Narrator
City University is planning to increase tuition and fees. Read the announcement about the increase from the president of City University. You will have 45 seconds to read the announcement. Begin reading now.
Reading Time： 45 seconds
Announcement from the president
The university has decided to increase tuition and fees for all students by approximately 8 percent next semester. For the past 5 years， the tuition and fees have remained the same， but it is necessary to increase them now for several reasons. The university has many more students than we had five years ago， and we must hire additional professors to teach these students. We have also made a new commitment to research and technology， and will be renovating and upgrading our laboratory facilities to better meet our students‘ needs.
Narrator
Now listen to two students as they discuss the announcement.
[2 seconds]
Student A
Oh great， now we have to come up with more money for next semester.
Student B
Yeah， I know， but I can see why. When I first started here， classes were so much smaller than they are now. With this many students， it‘s hard to get the personal attention you need……
Student A
Yeah， I guess you‘re right. You know， in some classes I can’t even get a seat. And I couldn‘t take the math course I wanted to because it was already full when I signed up.
Student B
And the other thing is， well， I am kind of worried about not being able to get a job after I graduate.
Student A
Why？ I mean you‘re doing really well in your classes， aren’t you？
Student B
I‘m doing ok， but the facilities here are so limited. There are some great new experiments in microbiology that we can’t even do here…… there isn‘t enough equipment in the laboratories， and the equipment they have is out of date. How am I going to compete for jobs with people who have practical research experience？ I think the extra tuition will be a good investment.
[2 seconds]
Narrator
The woman expresses her opinion of the announcement made by the university president. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Please begin speaking after the beep.
[2 secs beep]
[Appearing on screen]
3. The woman expresses her opinion of the announcement made by the university president. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Preparation time： 30 seconds
Response time： 60 seconds
Narrator
Please Listen Carefully
Narrator
You may begin to prepare your response after the beep.
[2 secs beep]
[解析]
這是與讀、聽結合的第一個口語任務。這一題型是關于校園生活的，通常都是關于學校政策、制度、學校的建設計劃、校園設施、校園生活質量方面的。閱讀文章有多種形式，可能是校方的公告等。聽力部分通常是兩個學生就閱讀部分的信息進行討論。通常其中一個學生會對文章中的觀點持重要意見，要么強烈同意要么強烈反對。
本題的閱讀部分是校方關于提高學費的一個公告，并提出兩個原因：學生數(shù)量增加，校方需要聘用更多的教師；校方需要錢更新或購置實驗室設備。在對話部分，女學生非常贊同校方提出的提高學費的原因，她從自己的經(jīng)歷提出由于學生數(shù)量增加，有些課根本注冊不上，上課時得不到關注；也由于學生數(shù)量的增加，實驗室的設備有限，很多試驗沒法做；有些設備過時；她甚至擔心因為缺乏實踐經(jīng)驗，找工作會有難度。
題目要求考生就女學生的觀點進行討論。注意，這種題型永遠需要考生談論的是對話中某個人的觀點，而非考生自己的觀點。所以在回答是，一定先明確講出女學生關于提高學費的觀點，然后再解釋她的幾個觀點。要注意因為女學生的觀點與校方一致，只不過是從自身經(jīng)歷來談的，所以非常有必要將閱讀文章中的信息有效地與女學生的觀點進行結合。
City University is planning to increase tuition and fees. Read the announcement about the increase from the president of City University. You will have 45 seconds to read the announcement. Begin reading now.
Reading Time： 45 seconds
Announcement from the president
The university has decided to increase tuition and fees for all students by approximately 8 percent next semester. For the past 5 years， the tuition and fees have remained the same， but it is necessary to increase them now for several reasons. The university has many more students than we had five years ago， and we must hire additional professors to teach these students. We have also made a new commitment to research and technology， and will be renovating and upgrading our laboratory facilities to better meet our students‘ needs.
Narrator
Now listen to two students as they discuss the announcement.
[2 seconds]
Student A
Oh great， now we have to come up with more money for next semester.
Student B
Yeah， I know， but I can see why. When I first started here， classes were so much smaller than they are now. With this many students， it‘s hard to get the personal attention you need……
Student A
Yeah， I guess you‘re right. You know， in some classes I can’t even get a seat. And I couldn‘t take the math course I wanted to because it was already full when I signed up.
Student B
And the other thing is， well， I am kind of worried about not being able to get a job after I graduate.
Student A
Why？ I mean you‘re doing really well in your classes， aren’t you？
Student B
I‘m doing ok， but the facilities here are so limited. There are some great new experiments in microbiology that we can’t even do here…… there isn‘t enough equipment in the laboratories， and the equipment they have is out of date. How am I going to compete for jobs with people who have practical research experience？ I think the extra tuition will be a good investment.
[2 seconds]
Narrator
The woman expresses her opinion of the announcement made by the university president. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Please begin speaking after the beep.
[2 secs beep]
[Appearing on screen]
3. The woman expresses her opinion of the announcement made by the university president. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Preparation time： 30 seconds
Response time： 60 seconds
Narrator
Please Listen Carefully
Narrator
You may begin to prepare your response after the beep.
[2 secs beep]
[解析]
這是與讀、聽結合的第一個口語任務。這一題型是關于校園生活的，通常都是關于學校政策、制度、學校的建設計劃、校園設施、校園生活質量方面的。閱讀文章有多種形式，可能是校方的公告等。聽力部分通常是兩個學生就閱讀部分的信息進行討論。通常其中一個學生會對文章中的觀點持重要意見，要么強烈同意要么強烈反對。
本題的閱讀部分是校方關于提高學費的一個公告，并提出兩個原因：學生數(shù)量增加，校方需要聘用更多的教師；校方需要錢更新或購置實驗室設備。在對話部分，女學生非常贊同校方提出的提高學費的原因，她從自己的經(jīng)歷提出由于學生數(shù)量增加，有些課根本注冊不上，上課時得不到關注；也由于學生數(shù)量的增加，實驗室的設備有限，很多試驗沒法做；有些設備過時；她甚至擔心因為缺乏實踐經(jīng)驗，找工作會有難度。
題目要求考生就女學生的觀點進行討論。注意，這種題型永遠需要考生談論的是對話中某個人的觀點，而非考生自己的觀點。所以在回答是，一定先明確講出女學生關于提高學費的觀點，然后再解釋她的幾個觀點。要注意因為女學生的觀點與校方一致，只不過是從自身經(jīng)歷來談的，所以非常有必要將閱讀文章中的信息有效地與女學生的觀點進行結合。