四級模擬試卷280.doc

經(jīng)管土管學院2011級A班第一次四級模擬2012.11.2Part I Writing (30 minutes) 注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic “Education: Examination-Oriented or Quality-Oriented”. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 應試教育現(xiàn)狀及其原因; 2. 素質(zhì)教育的優(yōu)點; 3. 你的觀點。 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly. 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. Selling Expertise on the Internet for Extra CashTeresa Estes, a licensed mental-health counselor, watched as business at her private practice decreased last year. Then the single mother turned to her keyboard to boost her income. Ms. Estes applied to become an “expert” on LivePerson Inc., a Web site where clients pay for online chat time with professionals and advisers of all fields. For $1.89 a minute a rate she set the 39-year-old from Marianna, Fla., dispenses advice to clients around the globe. She spends about four hours a day online, often at night, when her daughter has gone to bed. “It was the economy,” she says of her move to take her skills online. “Live Person is more profitable than my private practice.” Ms. Estes had charged her private clients up to $75 an hour. As the recession deepens, a small but growing number of people are taking their skills online, offering expertise or performing specified tasks for a fee. Labor-at-the-keyboard sites are gaining popularity as people increasingly turn to the Web in search of work. Internet job-search sites saw a 51% rise in traffic from January 2008 to January 2009, according to comScore Media Metrix, to 26.7 million unique visitors. Among the many fee-for-service Web sites out there, at least three are attracting a significant number of users though consumers should exercise a healthy degree of skepticism when consulting any of these sites. Live Person seeks out experts on a slew of topics, including mental health, financial services, shopping and fashion, as well as psychics and spiritual advisers. Mechanical Turk, a Web service run by A Inc., pays workers to perform tasks, such as cataloging products online. Associated Content pays contributors to write articles on a wide range of subjects, from organic flower gardening to how to apply for financial aid. Live Person went public in 2001, and the current version of the site was launched in late 2007. Today, the site has 30,000 registered experts, attracting an average of 100,000 people a year who pay for the offered services, says Chief Executive Officer Robert LoCascio. Roughly 3,500 people have made contributing to the site their full-time job, he says. Live Person says it vets contributors qualifications, such as medical licenses or financial certification, through a third party, and relies heavily on its community reviews. Some 200 people a day apply to be Live Person experts, up from 120 a year ago, says Mr. LoCascio. Once cleared, advisers work with clients on a cost-per-minute basis set by the adviser. The site takes a commission of between 30% and 35%. Associated Content, by contrast, reviews submissions in house and then decides how much to pay for them. The site, which specializes in how-to pieces and feature stories on news topics, had 237,000 registered contributors and more than one million content pieces as of February, both about double from the same month a year ago. After posting the content, the site sells advertisements against it and distributes it to other companies, such as online shoe retailer Zappos, which use the content on their own Web sites. If Associated Content accepts a submission (it says it rejects about 25% of them), the author gets between $5 and $30, plus $1.50 for each 1,000 page views. An ability to write “search-engine-optimized” content, an industry term for generating good Google results, helps, says site founder Luke Beatty. People are not only looking for payment but also establishing their credentials “as somebody with experience”, he says. Writing about a specific profession, such as law or real estate, helps raise a persons profile online, enhancing his job searches, says Mr. Beatty. Sabah Karimi, a 26-year-old from Orlando, Fla., left a career in marketing to become a full-time freelance writer and now spends between 8 and 10 hours a week writing for Associated Content. She has been at it for about three years and says she earns roughly $1,000 a month from her past and current submissions. Ms. Karimi cautions newcomers to Associated Content that it takes time to build up earnings. She says she learned how to write articles that would bring traffic and often looks for newsy ideas that will attract readers. Mechanical Turk, by contrast, is based on “crowd sourcing”, or breaking a task into lots of tiny pieces and giving it to a big group of people to complete quickly. Most of these jobs which the site calls HITs, for human intelligence tasks pay just a few cents. Efficient MTurkers, as they call themselves, can make more than $100 a week doing things such as finding someones email address or labeling images of a particular animal in a photograph. Amazon says that MTurk now has 200,000 workers from 100 different countries, but it doesnt keep track of past figures. The site named for an 18th-century stunt involving a turbaned chess-playing “machine” with an actual chess master hidden within began as a way to help Amazon manage its product database, says Sharon Chiarella, vice president of Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon uses the site to help sort images and content, paying people a few cents a task. Mechanical Turk also serves a variety of companies who need Web tasks performed, especially those that require a human element. Test-prep startup Knewton Inc., for example, uses it extensively for focus-group-type tasks, as well as enlisting people to take its practice tests. Keri Knutson, a mother of five from Independence, La., discovered Mechanical Turk when her eldest son was headed for college. Ms. Knutson, now 45, needed money for his tuition and fees. She took on all kinds of low-paying but easy tasks at the beginning, from finding a place to purchase a specific item to identifying the name of a street in a photograph. People looking to make money online as fee-for-service experts should read the fine print. Live Person has one of the more formal payment systems, requiring users to sign up for an account before talking with an expert. Some sites, including Associated Content and Mechanical Turk, reserve the right to refuse payment if a task is not completed satisfactorily. Most sites have a robust community of workers who regularly offer one another tips on which tasks pay the best. Mechanical Turk users have an independent site called Turker Nation (), which reviews the companies that solicit (索求) and pay for tasks so that workers can check a companys record before taking on a task. Consumers who use these sites also need to exercise caution. Relying on legal or medical advice from an unknown online source has obvious drawbacks, and the Web sites acknowledge that some users have registered complaints about the advice offered on the sites. LivePerson warns consumers to offer their financial and personal details with care. For the workers on these sites, even incremental sources of income are helpful these days. Ms. Knutson now spends the majority of her time transcribing Web audio and video for clients, earning about $250 a week for 30 hours of work. She says she has seen more competition lately but is determined to keep up her weekly pace. “If I didnt have this money,” she says, “wed be struggling to find what to eat every week.” 1. What is the passage mainly talking about? A) The economic recession will last a few years. B) More people are taking their skills online to make money. C) Asking for advice through the Internet is a good way to solve your problems. D) People shouldnt release their financial and personal details online. 