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不会启用宏？点击查看帮助：请根据内容选择以下语种，再点击单词朗诵，祝你学习进步！en 1、 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitledExcessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120words but no more than 180 words.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 Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly andanswer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked A) B) C and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentenceswith the information given in the passage.点击朗诵16国外语：需要启用宏后才能使用朗诵功能启用方法：先启用编辑，然后启用宏内容。
2003版启用方法如下：工具→宏→安全性→低或中→重启文档→启用宏）英语韩国语法语日语德语葡萄牙语西班牙语阿拉伯语瑞典语南非荷兰语捷克语泰语越南语中文世界语塞尔维亚语Small Schools RisingThis year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewerstudents are flourishing.Fifty years ago, 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 years later did weunderstand the trade-offs this involved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构) the difficulty of forging personal connections between teachers and students.SATscores began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete highschool in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods. While theemphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards as set in No Child Left Behindresulted in significantly better performance in elementary(and some middle)schools, highschools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress.Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeablecountertrend toward smaller schools. This has been due ,in part ,to the Bill and MelindaGates Foundation, which has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helping toopen about 1,000 small schools-most of them with about 400 kids each with an averageenrollment of only 150 per grade, About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts allover the country are taking notice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago andSan Diego. The movement includes independent public charter schools, such as No.1BASIS in Tucson, with only 120 high-schoolers and 18 graduates this year. It embracesdistrict-sanctioned magnet schools, such as the Talented and Gifted School, with 198 students, and the Science and EngineeringDallas, as well as the City Honors School in Buffalo, N.Y., which grew out of volunteerevening seminars for students. And it includes alternative schools with students selectedby lottery(抽签) such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va. And most noticeable of all, thereis the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have split up intosmaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the same grounds that once boastedthousands of students all marching to the same band.Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif, is one of those, ranking No.423-among thetop 2% in the country-on Newsweek's annual ranking of America's top high schools. Thesuccess of small schools is apparent in the listings. Ten years ago, when the firstNewsweek list based on college-level test participation was published, only three of thetop 100 schools had graduating Classes smaller than 100 students. This year there are 22.Nearly 250 schools on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally hadfewer than 200 graduates in 2007.Although many of Hillsdale's students came from wealthy households, by the late1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) "Hillsjail. " Jeff Gilbert. A Hillsdale teacher who became principal last year, rememberssitting with other teachers watching students file out of a graduation ceremony and askingone another in astonishment, "How did that student graduate?"So in 2003 Hillsdale remade itself into three "houses," romantically named Florence,Marrakech and Kyoto. Each of the 300 arriving ninth graders arerandomly(随机地)assigned to one of the houses. Where they will keep the same four core subject teachersfor two years, before moving on to another for 11th and 12th grades. The closeness thissystem cultivates is reinforced by the institution of "advisory" classes Teachers meet withstudents in groups of 25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of everythingfrom homework problems to bad Saturday-night dates. The advisers also meet withstudents privately and stay in touch with parents, so they are deeply invested in thestudents' success."We're constantly talking about one another's advisers," says Englishteacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't doing well in math, or see them sittingoutside the dean's office, it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came amore demanding academic program, the percentage of freshmen taking biology jumpedfrom 17 to 95."It was rough for some. But by senior year, two-thirds have moved up tophysics," says Gilbert "Our kids are coming to school in part because they know there areadults here who know them and care for them."But not all schools show advances afterdownsizing, 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. Overthe years this system has come in for its share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it's easy for readers to schools if they'd like.Ranking schools is always controversial, and this year a group of 38superintendents(地区教育主管)from five states wrote to ask that their schools be excludedfrom 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 don't offer a highquality of education requires a look at man different measures, including students' overallacademic accomplishments and their subsequent performance in college. And taking intoconsideration the unique needs of their communities."In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we sought, which is, afterall, public information. There is, in our view, no real dispute here, we are all seeking thesame thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouragingstudents to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers. And if we keepworking toward that goal, someday, perhaps a list won't be necessary.注意 此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.1 Fifty years ago. big. Modern. 