英語四級(jí)以往范文

英語四級(jí)以往范文第1篇英語四級(jí)以往范文第1篇Onlinecourse,asanewteachingmethodbasedoncomputerandInternet,allowsteacherstogiveclassesfromadistanceisbecomingmorethanpopularincollegesanduniversities,andactsasaneffectivecomplementtotraditionalteaching.

However,opinionsonitdifferfromteacherstosupportitfortworeasons:Firstly,onlinecoursecanbeconductedathomeorofficeandthisoffersgreatconveniencetocoursereleasesteachersfromrepeatingthesamecontentssincethevideooraudiomaterialcanbeplayedtimeandagain.

However,manystudentshaveoppositestandpoints:Inthefirstplace,withonlinecourse,theylackface-to-facecommunicationswithteachersandtheirconfusioncannotbesolvedaddition,thecomputersystemcannotbeguaranteedtoworkstablyallthe’smore,theydonothave100percentconfidenceintheirself-disciplinewithoutteachersbeingaroundtosupervise.

Personally,withthecollegestudentsgrowingup,ifthetraditionalteachingmethodandthemodernoneslikeon-linecoursecanbecombinedtogether,morefruitfuleducationissuretoberealized.

英語四級(jí)以往范文第2篇PartIWriting(三十minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacoursethathasimpressedyoumostinshouldstatethereasonsandwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．a(chǎn)ndD．,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

1.A．Sheusedtobeinpoorhealth.

B．Shewaspopularamongboys.

C．Shewassomewhatoverweight.

D．Shedidn'tdowellathighschool.

2.A．Attheairport.

B．Inarestaurant.

C．Inabookingoffice.

D．Atthehotelreception.

3.A．Teachinghersonbyherself.

B．Inarestaurant.

C．Askingtheteacherforextrahelp.

D．Tellinghersonnottoworry.

4.A．Haveashortbreak.

B．Taketwoweeksoff.

C．Continueherworkoutdoors.

D．Goonvacationwiththeman.

5.A．Heistakingcareofhistwinbrother.

B．Taketwoweeksoff.

C．HeisworriedaboutRod'shealth.

D．Hehasbeeninperfectcondition.

6.A．Shesoldallherfurniturebeforeshemovedhouse.

B．Shestillkeepssomeoldfurnitureinhernewhouse.

C．Sheplanstoputallheroldfurnitureinthebasement.

D．SheboughtanewsetoffurniturefromItalylastmonth.

7.A．Thewomanwonderedwhythemandidn'treturnthebook.

B．Thewomandoesn'tseemtoknowwhatthebookisabout.

C．Thewomandoesn'tfindthebookusefulanymore.

D．Thewomanforgotlendingthebooktotheman.

8.A．Mostoftheman'sfriendsareathletes.

B．Fewpeoplesharethewoman'sopinion.

C．Themandoesn'tlooklikeasportsman.

D．Thewomandoubtstheman'sathleticability.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A．Shehaspackeditinoneofherbags.

B．Sheisgoingtogetitattheairport.

C．Shehasprobablyleftitinataxi.

D．Sheisafraidthatshehaslostit.

10.A．Itendsinwinter.

B．Itwillcostheralot.

C．Itwilllastoneweek.

D．Itdependsontheweather.

11.A．Theplaneistakingoffsoon.

B．Thetaxiiswaitingforthem.

C．Theremightbeatrafficjam.

D．Thereisalotofstufftopack.

12.A．Athome.

B．Attheairport.

C．Intheman'scar.

D．Bythesideofataxi.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A．Sheisthirstyforpromotion.

B．Shewantsamuchhighersalary.

C．Sheistiredofherpresentwork.

D．Shewantstosavetravelexpenses.

14.A．Translator.

C．Languageinstructor.

B．Travelagent.

D．Environmentalengineer.

15.A．Livelypersonalityandinquiringmind.

B．Communicationskillsandteamspirit.

C．Devotionandworkefficiency.

D．Educationandexperience.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．a(chǎn)ndD．.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A．Theycarealotaboutchildren.

B．Theyneedlookingafterintheiroldage.

C．Theywanttoenrichtheirlifeexperience.

D．Theywantchildrentokeepthemcompany.

17.A．Theyareusuallyadoptedfromdistantplaces.

