Passage Three

The pleasures which a movie offers to our eyes have been paid for with the loss of sight of a man whose name is hardly known outside the annals of science--Joseph Plateau，a Belgian professor，born in Brussels in l801.

He studied the mechanism of sight，beginning a series of most dangerous experiments at the age of 28 by staring into the sun for 25 seconds to see what the effect on his eyes would be.He was blind for nearly a month.But he went on experimenting，increasing the length of time during which he looked into the sun，knowing that in the end this would cost him his sight.At the age of 42 he was

completely and incurably blind;the sun had destroyed the retina(视网膜)of his eye.But he continued to work as well as he could until he died at the age of 82.

Science profited enormously from his research.He studied the S0 called“inertia of the eye”(视觉暂留)which makes a picture remain on the retina for about one—sixth of a second after it has disappeared from our vision.This means that，if we see a succession of individual pictures each of which appears only for a fraction of a second，they“overlap”in our brain;and if they show consecutive phases of movement，that movement will appear to US to be continuous.

2 1.Plateau’S experiments were the first step leading to the invention of __________ .

A.eyeglasses B.telescopes C.bifocals D.motion pictures

22.The result of Plateau’S first experiment was that __________ .

A.he went permanently blind B.he stopped staring into the sun

C.he went blind for a month D.he found what he was looking for

2 3.A picture remains on the retina for __________ .

A.6 seconds B.1 second

C.16 seconds D.1/6 0f a second

24.The images that we see are recorded in __________ .

A.the brain B.the eye

C.the retina of eye D.the pupil

25.Motion pictures __________ .

A.cause inertia of the eye

B.show a succession of unrelated movement

C.show consecutive phases of movement which appear continuous

D.show each phase of movement for one—half of a second

Passage Four

Part time education，that is，attending school at night or for one weekend a month，tends to drag the process out over time and put the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people.Additionally，such programs require a fixed time commitment which can also impact negatively on one’S career and family time.

Of the many approaches to teaching and learnin9，however，perhaps the most flexible and accommodating is that called distance learnin9.Distance learning is an educational method which allows the students the flexibility to study at his or her own pace to achieve the academic goals which are SO necessary in today’S world.The time required to study may be set aside at the student’S convenience with due regard to all life’S other requirements.Additionally，the student may enroll in distance learning courses from virtually any place in the world，while continuing to pursue their chosen career.Tutorial assistance may be available via regular airmail，telephone，facsimile machine，teleconferencing and over the Internet.

Good distance learning programs are characterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject.Another characteristic of a good distance learning program is the equivalence of the distance learning course with the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus.The resultant diploma or degree should also be the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed.The individuality of the professor/student relationship is another characteristic.In the final analysis，a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual student but also the corporation or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for the educational benefit，professional development，and business growth of the organization.Sponsoring distance learning programs for their employees gives the business the advantage of retaining career·-minded people while contributing to their personal and professional growth through education.

26.According to the passage，which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of part time education?

A.It requires some break in one’S career.

B.It tends to last too long for many people to complete a degree program.

C.It affects one’S career.

D.It gives the student less time to share with the family.

27.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning?

A.The student may choose his or her own pace.

B.The student may study at any time to his or her convenience.

C.They can pursue their chosen career while studyin9.

D.Their tutorial assistance comes through regular airmail，telephone，facsimile machine，etc.

28.What benefit will distance learning program bring to a business?

A.Recruitment of more talented people.

B.Good image of the business.

C.Better cooperation with universities.

D.Further training of employees and business growth.

29.Good distance learning program have the following characteristic EXCEPT __________ .

A.distance learning course is the same as students taking courses in campus

B.the result diploma or degree should be the same as on campus study

C.professor-student relationship is strictly one to one all through the course

D.includes subject evaluation tool

30.What benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business?

A.Professional growth.

B.Good relationship with the employer.

C.Good impression on the employer.

D.Higher salary.

考试报名：2016年学位英语考试时间新手指南报考答疑考试大纲

考试试题：2016学位英语考试冲刺试题及答案专题2016学位英语考试真题及答案

考后关注：2016年成人学位英语考试成绩查询时间2016年成人学位英语考试合格分数线

手机用户可访问成人高考考试网：（//m.233.com/chengkao/）

交流平台：成人学位英语qq群--112779919 微信个人号： xishiazaz

扫二维码下载233网校APP：考试报考、考试试题、试听课程一手掌握！

2016年告别盲目备考，233网校教研团队精心打造高通过率套餐班，全程内部密训锁分，保障一次过关！2016年学位英语高效锁分套餐班推荐，满300减50超值抢购！

【价格若有变动，请以网校的新价格为准！】