英语四级听力-短对话 219

 

Passage Three32.

A. National Similarities and Global Differences.

B. World Culture and the Future of Schooling¹.

C. National Differences, Global Similarities: World Culture and the Future of schooling.

D. National Similarities, Global Differences: World Culture and the Future of schooling.

33.

A. The book was written by David Baker².

B. We can find information on about 15 countries in the book.

C. The professors started to write the book in 1994.

D. The book compares public education systems around the world.

34.

A. Hungary, Malaysia and the Philippines.

B. Hungary, Romania and the Philippines.

C. Spain, Romania and the Philippines.

D. Hungary, Australia and Iraq.

35.

A. School violence has nothing to do with the educational system.

B. Schools should stop trying to raise scores.

C. Schools should treat every student equally.

D. Schools should divide students into "winners and losers."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passage Three[33]A new book by two professors at Pennsylvania State University compares public education systems around the world. [32]The book is called National Differences, Global Similarities: World Culture and the Future of Schooling.

David Baker and Gerald LeTendre led a group of researchers who gathered information on about 50 countries. Some findings³ came from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. That study took place in 1994 and again five years later.

The professors say education is increasingly⁴ shaped by what they call "transnational forces". Officials in many countries are concerned about how their students compare with students in other countries.

Each part of the book develops a different subject researched in schools around the world. One of the subjects is violence among students. [34]The professors say countries with the most school violence include Hungary, Romania and the Philippines.

They say the United States is somewhere in the middle, above nations like New Zealand, Canada, South Korea, Spain and Australia. The findings are based on reports from students.

[35]Professor Baker says inequalities in educational systems act as an influence.He says schools that are sharply⁵ divided between "winners and losers" in math have higher levels of violence. "This does not mean that nations should stop trying to raise scores," he says. "But they should be careful to raise the performance among all students."答案解析：

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. What is the title of the book?

[C]解析：C是由短文提到的书名照搬下来的选项。四个选项都是专有名词，或者问短文的主旨大意，或者问别的什么标题。C、D的差异只在一个词上（similarities与differences），听录音时要多注意。

33. What can we learn about the book from the passage?

[D]解析：短文第1句即提到，宾夕法尼亚州立大学的两位教授的一本新书比较了世界各地的公共教育体制。因此D正确。短文第1句往往是出题的重点。听到什么选什么。

34. Where did the study find the most school violence?

[B]解析：文中提到：“两位教授说，校园暴力最多的国家包括匈牙利、罗马尼亚和菲律宾。”因此B正确。读题可知，本题问到几个国家名称，这几个国家有着某种共同点。听录音时，可一项项“对号入座”。语义强调之处会出题，文中the most school violence成了选项的标志。

35. Which opinion would Professor Baker support?

[C]解析：短文最后说到：“Baker教授说，教育体制的不平等产生了影响。”C正确。A、B、D的观点也可以对照短文最后的内容一一排除。此外，绝对化的选项不是答案，可排除A。B、D的观点也不符合一般情理。

1 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

2 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

3 findings   

n.发现物( finding的名词复数 )；调查（或研究）的结果；（陪审团的）裁决

参考例句：

• It behoves us to study these findings carefully. 我们理应认真研究这些发现。
• Their findings have been widely disseminated . 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。

4 increasingly   

adv.逐渐地，日益地，逐渐增加地

参考例句：

• Rivers are being increasingly made use of by man. 河流正在日益为人类所利用。
• I find it increasingly difficult to live within my income.我发现靠收入过日子越来越难了。

5 sharply   

adj.锐利地，急速；adv.严厉地，鲜明地

参考例句：

• The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
• Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。