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年月英语四级20126Part IWriting30minutesDirections:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitled ExcessivePackagingfollowing theoutline givenbelow.You shouldwrite atleast120words butno more than180words.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象
1..出现这一现象的原因
2.我对这一现象的看法和建议3On ExcessivePackagingPart IIReading ComprehensionSkimmingand Scanning15minutesDirections:In thispart,you willhave15minutes to go over the passagequickly and answer thequestionson Answer sheet
1.For questions1-7,choose the best answerfrom thefour choices marked A,B,C andD.For questions8-10,complete the sentences with the informationgiven in the passage.Small SchoolsRisingThis yearslist of the top100high schoolsshows thattoday,those withfewer studentsareflourishing.Fifty yearsago,they werethe latestthing ineducational reform:big,modern,suburban high schools二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人with studentscounted in the thousands.As baby boomers cameofhigh-school age,big schoolspromised economicefficiency.A greaterchoice of courses,and,of course,better footballteams.Only yearslater didwe understand the trade-offs this involved:the creationof官僚机构，excessive bureaucraciesthe difficultyof forgingpersonal connectionsbetween teachersandstudents.SAT scoresbegan droppingin1963;today,on average,30%of studentsdo notcomplete highschoolin fouryears,a figurethat risesto50%in poorurban neighborhoods.While theemphasis onteachingto higher,test-driven standardsas setin NoChild LeftBehind resultedin significantlybetterperformance inelementaryand somemiddleschools,high schoolsfor avariety ofreasons seemedtohave madelittle progress.Size isnteverything,but itdoes matter,and thepast decadehas seena noticeablecountertrendtoward smaller schools.This hasbeen due,in part,to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,which hasinvested$
1.8billion inAmerican high schools,helping toopen about1,000small schools-most of themwith about400kids eachwith anaverage enrollmentof only150per grade,About500more areon thedrawingboard.Districts alloverthe country aretaking notice,along withmayors incities likeNew York,Chicago andSan Diego.The movementincludes independentpublic charterschools,such asNo.1BASIS inTucson,with only120high-schoolers and18graduates this year.It embracesdistrict-sanctionedmagnet schools,such as the Talentedand GiftedSchool,with198I suspectthat whateverFacebook hasdone sofar toinvade ourprivacy,its onlythe beginning.撤销Which iswhy Imconsidering deactivatingmy account.Facebook is a handysite,but Imupset bytheidea thatmy informationisin the handsof people I don*t Thatstoo higha priceto pay.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答
262.What dowe learnabout Facebookfrom thefirst paragraphAIt is awebsite thatsends messagesto targetedusers.BIt makesmoney byputting on advertisements.1CIt profitsby sellingits users personal data.DIt providesloads ofinformation toits users.
63.What doesthe authorsay aboutmost FacebookusersAThey arereluctant togive up their personal information.BThey dontknow theirpersonal dataenriches Facebook.CThey dontidentify themselveswhen usingthe website.DThey carevery littleabout theirpersonal information.
64.Why doesFacebook makechanges toits rulesaccording toElliot SchrageATorender betterservice toits users.BTo conformto theFederal guidelines.CTo improve its users*connectivity.DTo expand its scopeof business.
65.Why doesSenator CharlesSchumer advocateASettingguidelines for advertising onwebsites.1BBanning thesharing ofuserspersonalinformation.CFormulating regulationsfor social-networking sites.DRemoving adsfrom allsocial-networking sites.
66.Why doesthe authorplan tocancel hisFacebook accountAHeis dissatisfiedwith itscurrent service.BHe findsmany of its usersuntrustworthy.CHe doesntwant hispersonal dataabused.DHe isupset byits frequentrule changes.PartV Cloze15minutesDirections:There are20blanks in the following passage.For eachblank there are four choicesmarked A,B,C andDon theright sideof thepaper.You shouldchoose theONE thatbest fitsinto thepassage.Then markthe correspondingletter on Answer Sheet2with asingle line through the centre.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2Because conflictand disagreementsare part of allclose relationships,couples need to learnstrategiesfor managingconflict in a healthyand constructiveway.Some couplesjust67and denythepresence of any conflict in arelationship.68,denying theexistence ofconflict resultsin couples69tosolve theirproblems atearly70,which can then lead to evengreater problemslater
71.Not surprisingly,婚姻的expressing angerand disagreementleads tolower marital satisfaction atthe beginning.However,this patternof behavior72increases inmaritalsatisfactionovertime.Research suggeststhat working73conflicts is an importantpredictor ofmaritalsatisfaction.So,what canyou doto manageconflictin your ownrelationships First,try to understand theotherpersons point of view74put yourselfin hisof herplace.People whoare75to what their partnerthinks andfeels76greater relationshipsatisfaction.For example,researchers foundthat amongpeople indatingrelationships77marriages,those whocan adopttheir partnersperspective showmore positive
78.morerelationship-enhancing attributesand moreconstructive responses79conflict.Second,because conflictand disagreementsare an80part ofclose relationships.People needto beableto apologizeto theirpartner forwrongdoing and81forgiveness from their parentsfor their own acts.Apologies minimizeconflict,leadtoforgiveness,and serveto restorerelationship closeness.In line82thisview,spouses whoare moreforgiving showhigher mental83overtime.Increasingly,apologizing caneven怨艮，have84health benefits.For example,when peoplereflect onhurtful85and grudgesT they生理的show negativephysiological effects,including86heart rateand bloodpressure,compared towhen they reflectonsympathetic perspective-taking andforgiving.
