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月大学英语四级考试真题
2009年12月大学英语四级考试真题
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthe
topicofCreatingaGreenCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowing
theoutlinegivenbelow:
1.建设绿色校园很重要
2.绿色校园不仅指绿色的环境„„
3.为了建设绿色校园,我们应该„„
CreatingaGreenCampus
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand
answerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestion8-10,completethe
sentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
Collegestakinganotherlookatvalueofmerit-basedaid
Goodgradesandhightestsscoresstillmatter—alot—tomanycollegesasthey
awardfinancialaid.
Butwithlow-incomestudentsprojectedtomakeupanever-largershareofthe
college-boundpopulationincomingyears,someschoolsarere-examiningwhether
thataid,typicallyknownas“meritaid”,isthemosteffectiveuseofprecious
institutionaldollars.
GeorgeWashingtonUniversityinWashington,D.C.,forexample,saidlastweek
thatitwouldcutthevalueofitsaveragemeritscholarshipsbyaboutone-thirdand
reducethenumberofrecipients(接受者),pouringthesavings,about$2.5million,into
need-basedaid.AlleghenyCollegeinMeadville,Pa.,madeasimilardecisionthree
yearsago.
Now,HamiltonCollegeinClinton,N.Y.,saysitwillphaseoutmeritscholarships
altogether.Nocurrentmerit-aidrecipientswilllosetheirscholarships,butneed-based
aidalonewillbeawardedbeginningwithstudentsenteringinfall2008.
Notallcollegesoffermeritaid;generally,themoreselectiveaschool,theless
likelyitistodoso.HarvardandPrinceton,forexample,offergenerousneed-based
packages,butmanyfamilieswhodon’tmeetneedeligibility(资格)havebeenwilling
topaywhatevertheymustforabig-nameschool.
Forsmallregionalcollegesthatstrugglejusttofillseats,meritaidcanbean
importantrevenue-builderbecausemanyrecipientsstillpayenoughtuitiondollars
overandabovethescholarshipamounttokeeptheinstitutionrunning.
Butforrankings-consciousschoolsinbetween,meritaidhasservedprimarilyas
atooltorecruittopstudentsandtoimprovetheiracademicprofits.“They’retryingto
buystudents,”saysSkidmoreCollegeeconomistSandyBaum.
Studiesshowmeritaidalsotendstobenefitdisproportionatelystudentswho
couldaffordtoenrollwithoutit.
“Aswelooktothefuture,weseeamorepressingneedtoinvestinneed-based
aid,”saysMonicaInzer,deanofadmissionandfinancialaidatHamilton,whichhas
offeredmeritscholarshipsfor10years.Duringthattime,itroseinUSNews&World
Report’srankingofthebestliberalartscolleges,from25to17.
Meritaid,whichbenefitedabout75studentsayear,orabout4%ofitsstudent
body,atacostofabout$1millionayear,“serveduswell,”Inzersays,but“tobe
discountingthepriceforfamiliesthatdon’tneedfinancialaiddoesn’tfeelrightany
more.”
Need-basedaidremainsbyfarthelargestshareofallstudentaid,whichincludes
state,federalandinstitutionalgrants.Butmeritaid,offeredprimarilybyschoolsand
states,isgrowingfaster,bothoverallandattheinstitutionallevel.
Between1995-96and2003-04,institutionalmeritaidaloneincreased212%,
comparedwith47%forneed-basedgrants.Atleast15statesalsooffermeritaid,
typicallyinabidtoenrolltopstudentsinthestate’spublicinstitutions.
Butinrecentyears,agrowingchorus(异口同声)ofcriticshasbegunpressuring
schoolstodropthepractice.RecentdecisionsbyHamiltonandothersmaybe“asign
thatpeoplearestartingtorealizethatthere’sthisdestructivecompetitiongoingon,”
saysBaum,co-authorofarecentCollegeReportthatraisesconcernsabouttheroleof
institutionalaidnotbasedonneed.
DavidLaird,presidentoftheMinnesotaPrivateCollegeCouncil,saysmanyof
hisschoolswouldliketoreducetheirmeritaidbutfearthatindoingso,theywould
losetopstudentstotheircompetitors.
“Noonecantakeone-sidedaction,”saysLaird,whoisexploringwhetherto
seekanexemption(豁免)fromfederalanti-trustlawssomembercollegescandiscuss
howtheycouldjointlyreducemeritaid,“Thisisamerry-go-roundthat’sgoingvery
fast,andnoneoftheinstitutionsbelievetheycansustaintherisksoftryingtobreak
awaybythemselves.”
Acomplicatingfactoristhatmeritaidhasbecomesopopularwith
middle-incomefamilies,whodon’tqualifyforneed-basedaid,thatmanyhavecome
todependonit.And,astuitionscontinuetoincrease,thelinebetweenmeritandneed
blurs.
That’sonereasonAlleghenyCollegedoesn’tplantodropmeritaidentirely.
