单选题 Large lecture classes are frequently regarded as a necessary evil. Such classes (21) be offered in many colleges and universities to meet high student (22) with limited faculty resource, (23) teaching a large lecture class can be a (24) task. Lecture halls are (25) large, barren, and forbidding. It is difficult to get to know students. Students may seem bored in the (26) environment and may (27) read newspapers or even leave class in the middle of a lecture. Written work by the students seems out of the (28) .
Although the challenges of teaching a large lecture class are (29) , they are not insurmountable. The solution is to develop (30) methods of classroom instruction that can reduce, if not (31) , many of the difficulties (32) in the mass class. In fact, we have (33) at Kent State University teaching techniques which help make a large lecture class more like a small (34) .
An (35) but important benefit of teaching the course (36) this manner has involved the activities of the teaching assistants who help us mark students' written work. The faculty instructor originally decided to ask the teaching assistants for help (37) this was the only practical way to (38) that all the papers could be evaluated. Now those (39) report enjoying their new status as "junior professors", gaining a very different (40) on college education by being on the other side of the desk, learning a great deal about the subject matter, and improving their own writing as a direct result of grading other students' papers.

单选题 A. should B. will C. can D. have to

单选题 A. request B. demand C. challenge D. requirement

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。request意为“请求，要求”；demand意为“需要，需求”；challenge意为“挑战，难题”；requirement意为“需求，要求”。所填之词应该与前面的meet搭配使用。meet requirement是习惯搭配，意思是“满足需要”。

单选题 A. and B. but C. although D. unless

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】本题测试逻辑搭配。前面的句子说，由于人力资源有限，许多大学采用大班授课模式；而本句话说的是教大班是否困难。说明前后句子的意思转折。although虽然也表示转折，但强调的重点是前面的句子，与句子的意思不符。应选B。

单选题 A. competitive B. rewarding C. routine D. troublesome

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。competitive意为“竞争的，竞赛的”；rewarding意为“有益的，值得的”；routine意为“常规的，日常的”；troublesome意为“棘手的，困难的”。所填之词修饰task，根据前面的meet high student requirement with limited faculty resource可知，应选D。

单选题 A. spaciously B. exceptionally C. typically D. unusually

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。spaciously意为“广阔地，宽广地”；exceptionally意为“格外地，异常地”；typically意为“典型地，有代表性地”；unusually都有“不同寻常地，超常地”。句子的主语是lecture halls，根据后面的“large，barren， and forbidding”可知，本句话讲的是典型特征，所以应选C。

单选题 A. unconscious B. impatient C. unaware D. impersonal

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题测试逻辑搭配。unconscious意为“无意识的，失去知觉的”：impatient意为“没耐心的，不耐烦的”；unaware意为“不知道的，没注意的”：impersonal意为“与己无关的，与个人无关的”。所填之词修饰environment；前面句子说，老师很难认识学生：本句话说，在这样的环境中，学生似乎显得无聊。说明这种环境“与己无关”，所以应选D。

单选题 A. frequently B. delightedly C. inevitably D. unexpectedly

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题测试逻辑搭配。frequently意为“经常地，时常发生地”；delightedly意为“高兴地，快乐地”；inevitably意为“必然地，不可避免地”；unexpectedly意为“出人意料地，意外地”。所填之词修饰read newspapers，本句话说，学生上课时感到无聊，所以他们就会看报纸。说明是习惯性动作，所以应选A。

单选题 A. problem B. solution C. question D. answer

单选题 A. tiny B. potential C. fundamental D. substantial

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。tiny意为“极小的，微小的”；potential意为“潜在的，可能的”；fundamental意为“基础的，基本的”；substantial意为“相当大的，很多的”。所填之词修饰challenges，根据后面的句子they are not insurmountable (它们并非不能克服)可知，应选D。

单选题 A. personal B. innovative C. initiative D. persuasive

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。personal意为“个人的，私人的”；innovative意为“创新的，革新的”；initiative意为“起初的，初步的”：persuasive意为“有说服力的，令人信服的”。所填之词修饰methods of classroom instruction，所以应选B。

单选题 A. increase B. accumulate C. eliminate D. diminish

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题测试逻辑搭配。increase意为“增加，扩大”；accumulate意为“积累，积蓄”；eliminate意为“根除，消除”；diminish意为“缩小，减少”。if not通常表示让步关系，说明所填之词应该比reduce的意思更深一层，所以应选C。

单选题 A. inherent B. inherited C. injected D. integrated

单选题 A. introduced B. inserted C. modified D. revised

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。introduce意为“采用，提倡”；insert意为“插入，嵌入”；modify意为“修改，改变”；revise意为“修正，改变”。所填之词的宾语是teaching techniques(教学方法)，根据前面的develop methods of classroom instruction可知，应选A。

单选题 A. conference B. assembly C. seminar D. course

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题测试逻辑搭配。conference意为“会议，协商会”；assembly意为“集会，会议”；seminar意为“讲习会，讲座”；course意为“课程，教程”。所填之词应该与前面的a large lecture class的意思对应，所以应选C。

单选题 A. incredible B. obscure C. unanticipated D. inspiring

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。incredible意为“难以置信的，不可思议的”；obscure意为“朦胧的，模糊的”；unanticipated意为“不曾预料到的，意料之外的”：inspiring意为“令人鼓舞的，振奋人心的”。所填之词修饰benefit，根据后面的The faculty instructor originally decided to ask the teaching assistants可知，助教的收获是意料之外的，所以应选C。

单选题 A. at B. through C. by D. in

单选题 A. so that B. although C. when D. because

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题测试语法。so that引导结果或目的状语从句；although引导让步状语从句；when引导时间状语从句：because引导原因状语从句。根据文章可知，前后句子为因果关系，后面的句子表示原因，所以应选D。

单选题 A. ensure B. assure C. secure D. certify

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。ensure意为“确保，保证”，通常构成“ensure + that从句”结构：assure意为“保证，确保”，通常构成“assure somebody + that从句”结构；secure意为“保护，使安全”，不带从句；certify意为“证明……是真实、正确的”。所填之词的后面省略了students，所以应选B。

单选题 A. new teachers B. senior students C. associate professors D. part-time professionals

单选题 A. inspiration B. expectation C. stimulation D. perspective

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。inspiration意为“灵感，灵机”；expectation意为“期望，期待”；stimulation意为“刺激，鼓舞”；perspective意为“观点，看法”。所填之词应该与后面的on搭配。perspective on是习惯搭配，意思是“针对……的观点、看法”。