新世纪研究生英语听说教程原文答案Unit3SchoolsandUniversitiesWord文档格式.docx

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1.Doyoulikeyouruniversity?

Describeyourdreamuniversity.

Well,Iloveit.Itisawesome!

I’veneverhadsomuchfunorlearnedsomuchaboutatopic,ormostimportantly,learnedsomuchaboutmyself.I’vemetsomanygreatanddiversepeopleandbeeninsituationsthatIneverthoughtI’deverbein.Iwouldnottrademyyearsattheuniversityforanything.

MydreamuniversityistheonewhereIcanbreathethecoolairandchatwithmyeasy-goingfriendsaboutourcommoninterestfreely.Thebeautifulcampuswithalakeandextensiveparklandgreeneryisamust.Moreover,Idreamedofjoiningnumerousstudentclubsandotherorganizationswhichdemonstratethebreadthofstudentinterestsinacademicandcareerareas,socialissues,athleticsandmuchmore.Inmyopinion,studyinginauniversityisanexperiencethatgoesfarbeyondlectures,andtheacademiclifeshouldbedynamicandvibrant（生气勃勃的）.

2.Howdoyoumakeuseofthefacilitiesandresourcesinyouruniversity?

Myuniversityboastsnumerousfacilitiesincludinglibrary,gym,pub,etc,amongwhichthelibraryandgymarethetwowhichImakefulluseof.Asforme,studyisstillthepriority.Thelibraryfacilityincludestraditionalreadingareaswheresilenceistherule;

there,itislesslikelytobedistractedbythenoiseoutside.Therearealsoareasdesignatedforgroupstudywhereyoucancommunicateandinteractwithyourcolleaguesforgroupprojects.Also,theenormouscollectionsofthebookshelptobroadenmyhorizonandthelibrarystaffprovideuswiththeeffectiveInternetsearchingstrategy,whichenablesmetostudyindependently.

Moreover,beingingoodphysicalhealthiscriticaltomaintaininggoodacademicstandingaswellasqualityoflife.Thecampusgymoffersenormousfacilitywithspacesandprogramsforstudentsatalllevelsofphysicalskillandactivity.Igotogymthreetimesaweektogetgoodworkout.Ithelpsmetorelaxandreleasethestress,andconcentrateeasilyonmyacademicstudy.

PartIVideoTime

Inthispart,studentswillhave2taskstoaccomplish.

Task1

Intask1,studentswillwatchavideoclipabouttheUniversityofOxford,oneoftheleadinguniversitiesintheworld,andthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforewatching,studentsaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnotesrelatedtothevideo.

Transcript

TheUniversityofOxford

OxfordistheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworld,acitythatlivesandbreatheseducation,aplacewhereyoucanthinkrigorously,whereyoucangrowintellectually,aninstitutionthathasbeeneducatingworldchangingleadersforover800years,anddrawstogetherthefinestmenacrosstheglobe.AtOxford,youhavealltheresourcesoftheOxfordUniversityatyourfingertips,someofthefinestlibraries,academicdepartments,andresearchlabsintheworld.

“Oxfordisthepre-eminentresearchuniversitythat,whenitdoesthings,itdoesthingsattheveryveryhighestlevel.Andserious-researchuniversitiesareplaceswherethecleverestpeopleontheplanetthinkreallyhardaboutthehardestproblemsontheplanet.”

“IwouldsaythatthethingsthatstrikemethemostaboutOxford,whatIdoappreciateaboutitthemostisthatittaughtmetothinkagain.Thatthespiritintheair,oflearning,offeelinglikeyouareapartofalonglegacyofcenturiesofacademicexcellence,andbeingaroundpeoplealsowhoreaffirmthat.”

AsastudentattheOxfordUniversity,youbecomeamemberofanOxfordcollege,whichcontainsawealthofhistoryandtradition.Thereare39differentcollegesintheuniversity;

eachhasitsownacademicfellowshipandindividualstudentcommunity.Thecollegeshavetheirowndininghall,library,culturalgroupsandsportsteams.Yourcollegewillgiveyouopportunitytomeetotherbrilliantstudentsfromallareasofacademicstudy,fromastrophysicisttoarcheologist,fromscientiststoengineers.Oxfordisanancientandbeautifulcity;

atthesametime,itismodernandvibrant.Wheneverthingsencloseproximity,youcancyclefrompubstoparksandfrommuseumstogalleries.Oxfordhasexcellenttransportconnections,anditisonehourfromLondonandHeathrowAirport.

KeytoExercises

Exercise1WatchingforDetails

Studentsareaskedtowatchthevideoclipandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.

1）OxfordistheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworld,acitythatlivesandbreatheseducation,aplacewhereyoucanthinkrigorously,whereyoucangrowintellectually,aninstitutionthathasbeeneducatingworldchangingleadersforover800years,anddrawstogetherthefinestmenacrosstheglobe.AtOxford,youhavealltheresourcesofOxfordUniversityatyourfingertips,someofthefinestlibraries,academicdepartments,andresearchlabsintheworld.

