1、全国大学英语四级考试真题及答案2012年6月全国大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案1.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象2.出现这一现象的原因3.我对这一现象的看法和建议On Excessive PackagingPart Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)Small Schools RisingThis years list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing.Fifty years a
2、go, they were the latest thing in educational reform: big, modern, suburban high schools with students counted in the thousands. As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人) came of high-school age, big schools promised economic efficiency. A greater choice of courses, and, of course, better football teams. Only y
3、ears later did we understand the trade-offs this involved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构),the difficulty of forging personal connections between teachers and students.SAT scores began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete high school in four years, a figure
4、 that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards as set in No Child Left Behind resulted in significantly better performance in elementary(and some middle)schools, high schools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress
5、.Size isnt everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This has been due ,in part ,to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helping to open about 1,000 small schools-most of
6、them with about 400 kids each with an average enrollment of only 150 per grade, About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country are taking notice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago and San Diego. The movement includes independent public charter schools, such
7、as No.1 BASIS in Tucson, with only 120 high-schoolers and 18 graduates this year. It embraces district-sanctioned magnet schools, such as the Talented and Gifted School, with 198 students, and the Science and Engineering Magnet,with383,which share a building in Dallas, as well as the City Honors Sch
8、ool in Buffalo, N.Y., which grew out of volunteer evening seminars for students. And it includes alternative schools with students selected by lottery(抽签),such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va. And most noticeable of all, there is the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have spl
9、it up into smaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the same grounds that once boasted thousands of students all marching to the same band.Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif, is one of those, ranking No.423-among the top 2% in the country-on Newsweeks annual ranking of Americas top
10、 high schools. The success of small schools is apparent in the listings. Ten years ago, when the first Newsweek list based on college-level test participation was published, only three of the top 100 schools had graduating Classes smaller than 100 students. This year there are 22. Nearly 250 schools
11、 on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than 200 graduates in 2007.Although many of Hillsdales students came from wealthy households, by the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) Hillsjail. Jeff Gilbert. A Hill
12、sdale teacher who became principal last year, remembers sitting with other teachers watching students file out of a graduation ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, How did that student graduate?So in 2003 Hillsdale remade itself into three houses, romantically named Florence, Marrakech a
13、nd Kyoto. Each of the 300 arriving ninth graders are randomly(随机地) assigned to one of the houses. Where they will keep the same four core subject teachers for two years, before moving on to another for 11th and 12th grades. The closeness this system cultivates is reinforced by the institution of adv
14、isory classes Teachers meet with students in groups of 25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of everything from homework problems to bad Saturday-night dates. The advisers also meet with students privately and stay in touch with parents, so they are deeply invested in the students suc
15、cess.Were constantly talking about one anothers advisers, says English teacher Chris Crockett. If you hear that yours isnt doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the deans office, its like a personal failure. Along with the new structure came a more demanding academic program, the percentag
16、e of freshmen taking biology jumped from 17 to 95.It was rough for some. But by senior year, two-thirds have moved up to physics, says Gilbert Our kids are coming to school in part because they know there are adults here who know them and care for them.But not all schools show advances after downsiz
17、ing, and it remains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.The Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools was made this year, as in years past, according to a single metric, the proportion of students taking college-level exams. Over the years this system has come in for its shar
18、e of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: its easy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if theyd like.Ranking schools is always controversial, and this year a group of 38 superintendents(地区教育主管)from five states wrote to ask that their scho
19、ols be excluded from the calculation.It is impossible to know which high schools are the best in the nation, their letter read. in part. Determining whether different schools do or dont offer a high quality of education requires a look at man different measures, including students overall academic a
20、ccomplishments and their subsequent performance in college. And taking into consideration the unique needs of their communities.In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we sought, which is, after all, public information. There is, in our view, no real dispute here, we are all seeki
21、ng the same thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers. And if we keep working toward that goal, someday, perhaps a list wont be necessary.注意:此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.1. Fifty years ago. big. Moder
22、n. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of _.A) ensuring no child is left behindB) increasing economic efficiencyC) improving students performance on SATD)providing good education for baby boomers2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?A)Teachers workload increased.B)Stu
23、dents performance declined.C)Administration became centralized.D)Students focused more on test scores.3.What is said about the schools forded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation?A)They are usually magnet schools.B)They are often located in poor neighborhoods.C)They are popular with high-achievi
24、ng students.D)They are mostly small in size.4.What is most noticeable about the current trend in high school education?A)Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.B)A great variety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas.C)Many schools compete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Fo
25、undation funds.D)Students have to meet higher academic standards.5.Newsweek ranked high schools according to .A)their students academic achievementB)the number of their students admitted to collegeC)the size and number of their graduating classesD)their college-level test participation6.What can we
26、learn about Hillsdales students in the late 1990s?A)They were made to study hard like prisoners.B)They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames.C)Most of them did not have any sense of discipline,D)Their school performance was getting worse.7.According to Jeff Gilbert, the advisory classes at H
27、illsdale were set up so that students could .A)tell their teachers what they did on weekendsB)experience a great deal of pleasure in learningC)maintain closer relationships with their teachersD)tackle the demanding biology and physics courses8. is still considered a strength of Newsweeks school rank
28、ing system in spite of the criticism it receives.9.According to the 38 superintendents, to rank schools scientifically, it is necessary to use .10.To better serve the children and our nation, schools students to take.Part Listening Comprehension (35minutes)Section ADirections: in this section you wi
29、ll hear 8 short conversations, 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. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)、B)、C)and D)、and decide which is the best ans
30、wer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答案卡2上作案。11. A)Trying to sketch a map C)Discussing a house plan.B)Painting the dining room. D)Cleaning the kitchen.12.A)She is tired of the food in the canteen.B)She often eats in a French restau
31、rant.C) She usually takes a snack in the KFC.D)She in very fussy about what she eats.13.A) Listening to some loud music C)Talking loudly on the telephone.B)Preparing for as oral examination. D)Practicing for a speech contest.14.A)The man has left a good impression on her family.B)The man can dress c
32、asually for the occasion.C)The man should buy himself a new suit.D)The mans jeans and T-shirts are stylish.15.A)Grey pants made from pure cotton. C)100% cotton pants in dark blue.B) Fashionable pants in bright colors. D)Something to match her brown pants.16.A) Its price. C)Its comfort.B)Its location D)Its facilities.17.A)Travel overseas. C)Take a photo.B)Look for a new job. D)Adopt a child.18.A)It is a routine offer. C)It is quite healthy.B)It is new on the menu. D)It is a good ba
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