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职称英语考试理工类A级概括大意题关于职称英语考试理工类A级概括大意题TheOpenUniversityinBritain1In1963theleaderoftheLaborPartymadeaspeechexplainingplansfora“universityoftheair”-aneducationalsystemwhichwouldmakeuseoftelevision,radioandcorrespondencecourses.Manypeoplelaughedattheidea,butitbecamepartoftheLaborPartysprogrammertogiveeducationalopportunitytothosepeoplewho,foronereasonoranother,hadnothadachancetoreceivefurthereducation.3ThefirstteachingprogrammersappearedontheairandscreeninJanuary1971,withclerks,farmworkers,housewives,teachers,policemenandmanyothersasstudents.Correspondenceunitshadbeencarefullypreparedandsciencestudentsweregivendevicesforasmallhomelaboratory.Studycentershavebeensetupalloverthecountrysothatstudentscanattendonceaweek,andonceayeartheywillspendaweekatoneoftheuniversityssummerschools.4Ithasbeennearly30yearssincetheOpenUniversitystarte...。