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【篇1】6月大学英语四级考试作文

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As is illustrated in the picture, a pupil is asking his father why he is going to school if his phone already knows everything. It can be known that the pupil lacks a thorough understanding of going to school.

Compared with the phone, there are certain things that can be only achieved by going to school. In the first place, going to school endows us with the experiences of getting along with others. Only by contacting people can our interpersonal skills be developed. The phone only provides information in an environment where there is just the phone and you. Secondly, you can consult your teacher face to face about any detail of your question, which cannot be done on your phone. Last but not least, school is a place where you can learn to be independent. If you stay with your parents all the time, you will never truly grow up.

To conclude, it’s a necessity for kids to go to school. It is a truth which should be well acknowledged that school can never be replaced by the phone.

【篇2】6月大学英语四级考试作文

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【篇3】6月大学英语四级考试作文

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Recently _______,what amazes us most is______________,it is ture that__________.

There are many reasons explaining__________________________.The main reason is____________________.

what is more_________________________.thirdly__________________________.As a result_______________.

Considering all there,________________________.For one thing_____________________,for another________

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【篇4】6月大学英语四级考试作文

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B) ,C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

Increasingly, over the past ten years, people―especially young people―have become aware of the need to change their eating habits, because much of the food they eat, particularly processed foods, is not good for health. Consequently,there has been a growing interest in natural foods: foods which do not contain chemical additives and which have not been affected by chemical fertilizers widely used in farming today.

Natural foods, for example, are vegetables, fruit and grain which have been grown in soil that is rich in organic matter.In simple terms, this means that the soil has been nourished by unused vegetable matter, which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals. This in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizers, the main purpose of which is to increase the amount but not the quality of foods grown in commercial farming areas.

Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move freely in healthy pastures. Compare this with what happens in the mass production of poultry: there are battery farms, for example, where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed on food which is little better than rubbish. Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food; but also produce eggs which lack important vitamins.

There are other aspects of healthy eating which are now receiving increasing attention from experts on diet. Take, for example, the question of sugar. This is actually a nonessential food! Although a natural alternative, such as honey, can be used to sweeten food if this necessary, we can in fact do without it. It is not that sugar is harmful in itself. But it does seem to be additive: the quantity we use has grown steadily over the last centuries and in Britain today each person consumes an average of 200 pounds a year! Yet all it does is provide us with energy, in the form of calories. There are no vitamins in it, no minerals and nofiber.?

It is significant that nowadays fiber is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. In white bread, for example ,the fiber has been removed. But it is present in unrefined flour and of course in vegetables. It is interesting to note that in countries where the national diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetables, certain diseases are comparatively rare. Hence the emphasis is placed on the eating of whole meal bread and more vegetables by modern experts on “healthy eating”.

? 21.Which statement best expresses the main idea of this article?

? A) People should eat any food to keep themselves healthy and strong.

? B) People should eat natural foods to keep themselves healthy and strong.

? C) People should eat fiber foods to keep themselves healthy and strong.

? D) People should eat vegetables to keep themselves healthy and strong.

? 22.“Particularly processed foods” means ____.

? A) foods which are particularly processed by adding chemical additives

? B) foods which are particularly made by commercial farms

? C) foods which are specially produced by commercial factories

? D) foods which are not specially made by adding anything

? 23.Natural foods means ____.

? A) foods good for health

? B) foods not good for health

? C) foods such as vegetables, fruit and grain from rich organic matters soil

? D) crops from rich organic matters soil and meats of animals from healthy pastures

? 24.There are no vitamins, no minerals and no fibers in ____.

? A) natural foods C) sugar

? B) animal meats D) fruit

25.“Yet all it does is provide us with energy, in the form of calories.” It means ____.

? A) processed food provides us with energy

? B) natural food furnishes us with vitamins and minerals

? C) sugar gives us enough energy in the form of calories

? D) fiber helps us to digest food?

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: ?

With a tremendous roar from its rocket engine, the satellite is sent up into the sky. Minutes later, at an altitude of 300 miles, this tiny electronic moon begins to orbit about the earth. Its radio begins to transmit an astonishing amount of information about the satellite"s orbital path, the amount of radiation it detects, and the presence of meteorites. Information of all kinds races back to the earth.No human being could possibly copy down all these facts, much less remember and organize them. But an electronic computer can. ?

The marvel of the machine age, the electronic computer has been in use only since 1946. It can do simple computations―add,subtract, multiply and divide―with lighting speed and perfect accuracy. Some computers can work 500,000 times faster than any person can.

Once it is given a “program” ― that is, a carefully worked?out set of instructions devised by a technician trained in computer language ― a computer cagather a wide range of information for many purposes. For the scientist it can get information from outer space or from the depth of the ocean. In business and industry the computer prepares factory inventories, keeps track of sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. It can keep bank accounts up to date and make out electric bills. If you are planning a trip by plane, the computer will find out what to take and what space is available.

Not only can the computer gather facts, it can also store them as fast as they are gathered and can pour them out whenever they are needed. The computer is really a high?powered“memory” machine that “has all the answers”―or almost all.Besides gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems that once took months for people to do.

At times computers seem almost human. They can “read” hand?printed letters, play chess, compose music, write plays and even design other computers. Is it any wonder that they are sometimes called “thinking” machines?

Even though they are taking over some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains, computers are not replacing us at least not yet. Our brain has more than 10 million cells. A computer has only a few hundred thousand parts.

For some time to come, then, we can safely say that our brains are at least 10,000 times more complex than a computer.How we use them is for us, not the computer, to decide.

? 26.In the first paragraph, the author thinks an electronic computer can ____.

? A) copy down all the facts

? B) remember all the facts

? C) organize the facts and everything

? D) copy down, remember and organize all the facts

? 27.“Program” means ____.

? A) a plan of what is to be done

? B) a complete show on a TV station at a fixed time table

? C) a scheduled performance

? D) series of coded instructions to control the operations of a computer

? 28.The computer is a high powered “memory” machine, which ____.

? A) has all the ready answers ― or almost all to any questions

? B) can remember everything

? C) can store everything and work for you

? D) has all the answers ― or almost to all the information that has been stored

? 29. “Thinking” machines suggest that ____.

? A) they can “read” hand printed letters etc

? B) they really can think and do many other jobs

? C) they even design other computers

? D) they can"t think, but can do something under human control

? 30.Can computers do whatever they want to do?Why?

? A) Yes, because some computers can work 500,000 times faster than any person can.

? B) No, because they normally have a few hundred thousand parts.

? C) No, because human brains are at least 10000 times more complex than any computers.

? D) No, because how a computer works is decided by human.

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

No one expressed this attitude more strongly than Noah Webster (1758?1843).

Born near Nartford, Connecticut, he received his education at Yale College and later began to practise law. But business in this profession was slow, and he was forced to turn to teaching. As a teacher, he soon discovered that the English school books then in use were unsatisfactory, and the American Revolution reduced the supply of such books as there were. Webster therefore began to work on three simple books on English, a spelling book, a grammar, and a reader, and these were the first books of their kind to be published in this country. The success of the first part was surprisingly great. It was soon issued again under the title THE AMERICAN SPELLING BOOK, and in this form about 80 million copies were sold during the next hundred years. From a profit of less than one cent a copy, Webster got most of his income for the rest of his life. Not only did the little book have great influence on many generations of school children, but it also had the effect or turning its author"s attention to questions of language. In 1806 he produced a small dictionary,and this was followed by his greatest work, AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, published in two volumes in1828. In both of these works and in many smaller writings he had one purpose: to show that the Englsih language in his country was a truly American thing, developing in its own special way and deserving to be considered from an independent, American point of view. As he himself wrote,“ It is not only important, but in a degree necessary, that the people of this country should have an AMERICAN DICTIONARY of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England…some differences exist…. No person in this country will be satisfied with the English definitions of the words congress, senate, assembly, court, and so forth, for although these are words used in England, yet they are applied in this country to express ideas which they do not express in that country.” By giving American meanings and American pronunciation, by adopting a number of American spellings, and especially by introducing quotations from American authors beside those from English literature, he was able, to a great extent, to justify the title of his work. If, after a hundred years, some people still doubt the existence of a separate American language, his efforts, nevertheless, have left a lasting mark on the language of his country.

? 31.Webster first tried to earn his living in the field of ____.

? A) education C) law

? B) journalism D) medicine

? 32.Webster earned most of his money from the sale of his ____.

? A) dictionary of 1828 C) grammar

? B) spelling book D) reader

? 33.Apparently Webster published his first books while he was a____.

? A) teacher C) lawyer

? B) student D) doctor

? 34.This article could be entitled ____.

? A) Noah Webster and American English Spelling

? B) Noah Webster, the author of An American Dictionary of the English Language

? C) Noah Webster

? D) Noah Webster and American English Grammar

? 35.According to the article, Webster ____.

? A) had created American English and its usages

? B) had discovered American English and improved it

? C) had tried his best and left a milestone on the language of his country

? D) had left a language which was not used in England.

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

? Once upon a time, the United States seemed to have plenty of land to go around. Plenty of rivers to dam and plenty of rural valleys left over. Plenty of space for parks and factories. Plenty of forests to cut and grasslands to plow. But that was once upon a time. The days of unused land are over.Now the land has been spoken for, fenced off, carved up into cities and farms and industrial parks, put to use.?

