大学英语四级模拟试卷554

大学英语四级模拟试卷554

一、作文(本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。)

1、Forthispart,youarcallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMy

IdeaonHowforBeijingtoPreparethe2008OlympicGames.Youshouldwriteatleast

120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:MyIdeaonHowforBeijingto

Preparethe2008OlympicGames1.简述北京目前准备2008奥运会的情况;2.三匕京

2008奥运会筹备过程中尚存在的问题;3.我对北京如何办好这次奥运会的建议

标准答案：N4yIdeaonHowforBeijingtoPreparethe2008OlympicGamesAsa

youngstudent(cadrc,engineer,technician),Iamanactivecitizeningreetingthe2008

OlympicGames.Asitshost,Beijingisnowbusyinpropagatingforitsadvent.Sinceitis

thefirsttimeforBeijingtohostsuchaworldgathering,wearenaturallyshortof

experience.Andsinceitinvolvessomanyaspects,thewholenationshouldbemobilized

(oparticipateinactively.Infacing(hetask,Ihavegotsomesuggestionsfbritssuccess:

First,toursshouldbeorganizedtogoovertheplacessuchgameshavebeenheldbefore

tolearntheirpositiveexperience.Secondly,architecturalqualitiesandfinancial

contributionsshouldhestressedtopromoteitssuccess.Thirdly,carefulcalculationsof

costsandexpenditureshastobedonesoastoavoidwaste.ThoughIamjustasmall

potato,Iwishmysuggestionwouldwindueattentionfromtheauthoritiesconcerned.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解(本题共70题，每题分，共70

分。)

TheGovernmentisgoingtogivenew"jobsplitting",grantstoemployerswillingtooffer

parttimeworktopeopleclaimingunemploymentbenefit.Thenextscheme,whichtook

manyunionleadersandlargeemployersbysurpriseyesterdaynight,willbeannounced

indetailintheautumn.Itisintendedtocostdietaxpayernothingbecauseofsavingsin

unemploymentbenefit.Theproposal,unveiledlastnightbyMr.NormanTebbit,

SecretaryofStateforEmployment,willbeinadditiontothenewCommunity

Programmeforthelong-termunemployed.Mr.Tebbitsaidthatundertheschemea

vacancycouldbeofferedtotwounemployedpeople,oneexistingfull-timeemployeeor

(woexistingfull-timeemployeesifoneofthemwouldotherwisehavebeenmade

redundant.TheEmploymentSecretarysuggestedyesterdaythatworkersreaching

retirementmightfindtheideaofsharingtheirjobattractive,ifpensionscouldbesecured.

