Looking to improve your language skills, but you don’t have the time to go abroad to attend school More and more universities around the world are offering opportunities for students to get degrees online ( distance education) from the comfort of their own homes, and many of these colleges and universities are accredited (官方认可的), meaning that they have met certain standards of excellence.If you decide to take language courses online (or any subject for that matter), be sure there are advantages in studying online. Its costs are usually lower, and you can study at your own pace (节奏) and you can easily get the materials 24 hours a day from almost any computer in the world. However, you won’t get the human interaction (互动) of meeting people face to face, as you would if you were attending a school abroad in person.On the other band, the advantages of going abroad may include day-to-day chances to learn a new culture, to meet new friends with whom you can use and practice the language, and to see different parts of the world. However, there may be a number of disadvantages for some students, including high costs, time away from one’s school, family, or work life, and difficulty in getting used to anew culture and way of life.Whatever you do, consider a distance education program that meets your educational needs, is what you can afford, and equally important, provides you with chances to grow beyond the classroom through cultural and educational activities. What is the purpose of the author in writing the text ?()
A. To discuss ways of improving language skills.
B. To persuade people to go abroad to attend universities.
C. To advise readers to meet different people from abroad.
D. To introduce online programs to people unable to go abroad.
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互联网怎样影响了我们的社会和生活,这看上去好像是个()的话题,每个人都能说上几句,但事实上,有几个人能把这个问题说清楚,说细致,说出点儿新意,说出点儿可意会不可言传的()?依次填入括号部分最恰当的一项是()
A. 见仁见智;理由
B. 众说纷纭;道理
C. 历久弥新;独见
D. 老生常谈;妙处
(36)处应填()。
A. experience
B. battle
C. game
D. chance
Do you remember the Millennium (千禧年) Goals When world leaders celebrated the year 2000 with a serious promise to reduce poverty (贫穷) and hunger, check the spread of AIDS, get boys and girls into school, and improve public health, all by 2015Well, three years down the road, and the UNDP’s yearly collection of facts and figures already shows that if we carry on as we are, the only goal likely to be met is that for reducing poverty by a half, and that is entirely due to the success of one country--China. It is so vast that the fast-growing economy in China lifts millions of people above the poverty line, even though in Africa, Latin America and the former Soviet Union, people have actually been getting poorer.Otherwise, progress is good only in parts. East Asia should meet its goal of reducing hunger by a half by 2015, and Latin America and the Caribbean are not far behind, but at the present speed of progress, Africa and South Asia won’t get there for another hundred years.The good news is that it can be done--there are success stories. Ghana--an economic basket case in the eighties and early nineties--has managed to find a way out of its difficulties and it’s now comfortably in the middle range of countries, way ahead of the much more naturally wealthy Nigeria. For Congo, Cambodia or Iraq, ruined by war, or every southern African country damaged by AIDS, there is a Mauritius or a South Korea steadily working its way up the league table towards a better life for its people. Which part of the world can meet the goal of reducing hunger ?()
A. The Caribbean.
B. Latin America.
C. East Asia.
D. Africa and South Asia.
Planning Your Visit to the California Science CenterHours & AdmissionThe California Science Center is open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The IMAX Theater is open daily. Please read our movie times page or call 213-744-7400 for show information.Admission to the Science Center’s permanent (长期的) exhibition is free. Admission prices for the IMAX Theater are based on age group, and lower-priced tickets are given to groups of 15 or more people. Ticket prices also apply to three Science center attractions: the High Wire Bicycle, the Motion Based Simulator and the Ecology Cliff Climb.If you’re coming in a group of 15 or more people, please check our group reservations page. Food and bank services are offered for your convenience. For more information about Science Center hours or programs, please contact us.How to Find UsSouth of downtown Los Angeles, the California Science Center is built in Historic Exposition Park, just two blocks west of the Harbor (110) Freeway at the Exposition Boulevard Exit. There are buses going to the Science Center. For more information, see Map & Directions.Planning TipsDon’t miss our Special Exhibits. They change throughout the year, always offering new and interesting ways to learn about science.When you arrive, be sure to check at the Information Center for the day’s special activities. If you are with children under 7, stop by the Discovery Rooms in Creative World or World of Life for some hands-on learning. What should you do first if you are to visit the Center with a group of 16 people ?()
A. Make a reservation.
B. Check up the programs.
C. Buy a map of the Center.
D. Reserve tables at the restaurant.