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新世纪公共英语听说（上）听力原文LESSONM:Bytheway,Jane,didyoutalktotheconsultantaboutournewhealthprogram?W:Icontacted联系hisofficebuthissecretarysaidhewould（beoutfor）试图得到lunchuntiltwo.Q:WhatdoesthewomanB.shecouldn’ttalktotheconsultantbeforeW:Weneedtoleteveryoneknowaboutthecharity[ˈtʃæriti]n.concert,butwedon'thavemuchmoneyforadvertising.M:Howaboutusingtheschoolradiostation?Theybroadcastfreepublicservice服announcements.通告Q:Whatdoesthemansuggesttheyc.AsktheschoolradiostationforW:Idon'tunderstandwhythisself-studybookdoesn'thaveanswerstotheM:Butitdoes.YoucanfindthemattheoftheQ:Whatdoesthemansayabouttheself-studybook?d.thebookdoesincludetheM:Thenewsalesmanagersayshehasnevermetyoubefore.W:We'vebeenintroducedaboutthreeHeseemsalittle

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutthenewsalesB.HeprobablyhasapoorMHaveyouhadthebrakes[breikn制动器;闸;刹车.andtireschecked?Anddoyouhaveenoughmoney?W:Ihavetakencareofeverything.AndI'msureit'sgoingtobeawonderful极好的,的,trip.Q:What'sthewomangoingtoD.spendsometimeM:I'vehadmynewstereoforawholeweekbutIhaven'tyetfiguredout想到howtorecordmusic.W:Didn'taninstructionmanual[ˈmænjuəl]comewithit?Q:WhatdoesthewomanBthemanshouldrefertotheinstructionW:Iwanttopayyouforthatlong-distancecallImade.But,Isupposeyouhaven'tgottenyourphonebillyet,M:Oh,butIQ:WhatdoesthemanAhehasreceivedhisephoneM:ProfessorSmithassignedusthreemorenovelstoread.W:Hemustthinkyoudon'thaveanyotherQ:WhatcanbeinferredaboutProfessorBheassignstoomuchM:Let'sgowatchthefireworksW:IhaveticketstotheQ:WhatdoesthewomanBhe’llgoandwatchtheMIamexhausted筋疲力尽的Istayedupthewholenightstudyingformyhistorymidtermexam.W:WhydoyoualwayswaittillthelastQ:WhatcanbeinferredabouttheAhehadbadstudyMI'llbecomingstraightfromworksoI'llhavetopackachangeofclothes.W:It'sonlyabarbecue[ˈbɑ:bikju:](常用于室外的)金属烤架JeansandT-shirtswillbeQ:WhatdoesthewomanDCasualdresswillbeW:I'mgoingtothesnack[snæk]小吃;点心;barforacupofcoffee.Wouldyoulikemetobringyoubacksomething?M:Notfromthesnackbar,butcouldyoupickupapaperforme?Q:WhatdoesthemanChewantshertogethimaMIdon'tunderstandhowthisbudgetwascalculated[ˈkælkjuleit]计算,估计,核算.W:Letmehavealook,Q:WhatdoesthewomanCshe’lltrytoseewhatmethodwasW:Weneedafourthplayerfortennisthismorning.Doyouwanttojoinus?

