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1、ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversityavoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousands

2、orevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworldsgreatlibraries.YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.ForeGample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventua

3、llycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha“collegeeducationinaboG”couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthemoutofbusinessandthrowing

4、thousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavidRooneyandGregHearn.Ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfuturehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontentorotherdangerswillnecessarilyfollow.Counter-movemen

5、tsarealsoatwork.Manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,arequestioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.Whatif,forinstance,insteadofreceivingprimarilytechnicaltrainingandbuildingtheirindividualcareers,universitystudentsandprofessorscouldfocustheirlearningandresearcheffortso

6、neGistingproblemsintheirlocalcommunitiesandtheworld?FeministscholarIvanaMilojevicdarestodreamwhatauniversitymightbecome“ifwebelievedthatchildcareworkersandteachersinearlychildhoodeducationshouldbeoneofthehighest（ratherthanlowest）paidprofessionals?”Co-editorJenniferGidleyshowshowtomorrowsuniversityfa

7、culty,insteadofgivinglecturesandconductingindependentresearch,maytakeonthreenewroles.Somewouldactasbrokers,assemblingcustomizeddegree-creditprogrammesforindividualstudentsbymiGingandmatchingthebestcourseofferingsavailablefrominstitutionsallaroundtheworld.Asecondgroup,mentors,wouldfunctionmuchliketod

8、aysfacultyadvisers,butarelikelytobeworkingwithmanymorestudentsoutsidetheirownacademicspecialty.Thiswouldrequirethemtoconstantlybelearningfromtheirstudentsaswellasinstructingthem.Athirdnewroleforfaculty,andinGidleysviewthemostchallengingandrewardingofall,wouldbeasmeaning-makers:charismaticsagesandpra

9、ctitionersleadinggroupsofstudents/colleaguesincollaborativeeffortstofindspiritualaswellasrationalandtechnologicalsolutionstospecificreal-worldproblems.Moreover,thereseemslittlereasontosupposethatanyoneformofuniversitymustnecessarilydriveoutallotheroptions.Studentsmaybe“enrolled”incoursesofferedatvir

10、tualcampusesontheInternet,betweenorevenduringsessionsatarealworldproblemfocusedinstitution.Asco-editorSohailInayatullahpointsoutinhisintroduction,nofutureisinevitable,andtheveryactofimaginingandthinkingthroughalternativepossibilitiescandirectlyaffecthowthoughtfully,creativelyandurgentlyevenadominant

11、technologyisadaptedandapplied.Eveninacademia,thefuturebelongstothosewhocareenoughtoworktheirvisionsintopractical,sustainablerealities.11.WhenthebookreviewerdiscussestheInternetUniversity,Aheisinfavourofit.Bhisviewisbalanced.Cheisslightlycriticalofit.Dheisstronglycriticalofit.12.Whichofthefollowingis

12、NOTseenasapotentialdangeroftheInternetUniversity?AInternet basedcoursesmaybelesscostlythantraditionalones.BTeachersintraditionalinstitutionsmaylosetheirjobs.CInternet basedcoursewaremaylackvarietyincoursecontent.DTheInternetUniversitymayproduceteacherswithalotofpublicity.13.Accordingtothereview,what

13、isthefundamentalmissionoftraditionaluniversityeducation?AKnowledgelearningandcareerbuilding.BLearninghowtosolveeGistingsocialproblems.CResearchingintosolutionstocurrentworldproblems.DCombiningresearcheffortsofteachersandstudentsinlearning.14.Judgingfromthethreenewrolesenvisionedfortomorrow suniversi

14、tyfaculty,universityteachersAarerequiredtoconductmoreindependentresearch.Barerequiredtooffermorecoursestotheirstudents.Caresupposedtoassumemoredemandingduties.Daresupposedtosupervisemorestudentsintheirspecialty.15.Whichcategoryofwritingdoesthereviewbelongto?ANarration.BDescription.CPersuasion.DEGpos

15、ition.TeGtBEverystreethadastory,everybuildingamemory.Thoseblessedwithwonderfulchildhoodscandrivethestreetsoftheirhometownsandhappilyrollbacktheyears.Therestarepulledhomebydutyandleaveassoonaspossible.AfterRayAtleehadbeeninClanton（hishometown）forfifteenminuteshewasanGioustogetout.Thetownhadchanged,bu

16、tthenithadnt.Onthehighwaysleadingin,thecheapmetalbuildingsandmobilehomesweregatheringastightlyaspossibleneGttotheroadsformaGimumvisibility.Thistownhadnozoningwhatsoever.Alandownercouldbuildanythingwithnopermit,noinspection,nonoticetoadjoininglandowners,nothing.Onlyhogfarmsandnuclearreactorsrequireda

17、pprovalsandpaperwork.Theresultwasaslash-and-buildclutterthatgotuglierbytheyear.Butintheoldersections,nearerthesquare,thetownhadnotchangedatall.ThelongshadedstreetswereascleanandneataswhenRayroamedthemonhisbike.Mostofthehouseswerestillownedbypeopleheknew,orifthosefolkshadpassedonthenewownerskeptthela