B．Theirbirthinformationisusuallykeptsecret~

C．Theirbirthparentsoftentrytoconcealtheirbirthinformation.

D．Theiradoptiveparentsdon'twantthemtoknowtheirbirthparents.

18.A．Theygenerallyholdbadfeelingstowardstheirbirthparents.

B．Theydonotwanttohurtthefeelingsoftheiradoptiveparents.

C．Theyhavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirnaturalparents.

D．Theyarefullyawareoftheexpensesinvolvedinthesearch.

19.A．Earlyadoptionmakesforcloserparent-childrelationship.

B．Most.peopleprefertoadoptchildrenfromoverseas.

C．Understandingisthekeytosuccessfuladoption.

D．Adoptionhasmuchtodowithlove.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A．Hesufferedfrommentalillness.

B．HeboughtTheWashingtonPost.

C．Heturnedafailingnewspaperintoasuccess.

D．Hewasonceareporterforamajornewspaper.

21.A．Shewasthefirstwomantoleadabig.publishingcompany.

B．ShegotherfirstjobasateacherattheUniversityofChicago.

C．Shecommittedsuixidebecauseofhermentaldisorder.

D．Shetookoverherfather'spositionwhenhedied.

22.A．Peoplecametoseetheroleofwomeninthebusinessworld.

B．KatharineplayedamajorpartinreshapingAmericans'mind.

C．AmericanmediawouldbequitedifferentwithoutKatharine.

D．Katharinehadexertedanimportantinfluenceontheworld.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A．It'llenablethemtoenjoythebestmedicalcare.

B．It'llallowthemtoreceivefreemedicaltreatment.

C．It'llprotectthemfrompossiblefinancialcrises.

D．It'llpreventthedoctorsfromoverchargingthem.

24.A．Theycan'timmediatelygetbackthemoneypaidfortheirmedicalcost.

B．Theyhavetogothroughverycomplicatedapplicationprocedures.

C．Theycanonlyvisitdoctorswhospeaktheirnativelanguages.

D．Theymaynotbeabletoreceivetimelymedicaltreatment.

25.A．Theydon'thavetopayforthemedicalservices.

B．Theyneedn'tpaytheentiremedicalbillatonce.

C．Theymustsendthereceiptstotheinsurancecompanypromptly.

D．Theyhavetopayamuchhigherpricetogetaninsurancepolicy.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Final-ly,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

Moreandmoreoftheworld'spopulationarelivingintownsorcities.Thespeedatwhichcitiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesis(26)__________.Between1920and1960bigcitiesindevelopedcountriesincreasedtwoandahalftimesinsize,butinotherpartsoftheworldthegrowthwaseighttimestheirsize.

The(27)__________sizeofgrowthisbadenough,buttherearenowalsoverydisturb-ingsignsoftroubleinthe(28)__________ofpercentagesofpeoplelivingintownsandper-centagesofpeopleworkinginindustry.Duringthenineteenthcenturycitiesgrew(29)__________thegrowthofindustry.InEuropetheproportionofpeoplelivingincitiesWForceworkingin

(30)__________isalmostalwaystreeinthenewlyindustrialisedworld:thepercentageofpeoplelivingincitiesismuchhigherthanthepercentageworkinginindustry.

Withoutabaseofpeopleworkinginindustry,thesecitiescannot(31)__________theirgrowth;thereisnotenoughmoney,(32)__________thenewarrivals.Therehasbeenlittleopportunitytobuildwatersuppliesorother(33)__________So,(34)__________proportionalgrowthofunemploymentandunderemployment,agrowthinthenumberofhopelessand(35)__________parentsandstarvingchildren.

PartⅡIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AsanAlaskanfisherman,TimothyJune,54,usedtothinkthathewassafefromindustrialpollutants(污染物)athishomeinHaines--atownwithapopulationof2,400peopleand4,000eagles,with8millionacresofprotectedwildlandnearby.Butinearly,Juneagreedtotakepartina36of35Americansfromsevenstates.Itwasabiomonitoringproject,inwhichpeople'sbloodandur/ne(尿)weretestedfor37ofchemicals--inthiscase,threepotentiallydangerousclassesofcompoundsfoundincommonhousehold38likefacecream,tincans,andshowercurtains.The

results--39inNovemberinareportcalled”IsItinUs?“byanenvironmentalgroup--wereratherworrying.Everyoneoftheparticipants,40fromanminoisstatesenatortoaMassachusettsminister,testedpositiveforallthreeclassesofpollutants.Andwhilethe41presenceofthesechemicalsdoesnot42indicateahealthrisk,thefactthattypicalAmericanscarrythesechemicalsatall43Juneandhisfellowparticipants.

