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阅读理解：判断正误LIFELONG LEARNING & DISTANCE EDUCATIONThe term “lifelong learning”

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LIFELONG LEARNING & DISTANCE EDUCATION

The term “lifelong learning” is very popular nowadays. It describes the need for people to continue their education and training throughout their lives. Lifelong learning is more and more important for everyone because people are now facing different career choices in changing economies. It is believed lifelong learning is a crucial response to the challenges of the global knowledge economy.

Currently, most universities have reacted to the era of lifelong learning by adding new programs and services for adults who seek to combine employment with part-time study. Special arrangements have been developed for these students but the core activity of the university, providing teaching to full-time young undergraduates, often goes on much as before.

Lifelong learning is both formal and non-formalB、and the boundaries between face-to-face teaching and distance education are increasingly blurred.

By making learning possible anytime and anywhere, distance education is a powerful tool for supporting lifelong learning. Technology-based teaching is creating new educational systems that anyone from anywhere can access. The key challenge for universities is to evolve from a teacher-centered model of education to student-centered model. The challenge for governments is that they have to develop new funding approaches and new quality assessment procedures.

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* The term “lifelong learning” describes the need for people to continue their education and training in a certain period of their lives.{T、F}

* The challenges of the global knowledge economy bring the needs for lifelong learning.{T、F}

* Lifelong learning is non-formal.{T、F}

* The universities should make the classroom student-centered.{、F}

* To develop a new quality assessment system is a challenge for the government.{T、F}

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听力原文：W: Good morningM: Good morning.W: Well, what are your predictions about the world

听力原文：W: Good morning

M: Good morning.

W: Well, what are your predictions about the world？ What is it going to be like in the year 2020？

M: Hum, if present trends continue, I'm afraid the world in 2020 will be more crowded and more polluted than the world we live in now.

W: Don't you think we will be able to cope with the increase in world population？

M: I don't think so. Even though production is constantly increasing, the people of the world will be poorer than they are today. For hundreds of millions of the desperately poor, the supply of food and other necessities of life will not be any better. And for many they will be worse, unless the nations of the world do something to change the current trends.

W: What is your estimate of world population in the year 2020？

M: If present trends continue, that is with the number of births by far exceeding the number of deaths. In 2020 the world population could approach 6,500 million people.

W: How many people are born every day？

M: About 250 every minute, but only 100 people die!

W: That's worrying! Will there be enough oil to satisfy our needs in the year 2020？

M: During the 2000s, world oil production will reach the maximum and the price of oil will begin to increase. At the next ten years of the century, the available supplies will not be sufficient for our needs. So, at lest part of these needs will have to be met by alternative sources of energy.

W: Well, that's a warning that we all need to take seriously. And with that warning, we end part one of this week's.

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A．Increase food production.

B．Increase oil production.

C．Birth control.

D．All of above.

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听力原文： Flood waters are receding in parts of the upper mid-western United States while

waters continue to rise in others. The northern states of Minnesota and North and South Dakota are seeing the worst of the early spring flooding with officials pre- dieting things will get worse, more from VOA's Michael Leland in Chicago. "In the town of Montevideo, Minnesota, the Minnesota River is beginning to drop, but officials say it will be a while before many of the people evacuated from their homes can return. Ellivis Valetion owns Valetion’s Restaurant and says the town is worried that a dyke holding the fiver hack might be weakening.

'The people were evacuated but there is no, they aren't underwater, but they're fight behind the dyke. And if the dyke were to go, they wouldn’t have time to get out. '

The Minnesota River is one of its several in the state of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota that has run out of its banks because of the melting snow and heavy rain during the past week. President Clinton has declared many counties in all three states fatal disaster areas and flooding is expected to continue for a few more weeks as last winter’s record snowfall continues to melt. Michael Leland VOA news Chicago."

What caused the Minnesota River to run out of its bank？

A．The heavy snowfall.

B．The melting snow and heavy rain.

C．The tropical storm.

D．The dike has been destroyed.

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听力原文： Flood waters are receding in parts of the upper mid-western United States while

waters continue to rise in others. The northern states of Minnesota and North and South Dakota are seeing the worst of the early spring flooding with officials predicting things will get worse, more from VOA's Michael Leland in Chicago. "In the town of Montevideo, Minnesota, the Minnesota River is beginning to drop, but officials say it will be a while before many of the people evacuated from their homes can return. Ellivis Valetion owns Valetion's Restaurant and says the town is worried that a dyke holding the river back might be weakening.

‘The people were evacuated but there is no, they aren't underwater, but they're right behind the dyke. And if the dyke were to go, they wouldn't have time to get out.'

