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Hi, I'm Amanda! I was asked to share more about my experience as an online student of Virtual High School to give you a better idea of what it's like, or at least what it was like for me. Usually I was working on four courses at a time, just as if I were in a brick-and-mortar high school. But unlike students in a brick-and-mortar school, I did not work for a set amount of time each day. Sometimes I would spend the whole day on English, and on another I would study among all four, depending on how focused I was or what I felt motivated to do. I loved skating during my high school years, both as a competitor and a coach. Below is an example of what a typical day was like for me.
6:00 am—8:00 am: Skating
9:00 am—10:30 am: Read content for English
10:30 am—10:45 am: Break (usually a walk outside, catching up with friends, etc.)
10:45 am—12:00 pm: Begin brainstorming and do primary research for English assignments
12:00 pm—12:30 pm: Lunch
12: 30 pm—3 :30 pm: Read content for maths, work through exercises, start a maths assignment 4:00 pm—7 :00 pm: Skating and coaching
A common question I would get was, “Do you spend a lot of time in front of the computer to do the courses?” The answer is “yes”. It is an online school, after all. That does not mean that you are tied to a desk, however. Like students in brick-and-mortar schools, I took notes by hand so that I wasn’t always typing or looking at a screen. I often went to the library to find books for my research and English courses.
1. How many courses did Amanda have?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2. When did Amanda study maths according to the example of a typical day?
A. Between 10:45 am and 12:00 pm. B. Between 12:30 pm and 3 :30 pm.
C. Between 12:00 pm and 2:30 pm. D. Between 3 :30 pm and 7:00 pm.
3. What did Amanda always do as an online student?
A. She wrote down notes by hand. B. She wrote online English books.
C. She took classes in the library. D. She took her notes by typing.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要内容是上网课的Amanda分享自己上网课的经历，她列出了她日常学习一天的时间安排情况以及她对在线学习的一些看法和个人习惯。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Sometimes I would spend the whole day on English, and on another I would study among all four, depending on how focused I was or what I felt motivated to do.(有时我会花一整天的时间学习英语，另一天我会根据我的专注程度或者我觉得有动力去做什么来学习这四门课程中的一门)”可知，阿曼达上了四门课。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“12: 30 pm—3 :30 pm: Read content for maths, work through exercises, start a maths assignment 4:00 pm—7 :00 pm: Skating and coaching(下午12:30——下午3:30：阅读数学内容，做练习，开始数学作业)”可知，阿曼达下午12:30到3:30学习数学。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Like students in brick-and-mortar schools, I took notes by hand so that I wasn't always typing or looking at a screen.(像实体学校的学生一样，我用手记笔记，这样我就不用总是打字或盯着屏幕了)”可知，作为一名上网课的学生，阿曼达总是手写笔记。故选A。
