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大学新视野英语期末听力考试内容

Unit01Schoollife

Clip1Healthyeating

Woman1:

Theschoolsaredoingitbecausethey’vegottopromotehealthyeatingandIthinkit’stherightmessage.ButIthinkreallytheyshouldtargettheparentsbeforehand,becauseIthinkit’squitesadforthechildrentohavethingsinthereandthentotakethemaway.

Woman2:

Ithinkit’sagoodidea.Ithinkchildrenshouldeathealthywhilethey’reatschool.Treatsshouldbeatweekendsorafterschool.

Man1:

Sowhatisallowedinchildren’slunchbags?

Well,hereIhaveanarrayoffood.Goodandbad.

Man2:

Sandwiches,pasta,fruitandnutsarefine.Sweets,crisps,fizzy[1]drinksandchocolatethougharesettobetakenaway.

Clip2Grantsforschoolbuildings

Voice-over:

Thebuildingworkcontinuesbutforhowmuchlonger?

They’rereadytostartasecondphaseofrefurbishmenthere,butthecollegemayhavetosendthebuildershome.

Woman1:

We’vejustcomeupontotheroofoftheoldbuildingandasyoucanseethere,thatisthenewbuildingwe’vebeenworkingonfortwoyearsandwe’rejustabouttomoveintotherefurbishmentofthisgreattwo-liftedbuilding.

Voice-over:

TheprincipalofSouthThamesCollegetoldmewhatwouldhappenofshedoesn’tgetthemoneyforthenewbuildingproject.

Woman1:

IwillhavealreadycommittedsixandahalftoeightmillionpoundsthatwillthenbetheCollege’sdebt.Andthisbuildingwouldnolongerworkbecausetheserviceswouldbecutoffandthiswillhavetobemuffled.

Voice-over:

Fromhairdressingtoforensicscience—over20,000studentsandadultlearnerscomehere.Someclassesareintheoldlistedbuilding.Butthebasementfloodsandtheheatingbreaksdownandthat’swhytheywantedtogiveitarefurb.

Clip3Theincreasingtuitionfee

Voice-over:

Universityfeespaidbythesestudentsarecappedataround3.000poundsayear.ButthegovernmentisduetoreviewthesituationandthebodyrepresentingthebossesofEngland’suniversitieshasasuggestion,toincreasefeesto5,000oreven7,000poundsayear.

Woman1:

Wehaveaworld-classreputationthatneedstobemaintained.Students,Ithinkquiterightly,expectaveryhigh-qualityhighereducation.Andthathastobepaidfor.

Woman2:

Today’ssecond-yearstudentswillleaveuniversitywithdebtsofmorethan17,000poundsonaverage.Underoneoftheschemesbeingdiscussedtoday,thatamountwillincreasetomorethan26,000pounds,asumthatcouldtakequiteafewyearstopayoff.Thequestionis,wouldthisincreaseactuallyputyoungpeopleofffromapplyingtouniversityinthefirstplace.

Man1:

Potentiallyyes.Yes,Iwouldhavetoassessmypersonalsituationatthattime.ButIthinkitwillputalotofpeopleoffasit’sahugeamountofmoney.

Woman3:

I’mdoingahistorydegreesoIhaveabouteighthoursofcontactaweek.Soasformymoneybeingwasted,whereasmedicalstudentshavelotsoflabsandlotsofmoneyonthem,soIthinkitwouldkindofcausemetothinktwiceaboutgoingtouniversityandwhichuniversityIgotoandwhere.

Man2:

WellIthinkitisbreathtakinglyarrogantofuniversityvicechancellorstobetalkingaboutdoublingtheleveloftuitionfeesandthelevelofgraduatedebtinthemiddleofarecession.Ithinktheyneedtogetoutoftheirivorytowertolookatwhatisgoingonwiththeeconomynow.Studentsareinincreasinghardshipalreadyandleavingtensofthousandofpeoplegraduatingwithevenbiggeramountsofdebtsisrecklessandirresponsible.

Voice-over:

Introducingtuitionfeesinthefirstplacewascontroversialanddifficultsothegovernmentisunlikelytorushtoincreasethemnow.AnnabelRoberts.ITVNews.

Clip4Graduatesfacingdifficulttime

Voice-over:

Studentssettingoutonlife’sjourneyarefeelingtheeconomicstrainbeforethey’veevensecuredtheirfirstjob.Forastheeconomycontracts,graduatesvacancieshavefallenforthefirsttimeinthreeyears.

Woman1:

MostoftheotherpeoplethatIknowinmydegree,inmycourse,they’restillstrugglingtofindjobs.

Voice-over:

DiphianSerranisafinal-yearstudenthopingforafirst-classdegreeandprayingforagoodjob.Sofar,despitenumerousinterviewsandanimpressiveCV,she’shadbadluck.

Woman1:

Verybadluck.Unfortunately.I’vegonethroughtheinterviewstageofmany,sotothefinalstage.ButonceIreachthere,Ioftenget,eithergetrejectedorit’s,youknow,“we’llletyouknow”.

Voice-over:

Thedownturninmanufacturingandthemeltdowninthefinancialservicesmeanthatnearlyhalfoftheemployersexpecttohirefewergraduatesthisyear.Thatmeansthecompetitiononcampushaseverbeentougher.

Woman2:

Thisisthegenerationofuniversitystudentswhowerebornandbredintheeconomicboom.Buttheyaregraduatingintheeconomicbust.Recruitment’sdown,salariesarefrozen.Thisiscrunchtimeineverysense.