67.Aresolve Breg retCabandon Davoid
68.ABesides BThereforeCMoreover DHowever
69.AtryingBdeclining CfailingDstriving
70.AagesByears BbyCstages CoffDintervals
71.AonBprotests CprovesDaway
72.AprescribesBamid BwhileCamong CbutDpredicts
73.AroundBsuperior CexclusiveDthrough
74.AsoBexperience CexploreCas Dand
75.AsensitiveBas faras well as Defficient
76.AexposeBemotions CpsychologyDexploit Das
77.Aas longasBagainst Catsoon as
78.AmindsBinevitable CessentialDaffection
79.AtoBinquire BwithCreceive CupDtoward
80.Aabsolute
81.Arequire BidentityCcharity Dobvious
82.Aover DachieveDof
84.Acreative BpositiveCobjective Dcompetitive
85.Aprospects BconceptsCmemories Doutlooks
86.Aadded BtoughenedCstrengthened DincreasedPartVI Translation5minutesDirections:Complete thesentences bytranslating intoEnglish theChinese given in brackets.Please writeyour translationon Answer Sheet2注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答，只需写出译文部分2好长时间没有浇水了.
87.Those flowerslooked asif they比我的车便宜一千英镑.
88.Fred boughta carlast week.It is不妨听听音乐
89.This TV program isquite boningWe might灯亮着，门开着
90.He lefthis officein ahurry,with已经被译成多种语言.
91.The famous novel issaid to注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2标准答案On ExcessivePackagingNowadays thephenomena of excessive packaging of goodsare prevailingin oursociety:clothes swathedintissue paper,placed incardboard boxand finallywrapped inwell-designed plasticbags,importedbottles ofgrape winepacked inwooden boxes,fruits putin hand-woven baskets,to namebut a few.There areseveral causesofexcessive packaging.The firstreason is that alarge number of companies9believe thatthey canattract customersattention andstimulate theirpurchasing desireby over-packagingtheir goods,thus gainingmore profits.On theother hand,quite anumber ofconsumers mistakenlyholdthat themore delicatethe packageis,the betterthe qualitywill be,thus encouragingexcessive packaging.In mypointofview,excessive packaginghas disastrousconsequences,including theloss ofpreciousresources,excessive consumptionof waterand energy,and unnecessaryextraction ofscarce landforlandfill.To solvethe problem,ifs necessary to take the followingmeasures.First,laws andregulations mustbemade torestrict excessivepackagingofcompanies.In addition,we needto raiseconsumers awarenessthatexcessivepackagingdoesnt equalto high quality andadvocate packagingrecycling.
1.D
2.D
3.D
4.D5,C
6.B
7.A
8.Simplicity
9.different measures
10.tough subjects
11.A
12.A
13.A
14.B
15.A
16.B
17.A
18.D19,A
20.C
21.A
22.B
23.B
24.A
25.C
26.B
27.B
28.D
29.B
30.C
31.D
32.B
33.D
34.A
35.CStudents have been complainingmore andmore aboutstolen property.Radios,cell phones,bicycles,pocket36calculators,and bookshave allbeen reportedstolen.Are thereenough campuspolice to do the jobThere are20officers in the campus security division.Their jobis to37handle crime,accidents,lostand found38items,and trafficproblems oncampus.More thanhalf of their timeis spentdirecting trafficandwriting parkingtickets.39Responding promptly to accidents and other40emergencies is important,but it is theirsmallest job.Dealing withcrime takesup therest of their time.Very41rarely didany violent crimes actually42occur.In the last five years there have been no43murders,seven robberies,and aboutsixty otherviolentattacks,most of these involvingfights at parties.On theother hand,44there have been hundredsof thefts and cases of deliberate damagingof publicproperty,which usuallyinvolves breakingwindows orlights,or writing on walls.The theftsare notthe carefully planned burglaries that you see in movies.45Things getstolen whenit isjust easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched.Do wereally needmore policeHiring more campus police would cost money,possibly makingourtuition go up again.46A betterway tosolve thisproblem mightbe for all ofus to be more careful with ourthings.
47.E.Domestic
48.C.Communities
49.O.Survive
50.H.Gather
51.M.Serves
52.N.Surroundings
53.J.Recession
54.K.reported
55.I.Households
56.F.Financially67,C avoid
68.B however
69.D failing
70.C stages
71.A on
72.A predicts
73.A through
74.B and
75.B sensitive
76.D experience77,B as wellas
78.C emotions
79.D to
80.A inevitable
81.Dreceive
82.A with
83.D quality84,B positive85,A memories
86.B increased（好长时间没有浇水了）.
