问答题
A Letter from a Student
I have noticed at least one serious problem on our campus: there is a serious lack of study areas. Dorm rooms are too small and too noisy. The library is cold, the sound echoes, and there is too much foot traffic. Classrooms are usually holding classes. I think the university should provide students with a study lounge featuring tables, chairs, and maybe some couches. This way we would have a quiet place to study. If there were a few private rooms there, students from the same class could gather together and discuss their study.
Question: The man expresses his opinion about the proposal given by a student suggesting that the school establish a study lounge for students. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.
Now hear a conversation between two students.
【正确答案】The letter suggests that the university should set up a student lounge, permitting students to study outside their dorm rooms.
The man agrees with the idea for two reasons.
First, the lounge would save the students' time, because students usually waste too much of their time searching for a place to study. For example, the man sometimes needs 20 minutes to find a place, while the interval between classes is only 30 minutes.
The second reason is that the lounge would offer students a place to discuss their classes and find answers. This would improve both the students' learning and understanding of their classes.
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Hi George, did you read the letter from a student suggesting that the school should find a study lounge for us?
M: Yep, I think it is great!
W: Really? Why do you think so? I didn't think anyone else would care very much about it.
M: Well, if there was a lounge, we would all know where we could go to study and won't have to wander around looking for places to open our books between classes. The study lounge could really save us a lot of time.
W: You have that problem too? I thought maybe it was because I was new here that I couldn't find a place.
M: Nah, it happens to everyone. You know, we only have thirty minutes between classes. That's not a long interval. Lots of times, I spend twenty minutes trying to find an empty classroom. Waste twenty minutes to use ten! No way! We need that lounge.
W: Well, thanks. That's really good to hear we think the same way.
M: Let's hope others share our outlook. A lounge would give students in the same class a place to get together and discuss different ideas. I'm taking "Hamlet" right now in the drama department. There's a lot I don't understand about it. If we had a place to come together, we could help each other puzzle out the answers to our questions and not waste half the class asking the professor. Maybe that guy's letter will wake up the university administration.
W: I hope so.
Alternative Wording(替换表达)
Synonyms (a)suggest—propose (b)set up—establish
(c)lounge—study area, study hall (d)interval—period
(e)offer—afford
Paraphrases 1. The letter suggests that a student study area should be established.
2. Students who want to study often lose half an hour looking for a place.