Man1:

Thesetimesarealottougherthantheyhadbeenthelast10,15,possiblyeven20years.Butemployersarestillrecruiting.Thebrainsoftodayaretheprofitsoftomorrow.Thequestioniswhetherthegraduatesareabletoadjusttheirexpectationstotherealitiesofthelabormarket.

Voice-over:

Forthisfinalyearengineeringstudent,therealityisstillgreat.Vacanciesintheengineeringandpublicsectorsareontherise.Will’sfoundajobinabank.Hisstartingsalaryis42K.

Man2:

Therearestillopportunitiesdownthereforpeoplebeingsmartor,kindofrisksavvyenoughtogetthemsoit’sjust,youknow,it’smoredifficultbutit’snotimpossible.

Voice-over:

Thegenerationwhoneverhaditsogoodaschildrenmayfindtheeconomicrealitiesharderasadults.PennyMarshall.NewsatTen.WarwickUniversity.

Clip5Valueofadegree

Voice-over:

‘Tistheseasonwhen400,000brightyoungthingswriteoffhopingtheirdreamswillcometrue.NotalettertoSanta,butauniversityapplicationform.Thegovernmentwantshalfofallouryoungpeopletoexperiencethewonderfulworldoftheundergraduate.Thejoyoflearning,ofstudentlife,thethrillofgraduation,theinvitationtohigh-powered,excitingcareers.

Therealitycanberatherdifferent.Afewyearsagothesetelesalesstaffwouldhavebeenschoolleavers.Todaythispublishingfirmemploysonlygraduates.Samejob,similarsalary,differentqualifications.

Man1:

Fifteenyearsagowewould’veprobablysaidthebasicrequirementswouldbeA-levels.Becausethatwouldbethebenchmarkwewould’veexpectedournewemployeestohaveachieved.Youknownowweseethebenchmarkisbeingthedegree.SoIthinktheveryfactthattherearefarmorestudentsleavinguniversitylookingforjobs,enablesustospecifyadegreetodaywhereaswewouldn’thavedone15yearsago,

Voice-over:

Thirty-fivepercentofgraduatesentertheworldofworkinajobthatdoesn’tneedadegree.Andmanygetstuckincareerstheydon’tlike.Askedwhattheydidwanttodo,47%hopedforjobsinmedia,advertisingorPR.Otherpopularcareersincludedesign—favoredby21%ofwomen—andcomputing,pickedby23%ofmen.Butover10%ofmediastudiesgraduatesarecurrentlyunemployed.It’sthesamefordesignstudies.Andevenworseincomputing.Unpopularcareersincludeengineering.Only9%ofstudentsmentionthat.Andyetunemploymentamongstcivilengineeringgraduatesisonly2.9%.

Attoday’sgraduaterecruitmentfair,thousandsofstudentsweresearchingforjobs.Butengineeringstandsweretypicallydeserted.Andthosethatdidenquireoftenlackedrelevantqualifications.Theengineeringindustrybelievesinencouragingyetmoreschoolleaverstogotouniversitymaybeanexpensiveindulgence.

Man2:

Universitiesarguethatwearenottraining,weareeducating.Wearecreatingpeoplewhocanthink.Now,ifwearejustproducingphilosophersandthinkers,Idon’tthinkwearegoingtoresolvetheeconomicneedsofthiscountry.Imean,thatwouldbeabsolutelysilly,quitefrankly.

Voice-over:

Therearenow60,000differentdegreecoursesinBritain.Thebiggestincreaseinso-calledcheapdegrees,usuallyhumanitiesorsocialsciences,whichdon’trequireequipmentorlaboratories.Universitiesgetmoneyforhowmanystudentstheyhaveandextracashiftheycanwooschoolleaversfrompooranddeprivedbackgrounds.Studentsaresaddledwithdebts,justifiedbygovernmentonthebasisthatacrossalifetime,adegreeisworthanextra400,000pounds.Butisit?

Man3:

Therearetwoflawsinthegovernment’sfigures.Firstlythey’rebasedonthepercentageofgraduatesgoingthroughoureducation.Thosefigureswereinasmallpercent.Inacoupleofyears’timeoneineverytwopeoplewillgothroughhighereducationofthatagegroup.Thesecondbigfundamentalproblemistheywerebasedonanemploymentmarketwheretherewasajobforlife,Thingshavechanged.

Voice-over:

HereatthisplumbingschoolinNorthLondon,about20%oftheclassaregraduateswho’vedecidedtoretrain.Manycomefromjustthekindofbackgroundsgovernmentwantstoencourageintohighereducation.Buttheirexperienceishardlyanadvert.

Man4:

BythetimeIgraduatedIwouldsaythereweren’tthejobsthere.Soinhindsight,itprobablywasawasteoftime,yeah.

Man5:

Sohowmuchmoneydoyoureckonyoucanearnasaplumber?

Woman1:

Well,theysaybetween50to75thousandinabout10years’time.

Man5:

75grand[2]?

Woman1:

Approximately,yes.

Clip6Schooldisciplines（DavidCameron’sspeech,31July2007）

Sogoingbacktomyquestion,howdowetranslateourvaluesintoaction?

Toreprise[3]thosevalues,familiesastheoriginofsociety,theroleofschoolsinbackingupandaddingtothelessonsofhome,theneedforclearboundariesandforrulesofbehavior,thediversityandthedifferentnessofchildren,theobligationtohelpthemost