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1、word格式精心整理版06英语专业八级真题及答案2006-4-199:17 【大中小】【打印】【我要纠错】 PARTII READINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN) Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions. Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet. TEXTA TheUniversityintransfo
2、rmation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrow'suniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothWesternandmon-Westernperspectives.Theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighere
3、ducationtoday. ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversity-avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduli
4、ng,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld'sgreatlibraries. YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.Forexample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedund
5、erthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha"collegeeducationinabox"couldunderselltheofferin
6、gsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthenoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavidRooneyandGregHearn. Ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfu
7、turehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontent-orotherdangers-willnecessarilyfollow.Counter-movementsarealsoatwork. Manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,arequestioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.Whatif,forinstance,inste
8、adofreceivingprimarilytechnicaltrainingandbuildingtheirindividualcar
