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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16日英语四级、六级试卷真题参考答案汇总(完整版)

2012年6月16日英语四级、六级试卷真题参考答案汇总(完整版)

2012年6月英语四级试题答案一、听力短对话:11. D. Discussing a house plan。

12. D. She is tired of the food in the canteen。

13. C. Listening to some loud music。

14. C. The man can dress casually for the occasion。

15. A. 100% cotton pants in dark blue。

16. C. Its location。

17. C. Travel overseas。

18. A. It is a fair bargain。

长对话:19. D Hosting an evening TV program20. A He worked as a salesman21. B He wanted to be his own boss22. A They are all the man’s friends23. B It remains a major of industrial activity24. C Transport problem25. D Measures to create job opportunities。

短文:26. B. They had known each other since childhood。

27. B. At Joe’s houses。

28. A. Social divisions will break down if people get t o know each other。

29. A. In his building’s parking lot。

30. A. It had been stolen by someone。

31. B. In the city garage。

32. D. The mysteriousness of creativity。

2012年6月全国大学英语四级考试真题参考答案

2012年6月全国大学英语四级考试真题参考答案

2012年6月全国大学英语四级考试真题参考答案Part I WritingOn Excessive PackagingNowadays,the phenomenon of excessive packaging of goods is prevalent in our society.Wandering in the supermarkets,one might be dazzled by the fancy packaging of goods on the shelves.Although the government has concerned with the issue,the phenomenon still flourishes。

The reasons can be listed as follows.First,manufactures believe that they can attract customers’attention and stimulate their purchasing desire by means of over-packaging their goods,thus gaining more profits.Second,quite a number of consumers mistakenly hold the opinion that the more exquisite the package is,the better the quality will be,which encourages excessive packaging.In addition,most of this kind of goods are brought and sent as gifts to their relatives or leaders。

To my mind,excessive packaging can do harm to our society,for instance,it can result in the loss of precious resources and the shortage of energy.In the light of the disastrous consequences mentioned above,every citizen should be aware of the problem,and laws or regulations must be made to restrict the behavior of excessive packaging of manufactures。

2012年6月英语四级真题及答案(含解析)

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月四级真题 答案详解 听力原文范文

2012年6月四级真题 答案详解 听力原文范文

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 GiftedSchool, 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月大学英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2012年6月大学英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2012年6月大学英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有:1. Writing 2. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 3. Listening Comprehension 4. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 5. Cloze 8. TranslationPart I Writing (30 minutes)1.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On 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 Packaging 正确答案:On Excessive Packaging Nowadays many commodities are packaged excessively. (1) It is very common that a very small item is wrapped in a very big and luxury box. (2) Take the moon cake as an example. Every Mid-Autumn Day, we can see various delicate packaging boxes (3) in which there are only a few small moon cakes. Obviously, excessive packaging has become very popular in our daily life. (4) Then what are responsible for this phenomenon? (5) Firstly, many manufactures package the goods (6) as luxuriously and beautifully as possible to raise the prices of some common goods. (5) Secondly, many customers think that delicately packaged goods (7) are superior to those with plain packaging, (8) which further boosts excessive packaging. (9) From my point of view, delicate packaging, (10) to some extent, means good quality, but excessive packaging is (11) not only wasteful but also unfriendly to the environment. Therefore, (12) on the one hand, I suggest the laws on packaging be perfected to restrict excessive packaging. (12) On the other hand, as responsible customers, we should first consider the quality, not the packaging. This, (10) I believe, can combat the further expansion of excessive packaging.解析:(1)表示“……十分常见”,是用来描述普遍现象的常用句式(2)举例说明,更有说服力(3)定语从句,which作介词宾语(4)承上启下,通过问句自然引出原因(5)从两方面简述原因,条理清晰(6)as…as possible,表示“尽可能……”(7)“优于”,本身表示比较,不需要使用比较级,注意前后的比较对象(8)非限制性定语从句(9)开始阐述个人观点(10)插入语的使用恰到好处(11)“不但……而且……”,连接并列结构,说明两个危害(12)从两方面阐述建议,条理清晰Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. 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 passage.Small Schools Rising This year’s list of the top 100 high schools showsthat 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 counter-trend toward smaller schools. This has been due, in part, to the Bill and Melinda Gates Founda-tion, 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, with 383, 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 1990s 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, Mar-rakech 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 for11th 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 advisees,” 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 many 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.2.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 boomers正确答案:D解析:第一句话指出,五十年前,大规模、现代化、郊区化的动辄几千人的高中是当时教育改革的一个新生事物。

