新四级真题试卷结构点评
北京新航道学校教学管理总监 张建宇
在广大考生和社会各界人士的关注下,万众瞩目的新四级考试终于在今天上午揭开了神秘面纱。北京新航道学校第一时间了解到了新四级考试的试卷结构,并对此进行了分析,以飨读者。
本次考试的试卷结构安排同之前全国四、六级考试委员会公布的《大学英语四级考试试点考试样卷》完全一致。依照考试顺序分别依次是:写作、快速阅读、听力、仔细阅读、完型填空和翻译。
写作部分,本次考试的题目是“On students selecting lectures”,
要求考生在30分钟内根据试卷提供的题纲就以上题目写出一篇不少于120字的短文章。写作部分人言沿袭了老四级的出题模式和题目要求,没有太大改变。
快速阅读部分是新四级中新增加的题型,考查的是考生的查读和定位能力。听力理解部分分为听力对话部分和听力短文部分。听力对话部分考了八个短对话和两个长对话。短对话与老四级相比没有改变,只是数量减少,长对话则是新四级新增题型。听力短文部分考查了三个段落理解以及一篇复合式听写。
在接下来的仔细阅读部分,本次考试考查的第一种题型是选词填空,在一篇文章里留出了十个空,随后给出了十四个单词,要求考生从其中选择最合适的十个填入文章中。这是新四级的新增题型,考查的是考生从篇章曾面上对词汇的理解。仔细阅读部分的第二种题型是传统的短文阅读理解题型,考查了两个短文共十个题目。
试卷的最后考查了一篇完型填空和五个中译英的句子翻译。其中句子翻译是新四级的新增题型。
考试开始后,考生首先在答题卡1上完成写作部分。30分钟后,监考员发试题册,考生在接着的15分钟内完成快速阅读理解部分的试题。然后,监考员收回答题卡1。考生在答题卡2上完成其余部分的试题。
关于试题的详细分析,请广大考生继续关注北京新航道学校随后对新四级真题进行的点评。
北京新航道学校外籍教学专家王渊源(JOHN GORDON)
On Students Choosing Lecturers
Nowadays, some universities give students the right to choose who teaches some of their classes. This has led to some debate over whether students should be given this much power.
There are several factors that students consider when choosing a lecturer, including the teaching style of the lecturer, the lecturer's academic background, and the lecturer's reputation among students. The ideal lecturer is one who has an interesting teaching style, a diverse academic background, and a good reputation among students.
There are both positive and negative aspects to allowing students to choose their lecturers. Giving students the choice encourages them to take ownership for their classes, and also puts pressure on teachers to improve their teaching quality. However, the factors that students consider might not be the ones that lead to the highest quality of education. Schools might end up with lecturers who teach interesting classes without much content.