Oxford’s Department for Continuing Education runs over 1000 courses per year, offered on a part-time basis. Programmes include Oxford awards and degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level, online short courses, weekly classes, day and weekend events, continuing professional development and summer schools.
Oxford awards & degrees
Over 50 undergraduate and postgraduate Oxford qualifications: certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, Master’s and Doctoral degrees, offered part-time, in the arts, social sciences, diplomatic studies, human rights law, health care and biomedical sciences, which involve overseas students. Course duration ranges from one year to several years part-time. The Department also runs a Graduate School to provide the support and guidance needed by those following part-time graduate programmes.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/qualifications
Online & distance learning
Choose from over 90 courses across a range of disciplines. Most are short courses of 5-10 weeks, accredited (officially approved). A few longer courses result in Oxford qualifications.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/online
Weekly classes
Approximately 500 part-time accredited classes, open to all, and held in Oxford, Reading and other locations. Topics are studied in depth over a period of 10 or 20 weeks.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/weekly
Day & weekend events
Courses of 1 or 2 days, usually held at weekends and taught by lecturers and speakers who are noted authorities in their field of research. Many courses are offered in combination with national organizations. Over 150 offered per year.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/dayweekend
Professional development courses
200 courses per year, ranging from day schools to short refresher courses to full degree programmes. Subjects include health sciences, public policy, diplomatic studies, nanotechnology, electronics, historic conservation, environmental sciences, public administration, higher education leadership and more.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd
Summer schools
Accredited and non-accredited courses of between one and three weeks, with over 120 to choose from. Most are designed for the general public; others are designed to allow professionals to update skills. www.conted.ox.ac.uk/summerschoolsWhat type of writing is this text?
| A．A course guide. |
| B．A book review. |
| C．An advertisement. |
| D．An official report. |
Which programme will you choose if you want to learn from the famous top experts in your field?
| A．Summer schools |
| B．Online&distance learning. |
| C．Day&weekend events. |
| D．Professional development courses. |
Which website is useful to foreign students?
| A．www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd |
| B．www.conted.ox.ac.uk/qualifications |
| C．www.conted.ox.ac.uk/dayweekend |
| D．www.conted.ox.ac.uk/summerschools |
| ACTORS AND ACTRESSES |
385~399 |
MAPS(COLOR) |
517~528 |
| DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS |
336~338 |
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS |
492 |
| ANIMALS |
193~496 |
HOLIDAYS |
841~873 |
| ART |
480~481 |
PLANTS |
108~109 |
| EDUCATION |
284~321 |
POPULATION |
616~619 |
| BOOKS, BEST SELLERS |
476 |
COUNTRIES |
529~613 |
| NATIONAL PARKS |
747~749 |
HIGHWAYS |
131~141 |
| ENVIRONMENT |
80~101 |
PASSPORT |
142~144 |
| POSTAL INFORMAT1ON |
513~516 |
SPORTS |
884~978 |
根据表格信息，选择正确答案。Where can you find the information about America?
| A．On pages 517~528. | B．On pages 529 ~613. |
| C．On pages 480~481. | D．On pages 493 ~496. |
If you want to know more about the Chinese film star, where should you begin your search?
| A．BOOKS, BEST SELLERS on page 476. |
| B．POPULATION on pages 616~619. |
| C．ACTORS AND ACTRESSES on pages 385~399. |
| D．POSTAL INFORMATION on pages 513~516. |
One who likes surfing can find the information about how to surf on pages ______.
| A．884~978 | B．336~338 |
| C．142~144 | D．131~141 |
If you are interested in Thomas Edison, you may search ______.
| A．ART | B．MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS |
| C．EDUCATION | D．DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS |
You can find “Thanksgiving Day” on pages ________.
| A．747~749 | B．841~873 |
| C．108~ 109 | D．80~101 |
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| A．Mike, a school boy of 13. |
| B．Mary, an eight-year-old girl. |
| C．Cathy, an experienced teacher |
| D．Linda, a housewife without work. |
| A．4 hours | B．8 hours |
| C．20 hours | D．40 hours |
| A．It's on Second Street. | B．It's on First Street. |
| C．It's on Market Road. | D．It's in the Flower Market. |
| A．before school | B．after school |
| C．on weekend | D．on Sunday |
In the school,you can have .
| A．lunch | B．toys |
| C．b ooks | D．DIY course |
One day Jone saw an ad in a newspaper,and then he went to the job interview(面试)。When he arrived,he came into a large ,busy room filled with noise,including（包括） the sound of telegraph(电报).
