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四级模拟试题
2012年12月英语四级考试模拟试题及答案参考
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic
“Education:
Examination-OrientedorQuality-Oriented”.Youshouldwriteatleast120words
FollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
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)
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.“LivePersonismore
profitablethanmyprivatepractice.”Ms.Esteshadchargedherprivateclientsupto$75anhour.Astherecessiondeepens,asmallbutgrowingnumberofpeoplearetakingtheirskillsonline,Offeringexpertiseorperformingspecifiedtasksforafee.Labor-at-the-keyboardsitesaregainingPopularityaspeopleincreasinglyturnstotheWebinsearchofwork.Internetjob-searchsitessawa51%riseintrafficfromJanuary2008toJanuary2009,accordingtoCOMScoreMediaMatrix,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,suchasmedicallicensesorfinancial
Certification,throughathirdparty,andreliesheavilyonitscommunityreviews.Some200peopleadayapplytobeLivePersonexperts,upfrom120ayearago,saysMr.LoCascio.Oncecleared,
Advisersworkwithclientsonacost-per-minutebasissetbytheadviser.Thesitetakesacommissionofbetween30%and35%.AssociatedContent,bycontrast,reviewssubmissionsinhouseandthendecideshowmuchto
Payforthem.Thesite,whichspecializesinhow-topiecesandfeaturestoriesonnewstopics,had237,000registeredcontributorsandmorethanonemillioncontentpiecesasofFebruary,bothAboutdoublefromthesamemonthayearago.
Afterpostingthecontent,thesitesellsadvertisementsagainstitanddistributesittoothercompanies,suchasonlineshoeretailerZippos,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.hesaysshelearnedhowtowritearticlesthatwouldbringtrafficandoftenlooksfornewsyideasthatwillattractreaders.MechanicalTurk,bycontrast,isbasedon“crowdsourcing”,orbreakingataskintolotsoftinypiecesandgivingittoabiggroupofpeopletocompletequickly.Mostofthesejobs—whichthe
sitecallsHits,forhumanintelligencetasks—payjustafewcents.EfficientMTurkers,astheycallthemselves,canmakemorethan$100aweekdoingthingssuchasfindingsomeone’semailaddressorlabelingimagesofaparticularanimalinaphotograph.
AmazonsaysthatMTurknowhas200,000workersfrom100differentcountries,butitdoesn’tkeeptrackofpastfigures.
Thesite—namedforan18th-centurystuntinvolvingaturbanedchess-playing“machine”withanactualchessmasterhiddenwithin—beganasawaytohelpAmazonmanageitsproductdatabase,saysSharonChiarella,vicepresidentofAmazonMechanicalTurk.Amazonusesthesite
tohelpsortimagesandcontent,payingpeopleafewcentsatask.MechanicalTurkalsoservesavarietyofcompanieswhoneedWebtasksperformed,especiallythosethatrequireahumanelement.Test-prepstartupKnewtonInc.,forexample,usesitextensivelyforfocus-group-type
tasks,aswellasenlistingpeopletotakeitspracticetests.
KeriKnutson,amotheroffivefromIndependence,La.,discoveredMechanicalTurkwhenhereldestsonwasheadedforcollege.Ms.Knutson,now45,neededmoneyforhistuitionandfees.Shetookonallkindsoflow-payingbuteasytasksatthebeginning,fromfindingaplaceto
purchaseaspecificitemtoidentifyingthenameofastreetinaphotograph.
Peoplelookingtomakemoneyonlineasfee-for-serviceexpertsshouldreadthefineprint.LivePersonhasoneofthemoreformalpaymentsystems,requiringuserstosignupforanaccountbeforetalkingwithanexpert.Somesites,includingAssociatedContentandMechanical
Turk,reservetherighttorefusepaymentifataskisnotcompletedsatisfactorily.
Mostsiteshavearobustcommunityofworkerswhoregularlyofferoneanothertipsonwhichtaskspaythebest.MechanicalTurkusershaveanindependentsitecalledTurkerNation(),whichreviewsthecompaniesthatsolicit(索求)andpayfortaskssothatworkerscancheckacompany’srecordbeforetakingonatask.
Consumerswhousethesesitesalsoneedtoexercisecaution.Relyingonlegalormedicaladvicefromanunknownonlinesourcehasobviousdrawbacks,andtheWebsitesacknowledgethatsomeusershaveregisteredcomplaintsabouttheadviceofferedonthesites.LivePersonwarnsconsumerstooffertheirfinancialandpersonaldetailswithcare.
Fortheworkersonthesesites,evenincrementalsourcesofincomearehelpfulthesedays.Ms.
KnutsonnowspendsthemajorityofhertimetranscribingWebaudioandvideoforclients,earningabout$250aweekfor30hoursofwork.Shesaysshehasseenmorecompetitionlatelybutisdeterminedtokeepupherweeklypace.
“IfIdidn’thavethismoney,”shesays,“we’dbestrugglingtofindwhattoeateveryweek.”
1.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?
A)Theeconomicrecessionwilllastafewyears.
B)Morepeoplearetakingtheirskillsonlinetomakemoney.
C)AskingforadvicethroughtheInternetisagoodwaytosolveyourproblems.
D)Peopleshouldn’treleasetheirfinancialandpersonaldetailsonline.
2.LivePersonInc.isaWebsitewhere___________.
A)Peoplechatwitheachotherandmakefriendsfreely
B)Professionalsandadvisershelpothersforfree
C)Peoplepaymoneyforapplyingtobecomeanexpert
D)Clientspayforonlinechattimewithprofessionalsandadvisers
3.Whyarelabor-at-the-keyboardsitesgainingpopularity?
A)BecausepeoplelovetoworkontheInternet.
B)BecausemorepeoplearefindingjobsontheInternet.
C)BecausepeoplearebeingaskedtoworkontheInternet.
D)BecauseworkingontheInternetiseasierthanotherwaysofworking.
4.HowmuchwillanexpertgetthroughLivePersonifaclientpays$10?
A)$3to$3.5.B)$10.C)$6.5to$7.D)$5.
5.MechanicalTurkoriginatedasamethodto_________.
A)Labelimagesofaparticularanimalinaphotograph
B)ServeavarietyofcompanieswhoneedWebtasksperformed
C)HelpAmazonmanageitsproductdatabase
D)findsomeone’semailaddress
6.WhatdoesTuckerNationdo?
A)Itreservestherighttorefusepaymentifataskisnotcompletedsatisfactorily.
B)Itreliesonlegalormedicaladvicefromanunknownonlinesource.
C)Itregisterscomplaintsabouttheadviceofferedonthesite.
D)Itreviewsthecompaniesthatsolicitandpayfortasks.
7.WhatdoesMs.Knutsonspendthemajorityofhertimedoing?
A)Findingaplacetopurchaseaspecificitem.
B)Identifyingthenameofastreetinaphotograph.
C)TranscribingWebaudioandvideoforclients.
D)Strugglingtofindwhattoeateveryweek.
8.AssociatedContentpayscontributorstowritearticlesonawiderangeofsubjects,fromorganicflowergardeningtohowto______________.
9.LivePersonsaysitvetscontributors’qualificationsthroughathirdparty,andreliesheavilyonits_______.
10.AmazonsaysthatMTurknowhas200,000workersfrom______________.
PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)
■SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassag
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