2024年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及参考答案解析

2024年6月高校英语四级CET4真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledExcessivePackagingfollowingiheoutlinegivenbelow.Youshouldwriteat

least120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

1.0前很多商品存在过度包装的现象

2.出现这一现象的缘由

3.我对这一现象的看法和建议

OnExcessivePackaging

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly

andanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-1(),completethe

sentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SmallSchoolsRising

Thisyear'slistofthetop100highschoolsshowsthattoday,thosewith佗wer

studentsareflourishing.

Fiftyyearsago,theywerethelatestthingineducationalreform:big,modern,

suburbanhighschoolswithstudentscountedinthethousands.Asbabyboomers(二战

后婴儿潮时期诞生的人)cameofhigh-schoolage,bigschoolspromisedeconomic

efficiency.Agreaterchoiceofcourses,and,ofcourse,betterfootballteams.Only

yearslaterdidweunderstandthetrade-offsthisinvolved:thecreationofexcessive

bureaucracies(官僚机构)，Ihedifficultyofforgingpersonalconnectionsbetween

teachersandstudents.SATscoresbegandroppingin1963;today,onaverage,30%of

studentsdonotcompletehighschoolinfouryears,afigurethatrisesto50%inpoor

urbanneighborhoods.Whiletheemphasisonteachingtohigher,test-drivenstandards

assetinNoChildLeftBehindresultedinsignificantlybetterperformancein

elementary(andsomeiniddle)schools,highschoolsforavarietyofreasonsseemedto

havemadelittleprogress.

Sizeisn'teverything,butitdoesmatter,andthepastdecadehasseena

noticeablecountertrendtowardsmallerschools.Thishasbeendue,inpart,totheBill

andMelindaGatesFoundation,whichhasinvested$1.8billioninAmericanhigh

schools,helpingtoopenabout1,000smallschools-mostofthemwithabout400kids

eachwithanaverageenrollmentofonly15（）pergrade,About500moreareonthe

drawingboard.Districtsalloverthecountryaretakingnotice,alongwithmayorsin

citieslikeNewYork,ChicagoandSanDiego.Themovementincludesindependent

publiccharterschools,suchasNo.IBASISinTucson,withonly120high-schoolers

and18graduatesthisyear.Itembracesdistrict-sanctionedmagnetschools,suchasthe

TalentedandGiftedSchool,with198students,andtheScienceandEngineering

Magnet,with383,whichshareabuildinginDallas,aswellastheCityHonorsSchool

inBuffalo,N.Y.,whichgrewoutofvolunteereveningseminarsforstudents.Andit

includesalternativeschoolswithstudentsselectedbylottery（抽签），suchasH-B

WoodlawninArlington,Va.Andmostnoticeableofall,thereisthephenomenonof

largeurbanandsuburbanhighschoolsthathavesplitupintosmallerunitsofafew

hundred,generallyhousedinthesamegroundsthatonceboastedthousandsof

studentsallmarchingtothesameband.

HillsdaleHighSchoolinSanMateo,Calif,isoneofthose,ranking

No.423一amongthetop2%inthecountry-onNewsweek'sannualrankingof

America'stophighschools.Thesuccessofsmallschoolsisapparentinthelistings.

Tenyearsago,whenthefirstNewsweeklistbasedoncollege-leveltestparticipation

waspublished,onlythreeofthetop100schoolshadgraduatingClassessmallerthan

100students.Thisyearthereare22.Nearly250schoolsonthefull,Newsweeklistof

thelop5%ofsclioolsualioiiallyhadfewerthan200graduatesin2024.

