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3.Therearedifferentfederalloansandprivateloansforstudents.
有各种各样的联邦贷款和私人贷款可供学生挑选。
4.InterestratesonsomeoftheseloanswillgouponJuly1st.
在这些贷款品种中,有些品种的利率将从7月1日起上调。
5.Therearegrowingconcernsthatmanystudentsgraduatewithtoomuchdebt.
人们越来越担心,很多学生将背着沉重的债务从大学毕业。
SectiontwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogue-SocialGrouping
Interviewer:
Right.You'
retalkingaboutsocialgroupingshere.Couldyoutellussomethingaboutthewaysanimalsformintogroups
NikeDown:
Yes.Er,many,manyanimalsareverysolitary*animals.Theonlytimestheygettogetheriswhentheymate,orwhenthey'
rebringinguptheiryoung.Themajorityofanimalsaresolitary,butaverysignificantgroupofmammalsandinsects,likeantsandtermites*,beesandwasps,areverysocialandtheygrouptogetherbecauseinagroupit'
smuchsafer.Youcandefendyourselfmoreeasilyifyou'
reinagroup,youcanfindmalesmoreeasilyifyou'
reinagroup,andyoucanchangetheworldaroundyoubyworkingwiththeothersifyouliveinagroup.Solitaryanimalshaveamuchmoredifficulttimeinmanyways.
Youmentionedlionsandothercarnivores*earlieron.Dotheygroupverymuch
Yes.Mostcatsinfactdon'
tgroup.Er,lionsand,toalesserextent,cheetahs*aretheonlycatsthatgrouptogether.Agroupoflionsiscalledapride*,andyoumightgetanythingupto15or20lionsinapride.Aprideoflionswouldhaveperhapstwoorthreemales,perhapsadozenfemales,andthenthecubs.Buttherealliongroupconsistsoffemaleswiththeircubs.Themalestendtostayforafewyearsandthentheygetkickedoutbyagroupofyoungermalesthatcomeinandtakeover.
Andhowabouttheapes
Ah,well,nowyou'
retalkingaboutthegroupofanimalsthatwebelongto.Apes—someapes—liveinvery,verybigandcomplicatedsocialgroups.Notall.Orangutans*,forexample,bigapesthatliveinIndonesiaandMalaysia—they'
reverysolitaryandoneadultmaymeetanotheradultonlyonceeverytwoorthreeyears,whenamaleandafemalemate,andthen,theonlyrelationshipwillbebetweenamotherandherbaby.Thebabywillstaywiththemotherfortwoorthreeyears,fouryears,fiveyearseven,learningfromthemother,learningwhatsortsoffoodstoeat,whatthesignsofdangerare,andthenwhenthebabygrowsup,offit'
llgo,andliveitsownsolitarylife.Thereasonwhyorangutansaresolitaryisbecausethere'
snotverymuchfoodinaforestandiftherewasabiggroupoforangutans,allthefoodwouldjustrunout.But,leavingAsiaandgoingtoAfrica,thenyoufindverysocialapes.Now,gorillas,forexample.Gorillasliveinunimale*groups.Theyusedtobecalledharems*,butthetechnicaltermisunimalebecausethere'
sonemalewithinthegroup;
onemale,andthenaroundhimwillbeanythinguptosix,seven,eight,ninefemales,plusallthebabies.Andthatonemaleinthegroupisthesilverbackgorilla,andhe'
smuchbiggerandstrongerthantheothers.He'
sgotsilveryfuronhisbackandtheotherswon'
tchallengehimandhe'
llleadthegroupslowlythroughtheforest,settlingdowneverynightandmovingonthenextday,findingfood.Sothat'
saunimalegroup.ButifyoumovealittlebitfurtherwestintoWestAfrica,you'
llstarttocomeacrosschimpanzees.Nowthey'
reabitsmallerthangorillas.Theyspendalotoftimeinthetrees,whereasgorillasaredownontheground.Andchimpanzeesaremuchmorecloselyrelatedtousthantheyaretogorillas.They'
reourclosestlivingrelatives.Nowchimps*liveinmultimalegroups;
inotherwords,you'
llget,oh,anythinguptosix,seven,eightmales,thenyou'
llgettwoorthreetimesthatnumberoffemales—adozen,twodozenfemales—plusalltheyoungsters,sowe'
retalkingaboutgroupsthatcanbeasbigas40or50oreven60.Nowachimpanzeegroup—multimalegroup—isaveryflexibletypeofgroup.Itconstantlysplitsintosmallergroups.Offtheygoforafewdays,backtheycome,reform,breakupagain.Andwithinthatgroupthemalestendtohangaroundtheoutside,protectingthegroup,fightingoffrivalmalesthatmightwanttocomeinandmatewiththefemales,buttheytendtocomeandgotosomeextent.Theongoingcoreofthechimpanzeegroupconsistsoffemaleswiththeiryoungandsometimessisterswillactuallyworktogethertobringuptheiryoungcollectively.Yes,soapesarevery,verysocialanimalsindeed.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.