Buthealsosaidthatfirmsmightfinditattractivetoofferonevacancytotwoschool

leavers.InasharpreactiontotheCommunityProgramme,Mr.NicholasHinton,director

oftheNationalCouncilforVoluntaryOrganizations,whosememberswillbeexpectedto

sponsormanyofthenewplaces,said:"TheGovernmentistryingtospreadtoolittle

moneytoothinlyamongtoomanypeopleandmanyvoluntaryorganizationsare

suspiciousofitsmotives."FewpeoplebelievethatunemploymentintheUnited

Kingdomwillfallfavorablybelowthe3.2millionmark,or13.4percentofthelabour

force,duringthenextfewyears.Theremarkableriseinproductivityoverthepastyear

will,ifitcontinues,makeitevenmoredifficulttotackleunemployment.Manyfirmsare

confidentthattheycanmeetanyincreaseindemandwithouthiringextrastaff.Remedies

moreimaginativeandmorepermanentthan(hosetriedsofarareneeded.The

Government'sjob-splittingschemeannouncedonTuesdayisoneexamplethatshouldbe

welcomed.AnothergoodideaisRankXerox's"networking"plan,bywhichexecutives

wouldbeabletoworkparttimefromhome.Thepossibilitiesofwork-sharingneedtobe

morevigorouslyinvestigated,onthelinesindicatedbyarecentOECDstudy.Ifthetotal

hoursofworkrequiredarenetgoingtoincreasewithoutputrisingthankstoimproved

productivitythenletustrytosharethoseworkinghoursmoreequitablyamongthelabour

force.Work-sharinghelpstoproducenewjobsbyreducingtheworkinghoursofthosein

existingjobs.Thedangerwithwork-sharingisthatemployeesmayexpecttobepaid

moreperhourforworkingshorterhours,andthatfixedlabourcostswillriseasthe

numbersonthepayrollincrease.Manyemployersthereforefearthattheeffectoncosts

andpriceswouldbeinflationary.TheGovernmentisthereforesubsidizingemployersto

participateinitsjob-splittingscheme.Mostkindsofwork-sharinginvolvemarginalcuts

ofafewpercentintotalworkinghours,andthusonlymodestincreasesinthenumberof

jobs.Thebiggestdifferencev/ouldbemadeifasubstantialnumberoffull-timejobs

couldbelamedintopart-timejobs.TheGovernment'srolewouldbe(oadapt(hetaxand

socialsecuritysystemtomakepart-timeworkmoreattractivetoemployersand

employees,notablybyensuringthatasmanyparttimeemployeesaspossibleescapeboth

(axandsocialsecuritypayment.Thesocialeffectsofwork-sharing,arelikelytobe

beneficial,sinceitwouldinvolveanattempttomatchworkopportunitiestoawider

varietyoflifestyles.Thecombinationofonefull-timeandonepart-timespousemight

becomemuchmoreuniversal.Part-timersusuallyearnlessperhourthanafull-timer,

havefewerfringebenefitsandlessjobsecurity.Theyhavevirtuallynocareerprospects.

Employersoftenthinkthatworkingpart-timemeansthatapersonhasnoambitionandno

chanceofpromotion.Butjob-sharingbridgesthatgapandoffersthechanceofinteresting

worktopeoplewhocanonlyworkpart-timeandthatdocsnotmeanjustmarriedwomen.

AsAdrienneBroyleof"NewWaystoWork'-formallytheLondonJob-sharingProject­

pointsout."Therearcvariousreasonswhypeoplewanttojob-shareandsohavemore

sparetime."Agrowingnumberofmenwanttojob-sharcsothattheycanplayanactive

roleinbringinguptheirchildren.Itallowspeopletostudyathomeintheirfreetime,and

meansthatdisabledpeopleorthosewhootherwisestayathometolookafterthem,can

work.Job-sharingisalsoanidealwayforpeopletoeaseintoretirement.Many

employersarewaryofnewworkschemes,butaninvestigationcardedoutbytheEOC

shows(hattheycanprofitinvariouswaysfromsharing.Ifonesharerisawaysick,a(

leasthalfthejobcontinuestobedone.Skilledworkerswhocannotworkfull-timecan

bringyearsofexperiencetoajob.Half-timershavetoworkflatoutwithoutateabreak.

Anotherattractionisthattwopeoplebringtoonejobtwiceasmuchexperience,setsof

ideasanddiscussion.Buttherearefinancialpitfallsforthejob-sharers.Ifonebecomes

unemployed,heshouldbeeligibleforUnemploymentBenefit.Buthehastosignonas

beingavailableforfull-timework.Otherwise,hecannotclaimthebenefit.Pensionsarea

bigblock.TheEOCpaperpointsoui(hattheLocalGovernmeniSuperannuationScheme

excludespeoplewhoworklessthan30hoursaweek.Forthosewhoareattractedtojob­

sharing,beware.Mostoccupationalpensionschemesarebasedcitherontheaverage

annualearningsduringmembershipoftheschemeorontheemployee'sfinalsalary.

2、Thegovernmentwillgivesupporttoemployers,whoofferpart-timejobs.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章首段首句“…grantstoemployerswillingtoofferpart-timeworkto

peopleclaimingunemploymentbenefit”,可知木题答案为“T”。

3、Employerscanbenefitfremhavingtwopeopleperformingthesamejob.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中没有涉及此内容。

4、Thisarticleprovidesmeansforyoungerpeopletoeaseintoretirement.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文中第六、七、八段可以看出本项正确的表述应该是“…provides

meansforokier(notyounger)peopletoeaseintoretirement'^所以本项答案为"N"。

5、Woik-sharingschemeshavesofarbeenunsatisfactory.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中没有涉及此内容。

6、AuthorapprovestheGovernment'splan.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从全文整体来做判断，作者对政府的计划持肯定态度的，所以本题答

案为“Y”。

7、Work-sharingisbecomingpopularalloverthewesterncountries.

