首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Nowadays, our society is being reshaped by information technologies—computers, telecommunications networks, and other digital sy
Nowadays, our society is being reshaped by information technologies—computers, telecommunications networks, and other digital sy
admin
2018-04-19
42
问题
Nowadays, our society is being reshaped by information technologies—computers, telecommunications networks, and other digital systems. Of course, our society has gone through other periods of dramatic change before, driven by such innovations as the steam engine, railroad, telephone, and automobile. But never before have we experienced technologies that are evolving so rapidly, altering the constraints of time and space, and reshaping the way we communicate, learn, and think.
The rapid development of digital technologies creates not only more opportunities for the society but challenges to it as well. Institutions of every stripe are grappling to respond by adapting their strategies and activities. It is no exaggeration to say that information technology is completely changing the relationship between people and knowledge.
But ironically, at the most knowledge-based entities—the colleges and universities—the pace of transformation has been relatively modest. Although research has been transformed by information technology in many ways, and it is increasingly used for student and faculty communications, other higher-education functions have remained almost unchanged. For example, teaching largely continues to follow a classroom-centered, seat-based paradigm. However, some major technology-aided teaching experiments are emerging, and some factors suggest that digital technologies may eventually drive significant change throughout academia.
American academia has undergone significant change before. The establishment of secular education began during the 18th century and the Land-Grant College Act of 1862 resulted in another transformation. That Act created institutions serving agriculture and industries; academia was no longer just for the wealthy but charged with providing educational opportunities to the working class as well. Around the year of 1900, the introduction of graduate education began to expand the role of the university in training students for careers both scholarly and professional.
Higher education has already experienced significant technology-based change, even if it currently lags other sectors in some areas. We expect that the new technology will eventually impose a profound impact on university’s teaching by freeing the classroom from its physical and temporal bounds and by providing students with access to original source materials and that new learning communities driven by information technology will allow universities to better teach students how to be critical analyzers and consumers of information.
The information society has greatly expanded the need for university-level education; lifelong learning is not only a private good for those who pursue it but also a social good in terms of our nation’s ability to maintain a vibrant democracy and support a competitive workforce.
The transformation resulted from the Land-Grant College Act of 1862 was______.
选项
A、the popularization of education
B、the establishment of secular education
C、the introduction of graduate education
D、the appearance of a competitive workforce
答案
A
解析
本题要求考生在通读第四段的基础上进行判断。由第四段第二句“The establishment of secular education began during the 18th century(世俗教育机构建立于18世纪)”可知,世俗教育出现于法案颁布之前,所以,选项B错误。由第四段最后一句“Around the year of 1900,the introduction of graduate education…(1900年左右,研究生教育的引入…)”可知,研究生教育引进在法案颁布之后,所以,选项C错误。由第四段第三句“That Act created institutions serving agriculture and industries;academia was no longer just for the wealthy but charged with providing educational opportunities to the working class as well.(该法创立了为农业和工业服务的机构;学术不再只是为富人而设,也被要求为工人阶级提供教育机会。)”可知,法案导致了教育向工人阶级普及,所以,选项A正确。选项D在第四段没有提到。所以,本题选择A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/q5Rd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语四级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语四级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Britain’srichestpeoplehaveexperiencedthebiggest-everriseintheirwealth,accordingtotheSundayTimesRichList.Driven
Britain’srichestpeoplehaveexperiencedthebiggest-everriseintheirwealth,accordingtotheSundayTimesRichList.Driven
Inademocraticsocietycitizensareencouragedtoformtheirownopinionsoncandidatesforpublicoffices,taxes,constitution
EversinceALGoreinventedit,theInternethasbeenaparadiseforthosewithacreativeattitudetofacts.Students,forexam
Supposeyouareasecretaryofacompany.YourbossisthinkingaboutexpandingbusinessontheInternet,soyouareassignedto
together.
OnthenorthbankoftheOhioRiversitsEvansville,Ind.,homeofDavidWilliams,52,andofariverboatcasino(aplacewhere
OnthenorthbankoftheOhioRiversitsEvansville,Ind.,homeofDavidWilliams,52,andofariverboatcasino(aplacewhere
Itisexcitingtoapplyforajobthatreallyappealstoyou.Inmakingyourapplication,thereareanumberofpointsforyout
随机试题
TheaverageBritishpeoplegetsix-and-a-halfhours’sleepanight,accordingtotheSleepCouncil.Ithasbeenknownforsomet
A.枸橼酸铋钾B.法莫替丁C.吲哚美辛(消炎痛)D.硫糖铝E.阿托品可保护胃黏膜杀灭幽门螺杆菌的药物是()。
某建设工程施工合同无效、被撤销后,应当返还财产,执行返还财产的方式是()。
就监督管理部分而言,第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第六次会议通过的中国人民银行法修正案》修订的重点是()。
随着社会消费水平与消费观念的转变,酒店行业中高端消费的市场越来越大。专注于三四线城市经济连锁酒店经营的优尚公司意识到,不同消费群体有不同的消费需求。酒店行业细分已成为未来的大趋势,仅仅集中于三四线城市经营经济型酒店将面临新的风险。优尚公司开始了业务与品牌拓
决策树的构成要素包括()
下列明确规定了听证程序的法律有()。
一猫每天吃由食品A和食品B搅拌成的食物300克,食品A的蛋白质含量为10%,食品B的蛋白质含量为15%,如果该猫每天需要33克蛋白质,问食物中食品A的比重是百分之几?()
Ioftenfindmyselfaskingmygrandmothertotellmestoriesofpeople’slifethatoccurredaroundthestartoftheRenaissance(
Everyminuteofeveryday,whatecologistJamesCarltoncallsaglobal"conveyorbelt"redistributesoceanorganisms.It’splane
最新回复
(
0
)