新编大学英语自主听力 4Unit 8

[11:38.08]It continues a person's education beyond high school.
[11:41.53]More than 60 percent of all high school graduates in the U.S. get some advanced schooling.
[11:47.11]The United States has about 3,000 institutions of higher learning, including a wide variety of community and junior colleges,
[11:55.25]technical institutes, colleges, universities, and separate professional schools.
[12:01.48]Community and junior colleges offer two-year programs in both general and career education.
[12:08.21]After completing a two-year course at a community college, junior college, or technical institute,
[12:15.12]a student receives an associate's degree or a certificate in the case of certain types of specialized training.
[12:22.57]College and universities provide a wide selection of liberal arts and career programs.
[12:29.02]Most offer a four or five-year liberal arts program leading to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
[12:36.79]Many colleges and most universities offer advanced courses leading to a master's or doctor's degree.   (443 words)
[12:44.21]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
[13:01.99]1)The national system of formal deucation in the U.S. developed in the 20th century.
[13:12.07]2)Most U.S. communities have two elementary schools.
[13:19.74]3)Secondary education consists of junior and senior high schools.
[13:28.81]4)High school graduates receive a diploma.
[13:34.72]5)Every university or college offers a master's or doctor's degree.
[13:43.82]Exercise 3:Directions:Listen to the passage again and complete the following outline.
[13:55.06]Happy Minute
[13:56.64]Enjoy listening to the following story and answer the question briefly.
[14:02.87]Why did the students think that the professor should take another look at their logic exams?
[14:12.48]We had just learned the results of our first exam in logic class.
[14:17.41]Before moving on to the next unit, the professor reminded us that the goal of the class was to teach us to think in a new manner.
[14:27.10]"As long as you have a logical reason," he assured us, "there are no wrong answers."
[14:33.04]One student called out, "Then I think you had better take another look at these exams!"
[14:40.42]Lesson Two A Comparison of Educational Systems
[14:47.44]Practice One High School Life   Words You Need to Know
[14:55.97]melt      academic
[15:00.14]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and answer the following questions briefly.
[15:11.09]In the following talk, Ann is interviewing some students.
[15:16.81]Ann:OK, Laura, why do you find school so boring?
[15:22.07]Laura:Because the lessons aren't made interesting enough. It's so boring. It's the same routine all the time.
[15:33.26]Ann:So, it's the routine that you don't like? W...what does the day, school day go like, then?
[15:42.91]Laura:Get up in the morning at eight o'clock, get dressed, eat breakfast, walk to school, go to loads of lessons, come home again, go to sleep.
[15:56.56]Ann:Ah ha. That sounds boring put like that. What lessons do you do?
[16:04.01]Laura:Erm geography, English, French, maths, PE. cookery, art, that's it.
[16:13.80]Ann:Well, to me that sounds quite interesting. Why don't you like the lessons?
[16:20.39]Laura:I don't know. I think it is the teachers most of the time. Mm, they bore me.
[16:29.57]Ann:How could they be better?
[16:31.15]Laura:Erm, I think if we were encouraged to do more practical work, more than doing notes and just writing things down all the time because it gets boring.
[16:47.60]Ann:So Tom what do you think of the school, then?
[16:51.49]Tom:I think it's quite a good place. It's erm, a melting pot for all sorts of races and ages;
[16:59.48]it's got people of different academic levels. I would imagine that the freedom that you get at college compared to high school is quite enjoyable.
[17:10.32]People can smoke, can go downtown at lunchtimes, can go home,