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1、口语考试原文UnitlMaintainingthequalityorincreasingtheintake?Interviewee:It'sareallydifficultbalancetostrike,actuallymaintainingthequalitybutmakingsureasmanyyoungpeopleaspossibleandolderpeopleaswell-there'sbeenasurgeinthenumberofover25sapplying,andwetakemanypeoplewhoareover
2、25.Butwe'vegottogetthatbalaneeright.It'sgoingtobeterriblydifficultforusnextyear.Hostess:Giventhecutsthatthegovernmentannouncedacoupleofweeksago,andthenumbersthatweknowintermsofapplications,whereareyougoingtodrawthatline?Areyougoingtohavetolookatcuttingintakeinorderto
3、maintainthequalityofthecourses?Interviewee:We'retryingtocutintakeatthemoment.Butwhatitmeansiswe'regoingtohavetobeextra-cautiousinthenumberofofferswemake,becausewesimplycannotaffordtogooverourquotaofthenumberofplacesthatwecanoffer.Becauseifwedo,itmeansthatwecouldbefin
4、ed,orwejustsimplyhaven'tgotenoughmoneytomakesurethestudents'experienceisright.Soitmeansthatmaybelastyearwewouldallowafewmorepeopletohaveanoffer.Thisyearisgoingtobetoughe匚Hostess:Doyoulaysomeoftheblameforthesituationatthedoorofthegovernment?Interviewee:IfyoulooktoFran
5、ce,Sarkozyisactuallyincreasingthebudgetforhighereducation.ObamaintheU.S.hasdonethesamething.Sowezrejustslightlypuzzledastowhythegovernmentseemstobecuttingbackonhighereducationratherthanpumpingmoremoneyintowhatwethinkisaservicethatisabsolutelyvitalfortheeconomy.第二单元Ri
6、verPollution•Ifyouseedeadfishfloatingontheriverornoticethatthewaterisdiscoloredandsmelly,youknowtheriverhasbeenpolluted,andtherearefourmainpossiblecausesforit.•First,fertilizer.Iflargeamountsoffertilizerorfarmwastedrainintoariver,theconcentrationsofnitrateandphosphat
7、einthewaterincreaseconsiderably.Algaeusethesesubstancestogrowrapidly,turningthewatergreen.Thismassivegrowthofalgaeleadstopollution.Whenthealgaedie,theyarebrokendownbytheactionofthebacteria,whichquicklymultiply,usingupalltheoxygeninthewaterandthereforecausingthedeatho
8、ffish.•Second,industrialwaste.Factoriessometimesdischargechemicalwasteintorivers.Examplesofsuchpollutantsineludecyanide,lead,copper