At the same time, the population keeps growing. People need places to work and places to play. So we need more sites for more industries, more beaches for more sunbathers, and more clean rivers for more fishers. And it isn"t just a matter of population growth. Our modern technology has needs that must be met, too. We need more coal for energy, and we need more power plants; cars must have highways and parking lots, and jets must have airports. ?

Each of these land uses swallows up precious space.Highways and expressways alone take some 200,000 acres each year. And urban sprawl ― the spreading out of cities ― is expected to gobble up vast areas of land by the year 2,000. But there is only so much land to go around. It is always hard to decide. Take, for example, a forest. A forest can be a timber supply. It can provide a home for wildlife. It is scenery and a recreation area for man. It is soil and watershed protection.

? 36.“…the United States seemed to have plenty of land to go around ” means that ____.

? A) the United States seemed to have vast land for its people to walk around

? B) the United States seemed to have enough land for sharing with everyone

? C) the United States could provide whatever its inhabitents" needs

? D) the United States was not able to allow its people to do what they wanted to

? 37.The sentence of “Plenty of rivers to dam and plenty of rural valleys left over” suggests that ____.

? A) the United States had a lot of rivers to dam and many rural valleys, too

? B) the rivers could be damed later

? C) rural valleys would be considered in the future

? D) people needn"t think of the rivers and valleys

? 38.“Now the land has been spoken for, …” tells us that ____.

? A) today, land has shown its values

? B) now, people have said something about land

? C) nowadays, land has been claimed by human beings

? D) recently, people spoke for the land

? 39.The phrase of “swallows up” informed us that ____.

? A) these usages of land have good results

? B) these lands must be used totally

? C) the precious space was taken completely

? D) the precious space were eaten up

? 40.The word “sprawl” indicates that ____.

? A) cities are developing very fast to meet the people"s demands

? B) urban areas are diminishing smoothly

? C) urban areas are enlarging steadily in a planned way

? D) cities are spreading out without any plans

【篇5】6月大学英语四级考试作文

2016年6月大学英语四级写作技巧

1.列举法

列举的模式通常是

主题句

----example 1

----example 2

----example 3

列举时常用for example, for instance, such as, like,thus, take„as an example, to illustrate 等词语。

Nonverbal communication, or ”body language，" is communication by facial expressions, head or eye movements, hand signals, and body postures. It can be just as important to understanding as words are. Misunderstandings are often amusing but sometimes serious ones can arise between people from different culture if they misinterpret nonverbal signals. Take for example, the differences in meaning of gesture are very common in the United States: a circle made with the thumb and index finger. To an American, it means that everything is Ok. To a Japanese, it means that you are talking about money. In France, it means that something is worthless, and in Greece, it is an obscene gesture. Therefore, an American could unknowingly offend a Greek by using that particular hand signal。

2.分类法

一般是在主题句之后，依次罗列段落指示词所表达的几个部分或几个方面。然后，选用丰富的事例对所罗列的各个部分或各个方面进行具体地说明或解释。

There are three basic kinds of materials that can be found in any good library。

First, there are books on all subjects, both in English and in many other languages. These books are organized according to subject, title, and author in a central file canned the card catalog. Books can generally be checked out of the library and taken home for a period of two to four weeks。

Second, there are reference works, which include encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliography, atlases, etc., and which generally must be used in the library itself。

Third, there are periodicals- magazines, newspapers, pamphlets-which are filed

alphabetically in racks, or which have been filmed to conserve space. Like reference works, periodicals cannot usually be removed from the library. 分类时常用：most of all， next，moreover， in addition，besides，furthermore，to begin with，to start with，first of all，first，second，third„

3. 因果关系

在段落一开头，就用主题句点明其因果关系，然后选用有关材料，客观的罗列某些原因或结果，以阐述中心思想。

Growing numbers of well-to-do Americans are making the decision to move abroad. They find it impossible in America to walk the streets at night without fear of being raped, mugged, or murdered, nor do they see a way to escape the poisonous air of the cities. They maintain that even American food has become increasingly dangerous to eat. Last but not least, they insist that they are sick of the pace of American life, a pace that leaves no time for relaxation or pleasure。

因果关系常用语汇：

because of, so, owing to, thanks to, thus, as a result of, hence, for this reason, consequently, is caused by, lead to, result in

4.比较法

主题句必须明确表明所要比较的"对象和所要比较的范围，实际上就是罗列两个或两个以上比较对象的相同点。

Learning English is like building a house. Laying a solid foundation is the first and most important step. In other words, you should read and speak English every day. Memorizing new words and phrases is also helpful. Like building a house, learning English takes some time。

So don’t be impatient. Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day。

常用语汇：at the same time, similar to, accordingly, both, show a degree of similarity, similarly, the same as, and„ too, in the same way, in a like manner

5.举例法

列举事实或举出实例来说明中心思想， 是简单易行、具有说服力的写作方法。

Communicating with other people by telephone is very convenient,

especially when you have something urgent. For example, if one of your family members is seriously

ill at night, and you don’t know how to deal with it and where to find a doctor, what can you do? A telephone is the answer. Dial 120 and you will get services from the hospital very soon。

【篇6】6月大学英语四级考试作文

Supposea foreign friend of yours in coming to visit your hometown/campus/China. Whatis the place would you show him or her and why?

作文模板：

首段：I amexcited to know that you are going to visit my(hometown/campus/country) andI am looking forward to see you soon. I cherished everything that happened whenI visited your(hometown/campus/country)， soIt’s my turn to accept you here. To be sure, I will make your stay enjoyableand wonderful。

中间段：介绍(hometown/campus/country)家乡的，学校的，国家的吸引人的文化和景点，或者好玩的事情，根据你拿到的作文主题范围的不同分情况解说中间段。这个只能考大家自由发挥啦!

尾段：I’m sure you willvery enjoy about all these Culturalattractions, and a bunch of interesting activity is waiting for us toparticipate in. Just pack up and go, I will assure you a wonderful trip. By theway, if you have any question or suggestion, please contact me.I am lookingforward to your coming。

英语四级图表作文模板：

一、柱状图写作技巧

1. 柱状图写作注重“比较”(找出similarity)和“对比”(找出difference)，也就是说需要横向总结所有柱状图表的共性特征，也要分别描写各个柱子的个性特征。

2. 有两种写作方式：其一是对不同时间段内的数据进行比较，适合于数据代表的物体较少且时间界限明确的"情况。另外是对单独数据的全程描述，适合于描述数据对象很多且时间划定不清晰的情况。

柱状图数据描述句型举例：

1) the bar chart shows the changes in the numberof……over the period from……to……

该柱状图描述了在……年之……年间……数量的变化。

2) the bar chart provides some interesting dataregarding……

该柱状图为我们提供了有关……有趣数据。

3) this is a bar chart which describes the trend of……

该柱状图描述了……的趋势。

4) As can be seen from the diagram，great changes have takenplace in……

从柱状图中可以看出，……发生了巨大变化。

二、曲线图写作技巧

1. 曲线图是动态图，解题的切入点在于描述趋势;

2. 在开头部分对整个曲线进行一个阶段式的总分类;

3. 趋势说明。即，对曲线的连续变化进行说明，如上升、下降、波动、持平。以时间为比较基础的应抓住“变化”：上升、下降、或是波动;

4. 极点说明。即对图表中最高的、最低的点单独进行说明。不以时间为比较基础的应注意对极点的描述。

曲线图数据描述句型举例：

1) The line chart depicts the changes in the number of……over the period from to .

该曲线图描述了从到……数量的变化。

2) The chart provides some data regarding thefluctuations of…… from to .

该曲线图描述了从到……的变动。

3) The graph，presented in the curve diagram，shows the general trend in…….

该图以曲线图的形式描述了……总的趋势。

三、表格图写作技巧

1. 表格与饼图一样，都是静态图。切入点在描述分配;

2. 表格题考查列举数字的能力和方法。通过举一些有代表性的数据来说明问题;

3. 横向比较。介绍横向各个数据的区别、变化和趋势;

4. 纵向比较。介绍纵向各个数据的区别、变化和趋势;

5. 不需要将每一个数据分别说明，突出强调数据最大值和最小值;

6. 对比时要总结出数据对比最悬殊的和最小的。

表格图数据描述句型举例

1) This is a table which illustrates……

这个表格向我们展示了……

2) this table shows the changing proportion of a & b from……to……

该表格描述了……年到……年间a与b的比例关系。

3) the table shows the general trend in……

该表格以描述了……总的趋势。

4) this is a table showing……

这是个表格，描述了……

【篇7】6月大学英语四级考试作文

1,向老师表达节日祝贺

2,从一件小事来回忆老师的教诲和无私的奉献

3,我如何回报老师的关爱

范文：

this is teachers" day and a time to be grateful to all teachers. this profession deserves the special recognition and respect. there is no more appropriate time than this to honour you and others in your chosen field. you have my eternal gratefulness.

have a happy teachers" day. the whole secret of the teacher"s force lies in the conviction that men are convertible. teacher, who educate children, deserve more honor than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided more life, while the former ensure a good life.what sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soule.

my heartfelt thanks to you, dear teacher. on the voyage of life, you have kindled the light of hope for me. what you have done enriches my mind and broadens my view. on this day i honour you sincerely.no one deserves a bigger thank you than you. one day is hardly enough to show our gratitude.

