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The Open University,one of the great suc

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问题 The Open University,one of the great successes of modern Britain,is facing a crisis.On the surface,this centres on the embattled vice-chancellor.Peter Horrocks,whom the staff want to resign.The UCU（University and College Union）branch at the university has passed a motion of no confidence in him.and says he no longer commands the respect of staff.The immediate cause was a remark for which he has been forced to apologise,to the effect that some academics had been allowed"to get away with not teaching for decades",but this came in a context of brutal budget cuts he has proposed.More profoundly.the crisis exposes a huge disagreement about what actually constitutes teaching,and why it is a worthwhile activity.Is it a way to produce exam resulis and certificates of employability,or is the purpose to share whaiever makes a subject worth studying for itself,and to inculcate the skills that will enable students to glimpse and pursue that vision?But the deeper crisis reaches far beyond the vice-chancellor's inadequacies.Some of the challenges facing the university are simply a result of the huge changes in society and technology since it was founded in 1969.In the early days,staff agonised over whether to include colour in their television programmes,since many viewers might still own black and white sets.In those days,too.there was a very large pool of middle-aged people who had been denied tertiary education,and for whom this really was the university of the seconcl chance.But the pool of second chancers has now largely gone the way of black and white televisions.Those are difficulties that would face the university under any administration.So would the widespread competition in the field of distance learning.But with all that said,it is central government that is largely responsible for the difficulties of the OU.The government's conception of higher education as a marketplace where students can shop for qualifications is profoundly destructive to all universities,and the OU is only the most exposed and vulnerable.The introduction,and then the tripling,of tuition fees has wrecked its financial model,so that student numbers have dropped by a third since 2010.The only thing to fall as fast has been the university's rating for student satisfaction,from lst t0 47th.So much for the conception of universities as selling to"customers",rather than teaching students.The university is an institution that enriches the lives of those who attend it.It is on that basis that the government should still recognise,and support,the ideal that everyone deserves access to the benefits of a real university,whatever their past,and whenever they decide they need it.Which of the following is true according io Paragraph 2?A.The OU's crisis has little to do with the vice-chancellor.B.The OU is faced with huge socio-technical challenges.C.The OU's television programmes have lost their market.D.The role positioning involving the OU has shifted.
选项 A.The OU's crisis has little to do with the vice-chancellor.
B.The OU is faced with huge socio-technical challenges.
C.The OU's television programmes have lost their market.
D.The role positioning involving the OU has shifted.
答案 B
解析 第二段①②句首先指出：开放大学的深层危机远不是校长霍洛克斯的不胜任，其当前所面临的一些问题的深层原因在于社会及技术的巨大变更；③④⑤句进而以“黑白电视机市场”及“中年人对开放大学需求”的今昔变化为例分别说明开放大学当前面临着巨大的技术和社会挑战，既要应对新的技术问题、也要应对其市场吸引力不足问题。故B.正确。[解题技巧]A.源自①句，但该句意在说明“危机不单单是校长不胜任导致的（意即，校长也有其不可推卸责任）”；C.由③句their television programmes及末句gone the way of black ancl white telcvisions这两个碎片信息捏造而来，但从文中只能推导出“黑白的电视节目没有了市场”，并不能推导出“电视节目失去了市场”：D.根据②句“社会技术巨变”及①句…开放大学作为第二机会的大学，这一角色定位”捏造出“开放大学角色定位发生改变”。
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