M:I'vegotaclassatnine,butCarolisfreeandsheisreallygood.Q:WhatdoesthemansuggesttheBaskCaroltoplayW:Haveyousavedenoughtobuythatnewprinterforyourcomputeryet?M:Youknow,moneyseemstobeburningaholeinmypocketlay.MaybenextQ:WhatdoesthemanAheislikelytobuyanewprinterPassageII:AmericanOneofAmerica'smostimportantexports出口ishermodernmusic.Americanmusicisplayedallovertheworld.Itisenjoyedbythepeopleofallagesinallcountries.Althoughthelyrics['liriks]歌词areEnglish,peoplenotspeakingEnglishcanenjoyittoo.Thereasonsforitspopularity普遍,流行areitsfastpace[peisandrhythmic[ˈrɪðmɪk]有韵律的,beat[bi:t]节拍,拍子.Themusichasmanyorigins[ˈɔridʒin]起点;来源intheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromtherural农村的，乡村的areasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isonesource来源,出处.Countrymusicfeatures以…为物色是… simplethemes题目，，andmelodies曲调,歌曲describingday-to-daysituations形势;情况andthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciate欣赏,赏识,thismusicbecauseoftheemotions情感，感情expressedbycountrymusicsongs.AsecondoriginofAmericanpopularmusicistheblues[blu:z]布鲁斯歌曲调歌曲Itdepicts描述mostlysadfeelingsreflecting表达;反映thedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.Itisusuallyplayedandsungbyblackmusicians,butitispopularwithall（Rockmusic）摇滚音乐isanewerformofmusic.Thismusicstyle风格featuring以…为物色是…特征fastandrepetitious重复的;反复rhythms节奏,wasinfluencedbytheblues布鲁斯歌曲；蓝调歌andcountrymusic.Itwasfirstknownasrock-and-rollinthe1950s.Sincethentherehavebeenmanyformsofrockmusic:hardrock,softrock,andothers.Manyperformersofpopularmusicareyoungmusicians.Americanpopularmusicismarketed在市场上出售某物toademanding(顾客的)需求、需要audience观众,听众;读者.Nowpopularsongsareheardontheradioseveraltimesaday.Somesongshave epopularallovertheworld.Peoplehearthesesongssungintheiroriginal起初的;原来的Englishorsometimestranslatedintootherlanguages.Thewordsmaydifferbuttheenjoymentofthemusicisuniversal普遍的.WhichgroupofpeopleenjoyAmericanDAlloftheWhyisAmericanmusicsopopularinall

DBecauseithasafastpaceandrhythmicWhatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?CThebluesisusuallyplayedbyblackWhatdoyouknowfromtheCRockmusicwasinfluencedbythebluesandcountrymusicWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?CThewordsofsongsdiffer,andsodoestheenjoymentofAmericanpopmusicPassageIII:MusicinDifferentInwesternculturemusicisregardedasgoodbybirth在血统上,生来,andsoundsthatareearesaidtobe"musictotheears".Insomeothercultures文化forexample,Islamic的,教的culture--itisoflittlevalue,associated(使)发生联系,(使)联合;结交,结伙withsin[sin],andevil罪恶IntheWestandinthehighculturesofAsia,itissaidthattherearethreetypesofmusic.First,classical古典的,经典的music,composed组成,构成andperformedbytrainedprofessionals具有某专业资格的人,专业originally最初underthesupportofcourts宫廷,宫室andreligious的establishments建立,确立;second,folkmusic民间音乐,sharedbythepopulationatlargeandpassedon传递;传授orally口头上地,口述地,andthird,popularmusic,performedbyprofessionals,spread(使),(使)散布throughradio, evision,records,film,andprint,andconsumedbythemassMusicisamajorcomponent成分,组成部分,部件,元件inreligious的services,theater剧场,戏院,,andentertainment,文娱,ofallsorts.Themostuniversaluseofmusicisasapartofreligiousrituals仪式.Insometribal[ˈtraɪbəl]societies,musicappearstoserveasaspecialformofcommunicationwithsupernatural超自然的;beings,anditsprominent显著的;useinmodernChristian徒andJewish犹太人的;犹太servicesmaybetheleftoverofjustsuchanoriginal原始的purpose.Anotherlessobviousfunctionofmusicissocialadherence遵守;遵循；坚持.Formostsocialgroups,musiccanserveasapowerfulsymbol象征,标志.Membersofmostsocietiessharekeen热衷的,热心的,feelingsastowhatkindofmusicthey"belongto".Indeed,someminorities少数,小部分including,intheU.S.A.,blackAmericansandEuro-Americangroupsusemusicasamajorsymbolofgroupidentity.Musicalsosymbolizes象征;作为…的象征military军事的,的;,patriotic[ˌpætriˈɔtik]爱国的,有爱国心的andfuneral,丧礼moods心情,情绪 andevents.Inamoregeneral普遍的,全面的;sense,musicmayexpressthecentral最重要的,主要的,首要socialvaluesofasociety.Inwesternculture,

theinterrelationship相互关系ofconductorandorchestra[ˈɔ:kistrə]symbolizestheneedforstrongcooperation合作,amongvariouskindsofspecialists专家,行家inamodernindustrialsociety.InwhatcultureismusicregardedasgoodbyCInWesternWhichofthefollowingisperformedbyBClassicalmusicandpopularWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?CMusicisaspecialformofcommunicationwithsupernaturalbeinginAsiaAccordingtothepassage,whatisthemostuniversaluseofmusic?DReligiousritual仪WhichofthefollowingisNOT象征byDLESSONMDoyoustillwanttogotothegraduate研schoolafteryougetoutofcollege?W:I'vechangedmymindaboutthat.IwanttostartworkingbeforeIgobacktoschool.Q:WhatdoesthewomanBShe‘snotgoingtograduatedschoolimmediayaftergraduation.M:We'vegotawholehourbeforeBrownscomeby来串门,来访topickusup安排接取;使搭乘;搭救.W:YeahButwe'dbettergetmoving赶快；Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthey M:I'mthinkingofgettinganewW:I'dinvestin在…上投资,在…投入(时间、精力等alaser[ˈleizə激光printer.Theprintqualityismuchbetter.Q:WhatdoesthewomanCThemanshouldbuyahigh-qualityW:I'vegotacoupon[ˈku:pɔn]配给券（购物）票证；（购物）券forhalf-off五折dinneratthatnewrestaurantdownthestreet.IthinkI'lluseitwhenmycousin[ˈkʌzn]堂[表]兄弟[姊妹]comesforavisitthisweekend.M:Wheredidyougetit?Iwouldn't（tryingthatplaceouttoo）试验Q:WhatdoesthemanwanttoCWherethewomangotW:What'sLaurangheretoday?Ithoughtshewassupposed料想;猜想;tobeoutoftheofficeonMondays.W:Shedecidedshe'dratherhaveFridaysoffQ:WhatcanbeinferredaboutAShehaschangedherM:Ineedtofindanewroommate<英>室友住在同室的人W:SoJohn'sgoingtoCaliforniaafterQ:WhatcanbeinferredfromtheBtheman’scurrentroommateis

MMymathassignment's工作,duetomorrowmorningandIhaven'tevenstartedityet.W:I'llmiss想念,youatthepartyQ:WhatdoesthewomanDthemanwon’tbeabletogototheW:Thosepackages包,包裹,包在一起的tookforever（与动词进行时连用）toarrive.M:Buttheydidarrive,didn'tQ:WhatdoesthemansayabouttheBTheyeventuallyM:Myparentsarecomingtoseeourapartment一套房间,thisW:LooksasifI'dbetterlendyoumyvacuum[ˈvækjuəm]cleaner净化器Q:WhatdoesthewomanDTheman’sapartmentisM:Sarah,didyouhaveachancetobuythatnewnovelyouwanted?W:No,butIhadDorisgetitforQ:WhatdoesSarahsayabouttheDDorispurchaseditforM:I'vebeenwaitingallweekforthisconcert.Thephilharmonic[filɑ:ˈmɔnik]交响乐issupposedtobeexcellentandwithourstudentdiscoun[ˈdiskaunt]数目,ttheticketswillbereallycheap.W:Uhuh,I'mafraidIleftmystudentIDinmyotherpurse钱包.QWhatdoesthewomanimply?