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LESSON4A

LESSONFOUR

Education

PARTA

1.W:

Iamamazedyouarestilldrivingthatoldcarofyours.Ithoughtyouwouldhavegottenridofityearsago.

M:

Itrunswell.AndI'veactuallygrownquiteattachedtoit.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkofhiscar?

2.W:

Tomhastriedsohardtowinaracesincehefirstjoinedthetrackteam.Butit'stwoyearslater,andhestillhasn't.

M:

Iknow.Andittakessomuchtimefromhisclasswork.Maybeheshouldjustforgetaboutsportsfornow.

Q:

WhatdoesthemanthinkofTom’sdoingsports?

3.M:

Don'tyoujustlovethehotmid-daysun?

W:

Isuredo,Unfortunately,itdoesn'tlikemyskin.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

4.W:

I'mnotgoingswimminginthelakeunlessitwarmsupoutsidetoday.

M:

Me,either.Unfortunately,Ithinkitissupposedtostaythiscoldallday.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredaboutthespeakers?

5.M:

Thatsweaterissounusual,andyetitlooksfamiliar.DidIjustseeyouwearingthatyesterday?

W:

Well,notme.Butitbelongstomyroommate,Jane,andsheisinyourphysicsclass.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

6.M:

Youknowmycarhasn'tbeenthesamesinceIhadbumpedintothattelephonepole.

W:

You'dbetterhavethatlookedintobeforeyoudrivetoFlorida.

Q:

Whatadvicedoesthewomangive?

7.M:

Inoticethatyoudon'tbuyyourlunchinthecafeteriaanymore.

W:

WhenpriceswentupIdecidedtobringmyown.

Q:

Whydoesn'tthewomanbuyfoodinthecafeteria?

8.M:

IfIdon'tfindmywalletprettysoon,I'mgoingtohavetoreportitstolen.

W:

Holdon.Beforeyoucallcampussecurityoffice,haveyoucheckedyourcaroryourjacketpocket,everywhere?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

9.W:

I'vebeencallingDavidforthepasthalfhour,butIkeepgettingabusysignal.

W:

Well,ifyoudon'tgethimsoonwe'lljusthavetogotothemovieswithouthim.

Q:

WhyarethewomentryingtocallDavid?

10.M:

Areyoureadytogojogging?

W:

Almost.Ihavetowarmupfirst.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

11.M:

Youdidanexcellentjobonthatpresentation.

W:

Thanks.Iputalotoftimeintoit.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewoman?

12.M:

Gotthetime?

W:

It'salittleafterten.

Q:

Whatdoyoulearnfromtheconversation?

13.W:

Excuseme,couldyoubringmeaglassofwater,please?

M:

Sorry,butIamnotawaiter.

Q:

Whatdoyoulearnabouttheman?

14.W:

MycousinBobisgettingmarriedinCaliforniaandIcan'tdecidewhethertogo.

M:

It'salongtripbutIthinkyouwillhaveagoodtime.

Q:

What’stheman’ssuggestion?

15.W:

Thanksalot,thisscarfwillbeperfectwithmybluejacket.

M:

Madeagoodchoice,didI?

Q:

What’stheman’simplication?

PARTBPassageI:

Since1945morethanonemillionstudentsfromallovertheworldhavestudiedintheUnitedStates.Inarecentsingleyear,thereweremorethan150thousandforeignstudentswhocametotheUnitedStates'institutionsofhigherlearning.Theywerewelcomedandmostweresuccessfulintheiracademicstudies.ForeignstudentswhostudyintheUnitedStatesbenefitalotfromtheAmericaneducationalsystem.

Threedevelopmentsthattoday’sstudentsarebenefitingfromstartedmorethanacenturyagofollowingtheCivilWar.Thefirstofthesewastherapidgrowthofthetechnologicalandprofessionaleducationtomeettheurgentdemandsofacomplexindustrialandurbansociety.Newschoolsoftechnology,engineering,architecture,lawandmedicineflourished.Thesecondwastheprovisionforgraduatestudy,suchaswhathadlongexistedinFranceandGermany.HarvardandJohnHopkinsUniversitiesquicklytooktheleadinthisfield,butthestateuniversitiesdidnotlagfarbehind.Thethirdwastheincreasedprovisionfortheeducationofwomen.Thisincludedtheestablishmentofnewwomen'scolleges,suchasVassar,WellesleyandSmith,andtheadoptionofco-educationinallthenewstateuniversitiesaswellasinmanyprivateinstitutions.Thesedevelopments,thegrowthofthetechnologicalandprofessionaleducation,theprovisionforgraduatestudy,andtheincreasededucationalopportunitiesforwomenbeganoveracenturyago,followingtheendoftheCivilWar.

ExerciseswithKey

1.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

2.Howmanymajoreducationalchangesdoesthespeakerdiscuss?

3.HowmanyforeignstudentshavestudiedintheUnitedStatessince1945?

4.Whichuniversitytooktheleadinprovidinggraduatestudyforthestudents?

5.WhatcanyouinferabouttheeducationforwomenintheUnitedStatesbeforetheCivilWar?

PassageII:

Canada'spercapitaspendingoneducationisamongtheworld'shighest.Allprovinceshavecompulsoryeducationlawsrequiringthatstudentsattendschooluntiltheageoffifteenorsixteen.Elementaryeducationincludeskindergartenthroughtheeighthgrade.Canada'sbilingualandbiculturalheritagehashadandcontinuestohaveaprofoundeffectontheeducationalsystem.SinceI985,theprovinceofOntariohasmaintainedpubliclyfundedRomanCatholicandFrench-languageschoolsfromkinder-gardenthroughthetwelfthgradeinadditiontotheEnglish-languageschools.SaskatchewanandAlbertaalsosupportseparateRomanCatholicschools.Quebecprovincemaintainsadualschoolsystem--ProtestantandCatholic,eachwithitsownschoolboard.

HighereducationinCanadaisofferedinavarietyofforms.Entrancerequirementsvaryfromoneprovincetoanother.Thetraditionaluniversitiesofferthree-yeargeneraldegreeprogramsandfour-yearhonorsdegreeprogramsemphasizingaspecialization.SevenoftheuniversitiesareFrench-speakingwhiletheothersareEnglish.Allthetraditionaluniversitiesareconcernedabouttherelationshipbetweentheircurriculaandtheeconomyandsociety.Graduatesinrecentyearshavefacedconsiderabledifficultyinfindingemployment.

TheCanadianprovincesmaintainjuniorcolleges,communitycolleges,andtechnicalinstitutes.Theyprovideavarietyofcourses,oftenshortterm,thatcatertoindividualinterests.Theseincludesubjectsofcurrenteventsandcalligraphy.AdulteducationhasbecomeincreasinglypopularinCanadainrecentyears.Almostallinstitutionsoffersomeadulteducationcourses.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothecompulsoryeducationlawsrequireinCanada?

2.WhichprovinceinCanadamaintainsadualschoolsystem?

3.Whatinstitutionsofferfour-yearhonorsdegree?

4.Whatareallthetraditionaluniversitiesconcernedabout?

5.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

PartD

1）honorandpleasure2）thefamiliesandfriends3）encouragement.4）1968.5）proud6）capable7）learningandpreparation8）aformaleducation,9）responsibilities10）possibilities.11）anexceptionaleducation12）ambitious13）worthiest14）personalsatisfaction15）Harvardfriends16）education,17）understanding18）happinessandsuccess19）memoriesofHarvard20）undergraduates

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