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2012年6月四级完整真题
Part
Ⅰ
1.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象
2.出现这一现象的原因
3.我对这一现象的看法和建议
On Excessive Packaging
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over
the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For
questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked
A),B),C)and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the
information given in the passage.
Small Schools Rising
This year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today,
those with fewer students are flourishing.
Fifty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational reform:
big, modern, suburban high schools with students counted in the
thousands. As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人) came of high-school age,
big schools promised economic efficiency. A greater choice of
courses, and, of course, better football teams. Only years later
did we understand the trade-offs this involved: the creation of
excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构),the difficulty of forging personal
connections between teachers and students.SAT scores began dropping
in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete high
school in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban
neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher,
test-driven standards as set in No Child Left Behind resulted in
significantly better performance in elementary(and some
middle)schools, high schools for a variety of reasons seemed to
have made little progress.
Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has
seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This has
been due ,in part ,to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which
has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helping to open
about 1,000 small schools-most of them with about 400 kids each
with an average enrollment of only 150 per grade, About 500 more
are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country are taking
notice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago and San
Diego. The movement includes independent public charter schools,
such as No.1 BASIS in Tucson, with only 120 high-schoolers and 18
graduates this year. It embraces district-sanctioned magnet
schools, such as the Talented and Gifted School, with 198 students,
and the Science and Engineering Magnet,with383,which share a
building in Dallas, as well as the City Honors School in Buffalo,
N.Y., which grew out of volunteer
Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif, is one of those, ranking
No.423-among the top 2% in the country-on Newsweek's annual ranking
of America's top high schools. The success of small schools is
apparent in the listings. Ten years ago, when the first Newsweek
list based on college-level test participation was published, only
three of the top 100 schools had graduating Classes smaller than
100 students. This year there are 22. Nearly 250 schools on the
full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer
than 200 graduates in 2007.
Although many of Hillsdale's students came from wealthy households,
by the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned
the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) "Hillsjail. " Jeff Gilbert. A
Hillsdale teacher who became principal last year, remembers sitting
with other teachers watching students file out of a graduation
ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, "How did that
student graduate?"
So in 2003 Hillsdale remade itself into three "houses,"
romantically named Florence, Marrakech and Kyoto. Each of the 300
arriving ninth graders are randomly(随机地) assigned to one of the
houses. Where they will keep the same four core subject teachers
for two years, before moving on to another for 11th and 12th
grades. The closeness this system cultivates is reinforced by the
institution of "advisory" classes Teachers meet with students in
groups of 25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of
everything from homework problems to bad Saturday-night dates. The
advisers also meet with students privately and stay in touch with
parents, so they are deeply invested in the students'
success."We're constantly talking about one another's advisers,"
says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't
doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the dean's office,
it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came a
more demanding academic program, the percentage of freshmen taking
biology jumped from 17 to 95."It was rough for some. But by senior
year, two-thirds have moved up to physics," says Gilbert "Our kids
are coming to school in part because they know there are adults
here who know them and care for them."But not all schools show
advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether
smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.
The Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools was made this year, as
in years past, according to a single metric, the proportion of
students taking college-level exams. Over the years this system has
come in for its share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is
also its strength: it's easy for readers to understand, and to do
the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd like.
Ranking schools is always controversial, and this year a group of
38 superintendents(地区教育主管)from five states wrote to ask that their
schools be excluded from the calculation."It is impossible to know
which high schools are 'the best' in the nation, "their letter
read. in part. "Determining whether different schools do or don't
offer a high quality of education requires a look at man different
measures, including students' overall academic accomplishments and
their subsequent performance in college. And taking into
consideration the unique needs of their communities."
In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we
sought, which is, after all, public information. There is, in our
view, no real dispute here, we are all seeking the same thing,
which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by
encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of
gifted teachers. And if we keep working toward that goal, someday,
perhaps a list won't be necessary.
注意:此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.
1. Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were
established in the hope of __________.
A) ensuring no child is left behind
B) increasing economic efficiency
C) improving students' performance on SAT
D)providing good education for baby boomers
2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?
A)Teachers' workload increased.
B)Students' performance declined.
C)Administration became centralized.
D)Students focused more on test scores.
3.What is said about the schools forded by the Bill and Melinda
Gates foundation?
A)They are usually magnet schools.
B)They are often located in poor neighborhoods.
C)They are popular with high-achieving students.
D)They are mostly small in size.
4.What is most noticeable about the current trend in high school
education?
A)Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.
B)A great variety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban
areas.
C)Many schools compete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
funds.
