7大场景（七）文化教育
熟悉场景
书籍、电影、戏剧这些艺术作品作为文化教育的载体，往往是扎根在生活，再通过一定的艺术手段来升华，以达到教化民众、提升素质的目的。考生在英语听力考试过程中会遇见自己所熟悉的一些社会现象、事迹或者自己不熟悉的某些文化教育现象。文化教育场景在博士研究生入学英语考试的听力中是基础话题之一，考生要给予一定的重视。
（1）文化场景
场景涉及内容：
对某种文化现象的介绍和讨论；
书籍、电影等艺术形式对文化传承的影响；
文化交流的意义以及对人类产生的影响；
各国不同文化对比，如何适应国外的生活和工作；
文化现象产生的背景以及原因分析；
文化现象造成的后果及人们的应对措施；
文化现象的未来展望等。
场景词汇：cultural diversity；cultural treasures；preserve the cultural relics；cradle of culture；local customs and practices；entertainment；pastimes；cultural differences等。
（2）教育场景
场景人物：学生、家长、老师
场景涉及内容：
就某种教育制度的讨论，如成人教育对社会发展的贡献等；
入学问题的讨论，如孩子几岁入学更合理等；
讨论不同的教育途径，老师、家长在孩子教育过程中的作用等；
教育方法很重要，什么方法最合适？效果最好？
教育过程遇到困难怎么办，对方总会给出鼓励和解决建议等。
场景词汇：president；university；kindergarten；elementary education；nursery school；voluntary labor；graduation appraisal；lecture portfolio；expert；due等。
答题技巧
（1）熟悉文化教育场景词汇。建议考生们可以多看看国家地理、人文地理、社会科学一类的书籍，以补充文化教育类的常识和扩充词汇。
（2）扫视材料，预测内容。在听力开始前，扫描题干或选项，做到心中有数，确定是否为文化教育场景的长对话，根据场景知识预测对话发生的时间、地点、场景、人物关系等，推测谈话的大致内容。
（3）抓住开头，把握主旨。文化教育类一般是就某个问题进行讨论，一般会在开始提出主题，中间部分则是细节和事实，结尾是给出结论或观点态度。考生可以有针对性地听长对话的各个部分。
（4）重点逻辑关系词定位出题点。在录音原文中，比较重要的逻辑关系词出现的地方多是出题点所在处。考生听录音时对这些地方要多留意，最好能记下该词所在句子的大致意思。其中重点逻辑关系词主要包括因果关系词、转折关系词、让步关系词等。
典型真题
No.7
13.Why didn’t Bill want one of them?
A.He wanted to buy one from Japan.
B.He wasn’t sure about its quality.
C.He thought it was for business use.
D.He thought it was expensive.
14.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the woman?
A.She had never read the magazine herself.
B.She knew who usually read the magazine.
C.She was quite interested in the new device.
D.She agreed with Bill at the end of the conversation.（北京大学2007年）
【名师点评】
13.D。原文woman提到costs a lot of money与选项D中的was expensive对应，而Bill对此给予了Yes的回答。故答案为D。
14.C。原文中的I’ve never actually read it myself与选项A对应；原文中的It’s for real scientists.说明woman知道读杂志的人；原文最后的I suppose so与选项D对应。原文没有提及woman对new device是否感兴趣。故答案为C。(https://www.daowen.com)
【听力原文】
W:What are you reading，Bill?
M:It’s this week’s New Scientist.Why?
W:I was just wondering.It looks interesting，but I’ve never actually read it myself.It’s for real scientists.Or，can ordinary people like me understand it?
M:Oh，it’s for anyone really.It usually has articles and stories about current affairs，about science as well as papers about new developments in research.I’m reading about a new telephone that allows you to see the person you’re speaking to as well as hear him.
W:Oh，I’ve heard about it.Is it on the market yet Can I buy one?
M:Not this yet.But the company has made other models to try out on business.This one is special because of its color and the image is moving.
W:Oh，that’s interesting.
M:You see the first video phones，that’s what they are called，were made in Japan，but they can only show a still black and white image.So this video phone is much better than that.Mind you，I’m not sure I want one，would you?
W:Well，no，I don’t think I would.I bet it costs a lot of money.Does it say how much it costs?
M:Yes.The early white and black ones cost several hundred pounds.But the one the story is about costs several thousand pounds.
W:Hum.Why does anybody want one?
M:Business organizations that need to frequently contact overseas organizations would want it.It’s like a face-to-face conversation，so maybe a lot of overseas travel can be avoided.
W:I suppose so.
实战演练
No.8
15.What do the two people mainly talk about?
A.Whether small children should go to a nursery school.
B.How a nursery school should be managed.
C.When reading should be introduced to nursery education.
D.How children like going to a nursery school.16.What kind of ability can be developed by reading according to Gray?
A.Understanding.B.Response.
C.Creativity.D.Sense of humor.
【名师点评】
15.A。对话开头女士的提问便点出了对话的主题“把3岁的孩子送到a nursery school怎样”接着他们围绕这一问题展开讨论。故答案为A。
16.C。在原文中Gray提出是否可以早一点让孩子们接触一些创造性的事物，woman想到art，而Gray说：reading is creative，这就表明了他对阅读的态度。故答案为C。
【听力原文】
W:What do you think of sending three-year-olds to a nursery school，Gray?
M:That’s a good idea.
W:Why do you think it’s a good idea?
M:Because the baby enjoys being around other people of its age.
W:But I was thinking of a fairly formal thing，you know，like the kind of programs where you are training a person to go into kindergarten or the first grade.
M:Well，teaching them what Reading?
W:Yeah，not just a play situation.
M:I think it depends very much on that family’s situation and that particular child.And I think even if it’s not a play situation，it’s not a bad thing.
W:You don’t think that maybe you start structuring a person，you know，too much，too soon I mean，I think our educational system is very structured and very repressive.
M:Well，if it’s more of the same thing，I agree.But，Bettie，wouldn’t it be possible，uh，to start some sort of creative thing earlier?
W:You mean like art？
M:Mm，even like reading is creative...
W:Mm...Well，I’m also thinking，too，about what age a child starts to socialize and I don’t think they’re ready for socializing outside of the family before the age of about five or six.
M:Oh，really?
W:There are other ways of socializing，uh...uh，with other children than sending your child off to a nursery school.