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2012年6月大學英語四級真題

PartⅠ

Writing

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledExcessive

Packagingfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180

words.

1.目前許多商品存在過度包裝的現(xiàn)象.

2.出現(xiàn)這一現(xiàn)象的原因.

3.我對這一現(xiàn)象的看法和建議.

OnExcessivePackaging

PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA)，B)，C）andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththe

informationgiveninthepassage.

SmallSchoolsRising

Thisyear'slistofthetop100highschoolsshowsthattoday,thosewithfewerstudentsare

flourishing.

Fiftyyearsago,theywerethelatestthingineducationalreform:big,modern,suburbanhigh

schoolswithstudentscountedinthethousands.Asbabyboomers(二戰(zhàn)后嬰兒潮時期出生的人)came

ofhigh-schoolage,bigschoolspromisedeconomicefficiency.Agreaterchoiceofcourses,and,of

course,betterfootballteams.Onlyyearslaterdidweunderstandthetrade-offsthisinvolved:the

creationofexcessivebureaucracies(官僚機構(gòu))，thedifficultyofforgingpersonalconnectionsbetween

teachersandstudents.SATscoresbegandroppingin1963;today,onaverage,30%ofstudentsdonot

completehighschoolinfouryears,afigurethatrisesto50%inpoorurbanneighborhoods.Whilethe

emphasisonteachingtohigher,test-drivenstandardsassetinNoChildLeftBehindresultedin

significantlybetterperformanceinelementary(andsomemiddle)schools,highschoolsforavarietyof

reasonsseemedtohavemadelittleprogress.

Sizeisn'teverything,butitdoesmatter,andthepastdecadehasseenanoticeablecountertrend

towardsmallerschools.Thishasbeendue,inpart,totheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,whichhas

invested$1.8billioninAmericanhighschools,helpingtoopenabout1,000smallschools-mostofthem

withabout400kidseachwithanaverageenrollmentofonly150pergrade,About500moreareonthe

drawingboard.Districtsalloverthecountryaretakingnotice,alongwithmayorsincitieslikeNew

York,ChicagoandSanDiego.Themovementincludesindependentpubliccharterschools,suchasNo.1

BASISinTucson,withonly120high-schoolersand18graduatesthisyear.Itembraces

district-sanctionedmagnetschools,suchastheTalentedandGiftedSchool,with198students,andthe

ScienceandEngineeringMagnet,with383,whichshareabuildinginDallas,aswellastheCityHonors

SchoolinBuffalo,N.Y.,whichgrewoutofvolunteereveningseminarsforstudents.Anditincludes

alternativeschoolswithstudentsselectedbylottery(抽簽)，suchasH-BWoodlawninArlington,Va.

Andmostnoticeableofall,thereisthephenomenonoflargeurbanandsuburbanhighschoolsthathave

splitupintosmallerunitsofafewhundred,generallyhousedinthesamegroundsthatonceboasted

thousandsofstudentsallmarchingtothesameband.

HillsdaleHighSchoolinSanMateo,Calif,isoneofthose,rankingNo.423-amongthetop2%in

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thecountry-onNewsweek'sannualrankingofAmerica'stophighschools.Thesuccessofsmallschools

isapparentinthelistings.Tenyearsago,whenthefirstNewsweeklistbasedoncollege-leveltest

participationwaspublished,onlythreeofthetop100schoolshadgraduatingClassessmallerthan100

students.Thisyearthereare22.Nearly250schoolsonthefull,Newsweeklistofthetop5%ofschools

nationallyhadfewerthan200graduatesin2007.

AlthoughmanyofHillsdale'sstudentscamefromwealthyhouseholds,bythelate1990averagetest

scoreswereslidingandithadearnedtheunaffectionatenickname(綽號)"Hillsjail."JeffGilbert.A

Hillsdaleteacherwhobecameprincipallastyear,rememberssittingwithotherteacherswatching

studentsfileoutofagraduationceremonyandaskingoneanotherinastonishment,"Howdidthat

studentgraduate?"

Soin2003Hillsdaleremadeitselfintothree"houses,"romanticallynamedFlorence,Marrakech

andKyoto.Eachofthe300arrivingninthgradersarerandomly(隨機地)assignedtooneofthehouses.

