2012年12月英语四级真题试卷第3套.pdf

2012 12 (3) 年 月大学英语四级真题 Part Ⅰ Writing (30minutes) 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上，请在答题卡1上作答。 Direction:For thispart,you areallowed 30minutes to write a composition entitledEducation Pays based on thestatisticsprovided in thechartbelow (Weekly earnings of 2010). Pleasewriteatleast120words butnomorethan180words. Education:AWorthy Investment Weekly earningsin2010($) Doctoraldegree 1,550 Master’sdegree 1,272 Bachelor’sdegree 1,038 Somecollege,nodegree 712 High schooldiploma 626 Lessthanhigh schooldegree 444 Source:U.S.Bureau ofLabor Statistics EducationPays Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions:In thispart,youwill have 15minutes togoover thepassage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answerfrom thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the informationgiven in thepassage. Sufferinginsilence Despite a law designed toprotect them, manypeople with disabling conditions areunaware of theirrights. Carole Concha-Bell tells of her experiences. Being diagnosed with a disabling condition is always a shock. Learning to live without the guarantee ofhealth islikehaving tounlearn apreviouslife.Theimplicationsfor your working life may seem intim