87.Those flowerslooked asif theyhadnt beenwatered for a longtime【点评】即做主语，用被动语态一段时间应用完成时，过去式相比，后面they flowerslooked应该过去完成时（比我的车便宜一千英镑）.
88.Fred boughta carlast week.It is£8000cheaper thanmine【点评】简单的比较级，不需要重复直接用代替cheaper thancar,mine mycar.o（不妨听听音乐）.
89.This TVprogram isquite boring.We might as welllisten to the music【点评】“不妨”,原句中有听音乐mightas well mightlisten to the music,（灯亮着,门开着）,
90.He lefthis officein ahurry,with lightson anddoors open【点评】短语做伴随状语，逻辑主语和表语之间的系动词省略with（已经被译成多种语言）.
91.The famousnovel issaid to have been translated intomultinle languages【点评】后面跟动词原型，“已经被译、用完成时被动语态介词be saidtohavebeentranslated,用intOo听力原文短对话11:M:As youcan seefrom thedrawings,the kitchenhas onedoor into the dining room,another into thefamily roomandathird to the outsideoW:The doorintothefamily roomisn tbig enough.Could itbe madewiderQ:What arethe speakersdoingM:r mthinking aboutwhere togo fora bitetonight.Any suggestions,BarbaraW:Well,how about the Frenchrestaurant nearthe KFCFrankly,I vehad enoughof ourcanteenfoodoQ:What dowe learnabout the womanW:Hey,if youcantenjoy themusic ata sensiblevolume,why not use earphonesI mpreparing forthespeech contesto,M:Oh,sorry.I didn t realizeI vebeing botheringyou allthis timeQ:What is the manprobably doingM:Finally,V vegot thechance toput on my new suit tonight.1hope tomake a good impression onyour familyoW:Come on!It s only afamily reunion.So jeans and T-shirts arejust fine.Q:What doesthe womanmeanM:Would youlike to see thosepants inbrown andnavy blueThese twocolors are coming in thisseasonoW:Oh,actually greyis myfavorite color,but Tprefer somethingmade fromcotton,100%cotton ImeanQ:What is the womanlooking forW:From here,the mountainslook asif youcould justreach outand touchthemM:That swhy Ichose thislodge.It hasone of the bestviews inSwitzerlandoQ:What isthe mans chiefconsideration inchoosing thelodge
17.M:What doI haveto doto applyforapassportW:You needproof ofcitizenship,either anold passportorabirth certificateand threephotographs.Then you must completethis formand paya feeQ:What isthe manmost probablygoing todoM:Miss,can Tinterest youin apork specialwith servingtonight It sonly799,half theusual priceandit svery tastyoW:Oh reallyI willtry itQ:What doesthe mansay about the dish长对话Conversation1W Goodevening,and welcometo thisweek sBusiness World,the programfor and about businesspeople.Tonight,we haveMr.Steven Kayne,who hasjust takenover andestablished bicycleshop.Tell us,Mr.Kayne,what madeyou want to runyour ownstoreM:Well,I alwaysloved racingbikes andfixing them.When Iwas workingfull-time as a salesmanfora bigcompany,I seldomhad time to enjoymy hobby.I knewthen thatas soonas I had enoughmoney togetmy ownbusiness going,T11do it.Ihadmy heartset onit andI didnt letanything standin myway.When Iwent downtothe bank andgot abusiness loan,I knewI dlove beingmy own boss.Now mytimeis myown.I open the storewhen Iwant andleave whenI wantoW:You meanyou don t keepregular hoursM:Well,the signonmystore saysthe hoursare tento six,but ifbusiness isslower thanusual,I canjustlock upand takeoff earlyoW:Have youhired anyemployees towork withyou yetM:Yeah,a coupleof friendsof minewho lovebiking asmuch asI do.They helpme outa fewdays aweek.Itsgreat becausewe playcards orjust sitaround andtalk when there areno customersoW:Thank you,Mr.Kayne.We wishyou successinyournew businessoQuestion19-22are basedon theconversation you have just heardo
18.What isthe womandoing
19.What didMr.Kayne dobefore hetook overthe bicycleshop
20.Why didthe mantake overa bicycleshop
21.What dowe learnabout thepeople workingin theshopConversation2W:Well,the mainactivities in the regionwere historicallysteel andpaper processing,I thinkoM:Yes,but rm notquite sureabout thestatus of those industriesnow.Could youtell ussomethingabout thatW:Yes,ofcourse.In fact,they areless significant,but steel-related manufacturingstill accountsfor44%of industrial activity.So it s stillvery important.In fact,80%of Spains machinetools arefrom theBasqueCountry.As forpaper processing,there sstill alittle.But it snolonger what it oncewas in theregion.So,is thatclearM:Yes,thanksoW:Now,to getback towhat Iwas saying,there sa lotof unemploymentaswellas geographicalproblemsin the regionoM:Sorry,Victoria.What doyou meanby geographicalproblemsW:Well,what Imean isthe areais veryhilly,mountainous in parts.So thereused to be transportproblems,now thoughthere arenew trainlinks andbetter roads,but itmay bethat somesmaller townsinlandremain notvery wellconnected,is thatOK Doesthat make sense Whenwe talkabout specificlocationsuggestions forthe factory,we11see thisin moredetail,so we11come backto thisquestion,OKM:OK,rightoW:So Iwas aboutto saysomething about the workforce in theregionand thelevel oftraining andeducation.In general,itsvery goodand improvingoQuestion23-25are basedon theconversation you have justheardo
