2．What will higher education look like in 2050？That was the question addressed Tuesday night by Michael Crow，president of Arizona State University．
"We're at the end of the fourth wave of change in higher education，"Crow began，arguing that research universities followed the initial establishment of higher education，public colleges，and land-grant schools in the timeline of America．
In less than a half-century，he said，global market competition will be at its fastest rates of change ever，with several multitrillion-dollar economies worldwide．According to a recent projection，the nation's population could reach 435million，with a large percentage of those residents economically disadvantaged．In addition，climate change will be"meaningfully uncontrollable"in many parts of the world．
The everyday trends seen today，such as declining performance of students at all levels，particularly in math and science，and declining wages and employment among the less educated，will only continue，Crow maintained，and are，to say the least，not contributing to fulfilling the dream of climbing the social ladder mobility，quality of life，sustainable environment，and longer life spans that most Americans share．
"How is it that we can have these great research universities and have negative-trending outcomes？"Crow said in a talk"I hold the universities accountable．…We are part of the problem．"
Among the"things that we do that make the things that we teach less learnable，"Crow said，are the strict separation of disciplines，academic rigidity，and conservatism，the desire of universities to imitate schools at the top of the social ranks，and the lack of the computer system ability that would allow a large number of students to be educated for a small amount of money．
Since 2002，when Crow started being in charge at Arizona State-which he calls the"new American university"-he has led more than three dozen initiatives that aim to make the school"inclusive，scalable，fast，adaptive，challenge-focused，and willing to take risks．"
Among those initiatives were a restructuring of the engineering and life sciences schools to create more linkages between disciplines； the launch of the School of Earth and Space Exploration and the School of Sustainability； the start of a Teachers College to address K-12performance and increase the status of the Education Department at the university； and broadened access，increasing the freshman class size by 42percent and the enrollment of students living below the poverty line by 500percent．
Universities must start，Crow noted，"by becoming self-reflective architects，figuring out what we have and what we actually need instead of what legend tells us we have to be．"Research universities today have"run their course，"he added．"Now is the time for variety．"
During a discussion afterward，Crow clarified and expanded on some of his points．He discussed，for example，the school's distance-learning program．"Nearly 40percent of undergraduates are taking at least one course online，"he said，which helps the school to keep costs down while advancing interactive learning technologies．
He said that Arizona State is working to increase the transfer and completion rates of community-college students，of whom only about 15percent，historically，complete their later degrees．"We've built a system that will allow them to track into universities，"particularly where"culturally complex barriers"beyond finances limit even the most gifted students．
66．The fourth wave of change in America's higher education refers toC．
A．public colleges
B．land-grant schools
C．research universities
D．initial higher education
67．Which is NOT part of the American dream most people share？C
A．People enjoy a quality life．
B．People live longer and longer．
C．The freedom to move around．
D．An environment that is sustainable．
68．Which is an initiative adopted by Crow at Arizona State University？D
A．Restructuring the teachers College．
B．Launching the School of Life Sciences．
C．Ignoring the linkages between disciplines．
D．Enrolling more students from poor families．
69．Which one is similar to the underlined word"architect"in meaning？C
A．The author of the guidebook is an architect by profession．
B．If you want to refurnish the house，consult the architect．
C．Deng Xiaoping is one of the architects of the PRC．
D．Tom is considered one of the best landscape architect here．
70．With the distance-learning program，Arizona State University is able toB．
A．enroll 40% of its students online
B．keep costs down without a loss of quality
C．provide an even greater number of courses
D．attract the most gifted students all over the world．
分析 文章主要讲述了到2050年的高等教育会是什么样呢？亚利桑那州立大学的教授带你去畅想一下．
解答 66．C 判断推理题．根据第一段 Crow began，arguing that research universities followed the initial establishment of higher education 可知，研究大学紧随着高等教育的初步建立．选C．
67．C细节理解题．根据文章第四段的the dream of climbing the social ladder mobility，quality of life，sustainable environment，and longer life spans that most Americans share．可知，C 不是美国人梦想的一部分．
68．D细节理解题．根据文章最后一段的We've built a system that will allow them to track into universities，"particularly where"culturally complex barriers"beyond finances limit even the most gifted students．我们已经建立了一个系统，让他们能够跟踪大学，特别是在"文化复杂的障碍"之外，即使是最有天赋的学生也会受到财政限制．故选D．
69．C 词义猜测题．Universities must start，Crow noted，"by becoming self-reflective architects， figuring out what we have and what we actually need instead of what legend tells us we have to be．"大学必须通过变得自我反思建设，弄清楚我们现在有什么，而不是传奇告诉我们必须做的．因此句子中architect并非现实意义中的实际的建筑师，而是一个比喻．A．这本指南的作者是一名专业的建筑师．B．如果你想重新装修房子，咨询一位建筑师．C．邓小平是中华人民共和国的建筑师之一．D．Tom 被认为是这里最好的风景建筑师．可知，C句最合适，其余选项均指实际意义的建筑师．
70．B细节理解题根据文章倒数第二段的which helps the school to keep costs down while advancing interactive learning technologies．可这有助于学校在推进交互式学习技术的同时降低成本．以看出B 选项正确．
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