暗示,暗CShewon’tbeabletogetthestudentM:Theuniversitybookstoreopensat9inthemorning.W:Ohdear.Ineedatextbook教科书,课formyeighto'clockclasstoday.Q:WhatdoesthewomanAShewon’tbeabletogetthebookbeforeMThestorm暴风雨[雪lastnightdamagedsomeoftheneighbor'sroofs.W:nowonder不足为奇Q:WhatdoesthewomanCSheisn’tMYou'vecertainly无疑地;beenreadingthatonepageforalongtimeW:Well,I'mbeingtestedonittomorrow.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply暗示?CsheneedstoreadthepageW:Anotherthingweneedtodoisshowthenewstudentsaroundtown.Youknow,showthemallthesightsofthearea.M:Idon'tseewhyweneedtodothatourselves.Iunderstandthevisitors'centeroffersawonderfulbustour旅行,观光Q:Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?BSendthenewstudentsonabustourofPART

PassagePeopleintheUSgetatwo-weekpaid有报酬的;领取的vacationfromtheirjobeveryyear.MostBritishpeoplehavefourorfiveweekspaidholidayayear.Americansoftencomplain抱怨,诉苦;thattwoweeksisnotenoughespeciallywhentheyhearaboutthelongerholidaysthatEuropeansenjoy.Inaddition,thereareeightdaysineachEuropeancountry,whicharepublicholidays(theBritishcallBankHolidayandmanyofthesefallon落到,aMondaygivingpeoplealongWhatdopeopledoinBritainandtheUSwhentheyareonholidays?IntheUS,outdoorvacationsarepopular,forexample,attheGrandCanyon峡谷orYellowstoneorothernationalparksorforests.Youngpeoplemaygowalkingorcam宿营,露营inthemountains.Manypeoplehavesmalltrailers拖车,挂车 inwhichtotravel,oriftheyareinacar,theymaystayatmos汽车旅馆 onthejourney旅行;行程;.DisneylandandDisneyworldarealsopopularandpeoplecangoskiingintheRocky洛矶MountainsofColorado科罗拉多州,Wyoming怀俄明州andMontana蒙大纳(州名).Somechildrengotosummercampforaholidayduringthesummervacationfromschool,wheretheydospecialactivities,suchassportsorcrafts技巧技能技艺.WhenAmericanswantaholidayforfuninthesun,theyusuallygotoFlorida,Hawaii,MexicoortheCaribbean.TheymaygotoEuropeforculture,forexample,toseeart,plays,andplacesofhistoric历史上著名（或重要）的InBritain,manypeopleliketogototheseasideforholidays.Thereareplacesnearthesea,suchasBackpool,Scarborough斯卡andBournemouth伯恩茅斯,wherethereisplenty充裕,大量,todoevenwhenitrains.Peoplealsoliketogotothecountry,especiallytowalk,inplaceslikeScotland,WalesandtheLakeDistrict.WhentheBritishgoabroadtheyusuallywanttogosomewherewarm.SpainandtheSpanishislandsofMajoreaandIbizaarepopularasareotherplacesinsouthernEurope.Forskiing,peopleoftengototheAlps阿尔卑HowlongapaidvacationcanAmericansenjoyeveryyear? TwoHowmanydaysarethereaboutpublicholidaysforEuropeansinayear?CEightWheredoAmericansusuallygoforfuninthesun?DWheredoAmericansusuallyspendtheirholidaysforculture?CBritishpeopleusuallygotoSpainforholidays.Whatfor?BForPassage

EverycountryintheworldcelebratesNewYearbutnoteveryonedoesitonthesameday.ThecountriesofNorthandSouthAmericaand etheNewYearonJanuary1.ThispracticebeganwiththeRomans.JuliusCaesar,aRomanruler,changedthedateoftheNewYearfromthefirstdayofMarchtothefirstdayofJanuary.IntheMiddleEast,NewYearisonthedaywhenspringbegins.PeopleinChinacelebrateitontheSpringFestival,whichisthefirstdayoftheirlunar[ˈlju:nə]月的,月球的;calendar[ˈkælində]日历,月历.TheSpringFestivalusuallycomesbetweenJanuary21andFebruary19.RoshHashana犹太新年,whichistheJewishNewYear,comesattheendofsummer.Inallofthesecultures,thereisaofmakingnoise.Peoplemadenoiseinancienttimestodriveawaytheevil的,坏的，恶毒的spirits神灵,fromhome.Manypeopledoitwithfire-works.InJapan,peoplegofromhousetohousemakingnoisewithdrums鼓,鼓状物andbamboo竹,竹竿sticks棍,棒.YoungpeopleinDenmark丹麦throwbrokenpiecesofjars罐子,广口瓶 