[外语类试卷]专业英语八级(作文)模拟试卷58及答案与解析.doc
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1、专业英语八级(作文)模拟试卷 58及答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 With the continued growth of online teaching systems and integration of massive open online courses(MOOCS) into higher education, college study will never be the same for both professors and students. The following are opinions from both sides. Read the ex
2、cerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides: 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may
3、 result in a loss of marks. University The University of Washington(UW) in the US isnt shy about the benefits and drawbacks of online education. UW concedes online courses may be more effective for self-directed learners, and students who are not organized and in possession of good time-management s
4、kills may struggle. Thus, students should ask themselves whether they are capable of learning independently before signing up for online coursework. UW also mentions online courses may not be able to accurately replicate the vibrant sense of intellectual community that has been at the heart of highe
5、r education for ages. This might lead some to miss out on learning and networking opportunities. Students Jasmine Barta of Arizona State University: I take about half my classes online each semester, and Ill tell you why: Online classes are the secret to a happier, fuller and less stressful college
6、experience. Some students complain about the lack of social interaction and the ease with which they can forget to meet a deadline. But for me these concerns fall flat in the face of the convenience, flexibility and independence online learning offers. Chang Hanyi of Boston University: In order to s
7、queeze in some extra learning without taking the focus away from my major, I enrolled in a pass/fail online reading and writing workshop. The coursework is actually as demanding as my other regular language classes. But what I have learned so far is beyond my expectations. My professor assigns weekl
8、y assignments each Monday, and I am required to do readings, write study blogs and take quizzes regularly. I am also required to respond to comments from my professor and classmates. So, taking online courses doesnt mean zero physical interaction with your instructors. My professor even invited me t
9、o face-to-face meetings four times to address article structure in my writing assignments. My professor also uploads video clips to review class content and audio files to clarify some thorny points. Despite the hard work, I still enjoy cyber interaction with my professor and classmates. Yang Yang o
10、f Peking University: With MOOCS, we are no longer confined to a classroom at a certain time slot. Whenever I feel in the mood to study, I take out my laptop or iPad to watch course videos. I am now taking Legal Writing and Research on Coursera, a popular MOOCS platform. Each week, four or six course
11、s videos are released for us students to learn. Apart from the teaching sessions, there are also quizzes to assess whether I have grasped the knowledge well. Quiz scores make up 32 percent of my final score. The great thing about the quizzes is we even have them before each course. This encourages m
12、e to finish all the reading and preview the class early. Although MOOCS are improving my learning experiences, this new form of teaching cannot compete with traditional ways of learning in terms of teacher-student interaction. I used to ask questions immediately after class. But with MOOCS, we only
13、have office hours for question and answer sessions. Most of the time, I wont bother to go. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 2 How to solve the brain drain problem existing in universities in China has been a hot topic as our economy develops steadily. The following excerpt offers some opini
14、ons on this issue. Read the excerpt carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the authors opinions: 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the a
15、bove instructions may result in a loss of marks. Every country sends out students. What makes China different is that most of these bright minds have stayed away. Only a third have come back, according to the Ministry of Education: fewer by some counts. A study this year by a scholar at Americas Oak
16、 Ridge Institute for Science and Education found that 85% of those who gained their doctorate in America in 2006 were still there in 2011. To lure experts to Chinese universities, the government has launched a series of schemes since the mid-1990s. These have offered some combination of a one-off bo
17、nus of up to 1m yuan($ 160,000), promotion, an assured salary and a housing allowance or even a free apartment. Some of the best universities have built homes for academics to rent or buy at a discount. All are promised top-notch facilities. Many campuses, which were once spartan, now have swanky bu
18、ildings. The programmes have also targeted non-Chinese. A “foreign expert thousand-talent scheme“ , launched in 2011, has enticed around 200 people. Spending on universities has shot up, too: sixfold in 2001 -2011. The results have been striking. In 2005 -2012 published research articles from higher
19、-education institutions rose by 54% : patents granted went up eightfold. But most universities still have far to go. Only two Chinese institutions number in the top 100 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Shanghai Jiao Tong University includes only 32 institutions from mainland
20、China among the worlds 500 best. The government frets about the failure of a Chinese scholar ever to win a Nobel Prize in science. Pulling some star scholars back from abroad will not be enough to turn China into an academic giant. Many of those who return do so on a part-time basis. According to Da
21、vid Zweig of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, nearly 75% of Chinese nationals who were lured by a “thousand-talent programme“ launched in 2008 did not give up tenure elsewhere. Such schemes have often bought reputation rather than better research. They typically target full profes
22、sors whose more productive, innovative years may already be behind them.(They also favour experts in science, technology and management.) Chinese universities have great difficulty fostering talent at home. The premium on foreign experience in China has created perverse incentives, says Cao Cong of
23、Nottingham University in Britain. It sends the message to todays best and brightest students that they should still spend their most productive years abroad. More than 300,000 students leave each year. Today the signs are more encouraging. Some universities are changing the way they recruit and henc
24、e finding it easier to attract staff from abroad. At Peking University departments now hire and promote using international evaluation methods. They advertise jobs and academics apply for promotion and are rewarded according to their achievements. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 3 In the I
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