LESSONFOUR

EducationPARTA

1.W:Iamamazed使大為吃驚,使驚奇youarestilldrivingthatoldcarofyours.Ithoughtyouwouldhavegottenridofityearsago.

M:Itrunswell.AndI'veactuallygrownquite(attachedto)(使)貼〔系,粘〕在…上it.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

2.W:Tomhastriedsohardtowinaracesincehefirstjoinedthetrackteam.Butit'stwoyearslater,andhestillhasn't.

M:Iknow.Andittakessomuchtimefromhisclasswork.Maybeheshouldjustforgetaboutsportsfornow.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.M:Don'tyoujustlovethehotmid-daysun?

W:Isuredo,Unfortunately,itdoesn'tlikemyskin.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?4.W:I'mnotgoingswimminginthelakeunlessitwarmsupoutsidetoday.

M:Me,either.Unfortunately,Ithinkitissupposedtostaythiscoldallday.

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Whatcanbeinferredaboutthespeakers?5.M:Thatsweater毛衣，線衣issounusual,andyetitlooksfamiliar.DidIjustseeyouwearingthatyesterday?

W:Well,notme.Butitbelongstomyroommate,Jane,andsheisinyourphysicsclass.

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Whatdoesthewomanimply?6.M:Youknowmycarhasn'tbeenthesamesinceIhadbumped撞倒;沖撞intothattelephonetoll.

W:You'dbetterhavethatlookedintobeforeyoudrivetoFlorida.

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Whatdoesthewomanmean?7.M:Inoticethatyoudon'tbuyyourlunchinthecafeteria[?k?fi?ti?ri?]自助餐廳或食堂anymore.

W:WhenpriceswentupIdecidedtobringmyown.

Q:Whydoesn'tthewomanbuyfoodinthecafeteria?8.M:IfIdon'tfindmywallet錢夾,皮夾pretty漂亮的,可愛的,精致的soon,I'mgoingtohavetoreportitstolen.

W:Holdon.Beforeyoucallcampus(大學)校園security保衛(wèi)部門；保安部門office,haveyoucheckedyourcaroryourjacketpocket,everywhere?

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Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

9.W:I'vebeencallingDavidforthepasthalfhour,butIkeepgettingabusysigna信號,暗號l.

W:Well,ifyoudon'tgethimsoonwe'lljusthavetogotothemovieswithouthim.

Q:WhyarethewomentryingtocallDavid?10.M:Areyoureadytogojogging慢走;慢跑?

W:Almost.Ihavetowarmup(使)作準備活動first.

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Whatdoesthewomanmean?

11.M:Youdidanexcellentjobonthatpresentation報告.

W:Thanks.Iputalotoftimeintoit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?12.M:Gotthetime?

W:It'salittleafterten.

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Whatdoesthewomanmean?13.W:Excuseme,couldyoubringmeaglassofwater,please?

M:Sorry,butIamnotawaiter.InAmericanhighschoolsthereisaformalceremonyforGraduation.Studentswearaspecialcapandgownandreceiveadiplomafromtheheadoftheschool.Attheendoftheirjunioryear,atage17or18,studentsholdpartiesintheevening.Thegirlswearlongeveningdressesandtheboysweartuxedos.InBritain,therearenoformaldancesorsocialoccasionsassociatedwithschoollife.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

2.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?

3.WhatkindofexaminationswillthestudentsinEnglandandWalestakeattheageof15or167

4.WhydostudentstakeA-levelexaminationsinEnglandandWales?

5.Accordingtothepassage,whatformalactivityisNOTassociatedwithAmericanhighschools?II.1.theageof6;betweentheagesof14and16;thestatetheylivein.

2.nationalandlocalgovernments.

3.EnglandandWales;arelaiddown;applyinScotland.

4.notsoimportant;withtheworkthatthestudentshavedone.

5.formaldancesorsocialoccasionsPassageIII:

Canada'spercapitaspendingoneducationisamongtheworld'shighest.Allprovinceshavecompulsoryeducationlawsrequiringthatstudentsattendschooluntiltheageoffifteenorsixteen.Elementaryeducationincludeskindergartenthroughtheeighthgrade.Canada'sbilingualandbiculturalheritagehashadandcontinuestohaveaprofoundeffectontheeducationalsystem.SinceI985,theprovinceofOntariohasmaintainedpubliclyfundedRomanCatholicandFrench-languageschoolsfromkinder-gardenthroughthetwelfthgradeinadditiontotheEnglish-languageschools.SaskatchewanandAlbertaalsosupportseparateRomanCatholicschools.Quebecprovincemaintainsadualschoolsystem--ProtestantandCatholic,eachwithitsownschoolboard.

HighereducationinCanadaisofferedinavarietyofforms.Entrancerequirementsvaryfromoneprovincetoanother.Thetraditionaluniversitiesofferthree-yeargeneraldegreeprogramsandfour-yearhonorsdegreeprogramsemphasizingaspecialization.SevenoftheuniversitiesareFrench-speakingwhiletheothersareEnglish.Allthetraditionaluniversitiesareconcernedabouttherelationshipbetweentheircurriculaandtheeconomyandsociety.Graduatesinrecentyearshavefacedconsiderabledifficultyinfindingemployment.

TheCanadianprovincesmaintainjuniorcolleges,communitycolleges,andtechnicalinstitutes.Theyprovideavarietyofcourses,oftenshortterm,thatcatertoindividualinterests.Theseincludesubjectsofcurrenteventsandcalligraphy.AdulteducationhasbecomeincreasinglypopularinCanadainrecentyears.Almostallinstitutionsoffersomeadulteducationcourses.1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothecompulsoryeducationlawsrequireinCanada?

2.WhichprovinceinCanadamaintainsadualschoolsystem?

3.Whatinstitutionsofferfour-yearhonorsdegree?

4.Whatareallthetraditionaluniversitiesconcernedabout?

5.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?II.1.(

)Canada'spercapitaspendingoneducationisamongtheworld'shighest

2.(

)Canada'sbilingualandbiculturalheritagecontinuestohaveaprofoundeffectontheeducationalsystem.

3.(

)Since1985,theprovinceofOntariohasonlymaintain