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大学英语41
ModelTestOne
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldUniversitiesHelpStudentsforEmployment?
Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:
1大学生就业形势越来越严峻,使人们开始思考大学教育的功能问题
2大学是否应该为学生提供就业帮助,我认为……
3对大学教育功能问题的总结
(1)Nowadaysthereisacontroversyoverwhatfunctionsauniversityshouldperformwhicharisesfromthecompetitionandtherisingunemploymentrate.
(2)Somepeoplethinktheuniversity,asatrainingplace,shouldpreparestudentsforfutureemploymentwhileotherstaketheoppositeview,thinkingthatuniversitiesarenotresponsibleforhelpinggraduatestobeemployed.
I’dliketoexpressmyownopiniontowardsthisissue.Thebasicmissionofuniversitiesistoconductresearchandprovideeducationbasedonit.Inuniversities,studentscanlearntoimprovetheirself-studyaswellasproblem-solvingability.What’smore,studentsshouldpossessadaptability,oneofthemostimportantskillstoadjustthemselvestotherequirementsoftherealword.Moreover,universitiesshouldprovidestudentswithanenvironmentwheretheycandealwithsomeproblemsthattheywillfaceintheirfuturecareers.
(3)Tosumup,aresponsibleuniversityshouldservethefunctionsofgivingspecialgroupsextradirections,availableacademicresearchersandotherhelp,andthenthestudentscanhaveabettereducationandasecurefutureaftergraduation.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.forquestions1—7,choosethebestanswerformthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8—10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
TheTrickyBusinessofHalloweenSunday
IntheUnitedStates,everyOctoberbringsaboomofcarvedpumpkins,smilingghosts,andwitches(巫婆)ridingonbrooms.Halloweencertainlystandsoutfromtherestofthefestivalsweobservethroughouttheyear:
it’sfulloffrighteningghoststories,elaboratecostumesandstrangegames.TrickortreatisacustomarypracticeforchildrenonHalloween.Childrenincostumes,eitherinlargegroupsoraccompaniedbyanadult,travelfromhousetohouseinordertoaskfortreatssuchascandyormoneywiththequestion“Trickortreat?
”.The“trick”isathreattoperformjokesonthehomeownersortheirpropertyifnotreatisgiven.
ThedateofHalloweenhasalwaysbeenoneoftheeasyonesforAmericanstoremember:
Oct.31,plainandsimple.NotthefirstTuesdayafterthefirstMondayofNovember(that’sElectionDay),notthefourthThursdayinNovember(Thanksgiving),notDecemberthe25th(Christmas).JustthelastdayofOctober.
ButthisSunday,Oct.31,mattersarenotquitesosimple.Acrossthecountry,manypeopleareexcitedaboutthebestdaytodressup.Butinsomecities,residentshavedecidedtocelebrateHalloweenonSaturdaytopreservethepurityoftheChristian,becausetheymustgotochurchonSunday,whileotherswouldratherchoosebetweenHalloweenandcollegefootballwhichisheldonSundayevening.Forresidentsinsomeothercities,theymustmakefullpreparationforthegeneralelectiononthecomingMonday.
Savannah,acityinChathamCountry,alsogivesareason—thedesiretomoveHalloweenoffaschoolnightandmakestudentsbecomeenergeticonMonday.
TheSavannahmayor,OtisS.Johnson,whowasataMondaynewsconferencewhereofficialssuggestedtheswitch,saidthatasalifelongresidentofthecity,hecouldnotrememberanothertimewhensomebodycomplainedaboutHalloweenonaSunday.Buthesaidhesupportedthedecision.
“SundayisthedaywhenChristiansgotochurch,”Mr.Johnsonsaid.“alsoitisaschoolnight.AlthoughforhundredsofyearspeoplecelebrateHalloweenonOctober31,however,ifthedaywasprovedtobeinconvenientforpeople’sdailylife,necessarychangesarefeasibleandbringingHalloweenDayforwardtoSaturdayisasuitablewaytosolvethisproblem.”
Mr.Johnson’sreasoningwasnotgoodenoughforaSavannahMorningNewscolumnist(专栏作家),TomBarton,whowroteonWednesdaythatMr.JohnsonhadviolatedtheLinusRule,afterthePeanutscharacterwhooncesaid,“TherearethreethingsIhavelearnednevertodiscusswithpeople:
religion,politicsandtheGreatPumpkin.”
“Thecountry’stopelectedofficialsignoredthewiseadviceofputtingoffHalloweendaytoMonday,”Mr.Bartonwrote.Headded:
“SaturdaynightisabsolutelytheworstnightforcelebratingHalloween.Aseveryoneknows,SaturdayisreservedasthenightwhenSavannah’sadultsgooutforfun,justlikepartying,clubbing.”
ChathamCountryisnotaloneinitsdisobedienceoftheLinusRule.TownsinWashingtonCountry,Oklahoma,willalsobecelebratingHalloweenonSaturday.“AlotofpeopleinthispartofthecountygotochurchonSundaynight,”saidMikeDunlap,acountyofficial.
