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大学英语四级考试 标准预测试卷 CET-4Model Test TenPart I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: On Blind-date Show. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline given below:Outline: 1.目前电视相亲节目很流行;2.出现这种现象的原因是;3.我对此的看法.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。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 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.What Makes a High School Great?For parents and students, high schools mean an often bewildering array of choices small schools within larger schools, specialized charter (特许) and magnet schools for things ranging from fashion design to computer programming, even public boarding schools for budding physicists or artists. On the plus side (从好的方面讲), students get more adult attention and are less likely to be lost in the crowd. They can focus on subjects they really care about while still getting a grounding in the basics.But some educators think this boutique approach comes with a cost: the loss of a common experience that brings everyone together under one big roof. Maintaining quality is another major obstacle.Educators have been demanding reform for decades, and it has often seemed as if policy debates were the biggest obstacles to improvement. Reformers in the 1980s wanted to make all students college-ready with a rigorous core curriculum. A decade later, school choice and testing were the big buzzwords (流行行话), with some activists arguing that the entire public-school system should be dismantled. More recently, small schoolsfirst proposed decades agohave gained traction with funding from organizations like the Gates Foundation and the New Schools Venture Fund.With our Best High Schools list, we think kids at those schools have an edge, no matter what their economic background are. But many schools not on our list are also challenging students in innovative waysproof that the national experiment in high-school education is just beginning. Ask yourself, “What is high school really for?” Then look around at the options available to todays teenagers: Diverse and compelling answers abound. Here are some of them.Create Good CitizensEveryone pays for public schools, so it makes sense that a primary mission should be teaching students to participate in the democratic process. A generation ago many schools required civics (公民学) courses; far fewer do so today. “There is so much emphasis on preparing kids to survive economically,” says Constancia Warren, senior program officer and director of urban-high-school initiatives for the Carnegie Corp. of New York. “As a result, are we really preparing kids for citizenship?”In the past decade, many schools have started requiring community service. The Caesar Chavez High School for Public Policy pushes that idea all the way to Capitol Hill, which, fortunately, is within walking distance. In addition to a rigorous college-prep curriculum, students work as interns in Congress, at think tanks and advocacy groups in Washington. As seniors, they write a thesis on a public-policy issue and give a presentation before an audience that forces them to defend their stand.Chavez now has 500 students, the majority from low-income families. Theyre budding activists like 17-year-old Eusevia Valdez, who had no idea what public policy was when she enrolled in the charter school as a freshman. Four years later, she not only understands public policy, she lives it. She wrote her senior thesis on flaws in immigration laws, something she understands from personal experience. Her parents are legal immigrants and she was born here, but the family has struggled to bring her older sisters and brothers to the United States from their native El Salvador. Her oldest sister was 21 before the paperwork was approved and, as a result, has been refused permission to immigrate. Her years at Chavez, she says, “taught me to fight for what I believe in.”Celebrate Liberal ArtsPractical concernslike helping kids figure out a career pathwere not on the minds of the founders of Tempe Preparatory Academy in Arizona a decade ago. Instead, they created a charter school whose goal is to turn out students engaged in “the lifelong pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty,” according to the school handbook. For 330 students in grades 7 to 12, that means providing a strong foundation in the arts, science and the humanities. The curriculum is based on the Great Books conceptthe basis of Western Civilization, starting with the Greeks. “We dont want kids to specialize,” says Daniel Scoggin, CEO of Great Hearts Preparatory Academies, the organization behind Tempe and two other similar schools in the Phoenix area. “We want them to get a broad, well-rounded education.” All students take music, art, drama, math and science, languages (including Latin or Greek or a modern language), English and history.Tempes rigorous program impresses other educators. “It feels like a private prep school,” says Stephanie Saroki, education analyst for the Philanthropy Roundtable, “but its free and available to kids living in a lower-middle-class area.” The school is so popular that theres a lottery for admissions. The education is a hard six years, but worth it, says senior Joseph Irvine, 17. “They dont just feed us information,” he says. “They teach us how to learn.”Prepare for WorkMost high-paying jobs require some education beyond a high-school diploma, but kids from many families often struggle to get a college education. Early-college high schools can get them on track. By taking a combination of high-school and college courses over four or five years, students graduate with both a high-school diploma and an associates degreethe equivalent of the first two years of collegeat no additional cost. From there, they can enter the work force or finish the last two years of college. In North Carolina, governor Mike Easley is expanding that concept to include students from all of the states 100 counties by 2008 (there are just 13 of these schools now). North Carolinas Learn and Earn schools, Easley says, are based on the theory that if you learn more, you earn more. “In North Carolina, a lot of people grew up expecting to work in the textile mills, just like their parents did, and their grandparents did,” says Easley. “But now, those jobs have gone to Asia.” Education is the answer, he says, “Were trying to create the best work force in the world.”Help Boys and Girls Succeed SeparatelyThe first American public high school, established in Boston in 1821, was only for boys. But as the high-school movement spread, new schools quickly became coed (男女同校的）, says David Tyack, an education historian at Stanford University. “Almost right from the beginning, society believed in integration by sex,” he says. Now a small group of educators bolstered by studies that show boys and girls learn differently are turning to single-sex classrooms as a way to re-engage students, especially in low-income communities. One of the first to gain national attention was the Young Womens Leadership School in New Yorks East Harlem, now considered one of the best public schools in the city. Research on the effect of single-sex schools is mixed, and there are no studies on single-sex classrooms in schools. Experts who study single-sex schools say theres considerable evidence that smaller class sizes would help just as much, especially for middle-class kids. But for boys from poor families, that extra attention and focus can make a difference, says Cornelius Riordan, a sociology professor at Providence College who is directing a study on single-sex schools for the U.S. Department of