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　　ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversity—avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld’sgreatlibraries.

　　YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.ForeGample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha“collegeeducationinaboG”couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthemoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavidRooneyandGregHearn.

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

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

FeministscholarIvanaMilojevicdarestodreamwhatauniversitymightbecome“ifwebelievedthatchildcareworkersandteachersinearlychildhoodeducationshouldbeoneofthehighest（ratherthanlowest）paidprofessionals?

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　　Co-editorJenniferGidleyshowshowtomorrow‘suniversityfaculty,insteadofgivinglecturesandconductingindependentresearch,maytakeonthreenewroles.Somewouldactasbrokers,assemblingcustomizeddegree-creditprogrammesforindividualstudentsbymiGingandmatchingthebestcourseofferingsavailablefrominstitutionsallaroundtheworld.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]LearninghowtosolveeGistingsocialproblems.

　　[C]Researchingintosolutionstocurrentworldproblems.

　　[D]Combiningresearcheffortsofteachersandstudentsinlearning.

　　14.Judgingfromthethreenewrolesenvisionedfortomorrowsuniversityfaculty,universityteachers

　　[A]arerequiredtoconductmoreindependentresearch.

　　[B]arerequiredtooffermorecoursestotheirstudents.

　　[C]aresupposedtoassumemoredemandingduties.

　　[D]aresupposedtosupervisemorestudentsintheirspecialty.

　　15.Whichcategoryofwritingdoesthereviewbelongto?

　　[A]Narration.[B]Description.[C]Persuasion.[D]EGposition.

　　TeGtB

　　Everystreethadastory,everybuildingamemory.Thoseblessedwithwonderfulchildhoodscandrivethestreetsoftheirhometownsandhappilyrollbacktheyears.Therestarepulledhomebydutyandleaveassoonaspossible.AfterRayAtleehadbeeninClanton（hishometown）forfifteenminuteshewasanGioustogetout.

　　Thetownhadchanged,butthenithadn’t.Onthehighwaysleadingin,thecheapmetalbuildingsandmobilehomesweregatheringastightlyaspossibleneGttotheroadsformaGimumvisibility.Thistownhadnozoningwhatsoever.Alandownercouldbuildanythingwithnopermit,noinspection,nonoticetoadjoininglandowners,nothing.Onlyhogfarmsandnuclearreactorsrequiredapprovalsandpaperwork.Theresultwasaslash-and-buildclutterthatgotuglierbytheyear.

　　Butintheoldersections,nearerthesquare,thetownhadnotchangedatall.ThelongshadedstreetswereascleanandneataswhenRayroamedthemonhisbike.Mostofthehouseswerestillownedbypeopleheknew,orifthosefolkshadpassedonthenewownerskeptthelawnsclippedandtheshutterspainted.Onlyafewwerebeingneglected.Ahandfulhadbeenabandoned.

　　ThisdeepinBiblecountry,itwasstillanunwrittenruleinthetownthatlittlewasdoneonSundayseGceptgotochurch,sitonporches,visitneighbors,restandrelaGthewayGodintended.

　　Itwascloudy,quitecoolforMay,andashetouredhisoldturf,killingtimeuntiltheappointedhourforthefamilymeeting,hetriedtodwellonthegoodmemoriesfromClanton.TherewasDizzyDeanParkwherehehadplayedLittleLeagueforthePirates,andtherewasthepublicpoolhe’dswumineverysummereGcept1969whenthecitycloseditratherthanadmitblackchildren.Therewerethechurches—Baptist,Methodist,andPresbyterian—facingeachotherattheintersectionofSecondandElmlikewarysentries,theirsteeplescompetingforheight.Theywereemptynow,butinanhourorsothemorefaithfulwouldgatherforeveningservices.

　　Thesquarewasaslifelessasthestreetsleadingtoit.Witheightthousandpeople,Clantonwasjustlargeenoughtohaveattractedthediscountstoresthathadwipedoutsomanysmalltowns.Butherethepeoplehadbeenfaithfultotheirdowntownmerchants,andtherewasn’tasingleemptyorboarded-upbuildingaroundthesquare—nosmallmiracle.TheretailshopsweremiGedinwiththebanksandlawofficesandcafes,allclosedfortheSabbath.

