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4 级考前冲刺试题一 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Universities Taking Donations. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below. 1. 目前大学接受社会捐赠现象很普遍 2. 人们对这一现象看法不同 3. 我的看法 Universities Taking Donations 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. Social media presents challenge to universities Universities have a new weapon in the battle to protect their reputations: the friendly student blogger A few days ago, Vshuf, an international student, posted a message on the Student Room discussion site. He/she wanted to know which university — Glasgow, Birmingham, Warwick, Nottingham or the Institution (sic) of Education would be the best place to study business. The academic reputation of the institution was important, but there was another consideration. “How are people like in these universities?” the post asked. “I have watched some videos about Warwick on YouTube and it seems to me that the people are snobby and arrogant in contrast to those from Nottingham.” Members were quick to defend Warwick, but Vshuf remained unconvinced. The thread highlights the difficulty that universities face in the age of social media. At a time when reputation is more important than ever because of higher student fees and greater global competition, the ability to manage their reputations is increasingly falling out of their hands. How to reach an increasingly networked generation that is more inclined to trust the opinion of their anonymous peers on the internet than official bodies such as universities was a problem discussed at last week’s