Wheretheywillkeepthesamefourcoresubjectteachersfortwoyears,beforemovingontoanotherfor

11thand12thgrades.Theclosenessthissystemcultivatesisreinforcedbytheinstitutionof"advisory"

classesTeachersmeetwithstudentsingroupsof25,fivemorningsaweek,foropen-endeddiscussions

ofeverythingfromhomeworkproblemstobadSaturday-nightdates.Theadvisersalsomeetwith

studentsprivatelyandstayintouchwithparents,sotheyaredeeplyinvestedinthestudents'

success."We'reconstantlytalkingaboutoneanother'sadvisers,"saysEnglishteacherChrisCrockett."If

youhearthatyoursisn'tdoingwellinmath,orseethemsittingoutsidethedean'soffice,it'slikea

personalfailure."Alongwiththenewstructurecameamoredemandingacademicprogram,the

percentageoffreshmentakingbiologyjumpedfrom17to95."Itwasroughforsome.Butbysenioryear,

two-thirdshavemoveduptophysics,"saysGilbert"Ourkidsarecomingtoschoolinpartbecausethey

knowthereareadultsherewhoknowthemandcareforthem."Butnotallschoolsshowadvancesafter

downsizing,anditremainstobeseenwhethersmallerschoolswillbeacure-allsolution.

TheNewsweeklistoftopU.S.highschoolswasmadethisyear,asinyearspast,accordingtoa

singlemetric,theproportionofstudentstakingcollege-levelexams.Overtheyearsthissystemhas

comeinforitsshareofcriticismforitssimplicity.Butthatisalsoitsstrength:it'seasyforreadersto

understand,andtodothearithmeticfortheirownschoolsifthey'dlike.

Rankingschoolsisalwayscontroversial,andthisyearagroupof38superintendents(地區(qū)教育主

管)fromfivestateswrotetoaskthattheirschoolsbeexcludedfromthecalculation."Itisimpossibleto

knowwhichhighschoolsare'thebest'inthenation,"theirletterread.inpart."Determiningwhether

differentschoolsdoordon'tofferahighqualityofeducationrequiresalookatmandifferentmeasures,

includingstudents'overallacademicaccomplishmentsandtheirsubsequentperformanceincollege.And

takingintoconsiderationtheuniqueneedsoftheircommunities."

Intheend,thesuperintendentsagreedtoprovidethedatawesought,whichis,afterall,public

information.Thereis,inourview,norealdisputehere,weareallseekingthesamething,whichis

schoolsthatbetterserveourchildrenandournationbyencouragingstudentstotackletoughsubjects

undertheguidanceofgiftedteachers.Andifwekeepworkingtowardthatgoal,someday,perhapsalist

won'tbenecessary.

注意：此部分試題請在答卡1上作答.

1．Fiftyyearsago.big.Modern.Suburbanhighschoolswereestablishedinthehopeof

A)ensuringnochildisleftbehind.

B)increasingeconomicefficiency.

C)improvingstudents'performanceonSAT.

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D)providinggoodeducationforbabyboomers.

2.Whathappenedasaresultofsettingupbigschools?

A)Teachers'workloadincreased.

B)Students'performancedeclined.

C)Administrationbecamecentralized.

D)Studentsfocusedmoreontestscores.

3.WhatissaidabouttheschoolsfordedbytheBillandMelindaGatesfoundation?

A)Theyareusuallymagnetschools.

B)Theyareoftenlocatedinpoorneighborhoods.

C)Theyarepopularwithhigh-achievingstudents.

D)Theyaremostlysmallinsize.

4.Whatismostnoticeableaboutthecurrenttrendinhighschooleducation?

A)Somelargeschoolshavesplitupintosmallerones.

B)Agreatvarietyofschoolshavesprungupinurbanandsuburbanareas.

C)ManyschoolscompetefortheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationfunds.

D)Studentshavetomeethigheracademicstandards.

5.Newsweekrankedhighschoolsaccordingto

.

A)theirstudents'academicachievement.

B)thenumberoftheirstudentsadmittedtocollege.

C)thesizeandnumberoftheirgraduatingclasses.

D)theircollege-leveltestparticipation.

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutHillsdale'sstudentsinthelate1990s?

A)Theyweremadetostudyhardlikeprisoners.

B)Theycalledeachotherbyunaffectionatenicknames.

C)Mostofthemdidnothaveanysenseofdiscipline,

D)Theirschoolperformancewasgettingworse.

7.AccordingtoJeffGilbert,the"advisory"classesatHillsdaleweresetupsothatstudents

could

.

A)telltheirteacherswhattheydidonweekends.

B)experienceagreatdealofpleasureinlearning.

C)maintaincloserrelationshipswiththeirteachers.

D)tacklethedemandingbiologyandphysicscourses.

