2015年最新英语六级听力练习材料VOA标准英语(3)
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<span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="infrequently">infrequently</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> <span word="referencing">referencing</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jamaica">Jamaica</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 100,000 <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="Umoru">Umoru</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Shanique">Shanique</span> <span word="Campbell">Campbell</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Jamaican">Jamaican</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="scary">scary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Campell">Campell</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="references">references</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> 800 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 3,000 <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ACT">ACT</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="Testing">Testing</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Schaeffer">Schaeffer</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disadvantage">disadvantage</span>. <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="disadvantage">disadvantage</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="prep">prep</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="revisions">revisions</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Overall">Overall</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revisions">revisions</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Eddie">Eddie</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="Admission">Admission</span> <span word="Counseling">Counseling</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="insofar">insofar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="succeeding">succeeding</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="West">West</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="references">references</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disadvantage">disadvantage</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="uncommon">uncommon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="conversant">conversant</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Declaration">Declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Luther">Luther</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>.<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="West">West</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="coursework">coursework</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 800,000 <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p>
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