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研究生公共英语听说下LESSON9B

LessonNine

CollegeLife

1.W:

DoyouwanttogoonatripwithustoFloridathisspring?

Itwillcostabout300dollarsaperson.

M:

Threehundreddollars?

DoyouthinkIjustinheritedafortune?

Q:

whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

2.W:

Mywatchstoppedagain,andIjustgotanewbattery.

M:

Whydon'tyoutakeittoSmith'sJewelry?

Theycancheckitforyou.Andtheyareprettyreasonable.

Q:

Whatistheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?

3.W:

We'regoingtochangeourmeetingfromMondaytoTuesday.

M:

It'sallthesametome.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:

Weplannedtogotothebeachafterclass.Wanttocome?

W:

I'dloveto.ButProfessorJoneswantstospeakwithme.

Q:

Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

5.W:

Janetsoundsworriedabouthergrades.

M:

Butshe'sgettingAsandBs,isn'tshe?

Q:

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutJanet?

6.M:

I'mreallyhavingtroublewiththiscalculuscourse.IfIcan'tstartdoingbettersoon,I'mgoingtohavetodropit.

W:

Whydon'tyougetsomehelpfromthegraduateassistant?

That'swhatheistherefor.,

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

7.W:

Hey,don'tforgettodropthatbookatthelibraryonyourwayhome.

M:

Oh,thanksforremindingme.I'monmyway.

Q:

Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

8.W:

IsurewishIhadametricmeterwithme.Ineedthemeasurementsinmillimetersnotininches,andI'mtiredofconverting.

M:

Woulditmakethingsgofasterifyouborrowedmine?

Q:

Whatisthemansaying?

9.M:

Goodnews.I'mnotgoingtoneedsurgeryafterall.ThedoctorsaysIcanstartworkingoutagainsoon,andmaybeplaysocceragaininafewweeks.

W:

That'sterrific.Itwouldbegreatifyoucouldgetbackinshapeintimeforthetournament.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

10.M:

IalreadyknowwhatIwanttotakenextsemester,sowhydoIhavetomakeanappointmenttoseemyadvisor?

AllIneedisasignatureonmycallsheet.

W:

I'mafraiditdoesn'tworkthatway.Shehastotalkwithyoutomakesureeverything'sontherighttrack.

Q:

Whatshouldthemandoaccordingtothewoman?

11.W:

Prof.Smithsurewasactingstrangelytoday.

M:

Inoticedthat,too.Shewastalkingsoquietlyandthennotgivingusanyhomework.Canyoubelievethat?

Q:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutProf.Smith?

12.M:

It'sbeenpouringforthreedaysnow.Ibegintowonderifit'lleverstop.

W:

Andtomorrowwasgonnabemydayatthebeach.Butifitdoesn'tclearupbythen,I'lljusthavetoforgetaboutthat.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

13.M:

Whataboringspeaker!

Icouldhardlykeepfromfallingasleep.

W:

Oh,Idon'tknowaboutthat.Infact,it'sbeenalongtimesinceI'veheardanyoneasgood.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewoman?

14.W:

Gee,Tom,Ihearyouareworkingasahousepainterthissummer.It'sgottobeawfullyhardworkingupthereonaladderintheblazingsunallday.

M:

Well,it'shard,butIgettobeoutdoorsandthepayisdecent.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisjob?

15.W:

I'vebeenworkingonthisreportalldayandI'vestillgottwelvepaperstowrite.Atthisrate,I'llnevergetitdonebytomorrow.

M:

Oh,that'sright.Youweren'tinclasstoday,soyouprobablyhaven'theardthedeadlinehasbeenextendedaweek.

Q:

Whatdoyoulearnfromtheconversation?

PassageI:

Collegesearch

Student:

DearProfessor,canyoutellmewhatisthefirstthingthatIshoulddotostartmycollegesearch?

Thankyou.

Professor:

Findingthebestcollegeforyoubeginswithyou.Withthousandsofcollegesanduniversitiesoutthere;thebestwaytochoosetheoneforyouisbyprocessofelimination,First,askyourselfsomeveryimportantquestions:

●Whatareyoulookingforinaschool?

Doyouwanttoattendalargeuniversityorasmallprivatecollege?

Orwouldyourathergotoajuniorcollegeoratechnicalcollege?

●Doyouwanttostayclosetohome?

Orisittimeforachangeanewcity,anewstate?

●Whatcanyouaffordtospendoneducation?

Howmuchcanyourparentsaffordtopay?

Areyougoingtoreceiveanyscholarships?

Areyouwillingtotakeoutastudentloanifneeded?

●Whatareyouthinkingaboutasamajor?

Ifyouchangeyourmind,willyourSchoolofchoicehaveawiderangeofmajorsforyoutochoosefrom?

ThislistcouldgoonandonbutIhopeyougettheideaStartlookingatthoseschoolsthathavecharacteristicsthatareimportanttoyou!

Onceyou'venarrowedthesearch,takeadvantageofcollegerepresentativeswhovisityourschoolbyaskingthemquestionsandgettingliteraturefromthem.Finally,visityourtopchoices.Seeingthecampus,itsstudentsandsomeofitsfacultyshouldgiveyouagoodideaifit'srightforyou.Hopethishelps.Goodluck.

Sudent:

Thanksalot,professor.