InJacksonville,Fla.,CityCouncilmanDonRedman,respondingtorequestsfromconstituents,submittedaresolutionaskingresidentstocelebrateHalloweenonSaturday.ButafterpeoplepointedouttohimthattheFlorida-GeorgiafootballgamewouldbeinJacksonvilleonSaturday,hewithdrewtheresolution.“IrealizedthatthemoreIthoughtaboutit,themoredangeroussituationitwouldcreate,”Mr.Redmansaid.
PerhapsthereshouldbeaLucyRule,afterLinusRule’soldersister,whoyanked(猛拉)thefootballmatchawayfromCharlieBrown.TheLucyRulewouldtakecollegefootballrankingsandatown’spopulationintoaccount.ConsiderOxford,Miss.,whereHalloweenwillremainonSaturday.
“Basically,wehaveAuburncomingin,andit’sgoingtobeahugecrowd,”MayorGeorgePattersonsaidinatelephoneinterview.“They’retheNo.1-rankedteaminthecountry.Oxfordhas15,000people,andtherewillbe100.000peoplehere.Soitdidn’tseempracticaltocancelit.”
NoteveryonebelievesHalloweencanbemoved.ThatisbecauseHalloweenitselfisaChristianfestival.Andmovingthedatemightoffendstillotherreligiousgroups,saidJonButler,whoteachesreligionatYale.
“Savannah’sshiftofHalloweenfromSundaytoSaturday,”ProfessorButlersaid,“privilegesonlyChristianswhoworshiponSunday,butignoresotherpeopleamongtheseveralChristiangroupswhoworshiponSaturday.”
“Religionisnotmystuff,sotosomeextent,Iwishthey’dleaveitalone,”saidTamiWaters,25.Still,hertwoyoungsonswillbetrickingortreatingonSaturday.Astheirgrandmother,PennyBumgarder,said,“thesoonerthebetterforthem.”FormanypeopleintheUnitedStates,HalloweenranksrightuptherewithChristmasandNewYear,kidsbegindevisingtheircostumesmonthsbeforethebignight,andstoresarereadywiththetreatsevensooner.SonomatterwhichdayHalloweeniscelebrated,peoplestilllookforwardtoit!
1.OnthelastdayofOctober,inAmericawillcelebrate______
A)ThanksgivingDayB)ChristmasDay
C)HalloweenDayD)ElectionDay
2.WhyisthisOct.31NOTsosimple?
A)ResidentsinsomecitieswanttopreservethepurityoftheChristian.
B)Somecitieswillholdcollegefootballmatchesthatwillattractmanyaudiences.
C)PeopleinAmericaareexcitedaboutthebestdaytodressup.
D)SomecitieswanttochangethedatetocelebrateHalloweenfordifferentreasons.
3.AccordingtoOtisS.Johnson,whichoneisNOTthereasonforSavannah’schangingthecelebratingtime?
A)SundayisthechurchdayforChristiansinSavannah.
B)Sundayisaschoolnight.
C)ThedateforthisHalloweenisnotconvenientforpeople’sdailylife.
D)Johnsonisalifelongresidentinthiscity.
4.Bysaying“Mr.Johnson’sreasoningwasnotgoodenough”,TomBartonmeansthat______
A)Saturdaynightisalwaystheworstnightforeveryone.
B)ItisnotagoodideatochangethetimetoSaturday.
C)AdultswillgotoapartyonSaturdaytorelax.
D)Thegovernorsalwaysneglectthewillofresidents.
5.AccordingtoMikeDunlap,Oklahomachangesthecelebratingtimebecause______
A)TheywillpreparefortheselectiononthefollowingMonday
B)Theyhaveatoplevelfootballteamtojoininthematch.
C)TheysendalettertoAmericanCivilLibertiesUnion.
D)AlotofpeoplegotochurchonSundaynight.
6.WhatistheinfluenceoftheFlorida-GeorgiafootballgameinJacksonville?
A)CityCouncilmanDonRedmanwithdrewtheresolution.
B)ResidentsaregoingtotrickortreatonSaturday.
C)Thecollegefootballrankingsaretakenintoaccount.
D)PeopleinthecitywillcelebrateHalloweenaheadoftime.
7.Whydoestheauthorquote“LucyRule”here?
A)LinusRuleisobviousnotsuitableforthesituation.
B)Thereshouldbenothingtochangethecelebratingday.
C)Atown’spopulationshouldbetakenintoaccount.
D)LinusRulehadbeenviolatedbythegovernors.
8.AccordingtoMayorGeorgePattersontherewillbe100.000peopleinOxfordonSaturdaybecauseof______thefootballmatches
9.JonButler,whoteachesreligionatYalepointsoutthatmovingthedatemightoffendstillother______religiousgroups
10.FortheU.S.people,Halloween______withChristmasandNewYear.ranksrightupthere
PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions47to56ar
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