英语四级真题答案详解(2012.6.16)

英语四级真题答案详解(2012.6.16)

2012.6.16 英语四级真题完整答案快速阅读:1. A) ensuring no child is left behind.2. B) students performances declined.3. D) they are mostly small in size.4. A) some large schools have split up into smaller ones.5. D) their college-level test participation.6. B) their school performance was getting worse.7. C) maintain closer relationships with their teachers.8. Simplicity(注意要大写)9. many different measures10. tough subjects听力部分:11. A) Discussing a house plan.12. A) She is tired of the food in the canteen.13. A) Listening to some loud music.14. B) The man can dress casually for the occasion.15. A) Grey pants made from pure cotton.16. B) Its location.17. A) Travel overseas.18. D) It is a good bargain.19. A) Hosting an evening TV program.20. C) He worked as a salesman.21. A) He wanted to be his own boss.22. B) They are all the man's friends.23. B) It remains a major part of industrial activity.24. A) Transport problems.25. C) Possible locations for a new factory.26. B) They had known each other since childhood.27. B) At Joe's house.28. D) Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other.29. B) In his building's parking lot.30. C) It had been stolen by someone.31. D) In the city garage.32. B) The mysteriousness of creativity.33. D) It is the source of all artistic work.34. A) Creative imagination.35. C) It is part of everyday life.Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket (36)calculators, and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to do the job?There are 20 officers in the campus security division. Their job is to (37)handle crime, accidents, lost and found (38)items, and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets. (39)Responding promptly to accidents and other (40)emergencies is important, but it is their smallest job.Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very (41)rarely didany violent crimes actually (42)occur.In the last five years there have been no (43)murders, seven robberies, and about sixty other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand, (44)there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights, or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries that you see in movies. (45)Things get stolen when it is just easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched.Do we really need more police?Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly making our tuition go up again.(46) A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things.选词填空:47. K) domestic48. M) communities49. A) survive50. H) gather51. C) serves52. B) surrounding53. F) recession54. E) reported55. G) households56. J) financially深度阅读57 C) bring about a drop in the divorce rate.58 D) living separately would be too costly.59 D) Falling housing prices.60 D) It will irreparably damage their relationship.61 A) The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.62 C) It profits by selling its users' personal data.63 B) They don't know their personal data enriches Facebook.64 A) To render better service to its users.65 C) Formulating regulations for social-networking sites.66 C) He doesn't want his personal data abused.完形填空67. D) avoid68. D) However69. C) failing70. C) stages71. A) on72. D) predicts73. D) through74. D) and75. A) sensitive76. B) experience77. C) as well as78. D) emotions79. A) to80. B) inevitable81. C) receive82. B) with83. A) quality84. B) positive85. C) memories86. D) increased汉译英:87. hadn't been watered for a long time.88. 1000 pounds cheaper than mine.89. as well listen to the music90. lights on and doors open.91. have already been translated into multiple languages.温馨提示-专业文档供参考,请仔细阅读后下载,最好找专业人士审核后使用!。

2012年6月大学英语四级真题(附答案及听力原文)

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,plete 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 plete 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 somemiddle)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 about1,000 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 120high-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 EngineeringMagnet,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 thefull ,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 ing 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 e 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 acplishments and their subsequent performance in college. And taking into consideration the unique needs of their munities."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 pete 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年6月英语四级真题及答案(含解析)