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)Students' 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-achieving 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 Foundation 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 learn about Hillsdale's 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 Hillsdale were set up so that studentscould .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 Newsweek's school ranking system in spite of thecriticism it receives.9.According to the 38 superintendents, to rank schools scientifically, it is necessary touse________.10.To better serve the children and our nation, schools students to take________.Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35minutes)Section ADirections: in this section you will hear 8 short conversations, one or more questionswill be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will bespoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you mustread 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 thecentre.注意 此部分试题请在答案卡2上作案。
2012年6月大学英语四级考试真题试题及答案解析
2012年6月大学英语四级考试真题试题及答案解析(完整版)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.[虽然强调高质量的教学，测试驱动的标准是不让一个孩子掉队，这确实也让小学(和一些中间)学校的教育取得了更好效益，但是高中因为各种各样的原因似乎没有取得什么进展。
]Size isn’t 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 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 takingPassage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.In times of economic crisis. Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won’t necessarily represent. an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same.We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses, By 1932. when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn’t mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn’t afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone.Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk st arting separate households, Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes.After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities, A 1940 book. The Unemployed Man and His Family, described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job “with tireless search for work.”He was always active, looking for odd jobs to do.The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold.Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment.Today’s economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it’s only when the economy is healthy again that we’ll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
2012年6月英语四级真题及答案(含解析)
2012年6月大学英语四级真题答案解析Part I Writing标准版Doing Shopping OnlineWith the development of the Internet, shopping is no longer a tiring thing. Just click your mouse to choose the articles you like, and the purchase is done. You don't even have to step out of the room. It seems all easy and quick.However, people's opinions vary on this trend. Some believe that on line shopping is time and money saving. With plentiful selection options, they can buy whatever they like at any time convenient. Still others insist that mis-purchasing alone is annoying enough, not to mention the credibility of the sellers and the safety of their accounts.In my opinion, the convenience and excitement of on line shopping is beyond all doubts. In the meantime, we must always bear in mind that certain traps do exist, so we'd better make sure the sellers are trustworthy before buying. In addition, we should also guard ourselves from the potential hackers who might steal our account information.文章点评：这是一篇“中等偏上”的学生作文。
全国大学英语四级真题阅读理解译文
全国大学英语四级真题阅读理解译文2012年英语四级阅读范文精讲：懒女孩的减肥术想要减肥是一回事，可真正采取行动又是另一回事。
从懒惰的沙发土豆一族变成充满热情的运动达人，需要强大的动力以及一套简单易行的减肥计划。
我们拜访了明星减肥专家大卫·克尔士（他可是名模海蒂·克拉姆和甜蜜公主安妮·海瑟薇美妙身材的背后功臣），看看他有什么建议能让你从沙发里爬起来，开始锻炼。
他简单的减肥计划能帮助你完成蜕变，而且不需要变成一个健身狂人。
制定合理的目标制定一个不切实际的目标是最容易让自己泄气的——你根本没有办法实现它，而且只会让自己越来越沮丧，最后放弃。
克尔士建议大家制定一个可以实现的目标，比如“我想减掉5磅” 或者“我想穿上这条紧身牛仔裤”。
为每天的运动时间和运动量做出一个合适的安排也非常重要。
不要刚开始就每天锻炼两小时，你很快就会累垮的。
如果你不确定应该怎么做，可以找一位好的教练或者看一些锻炼教程，以此来指导自己。
活动=锻炼“你没有必要去健身房锻炼，”克尔士说。
要启动一项新的减肥计划，最简单的办法就是把它融入到你的日常生活中去。
早上起床后别急着冲澡，先做15个屈膝运动，15个弓步训练和15个仰卧起坐。
可以一边做早餐一边做一些肌肉收缩训练：收紧并放松你的腹肌、臀部和大腿。
每天工作之前都让你的身体做10分钟的快速锻炼，可以是瑜伽也可以是伸展运动或者有氧运动。
如果你按照这样的方法开始锻炼，并且有所收获，那么你坚持下去的可能性会更大。
利用零碎时间减肥感觉挤不出时间来锻炼？克尔士说任何的运动都是有益的，不管时间长短。
事实上我们的生活方式各不相同，每个人对于锻炼的生理需求也不一样。
理想情况下，你应该每天锻炼1小时，但如果你只能锻炼10分钟，那这10分钟专心锻炼也比什么都不做要好得多。
保持专注克尔士认为，女性在锻炼时犯的最大的错误在于不够专注。
专注意味着在你锻炼时不打手机，不看杂志也不看电视。
你要最大化利用自己运动的时间。
2012专四阅读原文答案译文生词
PART V READING COMPREHENSION 【25 MIN】In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements，each with four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D．Choose the one that you think is the best answer．Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two．TEXT ASaying“thank you”is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign language．After all，we’re brought up to be polite，and it is important to make a good impression upon other people—especially across national divides．译文：对我们大多数人来说，学说“谢谢”可能是在学外语的过程中首先学会的事情。
毕竟，我们从小受到的教育就是要有礼貌，而且给别人留下一个好印象很重要——尤其是在跨国交际中。
1、divide：vt. 划分；除；分开；使产生分歧vi. 分开；意见分歧n. [地理] 分水岭，分水线So, what exactly are you supposed to say when "thank you" is only the 20th most popular way to express gratitude? According to a recent survey,19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of "thank you" in a poll of 3,000 people．译文：“thank you”在最受欢迎的表达感谢的方式中只排第20位，那么，你该究竟如何表达感谢呢?最近一项有3000人参与的民意调查显示，有19种比“thank you”更受欢迎的表达感谢的方式。
2012年6月英语四级真题及答案(含解析)
2012年6月大学英语四级真题答案解析Part I Writing标准版Doing Shopping OnlineWith the development of the Internet, shopping is no longer a tiring thing. Just click your mouse to choose the articles you like, and the purchase is done. You don't even have to step out of the room. It seems all easy and quick.However, people's opinions vary on this trend. Some believe that on line shopping is time and money saving. With plentiful selection options, they can buy whatever they like at any time convenient. Still others insist that mis-purchasing alone is annoying enough, not to mention the credibility of the sellers and the safety of their accounts.In my opinion, the convenience and excitement of on line shopping is beyond all doubts. In the meantime, we must always bear in mind that certain traps do exist, so we'd better make sure the sellers are trustworthy before buying. In addition, we should also guard ourselves from the potential hackers who might steal our account information.文章点评：这是一篇“中等偏上”的学生作文。
