大学英语实用阅读(上)

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1、大学英语实用阅读(上)CollegeEnglishReadingUnitOneText:HowtoMeasureWhatYouLearnedinCollegeSupplementaryReading:Passage1SixWaystoBeHappywithYourCollegeChoicePassage2FundinginAmericanHigherEducationComprehensionLead-inQuestionsSupplementaryReadingPassage1VocabularyPost-rea

2、dingDiscussionsSupplementaryReading2Lead-inQuestionsI.Directions:beforereadingthetext,thinkaboutthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartners:1.Whatvaluedoyouseeinuniversityexaminationsformeasuringastudent’scomprehensionofthecoursematerialthatstudenthasbe

3、enexposedto?2.Ifexaminationsarenotthewaytomeasureastudent’scomprehension,whatothermethodsofevaluationwouldyousuggest?3.DoyouthinkthereareviablemethodsthatcantrulymeasureorassessACCURATELYwhatastudenthaslearnedincollege?Ifnot,thenwhatcanauniversitydotoACCURATELY

4、assessormeasureastudent’sperformancebeforecertifyingorgrantingadegree?II.Directions:gotoalibraryorrefertotheinternettosearchsomeinformationaboutthefollowingtopics.U.S.News&WorldReportAmerica’sBestcollegesCollegiateLearningAssessment(CLA)NationalSurveyofStudentE

5、ngagement(NSSE)SATGMATStanfordUniversityVocabularyI.Directions:inthefollowingsentences,donottrytolearntheitalicizedwords.Concentrateondevelopingyourabilitytograspthemeaningofunfamiliarwordswiththehelpofcontextclues.Readeachsentencecarefullyandwriteasynonym,desc

6、riptionordefinitiononyourown.1.A2000reportbythecentersaidassessmentofstudentacademicprogress"hasonlyamarginalinfluence"oncollegedecisionmakers.marginalsmall;slight;2.PeterEwell,seniorassociateoftheNationalCenterforHigherEducationManagementSystemsinBoulder,Colo.

7、,saidthattomostcollegeprofessors,assessmentoflearningwas"atbestadubiousdiversiontobeignored,andatworstaphilistineintrusiontoberesisted."dubious:uncertaininresult;indoubtphilistine:havingnointerestorunderstandingofthearts,orbeinghostiletothem3.Besuretodescribeth

8、edatathatsupportorrefutetheclaimthatthetypeofwingontheSwiftAir235leadstomorein-flightbreakups,aswellasthefactorsthatmayhavecontributedtotheaccidentandshouldbetakenintoaccoun