英语四级模拟测试试题一.docx

1、英语四级模拟测试试题一英语四级模拟测试试题一Part Writing （30 minutes） 此部分试题在答题卡1上。Direction: For this table, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How Do People Spend Their Holidays? You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the chart and the outline given in Chinese below

2、.Year199520002005Traveling51%76%83%staying49%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How Do People Spend Their Holidays?_Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) -快速阅读 Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the

3、passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the p

4、assage.For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. The telephone number looks like any other university extension. And when students call with questions about financial aid, the recorded voice at the other end says, “Thank you for calling Texas Tech Universi

5、tys Student Financial Center.”But what is remarkable about the center is not so much that it is actually located hundreds of miles away from Texas Techs Lubbock campus. Its that the people giving advice are not university employees at allinstead they work for Nelnet, a company that made more than $6

6、8 million last year off of student loans.Nelnets role staffing the help linewhich is not disclosed to callersis a window into the often hidden relationships between loan companies and the colleges that students rely on for advice about how to finance their schooling. Nelnet is one of several lenders

7、 that the university recommends to its students, though it is not among its 10 largest lenders.But critics say such relationships pose a conflict of interest.Texas Tech, which defends the arrangement as beneficial to students, is hardly alone. Nelnet says its Texas call center located in Bryan and a

8、nother in Indianapolis provide advice on behalf of about 10 different colleges; one is Wayne State University in Detroit. Pace University and Mercy College in New York City and its suburbs are among the roughly 20 institutions that use call centers operated by Sallie Mae, the nations largest student

9、 loan company.Documents obtained by the New York attorney generals office show, according to officials, that some contracts between the colleges and the lenders require the call center staffers to identify themselves as part of the university. Loan company officials interviewed all declined to say w

10、hich colleges use their centers.Students call college financial aid offices with a variety of questions, such as explanations of bills received or updates on loan applications. But they also call with questions about how to pay for collegeputting them in the position of unknowingly getting advice fr

11、om a representative of a particular company.Officials at loan companies say their operators follow a document worked out by the colleges and do not steer students to their own products. Colleges and universities also say they use “secret shoppers” to check that callers are getting accurate informati

12、on.Becky Wilson, director of financial aid at Texas Tech, defended the practice of routing student financial aid questions to Nelnet and said that the university was “trying to make the aid process as seamless as possible for students” so they do not have to deal with multiple people. She said that

13、if call center workers identified themselves as Nelnet employees it would cause confusion and added that the university also uses “secret shoppers”.Students who call with questions that are too specific or complicated get called back from financial aid administrators at the school, she said. She sai

14、d the university expects to pay Nelnet $200,000 or more this year for handling about 99,000 calls to its financial aid office and 99,000 more calls to its business office.But Andrew M. Cuomo, New Yorks attorney general, said the call centers pose “an inherent conflict of interest” because “a self-in

15、terested lender is providing what is inaccurate to be unbiased advice.”The relationships between loan companies and universities are increasingly coming under attack by federal and state officials as tuition continues to rise and students are accumulating heavy debt loads to pay for college. In 2006

16、, students borrowed about $85 billion, according to the College Board.Students generally rely on college preferred lender lists when seeking loans rather than looking for the best deal. Last week, Mr. Cuomo announced that he intends to sue one company, Education Finance Partners of San Francisco, fo

17、r deceptive business practices because it pays “kickbacks” based on loan volume to colleges for steering students its way.The company said this week that it would “add clear disclosures to its marketing materials” to clarify its relationship with universities. The federal education department is wei

18、ghing whether to regulate preferred lender lists.Senator Edward M. Kennedy，the Massachusetts Democrat who heads the education committee, has also asked lenders for information about their relationships with colleges.The call centers seem like a fairly new offering. Universities say they generally pa

19、y the loan companies for the centers on a per-call basis. Wayne State began using the companys center in Indianapolis in 2003. Texas Tech began using Nelnet just last year, after university officials decided their own workers were spending too much time directing callers to the right place. Mercy Co

20、llege has had its contract with Sallie Mae since December 2005, while Pace Universitys arrangement with Sallie Mae is about three years old.Ben Kiser, a spokesman for Nelnet, said that students generally did not ask whom they should borrow from. “Were primarily taking questions after a lenders alrea

21、dy been selected,” he said. “If they do come up, we will answer them, based on the procedures, process and scripts that have been approved by the school.”He said the call centers allow colleges to cut costs. “We are seeing a number of schools that are interested,” he said.Deirdre Moore, interim dire

22、ctor of student financial aid at Wayne State, said the contract with Nelnet allowed the colleges financial aid administrators to focus on more important tasks. “Theyre answering a lot of the routine questions that we would receive,” Ms. Moore said.She said she did not worry about the potential confl

23、ict of interest for call center operators because she believed she would hear from students if there were a problem. Operators handling calls for Wayne State do not identify themselves as Nelnet employees, Ms Moore said, though they are not barred from doing so.A financial aid office has its cycles,

24、 with busy periods when students are trying to line up financing, and slow periods once a semester begins. Aid administrators say that drawing on the call centers means a school can deal with peak demand without having to hire additional people.“We pay Sallie Mac for each call answered,” said Phil M

25、cNamara, the Mercy College spokesman. The cost of handing the calls that way is lower than the cost of hiring full-time employees, he said.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。1. The students with questions about financial aid are always recommended with loan companies while calling universities2. On the phone, the peo

26、ple offering advice are usually university employees.3. Nelnet Company donates much money to university in order to be recommended to its students.4. Some university lenders require the call center to introduce themselves as a part of the university5. With the use of “secret shoppers”, universities

27、can know whether the callers are offered with precise information.6. Andrew M. Cuomo believes that lenders of course will not offer the information without benefit for themselves to students.7. The cooperation of universities and loan companies is welcomed to reduce the tuition and students debt8. G

28、enerally, the students are likely to depend on_.9. Even without the prohibition, operators handling calls for Wayne States do not introduce themselves as _.10. According to aid administrators, to cooperate with call centers means_. Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) 注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Sec

29、tion A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. Dur

30、ing the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 11. A) He already has plans for Saturday night. B) The woman should decide where to eat on Saturday

31、. C) The woman should ask her brother for a suggestion. D) He will make a reservation at the restaurant.12. A) Buy a car from the woman. B) Help the woman paint her car. C) Buy a new car. D) Look for a less expensive car.13. A) Where the manager is. B) Where she will be working this month. C) Where she can find the work schedule. D) Where the man heard the news.14. A) No one will be able to see what she is wearing. B) It is cool in the lecture hall. C) She expects the weather to change later