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4 级考前最新命制试卷二Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Self-Driving Tour. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below.1. 目前越来越多人选择自驾游的方式外出旅行2. 自驾游的利与弊3. 我的观点On Self-Driving Tour_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.Online Education Expanding, Awaits InnovationWhen Janice Barnwell decided to boost her career by obtaining a masters degree in business, the working mother chose an online university because of the convenience and the low cost.The 44-year-olds educational experience exceeded her expectations, and her new employer paid for her to take four more courses online to sharpen her skills. “At first I was very intimidated (by taking classes remotely). Its something Ive never done,” said Barnwell, who works as a wealth management liaison (联络员). “But it quickly changed for me because the interaction I had online with my classmates and professors felt real.”The online education sector grew 13 percent last year and had been growing at about 20 percent in previous years. Nearly one in four students take at least some college courses online, up from one in 10 in 2002. Two million students, older than the traditional 18-22 year-old undergraduates, take all their courses online and two million more take one or more online course. President Barack Obama pledged $500 million for online courses and materials as part of a multi-pronged plan aimed at expanding access to college.Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults have a college degree, fewer than in many other industrialized nations. Only about 40 percent of Americans who start college graduate. The price of higher education, which rises by an average of 8 percent a year, contributes to the high dropout rate.“All along that education pipeline, too many people are slipping through the cracks. Its not only heartbreaking for those students; its a loss for our economy and our country,” Obama said in a recent speech.Jeff Conlon, chief executive of Kaplan Higher Education with some 59,000 online students, said traditional colleges could not meet Obamas goals for higher education. “Obama wants to make us first again by 2020,” he said.“In order to do that, we need to create 63 million college graduates over that period. The higher education system as constructed will come up 16 million degrees short. Theres not capacity in the system.”Proponents of online education cite a recent Department of Education study that concluded course work is better absorbed online than material presented in live classrooms.Among the heavily marketed for-profit online educators, the leader is the University of Phoenix, a unit of Apollo Group Inc, whose enrollment rose 22 percent to 420,700 students in the quarter ending May 31, with revenues rising 26 percent.Both Kaplan, a unit of Washington Post Co, and Phoenix are accredited (公认的，可信任的) universities. Employers increasingly see degrees earned online as equal to those received from brick-and-mortar (有教学场所的) schools, experts say. Some managers believe students who earn degrees online while also holding a job are likely to exhibit more self-discipline and determination.Bells and whistles?Richard Garrett of Boston Consultant Eduventures Inc. said interest in online education may have plateaued (达到稳定时期) for now, awaiting innovations that will transform the experience beyond screen imitations of the brick-and-mortar curriculum.“Were still at a pretty rudimentary (基本的，初期的) stage,” Garrett said, noting educators rarely employ video, unique links, or other technological innovations.“Will it be games? Will it be simulations (模拟)? Will it be social networking? Will it be something we havent yet come across?” he said.No one has yet figured out how nursing students can practice drawing blood online, Conlon said. But there have been enhancements such as virtual laboratories where budding (初露头角的) chemists can conduct experiments that might be too dangerous or too costly in the real world.Most online course offerings tend toward vocational subjects like business, legal and health care training. Students needing hands-on experience go to Kaplans campuses or its partners.Most Kaplan classes are capped at 25 students because faculty can be subjected to communication overload. Students who might have been intimidated to speak up in classrooms often find their voice online.Professors, most with doctorates, are hired for their teaching ability and not for their research, Conlon said.The cost at Kaplan for a four-year college degree is around $65,000, compared to up to $150,000 or more at a private college. Online library access is provided by the University of Alabama in Huntsville.By studying online, Barnwell saved on the time and travel to the university nearest her New Jersey home. Online tuition was less than $30,000, one-third the cost of the university.Roughly half of the 4,500 U.S. brick-and-mortar colleges and universities now have online programs. Some have proven so popular that schools have had to restrict enrollment by on-campus students because they were taking slots (位置) away from off-campus students, said Jeff Seaman, who led a survey on the topic for the Sloan Consortium.Online education is also making inroads (入侵) in schools, with one million U.S. elementary and high school students, or some 4 percent of the total, learning online.Some take remedial or advanced placement courses not available at their schools, and some are being home-schooled or live in isolated rural areas.“Youre able to learn at your own pace and you also can have help whenever you need it from the teacher,” said Christopher Cox, 12, a child actor in Columbia, Maryland.Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen predicted half of kindergarten through high school students will attend school online within the next decade.This worries people like Laurie Fendrich who wrote a response to a Washington Post article on the subject. “If we want our kids to end up sitting alone in isolated little rooms when theyre 18 and 20, staring at computer screens instead of facing other real human beings, thinking in a way that turns thought into nothing but bits of information we could insert them into comfortable little cocoons in their homes from the age of, oh, say, seven.”1. Janice Barnwell got her masters degree in business by _.A) accepting online educationB) attending a famous universityC) sharpening her professional skillsD) 44 years of educational experience2. When did Janice Barnwells fear about online education disappear?A) As soon as she registered for some online courses.B) After more and more students took online courses.C) After she saw her classmates and professors face to face.D) After she interacted with her classmates and professors online.3. What is said about the U.S. online education?A) It came into being in 