D)Students have to meet higher academic standards.
5.Newsweek ranked high schools according
to
A)their students' academic achievement
B)the number of their students admitted to college
C)the size and number of their graduating classes
D)their college-level test participation
6.What can we learn about Hillsdale's students in the late
1990s?
A)They were made to study hard like prisoners.
B)They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames.
C)Most of them did not have any sense of discipline,
D)Their school performance was getting worse.
7.According to Jeff Gilbert, the "advisory" classes at Hillsdale
were set up so that students
could
A)tell their teachers what they did on weekends
B)experience a great deal of pleasure in learning
C)maintain closer relationships with their teachers
D)tackle the demanding biology and physics courses
8.
9.According to the 38 superintendents, to rank schools
scientifically, it is necessary to
use
10.To better serve the children and our nation, schools students to
take
Part
Ⅲ
Section A
Directions: in this section you
will hear 8 short conversations, one or more questions will be
asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions
will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a
pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked
A)、B)、C)and D)、and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the
corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through
the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答案卡2上作案。
11. A)Trying to sketch a
map
B)Painting the dining
room.
12.A)She is tired of the food in the canteen.
B)She often eats in a French restaurant.
C) She usually takes a snack in the KFC.
D)She in very fussy about what she eats.
13.A) Listening to some loud
music
B)Preparing for as oral
examination.
14.A)The man has left a good impression on her family.
B)The man can dress casually for the occasion.
C)The man should buy himself a new suit.
D)The man's jeans and T-shirts are stylish.
15.A)Grey pants made from pure
cotton.
B) Fashionable pants in bright
colors.
16.A) Its
price.
B)Its
location
17.A)Travel
overseas.
B)Look for a new
job.
18.A)It is a routine
offer.
B)It is new on the
menu.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation
you
19.A)Hosting an evening TV
program.
B) Having her bicycle
repaired.
20.A) He repaired
bicycles.
B)He served as a
consultant.
21.A) He wanted to be his own boss.
B) He found it more profitable
C)He didn't want to start from scratch.
D)He didn't want to be in too much debt.
22.A)They work five days a
week.
B)They are all the man's
friends.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just
heard.
23.A)It has gradually given way to service industry.
B)It remains a major part of industrial activity.
C)It has a history as long as paper processing.
D)It accounts for 80 percent of the region's GDP.
24.A) Transport
problems.
B)Shortage of
funding.
25.A) Competition from rival
companies.
B)Product promotion
campaigns.
Section B
Directions: In this section you will hear 3 short passages. At the
end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage
and the questions will be spoken only once After you hear a
question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices
marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer
sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on
the passage you have just heard.
26.A)They shared mutual friends in school.
B)They had known each other since childhood.
C)They shared many extracurricular activities.
D)They had many interests in common.
27.A)At a local
club.
B)At Joe's
house.
28.A)Durable friendships can be very difficult to maintain
B)One has to be respectful of other people in order to win
respect.
C)It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become
friends
D)Social divisions will break down if people get to know each
other
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based as
the passage you have just heart.
29.A)Near the entrance of a
park.
B)In his building's parking
lot
30.A)It had been taken by the
police
B)it had keen moved to the next
block.
31. A)At the Greenville
center.
B) At a public parking
lot.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
32.A)Famous creative
individuals.
B)The mysteriousness of
creativity.
33.A)It is something people all engage in.
B) It helps people acquire
knowledge.
34.A) Creative
imagination.
B) Logical
reasoning
35.A)It is beyond ordinary
people.
B)It is yet to be fully
understood.
Section C
Directions: In this section,
you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for
the first time, you should listen carefully 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 exact words you
have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required
to fill in the missing information. For these blanks you can other
use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main
points in your are words. Finally, when the passage is read for the
third time, you should check what you have written.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property.
Radios, cell phones, bicycles,
pocket(36)
There are 20 officers in the Campus Security Division Their job is
to(37)
Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time.
Very(41)
,which usually involves breaking windows or lights or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries(入室盗窃)that you see in movies.(45)
.
Do we really need more police? Hiring more campus police would cost
money, possibly making our tuition go up again.(46)
.
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in depth)(25minntes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there
is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word
for each blank from a list of choices given in a ward
bank
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 To make tomorrow a little better, Feeding
Action Month. As part of its 30 Ways in 30 Days program, It's
asking
It's the kind of work that's done every day at St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church in San Antonio, People
who
In the wake of
the
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)survive
B)
surrounding
C)serves
D)reviewed
E)reported
F)recession
G)households