8.

isstillconsideredastrengthofNewsweek'sschoolrankingsysteminspiteofthecriticismit

receives.

9.Accordingtothe38superintendents,torankschoolsscientifically,itisnecessarytouse

.

10.Tobetterservethechildrenandournation,schoolsstudentstotake

.

PartⅢ

SectionA

ListeningComprehension

(35minutes)

Directions:inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversations,oneormorequestionswillbeasked

aboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA)、B）C）andD)、anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

、

correspondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答案卡2上作案。

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11.A)Tryingtosketchamap.

C)Discussingahouseplan.

B)Paintingthediningroom.

D)Cleaningthekitchen.

12.A)Sheistiredofthefoodinthecanteen.

B)SheofteneatsinaFrenchrestaurant.

C)SheusuallytakesasnackintheKFC.

D)Sheinveryfussyaboutwhatsheeats.

13.A)Listeningtosomeloudmusic.

C)Talkingloudlyonthetelephone.

B)Preparingforasoralexamination.

D)Practicingforaspeechcontest.

14.A)Themanhasleftagoodimpressiononherfamily.

B)Themancandresscasuallyfortheoccasion.

C)Themanshouldbuyhimselfanewsuit.

D)Theman'sjeansandT-shirtsarestylish.

15.A)Greypantsmadefrompurecotton.

C)100%cottonpantsindarkblue.

B)Fashionablepantsinbrightcolors.

D)Somethingtomatchherbrownpants.

16.A)Itsprice.

C)Itscomfort.

B)Itslocation.

D)Itsfacilities.

17.A)Traveloverseas.

C)Takeaphoto.

B)Lookforanewjob.

D)Adoptachild.

18.A)Itisaroutineoffer.

C)Itisquitehealthy.

B)Itisnewonthemenu.

D)Itisagoodbargain.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）HostinganeveningTVprogram.

C)Lecturingonbusinessmanagement.

B)Havingherbicyclerepaired.

D)Conductingamarketsurvey.

20.A)Herepairedbicycles.

C)Heworkedasasalesman.

B)Heservedasaconsultant.

D)Hecoachedinaracingclub.

21.A)Hewantedtobehisownboss.

C)Hedidn'twanttostartfromscratch.

B)Hefounditmoreprofitable.

D)Hedidn'twanttobeintoomuchdebt.

22.A)Theyworkfivedaysaweek.

C)Theyarepaidbythehour.

B)Theyarealltheman'sfriends.

D)Theyallenjoygambling.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Ithasgraduallygivenwaytoserviceindustry.

B)Itremainsamajorpartofindustrialactivity.

C)Ithasahistoryaslongaspaperprocessing.

D)Itaccountsfor80percentoftheregion'sGDP.

24.A)Transportproblems.

C)Lackofresources.

B)Shortageoffunding.

D)poormanagement.

25.A)Competitionfromrivalcompanies.

C)Possiblelocationsforanewfactory.

B)Product

promotioncampaigns.

D)Measurestocreatejobopportunities.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

somequestions.BoththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

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PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theysharedmutualfriendsinschool.

B)Theyhadknowneachothersincechildhood.

C)Theysharedmanyextracurricularactivities.

D)Theyhadmanyinterestsincommon.

27.A)Atalocalclub.

B)Atthesportscenter.

B)AtJoe'shouse.

D)Atthebearingschool.

28.A)Durablefriendshipscanbeverydifficulttomaintain.

B)Onehastoberespectfulofotherpeopleinordertowinrespect.

C)Itishardforpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundstobecomefriends.

D)Socialdivisionswillbreakdownifpeoplegettoknoweachother.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedasthepassageyouhavejustheart.

29.A)Neartheentranceofapark.

C)Ataparkingmeter.

B)Inhisbuilding'sparkinglot.

D)Atastreetcorner.

30.A)Ithadbeentakenbythepolice

C)Inhadbeenstolenbysomeone.

B)ithadkeenmovedtothenextblock.

D)ithadbeenparkedatawrongplace.

31.A)AttheGreenvillecenter.

C)Inaneighboringtown.

B)Atapublicparkinglot.

D)Inathecitygarage.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Famouscreativeindividuals.

C)Amajorscientificdiscovery.

B)Themysteriousnessofcreativity.D)Creativityasshowninarts.

33.A)Itissomethingpeopleallengagein.C)Itstartssoonafterweareborn.

B)Ithelpspeopleacquireknowledge.

D)Itisthesourceofallartisticwork.

34.A)Creativeimagination.

C)Naturalcuriosity.