“Westillbelieveinrewardingsuperiorachievementsandknowthatthesetop
studentstrulyvaluethescholarship,”saysScottFriedhoff,Allegheny’svicepresident
forenrollment.
EmoryUniversityinAtlanta,whichboastsa$4.7billionendowment(捐赠),
meanwhile,istakinganotherapproach.Thisyear,itannounceditwouldeliminate
loansforneedystudentsandcapthemformiddle-incomefamilies.Atthesametime,
itwouldexpandits28-year-oldmeritprogram.
“Yeah,we’replayingthemeritgame,”acknowledgesTomLancaster,associate
deanforundergraduateeducation.Butithasitsstrongpoint,too,hesays.“Thefact
ofthematteris,it’snotjustaboutthelowest-incomepeople.It’stheaverage
Americanmiddle-classfamilywho’sbeingpricedoutofthemarket.”
*Afewwordsaboutmerit-basedaid:
Merit-basedaidisaidofferedtostudentswhoachieveexcellenceinagivenarea,
andisgenerallyknownasacademic,athleticandartisticmeritscholarships.
Academicmeritscholarshipsarebasedonstudents’grades,GPAandoverall
academicperformanceduringhighschool.Theyaretypicallymeantforstudents
goingstraighttocollegerightafterhighschool.However,therearescholarshipsfor
currentcollegestudentswithexceptionalgradesaswell.Thesemeritscholarships
usuallyhelpstudentspaytuitionbills,andtheycanberenewedeachyearaslongas
therecipientscontinuetoqualify.Insomecases,studentsmayneedtobe
recommendedbytheirschoolorateacheraspartofthequalificationprocess.
Athleticmeritscholarshipsaremeantforstudentsthatexcel(突出)insportsof
anykind,fromfootballtotrackandfieldevents.Recommendationforthese
scholarshipsisrequired,sinceexceptionalathleticperformancehastoberecognized
byacoachorareferee(裁判).Applicantsneedtosendinatapecontainingtheirbest
performance.
Artisticmeritscholarshipsrequirethatapplicantsexcelinagivenartisticarea.
Thisgenerallyincludesanycreativefieldsuchasart,design,fashion,music,danceor
writing.Applyingforartisticmeritscholarshipsusuallyrequiresthatstudentssubmita
portfolio(选辑)ofsomesort,whetherthatincludesacollectionofartwork,arecording
ofamusicalperformanceoravideoofthemdancing.
1.Withmoreandmorelow-incomestudentspursuinghighereducation,anumberof
collegesare________.
A)offeringstudentsmoremerit-basedaid
B)revisingtheirfinancialaidpolicies
C)increasingtheamountoffinancialaid
D)changingtheiradmissionprocesses
2.WhatdidAlleghenyCollegeinMeadvilledothreeyearsago?
A)Ittriedtoimplementanovelfinancialaidprogram.
B)Itadded$2.5milliontoitsneed-basedaidprogram.
C)Itphasedoutitsmerit-basedscholarshipsaltogether.
D)Itcutsitsmerit-basedaidtohelptheneedystudents.
3.Thechiefpurposeofrankings-consciouscollegesinofferingmeritaidisto______.
A)improveteachingqualityB)boosttheirenrollments
C)attractgoodstudentsD)increasetheirrevenues
4.MonicaInzer,deanofadmissionandfinancialaidatHamilton,believes______.
A)itdoesn’tpaytospend$1millionayeartoraiseitsranking
B)itgivesstudentsmotivationtoawardacademicachievements
C)it’sillogicaltousesomuchmoneyononly4%ofitsstudents
D)it’snotrighttogiveaidtothosewhocanaffordthetuition
5.Inrecentyears,merit-basedaidhasincreasedmuchfasterthanneed-basedaiddue
to______.
A)moregovernmentfundingtocolleges
B)fiercecompetitionamonginstitutions
C)theincreasingnumberoftopstudents
D)schools’improvedfinancialsituations
6.Whatistheattitudeofmanyprivatecollegestowardmeritaid,accordingtoDavid
Laird?
A)Theywouldliketoseeitreduced.
B)Theyregarditasanecessaryevil.
C)Theythinkitdoesmoreharmthangood.
D)Theyconsideritunfairtomiddle-classfamilies.
7.Whydoesn’tAlleghenyCollegeplantodropmeritaidentirely?
A)Raisingtuitionshavemadecollegeunaffordableformiddle-classfamilies.
B)Withrisingincomes,fewerstudentsareapplyingforneed-basedaid.
C)Manystudentsfrommiddle-incomefamilieshavecometorelyonit.
D)Risingincomeshavedisqualifiedmanystudentsforneed-basedaid.
8.Annualrenewalofacademicmeritscholarshipsdependsonwhethertherecipients
remain______.
9.Applicantsforathleticmeritscholarshipsneedarecommendationfromacoachora
refereewho______theirexceptionalathleticperformance.
10.Applicantsforartisticmeritscholarshipsmustproduceevidencetoshowtheir
______inaparticularartisticfield
PartⅢListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long
conversations.Atth
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