Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
At least 2.3 million people took some kindof online course in 2004, according to
a recent survey by The Sloan Consortium,an online education group, and two-thirds
of colleges offering "face-to-face"courses also offer online ones. But what were
once two distinct types ofclasses are looking more and more alike and often dipping
into the same pool ofstudents.
At some schools, online courses originallyintended for nontraditional students
living far from campus—have, proved surprisinglypopular with on-campus students.
A recent study by South Dakota's Board ofRegents found 42 percent of the students
enrolled in its distance-education coursesweren't so distant: they were located on
campus at the university that washosting the online course.
Numbers vary depending on the policies ofparticular colleges, but other schools also
have students mixing and matchingonline and "face-to-face" credits. Motives range
from lifestyle to accommodatinga job schedule to getting into high-demand courses.
Washington State had about 325 on-campusundergraduates taking one or more distance courses last
year. As many as 9,000students took both distance and in-person classes at Arizona State last year.
41.The first paragraph mainly tells us that ______．
A.online courses are becoming more important than traditional courses
B.online courses were different from traditional courses
C.online courses are becoming more popular in college education
D.online courses are actually not different from traditional courses
42.The study by South Dakota's Board of Regents shows that ______．
A.online courses are available at any time
B.online courses are well accepted by on-campus students
C.online courses should gradually take place of traditional courses
D. onlinecourses can be more beneficial for college students
43. Atsome schools online courses were first conducted for ______．
A. allthe students who choose the courses
B.students who live on campus
C.students who have no time in taking regular classes
D.students who live far away from school
44.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Colleges may take different policies in online courses.
B.Some schools allow students to mix online and face-to-face credits.
C.Students choose online courses for different purposes.
D.Online courses are much easier to pass than traditional course.
45.This passage is mainly concerned with ______．
A. thesuperiority of online courses over traditional courses
B. theimportance of online courses for college students
C. thepopularity of online courses with college students
D. thewide coverage of online courses
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