2012年大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案解析（完整版）

2012年大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案解析（完整版）PARTIWRITING30MINUTE注意此部分试题在答题卡1上。DIRECTIONSFORTHISPART,YOUAREALLOWED30MINUTETOWRITEASHORTESSAYONTHETOPICOFSTUDENTSSELECTINGTHEIRFECTURESYOUSHOULDWRITEATLEAST120WORDSFOLLOWINGTHEOUTLINEWHENBELLOW1有些大学允许学生自由选择某些课程的任课教师2学生选择教师时所考虑的主要因素3学生自选任课教师的益处和可能产生的问题ONSTUDENTSSELECTINGLECTURERS范文ONSTUDENTSCHOOSINGLECTURERSNOWADAYS,SOMEUNIVERSITIESGIVESTUDENTSTHERIGHTTOCHOOSEWHOTEACHESSOMEOFTHEIRCLASSESTHISHASLEDTOSOMEDEBATEOVERWHETHERSTUDENTSSHOULDBEGIVENTHISMUCHPOWERTHEREARESEVERALFACTORSTHATSTUDENTSCONSIDERWHENCHOOSINGALECTURER,INCLUDINGTHETEACHINGSTYLEOFTHELECTURER,THELECTURERSACADEMICBACKGROUND,ANDTHELECTURERSREPUTATIONAMONGSTUDENTSTHEIDEALLECTURERISONEWHOHASANINTERESTINGTEACHINGSTYLE,ADIVERSEACADEMICBACKGROUND,ANDAGOODREPUTATIONAMONGSTUDENTSTHEREAREBOTHPOSITIVEANDNEGATIVEASPECTSTOALLOWINGSTUDENTSTOCHOOSETHEIRLECTURERSGIVINGSTUDENTSTHECHOICEENCOURAGESTHEMTOTAKEOWNERSHIPFORTHEIRCLASSES,ANDALSOPUTSPRESSUREONTEACHERSTOIMPROVETHEIRTEACHINGQUALITYHOWEVER,THEFACTORSTHATSTUDENTSCONSIDERMIGHTNOTBETHEONESTHATLEADTOTHEHIGHESTQUALITYOFEDUCATIONSCHOOLSMIGHTENDUPWITHLECTURERSWHOTEACHINTERESTINGCLASSESWITHOUTMUCHCONTENTPARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSIONSKIMMINGANDSCANNING15MINUTEDIRECTIONSINTHISPART,YOUWILLHAVE15MINUTETOGOOVERTHEPASSAGEQUICKLYANDANSWERTHEQUESTIONSONANSWERSHEET1FORQUESTIONS17,MARKYFORYESIFTHESTATEMENTAGREESWITHTHEINFORMATIONGIVENINTHEPASSAGENFORNOIFSTATEMENTCINTRADICTSTHEINFORMATIONGIVENINTHEPASSAGENGFORNOTCIVENIFTHEINFORMATIONISNOTGIVENINTHEPASSAGEFORQUESTION810,COMPLETETHESENTENCEDWITHTHEINFORMATIONGIVENINTHEPASSAGEHIGHWAYAGOVERMENTSTUDYRECOMMENDEDANATIONALHIGHWAYSYSTERMOF33,920MILES,ANDCONGRESSPASSEDTHEFEDERCALAIDHIGHWAYACTOF1944,WHICHCALLEDFORSTRICT,CENTRAKKYCONTROLLEDDESERTCRITERRATHEINTERSTATEHIGHWAYSYSTEMWASFINALLYLAUNCHEDIN1956ANDHASBEENHAILEDASONEOFTHEGREATESTPUBLICWORKSPROJECTSOFTHECENTURYTOBULIDITS44,000MILEWEBOFHIGHWAYS,BRIDGEANDTUNNELSHUNDREDSOFUNIQUEENGINEERINGDESIGNSANDSOLUTIONSHADTOBEWORKEDOUTCONSIDERTHEMANYGEOGRAPHIC,FEATURESOFTHECOUNTRYMOUNTAINS,STEEPGRADES,WETLANDS,RIVERS,DESORTSANDPLAINSVARIABLESINCLUDEDTHESLOPEOFTHELAND,THEABILITYOFTHEPAVEMENTTOSUPPORTTHELOADINNOVATIVE,DESIGNSOFROADWAYS,TUNNELS,BRIDGES,OVERPASSES,ANDINTERCHANGESTHATCOULDRUNTHROUGHORBYPASSURBANAREASSOONBEGANTOWEAVETHEIRWAYACROSSTHECOUNTRY,FOREVERALTERINGTHEFACEOFAMERICANLONGSPAN,SEGMENTEDCONCRETE,CABLESTAYEDBRIDGESSUCHASHALEBOGGSINLOUISIANAANDTHESUNSHINESKYWAYINFLORIDA,ANDREMARKABLETUNNELSLIKEFORTMCHENRYINMARYLANDANDMRBAKERINWASHINGTONDEVELOPEDUNDERTHENATIONSPHYSICALCHALLENGES,TRAFFICCONTROLSYSTEMSANDMETHODSOFCONSTRUCTIONDEVELOPEDUDERTHEINTERSTATEPROGRAMSOONINFLUENCEDHIGHWAYCONSTRUCTIONAROUNDTHEWORLD,ANGWEREINVALUABLEINIMPROVINGTHECONDITIONOFURBANSTREETSANDTRAFFICPATTERNSTODAYTHEINTERSTATESYSTEMLINKSEVERYMAJORCITYINTHEUS,ANDTHEUSWITHCANADAANDMEXICO,BUILTWITHSAFETYINMINDTHEHIGHWAYSHAVEWIDELANESANDSHOULDERS,DIVIDINGMEDIANS,ORBARRIERS,LONGENTRYANDEXITLANES,OURVESENGINEEREDFORSAFETURNS,ANDLIMITEDACCESS,THEDEATHRATEONHIGHWAYSISHALFTHATOFALLOTHERUSROADS086DEATHSPER100MILLIONPASSENGERMILESCOMPAREDTO199DEATHSPER100MILLIONONALLOTHERROADSBYOPENINGTHENORTHAMERICANCONTINENT,HIGHWAYSHAVEENABLEDCONSUMERGOODSANDSERVICESTOREACHPEOPLEINREMOTEANDRURALAREASOFJOBS,ACCESSTOTHEGROWTHOPTIONSINTERMSOFJOBSACCESSTOCUTURALPROGREAMSHEALTHCARE,ANDOTHERBENEFITSABOVEALL,THEINTERSTATESYSTEMPROVIDESINDIVIDUALSWITHWHATTHEYENERISHMOSTPERSONALFREEDOMOFMOBILITYTHEINTERSTATESYSTEMHASBEENANESSENTIALELEMENTOFTHENATIONSECONOMICGROWTHINTERMSOFSHIPPINGANDJOBCREATIONMORETHAN75PERCENTOFTHENATIONSFREIGHTDELIVERIESARRIVEBYTRUCKANDMOSTPRODUCTSTHATARRIVEBYRAILORAIRUSEINTERSTATESFORTHELASTLEGOFTHEJOURNEYBYVEHIOLENOTONLYHASTHEHIGHWAYSYSTEMAFFECTEDTHEAMERICANECONOMYBYPROVIDINGSHIPPINGROUTES,ITHASLEDTOTHEGROWTHOFSPINOFFINDUSTRIESLIKESERVICESTATIONS,MOTELS,RESTAURANTS,ANDSHOPPINGCENTRESITHASALLOWERTHERWLOCATIONOFMANUFACTURINGPLANTSANDOTHERINDUSTRIESFROMURBANAREASTORURALBYTHEENDOFTHECENTURYTHEREWASANIMMENSENETWORKOFPAVEDROADS,RESIDENTIALSTREETS,EXPRESSWAYS,ANDFREEWAYSBUILTTOSUPPORTMILLIONSOFVEHICLES,THEHIGHWAYSYSTEMWASOFFICIALLYRENAMEDFOREISENHOWERTOHONORHISVISONANDLEADERSHIPTHEYEARCONSTRUCTIONBEGANHESAID“TOGETHER,THEUNITEDFORCESOFOURCOMMUNICATIONANDTRANSPORTATIONSYSTEMSAREDYNAMICELEMENTSINTHEVERYNAMEWEBEARUNITEDSTATESWITHOUTTHEM,WEWOULDBEAMEREALLIANCEOFMANYSEPAEATEPARTS“8THEGREATESTBENEFITBROUGHTABOUTBYTHEINTERSTATESYSTEMWAS_9TRUCKSUSINGTHEINTERSTATEHIGHWAYSDELIVERMORETHAN_10THEINTERTERSTATESYSTERMWASRENAMEDAFTEREISENHOWERINRECOGNITION_参考答案1YNNG2YNNG3YNONG5YNNG6YNNG7YNNG参考答案08PERSONALFREEDOMOFMOBILITY参考答案0975PERCENT参考答案10HISVISIONANDLEADERSHIPPARTIIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION35MINUTESSECTIONADIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEAR8SHORTCONVERSATIONSAND2LONGCONVERSATIONSATTHEENDOFEACHCONVERSATION,ONEORMOREQUESTIONSWILLBEASKEDABOUTWHATWASSAIDBOTHTHECONVERSATIONANDTHEQUESTIONSWILLBESPOKENONLYONCEAFTEREACHQUESTIONTHEREWILLBEAPAUSEDURINGTHEPAUSE,YOUMUSTREADTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDD,ANDDECIDEWHICHISTHEBESTANSWERTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET2WITHASINGLELINETHR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