06--09年12月大學(xué)英語四級真題及參考答案

1、12009年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題PartIWriting(30minutes)Createagreencampus1.建設(shè)綠色校園十分重要建設(shè)綠色校園十分重要2.綠色校園不僅指綠色環(huán)境綠色校園不僅指綠色環(huán)境3.為了建設(shè)綠色校園，我們應(yīng)該為了建設(shè)綠色校園，我們應(yīng)該……PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingScanning)(15minutes)Collegestakinganot

2、herlookatvalueofmeritbasedaidGoodgradeshightestscesstillmatteralottomanycollegesastheyawardfinancialaid.Butwithlowincomestudentsprojectedtomakeupaneverlargershareofthecollegeboundpopulationincomingyearssomeschoolsarereex

3、aminingwhetherthataidtypicallyknownas“meritaid”isthemosteffectiveuseofpreciousinstitutionaldollars.GegeWashingtonUniversityinWashingtonD.C.fexamplesaidlastweekthatitwouldcutthevalueofitsaveragemeritscholarshipsbyaboutone

4、thirdreducethenumberofrecipients(接受者接受者)，pouringthesavingsabout$2.5millionintoneedbasedaid.AlleghenyCollegeinMeadvillepa..madeasimilardecisionthreeyearsago.NowHamiltonCollegeinClintonNY.saysitwillphaseoutmeritscholarship

5、saltogether.Nocurrentmeritaidrecipientswilllosetheirscholarshipsbutneedbasedaidalonewillbeawardedbeginningwithstudentsenteringinfall2008.Notallcollegesoffermeritaidgenerallythemeiveaschoolthelesslikelyitistodoso.HarvardP

6、rincetonfexampleoffergenerousneedbasedpackagesbutmanyfamilieswhodon’tmeetneedeligibility（資格）（資格）havebeenwillingtopaywhatevertheymustfabignameschool.Fsmallregionalcollegesthatstrugglejusttofillseatsmeritaidcanbeanimptantr

7、evenuebuilderbecausemanyrecipientsstillpayenoughtuitiondollarsoverabovethescholarshipamounttokeeptheinstitutionrunning.Butfrankingsconsciousschoolsinbetweenmeritaidhasservedprimarilyasatooltorecruittopstudentstoimproveth

8、eiracademicprofiles.“They’retryingtobuystudents.”SaysSkidmeColegeeconomistSyBaum.Studiesshowmeritaidalsotendstobenefitdisproptionatelystudentswhocouldaffdtoenrollwithoutit.“Aswelooktothefutureweseeamepressingneedtoinvest

9、inneedbasedaid.”SaysMonicaInzerdeanofadmissionfinancialaidatHamiltonwhichhasofferedmeritscholarshipsf10years.DuringthattimeitroseinUSNews&WldRept’srankingofthebestliberalartscollegesfrom25to17.Meritaidwhichbenefitedabout

10、75studentsayearabout4%ofitsstudentbodyatacostofabout$1millionayear“serveduswell”lnzersaysbut“tobediscountingthePriceffamiliesthatdon’tneedfinancialaiddoesn’tfeelrightanyme.”Needbasedaidremainsbyfarthelargestshareofallstu

11、dentaidwhichincludesstatefederalinstitutionalgrants.Butmeritaidofferedprimarilybyschoolsstatesisgrowingfasterbothoverallattheinstitutionallevel.Between199596200304institutionalmeritaidaloneincreased212%.Comparedwith47%fn

12、eedbasedgrantsAtleast15statesalsooffermeritaidtypicallyinabidtoenroll3ptfolio（選輯）（選輯）ofsomestwhetherthatincludesacollectionofartwkarecdingofamusicalperfmanceofavideoofthemdancing.1.Withmemelowincomestudentspursuinghigher

13、educationanumberofcollegesare_____.A)offeringstudentsmemeritbasedaidB)revisingtheirfinancialaidpoliciesC)increasingtheamountoffinancialaidD)changingtheiradmissionprocesses2.WhatdidAlleghenyCollegeinMeadvilledothreeyearsa

14、goA)IttriedtoimplementanovelfinancialaidprogramB)Itadded$2.5milliontoitsneedbasedaidprogram.C)Itphasedoutitsmeritbasedscholarshipsaltogether.D)Itcutitsmeritbasedaidtohelptheneedystudents.3.Thechiefpurposeofrankingsconsci

15、ouscollegesinofferingmeritaidto________.A)improveteachingqualityB)boosttheirenrollmentsC)attractgoodstudentsD)increasetheirrevenues4.MonicaInzerdeanofadmissionfinancialaidatHamiltonbelieves_________.A)itdoesn’tpaytospend

16、$1millionayeartoraiseitsrankingB)itgivesstudentsmotivationtoawardacademicachievements.C)it’sillogicaltousesomuchmoneyononly4%ofitsstudents.D)it’snotrighttogiveaidtothosewhocanaffdthetuition5.Inrecentyearsmeritbasedaidhad

17、increasedmuchfastertheneedbasedaiddueto______.A)megovernmentfundingtocollegesB)fiercecompetitionamonginstitutionsC)theincreasingnumberoftopstudentsD)schools’improvedfinancialsituations6.Whatistheattitudeofmanyprivatecoll

18、egestowardmeritaidaccdingtoDavidLairdA)TheywouldliketoseeitreducedB)TheyregarditasanecessaryevilC)TheythinkitdoesmeharmthangoodD)Theyconsideritunfairtodleclassfamilies7.Whydoesn’tAlleghenyCollegeplantomeritaidentirelyA)R

19、isingtuitionshavemadecollegeunaffdablefdleclassfamiliesB)WithrisingincomesfewerstudentsareapplyingfneedbasedaidC)ManystudentsfromdleincomefamilieshavecometorelyonitD)Risingincomeshavedisqualifiedmanystudentsfneedbasedaid

20、8.Annualrenewalofacademicmeritscholarshipsdependsonwhethertherecipientsremain____.9.Applicantsfathleticmeritscholarshipsneedarecommendationfromacoacharefereewho______theirexceptionalathleticperfmance.10.Applicantsfartist