1、大学英语四级 146及答案解析(总分：746.57，做题时间：130 分钟)一、Writing (30 minutes)(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an application letter. You should write at least 120 words according to the guidelines given below in Chinese. 假设你是一名即将毕业的计算机专业的大学生，看到北京日报上登载的一家电脑公司招 聘程序设计员的职位，你想应聘这个职
2、位，请以王强的名义写一封求职信。 （分数：30.00）_二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Policy on Student Privacy Rights Policy Statement Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), you have the right to: -inspect and review your education records; -request an amendment to your education records if you b
3、elieve they are inaccurate or misleading; -request a hearing if your request for an amendment is not resolved to your satisfaction; -consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information from your education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without your consent; -
4、file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Family Policy Compliance Office if you believe your rights under FERPA have been violated. 1. Inspection What are education records? Education records are records maintained by the university that are directly related to students. These include
5、biographic and demographic data, application materials, course schedules, grades and work-study records. The term does not include: -information contained in the private files of instructors and administrators, used only as a personal memory aid and not accessible or revealed to any other person exc
6、ept a temporary substitute for the maker of the record; -Campus Police records; -employment records other than work-study records; -medical and psychological records used solely for treatment purposes; -records that only contain information about individuals after they have left the university; -any
7、 other records that do not meet the above definition of education records. How do I inspect my education records? -Complete an Education Inspection and Review Request Form (available online as a PDF document or from The HUB, 12C Warner Hall) and return it to The HUB. -The custodian of the education
8、record you wish to inspect will contact you to arrange a mutually convenient time for inspection, not more than 45 days after your request. The custodian or designee will be present during your inspection. -You will Not be permitted to review financial information, including your parents financial i
9、nformation; or confidential letters of recommendation, if you have waived your right to inspect such letters. -You can get copies of your education records from the office where they are kept for 25 cents per page, prepaid. 2. Amendment How do I amend my educational records? -Send a written, signed
10、request for amendment to the Vice President for Enrollment, Carnegie Mellon University, 610 Warner Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Your request should specify the record you want to have amended and the reason for amendment. -The university will reply to you no later than 45 days after your request. If
11、the university does not agree to amend the record, you have a right to a hearing on the issue. 3. Hearing How do I request a hearing? ?Send a written, signed request for a hearing to the Vice President for Enrollment, Carnegie Mellon University, 610 Warner Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. The university
12、will schedule a hearing no later than 45 days after your request. How will the hearing be conducted? -A university officer appointed by the Vice President for Enrollment, who is not affiliated with your enrolled college will conduct the hearing. -You can bring others, including an attorney, to the h
13、earing to assist or represent you. If your attorney will be present, you must notify the university ten days in advance of the hearing so that the university can arrange to have an attorney present too, if desired. -The university will inform you of its decision, in writing, including a summary of t
14、he evidence presented and the reasons for its decision, no later than 45 days after the hearing. -If the university decides not to amend the record, you have a right to add a statement to the record that explains your side of the story. 4. Disclosure Carnegie Mellon generally will not disclose perso
15、nally identifiable information from your education records without your consent except for directory information and other exceptions specified by law. What is directory information? Directory information is personally identifiable information of a general nature that may be disclosed without your c
16、onsent, unless you specifically request the university not to do so. It is used for purposes like compiling campus directories. If you do not want your directory information to be disclosed, you must notify The HUB, 12C Warner Hall, in writing within the first 15 days of the semester. Notifying The
17、HUB covers only the disclosure of centralized records. Members of individual organizations such as fraternities, sororities, athletics, etc. must also notify those organizations to restrict the disclosure of directory information. Carnegie Mellon has defined directory information as the following: -
18、your full name -local/campus address -local/campus telephone number -email user id and address -major, department, college -class status (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, undergraduate, or graduate) -dates of attendance (semester begin and end dates) -enrollment status (full, half, or part time)
19、 -date(s) of graduation -degrees awarded -sorority or fraternity affiliation For students participating in intercollegiate athletics, directory information also includes: -height, weight -sport of participation What are the other exceptions? Under FERPA, Carnegie Mellon may release personally identi
20、fiable information from your education records without your prior consent to: -school officials with legitimate educational interests; -certain federal officials in connection with federal program requirements; -organizations involved in awarding financial aid; -state and local officials who are leg
21、ally entitled to the information; -testing agencies such as the Educational Testing Service, for the purpose of developing, validating, researching and administering tests; -accrediting agencies, in connection with their accrediting functions; ?parents of dependent students (as defined in section 15
22、2 of the Internal Revenue Service Code); -appropriate parties in a health or safety emergency, if necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other individuals; -officials of another school in which the student seeks or intends to enroll; ?victims of violent crimes or non-forcible se
23、xual offenses (the results of final student disciplinary proceedings); -parents or legal guardians of students under 21 years of age (information regarding violations of university drug and alcohol policies); -courts (records relevant to legal actions initiated by students, parents or the university
24、). 5. Complaints If you believe the university has not complied with FERPA, you can file a complaint with the: Family Policy Compliance Office Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202-4605 （分数：71.00）(1).This article has university students as its target audience.（分数：7.1