【篇8】6月大学英语四级考试作文

6月英语四级考试题型

英语四级考试时间暂未公布，根据历年考试经验，预计206月大学英语四级考试时间在6月18日。在此unjs整理了年6月英语四级改革后题型变化分析。

2016年6月英语四级改革后，删除了所有同学做惯的老题型——短对话和听写，增加了大家相对陌生的新闻听力(四级)。所有的题，将都以选择题的形式出现。并且首次出现了分值为2分的听力题。难度上有了大幅度的提高。

四级听力试题的调整

1. 取消短对话

2. 取消短文听写

3. 新增短篇新闻(3段)

其余测试内容不变。

改革之处：

短篇新闻，原是英语专业四级与八级的题型，在改革去除之后，跑到了四级当中，

此次，四级中，会有3段新闻，7道选择题。

两篇较短的新闻，字数在130-140词左右;较长的一篇，字数在200词左右。在四六级考试委员会此次所给出的样题中，三段新闻皆出自于BBC News。

难点所在：

新闻听力中，会出现大量的"专有名词与正式用语。同时，话题也将不再是大家熟悉的校园，生活类，而将转变为时事政治与社会热点。这对于原本听力基础就较为薄弱的同学而言，就更是雪上加霜。

应对方法：

1. 词汇积累：背诵英语新闻中的高频与专业词汇。(可使用开心词场，背诵新闻词汇。)

2. 掌握新闻规律：新闻作为正式文章，在结构方面是相对固定的。按照总分结构展开，首句说明事情概况，之后进行细节描述。同时，出题也会从总体和细节两个方面进行。掌握好规律，提高做题的正确率。

3. 着手练习：

由于原本在英语专业考试中有涉及，因此同学们可以先从以前的专业四级考试中选择题目进行练习，熟悉题型。

平时，开始收听BBC与VOA的新闻，养成每日浏览外媒新闻的习惯，加强对于时事热点的了解。

【篇9】6月大学英语四级考试作文

Part Ⅰ Writing (30minutes)

Directions: Forthis part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled ExcessivePackaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120words 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 ExcessivePackaging

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming andScanning)(15minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes togo over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. Forquestions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) ，B) ，C) and D) . For questions 8-10, completethe sentences with the information given in the passage.

Small Schools Rising

This year’s list of the top 100 high schools showsthat today, those with fewer students are flourishing.

Fifty years ago, they were the latest thing ineducational reform: big, modern, suburban high schools with students counted inthe thousands. As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的`人) came of high-school age, big schoolspromised economic efficiency. A greater choice of courses, and, of course,better football teams. Only years later did we understand the trade-offs thisinvolved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构)，the difficulty of forging personalconnections between teachers and students.SAT scores began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete high school in four years, afigure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods. While the emphasis onteaching to higher, test-driven standards as set in No Child Left Behindresulted 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 thepast decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This hasbeen 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 smallschools-most of them with about 400 kids each with an average enrollment ofonly 150 per grade, About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all overthe country are taking notice, along with mayors in cities like New York,Chicago and San Diego. The movement includes independent public charterschools, such as No.1 BASIS in Tucson, with only 120 high-schoolers and 18graduates this year. It embraces district-sanctioned magnet schools, such asthe Talented and Gifted School, with 198 students, and the Science andEngineering Magnet, with383, which share a building in Dallas, as well as theCity Honors School in Buffalo, N.Y., which grew out of volunteer eveningseminars for students. And it includes alternative schools with studentsselected by lottery(抽签)，such asH-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va. And most noticeable of all, there is thephenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have split up intosmaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the same grounds that onceboasted thousands of students all marching to the same band.

Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif, is one ofthose, ranking No.423―among the top 2% in the country―on Newsweek’s annualranking of America’s top high schools. The success of small schools is apparentin the listings. Ten years ago, when the first Newsweek list based oncollege-level test participation was published, only three of the top 100schools 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 schoolsnationally had fewer than 200 graduates in .

Although many of Hillsdale’s students came fromwealthy households, by the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and ithad 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 agraduation ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, “How did thatstudent graduate?”

So in Hillsdale remade itself into three“houses,” romantically named Florence, Marrakech and Kyoto. Each of the 300arriving ninth graders are randomly(随机地)assigned to one of the houses. Where they will keep the same four core subjectteachers 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 aweek, for open-ended discussions of everything from homework problems to badSaturday-night dates. The advisers also meet with students privately and stayin touch with parents, so they are deeply invested in the students’success.“We’re constantly talking about one another’s advisers,” says Englishteacher Chris Crockett. “If you hear that yours isn’t doing well in math, orsee 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 percentageof freshmen taking biology jumped from 17 to 95.“It was rough for some. But bysenior year, two-thirds have moved up to physics,” says Gilbert “Our kids arecoming to school in part because they know there are adults here who know themand care for them.”But not all schools show advances after downsizing, and itremains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.

The Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools was madethis year, as in years past, according to a single metric, the proportion ofstudents taking college-level exams. Over the years this system has come in forits share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it’seasy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schoolsif they’d like.

Ranking schools is always controversial, and this yeara group of 38 superintendents(地区教育主管)from five states wrote to ask that theirschools be excluded from the calculation.“It is impossible to know which highschools are ‘the best’ in the nation,”their letter read. In part. “Determiningwhether different schools do or don’t offer a high quality of educationrequires a look at many different measures, including students’ overallacademic accomplishments and their subsequent performance in college. Andtaking into consideration the unique needs of their communities.”

In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide thedata 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 thatbetter serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackletough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers. And if we keep workingtoward 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 yearsago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of__________.

A) ensuring nochild is left behind

B) increasingeconomic efficiency

C) improvingstudents’ performance on SAT

D) providing goodeducation for baby boomers

2. What happenedas a result of setting up big schools?

A) Teachers’workload increased.

B) Students’performance declined.

C) Administrationbecame centralized.

D) Studentsfocused more on test scores.

3. What is saidabout the schools forded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation?

A) They areusually magnet schools.

B) They are oftenlocated in poor neighborhoods.

C) They arepopular with high-achieving students.

D) They are mostlysmall in size.

4. What is mostnoticeable about the current trend in high school education?

A) Some largeschools have split up into smaller ones.

B) A great varietyof schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas.

C) Many schoolscompete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds.

D) Students haveto meet higher academic standards.

5. Newsweek rankedhigh schools according to___

A) their students’academic achievement

B) the number oftheir students admitted to college

C) the size andnumber of their graduating classes

D) theircollege-level test participation

6. What can welearn about Hillsdale’s students in the late 1990s?

A) They were madeto study hard like prisoners.

B) They calledeach other by unaffectionate nicknames.

C) Most of themdid not have any sense of discipline,

D) Their schoolperformance was getting worse.

7. According toJeff Gilbert, the “advisory” classes at Hillsdale were set up so that students could.

A) tell theirteachers what they did on weekends

B) experience agreat deal of pleasure in learning

C) maintain closerrelationships with their teachers

D) tackle thedemanding biology and physics courses

8. is stillconsidered a strength of Newsweek’s school ranking system in spite of thecriticism it receives_________.

9. According tothe 38 superintendents, to rank schools scientifically, it is necessary touse_________.

10. To betterserve 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 conversationand the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be apause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) 、B) 、C) and D) 、and decidewhich is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2with 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 tosketch a map C) Discussing a house plan.

B) Painting the dining room. D) Cleaning the kitchen.

12. A) She istired of the food in the canteen.

B) She often eatsin a French restaurant.

C) She usuallytakes a snack in the KFC.

D) She in veryfussy about what she eats.

13.A) Listening tosome loud music. C) Talking loudly on the telephone.

B) Preparing foras oral examination. D) Practicing for a speech contest.

14. A) The man hasleft a good impression on her family.

B) The man candress casually for the occasion.

C) The man shouldbuy himself a new suit.

D) The man’s jeansand T-shirts are stylish.

15. A) Grey pantsmade from pure cotton. C) 100% cotton pants in dark blue.

B) Fashionablepants 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) Traveloverseas. C) Take a photo.

B) Look for a newjob. D) Adopt a child.

18. A) It is aroutine offer. C) It is quite healthy.

B) It is new onthe menu. D) It is a good bargain.

Questions 19 to 22are based on the conversation you.

19. A) Hosting anevening TV program. C) Lecturing on business management.

B) Having herbicycle repaired. D) Conducting a market survey.

20. A) He repairedbicycles. C) He worked as a salesman.

B) He served as aconsultant. D) He coached in a racing club.

21. A) He wantedto be his own boss.

B) He found it moreprofitable

C) He didn’t wantto start from scratch.

D) He didn’t wantto be in too much debt.

22. A) They workfive days a week. C) They are paid by the hour.

B) They are allthe man’s friends. D) They all enjoy gambling.

Questions 23 to 25are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. A) It hasgradually given way to service industry.

B) It remains amajor part of industrial activity.

C) It has ahistory as long as paper processing.

D) It accounts for80 percent of the region’s GDP.

24. A) Transportproblems. C) Lack of resources.

B) Shortage offunding. D) Poor management.

25. A) Competitionfrom rival companies. C) Possible locations for a new factory

B) Productpromotion campaigns. D) Measures to create job opportunities.

Section B

Directions: Inthis section you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, youwill hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spokenonly once After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A) ,B) ,C) and D) .Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer 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 28are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) They sharedmutual friends in school.

B) They had knowneach other since childhood.

C) They sharedmany extracurricular activities.

D) They had manyinterests in common.

