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2012年12月大学英语四级真题(3)

PartⅠWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上，请在答题卡1上作答。

Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledEducationPaysbasedonthestatisticsprovidedinthechartbelow(Weeklyearningsof2010).Pleasewriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

Education:AWorthyInvestment
Weeklyearningsin2010($)
Doctoraldegree
1,550
1,272
1,038
712
626
444
Master’sdegree
Bachelor’sdegree
Somecollege,nodegree
Highschooldiploma
Lessthanhighschooldegree







Source:U.S.BureauofLaborStatistics
EducationPays








PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
Sufferinginsilence
Despitealawdesignedtoprotectthem,manypeoplewithdisablingconditionsareunawareoftheirrights.CaroleConcha-Belltellsofherexperiences.
Beingdiagnosedwithadisablingconditionisalwaysashock.Learningtolivewithouttheguaranteeofhealthislikehavingtounlearnapreviouslife.Theimplicationsforyourworkinglifemayseemintimidating.
ThereisthedisabilityDiscriminationAct(DDA),ofcourse.Butdoesitreallyprovidetheprotectionintheworkplacethatparliamentintended?AreemployersmerelypayinglipservicetotheDDA?Oraretheyevenawareofanemployer’slegaldutiesandresponsibilities?
Inmyexperience,itisthelatter.IhavereceivedlittlesupportfromemployerstowhomIhaverevealedmycondition.ThishasoftenleftmefeelingatadisadvantageandwonderingwhyIbothereddoingsointhefirstplace.
IhadbeenstrugglingwithillnesslongbeforeIwasdiagnosed.Inpracticaltermsthediagnosisdidlittletoaidme.Ofcourse,itenabledmetounderstandmybody,mylimitationsandsetmeonacoursetostabilizemysymptoms.Butitbroughtanewdilemma.WhereIhadpreviouslystruggledtoworkwhileill,ignorantofwhymybodywasmisbehaving,Inowhadanameformydailystruggle:Lupus(狼疮).Thisisachronic(慢性的),auto-immunedisorderthatcanaffectvirtuallyanysysteminthebody.It