2007年英语专业四级考试真题及详细答案

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2007)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
PART I DICTATION [15 MIN.] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the sec ond and third readi ngs, the passage will be read sentence by senten ce, or phrase by phrase, with in tervals of 15 sec on ds. The last readi ng will be read at no rmal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN.] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questi ons that follow. Mark the correct an swer to each questi on on your an swer sheet. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
In this sect ion you will hear several con versati ons. Liste n to the con versati ons carefully and then an swer the questi ons that follow.
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
1. Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?
A. Name.
B. Nationality.
C. Address.
D. Phone number.
2. From the con versati on we know that Mark Adams comes from?
A. Essex.
B. Edinburgh.
C. London.
D. The US.
3. What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?
A. To come to the office again.
B. To wait for the phone call.
C. To call the office.
D. To write to the office.
Questi ons 4 to 7 are based on the follow ing con versati on. At the end of each con versati on you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
4. Members of the club are required to
A. register when they arrive.
B. bring up to three guests.
C. register their guests.
D. show membership cards on arrival.
5. Which of the following details about the changing rooms is NOT correct?
A. There is a charge for the use of the locker.
B. Showers are in stalled in the cha nging rooms.
C. Lockers are located in the changing rooms.
D. Lockers are used to store personal belongings.
6. According the club rules, members can play
7. Which of the followi ng details is NOT correct?
A. Players can eat in the club room.
B. Players have to leave the club by ten o
' clock.
C. The courts are closed earlier than the club room.
D. Players can use both the club room and the courts.
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. 8. At the uni versity Mr. Robinson specialized in
A. maths.
B. physics.
C. water management.
D. geography.
9. Mr. Rob inson worked for the In dia n Government because of
A. university links.
B. government agreements.
C. company projects.
D. degree requirements. 10. After Mr. Robinson retur ned from In dia, he
A. changed jobs several times.
B. went to live in Manchester.
C. did similar work as in In dia.
D. became head of a research team. SECTION B PASSAGES
In this secti on you will hear several passages. Liste n to the passages carefully and the n an swer the questi ons that follow.
Questi ons 11 to 13 are based on the follow ing passage. At the end of each passage, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questi ons .Now liste n to the passage. 11. A ccording to the talk, the owner of a bike has to
Questi ons 14 to 17 are based on the follow ing passage. At the end of each passage, you will be give n 20 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now liste n to the passage. 14. Which course(s) runs or run for one hour each time?
A. Con versati on class.
B. Writi ng Skills class.
C. Exam in atio n Skills class.
D. All of the three courses 15. Which course(s) does or do NOT require enro lme nt beforeha nd?
A. Con versati on class.
B. Writ ing Skills class.
A. for 30 minutes only.
C. with in the booked time only. B. for one hour only.
D. Ion ger tha n the booked time. A. register his bike immediately. C. have it stamped with a number. 12. T he speaker in the talk recomme nds
A. two locks for an expensive bike.
C. cheap locks for cheap bikes.
13. What is the main idea of the talk?
A. How to have the bike stamped.
C. How to buy good locks. B. put his bike on a list at once.
D. report to the police stati on. B. a good lock for an expe nsive bike. D. good locks for cheap bikes. B. How to protect your bike. D. How to report your lost bike to the police.
C. Exam in atio n Skills class.
D. All of the three course
16. Which course(s) is(are) designed especially for students of economics and social sciences?
A. Con versati on class.
B. Writi ng Skills class.
C. Exam in atio n Skills class.
D. All of the three courses.
17. Which course(s) is(are) the shortest?
A. Con versati on class.
B. Writi ng Skills class.
C. Exam in ati on Skills class.
D. All la nguage courses.
Questi ons 18 to 20 are based on the follow ing passage. At the end of each passage, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now liste n to the passage.
18. How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?
A. 25.
B.30.
C.35.
D. 40.
19. Throughout his life, Leo nardo da Vinci worked as allthe followi ng EXCEPT
A. a pain ter.
B. an engin eer.
C. an architect.
D. a builder.
20. Where did Leo nardo da Vi nci die?
A. In France.
B. In Mila n.
C. In Flore nee.
D. In Tusca ny. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questi ons 21 to 22are based on the follow ing n ews. At the end of the n ews item, you will be give n 10 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now, liste n to the n ews.
21. Who has to leave the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?
A. The Israeli army.
B. The Jewish settlers.
C. The Palesti nians.
D. The Israeli Prime Min ister.
22. How many settlements would have to be removed altogether in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?
A. 2.
B. 4.
C.21.
