PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.

You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.

Now listen to the mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work.

Current Challenges Confronting U.S. Higher Education

The first challenge: force of the marketplace

● Current situation:

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Overall, prohibiting private tutoring is too narrow and imprudent. It is advisable to offer alternative options, like school-based special classes as a counterbalance or complement to private tutoring.

[解析]写作指南

题目给出了两篇有关“课外辅导”的材料，第一篇材料认为量身定做的课外辅导可以帮助学生更好地学习。第二篇讲述的是某国教育委员会开展打击私人课外辅导的行动，同时该委员会官网将发布相关辅导内容，并让学校推出特别课程来帮助那些需要辅导的学生。这两篇文章对课外辅导的评价都不够全面，考生可以总结每篇文章的合理之处并点出其局限性，客观地评价课外辅导。根据题目要求，考试可采取以下文章结构：

第一段：总结两篇文章的大意，提出自己的观点——课外辅导应该保留，但同时学校应该开设课程帮助学生。

第二段：指出第一种观点的合理之处——帮助学生更有效地学习。

第三段：通过指出第一种观点的不足之处论证第二种观点的担忧不无道理。之后补充说明第二种观点过于绝对。

第四段：总结全文，重申观点——不应该一刀切地禁止课外辅导。