份大学英语四级考试绝密押题及答案解析.docx

1、份大学英语四级考试绝密押题及答案解析2012年6月份大学英语四级考试绝密押题及答案解析Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Is It a Wasteof Talent? You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below目前有大学生毕业后选择当油漆工、保姆等1对这种做法有人表示赞成2也有人表示反对3我认为Is It

2、 a Waste of Talent?Part 2 ReadmgComprehension(Skimmmg and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For ques

3、tions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Police Lesson: Social Network Tools Have Two EdgesOfficer Trey Economidy of the Albuquerque police now realizes that he should have thought harder before listing his occupation on his Facebook profile as human waste dispos

4、al.After he was involved in a fatal on-duty shooting in February, a local television station dug up the Facebook page. Officer Economidy was placed on desk duty, and last month the Albuquerque Police Department announced a new policy to govem officers use of social networking sites.Social networking

5、 tools like Facebook and Twitter can be valuable assets for law enforcement agencies, helping them alert the public, seek information about crimes and gather evidence about the backgrounds of criminal suspects. But the Internet can also get police departments into trouble.Public gaffes (失言) like Off

6、icer Economidys - his cynicaljob description on Facebook was extremely inappropriate, he said last week in an e-mail - are only one of the risks. A careless posting on a networking site, law enforcement experts say, can endanger an officers safety, as it did in Santa Monica, Calif., last year when t

7、he Police Department went to great lengths to conceal a wounded officers identity and location, only to have a retired officer carelessly reveal them on Facebook.And defense lawyers increasingly search social networking sites for evidence that could challenge the validity of a police officers testim

8、ony. In one case in New York, a jury dismissed a weapons charge against a defendant after leaming that the arresting officer had listed his mood on MySpace as devious and wrote on Facebook that he was watching the film Training Daylo brush up on proper police procedure.The problem is serious enough

9、that departments across the country are scrambling to develop rules to govem what officers can and cannot do online.This is something that all the police chiefs around the country, if youre not dealing with it, youd better deal with it, said Mark A. Marshall, chief of police in Smithfield, Va., and

10、the president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which has developed its own model policy.His department, Chief Marshall said, has had a few embarrassing episodes. In one, an officer who had been involved in a high-speed chase and ended up in a little bit of a fight with a suspect

11、 posted a comment about what a good time he had during the dust-up (打架). In another, an officer posted a photo of a tattoo (纹身) of St. Michael on her hip. Both were disciplined, Chief Marshall said.Unfortunately, you have these extreme incidents that are out there, he said, and, frankly, you ask you

12、rself, What on earth were they thinking when they posted that?Most social media policies try to balance a police departments interests against First Amendment protections for the officers. Many include prohibitions against posting any statements that could discredit or reflect badly on a department,

13、 that illustrate reckless behavior or that disparage (贬低) people based on race, religion or sexual orientation. Posting crime scene photos or other evidence from criminal cases online is also prohibited by most policies.Others go further. Albuquerques policy, for example, prohibits officers from ide

14、ntifying themselves as employees of the Police Department or posting photos of departmental insignia (标志) - badges, uniforms, cruisers - without permission. And a recent policy by the Police Department in Pueblo, Colo., bans gossiping online with outsiders about department affairs.Police officials s

15、ay that the courts have generally upheld restrictions on the speech of govemment employees when the speech is job related.The U.S. Supreme Court has spoken on it so often that the parameters are fairly well defined, said Martha Stonebrook, senior city attomey in Salt Lake City. In one famous 2004 ca

16、se, the Supreme Court upheld the firing of an officer who filmed himself stripping off a police uniform and sold the video on eBays adults-only area. But David L. Hudson Jr., a scholar at the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, said the lower courts were still sorting out the implicatio

17、ns of the Supreme Courts decisions involving job-related speech.The question of when employees can be disciplined for off-duty speech is vague, he said. Part of our core nature is what we do for a living, and to prohibit somebody from engaging in any kind of expression related to theirjob is arguabl

18、y too broad.In fact, the Albuquerque policy has met some resistance from the rank and file. Joey Sigala, president of the Albuquerque Police Officers Association, said that while the department was entitled to dictate what officers wear and say on the clock, I dont believe they have the right to tel

19、l us what to do outside of that.He said that requiring officers to get permission before posting pictures involving department insignia made it difficult to share news about awards or honors spontaneously with family and friends. Theyre taking away the ability to demonstrate the good, as well as the

20、 bad, he said.Chief Ray Schultz of the Albuquerque police said that department officials researched policies from around the nation before developing their own. You need to get a handle on this very quickly, because this has the potential to damage the reputation of the organization and also adverse

21、ly affect you in the courtroom, Chief Schultz said, adding that some social media sites appeared to be like the bathroom wall of 20 years ago, except now the entire world can see it. His department, he said, has hired a compliance officer to investigate the online presence of any police officer who

22、comes to the attention of the department, by examining social network pages and running the officers name through Google. Media coverage is often what prompts a department into action. The Indiana State Police initiated its policy after WTHR in Indianapolis discovered photos of drunken revels (狂欢) o

23、n a troopers Facebook page. One showed the trooper, Chris Pestow, with a .357 Magnum pointed at his head. He also posted a comment about a homeless man beaten by police officers in Califomia, saying, These people should have died when they were young, anyway, Im just doing them a favor, according to

24、 the report by WTHR.After the controversy, Trooper Pestow resigned, said First Sergeant David Bursten, a spokesman for the State Police. He said he instructs new police officers, Dont do or say anything that you wouldnt be proud to have your mother see or hear.That really sums it up, he said.Asked a

25、bout his experience, Mr. Pestow said in an e-mail, A written policy conceming social media from the Indiana State Police prior to my unfortunate misstep would have benefited me considerably.Chief Joseph E. Thomas Jr. of the Southfield, Mich., police said that when it comes to social media, it is imp

26、ortant for departments to enforce discipline even for small infractions. He cited one instance when an officer photographed goats on a residents rooftop before confiscating (没收) the animals, then posted the photos. The officer was told to remove the photos from the site and given a verbal reprimand

27、(训斥).It was something that did not harm anybody, but its inappropriate, ChiefThomas said.He said department officials routinely checked police recruits social networking pages when they apply for ajob. In one case, he said, a candidate posted this update on Facebook:Just retumed from the interview w

28、ith the Southfield Police Department and I cant wait to get a gun and kick some ass.He was rejected. 1. After the television station exposed a Facebook posting ofTrey Economidys, _ A he had to resign under the great pressure ofpublic opinion B he removed the post from the site and apologized to the

29、victim C the Albuquerque Police Department cut its Internet access D the department decided to control officers use of the Internet 2. According to law enforcement experts, officers careless posting may _. A expose an officer to danger B challenge the authority ofthe police C harm some innocent peop

30、le D put departments in deep trouble3. What did ChiefMarshall say about two officers in his department? A The male officer killed the suspect in the fight. B The female officer was removed from the police. cl They were punished for their embarrassing posts. D They both received intensive training be

31、fore.4. According to most social media policies, what is not allowed online for police officers? A Revealing their identities. B Posting pictures of crime scenes. C Talking about criminal cases with outsiders. D Boasting their contribution in the police forces. 5. What do we leam from one famous cas

32、e in the year 2004? A Police officers are banned from filming themselves. B The decision of firing the officer was rejected. C The officer finally got fired due to his improper post. D Lower departments are stricter withjob-related speech. 6. Whats Joey Sigalas opinion on the Albuquerque policy? A Its illegal to dictate what officers say online. B It does harm to police officer