新视野视听说第三册Unit2

Uint2ILBasicListeningPracticeScriptW:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?M:YesIam,butit'scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkFmgongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?ScriptM:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.W:Fdsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah*sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown'sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?ScriptW:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?M:I'menjoyingtheview.AllthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforanexamonMonday.Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?ScriptW:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine'sterrible.M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn1tpullhisweightandSuzie'sneveraround.Idon'tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?ScriptW:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn'tyou?What,sitlike?M:It'sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtotheconversation?Keys:l,C2.D3.B4.DS.AListeningInTaskl:OntheFirstDayScriptHarrison:I'mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou'veboughtthebooksforthisbiologyclass.Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop.Jenny:What'sthat?Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereareyoufrom?Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?I'veheardheisreallygood.Harrison:He'sgoodifyou'reahand-worker.Heexpectsalot.Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat'sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.MaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.Harrison:You'rewelcome.Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.Student:Seeyou.Jenny:Harrison,waitup!Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor'slecture?Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.Harrison:That'sallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthereading/Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI'mpreparedfortheseminar.Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducationhere.SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclasstoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehand-workers,forheexpectsalot.Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoverherhead,andHarrisonassuresherthatalotofwhattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays"onproblem",fortheydon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Finally,Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionattheseminarisanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.Task2:MoneyforCollegeScriptRobertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfunwasexpensive,sohewasrapidlyrunningoutofmoney.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp."Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I...uh...gotabigsurprisethisweekinmyphysicscourse.Wehavetobuytwonewtextbooks.I'mgoingtoneed$100.""Iunderstand,"saidhismother,'TIIsendyouthemoneyrightaway.Youleftyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwerehometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesametime?""Oh,yeah.Thanks,"Robertsaid.Robert*smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwochecks,andmailedittoRobertthatveryday.Whenshereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher."Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythistime?"askedDad."Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,"answeredMom."You*reoutingyourmind,"yelledDad,"That*s$1,100.He'IIjustspendthatinacoupleofweeks.He'snevergoingtolearnthevalueofmoneythatway.""Don,tworry,honey,"Momsaid,"Itapedthe$100checktothecoverofhisbook,butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthepagesinCharperl3!"Keys:TFFFTTask3:HowtoGetStraightA'sScriptItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.Astudentsays,"WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintainedacertainperiodoftimeeverydayforstudying/'Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhoetoread,AccordingtoabookentitledGettingStraightA's,thesecretofgoodreadingistobe"anactivereader-onewhocontinuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafullunderstandingoftheauthor'smessage".WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper-achieversstartingtostudy?Whatdidthecross-countryrunnerdotoscorehighontheexam?Whatisthegoodthingalltopstudentsagreeon?Whatdoesthespeakermeanby"anactivereader"?Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Kes:IB2.C3.D4.A5.DSpeakingOutMODEL1You'rejustgoingtohavestudyhardNora:Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andalreadyIfeelI汰eI'velearnedalot.Chris:Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andIalreadyfeellikefmuptomyearsinhomework.Nora:You'regoingtohavetohitthebooksifyouwanttokeepyourgradesup.Chris:Tellmeaboutit!Ialreadyhavetworeports,twobooksreports,acomposition,anoralreport,andaresearchproject—allduebeforemidterms.Nora:Wecouldworktogether.Maybesomeofmyorganizedstudyhabitwouldruboffonyou.Chris:Betteryet,maybeyoucoulddomyhomeworkforme.Nora:Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.Chris:Allright,allright.Ihaveyettowriteatermpaper.Canyourecommendanyarticlesandbooks?You'dbetterfindmetheexactpageswhereIcanfindwhatIwant.Nora:Youcouldborrowideasfromreferences,butifyouquotewithoutgivingthesources,you'replagiarizing.Chris:Thequiznextweekwillbeaheadache.Ifyoudon'thelpme,I'IIhavetopreparesomestudysheetsandhidetheminmyhandwhenItakethetest.Nora:Oh,no!Ifyou,recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitelygiveyouanF.Probably,youwillhavetorepeattheyear.Chris:Allright,TIItakeyouradvice.Thelibraryisgoingtobemynewhome,andinthedormI'llbeburningthemidnightoil.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGWe'regoingtohaveatest,andIalsohaveatermpapertofinish.ButIhaven'tdoneathing.I'mreallyworriednow.You'regoingtohavetohavetohitthebooksifyouwanttogetgoodgrades.ButthiscourseissodifficultthatIalreadydon'tunderstanditatall.Wecouldworktogether.Maybesomeofmyorganizedstudyhabitcanhelpyou.Betteryet,maybeyoucouldwriteatermpaperforme.Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.Allright,allright.Ihaveyettowriteitmyself.MaybeIcandownloadsomearticlesfromtheInternetandpiecethemtogether.B:Youcouldborrowideasfromthosearticles,butifyouquotewithoutgivingthesources,you*replagiarizing.A:Also,thetestnextweekwillbeaheadache.Ifyoudon'thelpme,I'IIhavetoprepareacheat-sheetandhideitinmyhandduringthetest.Oh,no!Ifyou'recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitelygiveyouanF.I'IItrytobecareful.Butiftheprofessorcatchesyou,you'IIhavetorepeattheyear.You'rejustgoingtohavetostudyhard.A:Ok,I'IItakeyouradvice.Thelibrary'sgoingtobemynewhome,andinthedormI'IIbeburningthemidnightoil.MODEL2Whichclassdoyouprefer?ScriptChris:FirstperiodismathwithMr.Woods.Idon'tknowhowamIgoingtostayawake?Nora:IlikeMr.Wood.He'sinteresting.Chris:He'sboring!Hecouldputtheentirebasketballteamtosleep—duringthechampionshipgame!Whodoyouhaveforeconomics?Nora:Mrs.Jenkins.She'ssmart.Studentsreallylearnalotfromher.Chris:She'stough!Youhavetoworkhardinherclass,oryou'IIprobablyfail.Nora:Nopain,nogain.Chris:Nonsense,YoucouldhavelearnedevenmorewithMr.Sharp.Butnotmanystudentsoptforhisclass.Nora:What1swrongwithhim?Chris:Often,thehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisC+,andheusuallyfailshalfofthestudents.Nora:Nowonderhe'sgotthenicknameMr.Shark.Well,howaboutPE?Whatareyoudoingthissemester?Chris:That'stheworstpart.InPE,we'relearningt'aichi.Fmboredtodeath.Nora:Ha-ha!Nottorubsaltintothewound,butourclassisplayingyourfavoritesport:basketball.Chris:Oh...thatfigures!Thisisgoingtobeaterriblesemester.Nora:Thisisgoingtobeagreatsemester!NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGThehistoryclassisreallyboring.HowamIgoingtostayawake?Ilikethehistoryteacher.She'sknowledgeable.Shetoldusalotofinterestinghistoricaleventsinclass.BurIfindherboring!Shecouldputtheentirebasketballteamtosleep—duringthechampionshipgame!Whichclassdoyoufinddull?Ihatetheeconomicscourse.Theteacheralwaystalksabovemyhead.SoTvelostinterestinthecourse.Bureconomicismyfavorite.Theprofessorissmart.Moststudentsreallylearnalotfromhim.Buthe*stough!Heexpectsalot.Youhavetoworkhardinhisclass,oryou,IIprobablyfail.Nopain,nogain.Actuallynotmanystudentsoptforhisclass.What'swrongwithhim?OftenthehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisB-,Lastseme4stwehefailedmorethanathirdofthestudentsandIwasoneofthem.Oh,that1stoobad.Well,howdoyoufindyourEnglishteacher?Idon'tthinkmuchofher,either.Ifindherkind,alwayswillingtoanswermyquestions;shealwaysgivesmehighmarks.You*rerubbingsaltintomywound.Shefailedmelastsemester.M0DEL3PublishorperishScriptChris: