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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