C、Sheneedstoreadthepagecarefully.

D^She,sworkingonalongassignment.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：M认为W花了很长时间来看这一页，W回答说，她明天要考的正是

这一页。言外之意是，她必须认真阅读这一页。正确答案是C。

14、

A^Shedoesn'tunderstand.

B、Shewondershowmanyroofsweredamaged.

C、Sheisn'tsurprised.

D^Sheclosedthewindowstopreventdamage.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这道题的关键在于掌握“wonder”在这里作不及物动词，意思是“惊

奇只有选项C中的“surprised”与之意思相同。

15、

A、Shewon'tbeabletogetthebookbeforeclass.

B、Thebookstherearetooexpensive.

C、Shehopestogetagooddealonsomesecond-handbooks.

D、Thetextbooksheneedsisn'tinyet.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这是一道关于时间的四级听力题。书店上午九点钟才开门，而W需

要买-•本书上八点钟的课，可见，她不可能在上课前买到书。正确答案是A。

16、

A、Shedidn'tbringthetickets.

B、Shedoesn'twanttoattendtheconcert.

C、Sheforgothermoney.

D^Shewon'tbeabletogetthestudentdiscount.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：“left”是“leave”的过去式，意思是“遗忘”。W把学生证遗忘在另一个

钱包里了，没有学生证就不能买学生折扣票价。因此选D。

17、

A、Doriswroteitforher.

B、Shedidn'twantDoristoborrowit.

C、SheenjoyeditbutDorisdidn't

D、Dorispurchaseditforher.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：“havesb.dosth.”这个词组在四级听力题中出现的频率相对较高，

它的意思是“让某人做某事，可见，W让Doris买了那本新小说。正确答案是D。

18、

A^Themanshouldbuyavacuumcleaner.

B、Theman'sparentsareeagertoseetheirson.

C、Theman'sparentsshouldcomeatanothertime.

D、Theman'sapartmentisdirty.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：“vacuumcleaner”是指“真空吸尘器”。由于M的父母要来他的公寓，

W提议把自己的真空吸尘器借给他。言外之意是，M的公寓太脏了，他应该先打

扫一下。

19、

A、Theywereneversent.

B、Theyeventuallyarrived.

C、Theyweretakenaway.

D、Theywenttothewrongaddress.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：“but”表明M的看法不同于W。反意疑问句，使用了一般过去时，说

明包裹已经到了。

四、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

20、

A、Writingpapersforhisclasses.

B、Meetingwithhisprofessors.

C、Doingextraworkinthechemistrylab.

D^Workingovertimeasalibrarian.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这道题关键在于把握对话中反复出现的paper（论文）一词。M与W所

讨论的话题•直围绕着写论文而展开，不难判断，M•直在忙着写论文，正确答

案是A。

21、

A、Spendmoretimeinthelibrary.

B、Writejustonepaperforallhisclasses.

C、Droponeofhiscourses.

D、Dohisresearchoncloselyrelatedtopics.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：W建议M选择一个主题，然后分别写三个不同的方面，完成三篇论

文v与之意思最接近的是选项D“

22、

A^Sheoncewroteaboutit.

B、Shethinksthemanshouldwriteaboutit.

C、She'sbeenstudyingitrecently.

D、SheparticularlylikesRomanticpoetry.

标准答案：B.

知识点解析：W在给M建议时提到围绕浪漫主义，写三篇侧重点不同的论文，因

此选B。其他三个选项的内容对话中都没有提及。

23、

A^Sheknowshe'sverybusy.

B、He'salreadyhelpedherenough.

C、Hedoesn'tknowenoughchemistry.

D、Shedoesn'tneedanyhelp.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：W没有让M帮她写化学实验是因为M从来没有上过化学课（take

chemistry）,恐怕W对M帮忙的结果不满意，因此正确答案是C。

五、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

24、

A、Theimportanceofgoodmanners.

Thear（ofsayingthankyou.

C^Thesecretofstayingpretty.