Tellus,ProfessorGrant,Whatareyourprimarydutiesasaprofessor?ProfessorGrant:Well,Jdoalotofresearchandwriting.It'sroughbeinganassociateprofessor.Ifspublishorperish.Chris: Soyouspentalotoftimeinyouroffice?ProfessorGrant:Yes,butIalsohavetoprepareclassmotes,givelectures,holdofficehours.Teachingisanimportantpartofbeingaprofessor.Chris: Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotofmoney.ProfessorGrant:Iwish.Actually,Ispendalotoftomeapplyingfoegrantstofundmyresearch.ThenIcanofferassistantshipsandscholarshipstotheworthygraduate.Chris: Iseewhytheycallyou“theboss”.Butbeingaprofessorsoundsprettycompetitive.ProfessorGrant:Actually,Ithinkyouwereinoneofmyclasses...Chris: UmIthinkyou1remistaken,ProfessorGrant!ProfessorGrant:No,Irememberveryclearlynow!Youowemeanessay!Chris: Sorry,IhavetoomuchworktodofortheStudentUnionNewsletter,andIhavetoworktwojobstopayforschool.ProfessorGrant:SoyougetanFinthiscourse.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGProfessorSmith,I'mfromtheStudentUnionnewspaper.Manystudentswanttoknowawesternprofessor*smaindutiesandcomparethemwithaChineseprofessor1sduties.Well,Idoalotofresearchandwriting.It1stoughtobeaprofessor.Chineseprofessorarealsofacingincreasingpressure,astheyarerequiredtodomoreresearchthanbefore.ProfessorSmith,doyouspendallotoftimeonteaching?Yes,Ihavetoprepareclassnotes,givelectures,hostseminar,andholdofficehours.Infact,teachingisanimportantpartofbeingaprofessor,thoughsomeprofessorsbelievethatresearchismoreimportantthanteaching.A:Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotofmoney,Isuppose.B:Iwish.Salaryisasensitivetopicinthewest.Letmesaysomethingaboutresearchfunds.ActuallyIspendalotoftimeapplyingforgrantstofundmyresearch.Howareyougoingtousethegrants?Withthatmoney,Icanofferassistantshipsandscholarshiptograduatestudentswhocanhelpwithmyresearchproject.NowIseewhytheycallyou"boss”.Butbeingaprofessorsoundsprettycompetitive.That'strue.Alotofyoungteacherswanttobepromotedtoaprofessorship.Whatyousaidhasgivenusafairlyclearpictureofawesternprofessor1sprimaryresponsibilities.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.B：You'rewelcomeV.Let7sTalkScriptHi,everybody.Mytopictodayis"ProblemswithOurEducationalSystemM.TherearealotofthingsinoureducationalsystemthatIdon'tagreewith.Itseemsthateducatorsjustwanttogivestandardizedtests,whichfocusonlyonacademicperformancebutneglectstudents'abilitiesandinterestsinotherareas.Ithinkthere'realotofpeoplewhoareveryintelligent,buthaven'thadtheopportunitiestheycould'vehad,hadtheybeeneducatedinabroader-mindededucationalsystems.Ifeelthatalotofcoursesthatstudentsarefocusedtotakeinhighschoolaretooacademic,and,asaresult,manykidslosttheirinterestinlearning.Educatorshavefailedtorecognizevariouskindsofintelligence.Theyoftenexertalotofpressureonstudentstobeaswell-roundedaspossible.Ithinkbeingwell-roundedisn'treallypossible.Andasaconsequencesomestudentswhoarebelievedtobeintelligentcan'tgetintogoodcollegesifthey,forexample,haven'tscoredwellonthemathsection,eveniftheyatebrilliantwriters.Anotherthingthatdisturbsmeisthattheso-called"weakstudents"areseparatedfromtherestoftheschool.Somekidsarekeptinaseparateclassidtheirgradesarelowerthenothers.Andthey'veveryawareoftheirsocialposition,youknow.Ithinkitcausesthemtoactinawaythat

isnotreallypositive.They'rejustactinginawaythattheyareexpectedtoact.Oftentheirgradesgofrombadtoworse.Andthat'sprettysadtome.Ithinkthatmanyofthekidsinthoseclassedareintelligent,butneveractuallyrealizetheirpotentialbecauseofthewaytheyaretreatedveryearlyonintheireducation.ProblemsResultsEducatorsjustwanttogivestandardizedtests.TheyonlyfocusonacademicperformancebutKidsloseinterestinlearning.neglectstudents'abilitiesandinterestsinotherareas.Educatorsoftenexerta_lotofpressureonstudentstobe_aswell-roundedaspossible.Someintelligentkids_can'tentergoodcolleges."Weak"studentsareseparatedfromtherestoftheschool.Theirgradesgofrombadtoworse.DebateSAMPLEA:ManyadsaboutEnglishclassesforchildrensay,"Don'tletyourkidslosethecompetitionjustbecausetheystartlater."Iquiteagree.Ihearyoungchildrenoftenlearnaforeignlanguagefasterthenadults.It'shardtosay.Kidsmaylearnthepronunciationbetterthanadults,butadultsusuallylearnvocabularyandgrammarfaster.Youcanlearnvocabularyandgrammarlateron;butwhenyougrowup,youcanhardlychangeyourpronunciation.Butiftheylearnthewrongpronunciationfromthebeginning?Iftheydon'tlearnEnglishwhentheyareyoungintherightway,it'IIaffecttheirEnglishstudiesAnyway,somegoodor"key"schoolsgiveEnglishteststokidsbeforeadmittingthem.Englishisimportant,burothersubjectslikeChineseandmathateequallyimportant.IfkidsspendtoomuchtimeonEnglish,theyhavelittletimeleftforothersubjects.Somepeoplesaythatlearningaforeignlanguagecanhelpdevelopchildren'smentalabilitiessuchasmemory,attentionspanandconcentration,whichwilleofhelpinlearningothersubjects.Buttoomuchtimeforstudyingandtoolittleleftforplaying,children'smoralandphysicaldevelopmentwillbeaffected.A:Well,it'sdifficultformetoconvinceyou,andviceversa.Let'sagreetodisagree.VI.FurtherListeningandSpeakingTaskl:HarvardUniversityScriptHarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearninginherUnitedStates.Founded16yearsafterthearrivalofthePilgrimatPlymouth,theuniversityhasgrownfrom9studentswithasinglemastertothepresentenrollmentofmorethan18,000students,includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateandprofessorschools.Over14,000peopleworkatHarvard,includingmorethan2,000faculties.HarvardhasproducessixpresidentsoftheUnitedStatesand34Noelwinners.Duringitsearlyyears,HarvardofferedaclassicacademiccoursebasedonthemodelofEnglishuniversities,butconsistentwiththeprevailingPuritanphilosophy.AlthoughmanyofitsgraduatesbecameministersinPuritanchurchthroughoutNewEngland,theuniversityneverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecificreligiousgroup.UnderPresidentPusey(1953-1971),Harvardstartedwhatwasthenthelargestfund-raisingcampaigninthehistoryofAmericanhighereducation.Itwasan82.5milliondollarprogramfortheuniversity.Theprogramincreasedfacultysalaries,broadenedstudentaid,creatednewprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard*sphysicalfacilities.NeilL.RudenstinetookofficeasHarvard's26thpresidentin1001.Aspartofanoverallefforttoachievegreatercoordinationamongtheuniversity'sschoolandfaculties,RudenstineencouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsomeofHarvard'smainintellectualpriorities.Healsostressedtheimportantoftheuniversity'sexcellenceinundergraduateeducation,thesignificanceofkeepingHarvard'sdoorsopentostudentsfromfamiliesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,thetaskofasapingtheresearchuniversitytoaneraofbothrapidinformationgrowthandseriousfundshortage.Whatismainideaofthepassage?HowmanyteachersdidHarvardhaveattheverybeginning?WhatwastheroleofreligionatHarvardUniversitywasduringisearlyyears?WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanachievementofPresidentPusey'sfund-raisingprogram?WhatdidPresidentRudenstinedo?Keys:l.B2.A3.C4.D5.DTask2:"rheFinalExamScriptAtauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistrycourse.Theyweredoingsowellonallthequizzes,midterms,labs,thateachhad"A"sofarforthesemester.Thesefourfriendsweresoconfidentthatontheweekendbeforefinals,theydecidedtogouptotheUniversityofVirginiaandpartywithsomefriendsthere.Theyhadagreattime,butafteralltheheartypartying,theysleptalldaySundayanddidn'tmakeitbacktoschooluntilearlyMondaymorning.Ratherthantakingthefinalthen,theydecidedtofindtheirprofessorafterthefinalexamandexplaintohimwhytheymissedit.Theyexplainedthattheyhadplannedtocomebackintimeforthefinalexam,but,unfortunately,theyhadaflattireonthewayback,didn1thaveaspare,andcouldn1tgethelpforalongtime.Asaresult,theymissedthefinal.Theprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouldmakeupthefinalthefollowingday.Theguyswererelievedandelated.Thenextday,theprofessorplacedtheminseparateroom,handeachofthematestbooklet,andtoldthemtobegin.Theytookatthefirstproblem,worthfivepoints.Itwasasimplequestiononachemicalreaction."Cool,“theythoughtatthesametime,eachoneinhisseparateroom,"Thisisgoingtobeeasy."Eachfinishedtheproblemandthenturnedthepage.Onthesecondpagewasaquestionworth95points:"Whichofthetireswasflat?"Task3：ApplyingforaplaceinanAmericanUniversityScriptInternationalstudentsoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequiredtoapplyforadmissiontoacollegeoruniversityintheUnitedStates.Youshouldavoidthismistakebysettingyourselfaschedulethatstartswellinadvanceofthetimeyouhopetobeginyourstudies.Whensettingthistimetable,alwaysrememberthatdoingthingsearlyisthebestwayforward.Tofindtheinstitutionorprogramthatwillbestserveyouracademicorprofessionalgoals,allowyourselfsufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlyyouroptions.Thenmeettheapplicationdeadlinesoftheuniversitytowhichyouapply.Thesemaybeasmucha