大学英语四级分类模拟题520
(总分160.5,考试时间90分钟)
Part Ⅰ Writing
1. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay bad on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of over-reliance on the Internet and then explain the dangers of doing so. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Passage One
In the North Star tattoo parlour in downtown Manhattan, Brittany shows off her ink: a Banksy-inspired tableau covering both feet. Now a student at New York University, she hopes to be a lawyer one day. "That"s why I got the tattoo on my feet," she says. "It"s easy to hide. "
Once the prerve of prisoners, sailors and circus freaks, tattoos have become a benign rite of passage for many Americans. One in five adults has one, and two in five thirty-somethings. The days women with tattoos outnumber men. But what happens when the people look for work? Alas, not everyone is as savvy as Brittany.
Though increasingly mainstream, tattoos still signal a certain rebelliousness that works against jobekers, says Andrew Timming of the University of St Andrews in Scotland. In a **ing study, Mr. Timming and colleagues asked participants to asss job candidates ba
d on their pictures, some of which were altered to add a neck tattoo. Inked candidates consistently ranked lower,
Despite being equally qualified. In a parate study Mr. Timming found that many rvice-ctor managers were squeamish about conspicuous ink, particularly when filling jobs that involve dealing with customers.
Designs of flowers or butterflies were **paratively acceptable. And some workplaces are more open-minded: a prison-rvices manager explained that having tattoos made it easier to bond with inmates. Firms with a younger clientele are also more tattoo-friendly. But by and large the more visible the tattoo, the more"unsavoury"(令人讨厌的) a candidate emed—even if the boss had one.
Such prejudice may em anachronistic, but it is not unfounded. Empirical studies have long linked tattoos with deviant behaviour. People with inked skin are more likely to carry weapons, u illegal drugs and get arrested. The association is stronger for bigger tattoos, or when there are veral, says Jerome Koch, a sociologist at Texas Tech Univer
sity.
This may help explain the army"s recent decision to reinstate old grooming standards. The restrict the size and number of tattoos, ban ink from the neck, head and hands, and bar body art that might be en as racist, xist or otherwi inappropriate. The change is intended to promote discipline and professionalism. But it is making it harder to recruit to the army, says Major Tyler Stewart, who handles recruitment in Arizona. His battalion is turning away 50 tattooed people a week.
1. What is the finding of the **ing study conducted by Mr. Timming?
A. Candidates are evaluated through their appearance.
B. Candidates with tattoos are discriminated.
C. Candidates should hide their tattoos to find good jobs.
D. Candidates with tattoos are rebellious.
2. Why are tattoos acceptable in some workplace?
A. Becau the tattoos are so beautiful that people likes them.
B. Becau some people are open-minded.
C. Becau people with tattoos em more accessible in their work.
D. Becau the tattoos reflects the workers" characteristics.
3. What can we learn from empirical studies?
A. People with tattoos are more likely to commit a crime.
B. People with tattoos always do some illegal things.
C. People with bigger tattoos are likely the leaders of illegal organizations.
D. People with tattoos always hurt other people.