potsagainstthesidesoffriends'houses.IntheUnitedStates,manypeoplestayupuntilmidnightonNewYear'sEve前日,前夕towatchtheclockpassfromoneyeartothenext.FriendsoftengathertogetheratapartyonNewYear'sEve,andwhentheNewYearcomes,allring环状物,bells钟,铃,电铃blowhorns[hɔ:n]号,号角,blow哨子,songsandkisseachInmanyEuropeancountries,familiesstartthenewyearbyfirstattendingchurchservices,whichisfollowedbypayingcallsonfriendsandrelatives.ItalianboysandgirlsreceivegiftsofmoneyonNewYear'sDay.NewYear'sDayismorejoyful快乐的,高兴thanChristmasinFranceandScotland.InthesecountriesChristmasisareligiousholidayonly,whiletheNewYearisthetimeforgifts-giving,parties,andvisits.WhochangedthedateoftheNewYearfromMarch1toJanuary17ARomanWhendoestheJewishNewYearbegin?DAttheendofsummerWhydidpeoplemakenoiseinancienttimeswhentheycelebratedtheNewYear?DTodriveawayevilspiritsfromtheirAccordingtothespeaker,howdothechildreninDenmarkcelebratetheNewYear? Theythrowbrokenpieceofjarsorpotsagainstthesidesoffriends’housesInwhichcountrydochildrenreceivegiftsofmoneyonNewYear'sDay?BimportantfestivaloftheyearinLessonW:ThereportsaysalldepartmentsaremakingaprofitexcepttheAsiandepartment.

M:Well,Mr.Smithseemstobethewrongtoheadthatdepartment.Onemorestepwrongandhewillberemovedfromthatoffice.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W:Duringthelastthunderstorm,Inoticedseveralleaksinmybedroomceilingandtheyreallycausedamess.M:Maybeyouhavesomebrokentiles.Ihavethephonenumberofagoodroofingcompanythatcoulddoagoodrepairjobforyouatareasonableprice.Q:WhatcanweconcludefromthisW:Howdidyoudoonthemathexam,M:Ibarelymadeit.ItwasjustapassingscorebutbetterthanIhadexpected.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheM:IwonderwhatmakesMothersoupsetthesedays?W:Fatheriscancelinghisvacationtrip.Hepromisedtotakeherabroadlastyear,butthecompanyisagainaskingfathertopostponehisQ:WhyistheirmotherW:Friday'sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyougoingtoattendtheseminarthatday?M:Yes,butIhaven'tbeenabletogetaticketyet.Sincethelectureisopentothepublic,IimaginetheticketsmayhavealreadybeensoldQ:Whyisthemanafraidhewon'tbeabletoattendtheseminar?M:CouldyoulendmeyourbiologyW:Doyouthinkyou'llbeabletomakeoutmyhandwriting?Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplyabouttheW:DidyoupickupmybooksfromRon'sM:Sorry.Itslippedmymind.Q:WhatdoesthemanW:Wouldyouliketogotothemovieswithustonight?M:Tothemovies?Tonightisthebiggestconcertoftheyear.Q:WhatdoesthemanM:Justone inthewholeclassgotanAonthetest!YOU!W:ALLQ:WhatdoesthewomanW:Wearehavingapartyatourhouseontheweekendofthe30th.WouldyouliketojoinM:Thatsoundslikealotoffun.ButI'llneedtocheckmycalendarfirst.Q:WhatdoesthemanM:I'vebeenrunninga everyafternoonforthepastmonth.ButIstillhaven'tbeenabletolosemorethanapoundortwo.Iwonderifit'sworthit.W:Oh,don'tgiveupnow.Italwaysseemshardwhenyouarejuststartingout.Q:WhatdoesthewomanM:I'mgoingtothevegetablestandtoday.CanIpickupanythingforyou?W:No,thanks.Ijustcamebackfromthemarketmyself.Q:Whatdoesthewoman

