2024年12月英语四级听力真题 卷二 文章3

Passage Three

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A new bill in the Ohio legislature would require state public colleges and universities to send prospective students a packet of information.

俄亥俄州立法机构提出的一项新法案将要求州立公立大学向潜在学生发送一份信息包。

This would include costs of college, grants and scholarships.

这将包括大学的费用、助学金和奖学金信息。

It would also include expected monthly loan payments and projected salary after college.

还将包括预期的每月贷款还款额和大学毕业后的预计薪资。

State Representative Adam Mathews is one of the two legislators who proposed the bill.

州众议员亚当·马修斯是提出该法案的两位立法者之一。

He said it would give prospective students more information about what to expect once they graduate.

他说这将为潜在学生提供更多关于毕业后可以预期的信息。

“Putting that information in front of them will give them the best opportunity to match their skills and their dreams to what our schools can provide,” said Mathews.

“将这些信息摆在他们面前，将给他们最佳的机会将他们的技能和梦想与我们学校能提供的相匹配，”马修斯说。

He notes that the state can only regulate public institutions in this way, but he hopes private institutions in Ohio follow the lead of the state and post similar information.

他指出，州政府只能以这种方式规范公共机构，但他希望俄亥俄州的私立机构效仿州政府的做法，发布类似的信息。

He believes giving out this information will help Ohio's colleges and universities to be more competitive.

他认为，提供这些信息将有助于俄亥俄州的大学和学院更具竞争力。

The information will highlight what a great value they have for their very reasonable cost.

这些信息将突出它们对于非常合理的成本所提供的巨大价值。

Ohio's schools are already competitive.

俄亥俄州的学校已经具有竞争力。

The state attracts more undergraduate students than it sends to colleges out of state, Many colleges and universities currently provide similar information on their websites.

该州吸引的本科生人数比送出州外的大学生多。许多大学和学院目前在其网站上提供类似的信息。

This includes tuition,fees, graduation rates and more. But students need to search for the information.

这包括学费、费用、毕业率等。但学生需要自己搜索这些信息。

This bill would require the universities and colleges to send a packet directly to students.

这项法案将要求大学和学院直接向学生发送信息包。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题22至25基于你刚刚听到的段落。

Question 22.What would the new bill in the Ohio legislature require public colleges and universities to do?

问题22.俄亥俄州立法机构的新法案将要求公立大学和学院做什么？

Question 23. What can the state only do according to Adam Mathews?

问题23.根据亚当·马修斯，州政府只能做什么？

Question 24. What do we learn about Ohio's schools from the passage?

问题24.从段落中我们了解到关于俄亥俄州学校的什么信息？

Question 25. What is the problem with schools providing information on their websites?

问题25.学校在其网站上提供信息有什么问题？

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