I.

1.Accordingtotheprofessor,ifastudentwantstofindabestcollege,whatisthefirstthingheshoulddo?

2.WhatkindofcollegeisNOTmentioned?

3.Howmanywaysarementionedforastudenttopayfortuition?

4.Whenitcomestothechoiceofmajors,whatkindofschoolshouldastudentapplyto?

5.Whichschoolofthefollowingisthebestchoiceforastudent?

II.

1.beginswithyou2.collegesanduniversities,elimination

3.close,change,newcity4.collegerepresentatives,literature

5.campus,students,faculty,goodidea

PassageII:

Howtogetamasterdegree

Mary:

Doyouknowhowmanycreditsarerequiredtogetamaster'sdegree?

Peter:

Usuallyabout36credits.Ifyoutakefivecoursesperterm,you'llhaveenoughcreditsafterjusttwosemestersofwork.Usuallyeachcourseisworththreecredits.Togettheremainingcreditsyoueitherprepareathesisortaketwomorecourses.

Mary:

IamafraidImightfindthatcourseloadalittletooheavy.

Peter:

Well,manyforeignstudentscarryalightloadespeciallyinthefirstterm

Mary:

What'stheruleaboutauditingcourses?

Peter:

Asafulltimestudent,youhavetherighttoauditwhatevercoursesthatmightinterestyou.

Mary:

Isthereanycreditgivenforauditedcourses?

Peter:

No,nocreditisgivenandnorecordiskeptofyourauditedcourses.Butyouhavetopaythesamefeeastheregularstudentsandtheprofessorcountsyouintherollcalltoo.Youdon'thavetodoanyassignmentsortakeanytests.

Mary:

Isthereanythingelsebesides36creditsforthemaster's?

Peter:

Youhavetotakeanoralexamination.

Mary:

Whatisanoralexam?

Peter:

Well,usuallythreeofyourprofessorsmakeacommittee.Thiscommitteeiscalledbyyouradvisor.Theyaskyoudifferentquestionsaboutyourthesisifyousubmitone.Ifnot,theyaskyouquestionsaboutthecoursesyoutook.

Mary:

Howlongdoesthattake?

Peter:

Abouttwohours.Ifyoudon'tpassthattest,you'renotallowedtograduate.

Mary:

Soundsterrible.Dotheyneedtodothesamethingforadoctoratedegree?

Peter:

Yes,butyouhavetosubmitadissertation.

Mary:

Thankyouforbeingsohelpful.

Peter:

Don'tmentionit.Lotsoflucktoyou.

I.

1.Howmanycreditsarerequiredtogetamaster'sdegree?

2.Howmanycreditsiseachcourseworthusually?

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutauditedcourses?

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

5.Whatshouldastudentdotogetadoctoratedegree?

II.

1.（F）Astudentwillhaveenoughcreditsforamaster'sdegreeaftertwosemestersofworkifhetakesfivecoursesperterm.

2.（T）Manyforeignstudentscarryalightcourseload,especiallyinthefirstterm.

3.（F）Part-timestudentshavetherighttoauditwhatevercoursesthatinterestthem.

4.（F）Theprofessorwillnotcountastudentintherollcallwhoisauditingthecourse.

5.（T）Whetherastudentcanpassanoralexamornotisdecidedbyacommitteemadeupofthreeprofessors.

PassageIII

FinancialAidforGraduateStudents

Themostcommonformsofaidatthisleverarescholarships,fellowships,andassistantships.Scholarshipsareusuallypartialawards,generallyfornomorethantuitionandfees,whilefellowshipsusuallycoveratleastpartialtuitionandfeesandprovideastipendforlivingexpenses.Thestipendmaybepartialorfull.Assistantshipsareofdifferentkinds.Someprovidefortuitionandfeesplusanallowanceforlivingexpensesbutrequire15-20hoursaweekofteachingorresearchonthepartoftherecipient.Othersprovideapreciselystipulatedamountofmoneyforresearch,teaching,orotherservices.Nolivingallowanceisincluded,butatstate-supporteduniversitiestheremaybeaprovisionforpayingresidentratherthannonresidenttuition.Otherformsofaidarelong-term,low-interestloansandcampusjobs.A"package"ofaidislesslikelythanattheundergraduatelevel,butsometimesaloanmaybeofferedinconnectionwithascholarshiporwithafellowshiporassistantshipthatoffersonlyapartiallivingstipend.

Decisionsonfinancialaidapplicationsentailtwosteps.First,whetherornottoawardaid,andsecond,howmuchtoaward.Thedecisiontoawardaidmaybebasedsolelyonacademicmerit,solelyonfinancialneed,oracombinationofreasons.Thecombinationofmeritandneedhastraditionallybeenthemostcommonbasisforfinancialaiddecisionsattheundergraduatelevel,whilemeritalonehasmostoftenbeenthedecidingfactoratthegraduatelevel.Recently,however,asfinancialaidfundshavedecreasedinmanyinstitutionsrelativetostudents'needs,needhasbecomeafactoringraduateaidawardsalso.

PARTD

1）search2）winter3）river4）voices5）silence6）street7）violent8）face9）mouth10）soul11）Fever12）faint13）wisdom14）heavens15）planets16）flowers17）universe18）drunk19）mystery20）loose