2012年6月大学英语四级真题 听力原文 答案(完整版)范文
2012年6月大学英语四级真题Part ⅠWriting (30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.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 Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A)，B)，C）and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with theinformation given in the passage.Small Schools RisingThis year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing.Fifty years ago, 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 years 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 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.Size isn't 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 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 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 School 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 split 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 Newsweek's annual ranking of America's top high schools. The success of small schoolsis 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 on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than 200 graduates in 2007.Although many of Hillsdale's 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 Hillsdale 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 and 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 "advisory" 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' success."We're constantly talking about one another's advisers," says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the dean's office, it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came a more demanding academic program, the percentage 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 downsizing, 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 share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it's easy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd 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 schools 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 don't offer a high quality of education requires a look at man different measures, including students' overall academic accomplishments 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 seeking 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 won't be necessary.注意：此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.1．Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of .A) ensuring no child is left behind.B) increasing economic efficiency.C) improving students' performance on SA T.D)providing good education for baby boomers.2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?A)Teachers' workload increased.B)Students' 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-achieving 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 Foundation funds.D)Students have to meet higher academic standards.5. Newsweek ranked high schools according to .A)their students' academic achievement.B)the number of their students admitted to college.C)the size and number of their graduating classes.D)their college-level test participation.6. What can we learn about Hillsdale's 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 Hillsdale were set up so that students could .A)tell their teachers what they did on weekends.B)experience a great deal of pleasure in learning.C)maintain closer relationships with their teachers.D)tackle the demanding biology and physics courses.8. is still considered a strength of Newsweek's school ranking 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 ⅢListening Comprehension (35minutes)Section ADirections:in this section you will 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 choicesmarked A)、B）、C）and D)、and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding 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。
2012年6月四级真题+答案详解+听力原文
2012年6月英语四级真题Part Ⅰ Writing (30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.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Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Small Schools RisingThis year’s list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing.Fifty years ago, 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 years 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 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.Size isn’t 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 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 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 T alented 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 School 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 split 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 Newsweek’s annual ranking of America’s top 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 on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than 200 graduates in 2007.Although many of Hillsdale’s 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 Hillsdale 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 Floren ce, Marrakech and 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 thi s system cultivates is reinforced by the institution of “advisory” 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’ success.“We’re constantly talking about one another’s advisers,” says English teacher Chris Crockett. “If you hear that yours isn't doing well in math, o r see them sitting outside the dean’s office, it’s like a personal failure.” Along with the new structure came a more demanding academic program, the percentage 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 downsizing, 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 share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it’s easy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they’d like。
2012年6月大学英语四级听力原文—短对话
