1、College English Test Band 4,2012-12-01,Writing,Direction: For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic commu
2、nication can replace face-to-face contact. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.“Dear Andy - How are you? Your mother and I are fine. We both miss you and hope you are doing well.We look forward to seeing you again the nest time your computer crashes and you come down-stair
3、s for something to eat,Love,Mom and Dad.”,第一段：描述图片。先一句话引出图片总体内容The picture above is a vivid description of a phenomenon that 然后给出论点。 第二段：分析原因。为使条理清晰，务必使用firstly,secondly, last but not least等表明层次。由于字数限制，原因一般给出34个。 第三段：总结陈述，表明立场。To sum up, the Internet has greatly influenced the ways of communication，
4、but it can never replace face-to-facecontact.,范文 The picture above is a vivid description of a phenomenon that communication between teenagers and their parents is usually through the Internet. Although the Internet has changed the ways of communication, I do not think that elect ionic communication
5、 can replace face-to-face contact.,Firstly, face-to-face contact is much better than electronic communication in terms of enhancing parent-child relationship, for the former can better guarantee honesty of the communication. Secondly, face-to-face contact can make people concentrate on what they are
6、 talking about. So people can think about the problems seriously. Last but not least, face-to-face contact can eliminate distrust between parents and children because both sides will not be suspicious about others intentions if they can talk with each other in such a direct way.,To sum up, the Inter
7、net has greatly influenced the ways of communication, but it can never replace face-to-face contact.,Section B,Directions： In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph f
8、rom which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.A Mess on the Ladder of Success,46. Unlike in the past, a college degree alone does not guarantee a good
9、 job for its holder. 根据关键词，可定位到G段中间部分。David Autor, a prominent labor economist at M.I.T., recently told me that a college degree alone is no longer a guarantor of a good job.,47. The census data is surprising in that college graduates are also among the immobile workforce. 根据以上3个关键词，可定位到F段末。 The sur
10、prise in the census(普查) data, however, is that the immobile workforce is not limited to unskilled workers. In fact, many have a college degree.,48. New figures released by the government show that Americans today are less mobile than ever before. 根据关键词，可定位到D段首句。 The US has always been a remarkably m
11、obile country, but new data from the Census Bureau indicate that mobility has reached its lowest level in recorded history.,49. The migration of old people from cold to warm places made many jobs available to the young. 根据关键词，可定位到B段末句。 We think of this as an old persons migration, but it created man
12、y jobs for the young in construction and health care, not to mention tourism, retail and restaurants.,50. America is better at innovation than most other rich nations. 根据关键词，可定位到J段中间。 and Americas ability to invest people and money in exciting new ideas is still greater than that of most other wealt
13、hy countries.,51. Early American history is one of moving outward. 根据关键词，可定位到A段中间。For the first 300 or so years of European settlement, the story was about moving outward,52. Young people dont know what to learn because it is hard to predict what skills are most needed or valued ten years from now.
14、根据关键词，可定位到 I 段首句。 So what, exactly, should the ambitious young worker of today be learning? Unfortunately, its hard to say, since the US doesnt have one clear national project.,53. Computer or other technical skills are needed to get a well-paying job in high-tech or advanced manufacturing. 根据关键词，可定
15、位到E段末句。 But you will almost certainly need at least a B. A. in computer science or a year or two at a technical school. This newer, select job market is national, and it offers members of the mobile class competitive salaries and higher bargaining power.,54. When the frontier vanished about a centur
16、y ago, America found new economic mobility in industrialization. 根据关键词，可定位到B段首句和中间。 By the end of the 19th century, as the frontier vanished but eventually, in industrialization, the US found a new narrative of economic mobility at home.,55. America today can be divided into two classes: those who m
17、ove and those who dont. 根据关键词，可定位到D段末句。 the split in our economy is really between two other classes: the mobile and immobile.,Part IV Translation,Directions : For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.“你要
18、茶还是咖啡？”是用餐人常被问到的问题。许多西方人会选咖啡，而中国人则会选茶，相传，中国的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶，并用来治病。在明清（the qing dynasties）期间，茶馆遍布全国。饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到18世纪才传到欧美。如今，茶是世界上最流行的饮料（beverage）之一。茶是中国的民族饮品，也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。,“你要茶还是咖啡？”是用餐人常被问到的问题。 第一句话是简单的问句。 注意标点符号的使用，以及引用的内容： This is what diners often have been asked, “Would you like tea or coff
19、ee?“,许多西方人会选咖啡，而中国人则会选茶。 这是一个普通的转折，一个并列句，我们可以写成but，也可以写成while。 Many Westerners favour coffee while the Chinese tend to choose tea.,相传，中国的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶，并用来治病。 从第三句开始，逐渐加大难度。“相传”，是一个普通的时间状语，可以说“According to history”，也可以说“Tradition has it that ”，it作形式宾语，后面整个句子是真正的宾语。 Tradition has it that an ancient Ch
20、inese emperor discovered the tea five thousand years ago and used it to treat illnesses.,在明清(the Ming and Qing Dynasties)期间，茶馆遍布全国。茶馆可以写成tea houses During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, teahouses spread all over China.,饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到18世纪才传到欧美。 句中有转折，可用while连接。 直到，可翻译为notuntil.Tea drinking was introduc
21、ed to Japan in the 6th century while it was not introduced into Europe or America until the 17th and 18th centuries.,如今，茶已经变成了全世界最流行的饮料（beverage）之一。 注意定语“之一”（one of）的放置。 Nowadays, tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world.,茶是中国的民族饮品，也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。并列句，可用 not only but also 连接。 It is not only a kind of Chinese national drink, but also an important part of Chinese tradition and culture.,Thank you!,
