四级备考之真题热身3快速阅读.docx

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四级备考之真题热身3快速阅读

2021年6月四级备考之真题热身（3）:

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PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

　　Collegestakinganotherlookatvalueofmerit-basedaid

　　Goodgradesandhightestsscoresstillmatter—alot—tomanycollegesastheyawardfinancialaid.

　　Butwithlow-incomestudentsprojectedtomakeupanever-largershareofthecollege-boundpopulationincomingyears,someschoolsarere-examiningwhetherthataid,typicallyknownas“meritaid”,isthemosteffectiveuseofpreciousinstitutionaldollars.

　　GeorgeWashingtonUniversityinWashington,D.C.,forexample,saidlastweekthatitwouldcutthevalueofitsaveragemeritscholarshipsbyaboutone-thirdandreducethenumberofrecipients（接受者）,pouringthesavings,about$2.5million,intoneed-basedaid.AlleghenyCollegeinMeadville,Pa.,madeasimilardecisionthreeyearsago.

　　Now,HamiltonCollegeinClinton,N.Y.,saysitwillphaseoutmeritscholarshipsaltogether.Nocurrentmerit-aidrecipientswilllosetheirscholarships,butneed-basedaidalonewillbeawardedbeginningwithstudentsenteringinfall2021.

　　Notallcollegesoffermeritaid;generally,themoreselectiveaschool,thelesslikelyitistodoso.HarvardandPrinceton,forexample,offergenerousneed-basedpackages,butmanyfamilieswhodon’tmeetneedeligibility（资格）havebeenwillingtopaywhatevertheymustforabig-nameschool.

　　Forsmallregionalcollegesthatstrugglejusttofillseats,meritaidcanbeanimportantrevenue-builderbecausemanyrecipientsstillpayenoughtuitiondollarsoverandabovethescholarshipamounttokeeptheinstitutionrunning.

　　Butforrankings-consciousschoolsinbetween,meritaidhasservedprimarilyasatooltorecruittopstudentsandtoimprovetheiracademicprofits.“They’retryingtobuystudents,”saysSkidmoreCollegeeconomistSandyBaum.

　　Studiesshowmeritaidalsotendstobenefitdisproportionatelystudentswhocouldaffordtoenrollwithoutit.

　　“Aswelooktothefuture,weseeamorepressingneedtoinvestinneed-basedaid,”saysMonicaInzer,deanofadmissionandfinancialaidatHamilton,whichhasofferedmeritscholarshipsfor10years.Duringthattime,itroseinUSNews&WorldReport’srankingofthebestliberalartscolleges,from25to17.

　　Meritaid,whichbenefitedabout75studentsayear,orabout4%ofitsstudentbody,atacostofabout$1millionayear,“serveduswell,”Inzersays,but“tobediscountingthepriceforfamiliesthatdon’tneedfinancialaiddoesn’tfeelrightanymore.”

　　Need-basedaidremainsbyfarthelargestshareofallstudentaid,whichincludesstate,federalandinstitutionalgrants.Butmeritaid,offeredprimarilybyschoolsandstates,isgrowingfaster,bothoverallandattheinstitutionallevel.

　　Between1995-96and2003-04,institutionalmeritaidaloneincreased212%,comparedwith47%forneed-basedgrants.Atleast15statesalsooffermeritaid,typicallyinabidtoenrolltopstudentsinthestate’spublicinstitutions.

　　Butinrecentyears,agrowingchorus（异口同声）ofcriticshasbegunpressuringschoolstodropthepractice.RecentdecisionsbyHamiltonandothersmaybe“asignthatpeoplearestartingtorealizethatthere’sthisdestructivecompetitiongoingon,”saysBaum,co-authorofarecentCollegeReportthatraisesconcernsabouttheroleofinstitutionalaidnotbasedonneed.

　　DavidLaird,presidentoftheMinnesotaPrivateCollegeCouncil,saysmanyofhisschoolswouldliketoreducetheirmeritaidbutfearthatindoingso,theywouldlosetopstudentstotheircompetitors.

　　“Noonecantakeone-sidedaction,”saysLaird,whoisexploringwhethertoseekanexemption（豁免）fromfederalanti-trustlawssomembercollegescandiscusshowtheycouldjointlyreducemeritaid,“Thisisamerry-go-roundthat’sgoingveryfast,andnoneoftheinstitutionsbelievetheycansustaintherisksoftryingtobreakawaybythemselves.”

　　Acomplicatingfactoristhatmeritaidhasbecomesopopularwithmiddle-incomefamilies,whodon’tqualifyforneed-basedaid,thatmanyhavecometodependonit.And,astuitionscontinuetoincrease,thelinebetweenmeritandneedblurs.

　　That’sonereasonAlleghenyCollegedoesn’tplantodropmeritaidentirely.

　　“Westillbelieveinrewardingsuperiorachievementsandknowthatthesetopstudentstrulyvaluethescholarship,”saysScottFriedhoff,Allegheny’svicepresidentforenrollment.

　　EmoryUniversityinAtlanta,whichboastsa$4.7billionendowment（捐赠）,meanwhile,istakinganotherapproach.Thisyear,itannounceditwouldeliminateloansforneedystudentsandcapthemformiddle-incomefamilies.Atthesametime,itwouldexpandits28-year-oldmeritprogram.

