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听力文本
The British government is looking to China to try to improve the standard of maths in British schools. Students in the Chinese city of Shanghai have the highest international test results according to a global testing agency. There is a huge difference in numeracy levels between the UK and China. Britain's Times newspaper reports that: "The children of cleaners in Shanghai outperform those of UK doctors and lawyers in global maths tests." To attempt to rectify this situation, the UK government will hire 60 of Shanghai's bestmaths teachers. It is part of a new initiative called the National Numeracy Challenge, which aims at improving the mathematics ability of one million British students.
The UK government said it was shocked that Britain lagged far behind many countries in maths. It warned that poor numeracy is costing the country's economy up to $30 billion a year. Britain's education minister Elizabeth Truss, who recently returned from a fact-finding mission in China, stated: "We have some brilliant maths teachers in this country but what I saw in Shanghai and other Chinese cities has only strengthenedmy belief that we can learn from them." She added: "They have a can-do attitude to maths and I want us to match that, and their performance." She said: "Good maths qualifications have the greatest earnings potential and provide the strongest protection against unemployment.
中文翻译
英国政府正在效仿中国来提高本国的数学水平
。根据全球检测机构的报告,上海学生的测试水平全球最高 。中国和英国在数学方面有着明显的差距 。英国泰晤士报的报告称:“上海清洁工孩子的数学水平要高于英国律师和医生孩子的水平 。”为了转变这一情况,英国政府将聘请上海60名最优秀的老师 。这也是英国全国数学水平计划的一部分,这一计划的目的是为了提高100万名英国学生的数学水平 。英国政府说英国的数学水平落后许多国家,这太让人震惊了
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重点讲解
1.aim at 目的在于
The fast rate of recuperation showed that the attempt did not aim at mutilation or injury, but murder.
康复的速度之快表明,企图的目的不是致残或伤害,而是谋杀
。2.can-do attitude 做得到的态度
We want people with a "can do" attitude, willing to do multiple tasks and who communicate well.
我们需要具有“我能”精神的员工,愿意身兼多职并且有很强的沟通能力
。3.according to 按照
According to a leaked document, parliamentary elections were to be held in two rounds, giving the winning party total control.
根据一份泄露的文件内容显示,议会选举会举行两轮,并给予获胜一方全权控制权
。听力题目
1.What or who is looking to China for help?
a) the UK government
b) a numeracy initiative
c) British maths graduates
d) The International Maths Association
2.In which world city do students have the best maths scores?
a) Tokyo
b) Seoul
c) Shanghai
d) Kuala Lumpur
3.What kind of difference is there in British and Chinese numeracy levels?
a) slight
b) visible
c) tiny
d) huge
4.Who do Chinese children beat in their maths test scores?
a) their teachers
b) British doctors
c) their parents
d) Einstein
5.How many students does the British government aim to help?
a) a million
b) 20 million
c) half a million
d) a quarter of a million
6.What does Britain trail?
a) in education standards
b) mental arithmetic tests
c) South America
d) many countries in maths
7.What is the cost of poor numeracy to the UK economy?
a) $13 trillion
b) $30 million
c) $30bn
d) $13bn
8.What kind of mission was the UK education minister on in China?
a) a very secretive one
b) a fact-finding one
c) a religious one
d) to secure investment
9.What kind of attitude did the minister say Chinese students had?
a) a no-go attitude
b) a never-say-die attitude
c) a can-do attitude
d) a boom-or-bust attitude
10.What provides protection against unemployment?
a) money
b) good maths qualifications
c) education
d) investments
听力答案
1.a
2.c
3.d
4.b
5.a
6.d
7.c
8.b
9.c
10.b