现代大学英语大三上学期双学位听力材料.docx

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现代大学英语大三上学期双学位听力材料

Unit1

Task1

【答案】

A.unusual,whatever,escape,traditions,present,grey,moulded,shape,here

B.

AChronicleofCambridge’sEarlyYears

Years

Events

1209

SeveralhundredstudentsandscholarsarrivedinCambridgefromOxford.

1284

Peterhouse,theoldestcollegeinCambridge,wasfounded.

1440

KingHenryⅥfoundedKing’sCollege.

C.

1）Studentswereforbiddentoplaygames,tosing（exceptsacredmusic）,tohuntorfishoreventodance.

2）Whenpeoplewentanywhereonavisit,theprettyEnglishgirlsallkissedthem.

3）Erasmus,Bacon,Milton,Cromwell,andNewton（orWordsworth,Byron,Tennyson,etc.）

【原文】

MycomingtoCambridgehasbeenanunusualexperience.FromwhatevercountryonecomesasastudentonecannotescapetheinfluenceoftheCambridgetraditions---andtheygobacksofar!

Here,perhaps,morethananywhereelse,Ihavefeltatoneandthesametimethepast,thepresentandeventhefuture.It’seasytoseeintheoldgreystonebuildingshowthepastmouldedthepresentandhowthepresentisgivingshapetothefuture.Soletmetellyoualittleofwhatthisuniversitytownlookslikeandhowitcametobehereatall.

ThestoryoftheUniversitybegan,sofarasIknow,in1209whenseveralhundredstudentsandscholarsarrivedinthelittletownofCambridgeafterhavingwalked60milesfromOxford.

Ofcoursetherewerenocollegesinthoseearlydaysandstudentlifewasverydifferentfromwhatitisnow.Studentswereofallagesandcamefromanywhereandeverywhere.Theywerearmed;someevenbandedtogethertorobthepeopleofthecountryside.Graduallytheideaofthecollegedeveloped,andin1284,Peterhouse,theoldestcollegeinCambridge,wasfounded.

Lifeincollegewasstrict;studentswereforbiddentoplaygames,tosing（exceptsacredmusic）,tohuntorfishoreventodance.BookswereveryscarceandallthelessonswereintheLatinlanguagewhichstudentsweresupposedtospeakevenamongthemselves.

In1440KingHenryVIfoundedKing’sCollege,andtheothercollegesfollowed.Erasmus,thegreatDutchscholar,wasatoneofthese,Queens’College,from1511to1513,andthoughhewrotethatthecollegebeerwas“weakandbadlymade”,healsomentionedapleasantcustomthatunfortunatelyseemstohaveceased.

“TheEnglishgirlsareextremelypretty,”Erasmussaid,“soft,pleasant,gentle,andcharming.Whenyougoanywhereonavisitthegirlsallkissyou.Theykissyouwhenyouarrive.Theykissyouwhenyougoawayandagainwhenyoureturn.”

ManyothergreatmenstudiedatCambridge,amongthemBacon,Milton,Cromwell,Newton,Wordsworth,ByronandTennyson.

Task3

【答案】

A.1）b）2）c）

B.

“FiveSecrets”forGettingaStudentVisa

SecretOne:

Getfree,accurateinformationbyvisitingtheUSEmbassywebsite.

SecretTwo:

Bethoroughlyprepared.

Bring:

I-20formorIAPform;

Diploma（s）;

Standardizedtestscorereports（TOEFL,GRE,GMAT,LSAT,etc.）;

Alllettersande-mailsfromtheschool,esp.thosediscussingfinancialaid;

Evidenceoffundingfortheapplicant’sstudies;

Businesscards;

Anyotherdocumentsthatmightbeimportant.

SecretThree:

Answerthequestionsthatareasked.Don’tgivethevisaofficerapreparedspeech.

SecretFour:

Tellthetruth.

SecretFive:

ComebacktoChinaintwoways:

1）ComebacktoseeyourfamilyandmaintainyourtiestoChina.

2）ComebacktoChinaaftergraduation.

【原文】

OnMarch7,USConsulGeneralDavidHopperandthreeotherofficialsfromtheVisaSectionoftheAmericanEmbassymetwithstudentsatPekingUniversity.Oneoftheofficialspresented“FiveSecrets”forgettingastudentvisa.

SecretOne:

Getfree,accurateinformationonapplyingforastudentvisa.VisittheUSEmbassywebsite.Thereisnochargeforusingtheseresources.Whypaytogetthesameinformationfromothersources?

SecretTwo:

Bethoroughlyprepared.Makesureyoubring:

YI-20form（orIAP-66form）;

Yourdiploma（s）;

Yourstandardizedtestscorereports（TOEFL,GRE,GMAT,LSAT,etc.）;

Alllettersande-mailsfromtheschool,especiallythosethatdiscussscholarships,assistantships,fellowshipsandotherformsoffinancialaid;

Evidenceoffundingforyourstudies（bankdocuments,etc.）;

Yourbusinesscards（ifyouhaveajob）;

Anyotherdocumentsthatyouthinkmightbeimportant.

SecretThree:

Answerthosequestionsthatareasked.Don’tgivethevisaofficerapreparedspeech!

Here’sanexampleofwhattoavoid.

Visaofficer：

Hi,howareyoutoday?

Applicant：

I’mgoingtostudychemicalengineeringatXUniversity.

Visaofficer：

XUniversity?