AlthoughmanyofHillsdale'sstudentscamefromwealthyhouseholds,bythe

late1990averagetestscoreswereslidingandithadearnedtheunaffectionate

nickname（夕卜号）"HillsjaiL"JeffGilbert.AHillsdaleteacherwhobecameprincipal

lastyear,rememberssiltingwithotherteacherswatchingstudentsfileoutofa

graduationceremonyandaskingoneanotherinastonishment,uHowdidthatstudent

graduate?**

Soin2024Hillsdaleremadeitselfintothree“houses,“romanticallynamed

Florence,MarrakechandKyoto.Eachofthe300arrivingninthgradersare

randomly（随机地）assignedtooneofthehouses.Wheretheywillkeepthesamefour

coresubjectteachersfortwoyears,beforemovingontoanotherfor11thand12th

grades.Theclosenessthissystemcultivatesisreinforcedbytheinstitutionof

“advisory“classesTeachersmeetwithstudentsingroupsof25,fivemorningsaweek,

foropen-endeddiscussionsofeverythingfromhomeworkproblemstobad

Saturday-nightdates.Theadvisersalsomeetwithstudentsprivatelyandstayintouch

withparents,sotheyaredeeplyinvestedinthestudents,success."We'reconstantly

talkingaboutoneanother'sadvisers/5saysEnglishteacherChrisCrockett.4tlfyou

hearthatyoursisn'tdoingwellinmath,orseethemsittingoutsidethedean'soffice,

it'slikeapersonalfailure.Alongwiththenewstructurecameamoredemanding

academicprogram,thepercentageoffreshmentakingbiologyjumpedfrom17to

95.“hwasroughfbrsome.Butbysenioryear,two-thirdshavemoveduptophysics,”

saysGilbert“Ourkidsarecomingtoschoolinpartbecausetheyknowthereare

adultsherewhoknowthemandcarefbrthem.^Butnotallschoolsshowadvances

afterdownsizing,anditremainstobeseenwhethersmallerschoolswillbeacure-all

solution.

TheNewsweeklistoftopU.S.highschoolswasmadethisyear,asinyearspast,

accordingtoasinglemetric,theproportionofstudentstakingcollege-levelexams.

Overtheyearsthissystemhascomeinforitsshareofcriticismforitssimplicity.But

thatisalsoitsstrength:it\easyfbrreaderstounderstand,andtodothearithmeticfbr

theirownschoolsifthey\llike.

Rankingschoolsisalwaysconlrovcrsial,midlliisyearagroupof38

superintendents（地区教化主管）fromfivestateswrotetoaskthattheirschoolsbe

excludedfromthecalculation.uItisimpossibletoknowwhichhighschoolsare'the

best'inthenation,“theirletterread,inpart."'Determiningwhetherdifferentschools

doordon'tofferahighqualityofeducationrequiresalookatmandifierentmeasures,

includingstudents*overallacademicaccomplishmentsandtheirsubsequent

performanceincollege.Andtakingintoconsiderationtheuniqueneedsoftheir

communities.”

Intheend,thesuperintendentsagreedtoprovidethedatawesought,whichis,

afterall,publicinformation.Thereis,inourview,norealdisputehere,weareall

seekingthesamething,whichisschoolsthatbetterserveourchildrenandournation

byencouragingstudentstotackletoughsubjectsundertheguidanceofgiftedteachers.

Andifwekeepworkingtowardthatgoal,someday,perhapsalistwon'tbenecessary.

留意：此部分试题请在答卡1上作答.

I.Fiftyyearsago.big.Modern.Suburbanhighschoolswereestablishedinthe

hopeof.

A)ensuringnochildisleftbehindB)increasingeconomicefficiency

C)improvingstudents'performanceonSAT

D)providinggoodeducationforbabyboomers

2.Whathappenedasaresultofsettingupbigschools?

A)Teachers5workloadincreased.B)Students*perfbnnancedeclined.

C)Administrationbecamecentralized.D)Studentsfocusedmoreontestscores.

3.WhatissaidabouttheschoolsfordedbytheBillandMelindaGates

foundation?

A)Theyareusuallymagnetschools.

B)Theyareoftenlocatedinpoorneighborhoods.

C)Theyarepopularwithhigh-achievingstudents.

D)Theyaremostlysmallinsize.

4.Whatismostnoticeableaboutthecurrenltrendinhighschooleducation?

A)Somelargeschoolshavesplitupintosmallerones.

B)Agreatvarietyofsclioulshavesprungupinurbanandsuburbanareas.

C)ManyschoolscompetefortheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationfunds.

D)Studentshavetomeethigheracademicstandards.

5.Newsweekrankedhighschoolsaccordingto.

A)theirstudents5academicachievement

B)thenumberoftheirstudentsadmittedtocollege

C)thcsizeandnumberoftheirgraduatingclasses

D)theircollege-levellestparticipation

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutHillsdale'sstudentsinthelate1990s?

