英語聽力教程(第2冊)unit 4 聽力原文

1、Unit4聽力原文PartIBTom:WhatkindofschooldidyougotoAnnAnn:WellIwenttoapublicprimaryschoolthentoaprivatehighschool.Tom:SowhichdoyouthinkisbetterAnn:ActuallyIpreferprivateschoolsbecauseofthesmallerclasses...usuallyyouhaveawiderc

2、hoiceofsubjects.Tom:YeahIsupposethat’strue.Ann:thenthereareusuallybettersptsfacilities.FexampletheschoolIwenttohadaswimmingpoolahugegym.Tom:Yeah...wellthepublichighschoolIwenttohadgreatsptsfacilities.Besidesprivateschool

3、sarereallyexpensive.Ann:YeahbutIthinkthey’rewthit.Tom:Idon’tknow.Ithinkyouhavetojudgeeveryschoolindividuallywhetherit’spublicprivate.Ann:Thatmaybetrue...butchildrengenerallygetabetterme...wellroundededucationinaprivatesc

4、hool.Tom:MaybebutI’mnottotallyconvinced.BythewayAnnwereyouonthedebatingteaminhighschoolbyanychanceAnn:Isurewas!Iwasthecaptain!CSteve’sfirstmningStevewasrathernervousabouthisfirstdayofthepolytechnic.Hedidn’tknowanyotherst

5、udentshedidn’tknowhiswayaroundthebuilding.At9o’clockhewasatthemainentrancewithacrowdofhundredsofotherstudents.AllofthemseemtoknowwhattodoexceptSteve.Thenhefoundanotice.Therewasameetingfallthefirstyearstudents.Hefoundthem

6、allwaitinginthelargehall.FirstthedirectofthePolytechnicwelcomedthem.Thentheheadofstudents’servicesfinallytheheadofphysicaleducation.Headofphysicaleducation:I’mheretotellyouaboutthesptyoucandoatthePoly.HereinEdingtonwehav

7、eafitnessroomwhereyoucandoexercisestokeepfitweeklyyoucandoallstsofsptssuchastennisfootballhockeybadminton.Buttherearealsomanyotheractivities.Youcangosailing.Youcangodowncaves.Youcangoclimbingmanyme.Wehopeallofyouwilltake

8、partinatleastoneofthese.IfyouwanttojoincomeonweeklyonWednesdayafternoon.AnyquestionsAstudent:WhataboutswimmingHeadofphysicaleducation:Wedon’thaveourownpool.ButyoucanswiminthepublicpoolsinHanksyMustonFerry.Afterthemeeting

9、wasoverStevelookedatthistimetable.Hisfirstclasswasbusinessstudieswasinroom316.ButwherewasRoom316Steve:Excuseme.DoyouknowwhereRoom316isMalestudent1:OhIhaven’tacluemate.Steve:DoyouknowwhereRoom316isFemalestudent1:NodoyouJo

10、hnJames:IdisagreePeter.Idon’tthinkitreallymatterswhatyoureducationalbackgroundis.Anyonewhoisbrightenoughisgoingtodowellwhatevertheireducation.PeterDavies:ButJohn...JohnJames:InfactIthinksomepeoplecarryonwiththeireducatio

11、nwhentheywoulddoalotbettertogetoutstartbuildingtheirowncareersbylearningthingsinreallife.PeterDavies:Yesbutthewholepointislifeisgettingsomuchmecomplicatedthesedaysthatunlessyoucarryonwithyourstudiesyoujustcan’tcope.JohnJ

12、ames:FcertainthingscertainpeopleOKbuttomymindthebigproblemineducationisthatyouspecializetooquickly.ImeaninEnglyoustartspecializingfromthethirdyearinsecondaryschoolwhenyou’reabout14.itgetssteadilynarroweruntilyoudoyour“A”

13、levelsinonlytwothreesubjects.Youeitherdolanguagesnaturalsciencessocialsciences.PeterDavies:ButsurelythesedaysyouhavetoJohn—youcan’tpossiblystudyeverythingbecausethere’sjusttoomuch.JohnJames：Yesbuthowmanykidsattheageofsix

14、teenreallyknowwhattheywanttodoHowmanyofthemareconvincedthatthethreesubjectsthey’vechosenhavebeenrecommendedaretheonesthatwillletthemfollowthecareerstheyeventuallydecideonPeterDavies:OhIthinkmostyoungpeoplewhostayonatscho

15、olhaveafairideaofwhattheywanttodo.JohnJames：I’mnotsosurePeter.afterallthat’snottheendofit.WhentheygettouniversityinEnglthesubjectstheystudyaresonarrowthattheyareonlygoodfonethingsotheyarestuckwithit.PeterDavies:ButIdon’t

16、reallyseethatthereisanyalternativeifpeoplearegoingtolearnenoughtobecompetentintheirsubject.They’vegottospecializeearlyIsupposethosethatrealizethey’vemadeamistakecanalwaysswaptosomethingelse.JohnJames：Ahbutthat’sjustit.Yo

17、ucan’t.Supposeyoustudylanguagesatuniversitythendecidethatyouarenotcutoutfitwouldliketobeadoct.You’veburntyourbridges.Youcan’tjustchangehsesinstreamyou’vegottogorightbacktothebeginningyouloseyears.IthinktheAmericansystemi

18、smuchbetter.BJohnJames:...IthinktheAmericansystemismuchbetter.PeterDavies:InwhatwayJohnJames:Wellfyourfirstdegreeyou’vegottostudyafairlywiderangeofsubjectsyoucanchoosethemyourselfwithincertainlimits.PeterDavies:Finebutdo

19、esn’tthatmeanthatAmericanstudentswithafirstdegreedon’thavethedepthofknowledgetheyshouldhaveJohnJames:ShouldhavefwhatPeterDavies:Welltheyoftenaren’tacceptedfpostgraduatewkinEnglwithjustafirstdegree.JohnJames:MaybenotbutId

20、on’treallythinkthat’simptant.Theycomeoutwithaprettygoodgeneralknowledgeinawidearea.AfterallwhenyouthinkaboutalotofthestuffEnglishstudentshavetostudywhatgoodisittothemafterwardsI’msurethemajityofBritishstudentsneveruse90p