D.D25.
Questi ons 23 and 24 are based on the follow ing n ews. At the end of the n ews item, you will be give n
10 sec onds to an swer the questio ns .Now liste n to the n ews.
23. Which of the followi ng is NOT me ntioned in the news?
A. The agreement has to be approvedby Romania.
B. The agreement has to be approved b y Bulgaria.
C. The agreement has to be approvedby some EUstates.
D. The agreement has to be approvedby all the EUstates.
24. Roma nia and Bulgaria cannot join the EU in 2007 uni ess they carry out reforms in the followi ng areas EXCEPT
A. manu facturi ng. =
B. border con trol.
C. adm ini strati on.
D. justice.
Questi ons 25 and 26 are based on the follow ing n ews. At the end of the n ews item, you will be give n 10 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now liste n to the n ews.
25. What is the theme of the forum?
A. Busin ess leadership.
B. Global bus in ess com muni ty.
C. Econo mic prospects in China.
D. Bus in ess and gover nment in China.
26. Accord ing to the n ews, the first forum was held
A. ten years ago.
B. three years ago.
C. in 1999.
D. in 2001.
Questi ons 27 and 28 are based on the follow ing n ews. At the end of the n ews item, you will be give n 10 sec onds to an swer the questi on. Now liste n to the n ews.
27. About _______ of the 15,000 visitors on the ope ning day of Hong Kong Disn eyla nd came from the main la nd.
A. 4000
B. 5000
C. 6000
D. 7000
28. Accord ing to the n ews, reside nts in ____ showed least in terest in visit ing the theme park.
A. Beiji ng.
B. Guan gzhou.
C. Shan ghai
D. Hong Kong.
Questi on 29a nd 30 are based on the follow ing n ews. At the end of the n ews item, you will be give n 10 sec onds to an swer the questi on. Now liste n to the n ews.
29. What is the news mainly about?
A. Religious violenee.
B. Refugee issues.
C. ferry disaster.
D. rescue operation.
30. The ferry boat was desig ned to carry ____ passe ngers.
A. 198.
B.200.
C.290.
D.500.
PART IV CLOZE [15 MIN.]
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresp onding bla nks. Mark the best choice for each bla nk on your an swer sheet.
Un til I took Dr Offutt ' s class in DeMatha High, s chsola n un derachievi ng stude nt, but I
left that class (31) ______ n ever to un derachieve aga in. He not
only
Taught me to think, he convinced me,(32) _______ by example as
Words that it was my moral (33) ______ to do so and to serve
others.
(34) ____ of us could know how our relati on ship
would
(35) over the years .Whe n I came back to DeMatha to 35. A. evolve
31. A. concerned
B. worried
C. determ
ined
D. decided
32. A. as much
B. much as
C. as such
D. such as
33. A. work
B. job
C. duty
D. obligatio n
34. A. Both
B. Neither
C. Either
D. Each
(35) over the years .Whe n I came back to DeMatha to 35. A. evolve
B. stay
C. remain
D. turn teach En glish, I worked for Dr Offutt, the departme nt chair.
My discussi on with him were like graduate sem inars in
adolesce nt
(36) _____ , classroom man ageme nt and school leadership. After several years, I was (37) ______ departme nt
chair,
and our relationship(38) ______ aga in. I thought that it might be (39) _____ c hairi ng the departme nt ,s ince all
of
my (40) _____ En glish teachers were
(41) ______ there, but Dr Offutt supported me
(42) ______ .He knew whe n to give me
advice
(43) ______ curriculum, texts and pers onn el, and whe n
to
let me (44) _____ my own course.
36. A. process
B. procedure
C. developme nt
D. moveme nt
37. A. called
B. n amed
C. asked
D .in vited
38. A. moved
B. altered
C. we nt
D. shifted
39. A.awkward
B. uneasy
C. unn atural
D. former
40. A. older
B. experie need
C. former
D. /
41. A. /
B. still
C. even
D. already
42. A. through
B. throughout
C. at the begi nning
D. all the way
43. A. for
B. at
C. over
D. about
44. A. chart
B. head
C. describe
D. man age 45. A.opi nion B. request C. permissi on
D. order 46. A.Even if B. Although C. If
him. I have lear ned from him that great teachers have an in exhaustible (50) __________ of less ons to teach.
PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
[15 MIN]
There are twen ty-five senten ces in this sect ion. Ben eath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your an swers on your an swer sheet.
