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2012 年 6 月英语四级真题及答案
Part Ⅰ
Writing
(30minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay
entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should
write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
1.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象
2.出现这一现象的原因
3.我对这一现象的看法和建议
On Excessive Packaging
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage
quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 17,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).
For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the
passage.
Small Schools Rising
This year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with
fewer students are flourishing.
Fifty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational reform: big,
modern, suburban high schools with students counted in the thousands. As
baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人) came of high-school age, big schools
promised economic efficiency. A greater choice of courses, and, of course,
better football teams. Only years later did we understand the trade-offs this
involved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构),the difficulty of
forging personal connections between teachers and students.SAT scores
began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete
high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban
neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven
standards as set in No Child Left Behind resulted in significantly better
performance in elementary(and some middle)schools, high schools for a
variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress.
Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a
noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This has been due ,in part ,to
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has invested $1.8 billion in
American high schools, helping to open about 1,000 small schools-most of
them with about 400 kids each with an average enrollment of only 150 per
grade, About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country
are taking notice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago and San
Diego. The movement includes independent public charter schools, such as
No.1 BASIS in Tucson, with only 120 high-schoolers and 18 graduates this
year. It embraces district-sanctioned magnet schools, such as the Talented
and Gifted School, with 198 students, and the Science and Engineering
Magnet,with383,which share a building in Dallas, as well as the City Honors
School in Buffalo, N.Y., which grew out of volunteer evening seminars for
students. And it includes alternative schools with students selected by
lottery(抽签),such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va. And most noticeable of
all, there is the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that
have split up into smaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the
same grounds that once boasted thousands of students all marching to the
same band.
Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif, is one of those, ranking No.423among the top 2% in the country-on Newsweek's annual ranking of America's
top high schools. The success of small schools is apparent in the listings. Ten
years ago, when the first Newsweek list based on college-level test
participation was published, only three of the top 100 schools had graduating
Classes smaller than 100 students. This year there are 22. Nearly 250 schools
on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than
200 graduates in 2007.
Although many of Hillsdale's students came from wealthy households, by
the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the
unaffectionate nickname (绰号) "Hillsjail. " Jeff Gilbert. A Hillsdale teacher who
became principal last year, remembers sitting with other teachers watching
students file out of a graduation ceremony and asking one another in
astonishment, "How did that student graduate?"
So in 2003 Hillsdale remade itself into three "houses," romantically named
Florence, Marrakech and Kyoto. Each of the 300 arriving ninth graders are
randomly(随机地) assigned to one of the houses. Where they will keep the
same four core subject teachers for two years, before moving on to another
for 11th and 12th grades. The closeness this system cultivates is reinforced by
the institution of "advisory" classes Teachers meet with students in groups of
25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of everything from
homework problems to bad Saturday-night dates. The advisers also meet with
students privately and stay in touch with parents, so they are deeply invested
in the students' success."We're constantly talking about one another's
advisers," says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't
doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the dean's office, it's like a
personal failure." Along with the new structure came a more demanding
academic program, the percentage of freshmen taking biology jumped from
17 to 95."It was rough for some. But by senior year, two-thirds have moved up
to physics," says Gilbert "Our kids are coming to school in part because they
know there are adults here who know them and care for them."But not all
schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether
smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.
The Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools was made this year, as in
years past, according to a single metric, the proportion of students taking
college-level exams. Over the years this system has come in for its share of
criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it's easy for readers to
understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd like.
Ranking schools is always controversial, and this year a group of 38
superintendents(地区教育主管)from five states wrote to ask that their schools
be excluded from the calculation."It is impossible to know which high schools
are 'the best' in the nation, "their letter read. in part. "Determining whether
different schools do or don't offer a high quality of education requires a look at
man different measures, including students' overall academic
accomplishments and their subsequent performance in college. And taking
into consideration the unique needs of their communities."
In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we sought,
which is, after all, public information. There is, in our view, no real dispute
here, we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our
children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects
under the guidance of gifted teachers. And if we keep working toward that
goal, someday, perhaps a list won't be necessary.
注意:此部分试题请在答卡 1 上作答.
1. Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established
in the hope of __________.
A) ensuring no child is left behind
B) increasing economic efficiency
C) improving students' performance on SAT
D)providing good education for baby boomers
2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?
A)Teachers' workload increased.
B)Students' performance declined.
C)Administration became centralized.
D)Students focused more on test scores.
3.What is said about the schools forded by the Bill and Melinda Gates
foundation?
A)They are usually magnet schools.
B)They are often located in poor neighborhoods.
C)They are popular with high-achieving students.
D)They are mostly small in size.
4.What is most noticeable about the current trend in high school
education?
A)Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.
B)A great variety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas.
C)Many schools compete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds.
D)Students have to meet higher academic standards.
5.Newsweek ranked high schools according to
.
A)their students' academic achievement
B)the number of their students admitted to college
C)the size and number of their graduating classes
D)their college-level test participation
6.What can we learn about Hillsdale's students in the late 1990s?
A)They were made to study hard like prisoners.
B)They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames.
C)Most of them did not have any sense of discipline,
D)Their school performance was getting worse.
7.According to Jeff Gilbert, the "advisory" classes at Hillsdale were set up
so that students could
.
A)tell their teachers what they did on weekends
B)experience a great deal of pleasure in learning
C)maintain closer relationships with their teachers
D)tackle the demanding biology and physics courses
8.________is still considered a strength of Newsweek's school ranking
system in spite of the criticism it receives.
9.According to the 38 superintendents, to rank schools scientifically, it is
necessary to use________.
10.To better serve the children and our nation, schools students to
take________.
Part Ⅲ
Listening Comprehension
(35minutes)
Section A
Directions: in this section you will hear 8 short conversations, one or more
questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the
questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause.
During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)、B)、C)and
D)、and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter
on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答案卡 2 上作案。
11. A)Trying to sketch a map
C)Discussing a house plan.
B)Painting the dining room.
D)Cleaning the kitchen.
12.A)She is tired of the food in the canteen.
B)She often eats in a French restaurant.
C) She usually takes a snack in the KFC.
D)She in very fussy about what she eats.
13.A) Listening to some loud music
C)Talking loudly on the telephone.
B)Preparing for as oral examination. D)Practicing for a speech contest.
14.A)The man has left a good impression on her family.
B)The man can dress casually for the occasion.
C)The man should buy himself a new suit.
D)The man's jeans and T-shirts are stylish.
15.A)Grey pants made from pure cotton. C)100% cotton pants in dark
blue.
B) Fashionable pants in bright colors. D)Something to match her brown
pants.
16.A) Its price.
C)Its comfort.
B)Its location
D)Its facilities.
17.A)Travel overseas.
C)Take a photo.
B)Look for a new job.
D)Adopt a child.
18.A)It is a routine offer.
C)It is quite healthy.
B)It is new on the menu.
D)It is a good bargain.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you
.
19.A)Hosting an evening TV program. C)Lecturing on business
management.
B) Having her bicycle repaired.
D)Conducting a market survey.
20.A) He repaired bicycles.
C)He worked as a salesman.
B)He served as a consultant.
D)He coached in a racing club.
21.A) He wanted to be his own boss.
B) He found it more profitable
C)He didn't want to start from scratch.
D)He didn't want to be in too much debt.
22.A)They work five days a week.
C)They are paid by the hour.
B)They are all the man's friends.
D)They all enjoy gambling.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.A)It has gradually given way to service industry.
B)It remains a major part of industrial activity.
C)It has a history as long as paper processing.
D)It accounts for 80 percent of the region's GDP.
24.A) Transport problems.
C)Lack of resources.
B)Shortage of funding.
D)poor management.
25.A) Competition from rival companies.
C)Possible locations for a new
factory
B)Product promotion campaigns.
D)Measures to create job
opportunities.
Section B
Directions: In this section you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of
each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the
questions will be spoken only once After you hear a question, you must
choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then
mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through
the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.A)They shared mutual friends in school.
B)They had known each other since childhood.
C)They shared many extracurricular activities.
D)They had many interests in common.
27.A)At a local club.
B)At the sports center.
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