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。

大学英语四级考试2012年6月真题附参考答案及听力原文

大学英语四级考试2012年6月真题附参考答案及听力原文

大学英语四级考试2012年6月真题及答案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 198 students, and the Science and EngineeringMagnet,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 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 38superintendents(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 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 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 Ⅲ Listening 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年6月大学英语四级考试真题(答案解析)

2012年6月大学英语四级考试真题(答案解析)

2012年6月大学英语四级考试真题(答案解析)分数与时间分布题型分值用时(分钟)时间安排作文15分309:00-9:30快速阅读10分159:30-9:40听力短对话35分15分359:40-10:20长对话10分短文听力10分阅读理解篇章阅读25分20分2510:20-10:50篇章词汇5分完型填空10分1510:50-11:15翻译5分511:15-11:202012年6月大学英语四级考试真题word打印版与答案解析2012年6月大学英语四级CET4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 hi gh 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 yearslater did we understand the trade-offs this involved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构),the difficulty of forging personal connections between teachersand 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 m atter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This has been due ,in part ,to the Billand 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 drawingboard. 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 magnetschools, 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 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 re made 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 C rockett. “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 af ter 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 todo the arithmetic for their own schools if they’d like.Ranking schools is always controversial, and this year a groupof 38 superintendents(地区教育主管)from five states wrote to ask that their schools be excluded fromthe calculation.“It is impossible to know which high schools are ‘the best’ in the nation, ”their letter read. in part. “Determining whether different schools door 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 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 andMelinda 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. i s 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 Ⅲ Listening 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。

2012.6.16 英语四级真题试卷完整答案

2012.6.16 英语四级真题试卷完整答案

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?
【答案】D) She is tired of the food in the canteen。
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案】C) The man can dress casually for the occasion。
【解析】此题为推理题。男子想穿新套装给女方家庭留下好印象,但是女子说这只是个家庭聚会,穿牛仔裤和T恤就行,即穿着随意即可。
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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?
To solve the problem, it’s necessary to take the following measures. First, laws and regulations must be made to restrict excessive packaging of companies. In addition, we need to raise consumer’s awareness that excessive packaging doesn’t equal to high quality and advocate packaging recycling.

2012年6月大学英语四级真题(附答案及听力原文)

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。

2012.6.16 英语四级真题试卷完整答案(网友版)

2012.6.16 英语四级真题试卷完整答案(网友版)

2012.6.16 英语四级真题试卷完整答案(网友版)作文答案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范文:商品的过度包装On Excessive PackagingIn recent years,everyone shopping in supermarket may notice a strange phenomenon-some goods are over-wrapped.In the other words,some merchandise are packed much more than they are uesed to be.For instance,the mooncake,a common dessert is always folded with severl layer of package.you must spend too much time to unfold it before you really taste it,this process let me feel I was unpacking a Chrismas present rather than articles for daily use.Obviously,in order to attrack the consumers'attention,manufactures pack their goods in flaring boxes or bags.In this way,they make their goods more charming and well-looking,which closely related to its sales volume.In their hand, increasing more expense in package means the price must go up at sametime.Meanwhile,the profit can also go higher.As to this over-package.In my perspective,the emergence of excessive packagehas given rise tomany undesirable consequenc es that can’t be neglected. For one thing,it is a waste of precious and limited natural resources,which will thus pose underlying threat to our offspring generation. For another, customers are often deceived by artificial external packing rather than being provided with high-quality goods . o change this situation, I think we should take the following measures. First, laws must be made and implemented to impose restriction on excessive packaging. Second, a public education campaign should be launched to aro use customers’ consciousness that packaging doesn’t equal to quality, and also let them know the bad impact of it. Only in this way can we put an end to this trend .听力答案11.the man 12.suprised 13.it lasts 14.send in a written 15.a tall man16.to satisfy the 17.At a lost 18.they are 19.what do 20.they dont know21.find 22.bringing 23.the monpoly 24.They think travel 25.over26.particularly 27.It has 28.We derive 29.senior 30.whether a31:To show 32:Reporting 33:providing 34.There are a wide 35.Write36.flavors 37.confused 38.Strategies 39.behavior 40.employers41.earnestly 42.whelme d43.ormally 44.The low 45.its increased 46.the rising阅读答案47 A She has made up her mind to resign.48 D Replace the shirt with one of49.C They look at the world in a detached manner.50.B Like it or not, you have to use them。