D^Thedifferencebetweeneleganceandgoodmanners.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：主题大意。短文开始时说人们曾经是和谐友善相处的。末尾又说有礼

貌能提升个人形象，可知，本文主要是讲礼貌的重要性的。

25、

A、Theywerewillingtospendmoremoneyonclothes.

B、Theypaidmoreattentiontotheirappearance.

C、Theyweremoreawareofchangesinfashion.

D^Theywerenicerandgentler.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节判断。问的是过去的人们怎么样?过去人们之间关系更友善更亲

切。

26、

A、Byputtingonalittlemake-up.

B、Bydecoratingourhomes.

C、Bybeingkindandgenerous.

D、Bywearingfashionableclothes.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节判断。文末说有礼貌能提升一个人的形象；前文又说最友善最慷

慨的人能让一个人更美，即友善、慷慨是提升个人形象的好办法。

27、

A、Childrendon'tgetenougheducationinsafety.

B、Theplaygroundsareinpoorcondition.

C、Theplaygroundsareovercrowded.

D^Childrenarekeenondangerousgames.

标准答案：B--

知识点解析：细节归纳。孩子们活动的操场设计不佳，保护措施不充分，维护不

好，这都是操场状况不佳的具体表现。也正是造成操场伤害的主要原因。

28、

A、Theyshouldhelpmaintaintheequipment.

B、Theyshouldteachtheirchildrenhowtousetheequipment.

C、Theyshouldstoptheirchildrenfromclimbingladders.

D、Theyshouldkeepawatchfuleyeontheirchildren.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节辨识。为使孩子免受伤害，让孩子有安全感，家长应该密切关注

孩子的活动。

29、

A^Theycanbecreativewhentheyfeelsecure.

B、Theymaypanicinfrontofhighplaygroundequipment.

C、Theyshouldbeawareof（hepotentialrisksintheplayground.

D^Theytendtostaywithinshoutingorrunningdistanceoftheirparents.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节辨认。作者在文末指出，孩子一旦有了安全感，就会富有创造

性。

六、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

30、

A、Alargerincomeoftenresultsinalowerlivingstandard.

B、Nomoremoneyisleftoverinspileofalargerincome.

C、Toputawaysomemoneyhasbecomeanecessity.

D^Theydon'tknowwheretheirmoneyhasgone.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：同义转述。美国人的家庭收入都比以前高，但大家乂发现似乎没钱可

存。文中“putaway”对应B）中的“leftover”。

31、

A、Itisthemoneyspenteverymonth.

B、Itisthemoneyputawaybyeveryfamily.

C、Itisthemoneyforfamiliestomakeendsmeet.

D^Itisthemoneypaidforthenecessitiesoflife.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原文再现。经济学家说，生活费是指一个家庭用于购买生活必需品的

这笔钱。选项D）的意思和文中表述一致。

32、

A、Becausepeopleneedmoreandbettergoods.

B、Becausequalitygoodsarcofteninshortsupply.

C、Becausepeopleearnlessmoneynowadays.

D^Becausethedollarhaslowervalue（hanbefore.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节归纳.文中对应部分提到，人们有钱后，对商品也有更多的需

求。即选项A）所表达的，人们需要更多更好的商品。

33、

A、Toincreasethevalueoftheirdollars.

B、Toputawaymoremoneyeverymonth.

C、Tomake（heirincomemeet（hecostofliving.

D、Tolimittheirexpensesonentertainmentandclothes.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文再现。选项C）中的10makeiheirincomemeelthecostofliving意

为收支平衡，收支相抵。

七、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题1.0分，共

〃分。）

Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment—mostofthesearemadeinJapan

buttherearealsogood[Bl]modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave

[B2]arangeofdifferentmodels（oseewhichisthebest[B3]for

money.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsandinterviewswithpeoplewhoare[B4]

withthedifferentcamerasbeingassessed,ourresearchers[B5]the

OlympicBYmodelas（hebestauto-fbeuscamera[B6]at（hemoment.Itcosts

$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore—[B7]asmuchasanother

$200-onbuying[B8]lensesandotherequipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,

easytouse.[B9]whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymore

expensive.TheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquiteabitlessthan

othercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheothermodelswelookedatweighed

almosttwiceasmuch.[BIO]All(hepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmost

totalsatisfactionwithit.[BlI].