22.What doesthewomansay aboutthe steel-related manufacturingin theregion
23.What problemhinders theregion sdevelopment
24.What willthe speakersdiscuss later短文Passage1I firstmet JoeGanz when we wereboth nineyears old,which isprobably theonly reasonhesone ofmybest friends.If Ihad firstmet Joeas afreshman in highschoolwe wouldnt evenhave hadthe chancetoget toknow each other.Joe isa daystudent,but Iam aboarding student.We havent beenin sameclasses,sports orextra-curricular activities.Nonetheless,I spendnearly everyweekend athis houseandwe talkon thephone everynight.This isnot to say thatwe wouldnot havebeen compatibleif wehad firstmetin ourfreshman year.Rather,we wouldnot havebeen likelyto spendenough timegetting to knoweach otherdue tothe lackof immediatelyvisible mutualinterests.In fact,to behonest,I struggleeven nowto think ofthings wehave in common.But maybethat,s whatmakes usenjoy each other scompany somuch.When1look atmy friendshipwith Joe,I wonderhow manypeopleIve knownwhom Ineverdisliked,but simplydidnttakethetimetoget toknow.Thanks toJoe,I haverealized howlittle basisthereis forthe socialdivisions thatexist inevery community.Since thisrealization,I havebegun tomake anevenmore determinedeffort tofind friendsin unexpectedpeople andplaces0Q26:Why doesthe speakersay JoeGanz becameone of his bestfriends27:Where doesthe speakerspend most ofhisweekends28:What has the speakerlearned fromhis friendshipwith JoePassage2It was a badnight forLewis.His researchin theneighboring townhas takenlonger thanhe expected.It waslate andhe wasvery tiredwhen hedrove home.He turnedinto hisbuilding sparking lot,but all thespaces werefull.He droveback outonto thestreet,looking fora parkingspace.The firstblock wasfull.The next block was almost empty.Lewis didnt see a“no parking”sign,but hehas expectedthat hisparkingwere allowedthere.Most thespaces would be filled.Then hesaw asmall parking lot withtwo freespaces.He wasso gladtoseethem thathe didnt eventhink toread thesign by the entrance.He drovein,parked andhurried hometogoto bed.The next morning hewent backtothelot toget his car.It wasgone.He ranhome andtelephoned the city police tosaythat his car had been stolen.It tookthe policeonly aminuteto tellhim whathad happened:hiscarhad beenonaprivate lot.It had been takenaway by thepolice.Lewis hadto takea taxito visitthe citygarage farfrom the city center.He hadto paya feeof40dollars toget hiscar back.In addition,he gota parkingticket,his firstone everin GreenvilleoQ29:Where didLewis intend to parkhiscarwhen hecame backfrom workone night30:What didLewis thinkhad happenedto hiscar thenextmorning31:Where didLewis finallyget hiscar backPassage3Well,to pickup wherewe leftoff lasttime,I believewe agreedthat creativity isamysterious idea.Itwas thosethings we all recognizewhenwe see it,but wedon treally understandwhat itis.We seemtofeel thatsome peopleare naturallycreative,but wedontknow howthey gotthat way.Is creativityanatural giftlike goodlooks,or isit somethingthat can be acquiredlike knowledgePerhaps ifwe analyzethe creative processcarefully,we mightget someinsight intowhatitis andhow itmight workin ourlives.The creative process hasalways beenaccepted asthe source of allimportant workin thearts,but weshouldnot thinkthe creativityplays arole onlyin thearts.Every majorscientific discoverybegan withsomeoneimagining theworld tolook differentlyfrom theway otherssaw it.And this is whatcreativityisallabout—imagining theworld ina new way.And despitewhat youmay believeaboutthelimits of your owncreativeimaginations,weallhave thepotential toimagine theworld inan absolutelynewway.In fact,you,are bornwith it.It isyour birthright asa humanbeing.And whats more,you useit everyday,almost everymomentof yourlife.Your creativeimagination iswhat youuse tomakesenseofyourexperiences.It syourcreative mindthat getsmeaning fromchaos ofexperiences andbrings order to yourworldo32:What didthe speakermost probablydiscuss lasttime33:What isthe widelyaccepted ideaaboutthecreativeprocess34:What leadsto majorscientific discoveriesaccording tothe speaker35:What doesthe speakerimply aboutthecreativeprocess复合式听写Students havebeen complainingmore andmore aboutstolen property.Radios,cell phones,bicycles,pocket calculatorsand bookshave allbeen reportedstolen.Are thereenough campuspolicetodo thejobTherearetwenty officers in thecampussecuritydivision.Their jobis tohandle crime,accidents,lost-and-found itemsand trafficproblems oncampus.More thanhalf of their timeis spentdirecting trafficandwriting parkingtickets.Responding promptlyto accidentsand otheremergencies isimportant,but itistheir smallest job.Dealing withcrime takesup therest of their time.Very rarelydo anyviolent crimesactuallyoccur.In thelast fiveyears.students,andtheScience andEngineering Magnet,with383,which sharea buildingin Dallas,aswellasthe CityHonors School in Buffalo,N.Y.,which grewout ofvolunteer eveningseminars forstudents.And it（抽签），includes alternativeschools with students selectedby lotterysuch asH-B Woodlawnin Arlington,Va.And most noticeable of all,there isthe phenomenonof largeurban and suburban high schools thathave split up into smallerunits ofafewhundred,generally housedin the same groundsthat onceboastedthousands of students allmarching tothe sameband.Hillsdale HighSchoolinSan Mateo,Calif,is one ofthose,ranking No.423-among thetop2%in thecountry-on Newsweeksannual rankingof Americastop highschools.The successof small schools isapparentinthelistings.Ten yearsago,whenthefirst Newsweek list basedon college-level testparticipationwas published,only threeof thetop100schools hadgraduating Classessmaller than100students.This yearthere are
22.Nearly250schools on the full,Newsweeklist ofthetop5%of schoolsnationallyhad fewerthan200graduates in
2007.Although many of Hillsdalesstudents camefrom wealthyhouseholds,bythe late1990average test（绰号）scores weresliding andit hadearned theunaffectionate nicknameHillsjail.”Jeff Gilbert.AHillsdale teacherwho becameprincipal lastyear,remembers sittingwith otherteachers watchingstudentsfile outofagraduation ceremonyand askingone anotherin astonishment,How didthat student1graduate nnSo in2003Hillsdale remadeitself intothree houses,romantically namedFlorence,Marrakech and（随土也）Kyoto.Each ofthe300arriving ninthgraders arerandomly MLassigned tooneofthe houses.Where they will keepthe samefour coresubject teachersfor twoyears,before movingon toanother for11th and12th grades.The closenessthis systemcultivates isreinforced bythe institutionof advisoryclassesTeachers meetwithstudents in groupsof25,five morningsa week,for open-ended discussionsofeverything fromhomework problemsto badSaturday-night dates.The advisersalso meetwith studentsprivatelyand stayin touchwith parents,so theyare deeplyinvested inthe studentssuccess.WeYeconstantly talkingabout one anothers advisers/says Englishteacher ChrisCrockett.If you hear thatyoursisn*t doingwell inmath,or seethem sittingoutside thedeans office,its likea personalfailure.Along with the newstructure camea moredemanding academicprogram,the percentageof freshmenHtakingbiology jumped from17to
95.lt wasrough forsome.But bysenior year,two-thirds havemoved upHtophysics,says GilbertOur kidsarecomingto schoolin partbecause they know thereare adultsherewho knowthem andcare forthem.But notallschoolsshow advancesafter downsizing,anditremains tobeseen whethersmallerschoolswill be a cure-all solution.The Newsweeklistoftop U.S.highschoolswas madethisyear,as inyears past,according toasingle metric,the proportionofstudentstaking college-level exams.Over theyears thissystem hascomein for its shareof criticismfor itssimplicity.But thatis alsoTherehavebeenno murders,seven robberiesandabout60other violentattacks,most ofthese involvingfights atparties.On theother hand,there havebeen hundredsoftheftsandcasesofdeliberatedamagingof publicproperty,which usuallyinvolves breakingwindows orlights orwriting onwalls.The theftsare notthe carefullyplanned burglariesthat yousee inmovies.Things getstolen whenitseasytostealthem,becausetheyareleftlyingaroundunwatched.Do wereally needmore policeHiring morecampus policewillcost money,possibly makingour tuitiongoup again.A betterway tosolve thisproblem mightbe forallof usto bemorecarefulwithourthingsoits strength:ifs easyfor readerstounderstand,and todothearithmetic fortheirownschools iftheyd like.什也区教育主Ranking schoolsis alwayscontroversial,and thisyear agroup of38superintendents管nfrom fivestates wroteto askthat theirschools beexcluded fromthe calculation.lt isimpossible toknowwhich highschools arethe best*inthenation,their letterread,inpart.Determining whetherdifferentschools door dontoffer ahighqualityof educationrequires alook atman differentmeasures,including students*overall academicaccomplishments andtheir subsequentperformance incollege.Andtaking intoconsideration theunique needsoftheircommunities.In theend,the superintendentsagreed toprovide thedata wesought,which is,after all,publicinformation.There is,in ourview,no realdispute here,we areall seekingthe samething,which isschoolsthat betterserve ourchildren andour nationby encouragingstudents totackle toughsubjects undertheguidance ofgifted teachers.And ifwe keepworking towardthat goal,someday,perhaps a list wontbenecessary.注意此部分试题请在答卡上作答.
