1、专业英语四级（教育类阅读理解）模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 0 The Home Office has been threatened with legal action amid claims it made which mistakenly implied that 22 colleges were bogus or sub-standard. English UK, an association representing more than 450 language colleges, said the alleged error could bankrupt the institution
2、s. Its lawyers are demanding senior Home Office officials issue an immediate apology and retraction. Last week, the Home Office said scores of colleges had lost their right to recruit overseas students because they could not meet the standards of a new inspection regime or had not applied to be on a
3、 compulsory register of institutions authorised to enrol overseas students. Damian Green, the immigration minister, warned that “widespread abuse of the student visa system has gone on for too long“. Too many students had come to the UK to find paid work and bring over their family, rather than to s
4、tudy, he said. English UK said its colleges had not signed up for the register because their courses lasted less than a year. Only institutions that offer courses that last a year or more have to be on the register. The association said institutions had decided not to voluntarily apply to be on the
5、register because it would have been expensive. Tony Millns, chief executive of English UK, said the Home Office had “allowed it to be inferred that all the colleges on its list were bogus, fronts for illegal immigration, or of poor educational quality.“ “This has been enormously damaging to the repu
6、tation of perfectly legitimate and high-quality businesses“, he said. A letter sent by English UKs lawyers to the Home Office states the government published information that was “untrue, defamatory and gravely damaging to colleges goodwill and reputations“. “The potential damage is potentially subs
7、tantial, irreparable and unquantifiable,“ it said. The Home Office wants to curb overseas student number to reduce total net migration to Britain by 230,000 between now and 2015. A spokesman for the UK Border Agency said senior officials would not be making an apology or retracting their statement.
8、Ministers had made it clear that colleges not on the register were not necessarily those with poor educational standards, he said. “Some simply failed to submit an application to demonstrate they meet our new higher standards,“ he said. “Widespread abuse of the student visa system has gone on for to
9、o long which is why weve made changes to ensure only first-class education providers should be given licences to sponsor international students.“ From The Guardian, November 8, 2011 1 Which of the following has the closest meaning of “bogus“ in Paragraph 1 ? （ A） standard. （ B） fake （ C） top-class （
10、 D） new 2 Several colleges had lost their right to recruit overseas students because they_. （ A） belong to the English UK （ B） enrolled overseas students （ C） had applied to be on the register （ D） could not meet the standards 3 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? （
11、A） The senior Home Office officials issued an immediate apology and retraction. （ B） Most of the students had come to the UK in order to further their study there. （ C） All the institutions including English UK have to be on the compulsory register. （ D） English UK did not apply to be on the registe
12、r because of the expensive cost. 4 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT correct? （ A） All the colleges on the list of English UK were of poor educational quality. （ B） The Home Office wants to control the overseas student number to the UK. （ C） There are new standards t
13、o be on the register that are higher than before. （ D） First-class education providers can get licences to sponsor foreign students. 5 The writers attitude toward English UK can best be described as_. （ A） positive （ B） negative （ C） neutral （ D） indifferent 5 Thailand off target with language teach
14、ing plans Ambitious plans to increase English language teaching in Thailands schools are at risk because of a shortage of funds and qualified teachers, a senior education official has admitted. Watanaporn Ra-ngubtook, director of the English language teaching strategy within the education department
15、 responsible for primary education, told the Nation newspaper that a plan to increase the number of students studying in special English programmes in over 200 schools was at risk because schools were struggling to recruit qualified teachers. In July the Office of the Basic Education Commission anno
16、unced that English language teaching hours would be increased and that an initiative in selected schools to teach maths and science in English, the English Bilingual Education programme, would be expanded. But Watanaporn said that a strategy to recruit native-English-speaking teachers from abroad to
17、 teach English and other curriculum subjects was at risk. “The schools cannot import only native English speakers, as it is difficult to find ones who have all the required qualifications. Some are good in English but not good in maths and science,“ she said. Indias job hunters get English skills by