The Minnesota River is one of its several in the state of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota that has run out of its banks because of the melting snow and heavy rain during the past week. President Clinton has declared many counties in all three states fatal disaster areas and flooding is expected to continue for a few more weeks as last Winter's record snowfall continues to melt. Michael Leland VOA news Chicago."

What caused the Minnesota River to run out of its bank？

A．The heavy snowfall.

B．The melting snow and heavy rain.

C．The tropical storm.

D．The dike has been destroyed.

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听力原文： Some people give up trying to learn a foreign language. It can seem too much lik

e hard work. But the problem comes when they go abroad on holiday and find they cannot communicate. How do they ask the way, order a cup of coffee, ask the price of something？ There are, certainly, a lot of phrase books designed to help these people continue to live. In the phrase books they find all the right questions and some of the answers, too. But then, the problem is to be able to pronounce the phrases. If you don't know French, Italian or English, how can you read out the right question in an accent that someone will understand？ The printed work is not enough.

Keith Chidwich thinks he has the answer to this problem, "I have got a phrase book which talks in different languages. I feel that I can go to any country in the world and talk with any foreigner. "he says. Keith is an inventor. His invention is an electronic device which produces phrases in four different languages: French, German, Italian and English. Unlike the phrase book, this device has a voice. It looks like a tape recorder.

What is a phrase book designed for？

A．Learning a foreign language.

B．Finding a job to continue to live.

C．Communicating with foreigners.

D．Making their work less hard.

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听力原文： Some people give up trying to learn a foreign language. It can seem too much lik

e hard work. But the problem comes when they go abroad on holiday and find they cannot communicate. How do they ask the way, order a cup of coffee, ask the price of something？ There are, certainly, a lot of phrase books designed to help these people continue to live. In the phrase book they find all the right questions and some of the answers, too. But then, the problem is to be able to pronounce the phrases. If you don't know French, Italian or English, how can you read out the right question in an accent that someone will understand ？ The printed work is not enough.

Keith Chidwich thinks he has the answer to this problem," I have got a phrase book which talks in different languages. I feel that I can go to any country in the world and tall with any foreigner. "he says. Keith is an inventor. His invention is an electronic device which produces phrases in four different languages: French, German, Italian and English. Unlike the phrase book, this device has a voice. It looks like a tape recorder.

What is a phrase book designed for？

A．Learning a foreign language.

B．Finding a job to continue to live.

C．Communicating with foreigners.

D．Making their work less hard.

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听力原文：A recent report has shown that in the United States, people have experienced an e

听力原文： A recent report has shown that in the United States, people have experienced an evolution concerning their attitudes towards the workweek and weekend. Although some calendars still mark the beginning of a week as Sunday, more and more of Americans are coming to regard Monday as the first day of the week with Saturday and Sunday comprising the two-day period thought of as the weekend. In fact, the word "weekend" didn't even exist in English until about the middle of the last century. In England at that time, Saturday afternoons had just been added to Sundays and holidays as a time for workers to have off from their jobs. This innovation became common in the United States in the 1920s, but as the workweek shortened during the Great Depression of the 1930s, the weekend expanded to two full days—Saturday and Sunday. Some people thought that this trend would continue due to increasing automation and the workweek might decrease to four days or even fewer. But so far this hasn't happened. The workweek seems to have stabilized as forty hours made up of five eight-hour days. And nowadays the idea of adding Monday to the weekend has also been proposed by some people.

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A．Shifting job opportunities.

B．The evolution of the weekend.

C．Attitudes toward employment,

D．Attitudes toward leisure activities.

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We are living in the age of a telecommunications revolution. In order to keep from getting （1) ,

We are living in the age of a telecommunications revolution. In order to keep from getting(1), many developing countries are making an intensive effort to strengthen their telecommunications infrastructure. This will help them(2)the developed countries. It was, after all, advanced telecommunications(3)gave some countries an economic advantage(4)others during the 20th century. There is one place that developing nations are(5)improve upon. That is enabling their citizens and businesses to get(6)to the Web. They are installing advanced optical fibers. These fibers, a millimeter in(7), can bring the information superhighway to their door. The(8)investments that countries like Vietnam are making may seem too great because they still lack basic(9), like electricity and water. However, government officials say that these moves are(10). They are also confident that their countries will(11)the benefits. They will benefit from having more(12)and up-to-date telecommunications equipment and gaining more(13). One Vietnamese leader said, "It is understandable that people want to(14)their immediate problems first. Still, our entire future is(15). People don't always understand the(16)of the problem, though." He continued, "There are problems with using the antique communications equipment. And if we continue to use such old equipment, the(17)between us and the developed world will continue to widen.(18)have to be made now so that our children will have a country with opportunities equal(19)those they see in the developed world." It will not be far(20)they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans on the information superhighway.