27. A) At a localclub. B) At the sports center.

B) At Joe’s house.D) At the bearing school.

28. A) Durable friendshipscan be very difficult to maintain

B) One has to berespectful of other people in order to win respect.

C) It is hard forpeople from different backgrounds to become friends

D) Socialdivisions will break down if people get to know each other

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31are based as the passage you have just heart.

29. A) Near theentrance of a park. C) At a parking meter.

B) In hisbuilding’s parking lot D) At a street corner.

30. A) It had beentaken by the police C) It had been stolen by someone.

B) It had beenmoved to the next block. D) It had been parked at a wrong place

31. A) At theGreenville center. C) In a neighboring town.

B) At a publicparking lot. D) In the city garage.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. A) Famouscreative individuals. C) A major scientific discovery.

B) Themysteriousness of creativity. D) Creativity as shown in arts.

33. A) It issomething people all engage in. C) It starts soon after we are born.

B) It helps peopleacquire knowledge. D) It is the source of all artistic work.

34. A) Creativeimagination. C) Natural curiosity.

B) Logicalreasoning D) Critical thinking.

35. A) It isbeyond ordinary people. C) It is part of everyday life.

B) It is yet to befully understood. D) It is a unique human trait.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passagethree times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listencarefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exactwords you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are requiredto fill in the missing information. For these blanks you can other use the exactwords you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Students have been complaining more and more aboutstolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket (36), and books have allbeen reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to do the job?

There are 20officers in the Campus Security Division Their job is to (37) crime, accidentslost and found (38) ,and traffic problems on campus. More than half of theirtime is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets.(39) promptly toaccidents and other(40) is important, but it is their smallest job.

Dealing with crimetakes up the rest of their time. Very (41) do any violent crimes actually (42).In the last five years there have been no(43) .seven robberies and about 60other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the otherhand, (44), which usually involves breaking windows or lights or writing onwalls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries(入室盗窃)that you see in movies.(45)______ Do we reallyneed more police? Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly makingour tuition go up again. (46)________

短对话：

11:

M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the diningroom, another into the family room and a third to the outside.

W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?

Q: What are the speakers doing?

12.

M: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?

W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enoughof our canteen food.

Q: What do we learn about the woman?

13.

W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones?I’m preparing for the speech contest.

M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all this time.

Q: What is the man probably doing?

14.

M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make agood impression on your family.

W: Come on! It’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.

Q: What does the woman mean?

15.

M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colorsare coming in this season.

W: Oh, actually grey is my favorite color, but I prefer something made fromcotton, 100% cotton I mean.

Q: What is the woman looking for?

16.

W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them.

M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland.

Q: What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge?

17.

M: What do I have to do to apply for a passport?

W: You need proof of citizenship, either an old passport or a birth certificateand three photographs. Then you must complete this form and pay a fee.

Q: What is the man most probably going to do?

18.

M: Miss, can I interest you in a pork special with serving tonight? It’s only799, half the usual price and it’s very tasty.

W: Oh really? I will try it.

Q: What does the man say about the dish?

长对话：

Conversation 1

W：Good evening andwelcome to this week’s Business World, the program for and about businesspeople. Tonight, we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over andestablished bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run yourown store?

M: Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was workingfull-time as a salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby.I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going,I’ll do it. I had my heart set on it and I didn’t let anything stand in my way.When I went down to the bank and got a business loan, I knew I’d love being myown boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when Iwant.

W: You mean you don’t keep regular hours?

M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business isslower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.

W: Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?

M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They helpme out a few days a week. It’s great because we play cards or just sit aroundand talk when there are no customers.

W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business.

Question 19-22 are based on theconversation you have just heard.

19. What is the woman doing?

20. What did Mr. Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop?

21. Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?

22. What do we learn about the people working in the shop?

Conversation 2

W: Well, the main activities in the region were historically steel and paperprocessing, I think.

M: Yes, but I’m not quite sure about the status of those industries now. Couldyou tell us something about that?

W: Yes, of course. In fact, they are less significant, but steel-relatedmanufacturing still accounts for 44% of industrial activity. So it’s still veryimportant. In fact, 80% of Spain’s machine tools are from the Basque Country.As for paper processing, there’s still a little. But it’s no longer what itonce was in the region. So, is that clear?

M: Yes, thanks.

W: Now, to get back to what I was saying, there’s a lot of unemployment as wellas geographical problems in the region.

M: Sorry, Victoria. What do you mean by geographical problems?

W: Well, what I mean is the area is very hilly, mountainous in parts. So thereused to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and betterroads, but it may be that some smaller towns inland remain not very wellconnected, is that OK? Does that make sense? When we talk about specificlocation suggestions for the factory, we’ll see this in more detail, so we’llcome back to this question, OK?

M: OK, right.

W: So I was about to say something about the work force in the region and thelevel of training and education. In general, it’s very good and improving.

Question 23-25 are based on theconversation you have just heard.

23. What does the woman say about the steel-related manufacturing in theregion?

24. What problem hinders the region’s development?

25. What will the speakers discuss later?

短文：

Passage 1

I first met Joe Ganz when we were both nine years old, which is probably theonly reason he’s one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshmanin high school we wouldn’t even have had the chance to get to know each other.Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding student. We haven’t been in sameclasses, sports or extra-curricular activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearlyevery weekend at his house and we talk on the phone every night. This is not tosay that we would not have been compatible if we had first met in our freshmanyear. Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting toknow each other due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests. Infact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common.But maybe that’s what makes us enjoy each other’s company so much. When I lookat my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I’ve known whom I neverdisliked, but simply didn’t take the time to get to know. Thanks to Joe, I haverealized how little basis there is for the social divisions that exist in everycommunity. Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determinedeffort to find friends in unexpected people and places.

Q:

26: Why does the speaker say Joe Ganz became one of his best friends?

27: Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?

28: What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?

Passage 2

It was a bad night for Lewis. His research in the neighboring town has takenlonger than he expected. It was late and he was very tired when he drove home.He turned into his building’s parking lot, but all the spaces were full. Hedrove back out onto the street, looking for a parking space. The first block wasfull. The next block was almost empty. Lewis didn’t see a “no parking” sign,but he has expected that his parking were allowed there. Most the spaces wouldbe filled. Then he saw a small parking lot with two free spaces. He was so gladto see them that he didn’t even think to read the sign by the entrance. Hedrove in, parked and hurried home to go to bed. The next morning he went backto the lot to get his car. It was gone. He ran home and telephoned the citypolice to say that his car had been stolen. It took the police only a minute totell him what had happened: his car had been on a private lot. It had beentaken away by the police. Lewis had to take a taxi to visit the city garage farfrom the city center. He had to pay a fee of 40 dollars to get his car back. Inaddition, he got a parking ticket, his first one ever in Greenville.

Q:

29: Where did Lewis intend to park his car when he came back from work onenight?

30: What did Lewis think had happened to his car the next morning?

31: Where did Lewis finally get his car back?

Passage 3

Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe we agreed thatcreativity is a mysterious idea. It was those things we all recognize when wesee it, but we don’t really understand what it is. We seem to feel that somepeople are naturally creative, but we don’t know how they got that way. Iscreativity a natural gift like good looks, or is it something that can beacquired like knowledge? Perhaps if we analyze the creative process carefully,we might get some insight into what it is and how it might work in our lives.The creative process has always been accepted as the source of all importantwork in the arts, but we should not think the creativity plays a role only inthe arts. Every major scientific discovery began with someone imagining theworld to look differently from the way others saw it. And this is whatcreativity is all about -- imagining the world in a new way. And despite whatyou may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all havethe potential to imagine the world in an absolutely new way. In fact, you areborn with it. It is your birth right as a human being. And what’s more, you useit every day, almost every moment of your life. Your creative imagination iswhat you use to make sense of your experiences. It’s your creative mind thatgets meaning from chaos of experiences and brings order to your world.

32. What did the speaker mostprobably discuss last time?

33. What is the widely accepted idea about the creative process?

34. What leads to major scientific discoveries according to the speaker?

35. What does the speaker imply about the creative process?

复合式听写：

Students have been complainingmore and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocketcalculators and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campuspolice to do the job? There are twenty officers in the campus securitydivision. Their job is to handle crime, accidents, lost-and-found items andtraffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directingtraffic and writing parking tickets. Responding promptly to accidents and otheremergencies is important, but it is their smallest job. Dealing with crimetakes up the rest of their time. Very rarely do any violent crimes actuallyoccur. In the last five years. There have been no murders, seven robberies andabout 60 other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. Onthe other hand, there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberatedamaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lightsor writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries thatyou see in movies. Things get stolen when it’s easy to steal them, because theyare left lying around unwatched. Do we really need more police? Hiring morecampus police will cost money, possibly making our tuition go up again. Abetter way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful withour things.

Part Ⅳ ReadingComprehension (Reading in depth)(25minntes)

Section A

Directions: Inthis section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to selectone word for each blank from a list of choices given in a ward bank Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bankis identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each of themon Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any ofthe words in the bank more than once.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage,

One in six.Believe it or not, that’s the number of Americans who struggle with hanger. Tomake tomorrow a little better, Feeding Action Month. As part of its 30 Ways in30 Days program, it’s asking 48 across the country to help the more than 200food banks and 61,000 agencies in its network provide low-income individualsand families with the fuel they need to 49.