A)Theyweremadetostudyhardlikeprisoners.

B)Thcycalledeachotherbyunaffcctionatcnicknames.

C)Mostofthemdidnothaveanysenseofdiscipline,

D)Theirschoolperformancewasgettingworse.

7.AccordingtoJeffGilbert,the“advisory“classesatHillsdaleweresetupso

thatstudentscould.

A)telltheirteacherswhattheydidonweekends

B)experienceagreatdealofpleasureinlearning

C)maintaincloserrelationshipswiththeirteachers

D)tacklethedemandingbiologyandphysicscourses

8.isstillconsideredastrengthofNewsweek'sschoolrankingsysteminspiteof

thecriticismitreceives.

9.Accordingtothe38superintendents,torankschoolsscientifically,itis

necessarytouse.

lO.Tobetterservethechildrenandournation,schoolsstudentstotake.

SectionB

Directions:thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatementsForeachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteron

AnswerSheer2withasinglelinellirouglitheuculrc.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Intimesofeconomiccrisis.Americansturntotheirfamiliesforsupport.Ifthe

GreatDepressionisanyguide,wemayseeadropinourskyhighdivorcerate.But

thiswon'tnecessarilyrepresent,anincreaseinhappymarriages.Inthelongrun,the

DepressionweakenedAmericanfamilies,andthecurrentcrisiswillprobablydothe

same.

WetendtothinkoftheDepressionasatimewhenfamiliespulledtogetherto

survivehugejoblosses,By1932.whennearlyone-quarteroftheworkforcewas

unemployed,thedivorceratehaddeclinedbyaround25%from1929Butthisdoesn't

meanpeopleweresuddenlyhappierwiththeirmarriages.Rather,withincomes

decreasingandinsecurejobs,unhappycouplesoftencouldn'taffordtodivorce.They

fearedneitherspousecouldmanagealone.

Today,giventhejoblossesofthepastyear,fewerunhappycoupleswillrisk

startingseparatehouseholds,Furthermore,thehousingmarketmeltdownwillmakeit

moredifficultforthemtofinancetheirseparationsbysellingtheirhomes.

Afterfinancialdisastersfamilymembersalsotendtodowhatevertheycanto

helpeachotherandtheircommunities,A1940book.TheUnemployedManandHis

Family,describedafamilyinwhichthehusbandinitiallyreactedtolosinghisjob

“withtirelesssearchfbrwork/'Hewasalwaysactive,lookingfbroddjobstodo.

TheproblemisthatsuchanimpulseishardtosustainAcrossthecountry,many

similarfamilieswereunabletomaintaintheinitialboostinmorale（士气）.Forsome,

thehardshipsoflifewithoutsteadyworkeventuallyoverwhelmedtheirattemptsto

keeptheirfamiliestogether.Thedivorcerateroseagainduringtherestofthedecade

astherecoverytookhold.

MillionsofAmericanfamiliesmaynowbeintheinitialstageoftheirresponses

tothecurrentcrisis,workingtogetherandsupportingoneanotherthroughtheearly

monthsofunemployment.

Today'seconomiccrisiscouldwellgenerateasimilarnumberofcoupleswhose

relationshipshavebeeniireparably（无法弥布'地）ruined.Suil'sonlywhenthe

economyishealthyagainthatwe'llbegintoseejusthowmanybrokenfamilieshave

beencreated.

留意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57.Intheinitialstage,thecurrenteconomiccrisisislikelyto.

A）tearmanytroubledfamiliesapart

BContributetoenduringfamilytics

C)bringaboutadropinthedivorcerate

D)causealotofconflictsinthefamily

58.1ntheGreatDepressionmanyunhappycouplesclosetosticktogether

because

A)startinganewfamilywouldbehard

B)theyexpectedthingswouldturnbetter

C)theywantedtobetterprotecttheirkids

D)livingseparatelywouldbetoocostly

59.Inadditiontojoblosses.Whatstandsinthewayofunhappycouplesgettinga

divorce?

A)MountingfamilydebtsB)Asenseofinsecurity

C)DifficnltyingettingaloanD)Fallinghousingprices

6O.Whatwillthecurrenteconomiccrisiseventuallydotosomemarriedcouples?

