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MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game comes in the form of games. A child can easily become addicted to (沉溺于) them if no limits are set. To fully understand the attraction behind MMORPG, you can make your own account and character to explore the digital (数码的) world. Playing the online games may seem strange at first to your teen, but experience has led me to only positive feedback (反应) from young people who can communicate with adults about their gaming experiences. Text and Instant Messenger: The ways of teenage communication have produced a whole new language, such as "LOLZ" (laughing out loud) and "PSOS" (parent standing over shoulder). Learning the basic shorthand (速记法) of teens can open up a whole new world of communication, not only talking to your teens, but being able to listen on their terms as well. You may just find yourself texting faster and ending your correspondence (联系) with TTYL (talk to you later). To teens, texting anyone looks cool, even Mom and Dad. Email: Emailing your child is easy. This, of course, cannot take the place of face-to-face communication, but it provides another way for your child to reach you. Another benefit is that your child cannot act like he didn't hear you. 59. What does the underlined part "appeal to" in the second paragraph mean? A. harm B. attract C. upset D. attack 60. According to this passage we can infer that the author's child __________. A. works hard at school B. is active on Facebook C. enjoys playing online games D. likes talking with adults 61. If you are standing beside your child, he is most likely to text his friend __________. A. PSOS B. MMORPG C. TTYL D. LOLZ 62. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Parents can use technology to stay in touch with their children. B. Many children are very crazy about the online games. C. Science and technology make life easy and convenient. D. Parents can do something interesting like their children do. D A recent report on online education, made by SRI International for the Department of Education, has a serious academic (学术的) title, but a most interesting conclusion: “ Students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.” The report examined the research on online and traditional classroom teaching from 1996 to 2008. Some of it was in K-12 settings, but most of the studies were in colleges and adult continuing education programs. Over the 12 years, the report found 99 studies in which there were comparisons of online and classroom performance for the same courses. The result of the Department of Education’ s research showed that usually, students doing some or all of the course online would rank a little higher than the classroom students with little but meaningful difference. “The importance of the study lies in showing that online learning today is not just better than nothing — it actually tends to be better than traditional instruction.” said Barbara Means, the study’ s lead author and an educational psychologist at SRI International. This hardly means that we’ll be saying goodbye to classrooms. But the report does suggest that online education could be set to develop sharply over the next few years. Until fairly recently, online education totaled to little. That has really changed with the arrival of webbased video, instant (即时的) messaging and teamwork tools. The real promise of online education, experts say, is providing learning experiences that are more suitable for individual (个体的) students than is possible in classrooms. That allows more “learning by doing,” which many students find more attractive and useful. “We are at a turning point in online education,” said Philip R. Regier, the leader of Arizona State University’ s Online and Extended Campus program. The biggest near-term growth, Mr. Regier predicts, will be in continuing education programs. 63. What do we know from the passage? A.Most of the studies were done in high schools. B.The report was based on more than 100 studies. C.The studies were carried out for more than 20 years. D.The difference between online and traditional teaching is not big. 64. We can learn from the passage that __________. A.traditional education will come to an end B.traditional education is not popular any longer C.online education didn’ t develop rapidly until recently D.middle schools are facing the choice between online and traditional teaching 65. Which is NOT the reason why many students prefer online learning? A.Online teaching is more suitable for individuals. B.Classroom teaching is not practical and useful. C.Students can learn by doing in online courses. D.Online teaching is more interesting. 66. Which do you think is the best title for the passage? A.Study finds that online education beats the classroom B.Why is online education on the rise? C.A report on online education D.Classroom teaching is out E President Barack Obama set out his plans for the nation on January 27. At the top of his to-do list: his jobs for Americans, health care and education. “Although we have our difficulties, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not stop,” President Barack Obama told American in his State of the Union speech on January 27. Guests and government officials filled the hall of the House of Representatives (众议院). (责任编辑：admin) |