英语听力教程unit4听力原文Word格式文档下载.docx
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Well,Iwenttoapublicprimaryschoolandthentoaprivatehighschool.
Sowhichdoyouthinkisbetter?
Actually,Ipreferprivateschoolsbecauseofthesmallerclassesand...usuallyyouhaveawiderchoiceofsubjects.
Yeah,Isupposethat’strue.
Andthenthereareusuallybettersportsfacilities.Forexample,theschoolIwenttohadaswimmingpoolandahugegym.
Yeah...well,thepublichighschoolIwenttohadgreatsportsfacilities.Besides,privateschoolsarereallyexpensive.
Yeah,butIthinkthey’reworthit.
Idon’tknow.Ithinkyouhavetojudgeeveryschoolindividually,whetherit’spublicorprivate.
Thatmaybetrue...butchildrengenerallygetabetter,more...well-roundededucationinaprivateschool.
Maybe,butI’mnottotallyconvinced.Bytheway,Ann,wereyouonthedebatingteaminhighschool,byanychance
Isurewas!
Iwasthecaptain!
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Steve’sfirstmorning
Stevewasrathernervousabouthisfirstdayofthepolytechnic.Hedidn’tknowanyotherstudentsandhedidn’tknowhiswayaroundthebuilding.At9o’clock,hewasatthemainentrancewithacrowdofhundredsofotherstudents.AllofthemseemtoknowwhattodoexceptSteve.Thenhefoundanotice.Therewasameetingforallthefirst-yearstudents.Hefoundthemallwaitinginthelargehall.First,thedirectorofthePolytechnicwelcomedthem.Thentheheadofstudents’services,andfinallytheheadofphysicaleducation.
Headofphysicaleducation:
I’mheretotellyouaboutthesportyoucandoatthePoly.HereinEdington,wehaveafitnessroomwhereyoucandoexercisestokeepfit,andweeklyyoucandoallsortsofsports,suchastennis,football,hockeyandbadminton.Buttherearealsomanyotheractivities.Youcangosailing.Youcangodown-caves.Youcangoclimbingandmanymore.Wehopeallofyouwilltakepartinatleastoneofthese.Ifyouwanttojoin,comeonweeklyonWednesdayafternoon.Anyquestions
Astudent:
Whataboutswimming
Wedon’thaveourownpool.ButyoucanswiminthepublicpoolsinHanksyorMustonFerry.
Afterthemeetingwasover,Stevelookedatthistimetable.Hisfirstclasswasbusinessstudies,andwasinroom316.ButwherewasRoom316?
Steve:
Excuseme.DoyouknowwhereRoom316is
Malestudent1:
Oh,Ihaven’taclue,mate.
DoyouknowwhereRoom316is
Femalestudent1:
No,doyou
I’mlookingforRoom316.
Malestudent2:
Oh,notanotherFirstyear.Lookatthenoticeboard.
Butwhereisthenoticeboard
Don’taskme.
CouldyoutellmewhereRoom316is
Femalestudent2:
YoumeanbusinessstudiesforCateringstudents.
That’sit.
Oh,I’mlookingforitformyself.You’reafirst-year
Yes.
SoamI.Let’sseeifwecanfindittogether.
Questions:
1.WherewasSteveat9o’clock
2.Howmanypeoplemadewelcomespeechesatthemeetingforallthefirstyearstudents
3.Whoarethey
4.WhatkindsofsportsareavailableinEdingtonPolytechnic
5.WhatwasSteve’sfirstclass
6.Wherewillhehavetheclass
7.HowmanystudentsdidSteveaskwhenhetriedtofindhisclass
8.Didhegettheanswer?
PartIIHomeschooling
AlthougheducationiscompulsoryintheUnitedStates,itisnotcompulsoryforallchildrentogettheireducationatschool.Anumberofparentsbelievethattheycanprovideabettereducationfortheirchildrenathome.Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas“home-schoolers.”Thereareabout300000home-schoolersintheUnitedStatestoday.Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrentendtodobetterthanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.
DavidGutersonisanAmericanwriter.Heandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenthemselves.Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninaregularschool.Learningstartswiththechildren’sinterestsandquestions.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystartadiscussionorreadingaboutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears,andwintertourism.Oraspringevening,whenthefamilyiswatchingthestars,isagoodtimeforsettingupatelescopeandaskingquestionsaboutsatellites,comets,meteors,andthespaceprogram.Atdinner,iftheBrazilianrainforestsareonthenews,itcouldbeaperfecttimetogetouttheatlasandencyclopedia.Thentheremightbetwohoursormoreofeating,askingquestions,lookingupanswers,discoveringhowrainforestsinfluencetheclimate,whatthe“greenhouseeffect”is,howdesertsareformedandhowthepolaricecapsaffectoceanlevels.
Althoughhomeschoolingoffersanexperiencethatisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,criticspointoutthathome-schoolersmissoutonmanyimportantthings.Thehome-schoolerisanoutsiderwho,becauseheorsheneverattendedschool,mightbeuncomfortablemixingwithotherpeopleinadultlife.Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildrenandmaypassontheirownnarrowviewstotheirchildren.However,mostparentsdon’thavethetimeordesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewheremostchildrengettheirformaleducation.
PartIII
A
JohnJames:
Idisagree,Peter.Idon’tthinkitreallymatterswhatyoureducationalbackgroundis.Anyonewhoisbrightenoughisgoingtodowellwhatevertheireducation.
PeterDavies:
ButJohn,...
Infact,Ithinksomepeoplecarryonwiththeireducationwhentheywoulddoalotbettertogetoutandstartbuildingtheirowncareersbylearningthingsinreallife.
Yes,butthewholepointis,lifeisgettingsomuchmorecomplicatedthesedaysthatunlessyoucarryonwithyourstudiesyoujustcan’tcope.
Forcertainthings,andcertainpeople,OK,buttomymind,thebigproblemineducationisthatyouspecializetooquickly.Imean,inEngland,youstartspecializingfromthethirdyearinsecondaryschool,whenyou’reabout14.Anditgetssteadilynarroweruntilyoudoyour“A”levelsinonlytwoorthreesubjects.Youeitherdolanguages,ornaturalsciences,orsocialsciences.
Butsurelythesedaysyouhaveto,John—youcan’tpossiblystudyeverythingbecausethere’sjusttoomuch.
JohnJames:
Yes,buthowmanykidsattheageofsixteenreallyknowwhattheywanttodo
Howmanyofthemareconvincedthatthethreesubjectsthey’vechosen,orhavebeenrecommended,aretheonesthatwillletthemfollowthecareerstheyeventuallydecideon?
Oh,Ithinkmostyoungpeoplewhostayonatschoolhaveafairideaofwhattheywanttodo.
I’mnotsosure,Peter.Andafterall,that’snottheendofit.WhentheygettouniversityinEngland,thesubjectstheystudyaresonarrowthattheyareonlygoodforonething,sotheyarestuckwithit.
ButIdon’treallyseethatthereisanyalternativeifpeoplearegoingtolearnenoughtobecompetentintheirsubject.They’vegottospecializeearly,andIsupposethosethatrealizethey’vemadeamistakecanalwaysswaptosomethingelse.
Ah,butthat’sjustit.Youcan’t.Supposeyoustudylanguagesatuniversityandthendecidethatyouarenotcutoutforitandwouldliketobeadoctor.You’veburntyourbridges.Youcan’tjustchangehorsesinmidstream;
you’vegottogorightbacktothebeginningandyouloseyears.IthinktheAmericansystemismuchbetter.
...IthinktheAmericansystemismuchbetter.
Inwhatway?
Well,foryourfirstdegreeyou’vegottostudyafairlywiderangeofsubjects,andyoucanchoosethemyourself,withincertainlimits.
Fine,butdoesn’tthatmeanthatAmericanstudentswithafirstdegreedon’thavethedepthofknowledgetheyshouldhave?
Shouldhaveforwhat
Well,theyoftenaren’tacceptedforpostgraduateworkinEnglandwithjustafirstdegree.
Maybenot,butIdon’treallythinkthat’simportant.Theycomeoutwithaprettygoodgeneralknowledgeinawidearea.Afterall,whenyouthinkaboutalotofthestuffEnglishstudentshavetostudy,whatgoodisittothemafterwards
I’msurethemajorityofBritishstudentsneveruse90percentofwhattheystudiedatuniversity.
Thatmaybetrueofsomeartssubjects,butwhataboutthesciences
Eventhere,alotwhattheydoatuniversityissoacademicandabstrusethattheywillneverbeabletoputittoanypracticaluse.I’msuretheywouldbenefitfarmorefromon-the-jobexperience.Andifthey’vehadabroadercourseofstudythey’vegottwoadvantages.
Howdoyoumean?
Firstofall,theywillhaveabetterunderstandingoftheworldingeneral,sotheywillbemoreflexibleintheirjobs,andthenifthingsdogowrongtheywillbeabletoswitchjobseasily.
Thatallsoundsverysimple,butIthinkyou’restillunderestimatingtheamountofpurelearningthatyouneedthesedays,particularlyintechnicalandscientificareas.Imeanevenatschoolthesedays,childrenhavetolearnfarmorethingsthanwedidwhenwewereatschool.
Allthemorereasonweshouldnottrytoconcentrateonsuchafewthingsatsuchanearlyage.Thingsarechangingsorapidlythesedaysthatwehavetochangewiththem.Whenwewereyounger,therewasaprettygoodchancethatwewouldbeabletocarryonintheprofessionwe’dchosenuntilweretired.Butthesedays,peop
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