2）AsastudentattheOxfordUniversity,youbecomeamemberofanOxfordCollege,whichcontainsawealthofhistoryandtradition,thecollegeshavetheirownacademicfellowshipandindividualstudentcommunity.TheCollegehasitsowndininghall,library,culturalgroupsandsportsteams.

3）OxfordhasexcellenttransportationconnectionsanditisonehourfromLondonandHeathrowAirport.

Exercise2EssayWriting

Thewell-respectedhighereducationsystemsandtheprestigiousuniversitiesabroadattractChineseyoungpeopletostudyoverseas.StudentsareaskedtowriteanessayentitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroadwithnolessthan160words.

Sample

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenagrowingtrendtowardstudyingabroadamongyoungpeople.Whenpursuingeducationalopportunitiesoverseasiswidelyconsideredasalife-transformingopportunity,studentsshouldtakeonanumberofchallenges.Belowaresomespecificadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudyingabroad.

Studyingabroadallowsonetogainarealknowledgeofanewcultureandanewlanguage.Byinteractingandcommunicatingwithnativespeakersdaily,studentscanenhancetheirforeignlanguageskills.Theywillsimultaneouslyexplorethevaluesandwaysoflifeofthehostcountry.Forexample,AsianstudentsmightbesurprisedtofindthatcommunicationinWesterncountriesisstarklyopenandstraightforward,insharpcontrasttotheintenseuseofnon-verbalmessagesincommunicationintheirhomecountries.Notsurprisingly,evensimpleeverydayexperiences,suchasbuyingfoodandmailingletter,canhelpimprovelanguageproficiencyandpromoteculturelearning.Itgivesstudentsnewperspectivesonhowthingsaredone.

Duringtheiroverseastrips,manystudentswilllearnhowtotakecareofthemselvesandliveindependently.Theymighthaveinitialdifficultiesinfulfillingeventhesimplesttasksattheverybeginning,suchasgroceryshopping,doinglaundry,makinglivingarrangementsandsettingaccountsforelectricity,butbeforelong,theywilladapttothenewenvironmentandbecomeself-sufficient.Moreover,byinteractingwithpeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds,overseasstudentscanexerciseandimprovetheirsocialskills,anexperiencewhichisofgreatvaluetotheircareerslaterinlife.

Whilestudyingabroadhasitsadvantages,itmighthaveitsdrawbacks.Mostofthestudentsarelackoflifeexperiencewhentheyfirsttraveloverseas.Failuretocopewiththeproblemsthatarisefromtheireverydaylivesmightcausefrustration.Theyfeelhelpless,sufferhomesickandinworsecases,haveabreakdown.

Assuggestedabove,studyingabroadposesbothopportunitiesandchallenges.Whileyoungpeoplecanbecomepolyglotsandindependentindividuals,gainopportunitiesforpersonalgrowthanddevelopanappreciationofculturaldifferences,theyhavetocopewiththestressoflivingoversea.

（顾家北，2008）

Task2

Intask2,studentsareaskedtowatchavideoclipaboutthehallofresidenceintheUniversityofDerbyintheUKandthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforewatching,studentsaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnotesrelatedtothevideo.

TheHallofResidenceintheUniversityofDerby

Livinginhallsisagreatopportunitytosocializewithhundredsofpeoplefromalloverthecountry,andquitelikelyallovertheworld.AttheUniversityofDerby,everyfirstyearwhowantsaplacecanhaveaplaceinhalls,youcanapplyonlineonceyougotanunconditionaloffer,andweguaranteeaplacetoallfirstyearswhoapplybeforethe31stAugust.TheuniversityhasfivecitycenterhallsinDerby,andallthehallsareashortwalkfromtheuniversitysites.Itisreallyeasytogetaroundcityanduniversitybuseslinkallthehalls.Thebusesrunregularly,andyouarelivinginhalls,yougetvouchersforanumberoffreetrips.Alternatively,ifyouwanttobringyourcarorabike,allthehallshavecarparksandbikesheds.Derbyisagreatcity,withsomethingonmostnights:

fantasticshoppingattheNewWestFieldCenter,andafriendlyandvibrantatmosphere.ItisalsoclosetoplaceslikethePeakNationalParkforwalking,bikingorclimbing.

Yourroomwillmostlikelybeoneoffourorsixinaflat,youcanchoosefromastandardroomwhereyoushareashowerandtoiletwithyourflatmates,andanEn-suiteroom,orapremiumen-suiteroom,withitsownmini-fridgeandtheuseofTVloungeforallthepeopleintheflat.Ifyouhavespecifichealthormedicalissue,wecanalsoprovideyouwiththeroomspecially-adaptedforyourneeds.EachroomhasInternetaccess,andconnectiontotheuniv