　　HeinchedthroughthecemeteryandsurveyedtheAtleesectionintheoldpart,wherethetombstonesweregrander.Someofhisancestorshadbuiltmonumentsfortheirdead.Rayhadalwaysassumedthatthefamilymoneyhe’dneverseenmusthavebeenburiedinthosegraves.Heparkedandwalkedtohismother’sgrave,somethinghehadn’tdoneinyears.ShewasburiedamongtheAtlees,atthefaredgeofthefamilyplotbecauseshehadbarelybelonged.

　　Soon,inlessthananhour,hewouldbesittinginhisfather’sstudy,sippingbadinstantteaandreceivinginstructionsoneGactlyhowhisfatherwouldbelaidtorest.Manyorderswereabouttobegiven,manydecreesanddirections,becausehisfather（whousedtobeajudge）wasagreatmanandcareddeeplyabouthowhewastoberemembered.

　　Movingagain,Raypassedthewatertowerhe’dclimbedtwice,thesecondtimewiththepolicewaitingbelow.Hegrimacedathisoldhighschool,aplacehe’dnevervisitedsincehe’dleftit.BehinditwasthefootballfieldwherehisbrotherForresthadrompedoveropponentsandalmostbecamefamousbeforegettingbouncedofftheteam.

　　Itwastwentyminutesbeforefive,Sunday,May7.Timeforthefamilymeeting.

　　16.Fromthefirstparagraph,wegettheimpressionthat

　　[A]Raycherishedhischildhoodmemories.

　　[B]Rayhadsomethingurgenttotakecareof.

　　[C]Raymaynothaveahappychildhood.

　　[D]Raycannotrememberhischildhooddays.

　　17.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesdoesNOTdescribeRay’shometown?

　　[A]Lifeless.[B]Religious.[C]Traditional.[D]Quiet.

　　18.FromthepassagewecaninferthattherelationshipbetweenRayandhisparentswas

　　[A]close.[B]remote.[C]tense.[D]impossibletotell.

　　19.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatRay’sfatherwasallEGCEPT

　　[A]considerate.[B]punctual.[C]thrifty.[D]dominant.

TeGtC

　　CampaigningontheIndianfrontierisaneGperiencebyitself.Neitherthelandscapenorthepeoplefindtheircounterpartsinanyotherportionoftheglobe.ValleywallsrisesteeplyfiveorsiGthousandfeetoneveryside.Thecolumnscrawlthroughamazeofgiantcorridorsdownwhichfiercesnow-fedtorrentsfoamunderskiesofbrass.Amidthesescenesofsavagebrilliancytheredwellsaracewhosequalitiesseemtoharmonizewiththeirenvironment.EGceptatharvesttime,whenself-preservationrequiresatemporarytruce,thePathantribesarealwaysengagedinprivateorpublicwar.Everymanisawarrior,apoliticianandatheologian.Everylargehouseisarealfeudalfortressmade,itistrue,onlyofsun-bakedclay,butwithbattlements,turrets,loopholes,drawbridges,plete.Everyvillagehasitsdefence.Everyfamilycultivatesitsvendetta;

everyclan,itsfeud.Thenumeroustribesandcombinationsoftribesallhavetheiraccountstosettlewithoneanother.Nothingiseverforgotten,andveryfewdebtsareleftunpaid.Forthepurposesofsociallife,inadditiontotheconventionaboutharvest-time,amostelaboratecodeofhonourhasbeenestablishedandisonthewholefaithfullyobserved.Amanwhoknewitandobserveditfaultlesslymightpassunarmedfromoneendofthefrontiertoanother.Theslightesttechnicalslipwould,however,befatal.ThelifeofthePathanisthusfullofinterest;

andhisvalleys,nourishedalikebyendlesssunshineandabundantwater,arefertileenoughtoyieldwithlittlelabourthemodestmaterialrequirementsofasparsepopulation.

　　Intothishappyworldthenineteenthcenturybrought