B)Logicalreasoning.

D)Criticalthinking.

35.A)Itisbeyondordinarypeople.

C)Itispartofeverydaylife.

B)Itisyettobefullyunderstood.

D)Itisauniquehumantrait.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirst

time,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

secondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillin

themissinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucanotherusetheexactwordsyouhavejust

heardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourarewords.Finally,whenthepassageisread

forthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

Studentshavebeencomplainingmoreandmoreaboutstolenproperty.Radios,cellphones,

bicycles,pocket(36)

,andbookshaveallbeenreportedstolen.Arethereenoughcampuspolice

todothejob?

Thereare20officersintheCampusSecurityDivisionTheirjobisto(37)

crime,accidents

lostandfound(38)

,andtrafficproblemsoncampus.Morethanhalfoftheirtimeisspentdirecting

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trafficandwritingparkingtickets.(39)

promptlytoaccidentsandother(40)

isimportant,

butitistheirsmallestjob.

Dealingwithcrimetakesuptherestoftheirtime.Very(41)

doanyviolentcrimes

actually(42)

.Inthelastfiveyearstherehavebeenno(43)

.sevenrobberiesandabout

60otherviolentattacks,mostoftheseinvolvingfightsatparties.Ontheother

hand,(44)

,which

usuallyinvolvesbreakingwindowsorlightsorwritingonwalls.Thetheftsarenotthecarefullyplanned

burglaries(入室盜竊)thatyouseeinmovies.(45)

.

Dowereallyneedmorepolice?Hiringmorecampuspolicewouldcostmoney,possiblymaking

ourtuitiongoupagain.(46)

.

PartⅣ

SectionA

ReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)

(25minntes)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfor

eachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawardbank.Readthepassagethroughcarefully

beforemakingyourchoicesEachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeachthemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage,

Oneinsix.Believeitornot,that'sthenumberofAmericanswhostrugglewithhangerTomake

tomorrowalittlebetter,FeedingAmerica,thenation'slargest

47

hunger-relieforganization,

haschosenSeptemberasHungerMonth.Aspartofits30Waysin30Daysprogram,It'sasking

48

acrossthecountrytohelpthemorethan200foodbanksand61,000agenciesinitsnetworkprovide

low-incomeindividualsandfamilieswiththefueltheyneedto

49.

It'sthekindofworkthat'sdoneeverydayatSt.Andrew'sEpiscopalChurchinSanAntonio,People

who

50

atitsfrontdooronthefirstandthirdThursdaysofeachmontharen'tlookingfor

God-they'rethereforsomethingtoeat,St.Andrew'srunsafoodpantry(食品堂)that

51

the

cityandseveralofthe

52

towns.JanetDraneisitsmanager.

Inthewakeofthe

53

.thenumberoffamiliesinneedoffoodassistancebegantogrow.It

is

54

that49millionAmericansareunsureofwheretheywillfindtheirnextmealWhat'smost

surprisingisthat36%ofthemlivein

55

whereatleastoneadultisworking."Itusedtobe

thatonejobwasallyouneeded."saysSt.Andrew'sDrane."Thepeopleweseenowhavethreeorfour

part-timejobsandthey'restillrightontheedge

56

."

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

A）survive

B)surrounding

C)serves

D)reviewed

E)reported

I)formally

J)financially

K)domestic

L)competition

M)communities

N)circling

O)accumulate

F)recession

G)households

H)gather

SectionB

Directions:thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

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unfinishedstatementsForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheer2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Intimesofeconomiccrisis.Americansturntotheirfamiliesforsupport.IftheGreatDepressionis

anyguide,wemayseeadropinourskyhighdivorcerate.Butthiswon'tnecessarilyrepresent.an

increaseinhappymarriages.Inthelongrun,theDepressionweakenedAmericanfamilies,andthe

currentcrisiswillprobablydothesame.

WetendtothinkoftheDepressionasatimewhenfamiliespulledtogethertosurvivehugejob

losses,By1932.whennearlyone-quarteroftheworkforcewasunemployed,thedivorceratehad

declinedbyaround25%from1929Butthisdoesn'tmeanpeopleweresuddenlyhappierwiththeir

marriages.Rather,withincomesdecreasingandinsecurejobs,unhappycouplesoftencouldn'taffordto

divorce.Theyfearedneitherspousecouldmanagealone.

Today,giventhejoblossesofthepastyear,fewerunhappycoupleswillriskstartingseparate

households,Furthermore,thehousingmarketmeltdownwillmakeitmoredifficultforthemtofinance

theirseparationsbysellingtheirhomes.