M:Idon'tunderstandwhyIreceivedsuchalowgradeonmytermpaper.W:Youshouldmakeanappointmentwiththeprofessortodiscussit.Q:WhatdoesthewomansuggestthemanM:Thesoundofallthattrafficisdrivingmeoutofmymind.W:Itishad.Butthehighwaywillreopentomorrow,thenwewon'thaveallthosecarspassingbyanymore.Q:WhatdoesthewomanW:Iinvitedyourmothertolunchyesterday.Butshesaidshedidn'thaveanyfreetime.M:Yeah.Shejustgotanewjob.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?PassageEstablishedonJanuary1,1995,WorldTradeOrganizationisthesuccessortotheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade(GATT).Itexiststopromoteafree-marketinternationaltradesystem.TheWTOpromotestradeby:reducingprohibitingimportorexportbansoreliminatingdiscriminationagainstforeignproductsandservices;eliminatingotherimpedimentstotrade,commonlycalled"non-tarifftradebarriers''.WithChina'ssuccessfulentryintoWTOinNov2001,itcurrentlyhas135membercountries,accountingforover90%ofworldtrade.Over30othersarenegotiatingmembership.TheWTO'stop-leveldecision-makingbodyistheministerialconferencewhichmeetsatleastonceeverytwoyears.Overthree-quartersofWTOmembersaredevelocountries.SpecialprovisionsforthesemembersareincludedintheWTO'sagreements.GATTisnowtheWTO'sprincipalDecisionsaremadebytheentiremembershipbyconsensusormajorityvote.TheWTO'sagreementshavebeenratifiedinallmembers'parliaments.Ifatradebarrierisfoundtobeunfair,theWTOcanauthorizetheimpositionoftradesanctionstoforceachangeinthatcountry'slaw.TheWTOexemptstradebarrierswhicharedesignedtoconservenaturalresourcesorprotecthealth.CriticssaytheWTOcreditsagreementsareskewedinfavorofrichcountries.Thewestmaypreachtradeliberalization,butithasusednegotiationstoprizethirdworldmarketwhilekeeitsownbarriersintact.WhenwastheWorldTradeOrganizationWhatistheaimofestablishingtheAccordingtothepassage,howmanymembercountriesdoestheWTOcurrentlyWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTWhatdoestheWTOdoifatradebarrierisfoundtobeunfairinacertaincountry?1.GATT,2.over90%,3.theministerialconference,4.conservenaturalresources,protecthealth,5.infavorofrichcountries.PassageIIWorldfinancialcirclesaffirmthatthisyearhaswitnessedthemostforcefuleconomicgrowthoverthepast13years.Thegrowthrate

isexpectedtoreach4.7percent,muchhigherthanthe2.5percentin1998andthe3.3percentin1999.Theaverageeconomicgrowthrateofdevelopedcountriesmayreach4.2percentthisyear.TheUSeconomycontinuestoleadthetideoftheworldeconomicgrowth,withitseconomicgrowthrategettingcloseto5.2percent.TheEuropeaneconomicsituationisalsobetterthanthatinpreviousyears,andtheaveragegrowthrateofthe11countriesintheEurozoneistoreach3.5percent.TheJapaneseeconomyhasfreeditselffromaslump,anditsgrowthratethisyearmayreach1.9percent,higherthantheaveragegrowthrateinthepast10years.Theaverageeconomicgrowthrateofthedevelocountriesthisyearcanreach5.6percent.TheeconomicdevelopmentintheAsiandeveloregionshasattractedpeople'sattention.Theirgrowthratethisyearmay7.1percent.TheRussianeconomyhashadanunexpected,strongrecoveryfromthe1998crisis,withthegrowthratepossiblyreaching6Amongthemanyfactorsthathaveboostedworldeconomicgrowth,thegrowinginformationtechnologicalindustryisplayinganincreasinglyoutstandingrole.Theinformationtechnologicalindustryis