捐赠霍普金斯大学引发热议

甘肃兰州市第三十四中学 曹芝秀

听力扫障

1.mayorn.市长

2.Johns Hopkins University约翰·霍普金斯大学

3.Baltimore巴尔的摩（美国马里兰州最大城市）

4.TheChronicleofHigherEducation《高等教育纪事报》

5.Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation 比尔&梅琳达·盖茨基金会

6.Gates Millennium Scholars Program 盖茨千禧年学者计划

7.Vedanta University韦丹塔大学（印度）

8.Anil Agarwal Foundation阿尼尔·阿加瓦尔基金会

9.unprecedentedadj.史无前例的；空前的

10.transformativeadj.有改革能力的

11.underminev.从根基处破坏

扫码听测

听下面的文章，完成各个部分的练习。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。文章读三遍。

I.数据梳理

1.When did the private organization launch the Gates Millennium Scholars Program？

A.In 1990. B.In 1999. C.In 1919.

2.How much did the Anil Agarwal Foundation spend to establish Vedanta University in 2006？

A.1 billion. B.1million. C.2 billion.

3.When was Johns Hopkins University established？

A.In 1976. B.In 1786. C.In 1876.

4.When did Bloomberg complete his study at Johns Hopkins University？

A.In 1934. B.In 1964. C.In 1935.

Ⅱ.信息匹配

一边听录音一边把下文所提供的有关内容进行匹配。需要匹配的内容是录音材料中的关键信息。

1.Michael Bloomberg A.university president 2.Ronald Daniels 3.Johns Hopkins B.former New York City Mayor C.Baltimore businessman

文本解说

本文是一篇新闻报道。周日，纽约市前市长迈克尔·布隆伯格宣布，他正在向他的母校捐赠18亿美元，这是有史以来给世界上所有教育机构最大的财政资助。迈克尔·布隆伯格希望此举能增加对在马里兰州巴尔的摩地区大学的中低收入学生的资助，校长罗纳德·丹尼尔斯称这一礼物为“前所未有的变革”。他说，这次捐款将使学校永久遵循不考虑经济能力的招生政策，这意味着约翰·霍普金斯大学会接纳最好的学生，不管他们是否有能力支付他们的教育费用。

文章含大量的数据，同时包括了多个不同身份的人物，听读时要理清数据和人物关系。同时，文章还含不少专有名词。因此，听力测试过程中要培养处乱不惊的良好心态。

题材文章词数社会公益341 难度 ★★体裁建议用时新闻7′

Former New York CityMayorMichael Bloomberg announced he is donating$1.8 billion to his former school,JohnsHopkinsUniversityon Sunday.

Bloomberg said he is doing so to increase financial aid for low-and middle-income students at the university inBaltimore,Maryland.

TheChronicleofHigherEducationsays it is the largest financial gift ever to any education institution in the world.The largest donation to higher education had been a gift from theBill&MelindaGatesFoundation.In 1999,the private organization launched theGatesMillennium ScholarsProgramwith a$1 billion commitment over 20 years.

The next largest donation listed went toVedantaUniversityin Konark,India.TheAnilAgarwal Foundationspent about$1 billion to help establish the school in 2006.Johns Hopkins'representatives said the gift willmake it possible for the school to remove student loans as part of its financial aid offerings starting next fall.Instead,the university will offer students scholarships that do not have to be repaid.University President Ronald Daniels called the gift“unprecedentedandtransformative”.He said Bloomberg's donation will let the school permanently follow “need-blind admissions”policy.Being need-blind means Johns Hopkinswill admit the best students,regardless of their ability to pay for their education.

Daniels noted that the schoolwas established in 1876 by a$7 million gift from Baltimore businessman Johns Hopkins.At the time,that giftwas the largest of its kind.Bloomberg said he expects themoney will permit Hopkins to offer larger scholarships and reduce debt for students.Denying students'entry to a college based on their ability to payunderminesequal opportunity.

Bloomberg completed his study at Hopkins in 1964.He paid for his study with a student loan and a job at the school.At the age of 76,Bloomberg is one of theworld'swealthiest people.He created the international finance service and media company,Bloomberg.He also served as New York mayor from 2002 to 2013 and has considered running for president for years.This includes in 2020.

听力策略指导

听力数据题解题策略

准确地理解英语口语、获取具体信息是一项重要的语言技能。为了说明和解释主旨，对话需要一些具体信息，如时间、年代、价钱和数量等，这些信息是理解对话和把握对话主旨不可缺少的内容。听力数据题在试题中占相当大的比例，这类题要求学生在听清、听懂主要细节的同时，还要进行简单的数字运算、时间比较等。

做与数字有关的题目时，要注意听清词尾的读音，比如是-teen还是-ty；是基数词还是序数词。同时还要了解多位数的读法，如百位数和十位数之间要有个and。要注意时间、房间号码、电话号码和年代等数字的读法，例如：5:15可以读成five fifteen、a quarter past five或fifteen past five；二十世纪九十年代（1990s）要读成nineteen nineties。要注意分数、小数和倍数的读法等。