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  3. In this section of the test, you will be asked to choose between two opinions. You will need to answer the question by supportin

In this section of the test, you will be asked to choose between two opinions. You will need to answer the question by supportin

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问题     In this section of the test, you will be asked to choose between two opinions. You will need to answer the question by supporting your choice with examples. After the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare and 45 seconds to speak.
    Some university students choose to study a variety of subjects in order to have a broader education. Other students focus on one subject in order to have a greater understanding of a particular topic. Which style of education do you think is better for students and why?
    Question 3
    Reading
    In this question, you will read a short passage about a campus situation and then listen to a talk on the same topic. Then you will answer a question using information from both the reading and the talk. After the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
    Read the following announcement about the university’s plan to change the students’ meal plan. You will have 45 seconds to read the announcement. Begin reading now.
Changes to the Meal Program
    The university has decided to eliminate breakfast from its student meal plan. This is being done as a cost-saving measure. The cafeteria was preparing breakfast for all the students who signed up for the plan, but fewer than sixty percent of the students were eating the meals. In the past, the cost of the meal plan included three meals per day. However, breakfast will now only be offered on a pay-as-you-go basis. The price of the meal plan will reflect these changes immediately.
    Listening

    Question
    The man expresses his opinion of the university’s plan to remove breakfast from the student meal plan. State his opinion and explain his reasons for holding that opinion.
S1 I can’t believe they are doing this. What a terrible idea! Doesn’t the university realize all the problems this is going to create? It might save a few dollars, but that’s hardly worth it considering the consequences.
S2 What do you mean? This is actually going to solve a bunch of problems. The university was just wasting time and energy making meals that were never eaten. I’m sort of happy, actually, because now my meal plan will cost less. I never eat breakfast anyway.
S1 Trust me. There are going to be problems. It says that about sixty percent of the students were actually eating the meals. Let’s say that half of them just stop eating breakfast all together because the university doesn’t offer it anymore. So, thirty percent of the meal plan students are going to be in their morning classes falling asleep because they’re so hungry. Not eating properly makes it impossible to study. A lot of people are going to be getting lower grades.
S2 We might be hearing more stomachs growling in class, but if students really want breakfast, they only need to buy it, right? You can still get breakfast, when you want to, but you have to pay for it. And, the system is better because you only pay on the days you actually eat.
S1 The system is worse. A lot of the students on the meal plan are actually scholarship students. The meal plan is covered by their scholarships. If they have to pay for breakfast every morning, that money comes directly out of their pockets. The scholarships are not going to change just because of a change in the meal plan. Sure, some of them have jobs, but they can’t work too much. If their grades start to slip, they will lose their financial support and have to leave university completely.
S2 You’re making it sound worse than it really is. Sure, it might be a problem for a few people, but for the majority of students, the new plan is actually a good thing.
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答案 The man thinks the university is making a mistake by removing breakfast from the student meal plan. His first concern is that a lot of students will stop eating breakfast. He assumes that out of the roughly sixty percent of the students on the meal plan who actually eat breakfast, about half of them will stop. They will be too hungry to think in class and they will begin to earn lower grades. He also argues that the changes to the plan will be a problem for the scholarship students, because only the meal plan is covered by their financial support, not extra meals. They wilt have to pay for extra meals themselves. This will be especially hard for them because they can only work a limited number of hours during the term. If they work too much and their grades begin to fall, they could lose their scholarships.
解析 综合题要求先阅读原文(时间40-45秒)，再昕对话(时间60-80秒)，准备时间为30秒钟，回答时间为60秒钟。本题要求陈述对话者之一所提出的意见，并说明其理由。原文涉及大学里实行的政策、规定、计划和便利设施等相关内容。听力主要是针对这一内容持赞成和反对意见的两个人的对话。原文的要点是取消大学里就餐安排中的早餐，在对话里男生的立场是反对这种政策，女生的意见相反。
    参考答案以”男生认为学校的做法是不对的”开始，然后说明了男生反对的两个理由：
    1．取消早餐后，在校就餐的60%的学生中，有一半的学生不会去吃早餐。如果不吃早餐，早晨上课就容易犯困，成绩也会受到影响。
    2．在校就餐的学生大多数是拿奖学金的学生。根据奖学金制度他们本可以享受在校就餐的优惠，而现在早餐要花钱买着吃。并且如果兼职工作太多，成绩就会下降，因此也不能做太多工作。
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