　　“Yeah,we’replayingthemeritgame,”acknowledgesTomLancaster,associatedeanforundergraduateeducation.Butithasitsstrongpoint,too,hesays.“Thefactofthematteris,it’snotjustaboutthelowest-incomepeople.It’stheaverageAmericanmiddle-classfamilywho’sbeingpricedoutofthemarket.”

　　*Afewwordsaboutmerit-basedaid:

来源：

　　Merit-basedaidisaidofferedtostudentswhoachieveexcellenceinagivenarea,andisgenerallyknownasacademic,athleticandartisticmeritscholarships.

　　Academicmeritscholarshipsarebasedonstudents’grades,GPAandoverallacademicperformanceduringhighschool.Theyaretypicallymeantforstudentsgoingstraighttocollegerightafterhighschool.However,therearescholarshipsforcurrentcollegestudentswithexceptionalgradesaswell.Thesemeritscholarshipsusuallyhelpstudentspaytuitionbills,andtheycanberenewedeachyearaslongastherecipientscontinuetoqualify.Insomecases,studentsmayneedtoberecommendedbytheirschoolorateacheraspartofthequalificationprocess.

　　Athleticmeritscholarshipsaremeantforstudentsthatexcel（突出）insportsofanykind,fromfootballtotrackandfieldevents.Recommendationforthesescholarshipsisrequired,sinceexceptionalathleticperformancehastoberecognizedbyacoachorareferee（裁判）.Applicantsneedtosendinatapecontainingtheirbestperformance.

　　Artisticmeritscholarshipsrequirethatapplicantsexcelinagivenartisticarea.Thisgenerallyincludesanycreativefieldsuchasart,design,fashion,music,danceorwriting.Applyingforartisticmeritscholarshipsusuallyrequiresthatstudentssubmitaportfolio（选辑）ofsomesort,whetherthatincludesacollectionofartwork,arecordingofamusicalperformanceoravideoofthemdancing.

　　1.Withmoreandmorelow-incomestudentspursuinghighereducation,anumberofcollegesare________.

　　A）offeringstudentsmoremerit-basedaid

　　B）revisingtheirfinancialaidpolicies

　　C）increasingtheamountoffinancialaid

　　D）changingtheiradmissionprocesses

　　2.WhatdidAlleghenyCollegeinMeadvilledothreeyearsago?

　　A）Ittriedtoimplementanovelfinancialaidprogram.

　　B）Itadded$2.5milliontoitsneed-basedaidprogram.

　　C）Itphasedoutitsmerit-basedscholarshipsaltogether.

　　D）Itcutsitsmerit-basedaidtohelptheneedystudents.

　　3.Thechiefpurposeofrankings-consciouscollegesinofferingmeritaidisto______.

　　A）improveteachingqualityB）boosttheirenrollments

　　C）attractgoodstudentsD）increasetheirrevenues

　　4.MonicaInzer,deanofadmissionandfinancialaidatHamilton,believes______.

　　A）itdoesn’tpaytospend$1millionayeartoraiseitsranking

　　B）itgivesstudentsmotivationtoawardacademicachievements

　　C）it’sillogicaltousesomuchmoneyononly4%ofitsstudents

　　D）it’snotrighttogiveaidtothosewhocanaffordthetuition

　　5.Inrecentyears,merit-basedaidhasincreasedmuchfasterthanneed-basedaiddueto______.

　　A）moregovernmentfundingtocolleges

　　B）fiercecompetitionamonginstitutions

　　C）theincreasingnumberoftopstudents

　　D）schools’improvedfinancialsituations

　　6.Whatistheattitudeofmanyprivatecollegestowardmeritaid,accordingtoDavidLaird?

　　A）Theywouldliketoseeitreduced.

　　B）Theyregarditasanecessaryevil.

　　C）Theythinkitdoesmoreharmthangood.

　　D）Theyconsideritunfairtomiddle-classfamilies.

　　7.Whydoesn’tAlleghenyCollegeplantodropmeritaidentirely?

　　A）Raisingtuitionshavemadecollegeunaffordableformiddle-classfamilies.

　　B）Withrisingincomes,fewerstudentsareapplyingforneed-basedaid.

　　C）Manystudentsfrommiddle-incomefamilieshavecometorelyonit.

　　D）Risingincomeshavedisqualifiedmanystudentsforneed-basedaid.

　　8.Annualrenewalofacademicmeritscholarshipsdependsonwhethertherecipientsremain______.

　　9.Applicantsforathleticmeritscholarshipsneedarecommendationfromacoachorarefereewho______theirexceptionalathleticperformance.

　　10.Applicantsforartisticmeritscholarshipsmustproduceevidencetoshowtheir______inaparticularartisticfield

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

　　【核心词汇】

　　1.aidn.①帮助，援助②助手v.帮助，援助

　　【用】financialaid经济援助;meritaid/Merit-based奖学金;need-basedaid助学金或经济资助;foreignaid外援，对外援助;hearingaid助听器;aidsandappliances用具，设备【搭】inaidto用来帮助，起……作用;leadone’said（to）援助，给予帮助;inaidof作为援助……之用【拓】aidancen.协助，帮助;aidanta.帮助的;aideda.辅助的

　　2.projectv.①设计②发射n.事业，计划，工程

　　【用】ProjectHope希望工程;projectmanager项目经理;projectplan项目规划;projectbudget项目预算，工程预算【拓】projectionn.突出，发射;projectinga.突出的

　　3.selectivea.选择性的

　　4.【用】selectivean