Get Information About A Program托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

Get Information About A Program托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

一、Get Information About A Program 托福听力原文：

NARRATOR: Listen to a conversation between a student and her economics professor.

MALE PROFESSOR: Excellent presentation you made at the end of class yesterday!

FEMALE STUDENT: Oh, thanks!

MALE PROFESSOR: I'm so glad you volunteered to present first. Starting out by outlining what you were going to say, then, at the end, summarizing the key points—it was a very effective way of getting your points across.

FEMALE STUDENT: I'm glad you think so. I was afraid it might come across as… too formal.

MALE PROFESSOR: Not at all. In fact, I think it's a great approach, in general, for these presentations, so I hope the others were taking note. And the economic model you discussed—build-operate-transfer—I think everyone was quite interested.

FEMALE STUDENT: Yeah, it makes so much sense. If governments allow private companies to build public works, like a power plant, and then operate it for a decade or two before transferring ownership to the government, everyone benefits.

MALE PROFESSOR: Yes, the private companies make a profit, the public gets a needed infrastructure.

FEMALE STUDENT: And all without the government having to spend any money up front. Which is amazing.

MALE PROFESSOR: Right.

FEMALE STUDENT: Anyway… as I said in my presentation, this model's being used in Turkey right now, and you said, when you handed out that brochure in class last week—about the university's Global Enrichment Initiative, you said one of the countries involved in that is Turkey.

MALE PROFESSOR: Yes, that’s right.

FEMALE STUDENT: So, I wanted to see if there's a chance… uh, the university sends fifteen students overseas to study?

MALE PROFESSOR: Fifteen students per country—fifteen for Turkey, fifteen for Brazil, fifteen for Russia…We’ve got a total of six countries participating next summer.

FEMALE STUDENT: Oh!

MALE PROFESSOR: Yeah, and you spend six weeks in whichever country you’re selected for. The classroom component consists of seminars on that country's culture, politics, and economy. Most sessions are taught in English by local professors, but two of our faculty accompany each group and also give seminars. I'll be going to Brazil to teach a seminar on coffee next summer.

FEMALE STUDENT: But  you're an economist!

MALE PROFESSOR: Coffee’s played a central role in Brazil's economic development for over 200 years. About a third of the coffee consumed worldwide is produced in Brazil.

FEMALE STUDENT: Oh, I had no idea. Hmm. So, if I applied… I mean, can students pick the country they wanna go to? 'Cause if I could go to Turkey…

MALE PROFESSOR: Well, the primary goal of the Global Enrichment Initiative is simply cultural exchange…so students who’ve never been overseas before can broaden their perspective. This is why, on the application, you’re asked to indicate your first-, second-, and third-choice countries.

FEMALE STUDENT:  I’m only interested in Turkey, though. I'm studying both Turkish and Turkish history this term.

MALE PROFESSOR:  I see.

FEMALE STUDENT:  And, maybe I could learn more about how they're implementing the build-operate-transfer model there. Plus, I wouldn't wanna take a spot away from someone who really wanted to go to one of the other countries.

MALE PROFESSOR:Well, I guess you could leave the second and third choices blank…

二、Get Information About A Program 托福听力中文翻译：

旁白：听一个学生和她的经济学教授之间的对话。

男教授：昨天你在课末做了精彩的演讲！

女生：哦，谢谢！

男教授：我很高兴你自愿先介绍。从概述你要说的内容开始，然后在最后总结要点，这是一种非常有效的表达观点的方法。

女生：很高兴你这么认为。我担心这会让人觉得……太正式了。

男教授：一点也不。事实上，总的来说，我认为这是一个很好的方法，所以我希望其他人都注意到了。还有你讨论的经济模式——构建——运营——转移——我想大家都很感兴趣。

女生：是的，这很有道理。如果政府允许私营公司建造公共工程，比如发电厂，然后在将所有权移交给政府之前运营十年或二十年，那么每个人都会受益。

男教授：是的，私营公司盈利，公众获得所需的基础设施。

女学生：所有这些都不需要政府预先花钱。这太神奇了。

男教授：对。

女生：不管怎样……正如我在演讲中所说，土耳其目前正在使用这种模式，而你说，上周你在课堂上分发关于该大学全球浓缩倡议的小册子时，你说参与其中的国家之一是土耳其。

男教授：是的，没错。

女生：所以，我想看看是否有机会……呃，大学派了十五名学生到海外学习？

男教授：每个国家15名学生，土耳其15名，巴西15名，俄罗斯15名……明年夏天我们一共有6个国家参加。

女生：哦！

男教授：是的，而且无论你被选到哪个国家，你都要在那里呆六周。课堂部分包括关于该国文化、政治和经济的研讨会。大多数课程由当地教授用英语授课，但我们的两名教员陪同每个小组，并举办研讨会。明年夏天我将去巴西教一个关于咖啡的研讨会。

女生：但是；你是个经济学家！

男教授：200多年来，咖啡在巴西的经济发展中发挥着核心作用。全世界消费的咖啡约有三分之一产自巴西。

女生：哦，我不知道。嗯。那么，如果我申请……我的意思是，学生们能选择他们想去的国家吗？”因为如果我能去土耳其…

男教授：嗯，全球浓缩计划的主要目标只是文化交流……所以以前从未去过海外的学生可以拓宽他们的视野。这就是为什么在申请中，你会被要求指出你的第一、第二和第三选择国家。

女生：；不过，我只对土耳其感兴趣。这学期我学习土耳其和土耳其历史。

男教授：；我懂了。

女生：；也许我可以了解更多关于他们如何在那里实施构建-运营-转移模型的信息。另外，我不想从一个真正想去其他国家的人身上夺走一个位置。

男教授：嗯，我想你可以把第二和第三个选项留空…

三、Get Information About A Program 托福听力问题：

Q1:1.Why does the woman go to see the professor?

A. To get suggestions about what to include in her next presentation

B. To follow up on a question she had raised in class

C. To update him on a research project she is helping him organize

D. To get information about a program that he had mentioned in class

Q2:2.What do the speakers agree is a benefit of the build-operate-transfer economic model that they discuss?

A. It permits government engineers to work on private construction projects

B. It helps private companies buy facilities that were built by the government

C. It enables public facilities to be constructed without government funding.

D. It enables private companies to operate public facilities that the government builds.

Q3:3.Why does the professor point out how much coffee is produced in Brazil?

A. To give an example of the economic model the woman is interested in

B. To explain why it is appropriate for him to teach a seminar about coffee

C. To help clarify one of the goals of the Global Enrichment Initiative

D. To correct a common misperception about Brazil's economy

Q4:4.Why is the woman interested in applying to go only to Turkey? [Click on 2 answers]

A. She has been studying Turkey's history and language.

B. She has already visited Brazil and Russia.

C. She believes that selecting just one country will help her get accepted into the program.

D. She would like to see how an economic model she studied is put into practice there.

Q5:5.What does the professor imply when he says this: (PROFESSOR) I'm so glad you volunteered to present first!

A. He thinks that going first helped the woman be less nervous about giving a presentation.

B. He hopes other students will structure their presentations the way the woman did.

C. The woman was the first student ever to give a presentation on Turkey's economy in his class.

D. He is relieved that the class is staying on schedule for making presentations.

四、Get Information About A Program 托福听力答案：

A1:正确答案：D

A2:正确答案：C

A3:正确答案：B

A4:正确答案：AD

A5:正确答案：B