老师回答说: "不对! 哥伦布跟马可波罗一样有名. "No,Columbus is as famous as Marco Polo. 在这个练习里有一些课程的名字, 比方: chemistry "化学", physics "物理", home economics "家政", electives "选修课程" 等等.这些词汇 在今天的听力测验里还会出现. 现在请你注意听玛丽问问题, 然后请你在老 师回答玛丽问题的时候也跟着重复:

F: Is chemistry more important than physics?

M: No, physics is as important as chemistry.

F: Is home economics more important than biology?

M: No, biology is as important as home economics.

F: Is history more useful than math?

M: No, math is as useful as history.

F: Is literature more useful than science?

M: No, science is as useful as literature.

F: Is New York more famous than Washington, D.C.?

M: No, Washington, D.C., is as famous as New York.

F: Is Marco Polo more famous than Columbus?

M: No, Columbus is as famous as Marco Polo.

F: Are basic courses more practical than electives?

M: No, electives are as practical as basic courses.

F: Is computer science more practical than foreign languages?

M: No, foreign languages are as practical as computer science.

四.听短文回答问题

首先还是请你听一段文章, 内容是说在美国中学里,学生应该念什么课程, 他们 可以选修什么课程等等.这段文章里有今天学过的语法和词汇.

请你注意听, 看看能够听懂多少.

In American high schools, most students take English, science, math and history. These are basic courses and each course is as useful as the others. In English class, the students study grammar and read famous literature. In science class, they study biology, chemistry or physics. History is more interesting to some students because they learn about important events and places in the United States. Students take other courses too. These are electives. Some of them are music, home economics and computer science. Students don't have to take all of these courses. Some study music because they feel it is more enjoyable. Some study computer science because they think it is more practical. In each class, teachers give students exams. Some exams are more difficult than others, but a good student can always do well.

刚才那段文章如果你没有全懂, 等一会儿老师还会再念一遍给你听. 现在我们 先来听今天测验的三个问题.

第一个问题是:

M: What are some of the basic American high school courses?

第二个问题是:

M: What do students learn in history classes?

第三个问题是:

M: Do all American high school students study music?

好, 现在我们再听英文老师用慢速度把刚才那段文章念一遍, 请你特别注意刚 才那三个问题的答案.

In American high schools, most students take English, science, math and history. These are basic courses and each course is as useful as the others. In English class, the students study grammar and read famous literature. In science class, they study biology, chemistry or physics. History is more interesting to some students because they learn about important events and places in the United States. Students take other courses too. These are electives. Some of them are music, home economics and computer science. Students don't have to take all of these courses. Some study music because they feel it is more enjoyable. Some study computer science because they think it is more practical. In each class, teachers give students exams. Some exams are more difficult than others, but a good student can always do well.

好, 现在请你回答今天测验的三个问题; 你回答之后, 老师会念出正确答案, 让 你作个比较, 看你答对了没有.

第一个问题是:

M: What are some of the basic American high school courses?

F: They are English, science and history.

第二个问题是:

M: What do students learn in history classes?

F: They learn about important events and places in the United States.

第三个问题是:

M: Do all American high school students study music?

F: No, not all of them study music.