The Open University is different from all other universities. Its students must be at least twenty-one years old. They must either work full-time or be at home all day, for instance， mothers of families. They don't have to pass any examinations before being accepted as students. This is why the university is called “open”. The university was started in order to help people who missed having a university education when they were young.

　　The first name for the Open University was “The University of the Air”. The idea was to teach “on the air”, in other words, on the radio and television. They have brought the classroom into people's homes. But this, on its own, is not enough for a university education. So the students also have to receive advice at one of the 283 study centers in the country. Thirty-six weeks of the year they have to send written work to a “tutor”, the person who guides their studies. They must also spend three weeks every summer as a full-time student. Tutors and students meet and study together, as in other universities. At the end of the first year, most students pass their exams. And if they do this every year, they can expect to finish their studies in four years.

　　问题：

　　1.What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A.The Open University used to be called the University of the Air.

　　B.The University of the Air used to be called the Open University.

　　C.In the University of the Air, students should choose to be taught either on the radio or on television.

　　D.The teaching quality in the Open University is far from satisfactory.

　　【参考答案】A

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　　【精析】A 根据第二段第一句“The first name for the Open University was ‘The University of the Air’.”可知，开放大学一开始的名字是The University of the Air。由此可推知，开放大学曾经被叫作The University of the Air。故选A。

　　2.Why is it called “Open University”?

　　A.Because it has no regular classroom at all.

　　B.Because classes are given in the open.

　　C.Because no entrance exam is imposed.

　　D.Because it is open to anyone who applies.

　　【参考答案】C

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　　【精析】C 根据第一段倒数第二、三句“They don't have to pass any examinations before being accepted as students. This is why the university is called ‘open’.”可知，开放大学的学生在入学前不需要通过任何考试，这就是它被称为开放大学的原因。故选C。

　　3.Who can become students of the Open University?

　　A.Those who have been laid off.

　　B.Those who are aged 21 and above.

　　C.Those who can go to evening schools.

　　D.Those who have got a part-time job.

　　【参考答案】B

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　　【精析】B 根据第一段第二句“Its students must be at least twenty-one years old.”可知，开放大学的学生年龄至少满21岁。故选B。

　　4. What's the original intention to establish an Open University?

　　A.To make money for the university.

　　B.To encourage laid-off adults to go back to university.

　　C.To make university education accessible to mothers of families.

　　D.To help people who received no university education when they were young.

　　【参考答案】D

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　　【精析】D 根据第一段最后一句“The university was started in order to help people who missed having a university education when they were young.”可知，开放大学的建立是为了帮助那些年轻时没上过大学的人。故选D。

　　5.It can be said that .

　　A.the Open University is better than ordinary university in terms of teaching quality

　　B.a person who is under 21 years old can be admitted to an Open University

　　C.in the Open University, students just keep correspondence with their tutors and will never meet each other face to face

　　D.the Open University is really a blessing for those who missed receiving a university education when they were young

　　【参考答案】D

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　　【精析】D 根据文章内容可知，开放大学的建立是为了帮助那些年轻时没上过大学的人。由此可推知，它对年轻时没接受大学教育的人来说是件好事。故选D。