2012年6月大学英语四级听力原文—短对话2012年6月大学英语四级听力原文—短对话Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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. During 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:M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the family room and a third to the outside.W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?Q: What are the speakers doing?12,M: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough of our canteen food.Q: What do we learn about the woman?13,W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones? I’m preparing for the speech contest.M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all this time.Q: What is the man probably doing?14.M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family.W: Come on! It’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.Q: What does the woman mean?15.M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colors are coming in this season.W: Oh, actually grey is my favourite color, but I prefer something made from cotton, 100% cotton I mean.Q: What is the woman looking for?16.W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them.M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland.Q: What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge?17.M: What do I have to do to apply for a passport?W: You need proof of citizenship, either an old passport or a birth certificate and three photographs. Then you must complete this form and pay a fee.Q: What is the man most probably going to do?18.M: Miss, can I interest you in a pork special withserving tonight? It’s only 799, half the usual price and it’s very tasty.W: Oh really? I will try it.Q: What does the man say about the dish?点击下载Word文档【VIP】注册会员登录会员加入VIP。
2012年6月英语四级听力原文短文
英语听⼒频道为⼤家整理的2012年6⽉英语四级听⼒原⽂短⽂，供⼤家参考:)Part III Listening ComprehensionSection BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneI first met Joe Gumps when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the only reason he is one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school, we wouldn't even have had the chance to get to know each other. Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding student. We haven't been in the same classes, sports or extra curriculum activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house, and we talk on the phone every night. This is not to say that we would not have been compatible if we had first met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other, due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests.In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common, but maybe that's what makes us enjoy each other's company so much. When I look at my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I've known whom I never disliked but simply didn't take the time to get to know. Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is, for the social divisions that exist in every community. Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends in unexpected people and places.Questions:26. Why does the speaker say Joe Gumps become one of his best friends?27. Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?28. What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?Passage 2It was a bad night for Louis. His research in the neighboring town had taken longer than he expected. It was late and he was very tired when he drove home. He turned into his building's parking lot, but all the spaces were full. He drove back out onto the street looking for a parking space. The first block was full. The next block was almost empty. Louis didn't see a no—parking sign, but he suspected that if parking were allowed there, most of the spaces would be filled. Then he saw a small parking lot with two free spaces. He was so glad to see them that he didn't even think to read the sign by the entrance. He drove in, parked, and hurried home to go to bed. The next morning he went back to the lot to get his car. It was gone. He ran home and telephoned the city police to say that his car had been stolen. It took the police only a minute to tell him what had happened. His car had been on a private lot. It had been taken away by the police. Louis had to take a taxi to the city garage far from the center of town. He had to pay a fee of $40 to get his car back. In addition, he got a parking ticket—his first one ever in Greenville.29. Where did Louis intend to park his car when he came back from work one night?30. What did Louis think had happened to his car the next morning?31. Where did Louis finally get his car back?Passage 3Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe we agreed the creativity is a mysterious idea. It's one of those things we all recognized when we see it. But we don't really understand what it is. We seem to feel that some people are naturally creative, but we don't know how they got that way. Is creativity a natural gift like good looks? Or is it something that can be acquired like knowledge? Perhaps if we analyze the creative process carefully, we might get some insight into what it is and how it might work in our lives. The creative process has always been accepted as a source of all important work in the arts. But we should not think the creativity play the role only in the arts. Every major scientific discovery began with someone imagining the world to look differently from the way others saw it. And this is what the creativity is all about. Imagining the world in a new way, and despite what you may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the potential to imagine the world in an absolute new way.In fact, you were born with it. It is your birth right as a human being. And what's more, you use it every day almost everymoment of your life. Your creative imagination is what you use to make sense of your experiences. It's your creative mind to get the meaning from the chaos of your experiences and brings order to your world.32: What did the speaker most probably discuss last time?33: What is a widely accepted idea about the creative process?34: What leads to major scientific discoveries according to the speaker?35: What does the speaker imply about the creative process?本⽂是⼀篇有关创造性的⽂章。
2012年6月四级真题听力原文
短对话(11~18)11.M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we’ve gone to the beach instead。
W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature。
Q：What does the woman mean?12.M: How’s the new job going?W: Well, I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback。
