大学英语四级考前模考试卷(二)附答案

四级考前模考试卷（二）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofTheYoungWanttoBeLeaders.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.1.现在的年轻人普遍想当领导2.人们对此有不同看法3.我认为……TheYoungWanttoBeLeaders_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.AsEnglishSpreads,IndonesiansFearforTheirLanguagePaulinaSugiarto’sthreechildrenplayedtogetheratamallheretheotherday,chatteringnotinIndonesia’snationallanguage,butEnglish.TheirfluencyoftendrawsadmiringquestionsfromotherIndonesianparentsMs.Sugiartoencountersinthiscity’supscalemalls.Butthechildren’sabilityinEnglishobscuredthefactthat,thoughbornandraisedinIndonesia,theywerestrugglingwiththeIndonesianlanguage,knownasBahasaIndonesia.Theirparents,whogrewupspeakingtheIndonesianlanguagebutwenttocollegeintheUnitedStatesandAustralia,talktotheirchildreninEnglish.AndthechildrenattendaprivateschoolwhereEnglishisthemainlanguageofinstruction.“Theyknowthey’reIndonesian,”Ms.Sugiarto,34,said.“TheyloveIndonesia.Theyjustcan’tspeakBahasaIndonesia.It’stragic.”Indonesia’slinguisticlegacyisincreasinglyunderthreatasgrowingnumbersofwealthyandupper-middle-classfamiliesshun(避开)publicschoolswhereIndonesianremainsthemainlanguagebutEnglishisoftentaughtpoorly.Theyareturning,instead,toprivateschoolsthatfocusonEnglishanddevotelittletime,ifany,toIndonesian.ForsomeIndonesians,asmasteryofEnglishhasbecomeincreasinglytiedtosocialstanding,Indonesianhasbeenrelegatedtosecond-classstatus.Inextremecases,peopletakeprideinspeakingIndonesianpoorly.TheglobalspreadofEnglish,withitssometimescorrosive(逐渐破坏的)effectsonlocallanguages,hascausedmuchhand-wringing(焦虑)inmanynon-English-speakingcornersoftheworld.Buttheimplicationsmaybemorefar-reachinginIndonesia,wheregenerationsofpoliticalleaderspromotedIndonesiantounitethenationandforgeanationalidentityoutofcountlessethnicgroups,ancientculturesanddisparatedialects.Thegovernmentrecentlyannouncedthatitwouldrequireallprivateschoolstoteachthenation’sofficiallanguagetoitsIndonesianstudentsby2013.Detailsremainsketchy,though.“Theseschoolsoperatehere,butdon’tofferBahasatoourcitizens,”saidSuyanto,whooverseesprimaryandsecondaryeducationattheEducationMinistry.“Ifwedon’tregulatethem,inthelongrunthiscouldbedangerousforthecontinuityofourlanguage,”saidMr.Suyanto,wholikemanyIndonesiansusesonename.“Ifthisbigcountrydoesn’thaveastronglanguagetouniteit,itcouldbedangerous.”TheseeminglyreflexivepreferenceforEnglishhasbeguntoattractcriticisminthepopularculture.Lastyear,awoman,whosefatherisIndonesianandhermotherAmerican,wascrownedMissIndonesiadespiteherpoorcommandofIndonesian.ThejudgeswerelatercondemnedinthenewsmediaandintheblogsforbeingimpressedbyherEnglishfluencyandfordisregardingthefactthat,despitegrowinguphere,sheneededinterpreterstotranslatethejudges’questions.In1928,nationalistsseekingindependencefromDutchrulechoseIndonesian,aformofMalay,asthelanguageofcivicunity.WhileasmallpercentageofeducatedIndonesiansspokeDutch,Indonesianbecamethepreferredlanguageofintellectuals.Eachlanguagehadasocialrank,saidAriefRachman,aneducationexpert.“IfyouspokeJavanese,youwerebelow,”hesaid,referringtothemainlanguageontheislandofJava.“IfyouspokeIndonesian,youwereabitabove.IfyouspokeDutch,youwereatthetop.”Leaders,especiallySuharto,thegeneralwhoruledIndonesiauntil1998,enforcedteachingofIndonesianandcurbeduseofEnglish.“DuringtheSuhartoera,BahasaIndonesiawastheonlylanguagethatwecouldseeorread.Englishwasatthe