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大学英语四级真题听力原文答案完整版范文
2012年6月大学英语四级真题
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledExcessivePackagingfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
1.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象.
2.出现这一现象的原因.
3.我对这一现象的看法和建议.
OnExcessivePackaging
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
SmallSchoolsRising
Thisyear'slistofthetop100highschoolsshowsthattoday,thosewithfewerstudentsareflourishing.
Fiftyyearsago,theywerethelatestthingineducationalreform:
big,modern,suburbanhighschoolswithstudentscountedinthethousands.Asbabyboomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人)cameofhigh-schoolage,bigschoolspromisedeconomicefficiency.Agreaterchoiceofcourses,and,ofcourse,betterfootballteams.Onlyyearslaterdidweunderstandthetrade-offsthisinvolved:
thecreationofexcessivebureaucracies(官僚机构),thedifficultyofforgingpersonalconnectionsbetweenteachersandstudents.SATscoresbegandroppingin1963;today,onaverage,30%ofstudentsdonotcompletehighschoolinfouryears,afigurethatrisesto50%inpoorurbanneighborhoods.Whiletheemphasisonteachingtohigher,test-drivenstandardsassetinNoChildLeftBehindresultedinsignificantlybetterperformanceinelementary(andsomemiddle)schools,highschoolsforavarietyofreasonsseemedtohavemadelittleprogress.
Sizeisn'teverything,butitdoesmatter,andthepastdecadehasseenanoticeablecountertrendtowardsmallerschools.Thishasbeendue,inpart,totheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,whichhasinvested$1.8billioninAmericanhighschools,helpingtoopenabout1,000smallschools-mostofthemwithabout400kidseachwithanaverageenrollmentofonly150pergrade,About500moreareonthedrawingboard.Districtsalloverthecountryaretakingnotice,alongwithmayorsincitieslikeNewYork,ChicagoandSanDiego.Themovementincludesindependentpubliccharterschools,suchasNo.1BASISinTucson,withonly120high-schoolersand18graduatesthisyear.Itembracesdistrict-sanctionedmagnetschools,suchastheTalentedandGiftedSchool,with198students,andtheScienceandEngineeringMagnet,with383,whichshareabuildinginDallas,aswellastheCityHonorsSchoolinBuffalo,N.Y.,whichgrewoutofvolunteereveningseminarsforstudents.Anditincludesalternativeschoolswithstudentsselectedbylottery(抽签),suchasH-BWoodlawninArlington,Va.Andmostnoticeableofall,thereisthephenomenonoflargeurbanandsuburbanhighschoolsthathavesplitupintosmallerunitsofafewhundred,generallyhousedinthesamegroundsthatonceboastedthousandsofstudentsallmarchingtothesameband.
HillsdaleHighSchoolinSanMateo,Calif,isoneofthose,rankingNo.423-amongthetop2%inthecountry-onNewsweek'sannualrankingofAmerica'stophighschools.Thesuccessofsmallschoolsisapparentinthelistings.Tenyearsago,whenthefirstNewsweeklistbasedoncollege-leveltestparticipationwaspublished,onlythreeofthetop100schoolshadgraduatingClassessmallerthan100students.Thisyearthereare22.Nearly250schoolsonthefull,Newsweeklistofthetop5%ofschoolsnationallyhadfewerthan200graduatesin2007.
AlthoughmanyofHillsdale'sstudentscamefromwealthyhouseholds,bythelate1990averagetestscoreswereslidingandithadearnedtheunaffectionatenickname(绰号)"Hillsjail."JeffGilbert.AHillsdaleteacherwhobecameprincipallastyear,rememberssittingwithotherteacherswatchingstudentsfileoutofagraduationceremonyandaskingoneanotherinastonishment,"Howdidthatstudentgraduate?
"
Soin2003Hillsdaleremadeitselfintothree"houses,"romanticallynamedFlorence,MarrakechandKyoto.Eachofthe300arrivingninthgradersarerandomly(随机地)assignedtooneofthehouses.Wheretheywillkeepthesamefourcoresubjectteachersfortwoyears,beforemovingontoanotherfor11thand12thgrades.Theclosenessthissystemcultivatesisreinforcedbytheinstitutionof"advisory"classesTeachersmeetwithstudentsingroupsof25,fivemorningsaweek,foropen-endeddiscussionsofeverythingfromhomeworkproblemstobadSaturday-nightdates.Theadvisersalsomeetwithstudentsprivatelyandstayintouchwithparents,sotheyaredeeplyinvestedinthestudents'success."We'reconstantlytalkingaboutoneanother'sadvisers,"saysEnglishteacherChrisCrockett."Ifyouhearthatyoursisn'tdoingwellinmath,orseethemsittingoutsidethedean'soffice,it'slikeapersonalfailure."Alongwiththenewstructurecameamoredemandingacademicprogram,thepercentageoffreshmentakingbiologyjumpedfrom17to95."Itwasroughforsome.Butbysenioryear,two-thirdshavemoveduptophysics,"saysGilbert"Ourkidsarecomingtoschoolinpartbecausetheyknowthereareadultsherewhoknowthemandcareforthem."Butnotallschoolsshowadvancesafterdownsizing,anditremainstobeseenwhethersmallerschoolswillbeacure-allsolution.