aleadingindustryinthenationaleconomyandaneweconomicgrowthpoint.Accordingtoexperts'estimate,filecurrentcontributionrateoftheinformationtechnologicalindustrytotheworldeconomicgrowthis18.2percent.ItsratiointhegrowthoftheUSeconomyisevenhigher,standingatone-third.Theinformationtechnologicalindustryiscurrentlytheworld,economicsectorexperiencingrapiddevelopmentandiscreatingever-morewealth,Theintegrationofthetraditionaleconomyandthewebeconomyhas ethepresentdevelopmenttrendoftheworldeconomy.Theyaffirmthattheyear2000haswitnessedthemostforcefuleconomicgrowthoverthepast13years.TheRussianeconomy.TheinformationtechnologicalThepresentdevelopmenttrendoftheworldeconomyistheintegrationofthetraditionaleconomyandthewebeconomy.1)4.2%,2)5.2%,3)3.5%,4)1.9%,5)5.6%,7.1%,7)LESSONPARTW:Iamamazed使大为吃惊,youarestilldrivingthatoldcarofyours.Ithoughtyouwouldhavegottenridofityearsago.M:Itrunswell.AndI'veactuallygrownquite(attachedto)(使)贴〔系,粘〕在…Q:WhatdoesthemanDHeissatisfiedwithW:Tomhastriedsohardtowinaracesincehefirstjoinedthetrackteam.Butit'stwoyearslater,andhestillhasn't.M:Iknow.Andittakessomuchtimefromhisclasswork.Maybeheshouldjustforgetaboutsportsfornow.Q:Whatdoestheman

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HowmanyforeignstudentshavestudiedintheUnitedStatessince19457COveroneWhichuniversitytooktheleadinprovidinggraduatestudyforthestudents?DHarvardandJohnHopkinsWhatcanyouinferabouttheeducationforwomenintheUnitedStatesbeforetheCivilDItwasnothighlyinFranceandGermanythanintheUnitedPassageCanada'spercapitaspendingoneducationisamongtheworld'shighest.Allprovinceshavecompulsoryeducationlawsrequiringthatstudentsattendschooluntiltheageoffifteenorsixteen.Elementaryeducationincludeskindergartenthroughtheeighthgrade.Canada'sbilingualandbiculturalheritagehashadandcontinuestohaveaprofoundeffectontheeducationalsystem.SinceI985,theprovinceofOntariohasmaintainedpubliclyfundedRomanCatholicandFrench-languageschoolsfromkinder-gardenthroughthetwelfthgradeinadditiontotheEnglish-languageschools.SaskatchewanandAlbertaalsosupportseparateRomanCatholicschools.Quebecprovincemaintainsadualschoolsystem--antandCatholic,eachwithitsownschoolboard.HighereducationinCanadaisofferedinavarietyofforms.Entrancerequirementsvaryfromoneprovincetoanother.Thetraditionaluniversitiesofferthree-yeargeneraldegreeprogramsandfour-yearhonorsdegreeprogramsemphasizingaspecialization.SevenoftheuniversitiesareFrench-speakingwhiletheothersareEnglish.Allthetraditionaluniversitiesareconcernedabouttherelationshipbetweentheircurriculaandtheeconomyandsociety.GraduatesinrecentyearshavefacedconsiderabledifficultyinfindingTheCanadianprovincesmaintainjuniorcolleges,communitycolleges,andtechnicalinstitutes.Theyprovideavarietyofcourses,oftenshortterm,thatcatertoindividualinterests.Theseincludesubjectsofcurrenteventsandcalligraphy.AdulteducationhaseincreasinglypopularinCanadainrecentyears.Almostallinstitutionsoffersomeadulteducationcourses.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothecompulsoryeducationlawsrequireinBStudentshavetoattendschooluntiltheageoffifteenorsixteen.WhichprovinceinCanadamaintainsadualschoolsystem?CWhatinstitutionsofferfour-yearhonors Whatareal