英语四级听力练习集锦32

Summer Vacation is Too Long

Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise¹ Institute, which is a nonprofit organization that conducts research on many public issues.

He says that a long summer vacation doesn't make sense in today's world．

Can American students afford to take a summer vacation?

In a summer vacation, millions of kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall.

They will also be putting their academic futures² at risk．

Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn't need an education to get a good job.

But now things have changed.

1 enterprise   

n.企业单位，商业公司，事业，计划

参考例句：

• They are determined to carry forward the enterprise.他们决心把事业进行下去。
• The enterprise has excellent prospects.这家企业的远景极其美好。

2 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。