51. There are as good fish in the sea ____ ever came out of it.
A. than
B. like
C. as
D. so me to stay at DeMatha,I might have .(47) _____ ,he en couraged me to seize the opport uni ty. Five years ago ,I became the prin cipal of DeMatha.(48) ______ Dr Offutt was there for me, lett ing me know that I could (49) _____ D. When 47. A .Naturally
B. In stead
C. con seque ntly
D. Still
48. A . Once again
B. Repeatedly
C. Unu sually
D. Un expectedly 49. A .cou nt in
B. count dow n
C. count out
In 1997,1 needed his (45) ____ about leavi ng DeMatha
to become prin cipal at ano ther school.(46) _____he had asked
D. count on
50. A. stock
B. bank
C. wealth
D. store 52. All the Preside nt Men Watergate Scan dal. A. remai n
_____ one of the important books for historians who study the
B. rema ins
C. rema ined
D. is remai ning
The stude nt said there were a few poi nts in the essay he _____ impossible to comprehe nd. A. had fou nd B. fin ds C. has fou nd D. would find He would have finished his college education, but he ______ to quit and find a job to support
his family. A. had had B. has C. had D. would have The research requires more money tha n ______ .
A. have bee n put in
B. has bee n put in
C. being put in
D. to be put in
Overpopulati on poses a terrible threat to the huma n race. Yet it is probably _____ a threat
to the huma n race tha n environmen tal destruct ion. A. no more B. not more C. even more D. much more It is not un com mon for there _______ p roblems of com mun icatio n betwee n the old and the
young. A. being B. would be C. be D. to be _____ at in his way, the situation doesn ' t seem so desperate.
A. Look ing
B. Looked
C. Being looked
D. to look
It is absolutely esse ntial that William _____ his study in spite of some lear ning difficulties.
A. will continue
B. con ti nued
C. con ti nue
D. continues The pain ti ng he bought at the street market the other day was a ____ forgery.
A. man-made
B. n atural
C. crude
D. real She ' s always been kind to me - I can ' t just turn _______ on her now that she needs my help. A. my back B. my head C. my eye D. shoulder The bar in the club is for the ____ use of its members.
A. exte nsive
B. exclusive
C. in clusive
D. comprehe nsive
The tuiti on fees are ____ to stude nts coming from low-i ncome families.
53.
54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 'you _
A. could
borrow my no tes provided you take care of them,
B. should
C. must
'I told my frie nd. D. can
If only the patie
nt
be alive now. a differe nt treatme nt in stead of using the an tibiotics, he might still
A. had received
B. received
C. should receive
D. were receivi ng
Linda was ____ the experime nt a month ago, but she cha nged her mind at the last minu te.
A. to start
B. to have started
C. to be starti ng
She ____ fifty or so whe n I first met her at the conference. A. must be B. had bee n C. could be It is not _______ much the Ianguage as the background that makes
D. to have bee n start ing D. must have bee n the book difficult to
un dersta nd. A. that B. as The committee has an ticipated the problems that A. arise B. will arise D. very __in the road con struct ion project. C. arose D. have arise C. so
D. affordable the of the A. approachable B. payable C. reachable
70. The medical experts warned the authorities of the dan ger of diseases in earthquake. A. con seque nee B. aftermath 71. This sort of rude behavior in public hardly _____ A. becomes B. fits 72.1 must leave now. ______ , if you want that book I A. Accide ntally B. I nciden tally 73. After a long delay, she _____ replyi ng to my e-mail. A. got away with B. got back at 74. Personal computers are no Ion ger someth ing bey ond the ordinary people; they are available these days. A. promptly B. in sta ntly C. readily 75. I n my first year at the uni versity I lear nt the _____ of journalism. A. basics B. basic C. eleme ntary 76. Accord ing to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the 59 perce nt A. ratio 77. Thousands of performa nee. A. audie nee B. participa nts 78. We stood still, gazing out over the limitless _ A. space B. expanse 79. Doctor ofte n _____ un eas in ess in the people they deal with. A. smell B. hear C. sense 80. Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and ______ her lips. A. smacked B. ope ned C. parted PART V READING COMPREHENSION In this sect ion there are four passages followed by questi ons or unfini shed stateme nts, each with four suggested an swers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best an swer. Mark your an swers on your an swer sheet. TEXT A C. results a pers on in your positi on. C. supports D. effect D. improves
'll bring it next time. C. Even tually D. Naturally C. got back D. got round to D. quickly D. eleme nts of B. perce ntage C. proporti on at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute C. spectators of the dessert. C. stretch D. rate to an outstanding D. observers D. la nd D. tough D. separated [25 MIN.] If you like the idea of staying with a family, living in house might be the answer. Good Iandladies-
--those who are superb cooks and launderers, are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guest and overcharge them at the slightest opportunity. The truth is probably
somewhere betwee n the two extremes. If you are lucky, the food will be adequate, some of your laundry may be done for you and you will have a reas on able amount of comfort and
companionship .For the less fortune ,house rules may restrict the freedom to invite friends to visit,
and shared cooking and bathroom facilities can be frustrating and row-provoking if tidy and un tidy guest are livi ng un der the same roof.
