英语四级week5

Week five

Part I Gap-filling

It is a disgrace that Ms. Chavez continuously spreads misinformation about bilingual education. Too many people accept the idea that children should 1 their home language and learn only in English. Such policies have put language minority children at a 2 and caused them a lot of harm.

As a teacher, I have advocated for children and worked with them for ten years and believe that the learning of other languages, including English, is 3. While bilingual individuals may be more marketable, studies indicate that, their thinking is more 4 than those of monolingual individuals. Being proficient in a language includes more than simply being able to 5 the language；it also means being able to read, write, and think 6 in it.

The length of time it takes to become proficient in a second language depends on many factors including the 7 for well-developed concepts and language skills in the first language. This 8 often takes more than three years．

Children in general are hot cognitively 9 to think abstractly, or read and write proficiently in the language they grow up in until after six or seven years. Why does Ms. Chavez want less for language minority children?

It is unfortunate and 10 that because of false rumors, such as those spread by Ms. Chavez, that language minority children get, pushed into all English classes too early.

[A] tragic

[B] harmful [C] disadvantage [D] present [E] ready

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[F] wonder [G] beneficial [H] flexible [I] memory [J] speak

[K] highly [L] process [M] need [N] forget [O] critically

Part II Detailed reading

Passage One

Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?

Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.

A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.

Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.

The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?

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Heroes are catalysts (催化剂) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated (隔离的) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.

1. Although heroes may come from different cultures, they ________.

A) generally possess certain inspiring characteristics C) are often influenced by previous generations

B) probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people D) all unknowingly attract a large number of fans

2. According to the passage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that ________.

A) they have a vision from the mountaintop examples of noble principles

C) they can serve as concrete

B) they have warm feelings and emotions and more confident

D) they can make people feel stronger

3. Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because ________.

A) they are popular only among certain groups of people C) their primary concern is their

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own financial interests

B) their performances do not improve their fans morally D) they are not clear about the principles they should follow

4. Gandhi and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who ________.

A) are good at demonstrating their charming characters C) are capable of meeting all challenges and hardships

B) can move the masses with their forceful speeches D) can provide an answer to the problems of their people

5. The author concludes that historical changes would ________.

A) be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities C) take place if there were heroes to lead the people

B) not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices D) produce leaders with attractive personalities

Passage Two

According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, today’s traditional-age college freshmen are “more materialistic and less altruistic (利他主义的)” than at any time in the 17 years of the poll.

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Not surprising in these hard times, the student’s major objective “is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life.” It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.

Interest in teaching, social service and the “altruistic” fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up.

That’s no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of her college instructors her first year on the job—even before she completed her two-year associate degree.

While it’s true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributions—be they scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think. More important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs.

Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighted in the long run!

But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them is talking on the intercom (对讲机): “Miss Baxter,” he says, “could you please send in someone who can

distinguish right from wrong?”

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From the long-term point of view, that’s what education really ought to be about.

6. According to the author’s observation, college students ________.

A) have never been so materialistic as today off as today

C) have never been so financially well

B) have never been so interested in the arts importance to moral sense

D) have never attached so much

7. The students’ criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with ________.

A) the influences of their instructors C) their own interpretations of the courses

B) the financial goals they seek in life of others

D) their understanding of the contributions

8. By saying “While it’s true that... be they scientific or artistic” (Lines 1-3, Para. 5), the author means that ________.

A) business management should be included in educational programs

B) human wisdom has accumulated at an extraordinarily high speed

C) human intellectual development has reached new heights

D) the importance of a broad education should not be overlooked

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9. Studying the diverse wisdom of others can ________.

A) create varying artistic interests C) help improve connections among people

B) help people see things in their right perspective people

D) regulate the behavior of modern

10. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A) Businessmen absorbed in their career are narrow-minded. C) technical jobs lead a more rewarding life.

People engaged in

B) Managers often find it hard to tell right from wrong. focus on immediate interests only.

D) Career seekers should not

Cloze

In recent years, more and more foreigners are involved in the teaching programs of the United States. Both the advantages and the disadvantages 67 using foreign faculty（教师总称） 68 teaching positions have to be 69 , of course. It can be said that the foreign 70 that makes the faculty member from abroad an asset also 71 problems of adjustment, both for the university and for the individual. The foreign research scholar usually isolates 72 in the laboratory as a means of protection; 73 , what he needs is to be fitted 74 a highly organized university system quite different from 75 at home. He is faced in his daily work 76 differences in philosophy, arrangements of courses and methods of teaching. Both the visiting professor and his students 77 a common ground in each other's cultures, some 78 of what is already in the minds of American students is 79 for the foreign professor. While helping him to 80 himself to his new environment,

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the university must also 81 certain adjustments in order to 82 full advantage of what the newcomer can 83 . It isn't always known how to make 84 use of foreign faculty, especially at smaller colleges. This is thought to be a 85 where further study is called 86. The findings of such a study will be of value to colleges and universities with foreign faculty.

67. A）with 68. A）in 69. A）thought 70. A）situation 71. A）carries 72. A）himself 73. A）otherwise 74. A）into 75. A）those 76. A）toward 77. A）have B）for C）of D）at

B）on C）for D）within

B）measured C）balanced D）considered

B）circumstances C）background D）condition

B）create C）emerges D）solves

B）oneself C）him D）one

B）moreover C）however D）whatever

B）by C）to D）with

B）which C）what D）that

B）with C）to D）at

B）possess C）need D）lack

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78. A）concept B）feeling C）plan D）intelligence

79. A）ordered B）asked C）put D）required

80. A）place B）adapt C）put D）direct

81. A）remain B）keep C）make D）cause

82. A）take B）make C）do D）be

83. A）show B）afford C）express D）offer

84. A）powerful B）creative C）imaginary D）advanced

85. A）scope B）range C）field D）district

86. A）on B）for C）upon D）at

Translation

1. It’s very important ______________________________________(明辨是非).

2. _________________________________________________( 只要他努力工作), I don’finishes the

experiment.

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3. The shop assistant was dismissed as she ___________________________________________( 被指控欺骗顾客).

4. I’m sure he will pass this exam _____________________________________________ ( 要是他多加注意的话).

5. The room is in a terrible mess; it _______________________________________________(不可能打扫过)

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