长喜英语4级考前冲刺试题二.docx

长喜英语4级考前冲刺试题二.docx

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长喜英语4级考前冲刺试题二

4级考前冲刺试题二

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledPayingKidsforChores?

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.现在有不少家长付钱让孩子做家务

2.有人对此赞成，也有人表示反对

3.我的看法

PayingKidsforChores?

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Universitiesmustdealbetterwithcomplaints

Withstudentcomplaintsatarecordhigh,universitieswillhavetoraisetheirgameoncetuitionfeesrise

Twouniversitiesthathavebrokenofficialrulesfordealingwithstudentcomplaintsarenamedtodayintheindependentadjudicator’s（仲裁人）annualreport.Thetwo,SouthamptonandWestminster,arethefirsttobeexposedinthisway—yetanothersignofthenewerainwhichuniversitiesareexpectedtobemoreaccountable（负责）tostudentswhoexpecttobetreatedascustomers.

TheOfficeoftheIndependentAdjudicator（OIA）,whichreviewscomplaintswhenstudentshaveexhaustedtheiruniversity’sprocedures,alsoreportsarecordriseinthenumberofcases.Lastyeartheofficereceived1,341complaintsagainstuniversitiesinEnglandandWales,thehighestnumbereverandanunprecedented（空前的）riseofone-thirdontheyearbefore.

Astheadjudicatorhimself,RobBehrens,pointsout,1,341complaintsrepresentsjust0.05%ofhighereducationstudents,and53%ofthosewerenotjustified.But,healsoobserves,theproportionofjustifiedandpartlyjustifiedcomplaintshasgrownforthefirsttimeinseveralyears.Hepredictstheincreaseincomplaintswillcontinue.“It’stobeexpectedwhereyouhaverisingtuitionfees,wherestudentsarebeinginvitedtobehavelikeconsumersandwherethelabourmarketisdifficultsostudentswilldowhattheycantoensuretheyqualify.”

HesayshisdecisiontoexposetheuniversitiesofSouthamptonandWestminsterisnot“namingandshaming,withalltheassociationsofmoralcensurethattermimplies”.Hewas,heexplains,simplyfollowingOIArules—somethingthosetwoinstitutionsfailedtodo.

Westminsterfellshortinitshandlingoftwocomplaints.Onewasfromastudentwhoarguedadisabilityhadn’tbeenproperlytakenintoaccount.Theadjudicatoragreed.Theotherstudentclaimedthatanexamquestionanditsmarkingschemehadbeenunreasonable.Inbothcasestheuniversitybroketherulesbyfailingtoresolvethecases,asrecommended,promptlyandinfull.

AtSouthamptonUniversity,fourmonthsaftertheOIAconcludedthatanundergraduatehadajustifiedcomplaintabouttheirexperienceonaplacement,theuniversitycontinuedtoopposethedecisionandwasrefusingcompensation.

Inasecondcase,theuniversityalsofailedtocomplywiththeadjudicator’sdecision.Andinathirdone,althoughthecomplaintturnedouttobeunjustified,for10monthstheuniversitydelayedtheinvestigationbyfailingtoprovideevidencedespitetheadjudicator’srepeatedreminders.

Atbothuniversities,itwasonlyaftertheadjudicatorinvolvedthevice-chancellors（校长）thatthecomplaintsbegantoberesolved.

Behrensispleasedtherelationshipsbetweenhisofficeandbothuniversitiesarenowmuchmorepositive.“Asthegovernmentplacesmoreemphasisonthestudentexperience,complaintshaveanimportantroleinsafeguarding（保护）that,”hesays.“Universitiesmustseecomplaintsasfeedbacktobecomemoreprofessional.”

BothSouthamptonandWestminsteruniversitieswanttochargeundergraduatesannualfeesof£9,000.Thereisanexpectation,notonlyfromministers,butimportantlyfromstudentsandtheirfamilies,too,thatalluniversitieswishingtoincreasechargeswillmovetoincreasestudentsatisfactionaswell.

Beforemakinganinvestmentof£27,000,forexample,eachstudentwillask,“Isthisgoodvalue?

Istheteachinggood?

Isthisthebestroutetoasuccessfulcareer?

”

Universitiesarebeingencouraged,somemaysaypressurised,tobecomemoretransparentandaccountableinanumberofways.