18、 phone Job hunters in India will be able to improve their English skills and their chances of landing a job with help from a mobile phone app developed by the British Council and Indian company Avon Mobility Solutions. Jobseekers mobile phone app takes the form of a daily animated soap opera followi
19、ng the lives of four characters as they apply for jobs. The multimedia lessons include audio and vocabulary. Jobseekers is available on the Tata Docomo network through its Tutor on Mobile platform, and costs two cents a day. “If a picture speaks a thousand words, an animation speaks 10,000. It is si
20、tuational and context-based, so the animation and audio will ensure better reach than static images,“ Rony Thomas Zachariah of Avon Mobility Solutions told the Times of India. No more special treatment for UK in ELT awards After 10 years of celebrating innovation in ELT the British Council will no l
21、onger make a distinction between the UK and the rest of the world in its annual “Eltons“ awards. All teachers, publishers and developers will compete together in five new categories. The deadline for submissions is 2 December and the awards will be announced next May. Meanwhile, the London based Eng
22、lish Speaking Union last week announced the winners of its annual ELT awards. Speakout, published by Pearson, won the Duke of Edinburgh ESU English Language Book Award, while the ESU Presidents Award, for technology in ELT, went to Cambridge English Onlines Phonetics Focus. The Cambridge ESU New Wri
23、ting Award, inaugurated this year, went to Turkish teacher Ozge Karaoglu Ergen for Bubble and Pebble, a digital game for six-year-olds. New Zealand to get tough on language standards Private training providers in New Zealand face tougher English language tests for international students under a crac
24、kdown on cheating announced by the New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA). The Authority is concerned about poor English levels among international students, according to the New Zealand Herald newspaper. Schools could be forced to use standardised English language tests under a range of options
25、 being considered by NZQA. Twenty-six private training institutions are currently under investigation for a range of suspected problems including poor academic performance, student complaints and mismanagement of fees. From The Guardian, February 9, 2011 6 Thailand is confident to do the following s
26、trategies EXCEPT_. （ A） to increase English language teaching hours （ B） to teach science in English in selected schools （ C） to expand English Bilingual Education programme （ D） to recruit enough native-English-speaking teachers 7 Which group of people will NOT compete for the ELT awards? （ A） teac
27、hers （ B） headmasters （ C） publishers （ D） developers 8 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a suspected problem of the private training institutions in New Zealand? （ A） student complaints （ B） mismanagement of fees （ C） lack of qualified teachers （ D） poor academic performance 9 Which of the
28、 following has the closest meaning of “crackdown“ in Paragraph 12? （ A） punishment （ B） distinction （ C） announcement （ D） management 10 According to the passage, which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） Thailands schools are at risk due to a shortage of funds and qualified teachers. （ B） Jobseeker
29、s is available on the Tata Docomo network but will cost a lot of money. （ C） The British Council has been celebrating innovation in ELT for 10 years of time. （ D） New Zealand Schools could be forced to use standardised English language tests. 10 Nick Gibb, the School Minister, said that reading book
30、s for just half an hour a day could be worth up to 12 months extra schooling by the age of 15. Today, the Department for Education will unveil plans for a national reading competition for children in the last three years of primary education and the first year of secondary school. The contest launch
31、ed in the autumn will be designed to boost literacy standards and encourage a generation of “reluctant readers“ to pick up books. But ministers said that the move would be particularly appealing to boys who often thrive on a “bit of healthy competition“. The announcement comes just days after Claire
32、 Tomalin, acclaimed biographer of Charles Dickens, warned that modern youngsters did not have the attention span necessary to read one of his novels. Speaking ahead of todays announcement, Mr. Gibb said: “Children should always have a book on the go. The difference in achievement between children wh
33、o read for half an hour a day in their spare time and those who do not is huge as much as a years education by the time they are 15. “A new national reading competition is designed to give a competitive spur to those reluctant readers who are missing out on the vast world of literature.“ He added: “