18、wnsclippedandtheshutterspainted.Onlyafewwerebeingneglected.Ahandfulhadbeenabandoned.ThisdeepinBiblecountry,itwasstillanunwrittenruleinthetownthatlittlewasdoneonSundayseGceptgotochurch,sitonporches,visitneighbors,restandrelaGthewayGodintended.Itwascloudy,quitecoolforMay,andashetouredhisoldturf,killin

19、gtimeuntiltheappointedhourforthefamilymeeting,hetriedtodwellonthegoodmemoriesfromClanton.TherewasDizzyDeanParkwherehehadplayedLittleLeagueforthePirates,andtherewasthepublicpoolhedswumineverysummereGcept1969whenthecitycloseditratherthanadmitblackchildren.TherewerethechurchesBaptist,Methodist,andPresb

20、yterianfacingeachotherattheintersectionofSecondandElmlikewarysentries,theirsteeplescompetingforheight.Theywereemptynow,butinanhourorsothemorefaithfulwouldgatherforeveningservices.Thesquarewasaslifelessasthestreetsleadingtoit.Witheightthousandpeople,Clantonwasjustlargeenoughtohaveattractedthediscount

21、storesthathadwipedoutsomanysmalltowns.Butherethepeoplehadbeenfaithfultotheirdowntownmerchants,andtherewasntasingleemptyorboarded-upbuildingaroundthesquarenosmallmiracle.TheretailshopsweremiGedinwiththebanksandlawofficesandcafes,allclosedfortheSabbath.HeinchedthroughthecemeteryandsurveyedtheAtleesect

22、ionintheoldpart,wherethetombstonesweregrander.Someofhisancestorshadbuiltmonumentsfortheirdead.Rayhadalwaysassumedthatthefamilymoneyhedneverseenmusthavebeenburiedinthosegraves.Heparkedandwalkedtohismothersgrave,somethinghehadntdoneinyears.ShewasburiedamongtheAtlees,atthefaredgeofthefamilyplotbecauses

23、hehadbarelybelonged.Soon,inlessthananhour,hewouldbesittinginhisfathersstudy,sippingbadinstantteaandreceivinginstructionsoneGactlyhowhisfatherwouldbelaidtorest.Manyorderswereabouttobegiven,manydecreesanddirections,becausehisfather（whousedtobeajudge）wasagreatmanandcareddeeplyabouthowhewastoberemembere

24、d.Movingagain,Raypassedthewatertowerhedclimbedtwice,thesecondtimewiththepolicewaitingbelow.Hegrimacedathisoldhighschool,aplacehednevervisitedsincehedleftit.BehinditwasthefootballfieldwherehisbrotherForresthadrompedoveropponentsandalmostbecamefamousbeforegettingbouncedofftheteam.Itwastwentyminutesbef

25、orefive,Sunday,May7.Timeforthefamilymeeting.16.Fromthefirstparagraph,wegettheimpressionthatARaycherishedhischildhoodmemories.BRayhadsomethingurgenttotakecareof.CRaymaynothaveahappychildhood.DRaycannotrememberhischildhooddays.17.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesdoesNOTdescribeRayshometown?ALifeless.BReli

26、gious.CTraditional.DQuiet.18.FromthepassagewecaninferthattherelationshipbetweenRayandhisparentswasAclose.Bremote.Ctense.Dimpossibletotell.19.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatRaysfatherwasallEGCEPTAconsiderate.Bpunctual.Cthrifty.Ddominant.TeGtCCampaigningontheIndianfrontierisaneGperiencebyitself.Neit

27、herthelandscapenorthepeoplefindtheircounterpartsinanyotherportionoftheglobe.ValleywallsrisesteeplyfiveorsiGthousandfeetoneveryside.Thecolumnscrawlthroughamazeofgiantcorridorsdownwhichfiercesnow-fedtorrentsfoamunderskiesofbrass.Amidthesescenesofsavagebrilliancytheredwellsaracewhosequalitiesseemtoharm

28、onizewiththeirenvironment.EGceptatharvesttime,whenself-preservationrequiresatemporarytruce,thePathantribesarealwaysengagedinprivateorpublicwar.Everymanisawarrior,apoliticianandatheologian.Everylargehouseisarealfeudalfortressmade,itistrue,onlyofsun-bakedclay,butwithbattlements,turrets,loopholes,drawb

29、ridges,plete.Everyvillagehasitsdefence.Everyfamilycultivatesitsvendetta;everyclan,itsfeud.Thenumeroustribesandcombinationsoftribesallhavetheiraccountstosettlewithoneanother.Nothingiseverforgotten,andveryfewdebtsareleftunpaid.Forthepurposesofsociallife,inadditiontotheconventionaboutharvest-time,amost

30、elaboratecodeofhonourhasbeenestablishedandisonthewholefaithfullyobserved.Amanwhoknewitandobserveditfaultlesslymightpassunarmedfromoneendofthefrontiertoanother.Theslightesttechnicalslipwould,however,befatal.ThelifeofthePathanisthusfullofinterest;andhisvalleys,nourishedalikebyendlesssunshineandabundantwater,arefertileenoughtoyieldwithlittlelabourthemodestmaterialrequirementsofasparsepopulation.Intothishappyworldthenineteenthcenturybrought