Thegovernmentisurgingalluniversitiestopublishastudentcharter,asortofstatementoftermsandconditionstoremindstudentsoftheirresponsibilitiesandtheirrights.Universitiesarealsoexpectedtopublish“keyinformationsets”bySeptember2012.Thesewillenablestudentstoshoparoundbyprovidingthesame17piecesofinformationabouteachinstitution,including,forexample,theproportionof“contact”timeandgroupwork,andthecareersandstartingsalariesofpreviousgraduates.

TheOIAisalreadylookingatcreativewaystocopewithbothlimitedresourcesandlikelyfurtherrisesinstudentcomplaints.Settlingmoredisputesbyphoneisoneoption;helpinguniversitiestoinstallanindependentombudsman（巡视员）oneachcampus—anideaborrowedfromtheNetherlandsandtheUS—isanother.

Thequestionis,areUKuniversitieswellpreparedforthenewconsumerculturewherethedealisifyoupaymore,youexpectmore,andifyoufeelyou’renotgettingit,you’llcomplain?

ThequestionisparticularlypertinentfortheuniversitiesofSouthamptonandWestminsteronthedaytheyareexposedfordraggingtheirfeetwithalegallyestablishedadjudicator.Bothvice-chancellorswereunavailableforinterview.

Inastatement,ProfessorDebraHumphris,Southampton’spro-vice-chancellor,education,saidthevastmajorityofthesmallnumberofstudentcomplaintsaredealtwithswiftly,describedthedialoguewiththeOIAas“constructiveandsupportive”andsaidthatanimprovedcomplaintsprocedurewillbeinplacethisautumn.

Inamoredefiantstatement,ProfessorGeoffreyPetts,vice-chancelloratWestminster,pointsoutthattheuniversityisworkingwiththeOIAtowardscompliancewithitsrecommendations:

“TheUniversityofWestminsterwasdisappointedtohavebeencitedintheOIAreport.Theuniversityhasrobustproceduresforhandlingtheverysmallnumberofformalcomplaintswhichitreceivesfromstudents.”

AaronPorter,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents,haswelcomedthenewstepofnaminguniversitiesthatdon’tfullyco-operatewiththeadjudicator.“Inanenvironmentwherestudentsarepayinghigherfeesandwillthereforeraiseexpectations,theyneedtoknowwhichinstitutionssticktotherules.”

Healsomakesthiswarning:

“Facedwithincreasingcompetitiontorecruitstudents,manyuniversitiesarebeingtemptedtomakegranderandgranderclaims.Theyneedtoimprovetheiroffer,buttheyneedtobehonestinwhattheypromise.”

TheadviceisechoedbySteveSmith,presidentofUniversitiesUKandvice-chancelloroftheUniversityofExeter.Hesees,intheadjudicator’sannualreport,asectorgettingtogripswithanewworldwherestudentsaremoredemandingandwillmakesureuniversitiescorrectlyfollowprocedures.“Itisvitalthatinstitutionsarehonestandtransparentaboutwhatstudentscanexpectfromtheircourses.Inanageofmarketing,don’toversell.Anyinstitutionwillhavetomakesuretheydowhattheysay.”

1.SouthamptonandWestminster’sbeingnamedshowsthat_______.

A）theindependentadjudicatorisquiteimpartial

B）thetwouniversitieshaveaverybadreputation

C）universitiesareexpectedtobemoreresponsible

D）collegestudentsaretreatedwithmuchrespectnow

2.Whatissaidaboutlastyear’scomplaintsagainstuniversitiesinEnglandandWales?

A）Fewofthemturnedouttobecompletelyjustified.

B）Theyweremuchlessthanthoseontheyearbefore.

C）Mostofthecomplaintswereexposedinthereport.

D）Thenumberofthecomplaintsreachedarecordhigh.

3.AccordingtoRobBehrens,theincreaseincomplaintsislikelytocontinueaslongas_______.

A）wearelivinginacustomerculture

B）universitiesincreasetuitionfees

C）studentshavetopaytheirtuitionfees

D）thelevelofunemploymentkeepsrising

4.Whenastudentcomplainedaboutanexamquestion,theUniversityofWestminster_______.

A）deliberatelydelayedtheinvestigationC）modifiedthemarkingschemepromptly

B）didn’tdealwiththecomplaintswiftlyD）handledthecasefollowingofficialrules

5.Be