2002.B) It grows at an annual rate of about 20 %.C) All students who take it are over 22 years old.D) Two million students take all their courses online.4. President Barack Obama said in his recent speech that _.A) online colleges fail to meet the goals for higher educationB) the high dropout rate resulted from the price of higher educationC) there are few low-priced colleges available for students and adultsD) more students should learn online to lighten parents financial burden5. Jeff Conlon thought they should create 63 million college graduates by 2020 to _.A) compete with other industrial countriesB) make up for the shortage of college degreesC) make profit from educating more college studentsD) complete the higher educational goals set by Obama6. According to experts, whats the opinion of employers about degrees earned online?A) They dont necessarily bring the expected returns.B) They provide the holders with excellent career prospects.C) They have as much value as those earned in traditional schools. D) They make the holders become more self-disciplined and determined.7. According to Richard Garrett of Boston Consultant Eduventures Inc., the online education _.A) is at its mature stageB) still need some innovationsC) be given more importanceD) has already developed perfectly8. According to Conlon, students could do _ experiments online, which might not be done in the real world.9. Jeff Seaman said that some universities which had online programs had to _ by its own students, so that the off-campus students could attend the programs.10. Professor Clayton Christensen predicted that the proportion of kindergarten through high school students attending online schools within the next decade will reach _. 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.11. A) Not open a new shop.B) Find another location.C) Put the horse before the cart.D) Do something more important.12. A) He is considerate of the womans lateness.B) The womans excuse is not an acceptable one.C) The woman is more efficient than other colleagues.D) The woman has more traffic jams than other colleagues.13. A) He feels the woman is too critical.B) He thinks John has a poor eyesight.C) He thinks people in love are beautiful.D) He doesnt think Johns girlfriend is beautiful.14. A) She consoles the man not to worry.B) The man should listen to music to relax.C) The man should shoulder the consequence.D) She will help the man with his math examination.15. A) Buy a new suit.B) Wait until the sale is over.C) Return his suits to Conrads.D) Watch for the ad on television.16. A) He wants to know the nurses phone number.B) He might enroll in the weight reduction program.C) Hed like to get more information about the nurse.D) He might find some time to give the woman a call.17. A) At the airport.B) At the reception desk.C) In a hotel.D) In a travel agency.18. A) The man does not want to move his seat at all.B) The woman does not like to sit in the front section.C) The man sat in the middle section at the beginning.D) The woman does not know what happened just now.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The size of the campus.B) The city bus system.C) The length of time for each class.D) The university bus system.20. A) The entire campus.B) Part of the campus.C) The campus and the city.D) Only the off-campus areas.21. A) Nothing.B) Three dollars.C) A few cents.D) Fifty cents.22. A) Red.B) Green.C) Yellow.D) Blue.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) He might do some evening teaching.B) He could bring unfinished work home.C) He might have time to pursue his interests.D) He could invest more emotion in his family.24. A) To be a mathematician.B) To write his own books.C) To teach in high school.D) To be a medical doctor.25. A) For an easy grade.B) To follow his father.C) To change his specialty.D) For knowledge of poetry.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 questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Parents.B) Teenagers.C) Winners.D) Adults.27. A) Special gifts are ready for parents.B) The bank opens only on work days.C) Services are convenient for its members.D) Fees are necessary for the account keeping.28. A) They encourage spending.B) They are free to all teenagers.C) They are full of adventure stories.D) They help to make more of your money.29. A) To set up a club.B) To organize key-cards.C) To provided part-time jobs.D) To introduce a new banking service.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) Ad signs were put up in towns. B) Product information was included in books.C) Ad messages were shouted out in public places.D) Merchants were employed to promote products.31. A) Its growing spending.B) Its attractive designs.C) Its printing materials.D) Its advertising companies.32. A) The Development of AdvertisingB) The Value of Advertising DesignsC) The Role of Newspaper AdvertisingD) The Importance of Printing for AdvertisingPassage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) When they are cold to each other.B) When they look away from each other.C) When they are introduced at an early age.D) When they misunderstood each others signals.34. A) They eat and sleep with each other.B) They observe each others behaviors.C) They learn to speak each others language.D) They know something from each others voices.35. A) We should learn to live in harmony.B) We should know more about animals.C) We should live in peace with animals.D) We should learn more body languages.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.Research suggests that parental involvement in school is vital to a childs academic success. However, if youre a single parent, a working parent, or a parent with little spare time, you may find it (36) _ to find ways to get involved. The following list of (37) _ comes from the Harvard Family Research Project, an organization (38) _ to advancing education, which may give you some enlightenment. First, attend teacher-parent (39) _. If the schedule of these meetings (40) _ with your work schedule, speak to the teacher and principal about your situation, and work out a time when you can meet. Second, get over your own (41) _. The Harvard Family Research Project found that parents who had (42) _ childhood experiences at school are less likely to get involved in their childrens academic programs, and may feel uncomfortable (43) _ teachers. Remember that your childs academic experience is important and vital to his professional success. (44)_. Third, drop in on extracurricular activities. (45) _. Arrive a few minutes early and watch your child in action. Sit in on your childs student council meeting or theatre rehearsal (排练) . Finally, use a translator. Parents who speak English as a second language can get in touch with their childs school and request a translator. (46) _.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the pas