Requirements of the senior thesis托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

Requirements of the senior thesis托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

一、Requirements of the senior thesis托福听力原文：

Narrator:Listen to a conversation between a student and his academic advisor.

MALE STUDENT:Hi,sorry I'm late,Professor Blaine.FEMALE ADVISOR:No problem,Jim.So you've got some questions about your senior thesis requirement?MALE STUDENT:Yeah,I've got a couple of problems actually.So,the first thing is,you normally write it during the first half of the academic year,right?In your final year of studies?FEMALE ADVISOR:Right.MALE STUDENT:But I have my student teaching scheduled for that time—I wanna teach high school English after graduation.So I really need to give that my full attention,and I just worry that I won't be able to if I'm writing my senior thesis at the same time.I mean,it's supposed to be 35 to 50 pages.That's a serious commitment.FEMALE ADVISOR:You're right, but it really isn't a problem.

MALE STUDENT:Really?

FEMALE ADVISOR:No,a lot of English majors get teacher certification.So we have students like you do their senior thesis after their student teaching.It works out well,because many students want to use a unit they taught as the basis of their paper. So you'll just enroll in a thesis seminar for the second semester.

MALE STUDENT:Well,that's a big relief. But it brings us to my second problem.I've really focused my studies on Old and Middle English literature.I'm even thinking about doing a graduate degree with a concentration in that after I've taught for a while.So I was hoping to do my senior thesis on Chaucer,on The Canterbury Tales,because that would obviously be useful if I do go on.But...

FEMALE ADVISOR:Ahh,but Professor Johnson...MALE STUDENT:Exactly,Professor Johnson is going to be taking a sabbatical to do research in France during the second half of the year.So,without him around,I'm,uh,not sure how I could do a senior thesis on The Canterbury Tales.I mean,the focus of his teaching and research is unique around here.

FEMALE ADVISOR:Yes,I understand It would be difficult to do your paper without Professor Johnson around.Hmm.Would you allow me to try to sell you on an alternate plan?MALE STUDENT:Well,you can try...but Chaucer's sort of my hero,if you know what I mean.FEMALE ADVISOR:Well,I'm teaching a course on the literature of the Renaissance in the first half of the year.  It'll meet late in the day,so it won't interfere with your teaching.And I haven't offered it in quite a while now,so I doubt you've ever studied that period on the college level.

MALE STUDENT:No,I haven't.FEMALE ADVISOR:If you'd be interested in taking the course,I'd be happy to give you supplemental readings.And I'd also be happy to be your advisor for your paper later on.MALE STUDENT:Well I've never looked at that area before,but I've always had an interest in it,so that does have a certain appeal.FEMALE ADVISOR:Well,if you do decide to go this route,I would make that decision soon,and I would use this summer productively.After all,this is not going to be like taking an intro course.

二、Requirements of the senior thesis托福听力中文翻译：

旁白：听一个学生和他的学术顾问之间的对话。

男生：嗨，对不起，我迟到了，布莱恩教授。女顾问：没问题，吉姆。那么你对你的毕业论文要求有一些问题吗？男学生：是的，实际上我有几个问题。所以，第一件事是，你通常在学年的上半年写，对吗？在你学习的最后一年？女顾问：对。男学生：但我的学生教学安排在那个时候——我想在毕业后教高中英语。所以我真的需要全神贯注，我只是担心如果我同时写我的毕业论文，我将无法做到这一点。我的意思是，应该有35到50页。这是一个严肃的承诺。女顾问：你说得对；但这真的不是问题。

男学生：真的吗？

女顾问：没有，很多英语专业的学生都获得了教师资格证书。所以，我们有像你这样的学生，在他们的学生教学后做他们的毕业论文。结果很好，因为许多学生希望使用他们所教的单元作为论文的基础&nbsp；所以你只需要参加第二学期的论文研讨会。

男学生：嗯，这让我松了一口气&nbsp；但这给我们带来了第二个问题。我真的把我的研究重点放在了古英语和中英语文学上。我甚至想在教了一段时间之后，再攻读研究生学位，并专注于此。所以我希望能写一篇关于乔叟的毕业论文，关于坎特伯雷故事集，因为如果我继续写下去，那显然会很有用。但是

女顾问：啊，但是约翰逊教授。。。男学生：没错，约翰逊教授下半年将休假到法国做研究。所以，没有他在身边，我，呃，不知道我怎么能写一篇关于坎特伯雷故事集的高级论文。我的意思是，他的教学和研究重点在这里是独一无二的。

女顾问：是的，我知道没有约翰逊教授在身边，你的论文很难完成。嗯，你能允许我试着向你推销另一个计划吗？男学生：嗯，你可以试试。。。但乔叟是我心目中的英雄，如果你明白我的意思的话。女顾问：嗯，我在今年上半年教一门文艺复兴时期文学的课程&nbsp&nbsp；它会在一天的晚些时候开会，所以不会干扰你的教学。我已经有很长一段时间没有提供这门课程了，所以我怀疑你是否在大学阶段学习过这门课程。

男学生：没有，我没有。女导师：如果你对这门课感兴趣，我很乐意给你补充阅读资料。我也很高兴成为你论文的顾问。男学生：我以前从未看过这个领域，但我一直对它感兴趣，所以这确实有一定的吸引力。女顾问：好吧，如果你真的决定走这条路，我会很快做出决定，我会有效地利用这个夏天。毕竟，这不像是一门入门课程。

三、Requirements of the senior thesis托福听力问题：

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

A.To learn more about his student teaching assignment

B.To discuss the best time to finish his senior thesis

C.To discuss the possibility of changing the topic of his senior thesis

D.To find out whether the professor will be his advisor for his senior thesis

Q2:2.What is the man's concern about the second half of the academic year?

A.He will not have time to do the necessary research for his senior thesis.

B.He will not be allowed to write his senior thesis on his topic choice.

C.His senior thesis advisor will not be on campus.

D.His student teaching requirement will not be complete before the thesis is due.

Q3:3.What does the man imply about Professor Johnson?

A.His sabbatical may last longer than expected.

B.His research is highly respected throughout the world.

C.He is the English department's specialist on Chaucer.

D.He is probably familiar with the literature of the literature of Renaissance.

Q4:4.Why does the man want to write his senior thesis on The Canterbury Tales?Click on two answers.

A.He studied it during his favorite course in high school.

B.He has already received approval for the paper from his professor.

C.He thinks that the knowledge might help him in graduate school.

D.He has great admiration for Chaucer.

Q5:5.Why does the professor say this?

A.She is uncertain whether the man will be able to finish his paper before the end of the summer.

B.She thinks the man will need to do a lot of preparation to write on a new topic.

C.She wants to encourage the man to choose a new advisor for his paper.

D.She wants the man to select a new topic for his paper during the summer.

四、Requirements of the senior thesis托福听力答案：

A1:正确答案：B

A2:正确答案：C

A3:正确答案：C

A4:正确答案：CD

A5:正确答案：D