Clearly,therearechemicalsinourbodiesthatdon't44there.Alarge,ongoingstudyconductedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionhasfound148chemicalsinAmericansofallages.

Andin,theEnvironmentalWorkingGroupfoundan45of200chemicalsinthebloodof10new-borns.”O(jiān)urbabiesarebeingbornpre-polluted,“saysSharylePattonofCommonweal,whichcosponsored”IsItinUs?Thisisgoingtobethenextbigenvironmentalissueafterclimatechange.“

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

A．a(chǎn)nalyses

B．a(chǎn)verage

C．belong

D．demonstrated

E．excess

F．extending

G．habitually

H．necessarily

I．products

J．ranging

K．released

L．shocked

M．simple

N．survey

O．traces

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

InHardEconomyforAllAges,OlderIsn'tBetter...It'sBrutal

[A]Younggraduatesareindebt,outofworkandontheirparents'couches.Peopleintheir30sand40scan'taffordtobuyhomesorhavechildren.Retireesareearningnear-zerointerestontheirsavings.

[B]Inthecurrentlistless(缺乏活力的)economy,everygenerationhasaclaimtohavingbeenmostinjured.ButtheLaborDepartment'slatestjobsreportsandotherrecentdatapresentastrongcaseforcrowningbabyboomers(二戰(zhàn)后生育高峰期出生的人)asthegreatestvictimsoftherecessionanditsdreadfulconsequences.

[C]TheseAmericansintheir50sandearly60s--thosenearretirementagewhodonotyethaveaccesstoMedicareandSocialSecurity--havelostthemostearningspowerofanyagegroup,withtheirhouseholdincomes10percentbelowwhattheymadewhentherecoverybeganthreeyearsago,accordingtoSentierResearch,adataanalysiscompany.Theirretirementsavingsandhomevaluesfellsharplyattheworstpossibletime:justbeforetheyneededtocashout.Theyaresupportingbothagedparentsandunemployedyoung-adultchildren,earningthemtheunluckynickname”GenerationSqueeze.“

[D]Newresearchsuggeststhattheymaydiesooner,becausetheirhealth,incomesecurityandmentalwell-beingwerebattered(重創(chuàng))byrecessionatacrucialtimeintheirlives.ArecentstudybyeconomistsatWellesleyCollegefoundthatpeoplewholosttheirjobsinthefewyearsbeforebecomingqualifiedforSocialSecuritylostuptothreeyearsfromtheirlifeexpectanv'y(預(yù)期壽命),largelybecausetheynolongerhadaccesstoaffordablehealthcare.

[E]UnemploymentratesforAmericansnearingretirementarefarlowerthanthoseforyoungpeople,whoarerecentlyoutofschool,withfewerskillsandashorterworkhistory.Butonceoutofajob,olderworkershaveamuchhardertimefindinganotherone.Overthelastyear,theaveragedurationofunemploymentforolderpeoplewas53weeks,comparedwith19weeksforteenagers,accordingtotheLaborDepartment'sjobsreportreleasedonFriday.

[F]Thelengthyprocessispartlybecauseolderworkersaremorelikelytohavebeenlaidofffromindustriesthataredownsizing,likemanufacturing.Comparedwiththerestofthepopulation,olderpeoplearealsomorelikelytoowntheirownhomesandbelessmobilethanrenters,whocanmovetonewjobmarkets.

[G]Olderworkersaremorelikelytohaveadisabilityofsomesort,perhapslimitingtherangeofjobsthatofferrealisticchoices.Theymayalsobelessinclined,atleastinitially,totakejobsthatpayfarlessthantheiroldpositions.

[H]Displacedboomersalsobelievetheyarevictimsofagediscrimination,becauseemployerscaneasilyfindayoung,energeticworkerwhowillacceptlowerpayandwhocanpotentiallystickaroundfordecadesratherthanafewyears.