2. Live Person Inc. is a Web site where _. A) people chat with each other and make friends freely B) professionals and advisers help others for free C) people pay money for applying to become an expert D) clients pay for online chat time with professionals and advisers 3. Why are labor-at-the-keyboard sites gaining popularity? A) Because people love to work on the Internet. B) Because more people are finding jobs on the Internet. C) Because people are being asked to work on the Internet. D) Because working on the Internet is easier than other ways of working. 4. How much will an expert get through Live Person if a client pays $10? A) $3 to $3.5. B) $10. C) $6.5 to $7. D) $5. 5. Mechanical Turk originated as a method to _. A) label images of a particular animal in a photograph B) serve a variety of companies who need Web tasks performed C) help Amazon manage its product database D) find someones email address 6. What does Turker Nation do? A) It reserves the right to refuse payment if a task is not completed satisfactorily. B) It relies on legal or medical advice from an unknown online source. C) It registers complaints about the advice offered on the site. D) It reviews the companies that solicit and pay for tasks. 7. What does Ms. Knutson spend the majority of her time doing? A) Finding a place to purchase a specific item. B) Identifying the name of a street in a photograph. C) Transcribing Web audio and video for clients. D) Struggling to find what to eat every week. 8. Associated Content pays contributors to write articles on a wide range of subjects, from organic flower gardening to how to _. 9. Live Person says it vets contributors qualifications through a third party, and relies heavily on its _. 10. Amazon says that MTurk now has 200,000 workers from _. 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：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。11. A) He has proved to be a better reader than the woman.B) He has difficulty understanding the book. C) He cannot get access to the assigned book.D) He cannot finish his assignment before the deadline.12. A) She will drive the man to the supermarket.B) The man should buy a car of his own.C) The man neednt go shopping every week.D) She can pick the man up at the grocery store.13. A) Get more food and drinks.B) Ask his friend to come over. C) Tidy up the place.D) Hold a party.14. A) The talks can be held any day except this Friday.B) He could change his schedule to meet John Smith.C) The first-round talks should start as soon as possible. D) The woman should contact John Smith first.15. A) He understands the womans feelings.B) He has gone through a similar experience.C) The woman should have gone on the field trip. D) The teacher is just following the regulations.16. A) She will meet the man halfway.B) She will ask David to talk less.C) She is sorry the man will not come. D) She has to invite David to the party.17. A) Few students understand Prof. Johnsons lectures.B) Few students meet Prof. Jonsons requirements.C) Many students find Prof. Johnsons lectures boring. D) Many students have dropped Prof. Johnsons class.18. A) Check their computer files.B) Make some computations. C) Study a computer program. D) Assemble a computer.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) It allows him to make a lot of friends.B) It requires him to work long hours.C) It enables him to apply theory to practice. D) It helps him understand people better.20. A) It is intellectually challenging.B) It requires him to do washing-up all the time. C) It exposes him to oily smoke all day long.D) It demands physical endurance and patience.21. A) In a hospital. B) At a coffee shop. C) At a laundry. D) In a hotel.22. A) Getting along well with colleagues.B) Paying attention to every detail. C) Planning everything in advance. D) Knowing the needs of customers.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) The pocket money British children get.B) The annual inflation rate in Britain.C) The things British children spend money on. D) The rising cost of raising a child in Britain.24. A) It enables children to live better.B) It goes down during economic recession. 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) Pay for small personal things. C) Buy their own shoes and socks. 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 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.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the conversation you have just heard.26. A) District managers.B)Regular customers. C) Sales directors.D) Senior clerks.27. A) The support provided by the regular clients.B) The initiative shown by the sales representatives.C) The urgency of implementing the companys plans. D) The important part played by district managers.28. A) Some of them were political-minded.B) Fifty percent of them were female.C) One third of them were senior managers. D) Most of them were rather conservative.29. A) He used too many quotations.B) He was not gender sensitive. C) He did not keep to the point.D) He spent too much time on details.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) State your problem to the head waiter.B) Demand a discount on the dishes ordered. C) Ask to see the manager politely but firmly. D) Ask the name of the person waiting on you.31. A) You problem may not be understood correctly.B) You dont know if you are complaining at the right time. C) Your complaint may not reach the person in charge.D) You cant tell how the person on the line is reacting.32. A) Demand a prompt response.B) Provide all the details. C) Send it by express mail. D) Stick to the point.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.A)Fashion designer B) ArchitectC) City planner.D) Engineer.34.A) Do some volunteer work.B) Get a well-paid part-time job. C) Work flexible hours.D) Go back to her previous post.35.A) Few baby-sitters can be considered trustworthy.B) It will add to the familys financial burden. C) A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother.D) The children wont get along with a baby-sitter.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：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more (36) , less afraid of what he doesnt know, better at finding and (37) things out, more confident, resourceful (機敏的), persistent and (38) than he will ever be again in his schooling or, unless he is very (39) and very lucky, for the rest of his life. Already, by paying close attention to and (40) with the world and people around him, and without any school-type (41) instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and (42) than anything he will be asked to do in school, or than any of his teachers has done for years. He has solved the (43) of language. He has discovered it babies dont even know that language exists and (44) . He has done it by exploring, by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, (45) until it does work. And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other things as well, (46) , and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are requir