[单选]  试题正文 二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分） Free Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) A class with hundreds or even thousands of students might sound like a teacher's worst nightmare. But a big idea in higher education these days is Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs. Some universities offer free, non-credit MOOCs available to anyone in the world. Others charge for courses and provide credits. The idea is still developing. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology started its first MOOC in 2012. The school plans to offer many free, non-credit courses through a project called MITx. Many Chinese universities are beginning to offer free MOOCs now too. Nowadays, MOOCs almost cover every topic, like computer science, technology, mechanics, engineering, languages, etc. Generally speaking, there are no formal education requirements for these free online courses. Students watch short videos. Then, they take informal, ungraded quizzes after the videos each week for certain weeks. Quizzes are part of the lecture program to keep students engaged and keep them thinking, for students to be able to check that they understood what was covered. They can repeatedly watch the videos and take the quizzes whenever they want. Students receive homework. They can join online groups to exchange questions and answers about the courses. The teachers hold virtual office hours to answer questions that the students have posted. They also present their own questions and observations. Some supporters claimed that there are things that we can do better in the online format. We can certainly deliver high-quality education to many students at much lower cost. 操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。 1. 回答 A B C started its first MOOC in 2012. A. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology B. Harvard University C. A Chinese university 2. Which is not true about the free online courses? 回答 A B C A. Students can watch short videos. B. Students may ask the teachers some questions. C. Students must take graded quizzes. 3. They can join online groups 回答 A B C . A. to discuss the quizzes B. to exchange questions and answers C. to present their observations 4. The teachers hold 回答 A B C to answer questions that the students have posted. A. virtual office hours B. face-to-face meetings C. regular seminars 5. What is the attitude of the writer to online courses? 回答 A B C A. neutral B. negative C. positive 反馈 解析： 1. 这是一道细节题。从第二段第四句可以得知是麻省理工学院第一个开设了MOOC。所以选A。 2. 这是一道推断题。从第四段第二句得知，学生在看过录像后要参加非正式的、不计分的测验，选项C的内容是错误的，因此选C。 3. 这是一道细节题。第四段第六句讲述学生可以参加在线讨论交流问题。所以选B。 4. 这是一道细节题。第四段第七句讲述了教师留出虚拟办公时间来回答学生提出的问题。所以选A。 5. 这是一道主旨题。短文最后一段用到了better，high-quality和lower cost等词