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+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月英语四级真题答案(完整版)

2012年6月英语四级真题答案(完整版)

2012年6月英语四级真题答案(完整版)2012年6月英语四级真题答案(完整版)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 byover-packaging their goods, thus gaining moreprofits. 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 hasdisastrous consequences, including the loss of precious resources, excessive consumption of waterand energy, and unnecessary extraction of scarceland for landfill.To solve the problem, it’s necessary to take the following measures. First, laws and regulations must be made to restrict excessive packaging of companies. In addition, we need to raise consumer’s awareness that excessive packaging doesn’t equal to high quality and advocate packaging recycling.【解析】本次作文的话题是“过度包装”,话题不断新,考生应该都比较熟悉。

2012年6月英语四级真题,答案,答案解析,及听力原文

2012年6月英语四级真题,答案,答案解析,及听力原文

2012年6月英语四级真题,答案,答案解析,及听力原文2012年6月全国大学英语四级考试试卷Part ⅠWriting (30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging f ollowing the outli ne given below. Y ou 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 ⅡReading 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 s heet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer f rom the f our choices marked A),B),C)and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the inf ormation given in the passage.Small Schools RisingThis year?s list of the top 100 high schools shows tha t today, those with f ewer students are f lourishing.Fif ty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational ref orm: big, modern, suburban high schools with students counted i n 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 eff i ciency. A great er choice of courses, and, of course, better f ootball teams. Only years later did we understand the trade-off s this involved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构),the diff iculty of f orging personal connections between teachersand students.SA T scores began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete high s chool in f our years, a f igure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards as set in No Child Lef t Behind resulted in signif icantly better perf ormance in elementary(and some middle)schools, high schools f or a variety of reasons seem ed 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 Y ork, Chicago and San Diego. The movement includes independ ent 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 Gif ted 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 Buf falo, N.Y., which grew out of volunteer evening seminars f or students. And it includes alternative schools with students selected by lott ery(抽签),such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, V a. And most noticeable of all, there is the phenomenon of l arge 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. T en years ago,when the f irst 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 f ull ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had f ewer than 200 graduates in 2007.Although many of Hillsdale?s students came f rom wealthy households, by the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaff ectionate nickname (绰号) “Hillsjail. ”Jeff Gilbert.A Hillsdale teacher who became principal last year, remembers sitting with other teachers watching students f ile out of a graduation ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, “How did that student graduate?”So in 2003 Hillsdale remade itsel f 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 f our core subject teachers f or two years, bef ore moving on to another f or 11th and 12th grades. The closeness this system cultivates is reinf orced by the institution of “advisory” classes Teachers me et wi th students in groups of25, f ive mornings a week, f or open-ended discussions of everything f rom homework problems to bad Saturday-night dat es. 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 sittingoutside the dean?s off ice, it?s like a personal f ailure.” Alon g with the new structure cam e a more demanding academic program, the percentage of freshmen taking biology jumped from 17 to 95.“It w as rough f or som e. 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 f or them.”But not all schools show advances af ter downsizing, an d 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 yea rs this system has come in f or its share of criticism f or its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it?s easy f or reader s to understand, and to do the arithmetic f or 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 f ive states wrot e to ask that their schools be excluded fro m the calculation.“It is impossible to know which high schools are …the best? in the nation, ”their letter read. in part. “Determining whether differe nt schools do or don?t off er a high quality of education requires a look at man diff erent measures, including students? overa ll academic accomplishments and their subsequent perf ormance in college. And taking into consideration the unique needs of their co mmunities.”In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we sought, which is, af ter all, public inf ormation. There is, in o ur 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 theguidance of gi f ted 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. Fif ty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of __________.A) ensuring no child is lef t behindB) increasing economic eff i ciencyC) improving students? perf ormance on SA TD)providing good education f or baby boomers2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?A)Teachers? workload increased.B)Students? perf ormance declined.C)Administration became centralized.D)Students f ocused more on test scores.3.What is said about the schools f orded by the Bill and Melinda Gates f oundation?A)They are usually magnet schools.B)They are of ten 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 vari ety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas.C)Many schools compete f or the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation f unds.D)Students have to meet higher academic standards.5.Newsweek ranked high schools according to .A)their students? academic achi evementB)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 Hill sdale?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 perf ormance 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 scientif ically, 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. Af t er each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the f our 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年6月大学英语四级考试真题试题及答案解析(完整版)