It’s the kind ofwork that’s done every day at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio,People who 50 at its front door on the first and third Thursdays of each montharen’t looking for God-they’re there for something to eat, St. Andrew’s runs afood pantry(食品堂)that 51 the city and several of the 52towns. Janet Drane is its manager.

In the wake of the53 .the number of families in need of food assistance began to grow. It is 54that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will find their next meal what’smost surprising is that 36% of them live in 55 where at least one adult is.Working. “It used to be that one job was all you needed.” says St. Andrew’sDrane. “The people we see now have three or four part-time jobs and they’restill right on the edge 56.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A) surviveI)formally

B) surroundingJ)financially

C) servesK)domestic

D) reviewedL)competition

E) reportedM)communities

F) recessionN)circling

G) householdsO)accumulate

H) gather

Section B

Directions: thereare 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A) ,B) ,C)and D) .You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letteron

Answer Sheer 2with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

In times ofeconomic crisis. Americans turn to their families for support. If the GreatDepression is any guide, we may see a drop in our sky high divorce rate. Butthis won’t necessarily represent. an increase in happy marriages. In the longrun, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis willprobably do the same.

We tend to thinkof the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge joblosses, by 1932. When nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, thedivorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn’t mean peoplewere suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing andinsecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn’t afford to divorce. They fearedneither spouse could manage alone.

Today, given thejob losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separatehouseholds, Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it moredifficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes.

After financialdisasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each otherand their communities, A 1940 book. The Unemployed Man and His Family,described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job“with tireless search for work.”He was always active, looking for odd jobs todo.

The problem isthat such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similarfamilies were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady workeventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. Thedivorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery tookhold.

Millions ofAmerican families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to thecurrent crisis, working together and supporting one another through the earlymonths of unemployment.

Today’s economic crisis could well generate a similarnumber of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it’s only when the economy is healthyagain that we’ll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.

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57. In the initialstage, the current economic crisis is likely to __________.

A) tear manytroubled families apart

B) contribute toenduring family ties

C) bring about adrop in the divorce rate

D) cause a lot ofconflicts in the family

58. In the GreatDepression many unhappy couples close to stick together because

A) starting a newfamily would be hard

B) they expectedthings would turn better

C) they wanted tobetter protect their kids

D) livingseparately would be too costly

59. In addition tojob losses. What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?

A) Mounting familydebts

B) A sense ofinsecurity

C) Difficulty ingetting a loan

D) Falling housingprices

60. What will thecurrent economic crisis eventually do to some married couples?

A) It will force themto pull their efforts together

B) It willundermine their mutual understanding

C) It will helpstrengthen their emotional bonds

D) It willirreparably damage their relationship

61. What can beinferred from the last paragraph?

A) The economicrecovery will see a higher divorce rate

B) Few couples canstand the test of economic hardships

C) A stable familyis the best protection against poverty.

D) Money is thefoundation of many a happy marriage

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage:

People are beinglured (引诱)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun,free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up toads ofpersonal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling theirdata to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.

Most Facebookusers don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is upto, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Face book because peopledon’t really know what their personal data is worth.

The biggestproblem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules Early on youkeep everything private. That was the great thing about facebook you couldcreate own little private network. Last year. The company changed its privacyrules so that many things you city. Your photo, your friends’ names-were set,by default (默认)to be shared with everyone on theInternet.

According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage,the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if peopledon’t share information They have a “less satisfying experience”.

Some critics thinkthis is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original businessmodel, which involved selling ads and putting then At the side of the pagestotally Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with theirfriends?

The privacy issuehas already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, SenatorCharles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urgedthe Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. “Ithink the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about whatthe new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to usethem,” Schrage admits.

I suspect thatwhatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it’s only thebeginning. Which is why I’m considering deactivating(撤销)my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upsetby the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t That’s toohigh a price to pay.

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62. What do welearn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

A) It is a websitethat sends messages to targeted users.

B) It makes moneyby putting on advertisements.

C) It profits byselling its users’ personal data.

D) It providesloads of information to its users.

63. What does theauthor say about most Facebook users?

A) They arereluctant to give up their personal information.

B) They don’t knowtheir personal data enriches Facebook.

C) They don’tidentify themselves when using the website.

D) They care verylittle about their personal information.

64. Why doesFacebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?

A) To renderbetter service to its users.

B) To conform tothe Federal guidelines.

C) To improve its users’connectivity.

D) To expand itsscope of business.

65. Why doesSenator Charles Schumer advocate?

A) Settingguidelines for advertising on websites.

B) Banning thesharing of users’ personal information.

C) Formulatingregulations for social-networking sites.

D) Removing adsfrom all social-networking sites.

66. Why does theauthor plan to cancel his Facebook account?

A) He isdissatisfied with its current service.

B) He finds manyof its users untrustworthy.

C) He doesn’t wanthis personal data abused.

D) He is upset byits frequent rule changes.

Part V Cloze(15 minutes)

Directions: Thereare 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose theONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

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Because conflict and disagreements are part ofall close relationships, couples need to learn strategies for managing conflictin a healthy and constructive way. Some couples just 67 and deny the presenceof any conflict in a relationship. 68 ,denying the existence of conflictresults in couples 69 to solve their problems at early 70 ,which can then leadto even greater problems later 71 .Not surprisingly, expressing anger anddisagreement leads to lower marital (婚姻的)satisfactionat the beginning. However, this pattern of behavior 72 increases in maritalsatisfaction over time. Research suggests that working 73 conflicts is animportant predictor of marital satisfaction.

So, what can youdo to manage conflict in your own relationships? First, try to understand theother person’s point of view 74 put yourself in his or her place. People whoare 75 to what their partner thinks and feels 76 greater relationshipsatisfaction. For example, researchers found that among people in datingrelationships 77 marriages, those who can adopt their partner’s perspectiveshow more positive 78 .more relationship-enhancing attributes and moreconstructive responses 79 conflict.

Second, becauseconflict and disagreements are an 80 part of close relationships. People needto be able to apologize to their partner for wrongdoing and 81 forgiveness fromtheir parents for their own acts. Apologies minimize conflict, lead toforgiveness, and serve to restore relationship closeness. In line 82 this view,spouses who are more forgiving show higher mental 83 over time. Increasingly,apologizing can even have 84 health benefits. For example, when people reflecton hurtful 85 and grudges(怨恨)，they shownegative physiological(生理的) effects, including 86 heart rate andblood pressure, compared to when they reflect on sympathetic perspective-takingand forgiving.

67. A) resolve B) regretC) abandon D) avoid

68. A) Besides B) ThereforeC) Moreover D) However

69. A) trying B) decliningC) failing D) striving

70. A) ages B) yearsC) stages D) intervals

71. A) on B) by C)off D) away

72. A) prescribes B)protests C) proves D) predicts

73. A) round B) amidC) among D) through

74. A) so B) whileC) but D) and

75. A) sensitive B)superior C) exclusive D) efficient

76. A) expose B) experienceC) explore D) exploit

77. A) as long as B)as far as C) as well as D) as soon as

78. A) minds B) emotionsC) psychology D) affection

79. A) to B) againstC) at D) toward

80. A) absolute B)inevitable C) essential D) obvious

81. A) require B) inquireC) receive D) achieve

82. A) over B) withC) up D) of

83. A) quality B) identityC) charity D) capability

84. A) creative B)positive C) objective D) competitive

85. A) prospects B)concepts C) memories D) outlooks

86. A) added B) toughenedC) strengthened D) increased

Part Vl Translation (5 minutes)

Directions:Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given inbrackets.

Please write yourtranslation on Answer Sheet 2

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87.Those flowerslooked as if they_____________________(好长时间没有浇水了).

88.Fred bought acar last week. It is______________________(比我的车便宜一千英镑).

89.This TV programis quite boning We might______________(不妨听听音乐)

90.He left hisoffice in a hurry, with______________________(灯亮着，门开着)

91.The famousnovel is said to __________________________(已经被译成多种语言).

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Part Ⅰ Writing (30minutes)

Directions: Forthis part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled ExcessivePackaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120words 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 ExcessivePackaging

【篇10】6月大学英语四级考试作文

(1)用于描写漫画、图表的常用句型

①As the graph depicts , …

②From the cartoon /picture , we can see that …

③According to the statistics shown in the first /second graph ,

④The table shows / indicates / reveals that …

⑤It can be seen /concluded from the picture / table / figures that …

(2)用于句首提出论题或现象的句型

①Recently , …has become the focus of the society .

②…has been playing an increasingly important role in our day-to-day life .

③Nowadays there is a growing concern for …

④Nowadays it is common to hear /see …

⑤…has become a common occurrence in our daily life .

⑥Nowadays more and more people are beginning to be aware of the seriousness of …

⑦It is only during the last /past few years that man has become generally aware that …

⑧There is an old / popular saying / proverb which says / goes …

⑨In recent years , there is a general tendency …

⑩Nowadays … has become a problem we have to face .

(3)用于比较、阐述不同观点的常用句型

①Some people like / prefer …, while others are / feel inclined to …

②There are different opinions among people as to … Some believe … whole hold …

③Some people claim that … is superior to … Others , however , disagree with it .

④Some people believe … Others maintain … Still others claim …

⑤Some people suggest … Others , however , hold the opposite opinion .