11.Fifty yearsago.big.Modern.Suburban highschools wereestablished inthe hopeof•A ensuringno childis leftbehindB increasingeconomic efficiencyCimproving students*performance onSATDproviding goodeducation forbabyboomers
2.What happenedasaresult ofsetting upbig schoolsATeachersworkload increased.,BStudents performancedeclined.CAdministration becamecentralized.DStudents focusedmore ontest scores.
3.What issaid aboutthe schoolsforded bythe Billand MelindaGates foundationATheyare usuallymagnet schools.BThey areoften locatedin poorneighborhoods.CThey arepopular withhigh-achieving students.DThey aremostly smallin size.
4.What ismostnoticeableaboutthe current trendinhighschool educationASomelarge schools havesplitupintosmaller ones.BA greatvariety ofschoolshavesprung upin urbanandsuburbanareas.CMany schoolscompete fortheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationfunds.DStudents haveto meethigher academicstandards.
5.Newsweek rankedhighschoolsaccording to.1Atheir studentsacademic achievementBthe number oftheir studentsadmitted tocollegeCthe sizeand number oftheirgraduating classesDtheircollege-level testparticipation
6.What canwe learnabout Hillsdalesstudentsinthelate1990sAThey weremade tostudy hardlike prisoners.BThey calledeachotherby unaffectionatenicknames.CMost of them didnot haveany senseof discipline,DTheir schoolperformance wasgetting worse.
7.According toJeff Gilbert,the advisory“classes atHillsdale were set upso thatstudents could.Atell theirteachers what they didon weekendsBexperiencea greatdeal ofpleasure inlearningCmaintain closerrelationships withtheir teachersDtacklethe demandingbiology andphysics courses
8.is stillconsidered astrength ofNewsweeks schoolranking systemin spiteofthecriticism itreceives.
9.According tothe38superintendents,to rankschools scientifically,itisnecessaryto use.
10.To betterserve thechildren andour nation,schools studentsto take.Part IIIListening Comprehension35minutesSection ADirections:inthis section you will hear8short conversations,one ormore questionswill beaskedabout whatwas said.Both theconversation andthe questionswill bespoken onlyonce.After eachquestion there will beapause.During thepause,you mustread thefour choicesmarked AB C andD anddecide whichisthebest answer.Then markthe correspondingletter onAnswersheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.注意此部分试题请在答案卡上作案
211.ATrying tosketch amap CDiscussinga houseplan.BPainting thediningroom.DCleaningthe kitchen.
12.AShe istired ofthe foodinthecanteen.BShe ofteneats ina Frenchrestaurant.C Sheusually takesa snackintheKFC.DShe invery fussyabout whatshe eats.
13.A Listeningto someloud musicCTalking loudlyon thetelephone.BPreparing foras oralexamination.DPracticing fora speechcontest.
14.AThe manhas lefta goodimpressiononher family.BThe mancan dresscasually forthe occasion.CThe manshould buyhimself a newsuit.DThe mansjeansandT-shirts arestylish.
15.AGrey pantsmade frompure cotton.C100%cotton pantsin darkblue.8Fashionable pantsin brightcolors.DSomething tomatch herbrown pants.Blts locationDlts facilities.
17.ATravel overseas.CTake aphoto.DAdopt achild.BLook fora newjob.
18.AltClt isquite healthy.isaroutine offer.Blt isnewDlt isagoodbargain.on themenu.
16.A Itsprice.Clts comfort.Questions19to22are basedon theconversation you.
19.A Hostingan eveningTVprogram.CLecturing onbusiness management.B Havingher bicyclerepaired.DConducting amarket survey.
20.A Herepaired bicycles.CHe workedasasalesman.BHe servedasaconsultant.DHe coachedinaracing club.
21.A Hewanted tobe hisownboss.8He foundit moreprofitableCHe didntwant tostart fromscratch.DHe didntwant tobe intoo muchdebt.
22.AThey workfive daysa week.CThey arepaid bythe hour.BThey areallthemans friends.DThey allenjoy gambling.Questions23to25are basedon theconversation youhave justheard.
23.Alt hasgradually givenway toservice industry.Blt remainsa majorpart ofindustrialactivity.Clt hasa historyas longas paperprocessing.Dlt accountsfor80percent ofthe regionsGDP.
24.A Transportproblems.CLack ofresources.BShortage offunding.Dpoor management.
25.A Competitionfrom rivalcompanies.CPossible locationsforanew factoryBProductpromotion campaigns.DMeasures tocreate jobopportunities.Section BDirections:In thissection you will hear3short passages.At theend of each passage,youwillhearsome questions.Both the passage andthe questionswillbespoken onlyonce Afteryouhear a question,youmustchoose thebest answerfromthefourchoicesmarked A,B,Cand D.Then markthecorresponding letteronAnswersheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2Passage OneQuestions26to28are basedon thepassage youhave justheard.
