Directions: In this part, you’ll listen to five sentences.Each sentence will be read three times.Write down the sentences according to what you’ve heard on the lines provided below.
Directions: Please discuss the following questions in small groups.
1)What has made you decide on the university or college you are presently studying in?
2)What differences have you found between college and high school?
Directions: Read the following short passage related to the video you are going to watch.
Princeton University is a private Ivy League (常春藤盟校) research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton was the fourth chartered institution of higher education in the Thirteen Colonies and thus one of the nine colonial colleges established before the American Revolution.The institution moved to Newark in 1747, then to the current site nine years later, where it was renamed Princeton University in 1896.
Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.It offers professional degrees through the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Architecture and the Bendheim Center for Finance.The university has ties with the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Westminster Choir College of Rider University.Princeton has the largest endowment (捐款) per student in the United States.
Princeton’s undergraduate program is highly selective, admitting 6.1% of undergraduate applicants in the 2016-2017 admissions cycle (for the Class of 2021).The middle 50% range of SAT scores were 690-790 for critical reading, 710-800 for math, and 700-790 for writing.The middle 50% range of the ACT Composite score was 32-35.
The Graduate School has about 2,600 students in 42 academic departments and programs in social sciences, engineering, natural sciences, and humanities.In 2012-2013, it received over 11,000 applications for admission and awarded 319 Ph.D.degrees and 170 final master’s degrees.
The university has graduated many notable alumni (校友).It has been associated with 41 Nobel laureates (诺贝尔奖获得者),21 National Medal of Science winners, 14 Fields Medalists, 5 Abel Prize winners, 8 Fields Medalists winners, 10 Turing Award laureates, five National Humanities Medal recipients, 209 Rhodes Scholars, and 126 Marshall Scholars.Two U.S.Presidents, 12 U.S.Supreme Court Justices ( three of whom currently serve on the court), and numerous living billionaires and foreign heads of state are all counted among Princeton’s alumni body.Princeton has also graduated many prominent members of the U.S.Congress and the U.S.Cabinet, including eight Secretaries of State, three Secretaries of Defense, and two of the past four Chairs of the Federal Reserve (美联储).
Directions: This part contains 5 multiple choice questions based on the following video clip.You should select the best answer to each question.Before you watch the video, study the words and expressions in the table below.The video clip will be played twice.When it is played for the first time, you should pay attention to the main idea and answer some general comprehension questions.When it is played for the second time, you should focus on the important details and answer some specific comprehension questions.
1)Where is Princeton University located?
A.In New Mexico.
B.In New Jersey.
C.In New York.
D.In Nevada.
2)When was Princeton originally chartered?
A.In 1714.
B.In 1746.
C.In 1747.
D.In 1346.
3)Where does Princeton rank in terms of history among American universities?
A.No.1.
B.No.2.
C.No.3.
D.No.4.
4)What is the area of Princeton’s campus?
A.150 acres.
B.180 acres.
C.500 acres.
D.800 acres.
5)What did Hannah do on her self-guided tour?
A.She bought a hat from Bent Spoon.
B.She visited the whole campus.
C.She bought gelato from Bucks County Dry Goods.
D.She visited the Princeton University Art Museum.
Directions: Answer the following questions briefly according to the content of the video you have just watched.
1)Where did Hannah go first?
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2)What was the founding purpose of the Princeton University Art Museum?
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3)What was the prize for passing the test at the end of the tour?
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Directions: In this part, you are required to write an essay of no less than 120 words based on the video above.Write a short summary of the video and make comments on it.