25、0）A.YB.NC.NG(2).Under FERPA, students are entitled to request an amendment to their education records whenever they wish.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).The education records are kept by the students themselves.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).A students demand for the inspection of his records must be met within a mo
26、nth.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).When the request for an amendment is refused by the university, the student may ask for a hearing.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(6).The university is free to disclose the Directory information of students without their consent.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(7).In a hearing for the amendment of
27、education records, both the student and the university may hire attorneys.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(8).If a student feels that his rights under FERPA has been violated, he could file a _with the U.S. Department of Education Family Policy Compliance Office.（分数：7.10）_(9).Student who wants to inspect his edu
28、cation records must fill out an_.（分数：7.10）_(10).The directory information for intercollegiate athletes include additional information such as_.（分数：7.10）_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.Basketball.B.A pair of shoes.C.A coat.D.He hadnt decided yet.A.At a doctors.B.At a store.C.At a library.D.A
29、t a bank.A.Take a walk.B.Give a performance.C.Listen to the music.D.Dance to the music.A.Do her homework.B.Clean the backyard.C.Wash clothes.D.Enjoy the beautiful day.A.Margaret wanted to return some magazines to the woman.B.Margaret wanted to lend some magazines to the woman.C.Margaret wanted to bo
30、rrow some magazines from the woman.D.Margaret wanted to get some magazines back from the woman.A.The man goes to a wrong check-in counter.B.The man has just missed his flight.C.The plane will leave at 9:14.D.The planes departure time remains unknown.A.Go to dance.B.Go to the Student Art Center.C.Go
31、to a lecture.D.Stay at home.A.She has none at present.B.She has bought a new one.C.She has only an old one.D.Her brother has given her one.四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.He is American.B.He is Austrian.C.He is Australian.D.He is English.A.The hospital was named after the governors wife Emma.B.A lot of
32、 Chinese people used to grow vegetables in Emma Ville.C.Emma Ville used to produce 400,000 tons of tin a year.D.The last mine that was in Emma Ville closed down 28 years ago.A.He is 48 years old now.B.He is 56 years old now.C.He is 64 years old now.D.He is 70 years old now.A.The handbag is brown.B.T
33、he handbag has a flap over the top.C.The handbag is a shoulder bag.D.The handbag is not made of leather.A.Her driving license.B.Her money.C.Her passport.D.Her address book.A.At the reception desk.B.In the brasserie.C.In her room.D.At the hotel bank.A.His eyesight was too poor.B.He has to work to sup
34、port himself.C.Physics was too hard for him.D.He didnt like physics any more.A.He wanted to travel.B.He found his job boring.C.He was not qualified to be an engineer.D.He was not happy with the new director.A.He wanted to go to Spain.B.He wanted to work with his friend.C.He enjoyed traveling around
35、the world.D.He was rejected by the engineering firm.A.The owner of the school promised him a good position.B.He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.C.He wanted to earn more to support his family.D.He enjoyed teaching English.A.Beauty.B.Loyalty.C.Luck.D.Durability.A.He wanted to follo
36、w the tradition of his country.B.He believed that it symbolized an everlasting marriage.C.It was thought that a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heart.D.It was supposed that the diamond on that finger would bring good luck.A.The two people can learn about each others likes and dislike
37、s.B.The two people can have time to decide if they are a good match.C.The two people can have time to shop for their new home.D.The two people can earn enough money for their wedding.A.How to greet people with a hat.B.Good manners in social activities.C.Its impolite to shake hands with others withou
38、t taking off the glove.D.It doesnt matter much how you greet people.A.You have to take it off.B.You need to raise it slightly off your head.C.You just touch it with your hand.D.Both B and C.A.In order to greet people, you will have to wear a hat or a cap.B.Greetings can be done in many different way
39、s.C.Greetings can be done even if you wear a hat or a cap.D.Greetings are necessary in peoples life.A.Old people put their hands to young first.B.Old people put their hands to ladies first.C.Women offer their hands first.D.Women neednt shake hands with others if they dont want to.六、Section C(总题数：1，分
40、数：10.00)The making of glass is a very old industry at least 4,500 years old. Glass has many extraordinary (36) 1 and it is frequently being used in new ways. One of the most (37) 2 new uses for glass is in . Scientists have (38) 3 glass fibers as thin as human (39) 4 which are designed to carry ligh
41、t (40) 5. The light is first changed into (41) 6 which are used to send messages by telephone. Called light-wave (42) 7, the new system was used successfully in an (43) 8in Chicago in 1977. (44) 9. The light-wave cable, containing 144 glass fibers, has the capacity to carry 50,000 conversations at t
42、he same time. (45) 10. First, the cables are smaller and weigh less than copper. Second, cables made of glass fibers use less space and cost less than copper. (46) 11. （分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：2，分数：355.00)In rec
43、ent years, Israeli consumers have grown more demanding as theyve become wealthier and more worldly-wise. Foreign travel is a national passion; this summer alone, one in ten citizens will go abroad. Exposed to higher standards of service elsewhere, Israelis are returning home expecting the same. Amer
44、ican firms have also begun arriving in large numbers. Chains such as KFC, McDonalds and Pizza Hut are setting a new standard of customer service, using strict employee training and constant monitoring to ensure the friendliness of frontline staff. Even the American habit of telling departing custome
45、rs to “Have a nice day“ has caught on all over Israel. “Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, “Lets be nicer,“ says Itsik Cohen, director of a consulting firm. “Nothing happens without competition.“ Privatization, or the threat of it, is a motivation as well. Monopolies (垄断者) that until recently
46、have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry, a marketing professor, calls “the revengeful (报复的) consumer.“ When the government opened up competition with Bezaq, the phone company, its international branch lost 40% of its market share, even while offering competitiv
47、e rates. Says Perry, “People wanted revenge for all the years of bad service.“ The electric company, whose monopoly may be short-lived, has suddenly stopped requiring users to wait half a day for a repairman. Now, appointments are scheduled to the half-hour. The graceless El A1 Airlines, which is already at auction (拍卖), has retrained its employees to emphasize service and is boasting about the results in an ad campaign with the slogan, “You can feel the change in the air.“ For the first time, praise outnumbers complaints on customer survey sheets. （分数
