大学英语四级试题和答案.docx
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大学英语四级试题和答案
大学英语四级试卷
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic“Education:
Examination-OrientedorQuality-Oriented”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1.应试教育现状及其原因;
2.素质教育的优点;
3.你的观点。
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
SellingExpertiseontheInternetforExtraCash
TeresaEstes,alicensedmental-healthcounselor,watchedasbusinessatherprivatepracticedecreasedlastyear.Thenthesinglemotherturnedtoherkeyboardtoboostherincome.
Ms.Estesappliedtobecomean“expert”onLivePersonInc.,aWebsitewhereclientspayforonlinechattimewithprofessionalsandadvisersofallfields.For$1.89aminute—aratesheset—the39-year-oldfromMarianna,Fla.,dispensesadvicetoclientsaroundtheglobe.Shespendsaboutfourhoursadayonline,oftenatnight,whenherdaughterhasgonetobed.
“Itwastheeconomy,”shesaysofhermovetotakeherskillsonline.“LivePersonismoreprofitablethanmyprivatepractice.”Ms.Esteshadchargedherprivateclientsupto$75anhour.
Astherecessiondeepens,asmallbutgrowingnumberofpeoplearetakingtheirskillsonline,offeringexpertiseorperformingspecifiedtasksforafee.Labor-at-the-keyboardsitesaregainingpopularityaspeopleincreasinglyturntotheWebinsearchofwork.Internetjob-searchsitessawa51%riseintrafficfromJanuary2008toJanuary2009,accordingtocomScoreMediaMetrix,to26.7millionuniquevisitors.
Amongthemanyfee-for-serviceWebsitesoutthere,atleastthreeareattractingasignificantnumberofusers—thoughconsumersshouldexerciseahealthydegreeofskepticismwhenconsultinganyofthesesites.LivePersonseeksoutexpertsonaslewoftopics,includingmentalhealth,financialservices,shoppingandfashion,aswellaspsychicsandspiritualadvisers.MechanicalTurk,aWebservicerunbyAInc.,paysworkerstoperformtasks,suchascatalogingproductsonline.AssociatedContentpayscontributorstowritearticlesonawiderangeofsubjects,fromorganicflowergardeningtohowtoapplyforfinancialaid.
LivePersonwentpublicin2001,andthecurrentversionofthesitewaslaunchedinlate2007.Today,thesitehas30,000registeredexperts,attractinganaverageof100,000peopleayearwhopayfortheofferedservices,saysChiefExecutiveOfficerRobertLoCascio.Roughly3,500peoplehavemadecontributingtothesitetheirfull-timejob,hesays.
LivePersonsaysitvetscontributors’qualifications,suchasmedicallicensesorfinancialcertification,throughathirdparty,andreliesheavilyonitscommunityreviews.Some200peopleadayapplytobeLivePersonexperts,upfrom120ayearago,saysMr.LoCascio.Oncecleared,advisersworkwithclientsonacost-per-minutebasissetbytheadviser.Thesitetakesacommissionofbetween30%and35%.
AssociatedContent,bycontrast,reviewssubmissionsinhouseandthendecideshowmuchtopayforthem.Thesite,whichspecializesinhow-topiecesandfeaturestoriesonnewstopics,had237,000registeredcontributorsandmorethanonemillioncontentpiecesasofFebruary,bothaboutdoublefromthesamemonthayearago.
Afterpostingthecontent,thesitesellsadvertisementsagainstitanddistributesittoothercompanies,suchasonlineshoeretailerZappos,whichusethecontentontheirownWebsites.IfAssociatedContentacceptsasubmission(itsaysitrejectsabout25%ofthem),theauthorgetsbetween$5and$30,plus$1.50foreach1,000pageviews.Anabilitytowrite“search-engine-optimized”content,anindustrytermforgeneratinggoodGoogleresults,helps,sayssitefounderLukeBeatty.
Peoplearenotonlylookingforpaymentbutalsoestablishingtheircredentials“assomebodywithexperience”,hesays.Writingaboutaspecificprofession,suchaslaworrealestate,helpsraiseaperson’sprofileonline,enhancinghisjobsearches,saysMr.Beatty.
SabahKarimi,a26-year-oldfromOrlando,Fla.,leftacareerinmarketingtobecomeafull-timefreelancewriterandnowspendsbetween8and10hoursaweekwritingforAssociatedContent.Shehasbeenatitforaboutthreeyearsandsayssheearnsroughly$1,000amonthfromherpastandcurrentsubmissions.
