大学英语四级考试10.docx

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大学英语四级考试10

大学英语四级考试标准预测试卷CET-4

ModelTestTen

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

OnBlind-dateShow.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

Outline:

1.目前电视相亲节目很流行;

2.出现这种现象的原因是…;

3.我对此的看法.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10，completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatMakesaHighSchoolGreat?

Forparentsandstudents,highschoolsmeananoftenbewilderingarrayofchoices—smallschoolswithinlargerschools,specializedcharter（特许）andmagnetschoolsforthingsrangingfromfashiondesigntocomputerprogramming,evenpublicboardingschoolsforbuddingphysicistsorartists.Ontheplusside（从好的方面讲）,studentsgetmoreadultattentionandarelesslikelytobelostinthecrowd.Theycanfocusonsubjectstheyreallycareaboutwhilestillgettingagroundinginthebasics.

Butsomeeducatorsthinkthisboutiqueapproachcomeswithacost:

thelossofacommonexperiencethatbringseveryonetogetherunderonebigroof.Maintainingqualityisanothermajorobstacle.

Educatorshavebeendemandingreformfordecades,andithasoftenseemedasifpolicydebateswerethebiggestobstaclestoimprovement.Reformersinthe1980swantedtomakeallstudentscollege-readywitharigorouscorecurriculum.Adecadelater,schoolchoiceandtestingwerethebigbuzzwords（流行行话）,withsomeactivistsarguingthattheentirepublic-schoolsystemshouldbedismantled.Morerecently,smallschools—firstproposeddecadesago—havegainedtractionwithfundingfromorganizationsliketheGatesFoundationandtheNewSchoolsVentureFund.

WithourBestHighSchoolslist,wethinkkidsatthoseschoolshaveanedge,nomatterwhattheireconomicbackgroundare.Butmanyschoolsnotonourlistarealsochallengingstudentsininnovativeways—proofthatthenationalexperimentinhigh-schooleducationisjustbeginning.Askyourself,“Whatishighschoolreallyfor?

”Thenlookaroundattheoptionsavailabletotoday’steenagers:

Diverseandcompellinganswersabound.Herearesomeofthem.

CreateGoodCitizens

Everyonepaysforpublicschools,soitmakessensethataprimarymissionshouldbeteachingstudentstoparticipateinthedemocraticprocess.Agenerationagomanyschoolsrequiredcivics（公民学）courses;farfewerdosotoday.“Thereissomuchemphasisonpreparingkidstosurviveeconomically,”saysConstanciaWarren,seniorprogramofficeranddirectorofurban-high-schoolinitiativesfortheCarnegieCorp.ofNewYork.“Asaresult,arewereallypreparingkidsforcitizenship?

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Inthepastdecade,manyschoolshavestartedrequiringcommunityservice.TheCaesarChavezHighSchoolforPublicPolicypushesthatideaallthewaytoCapitolHill,which,fortunately,iswithinwalkingdistance.Inadditiontoarigorouscollege-prepcurriculum,studentsworkasinternsinCongress,atthinktanksandadvocacygroupsinWashington.Asseniors,theywriteathesisonapublic-policyissueandgiveapresentationbeforeanaudiencethatforcesthemtodefendtheirstand.

Chaveznowhas500students,themajorityfromlow-incomefamilies.They’rebuddingactivistslike17-year-oldEuseviaValdez,whohadnoideawhatpublicpolicywaswhensheenrolledinthecharterschoolasafreshman.Fouryearslater,shenotonlyunderstandspublicpolicy,shelivesit.Shewroteherseniorthesisonflawsinimmigrationlaws,somethingsheunderstandsfrompersonalexperience.Herparentsarelegalimmigrantsandshewasbornhere,butthefamilyhasstruggledtobringheroldersistersandbrotherstotheUnitedStatesfromtheirnativeElSalvador.Heroldestsisterwas21beforethepaperworkwasapprovedand,asaresult,hasbeenrefusedpermissiontoimmigrate.HeryearsatChavez,shesays,“taughtmetofightforwhatIbelievein.”

CelebrateLiberalArts

Practicalconcerns—likehelpingkidsfigureoutacareerpath—werenotonthemindsofthefoundersofTempePreparatoryAcademyinArizonaadecadeago.Instead,theycreatedacharterschoolwhosegoalistoturnoutstudentsengagedin“thelifelongpursuitoftruth,goodnessandbeauty,”accordingtotheschoolhandbook.For330studentsingrades7to12,thatmeansprovidingastrongfoundationinthearts,scienceandthehumanities.ThecurriculumisbasedontheGreatBooksconcept—thebasisofWesternCivilization,startingwiththeGreeks.“Wedon’twantkidstospecialize,”saysDanielScoggin,CEOofGreatHeartsPreparatoryAcademies,theorganizationbehindTempeandtwoothersimilarschoo