大学英语四级考试模拟题及答案DOC.docx

大学英语四级考试模拟题及答案DOC.docx

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大学英语四级考试模拟题及答案DOC

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综合题，请依照题目给出内容，来回答下面给出试题。

PartIWriting（30minutes）

请依照上面给出内容，来回答下面简答题（共1题）。

　　Directions：

Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic“Education：

Examination-OrientedorQuality-Oriented”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

　　1.应试教诲现状及其因素;

　　2.素质教诲长处;

　　3.你观点。

（本题0分）

请填写答案：

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%riseintrafficfromJanuarytoJanuary，accordingtocomScoreMediaMetrix，to26.7millionuniquevisitors.

Amongthemanyfee-for-serviceWebsitesoutthere，atleastthreeareattractingasignificantnumberofusers—thoughconsumersshouldexerciseahealthydegreeofskepticismwhenconsultinganyofthesesites.LivePersonseeksoutexpertsonaslewoftopics，includingmentalhealth，financialservices，shoppingandfashion，aswellaspsychicsandspiritualadvisers.MechanicalTurk，aWebservicerunbyAInc.，paysworkerstoperformtasks，suchascatalogingproductsonline.AssociatedContentpayscontributorstowritearticlesonawiderangeofsubjects，fromorganicflowergardeningtohowtoapplyforfinancialaid.

　　LivePersonwentpublicin，andthecurrentversionofthesitewaslaunchedinlate.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.，discoveredMechanicalTurkwhenhereldestsonwasheadedforcollege.Ms.Knutson，now45，neededmoneyforhistuitionandfees.Shetookonallkindsoflow-payingbuteasytasksatthebeginning，fromfindingaplacetopurchaseaspecificitemtoidentifyingthenameofastreetinaphotograph.

　　Peoplelookingtomakemoneyonlineasfee-for-serviceexpertsshouldreadthefineprint.LivePersonhasoneofthemoreformalpaymentsystems，requiringuserstosignupforanaccountbeforetalkingwithanexpert.Somesites，includingAssociatedContentandMechanicalTurk，reservetherighttorefusepaymentifataskisnotcompletedsatisfactorily.

　　Mostsiteshavearobustcommunityofworkerswhoregularlyofferoneanothertipsonwhichtaskspaythebest.MechanicalTurkusershaveanindependentsitecalledTurkerNation（），whichreviewsthecompaniesthatsolicit（索求）andpayfortaskssothatworkerscancheckacompany’srecordbeforetakingonatask.

　　Consumerswhousethesesitesalsoneedtoexercisecaution.Relyingonlegalormedicaladvicefromanunknownonlinesourcehasobviousdrawbacks，andtheWebsitesacknowledgethatsomeusershaveregisteredcomplaintsabouttheadviceofferedonthesites.LivePersonwarnsconsumerstooffertheirfinancialandpersonaldetailswithcare.

　　Fortheworkersonthesesites，evenincrementalsourcesofincomearehelpfulthesedays.Ms.KnutsonnowspendsthemajorityofhertimetranscribingWebaudioandvideoforclients，earningabout$250aweekfor30hoursofwork.Shesaysshehasseenmorecompetitionlatelybutisdeterminedtokeepupherweeklypace.

　　“IfIdidn’thavethismoney,”shesays，“we’dbestrugglingtofindwhattoeateveryweek.”

请依照上面给出内容，来回答下面单项选取题（下列每小题备选答案中，只有一种符合题意对的答案。

每小题0分，共7题。

）1.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

A：

Theeconomicrecessionwilllastafewyears.

B：

Morepeoplearetakingtheirskillsonlinetomakemoney.

C：

AskingforadvicethroughtheInternetisagoodwaytosolveyourproblems.

D：

Peopleshouldn’treleasetheirfinancialandpersonaldetailsonline.

请选取答案：

A:

B:

C:

D:

2.LivePersonInc.isaWebsitewhere___________.

A：

peoplechatwitheachotherandmakefriendsfreely

B：

professionalsandadvisershelpothersforfree

C：

peoplepaymoneyforapplyingtobecomeanexpert

D：

clientspayforonlinechattimewithprofessionalsandadvisers

请选取答案：

A:

B:

C:

D:

3.Whyarelabor-at-the-keyboardsitesgainingpopularity?

A：

BecausepeoplelovetoworkontheInternet.

B：

BecausemorepeoplearefindingjobsontheInternet.

C：

BecausepeoplearebeingaskedtoworkontheInternet.

D：

BecauseworkingontheInternetiseasierthanotherwaysofworking.

请选取答案：

A:

B:

C:

D:

4.HowmuchwillanexpertgetthroughLivePersonifaclientpays$10?

A：

$3to$3.5.

B：

$10.

C：

$6.5to$7.

D：

$5.

请选取答案：

A:

B:

C:

D:

5.MechanicalTurkoriginatedasamethodto_________.　　

A：

labelimagesofaparticularanimalinaphotograph

B：

serveavarietyofcompanieswhoneedWebtasksperformed

C：

helpAmazonmanageitsproductdatabase

D：

findsomeone’semailaddress

请选取答案：

A:

B:

C:

D:

6.WhatdoesTurkerNationdo?

A：

Itreservestherighttorefusepaymentifataskisnotcompletedsatisfactorily.

B：

Itreliesonlegalormedicaladvicefromanunknownonlinesource.

C：

Itregisterscomplaintsabouttheadviceofferedonthesite.

D：

Itreviewsthecompaniesthatsolicitandpayfortasks.

请选取答案：

A:

B:

C:

D:

7.WhatdoesMs.Knutsonspendthemajorityofhertimedoing?

A：

Findingaplacetopurchaseaspecificitem.

B：

Identifyingthenameofastreetinaphotograph.

C：

TranscribingWebaud