A)Itwillforcethemtopulltheireffortstogether

B)Ilwillunderminetheirmutualunderstanding

C)ltwillhelpstrengthentheiremotionalbonds

D)Itwillirreparablydamagetheirrelationship

61.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A)Theeconomicrecoverywillseeahigherdivorcerate

B)Fewcouplescanstandthetestofeconomichardships

C)Astablefamilyisthebestprotectionagainstpoverty.

D)Moneyisthefoundationofmanyahappymarriage

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arcbabedonllicfullowingpassage;

Peoplearebeinglured(弓|诱)ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,free

servicewithoutrealizingthey'repayingforitbygivinguptoadsofpersonal

information.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatato

advertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.

MostFacebookusersdon'trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhalthe

companyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey'repayingfbrFacebookbecause

peopledon'treallyknov/whattheirpersonaldataisworth.

Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherules

Earlyonyoukeepeverythingprivate.Thatwasthegreatthingaboutfacebookyou

couldcreateownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear.Thecompanychangeditsprivacy

rulessothatmanythingsyoucity.Yourphoto,yourfriends,names-wereset,by

default(默认)tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.

AccordingtoFacebook'svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimply

makingchangestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon'tshareinformationThey

havea“lesssatisfyingexperience”.

SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.In

originalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthenAtthesideofthe

pagestotallyWhowantstotookatadswhenthey'reonlineconnectingwiththeir

friends?

TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.In

April.SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.He

alsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesfbrsocial-networking

sites.441thinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwchadnotbeenclearaboutwhat

thenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethem,“

Schrageadmits.

IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy,it'sonly

thebeginning.WhichiswhyI'mconsideringdeactivating(撤销)myaccount.

Facebookisahandysite,butI'mupsetbytheideathatmyinfbnnationisinthehands

ofpeopleIdon'tThat'stoohighapricetopay.

留意：此部分试题请在答题k2上作答。

62.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?

A)Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.

B)Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.

C)Itprofitsbysellingitsusers'personaldata.

D)Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.

63.WhatdocstheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?

A)Theyarereluctanttogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.

B)Thcydon'tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.

C)Theydon'tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsite.

D)Thcycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.

64.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?

A)Torenderbetterservicetoitsusers.

B)ToconformtotheFederalguidelines.

C)Toimproveitsusers'connectivity.

D)Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.

65.WhydoesSenatorCharlesSchumeradvocate?

A)Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.

R)Ranningthesharingofusers,personalinformation.

C)Formulatingregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.

D)Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.

66.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?

A)Heisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservice.

B)Hcfindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.

C)Hedoesn'twanthispersonaldataabused.

D)Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.

PartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthere

arefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.Youshould

choosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelineihioughlliccculru.

留意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Becauseconflictanddisagreementsarepartofallcloserelationships,couples

needtolearnstrategiesformanagingconflictinahealthyandconstructiveway.Some

couplesjust67anddenythepresenceofanyconflictinarelationship.68,denyingthe

existenceofconflictresultsincouples69tosolvetheirproblemsalearly70,which

canthenleadtoevengreaterproblemslater71.Notsurprisingly,expressinganger

anddisagreementleadstolowermarital(婚姻的)satisfactionatthebeginning.

However,thispatternofbehavior72increasesinmaritalsatisfactionoverlime.

Researchsuggeststhatworking73conflictsisanimportantpredictorofmarital

satisfaction.

So,whatcanyoudotomanageconflictinyourownrelationships?First,tryto

understandtheotherperson'spointofview74putyourselfinhisofherplace.People

whoare75towhattheirpartnerthinksandfeels76greaterrelationshipsatisfaction.

Forexample,researchersfoundthatamongpeopleindatingrelationships77

marriages,thosewhocanadopttheirpartner'sperspectiveshowmorepositive

78.morerelationship-enhancingattributesandmoreconstructiveresponses79

conflict.

Second,becauseconflictanddisagreementsareanROpartofcloserelationships.