Jone sat in the room with seven other people waiting for the interview.After a few minutes,Jone stood up and walked into the office where the interviewer(主考官) was.The other people were very surprised.They all thought that the young man made a mistake.
Ten minutes later,Jone and the interviewer came out of the office and the interviewer said to others,“Thank you very much for coming, but he has got the job.”
The other people were surprised,and one said,“Wait a minute！I don’t understand.He was the last to come in, but we never even got the chance to be interviewed.Yet he got the job.”
The interviewer said,“I am sorry, but while you were sitting here,we sent a telegraph message that said,‘If you understand this message,then come right in.The job is yours.’None of you heard it or understood it except Jone.So the job is his.”
| A．His friend told him. |
| B．He saw an ad on the internet. |
| C．His parents told him. |
| D．He saw an ad in a newspaper. |
| A．five | B．seven | C．eight | D．nine |
| A．Five minutes | B．Ten minutes |
| C．Fifteen minute | D．Twenty minutes |
| A．he had a good education |
| B．the interviewer was his friend |
| C．he knew most about telegraph |
| D．he was the only one who listened carefully |
| A．A job interview | B．How to find a job |
| C．How to telegraph | D．The kinds of telegraph |
Middle school can be hard for school teenagers. They would like good grades(成绩)，have their own hobbies,keep cool and make friends. But it’s difficult for some students to do all the things well at the same time.
Jane is in Grade 9. She is good at her lessons and gets good grades in exams.But she hates school clothes but likes fashionable(时髦的)clothes very much.She also likes to listen to pop music every day.However ,she is too busy with her lessons at school.And she has too much homework to do at weekends.So she has little time to keep her hobbies.And heavy schoolwork makes her feel tired and unhappy.
Bill is a good example. He is now in Grade 8. He loves his school life. He did best in his class in Grade 7. This year he gets interested in playing football. Although (尽管) he plays football every day,he does better in his study than last year.
Everything can go well if you use your head.
| A．儿童 | B．青少年 |
| C．大学生 | D．成人 |
| A．pop music | B．school clothes |
| C．sports | D．football |
| A．tired | B．unhappy |
| C．happy | D．nervous |
| A．Jane gets good grades in exams. |
| B．Jane loves her school life very much. |
| C．Bill is a grade eight student. |
| D．Bill does better than before. |
| A．How to get good grades |
| B．How to keep your own hobbies |
| C．How to keep cool |
| D．How to be a successful(成功)student |
In many English homes, people have four meals(餐) a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea(茶) and dinner.
People have breakfast from 7:00 to 9: 00 in the morning. They eat eggs or(或者) bread. English people drink tea or milk for breakfast, too. Lunch comes at about 13:00. Afternoon tea is from 16:00 to 17:00, and dinner is about 19:30. They often have soup(汤), and they have some chicken or fish with vegetables. Then they eat some bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people have meals like that. Some of them don’t have their dinners in the evening(晚上).
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Many English people have ____ meals a day.
| A．one | B．two |
| C．three | D．four |
Usually, people in English don’t have ____ for their breakfast.
| A．bread | B．fish |
| C．milk | D．eggs |
People in English have lunch ____.
| A．from 7:00 to 9:00 | B．at about 13:00 |
| C．at 19:30 | D．from 16:00 to 17:00 |
Usually, people in England have ____ for their dinner.
| A．bananas, apples or eggs |
| B．soup, bananas or milk |
| C．soup, chicken or fish with vegetables |
| D．soup, milk and vegetables |
Do all the English people eat in the same way(方式)?
| A．No, not all the English people eat in the same way. |
| B．Yes, all the English people eat in the same way. |
| C．No, some of them don’t have lunch at all. |
| D．Sorry, we don’t know. |