Q：What does the woman want to know?13.M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John?W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks’ worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself。
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?14.M: I have an elderly mother and I’m worried about her going on a plane. Is there any risk?W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has a heart condition, I’d recommend against it。
2012年6月英语四级听力原文
2012-CET4听力原文短对话：11:M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the family room and a third to the outside。
W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?Q: What are the speakers doing?12.M: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough of our canteen food。
Q: What do we learn about the woman?13.W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones? I’m preparing for the speech contest。
M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all this time。
Q: What is the man probably doing?14.M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family。
2012年6月大学英语四级真题(附答案及听力原文)
四级原题Part ⅠWriting (30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.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 Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C）and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Small Schools RisingThis year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing.Fifty years ago, 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 years 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 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.Size isn't 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 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 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 198students, and the Science and Engineering Magnet,with383,which share a building in Dallas, as well as the City Honors School 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 split 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 Newsweek's annual ranking of America's top 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 on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than 200 graduates in 2007.Although many of Hillsdale's 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 Hillsdale 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 and 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 "advisory" 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' success."We're constantly talking about one another's advisers," says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the dean's office, it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came a more demanding academic program, the percentage 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 downsizing, 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 share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is alsoits strength: it's easy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd 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 schools 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 don't offer a high quality of education requires a look at man different measures, including students' overall academic accomplishments 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 seeking 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 won't be necessary.注意：此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.1．Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of __________.A) ensuring no child is left behindB) increasing economic efficiencyC) improving students' performance on SA TD)providing good education for baby boomers2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?A)Teachers' workload increased.B)Students' 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-achieving 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 Foundation 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 learn about Hillsdale's 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 Hillsdale 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 Newsweek's school ranking 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 ⅢListening Comprehension (35minutes)Section ADirections: in this section you will 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 answer. 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。
2012四级真题答案：6月英语四级翻译真题答案解析
2012四级真题答案：6月英语四级翻译真题
答案解析
2012四级真题答案：6月英语四级翻译真题答案解析四级翻译 by 曹林权
87. Those flowers looked as if they (好长时间没有浇水了)
答案: had not been watered for quite a long time.
考点：look as if 虚拟语气后接过去完成时。
88. Fred bought a car last week. It is (比我的车便宜一千英镑)
答案: 1000 pounds cheaper than that of mine.
考点：比较级，不要漏掉指代词that。
89. This TV program is quite boring. We might (不妨听听音乐)
答案：listen to the music as well.
考点：固定搭配may as well：不妨。
90. He left his office in a hurry, with (灯亮着，门开着)
答案：the lights on and the door open.
考点：with后的伴随结构。
91. The famous novel is said to (已被译成多种语言)
答案：have been translated into several languages.
考点：注意时态用完成时，固定搭配translate into。
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2012年6月英语四级真题解析+听力原文
2012年6月英语四级考试真题答案解析Part Ⅰ Writing (30minutes)参考作文:On Excessive PackagingNowadays the phenomena of excessive packaging of goods are prevailing in our society: clothes swathed in tissue paper, placed in cardboard box and finally wrapped in well-designed plastic bags, imported bottles of grape wine packed in wooden boxes, fruits put in hand-woven baskets, to name but a few。
There are several causes of excessive packaging. The first reason is that a large number of companies believe that they can attract customers’ attention and stimulate their purchasing desire by over-packaging their goods, thus gaining more profits. On the other hand, quite a number of consumers mistakenly hold that the more delicate the package is, the better the quality will be, thus encouraging excessive packaging。
In my point of view, excessive packaging has disastrous consequences, including the loss of precious resources, excessive consumption of water and energy, and unnecessary extraction of scarce land for landfill。
06-12年英语四级作文(含汉语翻译)
How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent?
