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份大学英语四级考试绝密押题及答案解析
2012年6月份大学英语四级考试绝密押题及答案解析
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsItaWaste
ofTalent?
Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow
目前有大学生毕业后选择当油漆工、保姆等
1.对这种做法有人表示赞成
2.也有人表示反对
3.我认为…
IsItaWasteofTalent?
Part2ReadmgComprehension(SkimmmgandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
PoliceLesson:
SocialNetworkToolsHaveTwoEdges
OfficerTreyEconomidyoftheAlbuquerquepolicenowrealizesthatheshouldhavethoughtharderbeforelistinghisoccupationonhisFacebookprofileas"humanwastedisposal".
Afterhewasinvolvedinafatalon-dutyshootinginFebruary,alocaltelevisionstationduguptheFacebookpage.OfficerEconomidywasplacedondeskduty,andlastmonththeAlbuquerquePoliceDepartmentannouncedanewpolicytogovemofficers'useofsocialnetworkingsites.
SocialnetworkingtoolslikeFacebookandTwittercanbevaluableassetsforlawenforcementagencies,helpingthemalertthepublic,seekinformationaboutcrimesandgatherevidenceaboutthebackgroundsofcriminalsuspects.ButtheInternetcanalsogetpolicedepartmentsintotrouble.
Publicgaffes(失言)likeOfficerEconomidy's-hiscynicaljobdescriptiononFacebookwas"extremelyinappropriate",hesaidlastweekinane-mail-areonlyoneoftherisks.Acarelesspostingonanetworkingsite,lawenforcementexpertssay,canendangeranofficer'ssafety,asitdidinSantaMonica,Calif.,lastyearwhenthePoliceDepartmentwenttogreatlengthstoconcealawoundedofficer'sidentityandlocation,onlytohavearetiredofficercarelesslyrevealthemonFacebook.
Anddefenselawyersincreasinglysearchsocialnetworkingsitesforevidencethatcouldchallengethevalidityofapoliceofficer'stestimony.InonecaseinNewYork,ajurydismissedaweaponschargeagainstadefendantafterleamingthatthearrestingofficerhadlistedhismoodonMySpaceas"devious"andwroteonFacebookthathewaswatchingthefilmTrainingDaylo"brushuponproperpoliceprocedure".
Theproblemisseriousenoughthatdepartmentsacrossthecountryarescramblingtodeveloprulestogovemwhatofficerscanandcannotdoonline.
"Thisissomethingthatallthepolicechiefsaroundthecountry,ifyou'renotdealingwithit,you'dbetterdealwithit,"saidMarkA.Marshall,chiefofpoliceinSmithfield,Va.,andthepresidentoftheInternationalAssociationofChiefsofPolice,whichhasdevelopeditsownmodelpolicy.
Hisdepartment,ChiefMarshallsaid,hashadafewembarrassingepisodes.Inone,anofficerwhohadbeeninvolvedinahigh-speedchaseandendedupin"alittlebitofafight"withasuspectpostedacommentaboutwhatagoodtimehehadduringthedust-up(打架).Inanother,anofficerpostedaphotoofatattoo(纹身)ofSt.Michaelonherhip.Bothweredisciplined,ChiefMarshallsaid.
"Unfortunately,youhavetheseextremeincidentsthatareoutthere,"hesaid,"and,frankly,youaskyourself,'Whatonearthweretheythinkingwhentheypostedthat?
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Mostsocialmediapoliciestrytobalanceapolicedepartment'sinterestsagainstFirstAmendmentprotectionsfortheofficers.Manyincludeprohibitionsagainstpostinganystatementsthatcoulddiscreditorreflectbadlyonadepartment,thatillustraterecklessbehaviororthatdisparage(贬低)peoplebasedonrace,religionorsexualorientation.Postingcrimescenephotosorotherevidencefromcriminalcasesonlineisalsoprohibitedbymostpolicies.
Othersgofurther.Albuquerque'spolicy,forexample,prohibitsofficersfromidentifyingthemselvesasemployeesofthePoliceDepartmentorpostingphotosofdepartmentalinsignia(标志)-badges,uniforms,cruisers-withoutpermission.AndarecentpolicybythePoliceDepartmentinPueblo,Colo.,bansgossipingonlinewithoutsidersaboutdepartmentaffairs.
Policeofficialssaythatthecourtshavegenerallyupheldrestrictionsonthespeechofgovemmentemployeeswhenthespeechisjobrelated.
"TheU.S.SupremeCourthasspokenonitsooftenthattheparametersarefairlywelldefined,"saidMarthaStonebrook,seniorcityattomeyinSaltLakeCity.Inonefamous2004case,theSupremeCourtupheldthefiringofanofficerwhofilmedhimselfstrippingoffapoliceuniformandsoldthevideooneBay'sadults-onlyarea.ButDavidL.HudsonJr.,ascholarattheFirstAmendmentCenteratVanderbiltUniversity,saidthelowercourtswerestillsortingouttheimplicationsoftheSupremeCourt'sdecisionsinvolvingjob-relatedspeech.
"Thequestionofwhenemployeescanbedisciplinedforoff-dutyspeechisvague,"hesaid."Partofourcorenatureiswhatwedoforaliving,andtoprohibitsomebodyfromengaginginanykindofexpressionrelatedtotheirjobisarguablytoobroad."
