subject是什么意思2012年12月英语四级试题与答案

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2012年12月英语四级试题与答案
Education pays...
Education pays in higher earnings and lower unemployment rates

Note: Data are for persons age 25 and over. Earnings are for full- time wage and salary workers.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.
作文范文：
Education Pay

What is shown in the chart above is that those people with high degree earn more
than those with lower. For example, staff with master’s degree receive a better
payment than those with bachelor’s degree, according to a survey of the payment
to the employee. These survey indicates that education degree does have a
relationship with earnings, contrary to the recent theory of useless education.
Recently, there is a heated discussion about the significance of the education.
Some people hold a view that higher education is useless since college education
cannot mesh with the social needs. Some think that higher education is indispensable
if you want to go far in both your studies and life. Now that survey has proved which
part is wiser.
As for me, I definitely support the view that education is necessary for
people’s life. Reading can not only make me survive well in this society with fierce
competition but also help me make sense of life. I pursue for it for my whole life.

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the private sector
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1.C) find some of them
2. B) relieve pressure
3. A) to listen to
4. B) to put every task
5. C) Enjoy doing gardening
6. C) stress better
7. A) one should escape
8. recharge and reflect yourself
9. supportive friends
10. a strong spirituality
听力试题：
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end
of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the
conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause.
During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the
best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
centre.
11.
W: I just heard about a really beautiful park in the east end of the town. There are a lot of roses in
bloom.
M: Why don’t we walk over there and see for ourselves?
Q: What will the speakers probably do?
12.
M: My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hall. I hope to see you
there.
W: Oh, sorry. I was about to tell you that I have an appointment with my dentist at 9:00 o’clock
tomorrow.
Q: What do we learn about the woman?
13.
W: How long have you been running this company?
M: Twenty years if you can believe that. I brought it from a small operation to what it is today.
Q: What do we learn about the man?
14.
M: Have you read the news on the campus net? Susan has won the scholarship for next year.
W: I knew she would from the very beginning. Such a brilliant and diligent girl! She certainly
deserves it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
15.
W: Taking a bus to Miami, it’s cheaper than going by train.
M: That’s true. But I’d rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience.
Q: What does the man mean?
16.
M: I think it’s time we got rid of all this old furniture.
W: You’re right. We need to promote our image besides it’s not a real antique.
Q: What do the speakers mean?
17.
M: That was some storm yesterday. How was I afraid I couldn’t make it home.
W: Yeah, most of the roads to my house were flooded. I didn’t get home from the lab until midnight.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
18.
W: My boys are always complaining that they’re bored.
M: Why don’t you get them into some team sports? My son and daughter play soccer every
Saturday. And they both look forward to it all week.
Q: What does the man mean?
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section B
Conversation 1
W: So John, I hear you and Arthur share a job, don’t you?
M: Yes. We’ve shared a sales job at Sonatech for about two years now.
W: Well, how do you divide up your schedule?
M: You know we are both sales representatives, and we take orders over the phone. When we
started job sharing it was difficult, because we both worked all day Monday. I worked Tuesday and
Thursday and Arthur worked Wednesday and Friday. The problem was that when I was in the office
on Tuesday. I would talk to people, then they would call back on Wednesday with a question. But
Arthur couldn’t answer the question and he couldn’t ask me about it because I wasn’t in the office.
So he had to ask the people to call me back the next day, Thursday. Of course, they didn’t like to
wait until the next day to have their questions answered.
W: Yes, that sounds like a problem.
M: So, finally we decided that Arthur would work in the mornings and I would work in the
afternoons. Now if someone calls with the question for me in the morning, Arthur tells them to call
me in the afternoon. This way, people get their questions answered the same day.
W: What do you do about vacations?
M: Well, Sonatech gives the usual two weeks of vacation to full-time employees, I take a week and
Arthur takes a week.
W: It sounds like job sharing has worked out well for you.
M: Yes, it has. We are both happy with it.
Q19. What do John and author do at Sonatech?
Q20. What problem did John and Arthur have when they started job sharing?
Q21. What does John say about their annual vacation?
Conversation 2
W: May I see your license, please?
M: But officer, did I do something wrong?
W: Do you mean to say you didn’t see the speed limit sign back there?
M: Um, no, madam, I guess I didn’t.
W: In other words, you drove by too fast to read it. The sign says 35m/h. A school is just nearby,
you know?
M: Don’t get me wrong, but my speedometer didn’t read much faster than that.
W: Then, why is it that my radar showed you are going 45? Let me put it another way. I’m going
to give you a ticket. Again, may I see your license, please?
M: Here it is, officer. But let me explain. I was late for an important appointment and I was worried
that I wouldn’t make it on time. So...
W: Uha, just a minute, here. Your license is no longer valid. You should have renewed it two weeks
ago. I’m going to have to write you up for that, too.
M: What? Really?
W: Your license becomes invalid on your birthday and that was two weeks ago according to the
date here. You are in violation of the law—driving without a valid license.
M: I’m sorry, madam. I hadn’t realized that.
W: Here’s the ticket for not having a valid license. But I’m only going to give you a warning about
exceeding the speed limit. Be careful next time.
M: Yes, madam, officer, I will. Thank you.
Q22. Where was the man stopped by the police officer?
Q23. What did the man claim about the speed limit sign?
Q24. What did the woman say about the man’s driving license?
Q25. What was the man’s penalty?
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section B
Passage 1
Since I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than
someone who buy something. To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he
or she starts to push a shopping card. One of the first things customers forget is how to count.
There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly
marked 15 items or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items. Customers also forget why they
came to the store in the first place. Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “Oops,
I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you don’t mind waiting while I go get it.” Five
minutes later, he’s back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels. Strange
is that seems customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries. Instead of
writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, my customers will
wait until I announce the total. Then, in surprise, she says, “Oh no, what did I do with my check
book?” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she’s forgotten