas“criminals”

iftheycommitoffenses.

2、Youmustmeetwithschoolofficialstopreventyourchildrenfromdelinquency.

3、Ifyoucannotcontrolyourchildren,askforhelpfromthe

localserviceagencies.

4、Informyourchildrenthatyouwillnottoleratedruguse

anddrugoffensescanhaveseriousresults

foryourchildren.Childrenalwaysinvolvinginpositiveactivities

aremorelikelytodowellinschoolandavoidtheproblemsofdelinquency.

作业五-We'veworkedforalongtime,whataboutstoppingawhiletohavearest?-_____________________.A.Ilikeit.B.Youarewonderful.C.That'sagoodidea.-

I'msorryforbreakingthecup.-

Oh,____.I'vegotplenty.A.forgetitB.mypleasureC.helpyourselfThenewscame_____wewonthefirstprizeinthecompetition.

A.thatB.whichC.whetherNowadayspeoplespendmoretimeexercisingtokeep_____.

A.fitlyB.fittingC.fit

Ihavenoidea_____tomakemyspeechinteresting.A.howB.whyC.when1.

One'shealthshouldneverbesacrificedforaneedtoworkhard.

A.人身体健康应该永不牺牲努力工作需要。

B.人永远不该为了努力工作需要而牺牲身体健康。

C.人身体健康永远不该为了需要努力工作而被牺牲。2.Travellingathomeandabroadhasnowbecomeconvenientandaffordable.

A.在家和出国旅游现在已经变得方便和负担得起。

B.家里和国外旅游现在已经变得方便和负担得起。

C.现在国内和国外旅行已变得方便和负担得起。3.Exercisinghelpsrelaxyourbodyandhasbeenshowntorelievementalstressaswell.

A.锻炼有利于放松身体而且已显示也能够减缓精神压力。

B.锻炼帮助身体松懈而且已经被展示来减轻脑力压力。

C.锻炼有利于身体松弛并已被显露出能够很好地减轻精神压力。4.Knowingwhenandhowtorelaxshouldbeapartofwell-balancedlifestyle.

A．知道什么时候和怎样休息应该是明智生活方式一部分。

B．知道何时和怎样放松应该是匀称生活方式一部分。

C．知道何时放松和怎样放松应该成为均衡生活一部分。5.

Generallyspeaking,thelanguage

usedinpublicspeakingisformalinstyle,clearandvividintoneandpersuasiveinpurpose.

A．通常来说，公共演讲中所用语言文体正式，惟妙惟肖，具备说服力。

B．通常来说，公共演讲中所用语言格调正式，语气清楚生动，说理目标明确。

C．通常来说，公共演讲中所用语言格调正式，语气清楚生动，目标是劝慰他人。作业六

Hardlyhadthetrainarrivedatthedestinationwhenthepassengers________outinnotime.

A.flewB.droppedC.floodedGoodfriendsmeanssharinghappinessbutalsosadness____eachother.A.ofB.withC.by___________wasnotverywise.A.TellingherthetruthB.TotellherthetruthC.TellherthetruthItisanopensecret_____heisnotaqualifiedmanager.

A.thatB.whichC.whatYou'dbetter

listeningtotheteacherinthelesson.A.payattentiontoB.payingattentiontoC.payingattentiononEnglish,theGlobalLanguageEnglishisspokenasanativelanguagebyaround377millionpeople,andasasecondlanguagebyaround375millionspeakersintheworld.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagewillsoonoutnumberthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage.Around750millionpeoplearebelievedtospeakEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Englishhasanofficialoraspecialstatusin75countrieswithatotalpopulationofover2billion.ThedominationoftheEnglishlanguagegloballyisasurething.Englishisthelanguageofinternationalcommunications,business,tourism,education,science,computertechnology,mediaandtheInternet.

Britishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcenturywereundoubtedlythemaincausesforthespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworld.Fromthefifteenthcentury,theBritishbegantosailallovertheworldandbecameexplorers,colonistsandimperialists.TheytooktheEnglishlanguagetomanyplaces.Forthelasthundredyears,theUSAhasplayedaleadingroleinmostpartsoftheworld.TheHollywoodfilmindustryalsoattractedmanyforeignartistsinquestoffameandfortuneandthenumberofAmericanfilmsproducedeveryyearsoonfloodedthemarket.However,thefutureofEnglishasagloballanguagewilldependverylargelyonthepolitical,economic,demographicandculturaltrendsintheworld.

1.Englishisspokenasasecondlanguagebyaround377millionpeopleintheworld.

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2.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagearemorethanthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage.

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3.Itisnotsurprisingthat70%ofallinformationstoredintheinternetisinEnglish.

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4.ThespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworldresultedfromBritishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcentury.

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5.Itisdefinitelypredicted(预见)thatEnglishwillstillactasagloballanguageinthefuture.

回答作业七AppledevelopeditsiPad-basedtextbooksin____________

withmajortextbookpublishers.A.formB.linkC.conjunctionWecancertainlydeliverhigh-qualityeducationtomanystudentsatmuch________

cost.A.lowB.lowestC.lowerQuizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtokeepstudentsengagedandkeepthem_________,forstudentstobeabletocheckthattheyunderstoodwhatwascovered.A.thinkingB.thinkalotC.tothinkNomorehavingtobuyexpensivetextbookswhichyouwillonlyuseforayearortwoandthensellor_______

away.

A.getB.giveC.takeIhave_________

somecoursesandsoftwaretomySmartphone,andIfindtheyareveryinterestingandeasytouse.

A.uploadedB.downloadedC.copiedFreeMassiveOnlineOpenCourses(MOOCs)Aclasswithhundredsoreventhousandsofstudentsmightsoundlikeateacher'sworstnightmare.ButabigideainhighereducationthesedaysisMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,orMOOCs.Someuniversitiesofferfree,non-creditMOOCsavailabletoanyoneintheworld.Otherschargeforcoursesandprovidecredits.Theideaisstilldeveloping.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologystarteditsfirstMOOCin.Theschoolplanstooffermanyfree,non-creditcoursesthroughaprojectcalledMITx.ManyChineseuniversitiesarebeginningtoofferfreeMOOCsnowtoo.Nowadays,MOOCsalmostcovereverytopic,likecomputerscience,technology,mechanics,engineering,languages,etc.Generallyspeaking,therearenoformaleducationrequirementsforthesefreeonlinecourses.Studentswatchshortvideos.Then,theytakeinformal,ungradedquizzesafterthevideoseachweekforcertainweeks.Quizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtokeepstudentsengagedandkeepthemthinking,forstudentstobeabletocheckthattheyunderstoodwhatwascovered.Theycanrepeatedlywatchthevideosandtakethequizzeswhenevertheywant.Studentsreceivehomework.Theycanjoinonlinegroupstoexchangequestionsandanswersaboutthecourses.Theteachersholdvirtualofficehourstoanswerquestionsthatthestudentshaveposted.Theyalsopresenttheirownquestionsandobservations.Somesupportersclaimedthattherearethingsthatwecandobetterintheonlineformat.Wecancertainlydeliverhigh-qualityeducationtomanystudentsatmuchlowercost.操作提醒：经过题干后下拉框选择题目标正确答案。1.回答

starteditsfirstMOOCin.

A.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology

B.HarvardUniversity

C.AChineseuniversity2.Whichisnottrueaboutthefreeonlinecourses?

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A.Studentscanwatchshortvideos.

B.Studentsmayasktheteacherssomequestions.

C.Studentsmusttakegradedquizzes.3.Theycanjoinonlinegroups

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.

A.todiscussthequizzes

B.toexchangequestionsandanswers

C.topresenttheirobservations4.Theteachershold

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toanswerquestionsthatthestudentshaveposted.

A.virtualofficehours

B.face-to-facemeetings

C.regularseminars5.Whatistheattitude

ofthewritertoonlinecourses?

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A.neutral

B.negative

C.positive作业八–Whatareyourgreatstrengths?–

选择一项：A.Iamveryshy.B.My