对过度包装
我假定你已经熟悉的“过度包装现象”。环顾四周，我们可以找到例子轻松：一个小型电脑包装在一个又厚又heavycarton，衣服都放在一个良好的塑料袋里，月饼通常放在精致的盒子。
这个问题的原因是什么？另一方面，为了获得更多的经济利益，有相当数量的制造商通常包装产品的不必要的但有吸引力的目的在于吸引顾客的注意力材料，唤起他们的好奇心并刺激他们的购买欲望。另一方面，相当多的顾客认为，包装越精致看来，产品的质量就越高，这个想法也鼓励了过度包装的发展趋势。
历年英语四级真题作文范文汇总
2012年月大学英语四级作文真题
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 Packaging
I assume that you are familiar with the phenomenon of “Excessive Packaging”. Taking a look around，we can find examples with ease：a small computer is packed in a thick and heavycarton，clothes are putted in a well-designed plastic bagsand moon-cakes are usually placed in delicate boxes。
2012年6月大学英语四级真题+听力原文+答案(完整版)
2012年6月大学英语四级真题Part ⅠWriting (30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.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 Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A)，B)，C）and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with theinformation given in the passage.Small Schools RisingThis year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing.Fifty years ago, 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 years 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 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.Size isn't 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 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 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 School 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 split 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 Newsweek's annual ranking of America's top high schools. The success of small schoolsis 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 on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than 200 graduates in 2007.Although many of Hillsdale's 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 Hillsdale 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 and 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 "advisory" 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' success."We're constantly talking about one another's advisers," says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the dean's office, it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came a more demanding academic program, the percentage 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 downsizing, 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 share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it's easy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd 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 schools 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 don't offer a high quality of education requires a look at man different measures, including students' overall academic accomplishments 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 seeking 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 won't be necessary.注意：此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.1．Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of .A) ensuring no child is left behind.B) increasing economic efficiency.C) improving students' performance on SA T.D)providing good education for baby boomers.2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?2A)Teachers' workload increased.B)Students' 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-achieving 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 Foundation funds.D)Students have to meet higher academic standards.5. Newsweek ranked high schools according to .A)their students' academic achievement.B)the number of their students admitted to college.C)the size and number of their graduating classes.D)their college-level test participation.6. What can we learn about Hillsdale's 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 Hillsdale were set up so that students could .A)tell their teachers what they did on weekends.B)experience a great deal of pleasure in learning.C)maintain closer relationships with their teachers.D)tackle the demanding biology and physics courses.8. is still considered a strength of Newsweek's school ranking 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 ⅢListening Comprehension (35minutes)Section ADirections:in this section you will 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 choicesmarked A)、B）、C）and D)、and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding 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。
