捐贈霍普金斯大學引發(fā)熱議

甘肅蘭州市第三十四中學 曹芝秀

聽力掃障

1.mayorn.市長

2.Johns Hopkins University約翰·霍普金斯大學

3.Baltimore巴爾的摩（美國馬里蘭州最大城市）

4.TheChronicleofHigherEducation《高等教育紀事報》

5.Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation 比爾&梅琳達·蓋茨基金會

6.Gates Millennium Scholars Program 蓋茨千禧年學者計劃

7.Vedanta University韋丹塔大學（印度）

8.Anil Agarwal Foundation阿尼爾·阿加瓦爾基金會

9.unprecedentedadj.史無前例的；空前的

10.transformativeadj.有改革能力的

11.underminev.從根基處破壞

掃碼聽測

聽下面的文章，完成各個部分的練習。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。文章讀三遍。

I.數(shù)據(jù)梳理

1.When did the private organization launch the Gates Millennium Scholars Program？

A.In 1990. B.In 1999. C.In 1919.

2.How much did the Anil Agarwal Foundation spend to establish Vedanta University in 2006？

A.1 billion. B.1million. C.2 billion.

3.When was Johns Hopkins University established？

A.In 1976. B.In 1786. C.In 1876.

4.When did Bloomberg complete his study at Johns Hopkins University？

A.In 1934. B.In 1964. C.In 1935.

Ⅱ.信息匹配

一邊聽錄音一邊把下文所提供的有關內容進行匹配。需要匹配的內容是錄音材料中的關鍵信息。

1.Michael Bloomberg A.university president 2.Ronald Daniels 3.Johns Hopkins B.former New York City Mayor C.Baltimore businessman

文本解說

本文是一篇新聞報道。周日，紐約市前市長邁克爾·布隆伯格宣布，他正在向他的母校捐贈18億美元，這是有史以來給世界上所有教育機構最大的財政資助。邁克爾·布隆伯格希望此舉能增加對在馬里蘭州巴爾的摩地區(qū)大學的中低收入學生的資助，校長羅納德·丹尼爾斯稱這一禮物為“前所未有的變革”。他說，這次捐款將使學校永久遵循不考慮經(jīng)濟能力的招生政策，這意味著約翰·霍普金斯大學會接納最好的學生，不管他們是否有能力支付他們的教育費用。

文章含大量的數(shù)據(jù)，同時包括了多個不同身份的人物，聽讀時要理清數(shù)據(jù)和人物關系。同時，文章還含不少專有名詞。因此，聽力測試過程中要培養(yǎng)處亂不驚的良好心態(tài)。

題材文章詞數(shù)社會公益341 難度 ★★體裁建議用時新聞7′

Former New York CityMayorMichael Bloomberg announced he is donating$1.8 billion to his former school,JohnsHopkinsUniversityon Sunday.

Bloomberg said he is doing so to increase financial aid for low-and middle-income students at the university inBaltimore,Maryland.

TheChronicleofHigherEducationsays it is the largest financial gift ever to any education institution in the world.The largest donation to higher education had been a gift from theBill&MelindaGatesFoundation.In 1999,the private organization launched theGatesMillennium ScholarsProgramwith a$1 billion commitment over 20 years.

The next largest donation listed went toVedantaUniversityin Konark,India.TheAnilAgarwal Foundationspent about$1 billion to help establish the school in 2006.Johns Hopkins'representatives said the gift willmake it possible for the school to remove student loans as part of its financial aid offerings starting next fall.Instead,the university will offer students scholarships that do not have to be repaid.University President Ronald Daniels called the gift“unprecedentedandtransformative”.He said Bloomberg's donation will let the school permanently follow “need-blind admissions”policy.Being need-blind means Johns Hopkinswill admit the best students,regardless of their ability to pay for their education.

Daniels noted that the schoolwas established in 1876 by a$7 million gift from Baltimore businessman Johns Hopkins.At the time,that giftwas the largest of its kind.Bloomberg said he expects themoney will permit Hopkins to offer larger scholarships and reduce debt for students.Denying students'entry to a college based on their ability to payunderminesequal opportunity.

Bloomberg completed his study at Hopkins in 1964.He paid for his study with a student loan and a job at the school.At the age of 76,Bloomberg is one of theworld'swealthiest people.He created the international finance service and media company,Bloomberg.He also served as New York mayor from 2002 to 2013 and has considered running for president for years.This includes in 2020.

聽力策略指導

聽力數(shù)據(jù)題解題策略

準確地理解英語口語、獲取具體信息是一項重要的語言技能。為了說明和解釋主旨，對話需要一些具體信息，如時間、年代、價錢和數(shù)量等，這些信息是理解對話和把握對話主旨不可缺少的內容。聽力數(shù)據(jù)題在試題中占相當大的比例，這類題要求學生在聽清、聽懂主要細節(jié)的同時，還要進行簡單的數(shù)字運算、時間比較等。

做與數(shù)字有關的題目時，要注意聽清詞尾的讀音，比如是-teen還是-ty；是基數(shù)詞還是序數(shù)詞。同時還要了解多位數(shù)的讀法，如百位數(shù)和十位數(shù)之間要有個and。要注意時間、房間號碼、電話號碼和年代等數(shù)字的讀法，例如：5:15可以讀成five fifteen、a quarter past five或fifteen past five；二十世紀九十年代（1990s）要讀成nineteen nineties。要注意分數(shù)、小數(shù)和倍數(shù)的讀法等。