真題一2009年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試試題

1、2009年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試試題月大學(xué)英語四級考試試題PartⅠWriting(30minutes)注意：此部分試題在答題卡注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上。上。Directions:Fthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteashtessayonthetopicofCreatingaGreenCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast120wdsfollowingtheoutlinegi

2、venbelow:1.建設(shè)綠色校園很重要2.綠色校園不僅指綠色的環(huán)境……3.為了建設(shè)綠色校園，我們應(yīng)該……CreatingaGreenCampusPartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyanswerthequestionsonAnswerS

3、heet1.Fquestions17choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)D).Fquestion810completethesentenceswiththeinfmationgiveninthepassage.CollegestakinganotherlookatvalueofmeritbasedaidGoodgradeshightestsscesstillmatter—al

4、ot—tomanycollegesastheyawardfinancialaid.Butwithlowincomestudentsprojectedtomakeupaneverlargershareofthecollegeboundpopulationincomingyearssomeschoolsarereexaminingwhetherthataidtypicallyknownas“meritaid”isthemosteffecti

5、veuseofpreciousinstitutionaldollars.GegeWashingtonUniversityinWashingtonD.C.fexamplesaidlastweekthatitwouldcutthevalueofitsaveragemeritscholarshipsbyaboutonethirdreducethenumberofrecipients（接受者）pouringthesavingsabout$2.5

6、millionintoneedbasedaid.AlleghenyCollegeinMeadvillePa.madeasimilardecisionthreeyearsago.NowHamiltonCollegeinClintonN.Y.saysitwillphaseoutmeritscholarshipsaltogether.Nocurrentmeritaidrecipientswilllosetheirscholarshipsbut

7、needbasedaidalonewillbeawardedbeginningwithstudentsenteringinfall2008.Notallcollegesoffermeritaidgenerallythemeiveaschoolthelesslikelyitistodoso.HarvardPrincetonfexampleoffergenerousneedbasedpackagesbutmanyfamilieswhodon

8、’tmeetneedeligibility（資格）havebeenwillingtopaywhatevertheymustfabignameschool.Fsmallregionalcollegesthatstrugglejusttofillseatsmeritaidcanbeanimptantrevenuebuilderbecausemanyrecipientsstillpayenoughtuitiondollarsoverabove

9、thescholarshipamounttokeeptheinstitutionrunning.Butfrankingsconsciousschoolsinbetweenmeritaidhasservedprimarilyasatooltorecruittopstudentstoimprovetheiracademicprofits.“They’retryingtobuystudents”saysAcademicmeritscholar

10、shipsarebasedonstudents’gradesGPAoverallacademicperfmanceduringhighschool.Theyaretypicallymeantfstudentsgoingstraighttocollegerightafterhighschool.Howevertherearescholarshipsfcurrentcollegestudentswithexceptionalgradesas

11、well.Thesemeritscholarshipsusuallyhelpstudentspaytuitionbillstheycanberenewedeachyearaslongastherecipientscontinuetoqualify.Insomecasesstudentsmayneedtoberecommendedbytheirschoolateacheraspartofthequalificationprocess.At

12、hleticmeritscholarshipsaremeantfstudentsthatexcel（突出）insptsofanykindfromfootballtotrackfieldevents.Recommendationfthesescholarshipsisrequiredsinceexceptionalathleticperfmancehastoberecognizedbyacoachareferee（裁判）.Applican

13、tsneedtosendinatapecontainingtheirbestperfmance.Artisticmeritscholarshipsrequirethatapplicantsexcelinagivenartisticarea.Thisgenerallyincludesanycreativefieldsuchasartdesignfashionmusicdancewriting.Applyingfartisticmerits

14、cholarshipsusuallyrequiresthatstudentssubmitaptfolio（選輯）ofsomestwhetherthatincludesacollectionofartwkarecdingofamusicalperfmanceavideoofthemdancing.1.Withmemelowincomestudentspursuinghighereducationanumberofcollegesare__

15、______.A)offeringstudentsmemeritbasedaidB)revisingtheirfinancialaidpoliciesC)increasingtheamountoffinancialaidD)changingtheiradmissionprocesses2.WhatdidAlleghenyCollegeinMeadvilledothreeyearsagoA)Ittriedtoimplementanovel

16、financialaidprogram.B)Itadded$2.5milliontoitsneedbasedaidprogram.C)Itphasedoutitsmeritbasedscholarshipsaltogether.D)Itcutsitsmeritbasedaidtohelptheneedystudents.3.Thechiefpurposeofrankingsconsciouscollegesinofferingmerit

17、aidisto______.A)improveteachingqualityB)boosttheirenrollmentsC)attractgoodstudentsD)increasetheirrevenues4.MonicaInzerdeanofadmissionfinancialaidatHamiltonbelieves______.A)itdoesn’tpaytospend$1millionayeartoraiseitsranki

18、ngB)itgivesstudentsmotivationtoawardacademicachievementsC)it’sillogicaltousesomuchmoneyononly4%ofitsstudentsD)it’snotrighttogiveaidtothosewhocanaffdthetuition5.Inrecentyearsmeritbasedaidhasincreasedmuchfasterthanneedbase

19、daiddueto______.A)megovernmentfundingtocollegesB)fiercecompetitionamonginstitutionsC)theincreasingnumberoftopstudentsD)schools’improvedfinancialsituations6.WhatistheattitudeofmanyprivatecollegestowardmeritaidaccdingtoDav

20、idLairdA)Theywouldliketoseeitreduced.B)Theyregarditasanecessaryevil.C)Theythinkitdoesmeharmthangood.D)Theyconsideritunfairtodleclassfamilies.7.Whydoesn’tAlleghenyCollegeplantomeritaidentirelyA)Raisingtuitionshavemadecoll