Infact,theAlbuquerquepolicyhasmetsomeresistancefromtherankandfile.JoeySigala,presidentoftheAlbuquerquePoliceOfficers'Association,saidthatwhilethedepartmentwasentitledtodictatewhatofficerswearandsayontheclock,"Idon'tbelievetheyhavetherighttotelluswhattodooutsideofthat."
Hesaidthatrequiringofficerstogetpermissionbeforepostingpicturesinvolvingdepartmentinsigniamadeitdifficulttosharenewsaboutawardsorhonorsspontaneouslywithfamilyandfriends."They'retakingawaytheabilitytodemonstratethegood,aswellasthebad,"hesaid.
ChiefRaySchultzoftheAlbuquerquepolicesaidthatdepartmentofficialsresearchedpoliciesfromaroundthenationbeforedevelopingtheirown."Youneedtogetahandleonthisveryquickly,becausethishasthepotentialtodamagethereputationoftheorganizationandalsoadverselyaffectyouinthecourtroom,"ChiefSchultzsaid,addingthatsomesocialmediasitesappearedtobe"likethebathroomwallof20yearsago,exceptnowtheentireworldcanseeit".Hisdepartment,hesaid,hashiredacomplianceofficertoinvestigatetheonlinepresenceofanypoliceofficer"whocomestotheattentionofthedepartment",byexaminingsocialnetworkpagesandrunningtheofficer'snamethroughGoogle.Mediacoverageisoftenwhatpromptsadepartmentintoaction.TheIndianaStatePoliceinitiateditspolicyafterWTHRinIndianapolisdiscoveredphotosofdrunkenrevels(狂欢)onatrooper'sFacebookpage.Oneshowedthetrooper,ChrisPestow,witha.357Magnumpointedathishead.HealsopostedacommentaboutahomelessmanbeatenbypoliceofficersinCalifomia,saying,"Thesepeopleshouldhavediedwhentheywereyoung,anyway,I'mjustdoingthemafavor,"accordingtothereportbyWTHR.
Afterthecontroversy,TrooperPestowresigned,saidFirstSergeantDavidBursten,aspokesmanfortheStatePolice.Hesaidheinstructsnewpoliceofficers,"Don'tdoorsayanythingthatyouwouldn'tbeproudtohaveyourmotherseeorhear."
"Thatreallysumsitup,"hesaid.
Askedabouthisexperience,Mr.Pestowsaidinane-mail,"AwrittenpolicyconcemingsocialmediafromtheIndianaStatePolicepriortomyunfortunatemisstepwouldhavebenefitedmeconsiderably."
ChiefJosephE.ThomasJr.oftheSouthfield,Mich.,policesaidthatwhenitcomestosocialmedia,itisimportantfordepartmentstoenforcedisciplineevenforsmallinfractions.Hecitedoneinstancewhenanofficerphotographedgoatsonaresident'srooftopbeforeconfiscating(没收)theanimals,thenpostedthephotos.Theofficerwastoldtoremovethephotosfromthesiteandgivenaverbalreprimand(训斥).
"Itwassomethingthatdidnotharmanybody,butit'sinappropriate,"ChiefThomassaid.
Hesaiddepartmentofficialsroutinelycheckedpolicerecruits'socialnetworkingpageswhentheyapplyforajob.Inonecase,hesaid,acandidatepostedthisupdateonFacebook:
"JustretumedfromtheinterviewwiththeSouthfieldPoliceDepartmentandIcan'twaittogetagunandkicksomeass."
Hewasrejected.1.AfterthetelevisionstationexposedaFacebookpostingofTreyEconomidy's,______
[A]hehadtoresignunderthegreatpressureofpublicopinion
[B]heremovedthepostfromthesiteandapologizedtothevictim
[C]theAlbuquerquePoliceDepartmentcutitsInternetaccess
[D]thedepartmentdecidedtocontrolofficers'useoftheInternet
2.Accordingtolawenforcementexperts,officers'carelesspostingmay______.
[A]exposeanofficertodanger[B]challengetheauthorityofthepolice
[C]harmsomeinnocentpeople
[D]putdepartmentsindeeptrouble
3.WhatdidChiefMarshallsayabouttwoofficersinhisdepartment?
[A]Themaleofficerkilledthesuspectinthefight.
[B]Thefemaleofficerwasremovedfromthepolice.
[clTheywerepunishedfortheirembarrassingposts.
[D]Theybothreceivedintensivetrainingbefore.
4.Accordingtomostsocialmediapolicies,whatisnotallowedonlineforpoliceofficers?
[A]Revealingtheiridentities.
[B]Postingpicturesofcrimescenes.
[C]Talkingaboutcriminalcaseswithoutsiders.
[D]Boastingtheircontributioninthepoliceforces.
5.Whatdoweleamfromonefamouscaseintheyear2004?
[A]Policeofficersarebannedfromfilmingthemselves.
[B]Thedecisionoffiringtheofficerwasrejected.
[C]Theofficerfinallygotfiredduetohisimproperpost.
[D]Lowerdepartmentsarestricterwithjob-relatedspeech.
6.What'sJoeySigala'sopinionontheAlbuquerquepolicy?
[A]It'sillegaltodictatewhatofficerssayonline.
[B]Itdoesharmtopoliceofficer