⑥On the one hand , people tend to … On the other hand , they feel …

⑦Some people argue that … Others , in contrast , believe that …

⑧Although more and more people come to believe … there are still others who insist that …

⑨On the contrary , there are people in favor of …

⑩There are some people who hold different opinions about …

(4)用于陈述个人观点/想法的常用句型

①My own experience tells me that …

②In my opinion , we should attack more importance to …

③As for my own idea about … I believe …

④As far as I am concerned , I plan to …

⑤Personally , I prefer …

⑥In my view , both sides are partly right in that …

⑦But for me , I would rather …

⑧My own point of view is that …

⑨In conclusion , I support the statement that …

⑩As regards me , I tend to choose …

(5)用于书信写作的常用句型

①Thank you for your letter of …

②It is a pleasure for me invite you on behalf of … to accept …

③Thanks so much for your letter , which arrived …

④I am writing to you with reference to …

⑤I am writing to you in connection with …

⑥I would be grateful if you could / would …

⑦I would like to know some information on …

⑧It will be appreciated if you can / could …

⑨I would also like to know if you can / could …

⑩I look forward to hearing from you .

(6)用于结尾的常用句型

①From what has been discussed / mentioned above , we may conclude that …

②Therefore , it is not difficult to draw / come to the conclusion that …

③It is high time that something was done about …

④From all the reasons / consideration above , it is evident / clear / obvious that …

⑤Taking into account all these factors , we may reach the conclusion that …

⑥Given the reasons / consideration I have just outlined / discussed / presented , I strongly recommend that …

⑦It is clear , therefore , that …

⑧All in all ,what really matters is , in fact , to …

⑨It is essential that effective measure be taken to …

⑩From what has been discussed above , we may reasonably arrive at the conclusion that …

【篇11】6月大学英语四级考试作文

皮影戏

Shadow play is one of the oldest operas in China. It was rooted in ancient Chang"an over 2,000 years ago and prevailed in the Tang and Song Dynasties.It was a popular folk drama in ancient China and also the ancestor of films in the worid. At that time, it brought people pleasure as modern movies and TVs do.Actors sing with the music, and control shadow tools at the same time.The contents of those plays are more about traditional historical dramas and fable stories.Shadow play is the treasure among the world"s cultures and arts.

【篇12】6月大学英语四级考试作文

参考范文：

As is vividly depicted in the picture, there is a boy playing a phone happily at home, not wanting to go to school, with his father begging him to give up playing games and go to school worriedly. Furthermore, there is a caption under the picture, which reads “Why am I going to school if my phone already knows everything?” The drawer’s intention seems to be highly self-evident and the meaning causes us to be thought-provoking.

Admittedly, phone plays an essential part in this information era. We should not, however, neglect the significance of learning independently. To begin with, learning independently is the tradition of our culture. Not only should we inherit from our ancestors, but also we should hand down to our descendants. It is the spirit of learning independently that makes us better and stronger. What is more, learning independently, one of the greatest fashionable themes of our era throughout the history of mankind all around the world that I have ever known in my whole life, which is the greatest that there ever was and the greatest that there ever will be, is momentous and fundamental to people what the soul is vital and significant to us. If it had not been for learning independently, we could not have been success.

Judging from the reams of evidence, it is safe for us to conclude that learning independently is a critical quality for success. Only if we acquire this quality and work hard toward our goals, can we achieve success.

【篇13】6月大学英语四级考试作文

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B) ,C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

It is simple enough to say that since books have classes?fiction, biography, poetry―we should separate them and take from each what it is right that each should give us. Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconception when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to your author; try to become him. Be his fellow?worker and accomplice(同谋).

If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preventing yourself from getting the fullest possible value from what you read. But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible finess(委婉之处), from the twist and turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other. Steep yourself in this, acquaint yourself with this, and soon you will find that your author is giving you, or attempting to give you, something far more definite. The thirty?two chapters of anovel―if we consider how to read a novel first―are an attempt to make something as formed and controlled as a building but words are more impalpable than bricks, reading is a longer and more complicated process than seeing. Perhaps the quickest way to understand the elements of what a novelist is doing is not to read, but to write; to make your own experiment with the dangers and difficulties of words. Recall, then, some event that has left a distinct impression on you―how at the corner of the street, perhaps, you passed two people talking. A tree shook; an electric light danced; the tone of the talk was comic, but also tragic; a whole vision, an entire conception, seemed contained in that moment.

?21.What does the author mean by saying “Yet few people ask from books what books can give us.”?

?A.The author means that lots of people read few books.

?B.The author thinks that readers have only absorbed part of knowledge in books.

?C.The author holds that few people have a proper idea about what content some kind of books should include.

?D.The author considers that readers can scarcely understand most of the books.

?22.According to the passage, which of the following statement is right?

?A.A reader should find some mistakes when he is reading.

?B.The more difficult a book is, the more you can get from it.

?C.To read something is easier than to watch something.

?D.One should be in the same track with the writer when he is reading.

?23.What is the possible meaning of “impalpable” (Paragraph 2) in the passage?

?A.Clear.?B.Elusive.?C.Delicate.?D.Precise.

?24.What’s the main idea of this passage?

?A.The importance of reading.

?B.The proper way to read.

?C.How to get most from one book.

?D.The characters of a good book.

?25.When a writer is writing he often get the whole conception ____.

?A.after a long time’s thinking

?B.through an instant inspiration

?C.according to his own experience

?D.by way of watching the objects attentively

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

According to the dictionary definition of “create”, ordinary people are creative every day. To create means “to bring into being, to cause to exist”―something each of us does daily.

?We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sese to become aware of our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture, as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

?A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. If we believe the expression, “There is nothing new under the sun,” the creativity is remaking or recombining the old in new ways. For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.

A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to apply them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one thing; to put the idea to work is another.

These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius, but they are also involved in many of our day?to?day activities.

?26.Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

?A.To prepare a meal.

?B.To arrange the furniture in a peculiar way.

?C.To buy some books from a bookstore.

?D.To “write” a letter with the computer.

?27.The author holds that ____.

?A.creativity is of highly demand

?B.creativity is connected with a deep insight to some extent

?C.creativity is to create something new and concrete

?D.to practise and practise is the only way to cultivate one’s creativity

?28.“There is nothing new under the sun.” (Par.3) really implies that ____.

?A.we can seldom create new things

?B.a new thing is only a tale

?C.a new thing can only be created at the basis of original things

?D.we can scarcely see really new things in the world

?29.What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into practice?

?A.It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice.

?B.To find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new thing.

?C.One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.

?D.A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.

?30.The best title for this passage is ____.

?A.How to Cultivate One’s Creativity

?B.What is Creativity

?C.The Importance of Creativity

?D.Creativity―a Not Farway Thing

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

When I was studying at Yale, some phenomena puzzled me greatly. I found that Chinese students or Asian students were very polite in class while American students often interrupted the professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion. The Chinese students were not as aggressive as American students.

I was impressed by the role of the professor in the seminar(讨论会). The professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a reseacher looking for answers to questions together with the students. One linguistic(语言的) feature of his interacting with his students was that he used many modal(情态的) verbs―far more than I did in Beiwai. When answering questions, he usually said, “This is my personal opinion and it could be wrong.” or “You could be right, but you might find this point of view also interesting.”

?In China, authorities are always supposed to give wise decisions and correct directions. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to the question. I still remember how frustrated they were when foreign teachers did not provide such an answer. Their expectations from authorities are much higher than that of American students. Once the Chinese students got the answer, they were sure about it.

Education in China is valued for united thinking. I remember American teachers who taught in our university complaining about the fact that Chinese students uniformly expressed the same idea in their English composition. The examinations in America usually do not test a student’s ability to memorize the material but his ability to analyze and solve problems. Education in America is valued not only as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking.

?31.In the USA, when the students are in class, ____.

?A.a Chinese student tends to be very active

?B.an American student likes to make trouble

?C.a Chinese student likes to puzzle the teacher

?D.an American student tends to be vigorous

?32.A teacher in the USA prefers to ____ when he answers questions.

?A.be very sincere B.be very direct

?C.be very self?confident D.be very indifferent

?33.What is the opinion of the author concerning the difference of teaching methods between China and the USA?

?A.He thinks that Chinese teaching metods can make students learn more.

?B.He holds that the major purpose of Chinese teaching methods is to improve students’ remembrance.

?C.He thinks that American teaching is ability?oriented.

?D.He holds that American teachers hate to give a test.

?34.The author thinks that the relationship between the student and the teacher is ____.

?A.more intimate in China B.closer in China

?C.looser in USA D.more harmonious in USA

?35.The education in USA may produce some ____ graduates.

?A.talkative B.conventional

?C.creative D.imaginative

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

On?line courses (also called distance learning) are a hot new trend in American education. According to the nonprofit Distance Education and Training Council,about 400 US colleges and schools offer some portion of their programs on the Web. At the university level, they cost the same as traditional classes and require similar weekly assignments and textbook reading, the difference is in class participation.

Generally speaking, students congregate(使聚集) on?line throughout each week to explore topic with the professor, but these discussions occur “asynchronously(不同时发生地)” rather than in real time. (You read others’ comments and post your own whenever you get a chance.) Written assignments are posted, you email in your work periodically, and you’re required to take a proctored exam in order to receive degree credit. Career?boosting business administration and information technology programs are the most popular, but you’ll also find a variety of literal arts offerings, from film theory to medieval history and foreign language study. While you still can’t get an Ivy League degree on?line, a growing number of elite(卓越的) institutions, including Stanford and New York University are beginning to offer on?line courses.

