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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.

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