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大 学 英 语 四 级 模 拟 考 试 COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST -Band Four- Part I Writing (30 minutes) 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of Improving the CET. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 大学英语考试的优点 2．目前大学英语考试所存在的问题 3．你认为应该如何改进该考试 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, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D]. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Chasing Fame What do you want out of life? Do you hope to make the world a better place? Do you dream of becoming a millionaire? Or have you set your sights on becoming a star? If what you want most is to see your name in lights, be featured on Entertainment Tonight, or have a mob of screaming fans swoon in your presence, youre not the only one. Many Americans dream of fame, and such fantasies tend to be more common among teens than adults. When Girls’ Life magazine recently asked its readers to name their biggest goal in life, the largest number (35 percent) said that they wanted to become famous. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting found that many of the kids and teens it polled for its 2000 Roper Youth Report gave similar responses. Although wealth was the number one dream reported by young people, fame was near the top of the list. Beauty and singing talent－qualities often seen as routes to fame－also ranked high. We are all familiar with the dangers of fame. Weve seen celebrities waste their millions, fight with their families, and mess up their lives with drugs or alcohol. Weve observed what too much money spent on too many plastic surgery operations can do to a persons face. We know about the pressures celebrities live with and the lack of privacy they deal with. So wh