26.AThey sharedmutual friendsin school.BThey hadknown eachother sincechildhood.CThey sharedmany extracurricularactivities.DThey hadmany interestsincommon.
27.AAt alocal club.BAt thesports center.DAt thebearing school.BAt Joeshouse.
28.ADurable friendshipscanbevery difficultto maintainBOnehas tobe respectfulof otherpeople inordertowin respect.Clt ishard forpeople fromdifferentbackgrounds tobecome friendsDSocial divisionswill breakdown ifpeople gettoknoweachotherPassage Two
29.ANear theentrance ofa park.CAt aparking meter.Bln hisbuildings parkinglot DAta streetcorner.
30.Alt hadbeen takenbythepolice Bithad Clnhadbeenstolen by someone.D ithadbeenparked ata wrongplace Clnakeen movedtothenextblock.neighboring town.
31.AAt theGreenville center.Dln athecitygarage.B Ata publicparkinglot.QPausessatigoensT2h9reteo31are basedasthepassage youhave justheart.Questions32to35are basedon thepassage youhave justheard.
32.AFamous creativeindividuals.CA majorscientific discovery.BThe mysteriousnessofcreativity.DCreativity asshown inarts.B Ithelps peopleacquire knowledge.D Itisthesourceofall artisticwork.
34.A Creativeimagination.C Naturalcuriosity.B Logicalreasoning DCritical thinking.
35.Alt isbeyond ordinarypeople.Clt ispartofeveryday life.Blt isyet tobe fullyunderstood.Dlt isa uniquehuman trait.
33.Alt issomething peopleall engagein.C Itstarts soonafter weare born.Section CDirections:In thissection,youwillheara passage threetimes.When thepassage isread forthe firsttime,you shouldlisten carefullyforitsgeneral idea.When thepassage isread forthe secondtime,youare required to fill intheblanks numberedfrom36to43withthe exact words youhave justheard.Forblanks numberedfrom44to46you arerequired tofillinthe missinginformation.For theseblanks youcanother usetheexactwordsyouhavejustheard orwrite downthe mainpoints inyour arewords.Finally,whenthepassage isread forthe thirdtime,you shouldcheck whatyouhavewritten.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2Students havebeen complainingmore andmore aboutstolen property.Radios,cell phones,bicycles,pocket36,and bookshave allbeen reportedstolen.Are thereenough campuspolicetodo thejobThereare20officersinthe CampusSecurity DivisionTheir jobis to37crime,accidents lostand found38,and trafficproblems oncampus.More thanhalf oftheir timeis spentdirectingtraffic andwriting parkingtickets.39promptlytoaccidentsandother40isimportant,but itis theirsmallestjob.Dealing withcrime takesuptherest oftheir time.Very41do anyviolentcrimesactually
42.Inthe lastfiveyearstherehavebeenno
43.seven robberiesandabout60other violentattacks,mostofthese involvingfightsatparties.On theother hand,44,which usuallyinvolves breakingwindows orlights orwritingonwalls.The theftsare notthecarefully入室盗窃plannedburglariesthatyouseeinmovies.45Do wereally needmore policeHiringmorecampuspolicewouldcostmoney,possibly makingourtuition goupagain.46■Part IVReading ComprehensionReadingin depth25minntesSection ADirections:In thissection,there isapassagewith tenblanks.You arerequiredtoselect oneword foreachblank fromalistof choicesgivenina wardbank Readthepassagethrough carefullybefore makingyourchoices Eachchoice inthebankis identifiedby aletter.Please markthe correspondingletter foreachthem onAnswerSheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.You maynotuseanyofthe wordsinthe bankmore thanonce.Questions47to56are basedon thefollowing passage,One insix.Believe itor not,thafs thenumberofAmericans whostruggle withhanger Tomaketomorrow alittle better,Feeding ActionMonth.As partofits30Ways in30Days program,Its asking48across thecountry to help themorethan200food banksand61,000agencies inits networkprovidelow-income individualsand familieswiththefuel theyneedto
49.Its thekind ofwork thatsdone everyday atSt.Andrews EpiscopalChurch inSan Antonio,Peoplewho50at itsfront dooron thefirst andthird Thursdaysofeachmonth aren*t lookingfor God-theyYe there食品堂for somethingto eat,St.Andrews runsa foodpantry that51thecityand severalofthe52towns.JanetDrane isits manager.In thewake ofthe
53.thenumberof familiesin needof foodassistance beganto grow.Itis54that49million Americansare unsureof wheretheywillfind theirnext mealWhats mostsurprising is that36%ofthemlive in55where atleast oneadult isworking.It usedtobethat onejob wasall youneeded/saysSt.Andrews Drane.The peopleweseenow havethree orfour part-time jobsand theyrestill righton theedge56/注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2A survivelformallyB surroundingJfinanciallyCserves KdomesticDreviewedLcompetitionEreported McommunitiesFrecessionNcirclingGhouseholds OaccumulateHgatherSectionBDirections:thereare2passages inthissection.Each passageis followedbysomequestions orunfinishedstatements Foreach ofthem thereare fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You shoulddecideon thebest choiceand markthe correspondingletter onAnswerSheer2with asinglelinethrough thecentre.Passage OneQuestions57to61are basedon thefollowing passage.In timesof economic crisis.Americans turnto their families forsupport.If theGreat Depressionisany guide,we maysee a drop inour skyhighdivorce rate.But thiswont necessarilyrepresent.anincrease inhappy marriages.In thelong run,the Depressionweakened American families,and thecurrent crisis willprobably dothesame.We tendtothinkoftheDepression asa timewhen familiespulled togetherto survivehuge joblosses,By
