2009年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试题(一)

　　89. This occupation ____________________(关注于计划和监督) the arrangement of exhibitions of collections.

　　90. ____________________ (令学生失望的是), the books they needed were sold out at the bookstore.

　　91. A number of women interviewed found ___________________________(获得提升很难).

　　Part I Writing

　　One possible version:

　　Education: Examination-Oriented or Quality-Oriented

　　From primary school to college, students, teachers and parents all are struggling for high scores. This is because the current education system is not aimed at quality, but only at developing students’ ability to perform well on tests. As a result, many students, even those with high scores, often do poorly when it comes to the practical application of what they’ve learned.

　　Therefore, China is challenging examination-oriented education by advocating quality-oriented education. The alternative will focus on the students’ ability as a whole. The exam results will no longer play a key role in evaluating a student.

　　Personally, I firmly believe in the effectiveness of this new policy. I have seen in my mind’s eye the more dedicated study, the looser environment, yet the more creative minds of the future students. Our education, so to speak, will bring up a new generation.

　　Part II Reading Comprehension

　　(Skimming and Scanning)

　　1. B)。纵观全文可知，本文主要讲述的是“有更多的人利用自己掌握的专业知识或技术在网上赚钱”。

　　2. D)。参见第二段 “LivePerson Inc., a Web site where clients pay for online chat time with professionals and advisers of all fields.”可知，在LivePerson网站上，咨询者付费后可向该网站上各领域的专业人士咨询。

　　3. B)。参见第四段 “Labor-at-the-keyboard sites are gaining popularity as people increasingly turn to the Web in search of work.”可知，该网站越来越受欢迎是因为有更多的人转向网络寻找工作。

　　4. C)。参见第七段末句“The site takes a commission of between 30% and 35%.”可知，网站从咨询者交的钱中提取30%到35%的佣金，所以，剩下的部分应该是由那些网络“专家”获得，按照比列应该是65%到70%。

　　5. C)。根据第十五段“began as a way to help Amazon manage its product database”可知，Mechanical Turk最初的设计目的是“帮助Amazon管理它的产品数据库”。