大学英语四级模拟试题10.docx

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大学英语四级模拟试题10

2009年12月大学英语四级模拟试题（10）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

　　Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic“VocationalChoices”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

　　1.就业选择;

　　2.就业选择与所学专业的关系;

　　3.谈谈你的看法。

　　PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

　　OnlineDegrees

　　Today,youcanearnadegreefromamajoruniversitywithouteverhavingsatinoneoftheirclassrooms.Manycollegesanduniversitiesarejumpingonthedistancelearningbandwagonandofferingonlinecoursesanddegreeprograms.

　　Inthisarticlewe’lllookathowonlinedegreeswork,whatyoushouldlookforifyouarepursuingadegreeviatheonlineoption,andwhatemployersthinkofonlinedegrees.

　　OnlineLearningPrograms

　　Withacomputer,anInternetconnectionandalittleself-discipline,youcanearnadegreefromhome,work,oranywhereelseforthatmatter.Onlinedegreeprogramsfollowmuchthesameroutinesastraditionallearning,withafewtwists.Therearelectures,buttheywon’tbeinperson.Thereareassignments,butyouwon’thandthemtoyourinstructor.Thereareexams,butyouwon’tbeabletolookatyourneighbor’spaper.Theremaybeasettimethat“class”begins,butyoudon’thavetobetherethen.Inmostsituations,youarefreeto“gotoclass”whenitfitsyourschedule.Ifyougetaphonecallduringclass,youdon’thavetomissanything.Ifyougetsick,youdon’thavetoaskforsomeone’snotes,andyoujustvisitthelecturelater.

　　You’llcommunicatewithyourinstructorbye-mail,chatrooms,bulletinboards,andinstantmessaging.Yourclassroomwillliveinaspecialsoftwareprogramthatusestextchatandbulletinboards,aswellasstreamingaudioorrecordedlectures.Youmaybeputintoavirtualworkgroupwithotherstudentsandberequiredtosolveaproblem.Youmayhavetoworkthroughinteractivepuzzlesandquizzes.Contrarytopopularbelief,youwillhavecontactwithotherstudentsandtheinstructor.

Dependingontheprogramandinstitution,distancelearningmayconsistofsynchronous（live）sessionsorasynchronous（non-live）sessions.Transcriptsandnotesfromlecturesarearchived,soyoucanalwaysgobackifyoumissedsomething.Iftherearelivesessionswithdiscussionsamongstudents,youcangobacktothoseaswell.Assignmentsmayevenbereturnedwithaudioclipssoyourinstructorscanconveytheirtoneofvoicealongwiththeircomments.

　　Printeddocumentsmaybesenttoyouthroughthemail,oryoumayhavetheoptionsofprintingthemyourselforreadingthemonline.

　　Someschoolsrequireaninitial“bootcamp”heldatthecampus（ifthereisone）,whereyouwillmeettheotherstudents,instructorsandsupportpersonnel.You’lllearnhowtousethetechnology,learnaboutthelibraryandreferencesystems,andbeginyourcoursework.

　　EvaluatingtheProgram

　　Soonceyouknowtheschoolisaccredited,isthedecisioneasy?

Notnecessarily.Therearestillalotofquestionstoaskbeforeyoumakeyourselection,suchas:

　　★Howisthecoursepresented?

　　Investigatethemethodbywhichtheinstructorgiveslectures.Doestheinstructorsimplyputthelectureonlineastext?

Arethereaccompanyingslides?

Isthereanyinteraction?

Istherevideooraudio?

Areexamsgiven?

Howareassignmentsturnedin?

Theformatofthecourseissometimesasimportantasthecontent.Greatcontentismoreeasilyabsorbedifit’sdoneinadynamicandinnovativemannerthatinvolvesinteractionbetweenthestudentandinstructoraswellasinteractionwiththecontentitself.Onlinelearningtechnologyprovidesmanyopportunitiesforinnovation.Findaschoolthattakesadvantageofit.

　　★Howdostudentsinteractwitheachother?

　　Isthereanestablishedmethodforinteractionandcongregating?

Onlineprogramscanusechatrooms,instantmessaging,teleconferencing,andvideoconferencingtocommunicate.Thekeyistofindaprogramthathasthisinteractionbuiltintoitandevenrequiresit.Howtheonlinecommunityfunctionsshouldbeveryimportanttoboththeinstructorandtheeducationalinstitution.

★Aretheinstructorsqualified?

　　Checkoutthecredentialsanddegreestheinstructorshold,aswellastheirknowledgeofonlinelearninganditsdifferencesfromclassroomlearning.Whatkindofsupportdotheinstructorsgetfortheironlinecourses?

Iftechnicalproblemsarise,istheresomeonetoturnto?

Aschoolthatisdedicatedtoitsonlineprogramswillhavethedevelopmentstaffandthesupportstafftomakeitsuccessful.Instructors（andstudents）havetobeabletoadapttochangingtechnology.

　　★Whatkindofreputationdoestheschoolhave?