34、[Bl]

标准答案:quality

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、[B2]

标准答案：investigated

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B3]

标准答案：value

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B4]

标准答案：familiar

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B5]

标准答案：recommend

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B6]

标准答案:available

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[R7]

标准答案：perhaps

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B8]

标准答案：additional

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B9]

标准答案：EquivalentGermanmodelstendtobeheavierandslightlylesseasytouse

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、［BIO］

标准答案：Similarly,itissmallerthanmostofitscompetitors,thusfittingeasilyintoa

pocketorahandbag.

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、［Bill

机;准答案：Theonlyproblemwasaslightawkwardnessinloadingthefilm.

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分，共10分。）

Justfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthick,lightgoldenincolorandwithaperfect"saddle

curl,"（heLay'spotatochipseemsanunlikelyweaponforglobaldomination.Butits

maker,Frito-Lay,thinksotherwise."Potatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworld,"said

SalmanAmin,thecompany'sheadofglobalmarketing.Aminbelievesthereisnocorner

oftheworldthatcanresistthecharmsofaFrito-Laypotatochip.Frito-Layisthebiggest

snackmakerinAmerica,ownedbyPepsiCo,andaccountsforoverhalfoftheparent

company's$3billionannualprofits.ButtheU.S.snackfoodmarketislargelysaturated,

andtogrow,thecompanyhastolookoverseas.Itsstrategyrestsontwobeliefs:first,a

globalproductofferseconomiesofscalewithwhichlocalbrandscannotcompete.And

second,consumersinthe21stcenturyaredrawnto"global"asaconcept."Global"does

notmeanproductsthatarcconsciouslyidentifiedasAmerican,butonesthatconsumes—

especiallyyoungpeople—seeaspartofamodern,innovative（创新的）worldinwhich

peoplearelinkedacrossculturesbysharedbeliefsandtastes.Potatochipsarean

Americaninvention,butmostChinese,forinstance,donotknowthatFrito-Layisan

Americancompany.Instead,Riskcy,thecompany'sresearchanddevelopmenthead,

wouldhopetheyassociatethebrandwiththenewworldofglobalcommunicationsand

business.Withbrandperceptionacrucialfactor,RiskeyorderedaredesignoftheFrito-

Laylogo（^iR）.Thelogo,alongwiththecompany'slong-heldmarketingimageofthe

"irresistibility"ofitschips,wouldhelpfacilitatethecompany'sglobalexpansion.The

executivesacknowledgethattheytrytoswingnationaleatinghabitstoafoodcreatedin

America,buttheydenythatamountstoeconomicimperialism.Rather,theyseeFrito-Lay

asspreadingthebenefitsoffreeenterpriseacrosstheworld."Wc'rcmakingproductsin

thosecountries,wc'rcadaptingthemtothetastesofthosecountries,buildingbusinesses

andemployingpeopleandchanginglives/'saidSteveReinemund,PepsiCo'schief

executive.

45、ItisthebeliefofFrito-Lay'sheadofglobalmarkingthat.

A、potatochipscanhardlybeusedasaweapontodominatetheworldmarket

B、theircompanymustfindnewwaystopromotedomesticsales.

C、thelightgoldencolorenhancesthecharmoftheircompany'spotatochips

D、peopletheworldoverenjoyeatingtheircompany'spotatochips

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原文同义转述。第I段鼓后一句说：Frilo-Lay公司的全球市场总裁相

信全世界没有任何一个地方能够抵挡Lay氏薯条的魅力。由此可见选项D）的内容

与此吻合。

46、WhatdowelearnaboutFrito-LayfromParagraph2?

A^Itsproductsusedtobepopularamongoverseasconsumers.

B、Itsexpansionhascausedfiercecompetitioninthesnackmarket.

C、Itgiveshalfofitsannualprofitstoitsparentcompany.

D、Itneedstoturntothewordmarketfordevelopment.