2012年6月大学英语四级考试真题试题及答案解析(完整版)

2012年6月大学英语四级考试真题试题及答案解析(完整版)most most noticeable noticeable noticeable of of of all, all, all, there there there is is is the the the phenomenon phenomenon phenomenon of of of large large large urban urban urban and and and suburban suburban suburban high high high schools schools schools that 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 small schools schools schools is is apparent apparent in in in the the the listings. listings. listings. Ten Ten Ten years years years ago, ago, ago, when when when the the the first first first Newsweek Newsweek Newsweek list list list based based on college-level college-level test test test participation participation participation was was was published, published, published, only only only three three three of of the the top top top 100 100 100 schools schools schools had had had graduating 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 Although many many many of of of Hillsdale‟s Hillsdale‟s students students came came came from from from wealthy wealthy wealthy households, households, households, by by by the the the late late late 1990 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) “Hillsjail. ” Jeff Jeff Gilbert. Gilbert. Gilbert. A A A Hillsdale Hillsdale Hillsdale teacher teacher teacher who who who became became became principal principal principal last last last year, year, year, remembers remembers remembers sitting sitting sitting with with with other other teachers watching students file out of a a graduation graduation ceremony and and asking asking one another in astonishment, “How did that student graduate?”So So in in in 2003 2003 2003 Hillsdale Hillsdale Hillsdale re re remade made made itself itself itself into into into three three three “houses,” “houses,” “houses,” romantically romantically romantically named named named Florence, 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 Cro ckett. “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 afte r 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 )from five five five states states states wrote wrote wrote to to to ask ask ask that that that their their their schools schools schools be be be excluded excluded excluded from from from the the the calculation.“It calculation.“It calculation.“It is is impossible impossible to to to know know know which which which high high high schools schools schools are are are …the …the best‟ in in the the the nation, nation, nation, ”their ”their ”their letter letter letter read. read. read. in in in part. 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 subsequent performance performance performance in in in college. college. college. And And And taking taking taking into into into consideration consideration consideration the the the unique unique unique needs needs needs of of of their their communities.”In In the the the end, end, end, the the the superintendents superintendents superintendents agreed agreed agreed to to to provide provide provide the the the data data data we we we sought, sought, sought, which which which is, is, is, after after after all, 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. 1. Fifty Fifty Fifty years years years ago. ago. ago. big. big. big. Modern. Modern. Modern. Suburban Suburban Suburban high high high schools schools schools were were were established established established in in in the the the hope hope hope of of __________. A) ensuring no child is left behind B) increasing economic efficiency C) improving students‟ performance on SAT 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 achievementB) 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 still considered considered considered a a a strength strength strength of of of Newsweek‟s Newsweek‟s school school ranking ranking ranking system system system in in in spite spite spite of of of the the criticism it receives. 9. 9. According According According to to to the the the 38 38 38 superintendents, superintendents, superintendents, to to to rank rank rank schools schools schools scientifically, scientifically, scientifically, it it it is is is necessary necessary necessary to to use . 10. To better serve the children and our nation, schools students to take . Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35minutes)Section A Directions: in this section you will hear 8 short conversations, one or more questions will be asked asked about about about what what what was was was said. said. said. Both Both Both the the the conversation conversation conversation and and and the the the questions questions questions will will will be be be spoken spoken spoken only only only once. once. After After each each each question question question there there there will will will be be be a a a pause. pause. pause. During During During the the the pause, pause, pause, you you you must must must read read read the the the four four four choices 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。