I'vebeentothecampusmanytimes.

Applicant：

IwillsurelyreturntoChinaandfindagoodjobwithamajormultinationalcompany.

Visaofficer：

Sotellme,whatcoloristhesky?

Applicant：

Iwasgivenateachingassistantshipbecausetheschoolbelievesmytestscoresandcredentialsareexcellent．

Thesepeoplearenotcommunicating,andtheapplicantisnotadvancinghiscause!

SecretFour：

Tellthetruth.Ifthevisaofficerthinksyou’relying,youwon’tgetavisa.

SecretFive：

ComebacktoChina.Wemeanthatintwoways：

1.ComebacktoseeyourfamilyandmaintainyourtiestoChina．Keepupyourfriendshipsandprofessionalcontactshere．Studentsreturningonvacationdon’tevenneedtocomeinforaninterview；theycansimplyusethedrop-boxserviceofferedatmanyCITICBanklocations.

2.ComebacktoChinaafteryougraduate.UsethoseadvancedskillsandtheoriesthatyoulearnintheUStomakeChinaabetterplace．

Task5

【答案】

domestic,diversity,flexibility,morethan3,600,campuses,enrolledstudents,industries,about3million,Harvard,Stanford,communitycolleges,stateuniversities,faculties,ethnicminorities,subjectsandcourseoptions,student,consumer,flexibility,specialize,ahighereducation,postsecondary,anewcareer,retiredpeople

【原文】

Thatarecord453,787foreignstudentsfrom180countriesattendedcollegesanduniversitiesintheUSinthepastacademicyearisperhapsthemostvividindicationthatthereareimportantadvantagesinAmericanhighereducation.

Noothercountryreceivesevenhalfasmanyforeignstudents,yetinternationalstudentsrepresentonly3%ofthetotalenrollmentatUScollegesanduniversities.Inall,somefifteenmillionstudentsattendAmerica'sinstitutionsofhighereducation.

ThesestatisticsillustratefourmajorfeaturesoftheAmericanhighereducationsystemwhichmakeitattractivetobothdomesticandforeignstudents:

size,diversity,flexibilityandaccessibility.

Todaytherearemorethan3,600institutionsofhighereducationintheUnitedStates.Someofthelargestateuniversitysystems,suchasthoseinNewYork,CaliforniaandTexas,comprisedozensofcampusesandhundredsofthousandsofenrolledstudents.Indeed,highereducationhasbecomeoneofthebiggest"industries"intheUS,employingsomethreemillionpeople.

TherangeanddiversityofinstitutionsandprogramsofstudyintheUSareevenmoreimpressive.ThesystemencompassesbothprestigiousprivateuniversitiessuchasHarvardandStanford,whichareamongthebestintheworld,andlocalpublicly-fundedcommunitycolleges;bothhugestateuniversitycampusesenrolling40,000-50,000studentsandtinyprivateinstituteswithfewerthan100students.

Americanhighereducationisdiverseinotherways,too.Notonlydomostcollegesanduniversitiesenrollforeignstudents,butforeignfacultyandvisitingscholarsplayanimportantroleonmanycampuses,particularlythelargeuniversities.Inmostcomprehensiveinstitutions,thereareasmanyfemalestudentsasmale,andthenumbersofstudentsandfacultyfromethnicminorities,particularlyAsian-AmericansandHispanic-Americanshavebeensteadilyincreasing.Asaresult,thecampuscommunitiesofmanyAmericanuniversitiesreflectinmicrocosmthediversityoflargersociety.

HighereducationintheUSisalsouniqueinofferinganenormousvarietyofsubjectsandcourseoptions,rangingfromAerospaceEngineeringtoWomen'sStudiesandfromArttoZoology.Becauseitisdependentontuitionforfunding,highereducationintheUSisstudent-centeredandconsumer-oriented;institutionsteachwhatstudentswanttoknowandwhatsocietyasawholethinksisuseful.Forexample,thelargepublicuniversitiesofNewYork,OhioStateUniversity,andtheUniversityofTexasatAustinofferhundredsofdifferentdegreeprogramsandhaveacademiccatalogslistingthousandsofcourses.

ThevarietyofprogramsandcoursescontributestotheflexibilityoftheAmericansystem.Undergraduatesusuallybegintheirprogramtaking"generaleducation,""liberalarts,"or"corecurriculum"courses—inorderthattheymightbecomemore"well-rounded"students—andonlylaterselecttheirmajorinmanycases,notuntiltheirsecondyear.

Becausetheydonotspecializefromtheverybeginning,undergraduatestudentshavemoreoptionsthantheircounterpartsinothercountries.Notinfrequently,Americanundergraduateschangetheirmindanddecidetotakeadifferentmajor,butthisdoesnotobligethemtostartover,foratleastpartoftheircourseworkcanstillbeappliedtothenewdegree.

Mostacademicprogramsinclude"electivecourses"whichstudentscansometimestakeoutsidetheirmainfieldofstudy.Thisgivesthemaddedchoiceinplanningtheireducation,andenablesthemtobroadentheirperspectivebylearningaboutothersubjects.Thus,muchisleftuptostudent,whoisexpectedtochoosefromabewilderingvarietyofinstitutions,degreeprogramsandcourses,andoftenmustdependonhis/heracademicadvisorsforhelpinplanningaprogramofstudy.

Thesize,diversityandflexibilityoftheAmericanhighereducationsystemallcontributetoitsaccessibility.Ameri