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大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案
2009年12月大学英语四级考试试题
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicof
CreatingaGreenCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:
1.建设绿色校园很重要
2.绿色校园不仅指绿色的环境……
3.为了建设绿色校园,我们应该……
CreatingaGreenCampus
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-basedaidalonewillbeawardedbeginningwithstudentsenteringinfall2008.
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:
Merit-basedaidisaidofferedtostudentswhoachieveexcellenceinagivenarea,andisgenerallyknownasacademic,athleticandartisticmeritscholarships.
Academicmeritscholarshipsarebasedonstudents’grades,GPAandoverallacademicperformanceduringhighschool.Theyaretypicallymeantforstudentsgoingstraighttocollegerightafterhighschool.However,therearescholarshipsforcurrentcollegestudentswithexceptionalgradesaswell.Thesemeritscholarshipsusuallyhelpstudentspaytuitionbills,andtheycanberenewedeachyearaslongastherecipientscontinuetoqualify.Insomecases,studentsmayneedtoberecommendedbytheirschoolorateacheraspartofthequalificationprocess.来源:
恒星英语学习网
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-basedaidB)revisingtheirfinancialaidpolicies
C)increasingtheamountoffinancialaidD)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)moregovernmentfundingtocollegesB)fiercecompetitionamonginstitutions
C)theincreasingnumberoftopstudentsD)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
PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoices