高级口译0909听力原文汇总合集（1）

2010-09-10 00:00:00来源：网络

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　　高级口译0909听力原文汇总合集（1）

　　Spot DictationFor more than two centuries, American's colleges and universities have been the backbone of the country's progress. They have educated their technical, managerial and professional work force, and provided generation after generation of national leaders.Today, educators from around the country are up to find many reasons for the excellence of the American universities.But four historic acts stand out as watersheds.First, education for the mass. In 1862, congress enacted the Land-Grand College Act, which essentially extended the opportunity of higher education to all Americans, including women and minorities.

　　Each state was permitted to sell large tracts of federal land, and use the proceeds to endow at least one public college. Second, competition breeds success. Over the years, the decentralization and diversity of the America's colleges and universities have promoted competition for students and resources. Competitive pressure first arose during the Civil War, when President Lincoln created the National Academy of Science, to advice congress on any subject of science and art.The academy's impact really grew after World War 2, when a landmark report commissioned by the then president, argue that it was the Federal government's responsibility to provide adequate funds for basic research.Instead of been centralized in government's laboratories, scientific researches became decentralized in the American universities, and generated increasing investment.It also gave graduate students research opportunities, and help spread scientific discoveries far and wide, to the benefit of industry, medicine, and society as a whole. Thirdly, investing in the future. The end of World War 2, saw the passage of Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. The law, which provided for college or vocational education for returning veterans, made the higher education system accessible in ways that were inconceivable in Europe, opening the door of the best universities to men and women who had never dreamed of going to college. Finally, promoting diversity. The creation of federal loan and subsidy programs, as well as outright grand for college students, brought much needed diversity to higher education, and further help to democratize access. Since it's funded in 1965, Federal Family Education Loan Program has funded more than 74 million student loans, worth more than 180 billion dollars.

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