34、There is a group of children who can read but wont read the reluctant readers.“ “I hope this competition will inspire all children to read more, but boys especially who are spurred on by a bit of healthy competition.“ Currently, as many as one-in-six children are still struggling to read when they l
35、eave primary school, figures show. One-in-ten boys aged 11 has a reading age no better than a seven-year-old. Failure to pick up the basics at a young age is believed to have serious long-term consequences. A recent international report showed that almost four-in-ten teenagers in England never read
36、for pleasure considerably more than that in other countries. To address the concerns, all primary schools are now being expected to teach using phonics the back-to-basics method of reading in which children break words down into individual sounds. Six-year-olds are also being given a reading test re
37、quiring them to accurately decode 30 words in an attempt to pick out those that need extra support. Today, it will be announced that the Government will launch a reading competition for seven to 12-year-olds in England from this autumn. It is understood that the competition will be based around who
38、can finish the most books, with youngsters encouraged to read fiction in particular. Local, regional and national prizes will also be awarded. The Department for Education is currently considering bids to design and deliver the competition and will make a further announcement in coming weeks. Stephe
39、n Twigg, Labours Shadow Education Secretary, criticised the move, which came after Government cuts to reading programmes, including one-to-one tuition. “This announcement will do nothing to help the 9,000 children who will miss out on one-to-one reading tuition this year, a drop of nearly half,“ he
40、said. “Scrooge-like ministers say they want pupils to be able to read Dickens by age 11, but they will have a hard time if they are denied reading support at primary school.“ From The Daily Telegraph, February 7, 2012 11 Which of the following statements is NOT true about the national reading compet
41、ition? （ A） It will be launched in the autumn. （ B） It is designed to boost literacy standards. （ C） It is only for children in the last three years of primary education. （ D） It is designed to encourage the “reluctant readers“ to pick up books. 12 Which of the following is NOT true according to the
42、 passage? （ A） Reading books for half an hour a day could be worth extra schooling. （ B） The reading competition would be particularly appealing to some boys. （ C） It is suggested that children should always have a book on the go. （ D） Modern youngsters did have the attention span to read Dickens no
43、vels. 13 Which of the following has the closest meaning of “spur“ in Paragraph 7? （ A） help （ B） stimulus （ C） advantage （ D） determination 14 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a strategy to encourage the young age to read? （ A） to continue reading after school （ B） to teach them to use pho
44、nics （ C） to give them a reading test （ D） to launch a reading competition 15 Which of the following is the best title for this passage? （ A） UK boys often thrive on a bit of healthy competition. （ B） Reading a book adds a year to childrens education. （ C） Four-in-ten teenagers in England never read
45、 for pleasure. （ D） There is a group of children who can read but wont read. 15 Variable tuition fees will not create a two-tier market in higher education, insists a group of leading universities in a strong statement of support today for the government as it prepares to do parliamentary battle ove
46、r its controversial top-up fees proposals. The 1994 Group, which includes research-intensive universities like Durham, St Andrews and the London School of Economics, also says it will support any reasonable scheme for student support that reassures people worried about poor students being deterred.
47、This could include a national levy on universities based on their student numbers with the money being shared out among the poorest students wherever they study reassuring new universities, which fear they will not generate enough fee income for bursaries. The worst possible outcome would be a polit
48、ical stalemate, say the vice-chancellors. Meanwhile Professor Tim Brighouse, the governments schools “tsar“ for London, is to propose that students from private schools pay higher university fees. In a keynote speech to next weeks North of England education conference he will argue that parents have
49、 bought their children an advantage in obtaining a university place and should pay an extra 10% charge for every year their child spent at an independent school. If they switched to state schooling at a sixth-form college for example they would earn a discount. In backing variable fees, the 1994 Group pointed out that part-time and postgraduate students already paid them. “That hasnt created a two-tier market, because in reality the variation in fees between institutions is relatively modest in most cases. But students do understand tha
