UNIT 3
There have been incread demands for higher education to provide students with better cours and more opportunities. To deal with this (1) (complex) issue, colleges and universities are turning to the Internet for quick (2) (access) to its rich educational resources. Now the Internet has been accepted as the (3 (preferred) technology to many other methods in colleges and universities. Many teachers now routinely (4) (post) their teaching materials online. A growing number of schools offer at least some (5) (undergraduate) cours over the Internet. There are two different models of making u of the Internet for higher education. The first model (6) (eks) to improve existing cours by using the Internet. This model provides high-speed Internet (7) (connectivity) to all students, faculty, and staff. While this model us the Internet, it doesn't (8) (require) many changes, and it keeps most existing institutional structures unchanged. A different, more revolutionary model regards the Internet as (9) (indispensable) to an important change in higher education, for it is believed that the Internet can (10) (transform) teacher-centered instruction into student-centered learning. This, as a result,
will bring about basic change to our university education.
UNIT 4
In January 2011, Daniel Hernandez saved congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' life in a mass shooting in Tucson. He kept her alive by (1) (applying) pressure to her wounds and speaking (2) (tender) words of sympathy until medical people arrived. He was (3) (hailed) as a hero by the public. Although his devotion to public rvice is (4) (remarkable), in his book They Call Me a Hero: A Memoir of My Youth, Hernandez insists that he is not a hero.
Hernandez said that he initially resisted the idea of writing a book about his experience on that day of enormous (5) (tragedy). "I had been (6)(pushed) by a few publishers after the incident," he said. "I thought heroes should be people who make a lifetime (7) (commitment) to helping others."
However, Hernandez, now a school board member, had come to realize that he would be
interested in writing a book (8) (focusing) on his public rvice."As a young official, I've faced some big challenges, and I want young people to know that they need to face challenges and (9) (involve) themlves in their communities."
When asked if he had any plan with a cond book, Hernandez said his major purpo at prent was to continue to rve his community and pursue his passion as a(n) (10) (advocate) for education. "But I'm not going to say no," he said.
UNIT 5
For veral centuries, cricket (板球) has been a very popular sport in England. It has been enjoyed by both professional and (1) (amateur) players. This super-popular game is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players. It can provide you with health benefits like building
(2) (endurance), balance, and physical fitness. But for a team sport, cricket also places
(3) (individual) players under unusual pressure becau every team player is (4) (indep
endent) of each other.
Cricket might have started in early 16th-century England. Written records (5)(prent) evidence of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward at Newenden, Kent in 1301; and it is possible, (6) (despite) no hard evidence, that this was a form of cricket. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had (7) (developed) into a national sport of England. The growth of the British Empire led to cricket being played abroad and by the mid-19th century the first international (8) (contests) were held. Cricket has had a(n) (9) (remarkable) impact on popular culture in England. It has had an influence on the vocabulary of the English language, with such phras as that's not cricket
(10) (coined) to describe unfair behavior in general.
UNIT 6
Nowadays college education cost is rising sharply. More and more college students have to work in order to (1) (generate) income to support themlves. But how can you prevent working from (2)
(interfering)with your study?
Firstly, plan your class and work (3) (schedules) as far ahead as possible. Arrange your class in a way so that you have one or two days for work.
Secondly, u time well instead of (4) (burning) the midnight oil. Studying late until midnight may make you tired and take a(n) (5) (consistent) toll on your health. U tho 10 minutes waiting for the bus to read a few more pages. If your job has a lot of downtime (自由支配时间), u the
(6) (opportunity) to do school assignments. Never try to cut corners by copying assignments from other students.
Thirdly, t a goal for your academic performance. You'll probably have to (7) (decrea) your work hours, or even, if possible and necessary, (8) (withdraw) from the workforce to be successful in study. After all, it is not a good idea to risk (9) (compromising) your student career with part-time jobs.
Fourthly, inform all your professors, teaching assistants and employers about your situation so that they can be (10) (flexible) as well. Winning their support is the best way to keep them on your side.
对高等教育的要求越来越高,要求为学生提供更好的课程和更多的机会。为了解决这个
(1)(复杂的)问题,高校正转向互联网,以快速(2)(访问)其丰富的教育资源。现在,互联网已被公认为高等学校的(3)(首选)技术。许多教师现在经常在网上(4)(张贴)他们的教材。越来越多的学校通过互联网提供至少一些(5)(本科)课程。利用因特网进行高等教育有两种不同的模式。第一个模型(6)(寻求)通过使用因特网改进现有课程。该模式为所有学生、教师和员工提供高速互联网(7)(连接)。虽然该模型使用互联网,但它不
(8)(需要)许多变化,并且它保持大多数现有的机构结构不变。另一种更具革命性的模式认为,互联网可以将以教师为中心的教学转变为以学生为中心的学习,是高等教育重要变革(9)(不可或缺的)。这将给我国的大学教育带来根本性的(10)(变革)。