Peopleneedtobeabletoapologizetotheirpartnerforwrongdoingand81

forgivenessfromtheirparentsfortheirownacts.Apologiesminimizeconflict,leadto

forgiveness,andservetorestorerelationshipcloseness.Inline82thisview,spouses

whoaremoreforgivingshowhighermental83overtime.Increasingly,apologizing

canevenhave84healthbenefits.Forexample,whenpeoplereflectonhurtful85and

grudges(怨恨)，theyshownegativephysiological(生理的)effects,including86heart

rateandbloodpressure,comparedtowhentheyreflectonsympathetic

perspective-takingandforgiving.

67.A)resolveB)regretC)abandonD)avoid

68.A)BesidesB)ThereforeC)MoreoverD)However

69.A)tryingB)decliningC)failingD)striving

70.A)agcsB)ycarsC)slagcsD)inlcivals

71.A)onB)byC)offD)away

72.A)prescribesB)protestsC)provesD)predicts

73.A)roundB)amidC)amongD)through

74.A)soBiwhileC)butD)and

75.A)sensitiveB)superiorC)exclusiveD)efficient

76.A)exposeBJcxpcncnccC)cxplorcD)cxploit

77.A)aslongasB)asfarasC)aswellasD)assoonas

78.A)mindsBjemotionsC)psychologyD)affection

79.A)toB)againstC)atD)toward

80.A)absolutcBjincvitablcC)cssentialD)obvious

81.A)requireBJinquireC)receiveD)achieve

82.A)overB)withC)upD)of

83.A)qualityB)identityC)charityD)capability

84.A)creativeB)positiveC)objectiveD)competilive

85.A)prospectsB)conceptsC)memoriesD)outlooks

86.A)addedB)toughcnedC)strengthenedD)increascd

PartVITranslation(5minutes)

Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiven

inbrackets.

PleasewriteyourtranslationonAnswerSheet2

留意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。

87.Thoseflowerslookedasifthey(好长时间没有浇

水了).

88.Fredboughtacarlastweek.Itis(比我的车便宜

一千英镑).

89.ThisTVprogramisquiteboningWemight(不妨听听音乐)

9O.Helefthisofficeinahurry,with(灯亮着，门开着)

91.Thefamousnovelissaidto(已经被译成多

种语言）.

2024年6月份高校英语四级考试题及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsItaV/aste

ofTalent?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow

目前有高校生毕业后选择当油漆工、保姆等

1.对这种做法有人表示赞成

2.也有人表示反对

3.我认为…

IsItaWasteofTalent?

Part2ReadmgComprehension(SkimmmgandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformation

giveninthepassage.

PoliceLesson:SocialNetworkToolsHaveTwoEdges

OfficerTreyEconomidyoftheAlbuquerquepolicenowrealizesthatheshouldhavethought

harderbeforelistinghisoccupationonhisFacebookprofileas"humanwastedisposal".

Afterhewasinvolvedinafatalon-dutyshootinginFebruary,alocaltelevisionstationdug

uptheFacebookpage.OfficerEconomidywasplacedondeskduty,andlastmonththe

AlbuquerquePoliceDepartmentannouncedanewpolicytogovernofficers'useofsocial

networkingsites.

SocialnetworkingtoolslikeFacebookandTwittercanbevaluableassetsforlaw

enforcementagencies,helpingthemalertthepublic,seekinformationaboutcrimesandgather

evidenceaboutthebackgroundsofcriminalsuspects.ButtheInternetcanalsogetpolice

departmentsintotrouble.

Publicgaffes(失言)likeOfficerEconomidy's-hiscynicaljobdescriptiononFacebookwas

"extremelyinappropriate",hesaidlastweekinane-mail-areonlyoneoftherisks.Acareless

postingonanetworkingsite,lawenforcementexpertssay,canendangeranofficer'ssafety,asit

didinSantaMonica,Calif.,lastyearwhenthePoliceDepartmentwenttogreatlengthstoconceal

awoundedofficer'sidentityandlocation,onlytohavearetiredofficercarelesslyrevealthemon

Facebook.

Anddefenselawyersincreasinglysearchsocialnetworkingsitesforevidencethatcould

challengethevalidityofapoliceofficer'stestimony.InonecaseinNewYork,ajurydismisseda

weaponschargeagainstadefendantafterlearningthatthearrestingofficerhadlistedhismood

onMySpaceas"devious"andwroteonFacebookthathewaswatchingthefilmTrainingDaylo

"brushuponproperpoliceprocedure".

