2006年度英語專業(yè)八級考試真題及答案(不包括聽力)

2006年度英語專業(yè)八級考試真題及答案(不包括聽力)(1)textatheuniversityintransformation,editedbyaustralianfuturistssohailinayatullahandjennifergidley,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrow’suniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothwesternandnon-westernperspectives.theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighereducationtoday.themostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheinternetuniversity—avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld’sgreatlibraries.yettheinternetuniversityposesdangers,too.forexample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorpetermanicasoftheuniversityofhawaiiatmanoa.besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha“collegeeducationinabox”couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthemoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteaustraliancommunicationsprofessorsdavidrooneyandgreghearn.ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfuturehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontent—orotherdangers—willnecessarilyfollow.counter-movementsarealsoatwork.manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,arequestioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.whatif,forinstance,insteadofreceivingprimarilytechnicaltrainingandbuildingtheirindividualcareers,universitystudentsandprofessorscouldfocustheirlearningandresearcheffortsonexistingproblemsintheirlocalcommunitiesandtheworld?feministscholarivanamilojevicdarestodreamwhatauniversitymightbecome“ifwebelievedthatchildcareworkersandteachersinearlychildhoodeducationshouldbeoneofthehighest(ratherthanlowest)paidprofessionals?”co-editorjennifergidleyshowshowtomorrowsuniversityfaculty,insteadofgivinglecturesandconductingindependentresearch,maytakeonthreenewroles.somewouldactasbrokers,assemblingcustomizeddegree-creditprogrammesforindividualstudentsbymixingandmatchingthebestcourseofferingsavailablefrominstitutionsallaroundtheworld.asecondgroup,mentors,wouldfunctionmuchliketoday’sfacultyadvisers,butarelikelytobeworkingwithmanymorestudentsoutsidetheirownacademicspecialty.thiswouldrequirethemtoconstantlybelearningfromtheirstudentsaswellasinstructingthem.athirdnewroleforfaculty,andingidley’sviewthemostchallengingandrewardingofall,wouldbeasmeaning-makers:charismaticsagesandpractitionersleadinggroupsofstudents/colleaguesincollaborativeeffortstofindspiritualaswellasrationalandtechnologicalsolutionstospecificreal-worldproblems.moreover,thereseemslittlereasontosupposethatanyoneformofuniversitymustnecessarilydriveoutallotheroptions.studentsmaybe“enrolled”incoursesofferedatvirtualcampusesontheinternet,between—orevenduring—sessionsatarealworldproblemfocusedinstitution.asco-editorsohailinayatullahpointsoutinhisintroduction,nofutureisinevitable,andtheveryactofimaginingandthinkingthroughalternativepossibilitiescandirectlyaffecthowthoughtfully,creativelyandurgentlyevenadominanttechnologyisadaptedandapplied.eveninacademia,thefuturebelongstothosewhocareenoughtoworktheirvisionsintopractical,sustainablerealities.11.whenthebookreviewerdiscussestheinternetuniversity,[a]heisinfavourofit.[b]hisviewisbalanced.[c]heisslightlycriticalofit.[d]heisstronglycriticalofit.12.whichofthefollowingisnotseenasapotentialdangeroftheinternetuniversity?[a]internetbasedcoursesmaybelesscostlythantraditionalones.[b]teachersintraditionalinstitutionsmaylosetheirjobs.[c]internetbasedcoursewaremaylackvarietyincoursecontent.[d]theinternetuniversitymayproduceteacherswithalotofpublicity.13.accordingtothereview,whatisthefundamentalmissionoftraditionaluniversityeducation?[a]knowledgelearningandcareerbuilding.[b]learninghowtosolveexistingsocialproblems.[c]researchingintosolutionstocurrentworldproblems.[d]combiningresearcheffortsofteachersandstudentsinlearning.14.judgingfromthethreenewrolesenvisionedfortomorrowsuniversityfaculty,universityteachers[a]arerequiredtoconductmoreindependentresearch.[b]arerequiredtoo