TheNewsweeklistoftopU.S.highschoolswasmadethisyear,asinyearspast,accordingtoasinglemetric,theproportionofstudentstakingcollege-levelexams.Overtheyearsthissystemhascomeinforitsshareofcriticismforitssimplicity.Butthatisalsoitsstrength:
it'seasyforreaderstounderstand,andtodothearithmeticfortheirownschoolsifthey'dlike.
Rankingschoolsisalwayscontroversial,andthisyearagroupof38superintendents(地区教育主管)fromfivestateswrotetoaskthattheirschoolsbeexcludedfromthecalculation."Itisimpossibletoknowwhichhighschoolsare'thebest'inthenation,"theirletterread.inpart."Determiningwhetherdifferentschoolsdoordon'tofferahighqualityofeducationrequiresalookatmandifferentmeasures,includingstudents'overallacademicaccomplishmentsandtheirsubsequentperformanceincollege.Andtakingintoconsiderationtheuniqueneedsoftheircommunities."
Intheend,thesuperintendentsagreedtoprovidethedatawesought,whichis,afterall,publicinformation.Thereis,inourview,norealdisputehere,weareallseekingthesamething,whichisschoolsthatbetterserveourchildrenandournationbyencouragingstudentstotackletoughsubjectsundertheguidanceofgiftedteachers.Andifwekeepworkingtowardthatgoal,someday,perhapsalistwon'tbenecessary.
注意:
此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.
1.Fiftyyearsago.big.Modern.Suburbanhighschoolswereestablishedinthehopeof.
A)ensuringnochildisleftbehind.
B)increasingeconomicefficiency.
C)improvingstudents'performanceonSAT.
D)providinggoodeducationforbabyboomers.
2.Whathappenedasaresultofsettingupbigschools?
A)Teachers'workloadincreased.
B)Students'performancedeclined.
C)Administrationbecamecentralized.
D)Studentsfocusedmoreontestscores.
3.WhatissaidabouttheschoolsfordedbytheBillandMelindaGatesfoundation?
A)Theyareusuallymagnetschools.
B)Theyareoftenlocatedinpoorneighborhoods.
C)Theyarepopularwithhigh-achievingstudents.
D)Theyaremostlysmallinsize.
4.Whatismostnoticeableaboutthecurrenttrendinhighschooleducation?
A)Somelargeschoolshavesplitupintosmallerones.
B)Agreatvarietyofschoolshavesprungupinurbanandsuburbanareas.
C)ManyschoolscompetefortheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationfunds.
D)Studentshavetomeethigheracademicstandards.
5.Newsweekrankedhighschoolsaccordingto.
A)theirstudents'academicachievement.
B)thenumberoftheirstudentsadmittedtocollege.
C)thesizeandnumberoftheirgraduatingclasses.
D)theircollege-leveltestparticipation.
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutHillsdale'sstudentsinthelate1990s?
A)Theyweremadetostudyhardlikeprisoners.
B)Theycalledeachotherbyunaffectionatenicknames.
C)Mostofthemdidnothaveanysenseofdiscipline,
D)Theirschoolperformancewasgettingworse.
7.AccordingtoJeffGilbert,the"advisory"classesatHillsdaleweresetupsothatstudentscould.
A)telltheirteacherswhattheydidonweekends.
B)experienceagreatdealofpleasureinlearning.
C)maintaincloserrelationshipswiththeirteachers.
D)tacklethedemandingbiologyandphysicscourses.
8.isstillconsideredastrengthofNewsweek'sschoolrankingsysteminspiteofthecriticismitreceives.
9.Accordingtothe38superintendents,torankschoolsscientifically,itisnecessarytouse.
10.Tobetterservethechildrenandournation,schoolsstudentstotake.
PartⅢListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversations,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)、B)、C)andD)、anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答案卡2上作案。
11.A)Tryingtosketchamap.C)Discussingahouseplan.
B)Paintingthediningroom.D)Cleaningthekitchen.
12.A)Sheistiredofthefoodinthecanteen.
B)SheofteneatsinaFrenchrestaurant.
C)SheusuallytakesasnackintheKFC.
D)Sheinveryfussyaboutwhatsheeats.
13.A)Listeningtosomeloudmusic.C)Talkingloudlyonthetelephone.
B)Preparingforasoralexamination.D)Practicingforaspeech
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