标准答案：D

知识点解析；细节判断。木段主要信息在“But”之后；美国快餐市场已经饱和，要

发展，公司不得不寻找海外市场。因此选项D）正确。

47OneoftheassumptionsonwhichFrito-Laybasesitsdevelopmentstrategyisthat

A、consumersworldwidetodayareattractedbyglobalbrands

B、localbrandscannotcompetesuccessfullywithAmericanbrands

C、productssuitingChineseconsumers'needsbringinmoreprofits

D、productsidentifiedasAmericanwillhavepromisingmarketvalue

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理判断。Frito-Lay公司向海外发展的战略基于两种信念，其•京尤

是当代消费者已经在向“全球化''理念靠拢。由此推断全球化的品牌能够吸引他们。

48、WhydidRiskeyhavetheFrito-Laylogoredesigned?

A^Tosuitchangingtastesofyoungconsumers.

B、Topromotethecompany'sstrategyofglobalization.

C、Tochangethecompany'slong-heldmarketingimage.

D^TocompetewithotherAmericanchipproducers.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节理解。Riskey下令重新设计公司的标识，目的就是推动公司的全

球化扩张。原文“facilitate”对应选项B）中的“promote”。

49、Frito-Lay'sexecutivesclaimthatthepromotingofAmericanfbodinthe

internationalmarket.

A、won'taffecttheeatinghabitsofthelocalpeople

B、willleadtoeconomicimperialism

C、willbeintheinterestofthelocalpeople

D、won'tspoilthetasteoftheirchips

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断。最后一段指出：Frito-Lay公司的主管人员把他们在全世

界的扩张看作是将自由企业的好处带给全世界。其母公司的首席执行官也说：他们

在那些国家制造产品，适应当地的口味，建立企业，雇用工人，改变人们的生活。

可见他们认为美国食品在全球的推广是符合当地人民的利益的。选项C）正确。

IncommunitiesnorthofDenver,residentsarepitchingintohelpteachersand

administratorsastheVrainSchoolDistricttriestosolvea$13,8millionbudgetshortage

blamedonmismanagement."We'reworriedaboutourteachersandprincipals,andwe

reallydon'twanttolosethembecauseofthis,"oneparentsaid,"Ifwecanhelpeasetheir

financialburden,wewill."Teachersarcgrateful,butknowitmaybeyearsbeforethe

dislrictissolvent（有偿付能力的）.Theyfeelreallygoodabouttheparentsupport,bu（

theyrealizei（'simpossiblefbrihem（osolvethisproblem.The22,000-studentdistricl

discoveredtheshortagelastmonth."Il'sextraordinary.Nobodywouldhaveimagined

somethinghappeninglikethisatthislevel,"saidStateTreasurerMikeCoffman.Coffman

anddistrictofficialslastweekagreedonastateemergencyplanfreeingupa$9.8million

loanthatenabledthepayrollQ］资单）10bemetfor2,700teachersandstaffintimeforthe

holidays.Districtofficialsalsotook$1.7millionfromstudent-activityaccountsinits38

schools.AtCoffman'srequesi,theDistrictAttorneyhasbeguninvestigatingthedistrict's

finances.Coffmansayshewantstoknowwhetherdistrictofficialshidthebudget

shortageuntilaftertheNovemberelection,whenvotersapproveda$212millionbond

issueforschools.InFrederick,students'parentsarebuyingclassroomsuppliesand

offeringtopayforgroceriesandutilitiestokeepfirst-yearteachersandprincipalsintheir

jobs.Some$36,000hasbeenraisedindonationsfromSafeway.AChevroletdealership

donated$10,000andforgavethedistrict's$10,750billforrentingthedrivereducating

cars.IBMuoiiliibulcd4,500packsofpapcr."Wccmpluythousandsofpeopleinthis

community,"saidMitchCarson,ahospitalchiefexecutive,whohelpedraisefunds."We

havechildrenintheschool,andwcseehowtheycouldbeaffected."AtCreekHigh

School,threestudentsstartedawebsitethatdisplaysnewspaperarticles,district

informationandanemailforum（论坛）."Rumorsaboutwhat'shappeningtothedistrict

aremovingatlightingspeed,"saidastudent."Wewantedtoknowthetruth,andspread

thataroundinstead."

50^Whathashappened（otheVrainSchoolDistrict?

A^Ahugefinancialproblemhasarisen.

B、Manyschoolstherearemismanaged.

C^Loisofteachersin（hedislrictareplanningtoquit.

D、Manyadministrativepersonnelhavebeenlaidoff.

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