OG
Integrated task 2
Reading passage
Professors are normally found in university classrooms, offices, and libraries doing research and lecturing to their students. More and more, however, they also appear as guests on television news programs, giving expert commentary on the latest events in the world. These television appearances are of great benefit to the professors themselves as well as to their universities and the general public.
Professors benefit from appearing on television because by doing so they acquire reputations as authorities in their academic fields among a much wider audience than they have on campus. If a professor publishes views in an academic journal, only other scholars will learn about and appreciate those views. But when a professor appears on TV, thousands of people outside the narrow academic community become aware of the professor’s ideas. So when professors share their ideas with a television audience, the professors’ importance as scholars is enhanced.
Universities also benefit from such appearances. The universities receive positive publicity when their professors appear on TV. When people see a knowledgeable faculty member of a university on television, they think more highly of that university. That then leads to an improved reputation for the university. And that improved reputation in turn leads to more donations for the university and more applications from potential students.
Finally, the public gains from professors’ appearing on television. Most television viewers normally have no contact with university professors. When professors appear on television, viewers have a chance to learn from experts and to be exposed to views they might otherwise never hear about. Television is generally a medium for commentary that tends to be superficial, not deep or thoughtful. From professors on television, by contrast, viewers get a taste of real expertise and insight.
Sample answer
The passage introduces three reasons why professors should appear on televisions: gaining reputation for the professor, for the college and to educate the general public. However, the lecture disagrees.
The passage presents a plausible view that professors appearing on televisions makes them authorities and actually gives the access to a wider audience than the students at their universities. However, prudent as it might seem, the lecturer states that such professors who appear frequently on televisions are not generally viewed as serious scholars among their fellow professors. As a result, those professors will receive less invitation to attend academic conferences or less likely to receive research grants. This seriously hinders the professor’s opportunity to further grow as a researcher.
Suffice to note, the reading states that universities do benefit when their professors appear on televisions because public take of such faculty members is that a university is of high stature, leading to worshiped reputation and thus a way to solicit donations. That said, the lecturer refutes the claim by stating that such professors who frequently appear on televisions also have a negative effect on students and the university. Appearing on televisions takes a lot of time to prepare, including preparation for the material, transportation time and even time to dress up. This precious time can also be used to teach class, help students, or even do further research. As a result, professors who appear on televisions waste a lot of time that can be used to contribute to teaching and research.
It is a commendable analysis from the reading that when professors appear on television, the public that usually has no chance of meeting such learned people then benefits because it manages to interact with the professors. However, the view is diluted by the lecturer's claim that professors appearing on televisions do not usually help educate the general public. The television network is not interested in having the professor explaining intellectual substances of their researches butrather, in having them explain some basic background information or history. This type of information can be easily presented by a serious reporter who has done his work properly.
Because of the above reasons, it is highly questionable whether professors appearing on televisions have many advantages. In fact, it could bring negative consequencesto both the professors themselves and the universities at which they teach.
一、阅读听力要点概括
Reading Passage
Theme:The unstoppable invasion from ZM will lead to serious impact on native fish
Key point 1: Owing to ships, ZM will quickly take over all the habitats in North America
Key point 2:Universities can get better reputation, more donations and more applicants
Key point 3:Public people can obtain more insightful and profound knowledge
Lecture
Theme:Question, benefits
Key words 1:Serious, entertain, educate, invited, conferences, difficulty, money, research
Key words 2:Time, research, students, university business, TV studio, on campus
Key words 3:Public, in-depth, title, substance, background, brief introduction, different, TV reporter
二、范文逐段赏析
Paragraph 1
The passage introduces three reasons why professors should appear on televisions: gaining reputation for the professor, for the college and to educate the general public. However, the lecture disagrees.
此段功能
简单概括了文章中的主要观点，即教授上电视节目对本人、学校及大众都有益处。然后提出演讲直接反对了这些观点，为下文论述做好铺垫。
此段结构
此段是并列结构，分别陈述了文章及演讲中的观点。
Paragraph 2
The passage presents a plausible view that professors appearing on televisions makes them authorities and actually gives the access to a wider audience that the students at their universities. However, prudent as it might seem, the lecturer states that such professors who appear frequently on televisions are not generally viewed as serious scholars among their fellow professors. As a result, those professors will receive less invitation to attend academic conferences or less likely to receive research grants. This seriously hinders the professor’s opportunity to further grow as a researcher.
此段功能
此段从正反两个方面分别陈述了文章及演讲中的观点。文章认为教授上电视节目使得更广泛的听众可以有机会接触到他们的课程;然而演讲驳斥说，经常上节目的教授会因此在学术发展上减少机会，限制了其发展。
此段结构
此段从正反两个方面进行对比，采用的是并列结构。
Paragraph 3
Suffice to note, the reading states that universities do benefit when their professors appear on televisions because public take of such faculty members is that a university is of high stature, leading to worshiped reputation and thus a way to solicit donations. That said, the lecturer refutes the claim by stating that such professors who frequently appear on televisions also have a negative effect on students and the university. Appearing on televisions takes a lot of time to prepare, including preparation for the material, transportation time and even time to dress up. This precious time can also be used to teach class, help students, or even do further research. As a result, professors who appear on televisions waste a lot of time that can be used to contribute to teaching and research.
此段功能
此段从正反两个方面分别陈述了文章及演讲中的观点。文章认为教授上节目可以增加学校的声誉并由此增加捐款，但演讲中驳斥道，教授上节目将花费非常多的时间和精力，从而事实上会影响教学与研究。
此段结构
此段从正反两个方面进行对比，采用的是并列结构。
Paragraph 4
It is a commendable analysis from the reading that when professors appear on television, the public that usually has no chance of meeting such learned people then benefits because it manages to interact with the professors. However, the view is diluted by the lecturer's claim that professors appearing on televisions do not usually help educate the general public. The television network is not interested in having the professor explaining intellectual substances of their researches but rather, in having them explain some basic background information or history. This type of information can be easily presented by a serious reporter who has done his work properly.
此段功能
此段从正反两个方面分别陈述了文章及演讲中的观点。文章认为教授上节目可以增加大众与教授们的互动学习，但演讲中驳斥道，教授在电视节目上其实并没有讲解更深刻的内容，而多是背景信息和历史等方面的讲解，这种内容并不一定需要教授来讲解。
此段结构
此段从正反两个方面进行对比，采用的是并列结构。
Paragraph 5
Because of the above reasons, it is highly questionable whether professors appearing on televisions have many advantages. In fact, it could bring negative consequences to both the professors themselves and the universities at which they teach.
此段功能
此段作为最后一段，再次重申对文章观点的质疑，并表示教授上节目其实是弊大于利。
此段结构
此段为并列结构，再次陈述了对文章观点的质疑。
三、范文全篇总评
1、逻辑结构
全文采用总分总的结构，在首段提出了文章与演讲争论的焦点，在接下来的三段一一提出文章中的观点，然后用演讲者的论据进行反驳。最后一段作者得出结论。
2、语言表达
文章中这个长句值得学习。
It is a commendable analysis from the reading that when professors appear on television, the public that usually has no chance of meeting such learned people then benefits because it manages to interact with the professors.
这个句子的主干是It is a…analysis that…而在这个that从句中，又套着when引导的时间状语从句，that引导的定语从句修饰 the public，以及because引导的原因状语从句。
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