四级学习计划12.doc

1、10 月 17 号，18 号，19 号的学习任务(完成后打勾)复习内容 第一天 第二天 第三天1. 听力长对话每天读十遍，三天一共三十遍2. 听力文章每天每篇读五遍，三天一共是十五遍3. 作文每天背两句，六天背下一篇文章4. 重复背诵第二篇作文5. 每天看懂一篇大学英语中的文章Long Conversation One F: Simon, how does it feel to be retired? M: Well, not so bad. F: How have you been spending your time? M: I have been spending more time w

2、ith my family. Ive also travelled a bit, you know, off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less. F: Great. M: You know I havent stopped work completely. F: Yes, could you tell us more about this? M: Im on a scheme thats called phased retirement; I had a six-month break from work,

3、after that I could apply for project work with the company I used to work for. F: How does the scheme work? M: Well, its a trial at the moment. Instead of hiring temporary stuff, the company advertises posts on its website that retired employees like myself can access. F: What sort of works advertis

4、ed? M: Well, all sorts of things, really. Administrative work and more specialized work, the sort of thing I can do. Some of the projects can last five or six months, and others can just be a couple of days. I can decide more or less when to work. So I can manage my own time. F: I can see its good f

5、or you. What is your company get out of this? M: Well, I still have all my old contacts at work, so I know who to contact to get something done. The company gets flexibility, too. Once the jobs over, thats it. Im not on their books any more. Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have jus

6、t heard. 19. Why does Simon find his retired life enjoyable? 20. How does Simon get to know about the companys available posts? 21. Why does the company adopt the phased retirement scheme? Long Conversation TwoW: Oh, where are we going? M: I want to show you something. W: I know, but what is it? M:

7、A farm. Its just down this road. Its a small place, but at least it would be our own. W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm? M: It isnt very large, only 40 acres. We wouldnt have to pay very much right now. W: Is there a house on the place? M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed

8、 up a little. I can do the job myself. W: OK. Is there enough space for a kitchen garden? M: There is about half an acre around the house. Thats plenty of space. W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens, couldnt we? M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own

9、 food. W: What are you thinking about growing, if we do take this place? M: Well, it really isnt big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes. W: Potatoes? There are a lot of work. M: We are used to hard work, arent we? W: Yes, we are, but the money. Do we have enough to g

10、et started? It seems like a dream. M: I think weve saved enough. We can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Q 22: What are the speakers going to do at the time of the conversation? Q 23:

11、What does the man say about the farm? Q 24: Why does the man intend to grow potatoes rather than corn on the farm? Q 25: What is the womans greatest concern about the mans plan? Passage OneMembers of the city council and distinguished guests, it is my privilege to introduce to you today Mr. Robert W

12、ashington, chief of our citys police force. He will address us on the subject of the Community Policing Program. Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a masters degree in crimi

13、nology and studied abroad for a year with the international police force which deals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the Community Policing Program 8 years ago. The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhood when th

14、ey can talk directly to merchants and residents about the real dynamics of our city. These officers do more than make arrests. They try to find ways to help solve the problems that contribute to crime in the first place. Often that means hooking people up with services offered by other city agencies

15、, such as schools, hospitals, housing, drug treatment centers. And the program seems to be working: crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure. Today Mr. Washington is going to tell us more about this program. Now lets welcome Mr. Robert Washington.26. What is the purpose of th

16、e speakers remarks?He will address us on the subject of community policing program.27. What does the speaker say about Mr. Robert Washington?Passage TwoThere are between 3000 and 6000 public languages in the world, and we must add approximately 6 billion private languages since each one of us necess

17、arily has one. Considering these facts, the possibilities for breakdowns in communication seem infinite in number. However, we do communicate successfully from time to time. And we do learn to speak languages. But learning to speak languages seems to be a very mysterious process. For a long time, pe

18、ople thought that we learned a language only by imitation and association. For example, a baby touches a hot pot and starts to cry. The mother says, “Hot, hot!” And the baby, when it stops crying, imitates the mother and says, “Hot, hot!” However, Noam Chomsky, a famous expert in language, pointed o

19、ut that although children do learn some words by imitation and association, they also combine words to make meaningful sentences in ways that are unique, unlearned and creative. Because young children can make sentences they have never heard before, Chomsky suggested that human infants are born with

20、 the ability to learn language. Chomsky meant that underneath all the differences between public and private languages, there is a universal language mechanism that makes it possible for us, as infants, to learn any language in the world. This theory explains the potential that human infants have fo

21、r learning language. But it does not really explain how children come to use language in particular ways.Question 30. Why does the speaker say there are great possibilities for communication breakdowns?There are numerous public and private languages.Question 31. What is Chomskys point on the ability to learn a language?Human infants are born with the ability to learn language and the potential to learn any language in the world.Question 32. What does Chomskys theory fail to explain according to the speaker?It does not really explain how children come to use language in particular ways.