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SECTION B INTERVIEW
Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
听力原文: (N = Nancy Johnson; W: Wang Gungwu)
N: Good evening. I'm Nancy Johnson. The guest on our radio talk this evening is Professor Wang Gungwu. Hello, Professor Wang.
W: Hello.
N: Professor Wang, you're now Professor Emeritus of Australian National University. And in your long academic career, you've worn many hats as tutor, lecturer, department head, dean, professor and vice-chancellor. However, as I know, you are still very fond of your university days as a student.
W: That's right. That was in 1949. The university I went to was a brand-new university then and the only one in the country at that time. When I look back, it was an amazingly small university and we knew everybody.
N: How did the students like you. for example, study then?
W: We did not study very hard because we did not have to. We didn't have all this fantastic competition that you have today.
N: Mm.
W: Eh, we were always made to feel that getting a first degree in the Arts Faculty was not preparation for a profession. It was a general education. We were not under any pressure to decide on our careers and we had such a good time. We were left very much on our own and were encouraged to make things happen.
N: What do you see is the most striking difference in the present day education since then?
W: University education has changed dramatically since those days. Things are very specialised today.
N: Yes, definitely so. And, in your subsequent career experience as an educator and later administrator in various institutions of higher education in Asia and elsewhere, Prof. Wang, you have repeatedly noted that one has to look at the development of education in one particular country in the broad context. What do you mean by that?
W: Well, the whole world has moved away from elite education in universities to meet the needs of mass education. And entering universities is no longer a privilege for the few. And universities today are more concerned with providing jobs for their graduates in a way that universities in our time never had to bother about. Therefore, the emphasis of university programmes today is now on the practical and the utilitarian, rather than on a general education or on personal development.
N: Do you think that is a welcome development?
W: Well, I personally regret this development, but the basic bachelor's education now has to cater to people who really need a piece of paper to find a decent job.
N: So, you're concerned about this development?
W: Yes, I am very much concerned. With technical changes, many of the things that you learn are technical skills which don't require you to become very well educated, yet if you can master those skills, you can get very good jobs. So, the technical institutions are going to be increasingly popular at the expense of traditional universities.
N: Professor Wang, let's look at a different issue. How do you comment on the current phenomenon that more and more universities admit students because of the fees they pay?
W: Well, once you accept students on financial grounds, one wonders whether you have to pass them as well, but this is the development in education that we have to contend with. Yet, if we are concerned about maintaining standards, what we can do is to concentrate on improving the quality of education.
N: Yes, you're right. A university is judged by the quality of education it offers. Professor Wang, let's turn to the future. What type of graduates, in your view, do universities of the future need to produce if they are to remain relevant?
W: I think, their graduates must be able to shift from one profes

A. Students worked very hard.
B. Students felt they needed a second degree.
C. Education was not career-oriented.
D. There were many specialized subjects.

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【C12】______, in their private everyday lives, the British as individuals are probably less【C13】______to follow tradition than【C14】______the people of most other countries. There are very few ancient traditions that are followed by the majority of families on special【C15】______. The country has fewer local【C16】______with genuine folk roots than most other countries have. The English language has fewer sayings that are【C17】______common everyday use than many other languages do. The British are too individualistic for these things.【C18】______, it should be【C19】______that they are the most enthusiastic video-watching people in the world the very opposite of a traditional【C20】______!
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A. leave
B. lag
C. follow
D. lack

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Although
B. Though
C. However
D. In addition

A.Horses and donkeys.B.Trains, ships, and planes.C.Cars and E-mails.D.Satellites.

A. Horses and donkeys.
B. Trains, ships, and planes.
Cars and E-mails.
D. Satellites.

听力原文: Many women are attracted by the excitement of being a flight attendant -- you earn your living and see the world at the same time. Yet, many people consider flight attendants to be simply multi-lingual waitresses doing a very routine job.
Surely the truth must lie somewhere between these conflicting views. Of course, flight attendants do travel a lot yet are often tired or do not have enough time to take advantage of all the places they visit. They are working women after all! It is also true that speaking several languages and having hotel experience are requirements for the job. But in addition, a flight attendant must be a psychologist and a nurse and be able to remain calm and efficient and carry out the necessary procedures in case of an emergency. A passenger's life may depend on her just as much as on the pilot.
So let us not underestimate her -- apparently she is a charming waitress but she is also a highly trained and essential member of the crew of an aeroplane. Without her, there is no doubt that traveling by air would become a terrible experience. From this we can see what important role she plays in modem transportation.
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A. They do routine work and speak a few languages.
B. They see the world and earn a lot of money.
C. They look pretty and look after passengers.
D. They see the world and do routine work.

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