2012年6月大学英语四级真题+听力原文+答案(完整版)
2012年6月大学英语四级真题Part ⅠWriting (30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.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 Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A)，B)，C）and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with theinformation given in the passage.Small Schools RisingThis year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing.Fifty years ago, 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 years 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 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.Size isn't 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 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 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 School 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 split 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% inthe country-on Newsweek's annual ranking of America's top 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 on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than 200 graduates in 2007.Although many of Hillsdale's 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 Hillsdale 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 and 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 "advisory" 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' success."We're constantly talking about one another's advisers," says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the dean's office, it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came a more demanding academic program, the percentage 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 downsizing, 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 share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it's easy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd 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 schools 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 don't offer a high quality of education requires a look at man different measures, including students' overall academic accomplishments 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 seeking 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 won't be necessary.注意：此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.1．Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of .A) ensuring no child is left behind.B) increasing economic efficiency.C) improving students' performance on SA T.D)providing good education for baby boomers.2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?A)Teachers' workload increased.B)Students' 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-achieving 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 Foundation funds.D)Students have to meet higher academic standards.5. Newsweek ranked high schools according to .A)their students' academic achievement.B)the number of their students admitted to college.C)the size and number of their graduating classes.D)their college-level test participation.6. What can we learn about Hillsdale's 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 Hillsdale were set up so that students could .A)tell their teachers what they did on weekends.B)experience a great deal of pleasure in learning.C)maintain closer relationships with their teachers.D)tackle the demanding biology and physics courses.8. is still considered a strength of Newsweek's school ranking 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 ⅢListening Comprehension (35minutes)Section ADirections:in this section you will 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 choicesmarked A)、B）、C）and D)、and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding 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。
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小型学校不断上升的今年的名单中排名前100位高中表明,今天,那些拥有更少的学生都在蓬勃发展。
五十年前,他们在教育改革的最新的事情:大、现代、郊区中学的学生数在数以千计。
随着婴儿潮一代(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人)是高中时代,大学校所承诺的经济效率。
一个更大的选择的课程,当然,更好的球队。
几年以后,我们是否理解这个涉及权衡:创建过多的官僚机构(官僚机构),困难的锻造教师和学生之间的个人关系。
SAT成绩在1963年开始下降;今天,平均30%的学生没有完成高中四年,这个数字上升到50%的贫困地区。
虽然强调教学更高、测试驱动的标准制定“不让一个孩子掉队导致明显更好的性能在小学(和一些中间)学校,高中出于各种原因似乎没有取得什么进展。
大小不是一切,但它是很重要的,过去的十年已经取得了明显的逆倾向于规模较小的学校。
这是由于,在某种程度上,比尔和梅林达•盖茨基金会已经投资18亿美元在美国高中,帮助打开大约1000小型学校大多数的大约400个孩子每个平均入学率只有150每级,大约500多是在绘图板上。
全国各地的地区已经开始注意,连同市长在城市像纽约,芝加哥和圣地亚哥。
运动包括独立的特许公立学校,如第一基础在图森,只有120,今年该校18毕业生。
