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  3. In this question, you will listen to a conversation. Then you will be asked to talk about the information in the conversation an

In this question, you will listen to a conversation. Then you will be asked to talk about the information in the conversation an

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问题     In this question, you will listen to a conversation. Then you will be asked to talk about the information in the conversation and to give your opinion about the ideas presented. After the question, you will have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak. Listen to two students discussing tuition fees.

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    The students discuss two solutions to the problem that affects them both. Describe the problem and the two solutions. Then state which of the two solutions you prefer and explain why.
S1 Hey Jessica, how are you ... uh, you don’t look so good, what’s wrong?
S2 Oh, I’m okay, but I just heard the university is going to raise tuition fees next semester.
S1 Really? I thought there was a freeze on tuition increases.
S2 Yes, but not now. Many universities are in financial trouble, but the government doesn’t want to spend billions of dollars to bail them out.
S1 Gee, I hope the fees don’t go up too high. I don’t know how I’m going to pay for tuition as it is. I’m already working part-time.
S2 I know. I am also working but I think I may have to consider getting a second job or increasing my hours at work. The trouble with that is if I work more than 15 hours per week, I won’t be able to go to school full-time and I won’t graduate on time. But I may just have to extend my studies.
S1 Well, I guess the other option we would have to look at is taking out more student loans. Did you happen to hear that the government would probably increase the amount of student loan?
S2 Actually, yes. They’re also going to revise some of the regulations around paying it back. I think the interest-free period will be extended from six months to a year, after we finish studying. Although I already have student loans, I am going to consider this option because I’d really like to graduate on time.
S1 Student loans do seem like the lesser of two evils, especially since you’d finish school on time. For me, I don’t really want to go more into debt if I can avoid it, so I think I may look at increasing my hours at work, and I’ll definitely be working full-time this summer. Maybe I’ll try to find a better paying job.
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答案 The two students are having difficulty paying for the increased tuition fees. They came up with two solutions to pay the increased school fees. One is increasing the amount of time they spend working, and the other is taking out more student loans. I think taking out more loans is the best way to deal with the problem. Although borrowing more money will increase the debt load, the female student mentioned how the regulations on student loans were being eased. This will make it easier for them to pay the loans back. Also, using student loans for the tuition increase means they will graduate on time, which will enable them to get a job faster. Relying on student loans, which they had already used, means that they can devote their time to studying. Working more will affect their studies and stress them out.
解析 这是综合型题目的第三种类型。这种类型要求考生把讨论的问题和这个问题的两种解决方案以及答题者选择的解决方法和相关理由(包括答题者自己的想法)说出来，所以考生要仔细地判断对话内容才能解答得更加全面。两个学生正在讨论支付学费的方法，两种解决方案分别是增加打工时间和利用新的助学贷款制度。参考答案里女生选择了接受助学贷款，理由是贷款的规定已放宽，负担减轻了，因此也可以按时毕业了。回答的内容要点如下：
    1. tuition fees will go up
    2．how to pay fees
    3. two solution: increase working time/take out student loans
    4. choice: student loans—①Increasing working time—can’t graduate on time
    ②changed regulations on student loans—can graduate on time
    因为回答时间有限，因此要把每个概念简单地整理一下并连贯起来。如果对某一细节描述过多，就会影响答案整体的连贯性。如果认为是多余的内容就将其省略掉，五六行的对话内容可以概括为一两句话。例如，对话里提到助学贷款的时候，也提到了具体的免息时间延长等事项，参考答案将这些内容简单概括成了“贷款规定放宽了(…the regulations on student loans were being eased.)”。在结构上，进行对比或者对照的两个概念，只要句子通顺，顺序排列无关紧要。上面内容要点中的第4点就是这种情况。
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