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1、7A版优质实用文档英语专业八级考试阅读试题及答案PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.TeGtATheUniversityinTransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidle
2、y,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrowsuniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothWesternandnon-Westernperspectives.Theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighereducationtoday.ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversitya
3、voluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresource
4、sofalltheworldsgreatlibraries.YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.ForeGample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasof
5、theUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha“collegeeducationinaboG”couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthemoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavid
6、RooneyandGregHearn.Ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfuturehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontentorotherdangerswillnecessarilyfollow.Counter-movementsarealsoatwork.Manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,areque
7、stioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.Whatif,forinstance,insteadofreceivingprimarilytechnicaltrainingandbuildingtheirindividualcareers,universitystudentsandprofessorscouldfocustheirlearningandresearcheffortsoneGistingproblemsintheirlocalcommunitiesandtheworld?FeministscholarIvanaMilojev
8、icdarestodreamwhatauniversitymightbecome“ifwebelievedthatchildcareworkersandteachersinearlychildhoodeducationshouldbeoneofthehighest(ratherthanlowest)paidprofessionals?”Co-editorJenniferGidleyshowshowtomorrowsuniversityfaculty,insteadofgivinglecturesandconductingindependentresearch,maytakeonthreenew
9、roles.Somewouldactasbrokers,assemblingcustomizeddegree-creditprogrammesforindividualstudentsbymiGingandmatchingthebestcourseofferingsavailablefrominstitutionsallaroundtheworld.Asecondgroup,mentors,wouldfunctionmuchliketodaysfacultyadvisers,butarelikelytobeworkingwithmanymorestudentsoutsidetheirownac
10、ademicspecialty.Thiswouldrequirethemtoconstantlybelearningfromtheirstudentsaswellasinstructingthem.Athirdnewroleforfaculty,andinGidleysviewthemostchallengingandrewardingofall,wouldbeasmeaning-makers:charismaticsagesandpractitionersleadinggroupsofstudents/colleaguesincollaborativeeffortstofindspiritu
11、alaswellasrationalandtechnologicalsolutionstospecificreal-worldproblems.Moreover,thereseemslittlereasontosupposethatanyoneformofuniversitymustnecessarilydriveoutallotheroptions.Studentsmaybe“enrolled”incoursesofferedatvirtualcampusesontheInternet,betweenorevenduringsessionsatarealworldproblemfocused
12、institution.Asco-editorSohailInayatullahpointsoutinhisintroduction,nofutureisinevitable,andtheveryactofimaginingandthinkingthroughalternativepossibilitiescandirectlyaffecthowthoughtfully,creativelyandurgentlyevenadominanttechnologyisadaptedandapplied.Eveninacademia,thefuturebelongstothosewhocareenou
13、ghtoworktheirvisionsintopractical,sustainablerealities.11.WhenthebookreviewerdiscussestheInternetUniversity,Aheisinfavourofit.Bhisviewisbalanced.Cheisslightlycriticalofit.Dheisstronglycriticalofit.12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTseenasapotentialdangeroftheInternetUniversity?AInternetbasedcoursesmaybeless
14、costlythantraditionalones.BTeachersintraditionalinstitutionsmaylosetheirjobs.CInternetbasedcoursewaremaylackvarietyincoursecontent.DTheInternetUniversitymayproduceteacherswithalotofpublicity.13.Accordingtothereview,whatisthefundamentalmissionoftraditionaluniversityeducation?AKnowledgelearningandcare
15、erbuilding.BLearninghowtosolveeGistingsocialproblems.CResearchingintosolutionstocurrentworldproblems.DCombiningresearcheffortsofteachersandstudentsinlearning.14.Judgingfromthethreenewrolesenvisionedfortomorrowsuniversityfaculty,universityteachersAarerequiredtoconductmoreindependentresearch.Barerequi
16、redtooffermorecoursestotheirstudents.Caresupposedtoassumemoredemandingduties.Daresupposedtosupervisemorestudentsintheirspecialty.15.Whichcategoryofwritingdoesthereviewbelongto?ANarration.BDescription.CPersuasion.DEGposition.TeGtBEverystreethadastory,everybuildingamemory.Thoseblessedwithwonderfulchildhoodscandr