Theproblemisseriousenoughthatdepartmentsacrossthecountryarescramblingto

developrulestogovernwhatofficerscanandcannotdoonline.

"Thisissomethingthatallthepolicechiefsaroundthecountry,ifyou'renotdealingwithit,

you'dbetterdealwithit,"saidMarkA.Marshall,chiefofpoliceinSmithfield,Va.,andthe

presidentoftheInternationalAssociationofChiefsofPolice,whichhasdevelopeditsownmodel

policy.

Hisdepartment,ChiefMarshallsaid,hashadafewembarrassingepisodes.Inone,anofficer

whohadbeeninvolvedinahigh-speedchaseandendedupin"alittlebitofafight"witha

suspectpostedacommentaboutwhatagoodtimehehadduringthedust-up（打架）.In

another;anofficerpostedaphotoofatattoo（纹身）ofSt.Michaelonherhip.Bothwere

disciplined,ChiefMarshallsaid.

"Unfortunately,youhcvetheseextremeincidentsthatareoutthere,"hesaid,"and,frankly,

youaskyourself,'Whatonearthweretheythinkingwhentheypostedthat?"

Mostsocialmediapoliciestrytobalanceapolicedepartment'sinterestsagainstFirst

Amendmentprotectionsfortheofficers.Manyincludeprohibitionsagainstpostingany

statementsthatcoulddiscreditorreflectbadlyonadepartment,thatillustratereckless

behaviororthatdisparage（贬彳氐）peoplebasedonrace,religionorsexualorientation.Posting

crimescenephotosorotherevidencefromcriminalcasesonlineisalsoprohibitedbymost

policies.

Othersgofurther.Albuquerque'spolicy,forexample,prohibitsofficersfromidentfying

themselvesasemployeesofthePoliceDepartmentorpostingphotosofdepartmentalinsignia

（标记）-badges,uniforms,cruisers-withoutpermission.AndarecentpolicybythePolice

DepartmentinPueblo,Colo.,bansgossipingonlinewithoutsidersaboutdepartmentaffairs.

Policeofficialssaythatthecourtshavegenerallyupheldrestrictionsonthespeechof

governmentemployeeswhenthespeechisjobrelated.

"TheU.S.SupremeCourthasspokenonitsooftenthattheparametersarefairlywell

defined,"saidMarthaStonebrook,seniorcityattorneyinSaltLakeCity.Inonefamous2024case,

theSupremeCourtupheldthefiringofanofficerwhofilmedhimselfstrippingoffapolice

uniformandsoldthevideooneBay'sadults-onlyarea.ButDavidL.HudsonJr.,a

scholarattheFirstAmendmentCenteratVanderbiltUniversity,saidthelowercourtswerestill

sortingouttheimplicationsoftheSupremeCourt'sdecisionsinvolvingjob-relatedspeech.

"Thequestionofwhenemployeescanbedisciplinedforoff-dutyspeechisvague,"hesaid.

"Partofourcorenatureiswhatwedoforaliving,andtoprohibitsomebodyfromengagingin

anykindofexpressionrelatedtotheirjobisarguablytoobroad."

Infact,theAlbuquerquepolicyhasmetsomeresistancefromtherankandfile.JoeySigala,

presidentoftheAlbuquerquePoliceOfficers'Association,saidthatwhilethedepartmentwas

entitledtodictatewhatofficerswearandsayontheclock,"Idon'tbelievetheyhavetherightto

telluswhattodooutsideofthat."

Hesaidthatrequiringofficerstogetpermissionbeforepostingpicturesinvolving

departmentinsigniamadeitdifficulttosharenewsaboutawardsorhonorsspontaneouslywith

familyandfriends."They'retakingawaytheabilitytodemonstratethegood,aswellasthebad,"

hesaid.

ChiefRaySchultzoftheAlbuquerquepolicesaidthatdepartmentofficialsresearched

policiesfromaroundthenationbeforedevelopingtheirown."Youneedtogeta

handleonthisveryquickly,becausethishasthepotentialtodamagethereputationofthe

organizationandalsoadverselyaffectyouinthecourtroom,"ChiefSchultzsaid,addingthat

somesocialmediasitesappearedtobe"