新视野大学英语听说教程第三册答案及文本(2)

A: Oh, that‘s too bad.

B: Well, how do you find your English teacher? I don‘t think much of her, either. A: I find her kind, always willing to answer my questions; she always gives me high marks.

B: You‘re rubbing salt into my wound. She failed me last semester.

MODEL3 Publish or perish

Script

Chris: Tell us, Professor Grant, Professor Grant: Well, It‘s

rough being an associate professor. It‘s publish or perish.

Chris: So you spent a lot of time in your office?

Professor Grant: Yes, but I also have to prepare class motes,

give lectures, hold office hours. .

Chris: With all those responsibilities, .

Professor Grant: I wish. Actually, I spend a lot of tome. Then I can offer assistantships and

scholarships to the worthy graduate.

Chris: I see why they call you ―the boss‖. But .

Professor Grant: Actually, I think you were in one of my classes…

Chris: Um…., Professor Grant!

Professor Grant: No, I remember very clearly now! !

Chris: Sorry, I have too much work to do for the Student

Union Newsletter, and I .

Professor Grant: .

VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: Harvard University

Harvard University is the oldest institute of highest learning in her United States. Founded 16years after the arrival of the Pilgrim at Plymouth, the university has grown from 9 students with a single master to the present enrollment of more than 18,000students, including undergraduates and students in 10 graduate and professor schools. Over14, 000 people work at Harvard, including more than 2,000 faculties. Harvard has produces six presidents of the United States and 34 Noel winners.

During its early years, Harvard offered a classic academic course based on the model of English universities, but consistent with the prevailing Puritan philosophy. Although many of its graduates became ministers in Puritan church throughout New England, the university never formally affiliated with a specific religious group.

Under President Pusey (1953-1971), Harvard started what was then the largest fund-raising campaign in the history of American higher education. It was an 82.5 million dollar program for the university. The program increased faculty salaries,

broadened student aid, created new professorships, and expanded Harvard‘s physical facilities.

Neil L. Rudenstine took office as Harvard‘s 26th president in 1001. As part of an overall effort to achieve greater coordination among the university‘s school and faculties, Rudenstine encouraged academic planning and identified some of Harvard‘s main intellectual priorities. He also stressed the important of the university‘s excellence in undergraduate education, the significance of keeping Harvard‘s doors open to students from families of different economic backgrounds, the task of as aping the research university to an era of both rapid information growth and serious fund shortage.

1. What is main idea of the passage?

2. How many teachers did Harvard have at the very beginning?

3. What was the role of religion at Harvard University was during is early years?

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an achievement of President Pusey‘s fund-raising program?

5. What did President Rudenstine do?

Keys: 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.D

News Report

Prince William in Chile

What goes into a prince‘s education today? For Britain‘s Prince William, nature played an important in his education this last winter, as the future king went on a 10-week expedition in Chile with Raleigh International.

The was a very different one for the prince. He kayaked in ocean fjords, tracked a rare deer, and was stranded on a beach during a.

He also got used to sleeping on the —at times in a room filled with 16 people –and living in .

Those who took part, called ―volunteers‖, both and learned. The prince helped locals wooded walkways and buildings, and taught English to schoolchildren.

He was described by other volunteers as , humble, and laid-back. As one

said, ―He struck a really goodbetween working hard and having fun…getting on with everyone, and taking on thespirit.‖

The prince said he liked being treated as an ―‖ by other volunteer, who came from all walks of life. Around 20 percent were frombackgrounds, some having had troubles with drugs or crime.

It seems that there‘s a lot more to education than university and books, and the Chilean forests and a little with regular people may do a lot of a British prince.

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III. Listening In

Task1: Reasons for a Divorce

W: I‘m divorcing my husband.

M: How long have you been married?

W: Thirteen years.

M: Do you have children?

W: Yes, and I have to protect them from any more harm from my husband‘s irresponsibility

M: So, what are your grounds for divorce?

W: Well, first of all, he keeps changing jobs. We‘ve had moved four times in thirteen years!

M: And, you believe that will be good grounds for divorce?

W: I do have a right to stability for my children and myself, don‘t I?

M: Aren‘t they his children, too?

W: But my husband isn‘t fulfilling his duties!

M: Is he paying the bills?

W: Well, yes, but we just live around the poverty line. Our kids are being teased by other kids at school because we can‘t dress them in good clothes! We have to live in a small department and drive an old car!

M: Does the car run?

W: Yes, but it looks OLD!

M: Do you yell at him and call him names?

W: Well, he yells at me!

M: So, those are the reasons to not honor your husband. Are you going to give him joint custody in this divorce?

W: No, just visitation rights.

M: Why?

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