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1、新视野大学英语读写教程(第三版)讲义BookOneUnitTwo授课班级:___________授课教师:___________16I.Warming-upActivities1.PreviewandLead-in(p2)2.BackgroundInformation(教参p2-3)AmericanhighereducationInUSA,studentscanchoosetogotocollegeafterhighschool.(Ortheycanchoosetogostraighttotheworkforcea
2、fterhighschool.)Theyhavetheoptionofattendingatwo-yearcommunitycollegebeforeapplyingtoafour-yearuniversity.Admissiontocommunitycollegeiseasier,tuitionislower,andclasssizesareoftensmallerthanatauniversity.Communitycollegestudentscanearnanassociatedegreeandtransf
3、eruptotwoyearsofcoursecreditstoauniversity.Collegeanduniversitystudentsneedtopaytuition,butmanyearnscholarshipsorreceiveloans.Althoughadmissionpoliciesvaryfromoneuniversitytoanother,mostdetermineadmissionbasedonseveralcriteria,includingastudent’shighschoolcour
4、seofstudy,highschoolGradePointAverage(GPA),participationinextracurricularactivities,SATorACTexamscores,awrittenessay,andpossiblyapersonalinterviewwitharepresentativefromtheadmissionoffice.MoststudentsinUSAtaketheSAT(knownasScholasticAptitudeTest)orACT(American
5、CollegeTesting)duringtheirfinalyearofhighschool.EachuniversitysetsaminimumSATorACTscorethatastudentmustachieveinordertogainadmission.Thesearestandardizedquantitativeexaminations.TheSATtestscriticalreading,mathematics,andwritingskills.TheACTtestsEnglish,mathema
6、tics,reading,andsciencereasoning,andincludesanoptimalwritingtest.Extracurricularactivitiesmayincludescholasticclubs,athleticteams,studentgovernment,andphilanthropicclubs.Voluntaryparticipationinthesekindsofactivitiesisanindicationthatastudenthaslearnedvaluable
7、lifelessons,suchasteamwork,leadership,orcivicresponsibility.Universitystudentspursuingabachelor’sdegreearecalled“undergraduates”;studentspursuingamaster’sordoctoraldegreearecalled“graduatestudents”.Mostuniversitiesgiveundergraduatestudentsaliberaleducation,whi
8、chmeansstudentsarerequiredtotakecoursesacrossseveraldisciplinesbeforetheyspecializeinamajorfieldofstudy.Graduateandprofessionalprograms,suchasmedicineorlaw,arespecialized.Alldegree