英语四级模拟测试试题一.docx

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英语四级模拟测试试题一

英语四级模拟测试试题一

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Direction:

Forthistable,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowDoPeopleSpendTheirHolidays?

Youshouldwriteatleast120words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartandtheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

Year

1995

2000

2005

Traveling

51%

76%

83%

staying

49%

24%

17%

1）上面表格所示为1995年、2000年、2005年某城市人们度假方式的情况，请描述其变化

2）说明发生这些变化的原因

3）总结这些变化所反映的现实情况

HowDoPeopleSpendTheirHolidays?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）---快速阅读

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Thetelephonenumberlookslikeanyotheruniversityextension.Andwhenstudentscallwithquestionsaboutfinancialaid,therecordedvoiceattheotherendsays,“ThankyouforcallingTexasTechUniversity’sStudentFinancialCenter.”

ButwhatisremarkableaboutthecenterisnotsomuchthatitisactuallylocatedhundredsofmilesawayfromTexasTech’sLubbockcampus.It’sthatthepeoplegivingadvicearenotuniversityemployeesatall—insteadtheyworkforNelnet,acompanythatmademorethan$68millionlastyearoffofstudentloans.

Nelnet’srolestaffingthehelpline—whichisnotdisclosedtocallers—isawindowintotheoftenhiddenrelationshipsbetweenloancompaniesandthecollegesthatstudentsrelyonforadviceabouthowtofinancetheirschooling.Nelnetisoneofseverallendersthattheuniversityrecommendstoitsstudents,thoughitisnotamongits10largestlenders.

Butcriticssaysuchrelationshipsposeaconflictofinterest.

TexasTech,whichdefendsthearrangementasbeneficialtostudents,ishardlyalone.NelnetsaysitsTexascallcenterlocatedinBryanandanotherinIndianapolisprovideadviceonbehalfofabout10differentcolleges;oneisWayneStateUniversityinDetroit.PaceUniversityandMercyCollegeinNewYorkCityanditssuburbsareamongtheroughly20institutionsthatusecallcentersoperatedbySallieMae,thenation’slargeststudentloancompany.

DocumentsobtainedbytheNewYorkattorneygeneral’sofficeshow,accordingtoofficials,thatsomecontractsbetweenthecollegesandthelendersrequirethecallcenterstafferstoidentifythemselvesaspartoftheuniversity.Loancompanyofficialsinterviewedalldeclinedtosaywhichcollegesusetheircenters.

Studentscallcollegefinancialaidofficeswithavarietyofquestions,suchasexplanationsofbillsreceivedorupdatesonloanapplications.Buttheyalsocallwithquestionsabouthowtopayforcollege—puttingtheminthepositionofunknowinglygettingadvicefromarepresentativeofaparticularcompany.

Officialsatloancompaniessaytheiroperatorsfollowadocumentworkedoutbythecollegesanddonotsteerstudentstotheirownproducts.Collegesanduniversitiesalsosaytheyuse“secretshoppers”tocheckthatcallersaregettingaccurateinformation.

BeckyWilson,directoroffinancialaidatTexasTech,defendedthepracticeofroutingstudentfinancialaidquestionstoNelnetandsaidthattheuniversitywas“tryingtomaketheaidprocessasseamlessaspossibleforstudents”sotheydonothavetodealwithmultiplepeople.ShesaidthatifcallcenterworkersidentifiedthemselvesasNelnetemployeesitwouldcauseconfusionandaddedthattheuniversityalsouses“secretshoppers”.

Studentswhocallwithquestionsthataretoospecificorcomplicatedgetcalledbackfromfinancialaidadministratorsattheschool,shesaid.ShesaidtheuniversityexpectstopayNelnet$200,000ormorethisyearforhandlingabout99,000callstoitsfinancialaidofficeand99,000morecallstoitsbusinessoffice.

ButAndrewM.Cuomo,NewYork’sattorneygeneral,saidthecallcenterspose“aninherentconflictofinterest”because“aself-interestedlenderisprovidingwhatisinaccuratetobeunbiasedadvice.”

Therelationshipsbetweenloancompaniesanduniversitiesareincreasinglycomingunderattackbyfederalandstateofficialsastuitioncontinuestoriseandstudentsareaccumulatingheavydebtloadstopayforcollege.In2006,studentsborrowedabout$85billion,accordingtotheCollegeBoard.

Studentsgenerallyrelyoncollegepreferredlenderlistswhenseekingloansratherthanlookingforthebestdeal.Lastweek,Mr.Cuomoannouncedthatheintendstosueonecompany,EducationFinancePartnersofSanFrancisco,fordeceptivebusinesspracticesbecauseitpays“kickbacks”basedonloanvolumetocollegesforsteeringstudentsitsway.