[I]Inasurveyofolderworkerswhowerelaidoffduringtherecession,justoneinsixhadfoundanotherjob,andhalfofthatgrouphadacceptedpayofthere-employedsaidthepayintheirnewjobwaslessthanhalfwhattheyearnedintheirpreviousjob.”Ijustsaytomyself:'Whyme?WhathaveIdonetodeservethis?'“saidJohnAgati,56,whoselastfull-timejob,asaproductdeveloper,endedfouryearsagowhenhisemployerwentoutofbusiness.Thatpositionpaid$90,000,andhisresumelistsjobsatcompanieslikeAmericanExpress,DisneyandUSANetworks.Sincebeinglaidoff,though,hehasworkedaseriesofpart-time,low-wage,temporarypositions,includingsellingshoesatLord&Taylorandmakingsalescallsforacarcompany.

[J]Thelastfewyearshavetakenatoilnotonlyonhisfamily'sfinances,butalsoonhisfeelingsofself-worth.”Youjustgetsad,“Mr.Agatisaid.”Iseepeoplegettingupinthemorning,goingouttotheircareersandgoinghome.IjustwishIwasdoingthat.Somepeopledon'tliketheirjobs,ortheyhaveproblemswiththeirjobs,butatleastthey'reworking.IjustwishIwasintheirshoes.“

Hesaidhecannotaffordtogobacktoschool,asmanyyoungerpeoplewithoutjobshavedone.Evenifhecouldaffordit,economistssayitisunclearwhetherolderworkerslikehimbenefitmuchfrommoreeducation.

[K]”Itjustdoesn'tmakesensetoofferretrainingforpeople55andolder,“saidDanielHamermesh,aneconomicsprofessor.”Discriminationbyage,long-termunemployment,andthefactthatthey'renowattheendofthehiringqueuejustdon'tmakeitsensibletoinvestinthem.“

[L]Manydisplacedolderworkersaretakingthismessagetoheartandleavingthelaborforceentirely.TheshareofolderpeopleapplyingforSocialSecurityearlyrosequicklyduringtherecessionaspeoplesoughtwhateverincometheycouldfind.Thepenaltytheywillpayispermanent,asretireeswhotakebenefitsatage62willreceiveasmuchas30%lessineachmonth'scheckfortherestoftheirlivesthantheywouldiftheyhadwaiteduntilfullretirementage(66forthosebornafter1942).

[M]ThosenotyetqualifiedforSocialSecurityareincreasinglyapplyingforanother,comparablekindofincomesupportthatoftengoestopeoplewhoexpectnevertoworkagain:disabilitybenefits.Morethanoneineightpeopleintheirlate50sisnowonsomeformoffederaldisabilityinsuranceprogram,accordingtoProfessorMarkDugganattheUniversityofPennsylvania'sWhartonSchool.

[N]TheveryoldestAmericans,ofcourse,werebatteredbysomeofthesameillwindsthattormented(折磨)thosenownearingretirement,butatleastthemostseniorwerecushionedbyamorereadilyavailablesocialsafetynet.Moreimportant,inastatisticaltwist,theymayhaveactuallybenefitedfromthefinancialcrisisinthemostfundamentalway:longerlives.

[O]Deathratesforpeopleover65havehistoricallyfallenduringrecessions,accordingtoaNovemberstudybyeconomistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.Why?Theresearchersarguethatweakjobmarketspushmoreworkersintoacceptingrelativelyundesirableworkatnursinghomes,leadingtobettercareforresidents.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

46.Greatermobilityputsyoungerpeopleatanadvantageinseekingnewjobs.

47.Manyoftheolderworkerslaidoffduringtherecessionhadtoacceptlowerpayintheirnewjobs.

48.Thosewholosetheirjobsshortlybeforeretirementageliveashorter-than-averagelife.

49.Seniorsatnursinghomescouldbenefitfromtheweakjobmarket.

50.Agediscriminationinemploymentmakesitpointlessretrainingolderworkers.

51.Accordingtorecentreportsanddataanalyses,boomerssuffermostfromtheweakeconomy.

52.Unemployedboomersareatadisadvantageinjob-huntingbecauseemployerstendtohireyoungerworkers.

53.Peopleintheirfiftiesandearlysixtiesbeartheheaviestfamilyburdens.

54.PeoplewhotakebenefitsfromSocialSecuritybeforeofficialretirementagewillgetmuchlessfortherestoftheirlives.