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unnecessary extraction of scarce land for landfill.
To solve the problem, it's necessary to take the following measures. First, laws and
regulations must be made to restrict excessive packaging of companies. In addition, we
Q: What is the man probably doing?
【答案】C) Listening to some loud music.
【解析】此题为较为简单的推理题。从volume,earphone,bother等关键词可知该男子
听音乐时把音量调的很高,从而影响到了女子准备演讲比赛。
Q: What is the man's chief consideration in choosing the lodge?
【答案】C) Its location.
【解析】此题为细节题。男子说他选择这个旅馆的原因是它有着瑞士最好的视野,所以他
最在乎的是位置。
17.
M: What do I have to do to apply for a passport?
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.
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
1. D) providing good education for baby boomers.
2. D) Students' performance declined.
3. D) They are mostly small in size.
4. D) Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.
On Excessive Packag of excessive packaging of goods are prevailing in our
society: clothes swathed in tissue paper, placed in cardboard box and finally wrapped
的回收利用。
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本文条理清晰,论述充分,语言使用规范得当,如:to name but a few,the first reasonis that…,on the other hand,in my point of view,to solve the problem,first,inaddition等。
Q: What does the man say about the dish?
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M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colors are
coming in this season.
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.
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.
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?
【答案】B) Grey pants made from pure cotton.
In my point of view, excessive packaging has disastrous consequences, including the
loss of precious resources, excessive consumption of water and energy, and
Q: What is the man most probably going to do?
【答案】C) Travel overseas.
【解析】此题为推理题。男子询问女子如何申请护照,女子回答时说的出生证,照片等是
申请护照的所需用品。
18.
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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
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案】C) The man can dress casually for the occasion.
【解析】此题为推理题。男子想穿新套装给女方家庭留下好印象,但是女子说这只是个家
庭聚会,穿牛仔裤和T恤就行,即穿着随意即可。
15.
5. C) their college—level test participation.
6. B) Their school performance was getting worse.
7. A) maintain closer relationships with their teachers.
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.
【答案】D) Discussing a housing plan.
【解析】此题为简单的推理题。从drawing,kitchen等关键词可知,两人正在看房间的图
纸,并讨论希望family room能够再大点。
12.
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our canteen food.
Q: What do we learn about the woman?
【答案】D) She is tired of the food in the canteen.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话中可知,男子问女子对于晚上到哪里吃饭有没有任何建议
。女子回答去KFC旁边的法国餐厅,因为她已经受够了食堂的食物。
刺激消费,赢取更多的利润;消费者方面是认为包装越精美,质量越好这种错误的消费意
识。
接下来作者表明自己的看法,认为过度包装会导致很多问题:稀缺资源的流失;水,能源
的过度消耗以及产生不必要的垃圾场等。
最后一段作者针对原因提出了一些解决方案。第一方面,建立法律规章制度来约束企业的
过度包装行为。第二方面,必须让消费者认识到过度包装不等同于高质量,并提倡包装物
在于紧跟题目所列提纲:现象——原因——看法和建议,确定相应的写作结构。重点分析
产生此现象的原因有哪些,把最重要的两三点罗列下来。最后,根据分析出的原因提供相
应的建议。
范文首段开门见山,首先一句话总结如今社会上过度包装现象盛行,而后举出一些实例补
充说明。
第二段重点从公司和消费者两方面论述产生过度包装的原因。公司方面是为了吸引顾客,
M: Miss, can I interest you in a pork special with serving tonight? It's only 799, half the
usual price and it's very tasty.
W: Oh really? I will try it.
in well—designed plastic bags, imported bottles of grape wine packed in wooden
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