贯通六级词汇的文章（34） 22:43.79]in classes with teachers who have had success [22:46.55]in working with similar young people. [22:48.52]Strategies to motivate students in high school include [22:53.19]rewarding academic excellence by designating scholars of the month, [22:57.94]or by issuing articles of clothing, such as school letter jackets [23:02.40]formally given only to athletes. No one working with these students [23:07.01]claims to know how to keep all students in school. Counselors, [23:11.03]teachers and administrators are in the frontlines [23:14.73]of what seems at times to be a losing battle. [23:17.58]Actually, this problem should be everyone's concern, [23:21.27]since uneducated, unemployed citizens affect us all. [23:25.98]Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. [23:32.94]33. Why are many Americans concerned with the increasing [23:39.01]dropout rate in school? [23:51.23]34. What do we learn about the student dropout problem in America? [24:11.64]35. What is mentioned as one of the strategies [24:19.62]used to motivate students? [24:32.71]Section C [24:38.44]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. [24:44.20]When the passage is read for the first time, [24:47.06]you should listen carefully for its general idea. [24:50.91]When the passage is read for the second time, [24:53.85]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 [24:59.77]with the exact words you have just heard. [25:02.89]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to [25:08.19]fill in the missing information. For these blanks, [25:11.67]you can either use the exact words you have just heard [25:15.58]or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, [25:20.43]when the passage is read for the third time, [25:22.93]you should check what you have written. [25:25.60]Now listen to the passage. [25:29.15]I'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country. [25:34.40]It seems to me that something has to be done, [25:37.84]if we're to survive as a country. I certainly don't know [25:42.18]what the answers to our problems are. [25:44.26]Things certainly get complicated in a hurry when you get into them, [25:48.38]but I wonder if something couldn't be done to deal with [25:52.08]some of these problems. One thing I'm concerned about [25:56.50]is our practice of putting offenders in jail who haven't harmed anyone. [26:00.88]Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts [26:06.79]they owe society instead of incurring another debt by going to prison [26:11.49]and,of course, coming under the influence of hardened criminals. [26:16.10]I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences [26:21.02]people are serving for serious crimes. [26:24.16]Of course one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment, [26:29.08]but I'm not sure I would be for that. [26:31.14]I'm not sure it's right to take an eye for an eye. [26:34.26]The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences [26:39.29]but they would certainly cost the tax-payers much money. [26:41.82]I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. [26:45.58]In my opinion, anyone who takes another person's life [26:49.85]intentionally is insane; however, that does not mean [26:53.58]that the person isn't guilty of the crime [26:56.07]or that he shouldn't pay society the debt he owes. It's sad, of course, [27:01.62]that a person may have to spend the rest of his life, [27:04.26]or a large part of it in prison for acts [27:07.90]that he committed while not in full control of his mind. [27:14.20]Now the passage will be read again. [27:18.47]I'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country. [27:23.82]It seems to me that something has to be done, [27:27.43]if we're to survive as a country. I certainly don't know [27:31.91]what the answers to our problems are. [27:34.10]Things certainly get complicated in a hurry when you get into them, [27:39.02]but I wonder if something couldn't be done to deal with [27:42.31]some of these problems. One thing I'm concerned about [27:46.13]is our practice of putting offenders in jail who haven't harmed anyone. [27:51.93]Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts [27:57.29]they owe society instead of incurring another debt by going to prison [28:02.43]and,of course, coming under the influence of hardened criminals. [28:06.69]I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences [28:10.74]people are serving for serious crimes. [28:14.13]Of course one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment, [28:19.38]but I'm not sure I would be for that. [28:22.01]I'm not sure it's right to take an eye for an eye. [28:25.73]The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences [28:30.76]but they would certainly cost the tax-payers much money. [29:50.13]I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. [29:53.85]In my opinion, anyone who takes another person's life |