55.Olderworkers'choiceofjobscanbelimitedbecauseofdisability.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked'A．,B．,C．a(chǎn)ndD．.

YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

NewYorkersaregraduallygettingusedtomorepedaling(騎車的)passengersonthoseshiningblueCitiBikes.Butwhataboutlocalbikeshops?IsCitiBikerollingupridersattheirexpense?

AtGothamBikesinTribeca,managerW.Bensaidtheshophasseenanincreaseinitsoverallsalesduetothebike-shareprogram.”It'sgettingmorepeopleontheroad,“hesaid.JamesRyan,anemployeeatDanny'sCyclesinGramercyalsosaidCitiBikeisagoodoptionforpeopletoeaseintobikinginacityfamedforitstrafficjamsandaggressivedrivers.”Theycantryoutabikewithoutcommittingtobuyingone,“hesaid.

RentalsarenotabigpartofthebusinessateitherGothamBikesorDanny'sCycles.ButforFrank'sBikeShop,asmallbusinessonGrandSt.,thebike-shareprogramhasbeenbadnews.OwnerFrankArroyosaidhisrentalbusinesshasdecreasedby90％sinceCitiBikewasrolledoutlastmonth.

Arroyo'smainrentalcustomersareEuropeantourists,whohavesincebeendrawnawaybyCitiBikes.

However,Bensaidthebike-shareisgoodforbikesalesathisshop.”Peoplehaveusedthebike-shareandrealizedhowgreatitistobikeinthecity,thendecidethattheywantsomethingnicerforthemselves,“henoted.

ChristianFarrellofWaterfrontBicycleShop,onWestSt.justnorthofChristopherSt.,saidinitiallyhewasconcernedaboutbike-share,though,headmitted,”Iwashappytoseepeopleonbikes.“

Farrell'searlyconcernswereechoedbyAndrewCrooks,ownerofNYCVelo,at64SecondAve.”Itseemedlikeagreatidea,butonethatwouldbedifficulttoimplement,“CrookssaidofCitiBike.Hesaidheworriedaboutinexperiencedriders'lackofawarenessofbildngrulesandstrongnegativereactionfromnon-cyclists.However,hesaid,it'sstilltooearlytotellffhisbusinesshasbeenimpacted.

Whileit'spossiblebike-sharewillcauseadropinbusiness,CrooksallowedthattheideaisapositivestepforwardforNewYorkCity.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

56.Whatistheauthor'schiefconcernabouttheincreasinguseofCitiBikesinNewYork?

A．Hownon-cyclistswillrespondtoit.

B．Whetherlocalbikeshopswillsuffer.

C．Whetherlocalbikebusinesseswillopposeit.

D．Howthesafetyofbikeriderscanbeensured.

57.WhathappenedtoGothamBikesasaresultofthebike-shareprogram?

A．Itfounditsbikesalesunaffected.

B．Itshifteditsbusinesstorentals.

C．Itsawitsbikesalesontherise.

D．Itrentedmorebikestotourists.

58.Whyisthebike-shareprogrambadnewsforFrank'sBikeShop?

A．Itcannotmeetthedemandofthebike-shareprogram.

B．ItscustomershavebeendrawnawaybyCitiBikes.

C．Itsbikepriceshavetobeloweredagainandagain.

D．Ithastocompetewiththecity'sbikerentalshops.

59.WhydidAndrewCrooksthinkthatthebike-shareprogramwouldbedifficulttoexecute?

A．Inexperiencedridersmightbreakbikingrules.

B．Conflictsmightariseamongbikerentalshops.

C．Trafficconditionsmightworseninthedowntownarea.

D．Therearenotenoughlanestoaccommodatethebikes.

60.WhatisthegeneralattitudeoflocalbikeshopstowardsCitiBike?

A．Wait-and-see.

B．Negative.

C．Indifferent.

D．Approving.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Variousstudieshaveshownthatincreasedspendingoneducationhasnotledtomeasurableimprovementsinlearning.Between1980and,staffandteachersat.publicschoolsgrewroughlytwiceasfastasstudents.Yetstudentsshowednoadditionallearninginachievementtests.

Universitiesshowsimilartrendsofincreasedadministrationpersonnelandcostswithoutgreaterlearning,asdocumentedinRichardArumandJosipaRoksa'srecentbookAcademicallyAdrift:LimitedLearningonCollegeCampuses.

