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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A university's academic reputation is the most important thing a student should consider in deciding which university to attend.Use examples and details to support your opinion.
你是否同意以下观点？大学的学术口碑是学生在决定就读哪所大学时应该考虑的最重要的事情。使用具体示例详述以支持你的观点。
I agree with the statement.Coz first an academically renowned university is blessed with top-notch faculty and resources.For example, the most prestigious professors, the most advanced equipment in the lab, and the most abundant academic journals in the library, etc, so we learn more there.Besides, there will be more talented students in this kind of school.The intense peer pressure will provide the needed impetus for us to constantly improve and drive ourselves to the next level, and we could develop a better quality social network as well.
我同意这种观点。因为首先一所学术知名的大学，拥有一流的教师团队和资源，比如最负盛名的教授，实验室里最先进的设备，图书馆里最丰富的学术期刊等等，所以我们在那里可以学到更多。此外，这种学校会有更多才华横溢的学生，巨大的同伴压力将为我们不断提升和推动自己更上一层楼提供必要的动力，我们也可以开发一个更高质量的社交圈。
The woman expresses her opinion about the letter writer's proposal.Briefly summarize the proposal.Then state her opinion about the proposal and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
1.audit [ˈɔːdɪt] v. 旁听
Many universities allow students to audit classes.很多大学允许学生旁听课程。
2.obligation [ˌɑːblɪˈɡeɪʃn] n. 义务
additional obligations for professors 教授的额外义务
1.overall [ˌəʊvərˈɔːl] adv. 总体上
students who are actually taking the class 真正上课的学生
auditing students 旁听生
But overall, for the other students who are actually taking the classes, it wouldn't be good.（0∶13-0∶17）但总体上对真正上课的学生是不好的。
2.credit [ˈkredɪt] n. 学分
taking the class for a grade, for credit（0∶20-0∶23）为了成绩、学分去上课
3.basic [ˈbeɪsɪk] adj. 基础的
asking really basic questions（0∶37-0∶39）问非常基础的问题
4.slow down 减慢
slowing down the class discussion（0∶39-0∶41）减慢课堂讨论进度
5.add up to 累积到
add up to more work（0∶57-0∶58）累计成更大工作量
6.prepare handout 准备讲义
learn name 学习名字
Like they'd have to prepare extra handouts for the class, learn extra names（0∶57-1∶02）比如说他们需要准备新的讲义，学习更多学生的名字。
The student proposes that the school should allow students to audit classes because it is good for interested students and won't create extra work for professors.The woman in the conversation disagrees with this proposal.First, she points out that auditing classes might be beneficial for students who are doing it, but is not good for students who are actually taking the classes, coz the latter usually put in a lot of time in preparation, like doing the reading, while the former are not well-prepared.So they are gonna slow down the class by asking basic questions, which are already covered in the reading assignments.Second, it will create extra work for professors, if this proposal goes through, professors will have to prepare extra handouts, remember extra names and even stay after classes to answer questions from students who audit the class.
Explain how the example from the lecture illustrates the concept of integrated farming.
1.cultivation [ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃn] n. 栽培
treat the cultivation of their animals and plants as two separate activities 把动物饲养和作物栽培视为两个独立的活动
2.integrate [ˈɪntɪɡreɪt] v. 结合
Others integrate the two so that they work together.其他人会把这两者结合在一起，共同工作。
1.keep [kiːp] v. 养
keep their chickens（0∶15-0∶17）养小鸡
2.floor [flɔːr] n. 地板
This little house has four walls and a roof, but it doesn't have any floor.（0∶18-0∶22）这小房子有四面墙和一个屋顶，但是没有地板。
3.wheel [wiːl] n. 轮子
attach to 依附
And it has wheels attached to it, so it can easily be moved from one location to another.（0∶22-0∶29）而且有轮子依附在屋子上，因此屋子可以轻易从一个地方移动到下一个地方。
4.peck at 啄食
They walk around inside the house and peck at the soil.（0∶45-0∶49）它们在屋子里走来走去，啄食土壤。
5.weeds [wiːdz] n. 杂草
eat any weeds or wild plants that they find（0∶49-0∶54）吃它们找到的杂草或野生植物
6.bean plants 豆科植物
This activity is also good for the bean plants.（1∶11-1∶14）这活动对豆科植物很好。
7.compete with 竞争
compete with them for crucial resources（1∶29-1∶31）和它们竞争重要资源
Integrated farming means to integrate the cultivation of animals and plants so that they can work together.The lecture talks about how chickens are used to help the growth of the bean plants as an example of this concept.Chickens are put in a house with no floor but 4 wheels, 4 walls and a roof.Then, the house is placed in the field where bean plants grow.The chicken will walk around, peck at the soil and eat weeds.When one section of the field is processed, the house is moved to the next section for the same process.As a result, chickens eat lots of weeds, and at the same time, help to improve the soil quality.When the bean plants start to grow in the soil, there will be no weeds to compete with them for resources like sunlight and water.
Using points and examples from the lecture, explain two environmental conditions that help preserve archaeological artifacts.
1.archaeologist [ˌɑːrkiˈɑːlədʒɪst] n. 考古学家
civilization [ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn] n. 文明
As we know, archaeologists discover objects from past civilizations.（0∶06-0∶10）众所周知，考古学家从古文明发掘东西。
2.last [læst] v. 持续
enough to last for thousands of years（0∶23-0∶26）足够持续几千年
3.inhibit [ɪnˈhɪbɪt] v. 阻碍
bacterial growth 细菌生长
aridity [əˈrɪdəti] n. 干旱
preserve [prɪˈzɜːrv] v. 保存
One environmental condition that inhibits bacterial growth and helps preserve artifacts is aridity.（0∶51-0∶59）抑制细菌生长并有助于保护文物的一种环境条件是干旱。
4.decay [dɪˈkeɪ] n. 腐蚀
Bacteria that cause decay can't survive well in dry environments.（1∶02-1∶06）导致腐蚀的细菌不能在干燥的环境内生长。
5.tomb [tuːm] n. 坟墓
brightly-colored 鲜艳颜色的
Archaeologists have found tombs more than two thousand years old with brightly-colored wall paintings in them.（1∶20-1∶27）考古学家发现多个两千多年前的坟墓，里面的壁画颜色依旧非常鲜艳。
6.contain [kənˈteɪn] v. 包含
contain little or no oxygen（1∶53-1∶55）包含极少或没有氧气
7.intact [ɪnˈtækt] adj. 完好无缺的
The vases were still intact.（2∶08-2∶10）这些花瓶仍然是完好无损的。
The professor explains two environmental conditions that help to protect archaeological artifacts.The first condition is lack of moisture coz bacteria can't survive and cause decay in dry environments.For example, in the deserts of Egypt, ancient tombs more than 2,000 years old were found with brightly-colored wall paintings that were as bright and clear as paintings made today.The second condition is lack of oxygen coz bacteria need oxygen to live.For example, at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, a sunken ancient ship was found, carrying vases that were still intact and remarkably well preserved.