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Reading in the Digital Age
This course is for people from all walks of life who enjoy reading and would like to know how literary scholars understand texts in the digital age.It introduces you to a variety of ways of understanding texts.Through the course,you will become familiar with professional reading practices as well as newer,computer-driven reading skills.
Duration:6 weeks 4 hours pw 2 August
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Exploring English:Shakespeare
This course is aimed at high school students and university students who wish to learn more about Shakespeare.The first week will look at Shakespeare’s life and times.For the rest of the course,we will look closely at a different play each week.Shakespearean actors will help us explore the universal themes in RomeoandJuliet,Hamlet,TheTempest and Macbeth.Our video tutor (辅导员) will guide you through the course and look at the words and phrases that Shakespeare introduced to the English language.
Duration:6 weeks 2 hours pw 16 July
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The European Discovery of China
This course is aimed at anyone with an interest in Chinese,European or world history.It focuses on when and how the West first approached China.We will look at China’s place in the world and connections to the West via the Silk Road,the rise of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire,and finally the Ming Dynasty.We’ll know this period of Chinese history through the eyes of Western travellers from the 13th to the 17th century.What these Western travellers saw,what they didn’t see — that’s the story that we will uncover in this course.
Duration:8 weeks 6 hours pw 6 July
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【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文,介绍了免费网络课程的相关信息。
21.WhowillhelpstudentsbetterunderstandthethemesofShakespeare’splays?
A.Actors. B.Scholars.
C.Historians. D.Videotutors.
答案A
解析细节理解题。由ExploringEnglish:Shakespeare中的“ShakespeareanactorswillhelpusexploretheuniversalthemesinRomeoandJuliet,Hamlet,TheTempestandMacbeth”可知,莎士比亚笔下的演员将帮助我们探索《罗密欧与朱丽叶》《哈姆雷特》《暴风雨》和《麦克白》的共同主题。所以演员能帮助学生更好地理解莎士比亚戏剧的主题。故A选项正确。
22.What can people learn from The European Discovery of China?
A.China’s discovery of the West.
B.The rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty.
C.The importance of the Silk Road.
D.China’s interest in Western travellers.
答案C
解析推理判断题。由TheEuropeanDiscoveryofChina中的“WewilllookatChina’splaceintheworldandconnectionstotheWestviatheSilkRoad,theriseofGenghisKhanandtheMongolEmpire,andfinallytheMingDynasty.”可知,我们将通过丝绸之路、成吉思汗和蒙古帝国的崛起,最后是明朝,来看看中国在世界上的地位和与西方的联系。所以丝绸之路对于了解中国很重要,故判断出人们能从TheEuropeanDiscoveryofChina的课程中学到丝绸之路的重要性。故C选项正确。
23.What are the subjects of these online courses?
A.Science and history.
B.Media and health.
C.Nature and environment.
D.Language and culture.
答案D
解析细节理解题。由ReadingintheDigitalAge中的内容及ExploringEnglish:Shakespeare和TheEuropeanDiscoveryofChina中的内容可知这些网上课程的主题是语言和文化。故D选项正确。
