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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS
—GRADEEIGHT—
MODELTEST
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTI LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONA MINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Younoteswillnotbemarket,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskforafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-tanking.
SECTIONB CONVERSTATION
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheconversations
1.Marydoesn'tseemtofavortheideaofanewairportbecause
A.theexistingairportsaretobewastedB.morepeoplewillbeencouragedtotravel.
C.moreoilwillbeconsumed.D.moreairplaneswillbepurchased.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbyMaryasapotentialdisadvantage?
A.Morepeopleinthearea. B.Noiseandmotorways.
C.Wasteofland. D.Unnecessarytravel.
3.FreddyhascitedthefollowingadvantagesforanewairportEXCEPT
A.morejobopportunities. B.vitalitytothelocaleconomy.
C.roadconstruction. D.presenceofaircrewinthearea.
4.Marythinksthatpeopledon’tneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof
A.lessemphasisonpersonalcontact.B.advancesinmoderntelecommunications.
C.recentchangesinpeoplesconcepts.D.morepotentialdamagetothearea
5.WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyis________Mary’sideas,
A.stronglyinfavorof B.mildlyinfavorof
C.stronglyagainst D.mildlyagainst
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
A.AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSunday’selections.
B.Thenewgovernmentintendstochangethewelfaresystem.
C.TheSocialDemocraticPartyfoundedthewelfaresystem.
D.TheSocialDemocraticPartywasresponsibleforhighunemployment.
Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
7.ThetapesoftheApollo-11missionwerefirststoredin
A.aU.S.governmentarchiveswarehouse.
B.aNASAgroundtrackingstation.
C.theGoddardSpaceFlightCentre.
D.noneoftheaboveplaces.
8.WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutRichardNafzger?
A.Heisassignedthetasktolookforthetapes.
B.Hebelievesthatthetapesareprobablylost.
C.HeworksinaNASAgroundreceivingsite.
D.Hehadaskedforthetapesinthe1970s.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
9.Theexampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow
A.thatdoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetent.
B.thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensations.
C.thatlanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatment.
D.thatlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences.
10.AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics
A.haveseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpreters.
B.haverealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriers.
C.havebeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilinguals.
D.havetakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosis.
PARTII READINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcoloredanswersheet.
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-creditprogramsforindividualstudentsbymixingandmatchingthebestcourseofferingsavailablefrominstitutionsallaroundtheworld.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,
A.heisinfavorofit.B.hisviewisbalanced.
C.heisslightlycriticalofit.D.heisstronglycriticalofit.
12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTseenasapotentialdangeroftheInternetUniversity?
A.Internet-basedcoursesmaybelesscostlythantraditionalones.
B.Teachersintraditionalinstitutionsmaylosetheirjobs.
C.internet-basedcoursewaremaylackvarietyincoursecontent.
D.TheInternetUniversitymayproduceteacherswithalotofpublicity.
13.Accordingtothereview,whatisthefundamentalmissionoftraditionaluniversityeducation?
A.Knowledgelearningandcareerbuilding.
B.Learninghowtosolveexistingsocialproblems.
C.Researchingintosolutionstocurrentworldproblems.
D.Combiningresearcheffortsofteachersandstudentsinlearning.
14.Judgingfromthethreenewrolesenvisionedfortomorrow'suniversityfaculty,universityteachers
A.arerequiredtoconductmoreindependentresearch.
B.arerequiredtooffermorecoursetotheirstudents.
C.aresupposedtoassumemoredemandingduties.
D.aresupposedtosupervisemorestudentsintheirspecialty.
15.Whichcategoryofwritingdoesthereviewbelongto?
A.Narration.B.DescriptionC.persuasionD.Exposition.
TEXTB
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