Thecompanysaidthisweekthatitwould“addcleardisclosurestoitsmarketingmaterials”toclarifyitsrelationshipwithuniversities.Thefederaleducationdepartmentisweighingwhethertoregulatepreferredlenderlists.

SenatorEdwardM.Kennedy，theMassachusettsDemocratwhoheadstheeducationcommittee,hasalsoaskedlendersforinformationabouttheirrelationshipswithcolleges.

Thecallcentersseemlikeafairlynewoffering.Universitiessaytheygenerallypaytheloancompaniesforthecentersonaper-callbasis.WayneStatebeganusingthecompany’scenterinIndianapolisin2003.TexasTechbeganusingNelnetjustlastyear,afteruniversityofficialsdecidedtheirownworkerswerespendingtoomuchtimedirectingcallerstotherightplace.MercyCollegehashaditscontractwithSallieMaesinceDecember2005,whilePaceUniversity’sarrangementwithSallieMaeisaboutthreeyearsold.

BenKiser,aspokesmanforNelnet,saidthatstudentsgenerallydidnotaskwhomtheyshouldborrowfrom.“We’reprimarilytakingquestionsafteralender’salreadybeenselected,”hesaid.“Iftheydocomeup,wewillanswerthem,basedontheprocedures,processandscriptsthathavebeenapprovedbytheschool.”

Hesaidthecallcentersallowcollegestocutcosts.“Weareseeinganumberofschoolsthatareinterested,”hesaid.

DeirdreMoore,interimdirectorofstudentfinancialaidatWayneState,saidthecontractwithNelnetallowedthecollege’sfinancialaidadministratorstofocusonmoreimportanttasks.“They’reansweringalotoftheroutinequestionsthatwewouldreceive,”Ms.Mooresaid.

Shesaidshedidnotworryaboutthepotentialconflictofinterestforcallcenteroperatorsbecauseshebelievedshewouldhearfromstudentsiftherewereaproblem.OperatorshandlingcallsforWayneStatedonotidentifythemselvesasNelnetemployees,MsMooresaid,thoughtheyarenotbarredfromdoingso.

Afinancialaidofficehasitscycles,withbusyperiodswhenstudentsaretryingtolineupfinancing,andslowperiodsonceasemesterbegins.Aidadministratorssaythatdrawingonthecallcentersmeansaschoolcandealwithpeakdemandwithouthavingtohireadditionalpeople.

“WepaySallieMacforeachcallanswered,”saidPhilMcNamara,theMercyCollegespokesman.Thecostofhandingthecallsthatwayislowerthanthecostofhiringfull-timeemployees,hesaid.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

1.Thestudentswithquestionsaboutfinancialaidarealwaysrecommendedwithloancompanieswhilecallinguniversities

2.Onthephone,thepeopleofferingadviceareusuallyuniversityemployees.

3.NelnetCompanydonatesmuchmoneytouniversityinordertoberecommendedtoitsstudents.

4.Someuniversitylendersrequirethecallcentertointroducethemselvesasapartoftheuniversity

5.Withtheuseof“secretshoppers”,universitiescanknowwhetherthecallersareofferedwithpreciseinformation.

6.AndrewM.Cuomobelievesthatlendersofcoursewillnotoffertheinformationwithoutbenefitforthemselvestostudents.

7.Thecooperationofuniversitiesandloancompaniesiswelcomedtoreducethetuitionandstudent’sdebt

8.Generally,thestudentsarelikelytodependon_________________________________.

9.Evenwithouttheprohibition,operatorshandlingcallsforWayneStatesdonotintroducethemselvesas________________________________________________________.

10.Accordingtoaidadministrators,tocooperatewithcallcentersmeans______________.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）  

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A）HealreadyhasplansforSaturdaynight.

B）ThewomanshoulddecidewheretoeatonSaturday.

C）Thewomanshouldaskherbrotherforasuggestion.

D）Hewillmakeareservationattherestaurant.

12.A）Buyacarfromthewoman.B）Helpthewomanpainthercar.

C）Buyanewcar.D）Lookforalessexpensivecar.

13.A）Wherethemanageris.B）Whereshewillbeworkingthismonth.

C）Whereshecanfindtheworkschedule.D）Wherethemanheardthenews.

14.A）Noonewillbeabletoseewhatsheiswearing.

B）Itiscoolinthelecturehall.

C）Sheexpectstheweathertochangelater