　　Itmayseemsimple—agoodschoolwillhaveagoodonlineprogram.Thatmaybetrue,butitisalsoprobablethatitsonlineprogramisstilltoonewtojudge,soyou’releftwithnothingbutthereputationoftheschool’straditionalprograms.Thisreputation,however,maynotbeasstraightforwardasyouthink.Youcanlookattheoverallqualityoftheschoolandmakeajudgment,buttheremaybeweaknessesintheprograminwhichyouareinterested.It’snotuncommonforagreatschooltohaveaweakprogramortwo.

　　★Howarestudentsevaluated?

　　Earningadegreeshouldmeanjustthat—earningit.Ifstudentsaren’tassessedproperlyanddegreesarehandedoutwithlittleornoverificationthatanyknowledgehasbeentransferredfromtheinstructortothestudent,thenhowcantheprogramberated?

Students,particularlyadultstudents,learnmorebydoingthanbysimplylistening.Forthisreason,itisimportanttoensurethatpartoftheprograminvolvesapplyingwhathasbeenlearned.

　　TheEmployer’sView

　　Thebigquestionineveryone’smindis,“Isanonlinedegreefromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversityseenbypotentialemployersasalesserdegree?

”V,acareernetworkWebsite,didasurveyof239HRprofessionals.Accordingtotheresults,77percentofrespondentsbelievethatanonlinedegreeearnedatanaccreditedinstitutionlikeDukeorStanfordismorecrediblethanoneearnedatanInternet-onlyinstitution.

　　Othersources,suchasThomasL.RussellofNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,didstudiesthatrevealedthatthereislittleifanydifferenceinthequalityofeducationreceivedthroughonlinedistancelearningversustraditionalclassrooms.JohnLosakatNovaSoutheasternUniversityinFortLauderdalefoundsimilarresultsinhisownstudy.Heanalyzedgraduationrates,timetograduation,andknowledge,aswellasotherelements.Hefoundthestudentsperformedaswellorbetterinonlinecourses.

Asmoreandmorepeoplegetonlinedegreesandusethemintheworkforce,HRmanagersandhiringmanagerswillbegintofeelmoresecureaboutthequalityofeducationthesepeoplehave.IfthestudiesthatweredonebyThomasL.RussellandJohnLosak—showingthequalityofonlineeducationtobeasgoodasorbetterthanthatoftraditionaleducation—holduponalargerscale,thenthefutureofgettingjobsandadvancementsbasedononlinedegreeswillbebright.

　　Untilthen,chooseschoolscarefully,andcheckforaccreditationandstrongprograms.Whenyou’vecompletedthedegree,gotojobinterviewsarmedwithinformationtocounteranyquestionsaboutthequalityorvalidityofyourdegree.Makesuretheinterviewerknowshowyouachievedthedegree,howyouworkeditintoabusyschedule,howyouovercameanyobstacles.Itwillshowaself-motivationanddisciplinethatmaybejustthequalitiesthecompanyislookingfor.

　　1.Whichofthefollowingistheuniquecharacteristicofonlineeducationthattraditionaleducationdoesn’thave?

　　A）Therearelectures,buttheywon’tbeinperson.

　　B）Thereareassignments,andyoumusthandthemtoyourinstructor.

　　C）Ifyougetsick,youhavetoaskforsomeone’snotes.

　　D）Ifyougetaphonecallduringclass,youwillmisssomething.

　　2.Whatcanyoudoinsomeschools’initial“bootcamp”?

　　A）Tomeettheotherstudentsandinstructors.B）Toreadbooksinthelibrary.

　　C）Toattendclassinperson.D）Tohandyourpapertoyourinstructor.

　　3.Whatisthebesttypeofonlinelecture?

　　A）Onewithnoaccompanyingslides.B）Onethatissimplyputonlineastext.

　　C）Onewithoutvideooraudio.D）Onewithinteractionduringthelecture.

　　4.Greatcontentismoreeasilyabsorbedifit’sdoneina________manner.

　　A）staticandinnovativeB）traditionalandobsolete

　　C）dynamicandinnovativeD）simpleandactive

5.Whatisthemostimportantpartofonlinecommunication?

　　A）Tousechatroomsandinstantmessagingtocommunicate.

　　B）Tofindaprogramthathasinteractionbuiltintoit.

　　C）Tofindanestablishedmethodforinteraction.

　　D）Tousevideoconferencingtocommunicate.

　　6.Whatwillbeemployers’viewaboutonlinedegreesasmoreareusedintheworkforce?

　　A）Theywillfeeldoubtfulaboutthequalityofonlineeducation.

　　B）Theywillfeelmoresecureaboutthequalityofonlineeducation.

　　C）Theywillnotbequitesureaboutthequalityofonlineeducation.

　　D）Theywillfullytrustthequalityofonlineeducation.

　　7.Whatmaybethequalitiesthatsomecompaniesarelookingforaccordingtothepassage?

　　A）Qualityofyourdegree.B）Validityofyourdegree.

　　C）Self-motivationanddiscipline.D）Abilitytoovercomeobstacles.

　　8.Aschoolthatisdedicatedtoitsonlineprograms