Ms.KarimicautionsnewcomerstoAssociatedContentthatittakestimetobuildupearnings.Shesaysshelearnedhowtowritearticlesthatwouldbringtrafficandoftenlooksfornewsyideasthatwillattractreaders.
MechanicalTurk,bycontrast,isbasedon“crowdsourcing”,orbreakingataskintolotsoftinypiecesandgivingittoabiggroupofpeopletocompletequickly.Mostofthesejobs—whichthesitecallsHITs,forhumanintelligencetasks—payjustafewcents.EfficientMTurkers,astheycallthemselves,canmakemorethan$100aweekdoingthingssuchasfindingsomeone’semailaddressorlabelingimagesofaparticularanimalinaphotograph.
AmazonsaysthatMTurknowhas200,000workersfrom100differentcountries,butitdoesn’tkeeptrackofpastfigures.
Thesite—namedforan18th-centurystuntinvolvingaturbanedchess-playing“machine”withanactualchessmasterhiddenwithin—beganasawaytohelpAmazonmanageitsproductdatabase,saysSharonChiarella,vicepresidentofAmazonMechanicalTurk.Amazonusesthesitetohelpsortimagesandcontent,payingpeopleafewcentsatask.MechanicalTurkalsoservesavarietyofcompanieswhoneedWebtasksperformed,especiallythosethatrequireahumanelement.Test-prepstartupKnewtonInc.,forexample,usesitextensivelyforfocus-group-typetasks,aswellasenlistingpeopletotakeitspracticetests.
KeriKnutson,amotheroffivefromIndependence,La.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
■SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.
11.A)ItwillbebettertosaynothingtoPaul.
B)Paulhimselfwillcometotalktothem.
C)ThemanshouldbetheonetospeaktoPaul.
D)ThemanshouldreplacetheradiobeforeshetalkstoPaul.
12.A)NotgiveanysuggestionstoJack.
B)NotseeJackanymore.
C)NotlistentoJack’swords.
D)NotsavehiswordsonJack.
13.A)Theyshouldgiveuptalking.
B)Theyshouldbothmakeacompromise.
C)Theycanmeetnexttime.
D)Theyarebothhalfway.
14.A)Helikesringsverymuch.
B)Heoftenburnsholesinhisnewcoats.
C)He’sveryextravagantwithmoney.
D)Heisverypoor.
15.A)Shemissedthebus.
B)Shecaughtthebus.
C)Shegotupfiveminutesearlierthanusual.
D)Shelikesgettingupearlyinthemorning.
16.A)Inthelibrary.
B)Inthecollegebookstore.
C)Atanews-stand.
D)Atadepartmentstore.
17.A)Teacherandstudent.
B)Doctorandpatient.
C)Managerandofficeworker.
D)Travelagentandcustomer.
18.A)Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.
B)Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.
C)Repairthewashingmachine.
D)Finishherassignment.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Shewillgotoseeherbrother.
B)ShewillgotoHawaiiwithherfamily.
C)Shewillstayathomewithherfamily.
D)Shewillfindapart-timejob.
20.A)Veryexciting.B)Toobad.
C)Veryboring.D)Nottoobad.
21.A)Anewbicycle.B)Anewdictionary.
C)Anewcomputer.D)Anewcellphone.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Shehasagoodchancetostudyabroadbutshedoesn’thaveenoughmoney.
B)Herparentsdon’twanthertogotoofarawayfromthem.
C)Shewon’thaveasmanyvacationsasshehasasastudent.
D)Shewantstostudyabroadbutshehasbeenofferedagoodjob.
23.A)Itisnotasgoodasstudyingabroad.
B)Hethinksbeingateacherisboring.
C)Itisagoodopportunity.
D)Hethinksthesalaryforthejobistoolow.
24.A)Askingherfriendsforadvice.
B)Makingthechoicebyherself.
C)Askingherparentsforadvice.
D)Askingherteachersforadvice.
25.A)ChoosetobeanEnglishteacher.
B)Giveupbothopportunities.
C)Studyoverseas.
D)TeachEnglishforafewyearsbeforegoingabroad.
■SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).
PassageOne
Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.A)About40%.B)About46%.C)About80%.D)About54%.
27.A)PeopleinSouthKoreaarenolongerinterestedinHollywoodmovies.
B)ItismuchcheapertoseealocalmoviethanaHollywoodone.
C)Hollywood’sfilmsarenotasgoodasbefore.
D)SouthKorea’sfilmindustryhasdevelopedalot.
28.A)TheyarereleasingthemoviesfirstinAmericaandtheninothercountries.
B)Theyarereleasingthem
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