1932.when nearlyone-quarter ofthe workforcewas unemployed,the divorcerate haddeclinedby around25%from1929But thisdoesnt meanpeople weresuddenly happierwith theirmarriages.Rather,with incomesdecreasing andinsecure jobs,unhappy couplesoften couldn*t affordtodivorce.They fearedneither spousecould managealone.Today,given thejob lossesofthepast year,fewer unhappy couples willrisk startingseparatehouseholds,Furthermore,the housingmarket meltdownwill makeit moredifficult forthem tofinance theirseparationsby selling their homes.After financialdisasters familymembers alsotendtodo whateverthey cantohelpeachotherandtheir communities,A1940book.The UnemployedMan andHis Family,described afamily inwhich thenhusbandinitially reactedto losinghis jobwith tirelesssearch forwork.He wasalways active,looking foroddjobs todo.The problemisthatsuch animpulse ishard tosustain Acrossthecountry,many similarfamilies士气.were unableto maintainthe initialboost inmorale Forsome,the hardshipsof lifewithout steadyworkeventually overwhelmedtheir attempts to keeptheirfamiliestogether.The divorcerate roseagainduring therest ofthe decadeastherecovery tookhold.Millions ofAmericanfamiliesmay nowbe inthe initial stage oftheir responsestothe currentcrisis,working togetherand supportingoneanotherthroughtheearly monthsof unemployment.Todays economic crisis couldwell generatea similarnumberofcouples whoserelationships have无法弥补地been irreparablymined.So itsonly whenthe economyis healthyagain thatwell begintosee justhow manybroken familieshavebeencreated.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答
257.In theinitialstage,thecurrenteconomiccrisisis likelyto.Atear manytroubled familiesapartBcontribute toenduring familytiesCbring aboutadropinthedivorce rateDcausea lotof conflictsinthefamily
58.1ntheGreat Depressionmany unhappycouples closeto sticktogether becauseAstartinganewfamily wouldbe hardBtheyexpected thingswould turnbetterCthey wantedto betterprotect theirkidsDliving separatelywouldbetoo costly
59.1n additionto joblosses.What standsintheway ofunhappycouplesgetting adivorceAMounting familydebtsBA senseof insecurityCDifficultyin gettinga loanDFallinghousing prices6O.What willthecurrenteconomiccrisiseventually doto somemarried couplesAItwill forcethem topull theirefforts togetherBItwill underminetheir mutualunderstandingCIt willhelp strengthentheir emotionalbondsDIt willirreparably damagetheir relationship
61.What canbe infen-edfromthelastparagraphAThe economicrecovery willseeahigher divorcerateBFew couplescan standthe testof economichardshipsCA stablefamily isthebestprotection againstpoverty.DMoney isthe foundationof manya happymarriagePassage TwoQuestions62to66are basedonthefollowingpassage:弓诱People arebeing luredI ontoFacebook withthe promiseofafun,free servicewithoutrealizing theyre paying forit bygiving up toads ofpersonalinformation.Facebook thenattemptstomakemoney bysellingtheirdata toadvertisers thatwanttosend targetedmessages.Most Facebookusers don,t realizethisishappening.Even iftheyknowwhatthe company isupto,they stillhave noidea whattheyrepayingfor Facebook becausepeople dontreally knowwhat theirpersonaldata isworth.The biggestproblem,however,isthatthe companykeeps changingthe rulesEarly onyou keepeverythingprivate.That wasthe greatthing aboutfacebook youcould createown littleprivate network.Last year.The companychanged itsprivacy rulesso thatmany thingsyou city.Your photo,your friends*默认names-wereset,by defaulttobeshared withevery oneontheInternet.According toFacebook*s vice-president ElliotSchrage,thecompanyis simplymaking changesto0improveitsservice,and ifpeople dontshare informationThey havea lesssatisfying experience.Some criticsthink thisis moreabout Facebooklooking tomake moremoney.In originalbusinessmodel,which involvedselling adsand puttingthen Atthe sideofthepages totallyWho wantsto tookatads whentheyre onlineconnecting withtheir friendsTheprivacy issuehas alreadylanded Facebookin hotwater inWashington.In April.SenatorCharles Schumercalled onFacebook tochange itsprivacy policy.He alsourged theFederal TradenCommissionto setguidelines forsocial-networking sites.I thinkthe senatorrightly communicatedthat wehadnot beenclear aboutwhatthenew productswere andhow peoplecould choosetousethem ornot tousethem JSchrage admits.。
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