The benefits for busy people are obvious. “I always get a front?row seat,” says one student studying at the State University of New York Learning Network.“I can get up in the middle of class, grab a cup of coffee. The class is waiting for me when I get back, and I haven’t missed a thing.” On the other hand, some students miss the face?to?face interaction that often sparks interest and involvement.

?36.Generally speaking, on?line education costs ____.

?A.more than the traditional one

?B.less than the traditional one

?C.as much as the traditional one

?D.the author hasn’t mentioned

?37.The major way to hand out assignments of on?line students is ____.

?A.to hand out them in person

?B.to post them

?C.to e?mail in them

?D.to let the teacher enter into their personal main pages

?38.Which kind of program is probably NOT welcomed by most of the students?

?A.Software development. B.Decoration and design.

?C.International trade. D.Company management.

?39.The closest meaning of “Ivy League” (Par. 2) ____.

?A.famous universities in USA

?B.famous business colleges in USA

?C.famous companies in USA

?D.universities with a long history

?40.It is implied that in USA ____.

?A.on?line education will take the place of the traditional one soon

?B.there are only a few on?line programs until now

?C.one need not take part in the exam in order to receive a diploma by way of on?line education

?D.one can not receive a degree certificate of New York University through distant learning

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

?41.____ the size and nature of a business, its main goal is to earn a profit.

?A.Whatever B.Whichever C.Whereas D.Because

?42.You are supposed ____ everything ready by now.

?A.to get B.getting C.to have got D.having got

?43.The football player is hoping to ____ to another club.

?A.transfer B.transmit C.transform D.transport

?44.The medicine which the doctor gave her can only ____ her temporarily from pain.

?A.relax B.relieve C.relay D.release

?45.She was simple, ____ and hard?working woman.

?A.practicable B.favorable

?C.feasible D.practical

?46.I found myself completely ____ by his vivid performance.

?A.carried out B.carried off

?C.carried away D.carried on

?47.These safety measures will ____ the reduction of accidents.

?A.give in B.result from

?C.result in D.originate in

?48.After we had been in the village for a few months, we so liked it that we decided to settle there ____.

?A.in turn B.for good C.as usual D.at most

?49.____ these changes we must revise our plan.

?A.In the course of B.In the light of

?C.In spite of D.In addition to

?50.“I don’t feel like ____ now.”

?“But the faster we get the assignment ____ the sooner we can go out and relax.”

?A.to study, to do B.to study, done

?C.studying, done D.studying, to do

?51.In order to be a good scientist, ____.

?A.mathematics is vital

?B.one must master mathematics

?C.mathematics is important to understand

?D.one to understand mathematics

?52.I’m ____ him to arrive on Sunday.

?A.awaiting B.waiting C.expecting D.hoping

?53.It’s high time that something, ____ to prohibit selling fake commodities.

?A.must be done B.was done

?C.be done D.were done

?54.What’s the matter? I smell something ____.

?A.burn B.burns C.being burned D.burning

?55.It was a long time before the cut on my hand ____ completely.

?A.healed B.recovered C.improved D.cured

?56.You’ll have to buy some new shoes as these are ____.

?A.used up B.wasted away

?C.broken down D.worn out

?57.I ____ at home to look after my sick mother.

?A.can’t help stay B.can’t help staying

?C.cannot help but stay D.cannot help but staying

?58.More and more cheaper materials are being ____ for the better, more expensive kind in production.

?A.replaced B.displaced

?C.substituted D.transformed

?59.The taxi had to ____ because the traffic light had turned red.

?A.set up B.catch up C.shut up D.pull up

?60.____ to secret document is denied to all but few.

?A.Access B.Approach C.Contact D.Touch

?61.Will all those ____ the proposal raise their hands?

?A.in relation to B.in excess of

?C.in contrast to D.in favor of

?62.A cold is nothing to you ____ it is merely a cold; but it sometimes becomes a danger.

?A.no matter B.as well as

?C.so long as D.so far as

?63.People here usually ____ channel 2 at 7:00 a.m. to hear the news.

?A.tune B.tune in C.tone D.turn in

?64.The attack on Pearl Harbor ____ the indignation of the whole nation.

?A.rasied B.rose C.aroused D.arose

?65.American people are highly ____, and therefore may find it difficult to become deeply involved with others.

?A.moving B.mobile C.motional D.movable

?66.A large sum of money has been raised for the ____ of the poorly?educated children in the mountainous districts.

?A.profit B.favour C.advantage D.benefit

?67.In arithmetic the rules of addition are basic, and all the other rules are built on this ____.

?A.basis B.base C.bases D.basic

?68.On Christmas Eve, we had several guests, who were ____ friends of our daughter.

?A.almost B.mostly C.most D.nearly

?69.In our culture, honesty has always been considered an important ____of a person’s character.

?A.element B.role C.share D.practice

?70.Students who pass the test will be ____ to the next grade.

?A.progressed B.proceeded

?C.promoted D.proposed

Part Ⅳ Translation from E[nglish into Chinese (15 minutes)

Directions:

In this part, there are five items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in the Reading Comprehension of the Test Paper. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.

71.Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices.(Passage 1, Para.1)

72.Perhaps the quickest way to understand the elements of what a novelist is doing is not to read, but to write; to make your own experiment with the dangers and difficulties of words. (Passage 1, Para. 2)

73.For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.(Passage 2, Para. 3)

74.The professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a reseacher looking for answers to questions together with the students.(Passage 3, Para.2)

75.Career?boosting business administration and information technology programs are the most popular, but you’ll also find a variety of literal arts offerings, from film theory to medieval history and foreign language study.(Passage4, Para.2)

Part Ⅴ Writing

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic “Should Tobacco Industry Be Forbidden?” You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

? 1.烟草业目前对我们的社会有一定好处;

? 2.吸烟却有害健康;

? 3.从长远打算，烟草业终将被禁止。

【篇14】6月大学英语四级考试作文

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic

Getting to Know the World outside the Campus. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1) 大学生了解社会的必要性，

2) 了解社会的途径(大众媒介、社会服务等)

3)你打算怎么做。

Getting to Know the World outside the Campus

It is of great significance for a college student to know the world outside the campus. In this fast-developing “Information Age”, college students must keep pace with the progress of the world.

Additionally, by contacting the offcampus world, college students can have chance to get more practical skills. Therefore, how to know the world outside the campus is worth our attention.

Many ways can be adopted by our college students to increase our knowledge of the world. Firstly,mass media, such as radios, televisions, newspapers and the Internet, are a good choice, by which we can be well informed about what is happening. Secondly, providing volunteer services is an efficient way to contact and know the society. Thirdly, we can take parttime jobs to increase our practical experience.

As for me, I will try to create and grasp more chances to contact the society. In my opinion, getting to know the offcampus world is as important as improving academic performance. On balance, I suggest every college student should not confine himself to the campus but often go outside.

【篇15】6月大学英语四级考试作文

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)?

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.?

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:?

American Indians played a central role in the war known as the American Revolution. To them, however, the dispute between the colonists and England was peripheral. For American Indians the conflict was a war for American Indian independence, and whichever side they chose, they lost it. Mary Brant was a powerful influence among the Iroquois. She was a Mohawk, the leader of the society of all Iroquois matrons, and the widow of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Her brother, Joseph Brant, is the best?known American Indian warrior of the Revolution, yet she may have exerted even more influence in the confederacy than he did. She used her influence to keep the western tribes of Iroquois loyal to the English king, George Ⅲ. When the colonists won the war, she and her tribe had to abandon their lands and retreat to Canada. On the other side, Nancy Ward held positions of authority in the Cherokee nation. She had fought as a warrior in the war against the Creeks and as a reward for her heroism was made “Beloved Woman” of the tribe. This office made her chief of the women’s council and a member of the council of chiefs. She was friendly with the white settlers and supported the Patriots during the Revolution. Yet the Cherokees too lost their land.

?21.What is the main point the author makes in the passage?

?A.Siding with the English in the Revolution helped American Indians regain their land.

?B.At the time of the Revolution the Superintendent of Indian Affairs had little power.

?C.Regardless of whom they supported in the Revolution, American Indians lost their land.

?D.The outcome of the Revolution was largely determined by American Indian women.

?22.The word “it” in line 5 refers to ____.

?A.side B.revolution

?C.dispute D.independence

?23.How did Ward gain her position of authority?

?A.By bravery in battle.

B.By marriage to a chief.

?C.By joining the confederacy.

D.By being born into a powerful family.

?24.To which tribe did Nancy Ward belong?

?A.Mohawk. B.Iroquois. C.Cherokee. D.Creek.

?25.According to the passage, what did Mary Brant and Nancy Ward had in common?

?A.Each was called “Beloved Woman” by her tribe.

?B.Each influenced her tribe’s role in the American Revolution.

?C.Each lost a brother in the American Revolution.

?D.Each went to England after the American Revolution.

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.?

Born in 1830 in rural Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson spent her entire life in the household of her parents. Between 1858 and 1862, it was later discovered, she wrote like a person possessed, often producing a poem a day. It was also during this period that her life was transformed into the myth of Amherst. Withdrawing more and more, keeping to her room, sometimes even refusing to see visitors who called, she began to dress only in white―a habit that added to her reputation as an eccentric.

