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　　1. 

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMissGreen'

suniversitydays?

　　A. 

Shefeltbored.

　　B. 

Shefeltlonely.

　　C. 

Shecherishedthem.

　　D. 

Thesubjectwaseasy.

　　2. 

WhichofthefollowingisNOTpartofherjobwiththeDepartmentofEmployment?

Doingsurveysatworkplace.

Analyzingsurveyresults.

Designingquestionnaires.

Takingapsychologycourse.

　　3. 

AccordingtoMissGreen,themaindifferencebetweentheDepartmentofEmploymentandtheadvertisingagencyliesin

thenatureofwork.

officedecoration.

officelocation.

workprocedures.

　　4. 

WhydidMissgreenwanttoleavetheadvertisingagency?

Shefeltunhappyinsidethecompany.

Shefeltworktheretoodemanding.

Shewasdeniedpromotioninthecompany.

Shelongedfornewopportunities.

　　5. 

HowdidMissGreenreacttoaheavierworkloadinthenewjob?

Shewaswillingandready.

Shesoundedmildlyeager.

Sheabitsurprised.

Shesoundedveryreluctant.

　　SECTIONC 

NEWSBROADCAST

　　Questions6and7basedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.

　　Nowlistentothenews.

　　6. 

Themanstoletheaircraftmainlybecausehewantedto

destroytheEuropeanCentralBank.

haveaninterviewwithaTVstation.

circleskyscrapersindowntownFrankfurt.

rememberthedeathofaUSastronaut.

　　7. 

WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanisTRUE?

Hewasa31-year-oldstudentfromFrankfurt.

Hewaspilotingatwo-seathelicopterhehadstolen.

Hehadtalkedtoairtrafficcontrollersbyradio.

HethreatenedtolandontheEuropeanCentralBank.

　　Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

　　8. 

Thenewsismainlyaboutthecitygovernment'

splanto

expandandimprovetheexistingsubwaysystem.

buildundergroundmallsandparkinglots.

preventfurtherlandsubsidence.

promoteadvancedtechnology.

　　Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.

　　9. 

Accordingtothenews,whatmakesthiscreditcarddifferentfromconventionalonesis

thatitcanheartheowner'

svoice.

thatitcanrememberapassword.

thatitcanidentifytheowner'

thatitcanremembertheowner'

sPIN.

　　10. 

ThenewlydevelopedcreditcardissaidtosaidtohaveallthefollowingEXCEPT

switch.

battery.

speaker.

built-inchip.

　　参考答案：

　　SectionA 

Mini-lecture

　　1.theauthor

　　2.otherworks

　　3.literarytrends

　　4.grammar,dictionorusesof 

image

　　5.culturalcodes

　　6.cultural

　　7.thereader

　　8.social

　　9.readercompetency

　　10.socialsructure,traditionsofwritingorpolitical 

culturalinfluences,etc.

　　SectionBInterview

　　1-5 

CDDDA

　　SectionC 

News 

Broadcast

　　6-10 

DCBCA

2006年专业英语八级考试试题

（2）

PARTII 

READINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

　　Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.

　　Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

　　TEXTA

　　TheUniversityintransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrow'

suniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothWesternandmon-Westernperspectives.Theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighereducationtoday.

　　ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversity-avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld'

sgreatlibraries.

　　YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.Forexample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha"

collegeeducationinabox"

couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthenoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavidRooneyandGregHearn.

　　Ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfuturehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontent-orotherdangers-willnecessarilyfollow.Counter-movementsarealsoatwork.

　　Manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,arequestioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.Whatif,forinstance,insteadofreceivingprimarilytechnicaltrainingandbuildingtheirindividualcareers,universitystudentsandprofessorscouldfocustheirlearningandresearcheffortsonexistingproblemsintheirlocalcommunitiesandtheworld?

FeministscholarIvanaMilojevicdarestodreamwhatauniversitymightbecome"

ifwebelievedthatchild-careworkersandteachersinearlychildhoodeducationshouldbeoneofthehighest（ratherthanlowest）paidprofessionals?

"

　　Co-editorJenniferGidleyshowshowtomorrow'

suniversityfaculty,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-sessionsatareal-worldproblem-focusedinstitution.

　　Asco-editorSohailInayatullahpointsoutinhisintroduction,nofutureisinevitable,andtheveryactofimaginingandthinkingthroughalternativepossibilitiescandirectlyaffecthowthoughtfully,creativelyandurgentlyevenadominanttechnologyisadaptedandapplied.Eveninacademia,thefuturebelongstothosewhocareenoughtoworktheirvisionsintopractical,sustainablerealities.

　　11. 

WhenthebookreviewerdiscussestheInternetUniversity,

heisinfavourofit.

hisviewisbalanced.

heisslightlycriticalofit.

heisstronglycriticalofit.

　　12. 

WhichofthefollowingisNOTseenasapotentialdangeroftheInternetUniversity?

Internet-basedcoursesmaybelesscostlythantraditionalones.

Teachersintraditionalinstitutionsmaylosetheirjobs.

internet-basedcoursewaremaylackvarietyincoursecontent.

TheInternetUniversitymayproduceteacherswithalotofpublicity.

　　13. 

Accordingtothereview,whatisthefundamentalmissionoftraditionaluniversityeducation?

Knowledgelearningandcareerbuilding.

Learninghowtosolveexistingsocialproblems.

Researchingintosolutionstocurrentworldproblems.

Combiningresearcheffortsofteachersandstudentsinlearning.

　　14.JudgingfromtheThreenewrolesenvisionedfor