2.C3.D4.C5.B6.C7.B8.A
Part2PassageCommunityColleges
GreatchallengesfacedtheUnitedStatesintheearly20thcentury,includingglobaleconomiccompetition.Nationalandlocalleadersrealizedthatamoreskilledworkforcewaskeytothecountry'
scontinuedeconomicstrength,aneedthatcalledforadramaticincreaseincollegeattendance.Yetthree-quartersofhighschoolgraduateswerechoosingnottofurthertheireducation,inpartbecausetheywerereluctanttoleavehomeforadistantcollege.
Duringthesameperiod,thecountry'
srapidlygrowingpublichighschoolswereseekingnewwaystoservetheircommunities.Itwascommonforthemtoaddateacherinstitute,manuallearning(vocationaleducation)divisionorcitizenshipschooltothediplomaprogram.Thehighschool-basedcommunitycollege*wasthemostsuccessfultypeofaddition.Meanwhile,small,privatecollegeshadfashionedaneffectivemodelofhighereducationgroundedontheprinciplesofsmallclasses,closestudent-facultyrelationsandaprogramthatincludedbothacademicsandextracurricularactivities.
Fromthecombinationofthesetraditionsemergedtheearliestcommunitycolleges,roughlybalancedinnumberbetweenprivateandpubliccontrolbutunitedintheircommitmenttomeetlocalneeds.Thetypicalearlycommunitycollegewassmall,rarelyenrollingmorethan150students.Itneverthelessofferedaprogramofsolidacademicsaswellasavarietyofstudentactivities.
Adistinctivefeatureoftheinstitutionswastheiraccessibilitytowomen,attributabletotheleadingrolethecollegesplayedinpreparinggrammarschoolteachers.InsuchstatesasMissouri,whichdidnotyetrequireK-8*teacherstohaveabachelor'
sdegree,itwascommonformorethan60percentofcommunitycollegestudentstobewomen,virtuallyallofthempreparingtobeteachers.
Communitycollegesarecentersofeducationalopportunity.Morethan100yearsago,thisunique,Americaninventionputpubliclyfundedhighereducationatclose-to-homefacilitiesandinitiated*apracticeofwelcomingallwhodesiretolearn,regardlessofwealth,heritageorpreviousacademicexperience.Today,thecommunitycollegecontinuestheprocessofmakinghighereducationavailabletoamaximumnumberofpeopleat1,166publicandindependentcommunitycolleges.
Thebreadthofprogrammingandthevarietyofstudents'
goalsmakeitdifficulttoaccuratelyquantify*communitycollegeperformance.Unlikefour-yearcolleges,whereattainmentofabachelor'
sdegreeistheimplicit*goalofstudents,communitycollegestudentsdonotshareacommongoalbeyondself-improvement.
Researchshowsthateducationpays.Studentswhocompleteassociatedegrees*andcertificatesaremorelikelytomoveintohigher-statusmanagementandprofessionalpositionswithhigherearnings.Aninvestmentofafewthousanddollarsnowwilllikelypaylifelongdividends*,asstudentswhoearnassociatedegreesaveragelifetimeearningsof$250,000morethanpeoplewithoutdegrees.
Butsuccessatcommunitycollegesmustbebroadlydefinedtoincludenotjustthosewhoattainassociatedegreesandthosewhoearncertificates,butalsothemillionswhotakenoncreditandworkforcetrainingclasses.
ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestion
IntheUnitedStatestheterms"
college"
and"
university"
candescribeavarietyofinstitutions.Acollegemayformonemajordivisionofauniversity,offeringprogramsinaspecificacademicfieldthatleadtoundergraduateorgraduatedegrees,orboth.Collegesmayalsobeindependentofauniversity,offeringfour-yearprogramsofgeneraleducationthatleadtoabachelor'
sdegreeintheliberalartsandsciences.Universitiesgenerallycomprisevariouscollegesandprofessionalschoolsthatmakeuptheacademicdivisionsoftheinstitution.Universitiesprovidehighereducationleadingtoabachelor’sdegreeaswellasprofessionalandgraduateprogramsleadingtomaster'
sanddoctoraldegrees.
Communitycollegesoffertwo-yearprogramsofgeneraleducationorvocationaleducation.
ExerciseBSentenceDictation
Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.
1.GreatchallengesfacedtheUnitesStatesintheearly20thcentury,includingglobaleconomiccompetition.
2.Duringthesameperiod,thecountry'
srapidlygrowingpublichighschoolswereseekingnewwaystoservetheircommunities.
3.Itofferedaprogramofsolidacademicsaswellasavarietyofstudentactivities.
4.Adistinctivefeatureoftheinstitutionswastheiraccessibilitytowomen,attributabletotheleadingrolethecollegesplayedinpreparinggrammarschoolteachers.
5.Thebreadthofprogrammingandthevarietyofstudents'
goalsmakeitdifficulttoaccuratelyquantifycommunitycollegeperformance.
ExerciseCDetailedListening
Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstat
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