大学英语大学英语大学英语四级(CET4)2009年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)考试真题

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• 1With more and more low-income students pursuing higher education, a number of colleges are ________.

  A.offering students more merit-based aid

  B.revising their financial aid policies

  C.increasing the amount of financial aid

  D.changing their admission processes

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• 2What did Allegheny College in Meadville do three years ago、

  A.It tried to implement a novel financial aid program.

  B.It added $ 2.5 million to its need-based aid program.

  C.It phased out its merit-based scholarships altogether.

  D.It cuts its merit-based aid to help the needy students.

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• 3The chief purpose of rankings-conscious colleges in offering merit aid is to ______.

  A.improve teaching quality

  B.boost their enrollments

  C.attract good students

  D.increase their revenues

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• 4Monica Inzer, dean of admission and financial aid at Hamilton, believes ______.

  A.it doesn’t pay to spend $ 1 million a year to raise its ranking

  B.it gives students motivation to award academic achievements

  C.it’s illogical to use so much money on only 4% of its students

  D.it’s not right to give aid to those who can afford the tuition

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• 5In recent years, merit-based aid has increased much faster than need-based aid due to ______.

  A.more government funding to colleges

  B.fierce competition among institutions

  C.the increasing number of top students

  D.schools’ improved financial situations

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• 6What is the attitude of many private colleges toward merit aid, according to David Laird、

  A.They would like to see it reduced.

  B.They regard it as a necessary evil.

  C.They think it does more harm than goo

  D.D.They consider it unfair to middle-class families.

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• 7Why doesn’t Allegheny College plan to drop merit aid entirely、

  A.Raising tuitions have made college unaffordable for middle-class families.

  B.With rising incomes, fewer students are applying for need-based aid.

  C.Many students from middle-income families have come to rely on it.

  D.Rising incomes have disqualified many students for need-based aid.

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• 8Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

  A.He prefers the smaller evening classes.

  B.He has signed up for a day course.

  C.He has to work during the day.

  D.He finds the evening course cheaper.

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• 9Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

  A.A training coach.

  B.A trading adviser.

  C.A professional manager.

  D.A financial trader.

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• 10Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.                                        Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

  A.There were no planets without moons.

  B.There was no air or water on Jupiter.

  C.Life was not possible in outer space.

  D.The mystery of life could not be resolved.

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