它包含了地区认可的磁铁学校,如天才的学校有198名学生,科学和工程磁铁,w ith383,共享一个构建在达拉斯,以及城市学校在布法罗纽约荣誉诞生于为学生志愿者晚上研讨会。
和它包括选择学校与学生选择彩票(抽签),如h b Woodlaw n 在弗吉尼亚州的阿灵顿市。
和最明显的的是,有这种现象的大型城市和郊区的高中有分成更小的单位的几百,一般住在相同的理由是曾经拥有过成千上万的学生游行至所有相同的乐队。
山谷高中在圣马特奥市,就是其中之一,No.423-among排名前2%的国家在《新闻周刊》的年度排名,美国的顶级高中。
小型学校的成功是明显的清单。
十年前,当第一个新闻周刊列表基于大学水平的测试参与发表,只有三个顶级的100所学校毕业类小于100学生。
今年有22。
近250所学校在完整的,《新闻周刊》排名最前的5%的学校在全国范围内已经在2007年的毕业生不到200名。
尽管许多的民的学生来自富裕的家庭,到了1990平均成绩是滑动,它已经赢得了恩断义绝昵称(绰号)“Hills jail。
“杰夫·吉尔伯特。
一个山谷老师成为主要去年,记得坐在与其他教师看学生的毕业典礼上的文件,并要求彼此惊奇相看,“这怎么能学生毕业了吗?”所以在2003年山谷把自己重塑成三个“房子”,浪漫地命名为佛罗伦萨,马拉喀什和京都。
每个300到九年级学生是随机(随机地)分配给一个房子。
在那里他们将保持相同的四个核心学科教师为两年,然后再在另一个为11和12年级。
这个系统的亲密培养强化了这种机构的“咨询”类教师与学生见面在组25日早晨,一周5个开放式讨论从作业问题坏周六日期。
顾问们还私下与学生见面,与父母保持联系,因此他们深深的投资在学生的成功。
“我们经常谈论彼此的顾问,“说的英语老师克里斯·克罗克特。
“如果你听到你的身体不好,或者看到他们在数学坐在外面院长办公室时,它就像一个个人失败。
“随着新结构出现了更为严格的教学计划,新生的百分比以生物学跳下17至95。
“这是粗糙一些。
但通过大四,三分之二已经上升到物理,”Gilbert说“我们的孩子来到学校,部分是因为他们知道这里有成年人知道他们,关心他们。
“但不是所有学校显示进展公司裁员,之后还有待分晓较小的学校将会是一个万灵药的解决方案。
《新闻周刊》列出的前美国高中是中国,在过去的几年中,根据一个度量,学生的比例以大学水平的考试。
多年来,这项制度已经在公司股份的批评,因为它的简单性。
但这也是它的力量:很容易让读者了解,和做算术为他们自己的学校,如果他们想。
排名的学校总是有争议,今年38名负责人(地区教育主管)从五个州写信询问,他们的学校被排除在计算。
“这是不可能知道哪个高中是“最好的”的国家,“他们的信读。
部分。
“决定不同的学校做或不提供高质量的教育需要一看男人不同的措施,包括学生的整体学术成就及其随后的性能在大学。
和考虑他们社区的独特需要。
”最后,负责人同意提供数据我们寻求,毕竟,这些公共信息。
还有,在我们看来,没有真正的争议在这里,我们都在寻找同样的事情,这是学校,更好地为我们的孩子和我们的国家通过鼓励学生应对严格的学科教师指导下的天才。
如果我们继续朝着这个目标,总有一天,也许不需要一个列表。
1。
五十年前。
大。
现代。
建立了郊区高中生希望_____。
一)确保没有一个孩子掉队B)提高经济效率C)提高学生表现坐D)提供良好的教育为婴儿潮一代2。
发生了什么结果建立大的学校?一)教师的工作负载增加。
B)学生的性能下降。
C)政府成为集中。
D)学生更侧重于测试分数。
3。
什么是说关于学校穿过由比尔和梅林达盖茨基金会?他们通常磁铁的学校。
B)他们通常位于贫穷的社区。
C)他们是受得高分的学生。
D)他们大多规模较小。
4。
什么是最明显的关于当前的趋势在高中教育?一)一些大型学校分成较小的。
B)各种各样的学校如雨后春笋般在城市和郊区。
C)许多学校争夺比尔和梅林达•盖茨基金会资助。
D)学生必须满足更高的学术标准。
5。
《新闻周刊》排名高的学校根据。
一个)学生的学业成就B)数量的学生进大学C)的大小和数量的毕业类D)他们的大学水平的测试的参与6。
我们能了解山谷的学生在1990年代后期?他们都努力学习像囚犯。
B)他们叫对方的昵称恩断义绝。
C)他们中的大多数没有任何意义上的纪律,D)他们在学校的表现越来越差。
7。
根据杰夫•吉尔伯特,“咨询”类在山谷被建立,以便学生可以。
一)告诉他们的老师在周末他们做了什么B)经历大量的快乐在学习C)保持更紧密的关系和他们的老师D)解决要求生物学和物理学课程8。
仍被视为一个强度的《新闻周刊》的学校排名系统尽管批评它接收。
9。
根据38负责人,科学排名的学校,很有必要去运用。
10。
为了更好的服务于儿童和我们的国家、学校学生参加。
11。
一)试图绘制一幅地图C)讨论一个房子的计划。
B)绘画餐厅。
D)打扫厨房。
她厌倦了12. a)的餐厅里的食物。
B)她经常吃法国餐厅。
C)她通常需要一个小吃在肯德基。
D)她在非常在意她吃什么。
13. a)听一些吵闹的音乐C)在电话里大声说话。
B)准备作为口试。
D)练习对于一个演讲比赛。
这个人14. a)留下了美好的印象在她的家人。
B)这个人可以随意着装的场合。
C)这个人应该给自己买一套新衣服。
D)男人的牛仔裤和t恤是时尚。
15. a)灰色裤子由纯棉。
C)100%棉的裤子在深蓝色的。
B)时尚的裤子在明亮的颜色。
D)点匹配她棕色的裤子。
16. a)它的价格。
C)它的安慰。
B)它的位置D)它的设施。
17. a)出国旅行。
C)拍照。
B)找份新工作。
D)收养一个孩子。
18.,这是一次例行的一个)提供。
C)很健康。
B)它是新的菜单上。
D)这是一个好买卖。
问题19到22是基于你的谈话。
19。
一)举办一个晚上的电视节目。
C)有关的业务管理。
B)在她的自行车修理一下。
D)进行一项市场调查。
他修理自行车20.)。
C)他担任推销员。
B)他担任顾问。
D)他在赛车俱乐部执教。
21. a)他想成为自己的老板。
B)他发现它更有利可图C)他不想从头开始。
D)他没有想太多的债务。
22. a)他们每星期工作五天。
C)他们是按小时支付。
B)他们是所有人的朋友。
D)他们都喜欢赌博。
问题23日至25日是基于你刚才听到的谈话。
23. a)它已经逐渐被服务行业。
B),它仍然是一个主要的工业活动的一部分。
C)它有一个历史只要纸加工。
D)它占该地区GDP的80%。
24. a)运输问题。
C)缺乏资源。
B)的资金短缺。
D)管理不善。
25. a)的竞争对手公司。
C)为一个新工厂可能的位置B)产品推广活动。
D)措施来创造就业机会。
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A)They shared mutual fr iends in school.B)They had know n each other since childhood.C)They shared many extr acurricular activities.D)They had many interests in common.27.A)At a local club. B)At the sports center.B)At Joe's house. D)At the bearing school.28.A)Durable fr iendships can be very difficult to maintainB)One has to be respectful of other people in order to win respect.C)It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become friendsD)Social divisions w ill break down if people get to know each otherPassage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based as the passage you have just heart.29.A)Near the entrance of a park. C)At a parking meter.B)In his building's parking lot D)At a street cor ner.30.A)It had been taken by the police C)In had been stolen by someone.B)it had keen moved to the next block. D )it had been parked at a wrong place31. A)At the Greenville center. C)In a neighbor ing tow n.B) At a public parking lot. D)In a the city garage.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32.A)Famous creative individuals. C)A major scientific discovery.B)The myster iousness of creativity. D)Creativity as shown in arts.33.A)It is something people all engage in. C) It starts soon after we are born.B) It helps people acquir e knowledge. D) It is the source of all artistic w ork.34.A) Creative imagination. C) Natural cur iosity.B) Logical reasoning D) Critical thinking.35.A)It is beyond ordinary people. C)It is part of everyday life.B)It is yet to be fully understood. D)It is a unique human trait.学生们一直在抱怨越来越多关于被盗的财物。