08年12月大学英语四级全真模拟（四）.doc

洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 [1] 作文 　　Part ⅠWriting(30 minutes) 　　Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How to Get Prepared for a Job. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese: 　　1. 求职之前必须准备充分； 2. 你认为大学生在校期间应该如何为将来求职作准备？ 　[2] 快速阅读 　　Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) 　　Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. 　　For questions 1-7, mark 　　Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; 　　N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; 　　NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 　　For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. 　　Unemployment ‘Blessings’ 　　Community Involvement 　　For Lisa Perez, the wakeup call was burned pork chops. An executive who previously hadn’t been particularly interested in home and health had become obsessed with homemaking during a stint of unemployment. 　　Ms. Perez, 35, resolved to become an active volunteer for the duration of her search. She gave her time to a health-care concern, a housing program and a political campaign. 　　The work bolstered her self-confidence. Volunteering takes the focus off of you. One thing you have that’s still valuable is your time. And, of course, you learn that there are thousands of people with a life that’s much worse than yours, she says. 　　Volunteer assignments are also great ways to meet powerful and well-connected people. Over a six-month period, her volunteering evolved into working as a paid consultant and then as a full-time employee, a job she still holds today. In all, she was unemployed for eight months. 　　Continuing Education 　　Even as the economy improves, a jobless executive may face up to a year or more of unemployment. This is a lot of time, e