Afterfinancialdisastersfamilymembersalsotendtodowhatevertheycantohelpeachotherand

theircommunities,A1940book.TheUnemployedManandHisFamily,describedafamilyinwhichthe

husbandinitiallyreactedtolosinghisjob"withtirelesssearchforwork."Hewasalwaysactive,looking

foroddjobstodo.

TheproblemisthatsuchanimpulseishardtosustainAcrossthecountry,manysimilarfamilies

wereunabletomaintaintheinitialboostinmorale(士氣).Forsome,thehardshipsoflifewithoutsteady

workeventuallyoverwhelmedtheirattemptstokeeptheirfamiliestogether.Thedivorcerateroseagain

duringtherestofthedecadeastherecoverytookhold.

MillionsofAmericanfamiliesmaynowbeintheinitialstageoftheirresponsestothecurrentcrisis,

workingtogetherandsupportingoneanotherthroughtheearlymonthsofunemployment.

Today'seconomiccrisiscouldwellgenerateasimilarnumberofcoupleswhoserelationshipshave

beenirreparably(無法彌補地)ruined.Soit'sonlywhentheeconomyishealthyagainthatwe'llbeginto

seejusthowmanybrokenfamilieshavebeencreated.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

57．Intheinitialstage,thecurrenteconomiccrisisislikelyto

.

A)tearmanytroubledfamiliesapart.

B)contributetoenduringfamilyties.

C)bringaboutadropinthedivorcerate.

D)causealotofconflictsinthefamily.

58.IntheGreatDepressionmanyunhappycouplesclosetosticktogetherbecause.

A)startinganew

familywouldbehard.

B)theyexpectedthingswouldturnbetter.

C)theywantedtobetterprotecttheirkids.

D)livingseparatelywouldbetoocostly.

59.Inadditiontojoblosses.Whatstandsinthewayofunhappycouplesgettingadivorce?

A)Mountingfamilydebts.

B)Asenseofinsecurity.

C)Difficultyingettingaloan.

D)Fallinghousingprices.

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60.Whatwillthecurrenteconomiccrisiseventuallydotosomemarriedcouples?

A)Itwillforcethemtopulltheireffortstogether.

B)Itwillunderminetheirmutualunderstanding.

C)Itwillhelpstrengthentheiremotionalbonds.

D)Itwillirreparablydamagetheirrelationship.

61.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A)Theeconomicrecoverywillseeahigherdivorcerate.

B)Fewcouplescanstandthetestofeconomichardships.

C)Astablefamilyisthebestprotectionagainstpoverty.

D)Moneyisthefoundationofmanyahappymarriage.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Peoplearebeinglured(引誘)ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,freeservicewithout

realizingthey'repayingforitbygivinguptoadsofpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptsto

makemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.

MostFacebookusersdon'trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto,

theystillhavenoideawhatthey'repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon'treallyknowwhattheir

personaldataisworth.

Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherulesEarlyonyoukeep

everythingprivate.Thatwasthegreatthingaboutfacebookyoucouldcreateownlittleprivatenetwork.

Lastyear.Thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythingsyoucity.Yourphoto,yourfriends'

names-wereset,bydefault(默認)tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.

AccordingtoFacebook'svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymakingchangesto

improveitsservice,andifpeopledon'tshareinformationTheyhavea"lesssatisfyingexperience".

SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusiness

model,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthenAtthesideofthepagestotallyWhowantstotookat

adswhenthey'reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?

TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril.Senator

CharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTrade

Commissiontosetguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites."Ithinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthat

wehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemor

nottousethem,"Schrageadmits.

IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy,it'sonlythebeginning.

WhichiswhyI'mconsideringdeactivating(撤銷)myaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI'mupsetby

theideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon'tThat'stoohighapricetopay.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

62.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?

A)Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.

B)Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.

C)Itprofitsbysellingitsusers'personaldata.

D)Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.

63.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?

A)Theyarereluctanttogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.

B)Theydon'tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.

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C)Theydon'tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsite.

D)Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.

64.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?

A)Torenderbetterservicetoitsusers.

B)ToconformtotheFederalguidelines.

C)Toimproveitsusers'connectivity.

D)Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.

65.WhydoesSenatorCharlesSchumeradvocate?

A)Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.

B)Banningthesharingofusers'personalinformation.

C)Formulatingregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.

D)Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.

66.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?

A)Heisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservice.

B)Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.

C)Hedoesn'twanthispersonaldataabused.

D)Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.

PartV

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Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfits

intothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

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