Education.Reach Out to EveryoneCreating a connection is even more important for kids at the opposite end of the economic spectrum who desperately need to be brought under the tent. Denvers Street Schools west campus serves about 50 students who have previously failed at high school because of drugs, fighting, pregnancy or other personal problems. Its a “second chance” school, with students referred by counselors, pastors, probation officers or social workers. The Denver school is one of 43 Street Schools around the country whose mission is to reach students in trouble. Despite the students difficult backgrounds, the school is surprisingly violence-free. Founder Tom Tillapaugh says thats because the kids know that if theyre kicked out, they wont be allowed back in. The school is faith-based; theres chapel once a week. Thats as important to the schools success as behavior rules, says Tillapaugh. He hopes to teach them that “someone created me for a purpose I matter,” along with the basics of math and reading. This year, the Street School will graduate at last seven seniorskids who made the most out of their second chance. Thats the kind of success that could put any school at the top of the list.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. The passage gives some_.A. description of what a high school is like B. introduction of some great high schoolsC. principle of making high school great D. suggestion of establishing a high school2. Many schools which are not on the Best High Schools list are also challenging students in_.A. creative ways B. disciplinary ways C. traditional ways D. restrictive ways3. According to the passage, high schools which would like to prepare kids to survive economically care less about _.A. creating good citizensB. celebrating liberal artsC. preparing for work D. reaching out to everyone4. In Tempe Preparatory Academy, which of the following is not on the subject list?A. artsB. scienceC. engineeringD. the humanities5. Students can graduate with both a high-school diploma and an associates degree of college by taking a combination of high-school and college courses for about _.A. less than four years B. four or five years C. five or six years D. over seven years6. What is the theoretical basis for North Carolinas Learn and Earn schools?A.Theory of the lifelong pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty.B.Theory of teaching students how to learn.C.Theory that if you learn more, you earn more.D.Theory that someone created me for a purpose.7. What do you know about the first American public high school?A.It was established initially only for girls.B.It was established open to both girls and boys. C.It was established initially only for boys.D.It adopted single-sex classroom teaching when established. 8. A small group of educators are beginning to regard single-sex classrooms as a way to re-engage students, especially in _.9. Experts who study single-sex schools say theres good evidence that smaller class sizes would help just as much, especially for_.10. For kids at the opposite end of the economic spectrum, who desperately need to be brought under education, it is even more important to _.Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。11. A. The pearB. The dessertC. The weatherD. The cold12. A. She must be good at giving speeches.B.She has never talked in public.C.She enjoys serious moments.D.She probably is poor at giving speeches.13. A. Bills brother B. Bills wifeC.Bills father-in-law D. Bills father14. A.She can borrow someone elses gun. B. She can use his gun.C.She should have a gun of herself. D. She cant borrow his gun.15. A. To the bank B. To a bookstore C. To a grocers D. To a restaurant16. A. She thanked the man for buying her the skirt.B. Her boyfriend presented it to her as a gift.C. She bought the skirt on her birthday.D. It was a wedding gift from her friends.17. A. The couple was involved in an accident.B. Their car has to be replaced.C. The man had the car repaired.D. Their car was stolen and the man found it.18. A. Their outgoing personality.B. Their work environment.C. Their healthy lifestyle.D. Their usual food and drinkQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A. A birthday present.B. A class assignment.C. A detective story.D. A jewelry store robbery.20. A. The professor did not like her story.B. She was taking too many courses.C. She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper.D. She had trouble finishing her assignment.21. A. Take some extra time.B. Put down whatever ideas she has first.C. Do some work for another course.D. Write the story ending first.22. A. To do research for her story.B. To go shopping.C. To meet her professor.D. To take a break from her work.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A. The annual inflation rate in Britain.B. The pocket money British children get.C. The things British children spend money on.D. The rising cost of raising a child in Britain.24. A. It goes down during economic recession.B. It enables children to live better.C. It often rises higher than inflation.D. It has gone up 25% in the past decade.25. A. Save up for their future education.B. Buy their own shoes and socks.C. Pay for small personal things.D. Make donations when necessary.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must 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.Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A. Its protection is often neglected by children.B. It cannot be fully restored once damaged.C. There are various ways to protect it.D. There are many false notions about it.27. A. It will gradually weaken the eyes of adults.B. It may make the wearer feel tired.C. It can lead to the loss of vision in children.D. It can permanently change the eye structure.28. A. It can never be done even with high technology.B. It can only be partly accomplished now.C. It is a major achievement in eye surgery.D. It is the best way to restore damaged eyesight.Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A. They think they should follow the current trend.B. Nursing homes are well-equipped and convenient.C. They have jobs and other commitments.D. Adult day-care centers are easily accessible.30. A. They dont want to use up all their life savings.B. They would like to spend more time with them.C. They fear they will regret it afterwards.D. They dont want to see their husbands poorly treated.31. A. Provide professional standard care.B. Be frank and seek help from others.C. Be affectionate and cooperative.D. Make full use of community facilities.Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A. Conflicts between labor and management.B.Rights and responsibilities of company employees.C.Common complaints made by office workers.D.Health and safety conditions in the workplace.33.A. Replace its out-dated equipment.B.Improve the welfare of affected workers.C.Follow government regulations strictly.D.Provide extra health compensation.34.A. They sought help from union representatives.B.They quit work to protect their unborn babies.C.They requested to transfer to a safer department.D.They wanted to work shorter hours.35. A. To protest against the poor working conditions.B.To attract the attention from the media.C.To show how they love winter sports.D.To protect themselves against the cold weather.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A couple of months ago, I went to a department store to buy a few things for the house. I needed a set of (36) for the living room, two table lamps, a rug and several cushions. I asked them to (37) the things as soon as possible, but they said that they were unable to send them out until 20 days later. Afte