Asurveyshowsthat63%ofemployerssaythatrecentcollegegraduatesdon'thavethesldllstheyneedtosucceedand25%ofemployerssaythatentry-levelwritingskillsarelacking.

Somesimplisticallyattributethedeclineinourpubliceducationsystemtothedrainofskilledstudentsbyprivateschools,butfarmoresignificanteventswereatwork.

Publicschoolsworkedwelluntilaboutthe1970s.Infact,untilthattime,publicschoolsprovidedfarbettereducationthanprivateones.Itwastheunderperformingstudentswhowerethrownoutofpublicschoolsandwenttoprivateones.

Aprominentreasonpublicschoolsdidwellwasthatmanyhighlyqualifiedwomenhadfewoptionsforworldngoutsidethehouseotherthanbeingteachersornurses.Theyacceptedrelativelylowpay,difficultworkingconditions,andgavetheirverybest.

Havingsuchalargesupplyoftalentedwomenteachersmeantthatsocietycouldpaylessfortheirservices.Women'sliberationopenedupnewprofessionalopportunitiesforwomen,and,overtime,someofthebestleftteachingasacareeroption,bringingaboutagradualdeclineinthequalityofschooling.

Alsoaroundthattime,regulations,government,andunionscametodictatepay,preventac~ustments,andintroducebureaucratic(官僚的)standardforadvancement.Largeeducationbureaucraciesandunionscametodominatethelandscape,confusingactivitywithachievement.Bureaucratsregularlyrewritecurriculums,talknonsenseabouttheoriesofeducation,andrequireevermoreadmires”trators.Theendresulthasbeenthat,afterallthespending,studentshaveworsemathandreadingskillsthanboththeirforeignpeersandearliergenerationsspendingfarlessoneducation--asalltheaccumulatingevidencenowdocuments.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答

61.WhatdowelearnfromvariousstudiesonAmerica'spubliceducation?

A．Achievementtestshavefailedtotrulyreflectthequalityofteaching.

B．Publicschools-lacktheresourcestocompetewithprivateschools.

C．Littleimprovementineducationhasresultedfromincreasedspending.

D．Thenumberofstudentshasincreasedmuchfasterthanthatofteachers.

62.Howdosomepeopleexplainthedeclineinpubliceducation?

A．Governmentinvestmentdoesnotmeetschools'needs.

B．Skilledstudentsaremovingtoprivateschools.

C．Qualifiedteachersarefarfromadequatelypaid.

D．Trainingofstudents'basicskillsisneglected.

63.Whatwasasignificantcontributortothepastgloryofpublicschools?

A．Well-behavedstudents.

B．Efficientadmirestration.

C．Talentedwomenteachers.

D．Generouspayforteachers.

64.Whydidsomeofthebestwomenteachersleaveteaching?

A．Newcareeropportunitiesweremadeavailabletothembywomen'sliberation.

B．Higheracademicrequirementsmadeitdifficultforthemtostayintheirjobs.

C．Theywereunhappywiththebureaucraticadministrationintheirschools.

D．Theheavyteachingloadsleftthemlittletimeandenergyforfamilylife.

65.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisoneoftheresultsofgovernmentinvolvementineducation?

A．Increasingemphasisontheoriesofeducation.

B．Highlystandardizedteachingmethods.

C．Students'improvedacademicperformance.

D．Anever-growingnumberofadministrators.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

英語四級(jí)以往范文第3篇DeepReadinginModernLife

Atthepicturedepicts,afathertoldhissonthatheshouldreaddeeplyratherthanmerelypursuethequantityofreadingmaterials.Itreflectsthatpeopletendtobrowseandscane-bookswithoutstoppingtoponderevenonequestion.Thewaywereadissosuperficialthatitarousesgreatconcerninmodernlife.

Tobeabetterreader,wehadbetterdoasfollows.Foronething,takenotesaboutcrucialdetailsasweusedtodo.Takingnotescanavoidthephenomenonthatthemorewereadonlineoronsmartphones,thelessweseemedtomemorize.Foranother,classicsdeservetobesavoredbythecontemporarypeople.Forexample,someclassicalnovelscanbereadfreeonKindle,whichmakesthempopularamongyoungstersagain.What'smore,ifwedidnotmakesummariesfromtimetotime,nothingthatwelearntf