The same disadvantages can apply to flat sharing, with the added difficulties that arise from decidi ng who pays for what, and in what proport ion. One pers on may spe nd hours on the phone, while another rarely makes calls. If you want privacy with guest , how do you persuade the others to go out; how do you persuade them to leave you in peace, especially if you are stude nt and want to study?
Con versely, flat shari ng can be very cheap, there will always be some one to talk to and go out with, and the chores, in theory, can be shared.
81. Accord ing to the passage, la ndladies are ______
A. usually strict.
B. always mean.
C. adequately compete nt.
D. very popular with their guest.
82. What is the additi onal disadva ntage of flat shari ng ?
A. Problems of shari ngand pay ing.
B. Differences in livi ng habits.
C. Shared cook ing and bathroomfacilities.
D. Restricti on to invite friends to visit.
83. What is NOT me ntioned as a ben efit of flat shari ng?
A. Rent is affordable
B. There is compa nion ship.
C. Housework.
D. There is peace and quiet.
TEXT B
(1) Traveli ng through the country a couple of weeks ago on bus in ess, I was liste ning to the
talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams ' master work “ The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to th
on the radio and thought-1 know, I ' ll pick up the next hitchhikesee and ask them what the state of real hitch ing is today in Brita in.
(2) 1 drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a sin gle one.
(3) Whe n I was in my tee ns and 20s, hitchhik ing was a main form of Ion g-dista nee tran sport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe, North America, Asia and southern Africa, Some of the lift-givers became frien ds, many provided hospitality on the road.
(4) Not on ly did you find out much more about a country tha n whe n traveli ng by train or pla ne, but there was that eleme nts of exciteme nt about where you would finish up that ni ght.
Hitchhik ing featured importa ntly in Wester n culture. It has books and songs about it .So what has happe ned to it?
(5) A few years ago, I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a n ewspaper. Hun dreds of people from all over the world resp on ded with their view on the state of hitchhik ing.
(6) Rural Ireland was recommended as f friendly place for hitching, as was Quebec,
Canada- "if you don ' t mind being criticized for not speaking French ”.
(7) But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places, the general feeling
was that throughout much of the west it was doomed.
(8) With so much n ews about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the ope n road without the money for eve n a bus ticket must prese nt a dan ger. But do we n eed to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?
(9) ln Poland in the 1960s,according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ," the authorities
introduced the Hitchhiker ' s Booklet. The booklet contained coupons for drivers, so each time a
driver picked somebody; he or she received a coup on. At the end of the seas on, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with vari ous prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then ”.
(10) Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhik ing would in crease respect by break ing down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography, history, politics and sociology.
(11) A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “ Hitchhiker G u ide ” another adventure story writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhiker motto:" To
travel hopefully is a better thi ng tha n to arrive. ” What better time tha n putt ing a holiday w
into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out some one who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched.
84. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comme nt on his experie nee of hitchhik ing?
A. (3)
B. (4)
C.⑶ and (4)
D.⑷ and (5)
85. What is the curre nt situatio n of hitchhik ing?
A. It is popular in some parts of the world.
B. It is popular throughout the west.
C. It is popular in Pola nd.
86. What is the writer ' s attitude towards the practice in Poland?
A. Critical.
B. Un clear.
C. Somewhat favorable.
D. Stron gly favorable.
87. The writer has men tio ned all the follow ing ben efits of hitchhik ing EXCEPT
A. promot ing mutual respect betwee n stra ngers.
B. in creas ing one ' s con fide nee in stra ngers.
C. protecting environment.
D. enrich one ' s knowledge.
88. " Either put it to the test yourself in Paragraphr”11) means
A. to experie nee the hopefu In ess.
B. to read Adams ' book.
C. to offer some one a lift.
D. to be a hitchhiker.
TEXT C
I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, fin ally, I do sleep, but only for a few minu tes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep .
I try to think of someth ing else.
Immediately the woma n in the marketplace comes into my mind.
I was on my way to dinner last ni ght whe n I saw her . She was selli ng skirts. She moved
with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, gree n, and white. They remin ded me of my childhood and how my girlfrie nds and I used to spe nd hours braidi ng ribb ons into our hair.
I don ' t know the word for “ ribbons ” , so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fin gers aga inst my head , I looked at her ribb ons and said “ Beautiful. ” She lowered her eye said nothing. I wasn ' t sure if she understood me (I don ' t speak Laotian very well).
I looked back dow n at the skirts. They had desig ns in them: squares and tria ngles and circles of pink and gree n silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I bega n to barga in with her over the price. It is the custom to barga in in Asia. In Laos barga ining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefu In ess.
She smiled, more with her eyes tha n with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her Ian guage, although they were mostly nu mbers, and she saw that I un derstood someth ing about the soft playfu In ess of barga ining. We shook our heads in disagreeme nt over the price; the n, im mediately, we made ano ther offer and the n ano ther shake of the head. She was so pleased that un expectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too gen erous and would n ' nb ake eno ugh mon ey. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a cha nce to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled ope nly the n, and, for the first time in mon ths, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.
The feeli ng stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a n ewspaper and han ded them to me. When I left, though, the feeli ng left, too. It was as though it stayed beh ind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wan ted to cry. I did n ' t, of course.
I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defe nd myself aga inst what is soft and what should be easy.
I get up, light a can dle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the n ewspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Someth ing falls to floor. I reach dow n and feel someth ing cool in my han d. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!
There is no defe nse aga inst a gen erous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the mon ths that I did n ' t cry.
90. Which of the following in NOT correct?
A. The writer was not used to barga ining.
B. People in Asia always barga in whe n buying thin gs.
C. Barga ining in Laos was quiet and peaceful.
D. The writer was ready to bargain with the woman.
91. The writer assumed that the woma n accepted the last offer mai nly because woma n
A. thought that the last offer was reas on able.
B. thought she could still make much mon ey.
C. was glad that the writer knew their way of barga ining.
D. was tired of barga ining with the writer any more.
92. Why did the writer fin ally decide to buy three skirts?
A. The skirts were cheap and pretty.
B. She liked the patter ns on the skirts.
C. She wan ted to do somethi ng as compe nsati on.
D. She was fed up with further barga ining with the woma n.
93. When did the writer left the marketplace, she wan ted to cry, but did not because
A. she had lear ned to stay cool and un feeli ng.
B. she was afraid of crying in public.
C. she had lear ned to face difficulties bravely.
D. she had to show in public that she was strong.
94. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?
A. she sudde nly felt very sad.
B. she liked the ribb ons so much.
C. she was overcome by emoti on.
D. she felt sorry for the woma n.
TEXT D
The kids are hanging out. I pass small bands of stude nts, in my way to work these mornin gs. They have become a familiar part of the summer Ian dscape.
These kids are not old eno ugh for jobs. Nor are they rich eno ugh for camp. They are school children without school. The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago. Once supervised by teachers and principals, they now appear to be “ self care Passing them is like passing through a time zone. For much of our history, after all, America ns arran ged the school year around the n eeds of work and family. I n 19 th-ce ntury cities, schools were ope n seve n or eight hours a day, 11 mon ths a year. I n rural America, the year was arra nged around the grow ing seas on. Now, only 3 perce nt of families follow the agricultural model, but nearly all schools are scheduled as if our children went home early to milk the cows and took mon ths off to work the crops. Now, three-quarters of the mothers of school-age childre n work, but the calendar is written as if they were home waiting for the school bus.
The six-hour day, the 180-day school year is regarded as someth ing holy. But whe n pare nts work an eight-hour day and a 240-day year, it means someth ing differe nt. It means that many kids go home to empty houses. It means that, in the summer, they hang out.
“ We have a huge mismatch between the school calendar and realities of family life,
Dr. Ern est Boyer, head of the Carn egie Foun dati on for the Adva nceme nt of Teach ing.
Dr. Boyer is one of many who believe that a radical revision of the school calendar is in evitable.H School, whether we like it or no t, is educati on al. It always has bee n.
His is not popular idea. Schools are routi nely burde ned with the job of solvi ng all our social。