大学体验英语(三)

General Writing: Paragraph Development by Classification

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16. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions after it.

For many people considering higher education, it is a challenge just to sort through the different kinds of educational programs available for adults. Vocational or technical schools are for people who want to get to work right away in a technical or service-oriented field such as nursing, electronics, automotive service and repair, dental or medical assisting. A community college can offer courses in these fields as well but can also provide students with courses in the variety of academic disciplines necessary to obtain an AA, or associate's degree. An undergraduate college usually offers a large variety of courses in various academic disciplines for students who want to obtain a BA or BS (bachelor's degree). And a university education can provide students with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

1. How many types does this paragraph divide the higher learning institutions into? What are they?

2. What is the similarity between a technical school and a community college?

3. What is the difference between an undergraduate college and a university?

4. If you want to be a computer technician, where should you take the courses?

5. If you want to learn an MBA program, where should you be educated?

Anwser:
1. Four. They are vocational or technical schools, community colleges, undergraduate colleges and universities.
2. Both offer courses in technical or service-oriented fields.
3. An undergraduate college offers BA or BS programs while a university can offer programs for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
4. At a technical school or a community college.
5. At a university.