2009年12月大学英语四级真题及参考答案

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2009年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案

Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the

topic of Creating a Green Campus. You should write at least 120 words following

the outline given below:

1. 建设绿色校园很重要

2. 绿色校园不仅指绿色的环境

3. 为了建设绿色校园，我们应该

Creating a Green Campus

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and

answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer

from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For question 8-10, complete the

sentences with the information given in the passage.

Colleges taking another look at value of merit-based aid

Good grades and high tests scores still matter—a lot—to many colleges as they

award financial aid.

But with low-income students projected to make up an ever-larger share of the

college-bound population in coming years, some schools are re-examining whether

that aid, typically known as “merit aid”, is the most effective use of precious

institutional dollars.

George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for example, said last week

that it would cut the value of its average merit scholarships by about one-third and

reduce the number of recipients(接受者), pouring the savings, about $2.5 million, into

need-based aid. Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., made a similar decision three

years ago.

Now, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., says it will phase out merit scholarships

altogether. No current merit-aid recipients will lose their scholarships, but need-based

aid alone will be awarded beginning with students entering in fall 2008.

Not all colleges offer merit aid; generally, the more selective a school, the less

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