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听力原文：Despite the fact that healthy eating has more publicity than ever before, the sal

听力原文： Despite the fact that healthy eating has more publicity than ever before, the sales of chocolate continue to rise.

But why do we like it so much？ It's not enough to answer: "Because it tastes nice." So do other foods. But do you know any other food which some people have to keep closed until their guests arrive？ They know that if they open the chocolate on their own, they'll probably go on eating until they feel slightly ill. And it isn't just the sugar that people like. In the 17th century, when chocolate first arrived here as a drink, people did not put sugar in it because sugar was too expensive.

"Comfort" is a good word to explain why chocolate is more than just another food. It makes people feel safe.

"After a busy day, I like to sit and listen to the radio with a cup of tea and a bar of chocolate."

One answer is that, like coffee, cola and tea, chocolate contains the stimulants. This could explain why it is so difficult to stop eating chocolate once you've started. Some people even fear that they won't be able to atop, and this makes them literally afraid of chocolate.

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A．Because it is better than other foods.

B．Because it tastes good.

C．Because it provides comfort and pleasure.

D．Because it serves as a special food for guests.

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When it comes to the economy, pessimism is in and good old American optimism is out. From

the headlines in the newspapers to the coffee shop chatter, it seems that there is little good to say about the economy. Bad enough that the news about Iraq, winter storms and the escalation of terror alerts continue to keep people on edge. Reports of state budget deficits and threats of major cutbacks in services such as education, health care and police also' make people nervous.

The latest USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll reflects the new pessimism. Asked early this past week how they would rate economic conditions in the country today, just one in three--34%--said they consider it good. That's down 10 percentage points from December, when 44% rated the economy good and 20 points lower than September when 54% said they thought economic conditions were good. Moreover,' when asked to look ahead a year from now, those people willing to say things will get better are also dwindling in numbers. A thin majority of 55% said they expected economic conditions to be better by this time next year. Not bad on the surface. But looking back just two months to December, 65%--or two of three--believed that things would improve in a year. And going back six months to September, 71% expressed optimism for economic improvement.

So the seeds of discontent are out there and they could set off a political firestorm for President Bush if economic conditions don't start getting better soon. Or more importantly, if the American people don't start feeling better soon. Regardless of what the statistics say about how good the economy might be getting, the American people have to feel it. And often, feelings lag behind numbers. Indeed, most people believe that the economy is in recession. Statistically it is not. Case in point: On Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department reported that the economy grew at a 1.4% rate in the final quarter of last year--twice as fast as the government first estimated. Major factors in the upward revision in the gross domestic product were stronger investment by businesses in building up stockpiles of unsold goods and a slight boost to consumer spending, the main force keeping the economy going.

But while that report is interesting, and perhaps a source of hope that things aren't as bad as they seem, more tangible examples of economic improvement are needed--solid gains in the stock market, rehiring by plants that have been laying off workers, new business expansion.

The USA TODAY poll further shows that nervousness about Iraq and a still-sluggish economy are taking a political toll on Bush: His job approval rating is 57%, his lowest since before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Surely, what happens with Iraq will be a major factor in the president's political fortunes next year, but if people continue to be pessimistic about the economy when Bush is in the midst of running for a second term, it will be difficult to be optimistic about his chances of winning.

The phrase "keep people on edge" (Paragraph 1) probably means to ______.

A．upset people

B．keep people alert

C．disappoint people

D．make people pessimistic

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Task 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1.The 5 questions or unfinished statements

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

Everybody has an opinion about telecommuting (远程办公). "It won't work in most jobs", "It costs too much", "It reduces air pollution", "It helps people balance family and work responsibilities", and "Most people are doing it".

In reality, researchers continue to find strong growth and acceptance of telecommuting. Nearly two-thirds of the top 1000 companies in the world have a telecommuting program, and 92 percent say it reduces cost and improves worker productivity (生产力). The days of everyone commuting to the office five days a week are quickly disappearing.

Telecommuting involves a non-traditional work arrangement enabling workers to work at home or elsewhere, some or all of the time. This is not a new, novel, or untested way of working.

But is it for you？ Telecommuting is not a panacea (万能药). Whether you are a manager, or an HR (Human Resources) specialist, there are decisions to make and actions to take before you begin a telecommuting arrangement.

Join us for any or all of the following meetings to get answers, information, and resources to develop and carry out a successful telecommuting arrangement. Each meeting offers you an informative presentation followed by the opportunity for a discussion with a panel of "experts" who have made telecommuting work for them.

How do people look at telecommuting according to the first paragraph？

A．They are against it.

B．They don't care about it.

C．They share the same view.

D．They differ in their opinions.

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