?In their determination to read Dickinson’s life in terms of a traditional romantic plot, biographers have missed the unique pattern of her life―her struggle to create a female life not yet imagined by the culture in which she lived. Dickinson was not the innocent, lovelorn and emotionally fragile girl sentimentalized by the Dickinson myth and popularized by William Luce’s 1976 play, the Belle of Amherst. Her decision to shut the door on Amherst society in the 1850’s transformed her house into a kind of magical realm in which she was free to engage her poetic genius. Her seclusion was not the result of a failed love affair, but rather a part of a more general pattern of renunciation through which she, in her quest for self?sovereignty, carried on an argument with the puritan fathers, attacking with wit and irony their cheerless Calvinist doctrine, their stern patriarchal God, and their rigid notions of “true womanhood”.

?26.What’s the author’s main purpose in the passage?

?A.To interpret Emily Dickinson’s eccentric behavior.

?B.To promote the popular myth of Emily Dickinson.

?C.To discuss Emily Dickinson’s failed love affair.

?D.To describe the religious climate in Emily Dickinson’s time.

?27.Which of the following is not mentioned as being one of Emily Dickinson’s eccentricities?

?A.Refusing to eat. B.Wearing only white.

?C.Avoiding visitors. D.Staying in her room.

?28.According to the passage, biographers of Emily Dickinson have traditionally ____.

?A.criticized most of her poems

?B.ignored her innocence and emotional fragility

?C.seen her life in romantic terms

?D.blaming her parents for restricting her activities

?29.The author implies that many people attribute Emily Dickinson’s seclusion to ____.

?A.physical illness B.a failed love affair

?C.religious fervor D.her dislike of people

?30.It can be inferred from the passage that Emily Dickinson lived in a society that was characterized by ____.

?A.strong Puritan beliefs

?B.equality of men and women

?C.the encouragement of nonconformity

?D.the appreciation of poetic creativity

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.?

The railroad industry could not have grown as large as it did without steel. The first rails were made of iron. But iron rails were not strong enough to support heavy trains running at high speeds. Railroad executives wanted to replace them with steel rails because steel was ten or fifteen times stronger and lasted twenty times longer. Before the 1870’s, however, steel was too expensive to be widely used. It was made by a slow and expensive process of heating, stirring and reheating iron ore.

?Then the inventor Henry Bessemer discovered that directing a blast of air at melted iron in a furnace would burn out the impurities that made the iron brittle. As the air shot through the furnace, the bubbling metal would erupt in showers of sparks. When the fire cooled, the metal had been changed, or converted to steel. The Bessemer converter made possible the mass production of steel. Now three to five tons of iron could be changed into steel in a matter of minutes.

Just when the demand for more and more steel developed, prospectors discovered huge new deposits of iron ore in the Mesabi Range, a 120?long region in Minnesota near Lake Superior. The Mesabi deposits were so near the surface that they could be mined with steam shovels.

?Barges and steamers carried the iron ore through Lake Superior to depots on the southern shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. With dizzying speed Gary, Indiana, and Toledo, Youngstown, and Cleveland, Ohio, became major steel?manufacturing centers. Pittsburgh was the greatest steel city of all.

?Steel was the basic building material of the industrial age. Production skyrocketed from seventy?seven thousand tons in 1870 to over eleven million tons in 1900.

31.According to the passage, the railroad industry preferred steel to iron because steel was ____.

?A.cheaper and more plentiful

?B.lighter and easier to mold

?C.cleaner and easier to mine

?D.stronger and more durable

?32.According to the passage, how did Bessemer method make the mass production of steel possible?

?A.It directed air at melted iron in a furnace, removing all impurities.

?B.It slowly heated iron ore then stirred it and heated it again.

?C.It changed iron ore into iron which was a substitute for steel.

?D.It could quickly find deposits of iron ore under the ground.

?33.According to the passage, where were large deposits of iron uncovered?

?A.In Pittsburgh. ?B.In the Mesabi Range.

?C.Near Lake Michigan.?D.Near Lake Erie.

?34.The words “Barges and steamers” could best be replaced by which of the following?

?A.Trains.B.Planes.?C.Boats.?D.Trucks.

?35.It can be inferred from the passage that the mass production of steel caused ____.

?A.a decline in the railroad industry

?B.a revolution in the industrial world

?C.an increase in the price of steel

?D.a feeling of discontent among steel workers

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

There were two widely divergent influences on the early development of statistical methods. Statistics had a mother who was dedicated to keeping orderly records of governmental units (state and statistics come from the same Latin root, status) and a gentlemanly gambling father who relied on mathematics to increase his skill at playing the odds in games of chance. The influence of the mother on the offspring, statistics, is represented by counting, measuring, describing, tabulating, ordering, and the taking of censuses―all of which led to modern descriptive statistics. From the influence of the father came modern inferential statistics, which is based squarely on theories of probability.

?Descripitive statistics involves tabulating, depicting, and describing collections of data. These data may be either quantitative, such as measures of height, intelligence, or grand level―variables that are characterized by an underlying continuum―or the data may represent qualitative variables, such as sex, college major, or personality type. Large masses of data must generally undergo a process of summarization or reduction before they are comprehensible. Descriptive statistics is a tool for describing or summarizing or reducing to comprehensible from the properties of an otherwise unwieldy mass of data.

?Inferential statistics is a formalized body of methods for solving another class of problems that present great difficulties for the unaided human mind. This general class of problems characteristically involves attempts to make prediction using a sample of observations. For example, a school superintendent wishes to determine of the proportion of children in a large school system who come to school without breakfast, have been vaccinated for flu, or whatever. Having a little knowledge of statistics, the superintendent would know that it is unnecessary and inefficient to question each child; the proportion for the entire district could be estimated fairly accurately from a sample of as few as 100 children. Thus, the purpose of inferential statistics is to predict or estimate characteristics of a population from a knowledge of the characteristics of only a sample of the population.

?36.With what is the passage mainly concerned?

?A.The drawbacks of descriptive and inferential statistics.

?B.Applications of inferential statistics.

?C.The development and use of statistics.

?D.How to use descriptive statistics.

?37.Why does the author mention the “mother” and “father” in the first paragraph?

?A.To point out that parents can teach their children statistics.

?B.To introduce inferential statistics.

?C.To explain that there are different kinds of variables.

?D.To present the background of statistics in a humorous and understandable way.

?38.Which of the following is NOT given as an example of qualitative variable?

?A.Gender. B.Height.

?C.College major. D.Type of personality.

?39.Which of the following statements about descriptive statistics is best supported by the passage?

?A.It simplifies unwieldy masses of data.

?B.It leads to increased variability.

?C.It solves all numerical problems.

?D.It changes qualitative variables to quantitative variables.

?40.According to the passage which is the purpose of examining a sample of a population?

?A.To compare different groups.

?B.To predict characteristics of the entire population.

?C.To consider all the quantitative variables.

?D.To tabulate collections of data.

【篇16】6月大学英语四级考试作文

英语四级作文审题技巧

一、一个宗旨

一个经典的四六级作文主题，应该能够给考生“带来一定教育意义”，能启发考生去“弘扬、践行某种积极的价值观、品质”，抑或是启发考生去“规避、解决某种负面的现象，用正确和积极的方式进行取代”，

一般建议在作文的最后一段点出作文的宗旨，也即我们所说的“点题”。文章最后一段重申和强调作文主题，使阅卷老师非常轻松地找到文章的主旨，判断考生是否“切题”。

二、2个范围

任何一个作文题目，势必需要“事关人”或者“事关物”，才能够成为一个“可以让人探讨的话题” 。

(1)关于“人”的文章，一般涉及“个人成长成功、心态、哲理话题、价值观、品质、习惯”等“较为抽象”的话题。这种话题重在强调人的“内在品质”，强调“积极意义、教育价值”，命题旨在教育考生“做一个什么样的人”。

(2)关于“物”的文章，一般涉及“社会事务、社会现象”等较为“具体、实在”的话题，旨在考察考生的“观察问题、分析问题、解决问题”的实质能力。

三、3种属性

作文的主题，可以分为“中性话题、负面话题和正面话题”三类。通常而言，

(1)“负面、消极话题”需要在作文的二、三段阐述这个负面话题产生的原因、危害弊端和解决的措施策略;

(2)“中性一般话题”需要阐述这个话题或现象产生的原因，并且适当发表个人见解看法;

(3)“正面、积极话题“，则尽量论述这个话题的意义、重要性和价值以及这个话题对考生带来的启发。

【篇17】6月大学英语四级考试作文

英语四级，即CET-4，College English Test Band 4的缩写，是由国家教育部高等教育司主持的全国性教学考试。考试的主要对象是根据教育大纲修完大学英语四级的在校大学本科生或研究生。大学英语四、六级标准化考试自1986年末开始筹备，1987年正式实施。

一、考试时间：

上半年考试时间预计为206月13日。

(考试分为上、下半年两次，上半年一般安排在六月的第三个周六上午，注：年6月第三个周六为端午节假期，具体的考试时间须以当年的通知为准。)

二、考试题型：

作文、听力、阅读理解、翻译

三、考试流程安排：

9：10――11：25

8：40――9：00试音时间

9：00――9：10阅读考场注意事项，发放考卷，贴条形码

9：10――9：40 作文考试阶段

9：40――10：10 听力测试

10：10――10：15 考试暂停5分钟，收答题卡一(即作文和听力)

听力结束后完成剩余考项

11：25全部考试结束。

四、考试时长：130分钟

五：考试方式：笔试

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