katherinepierce

1

*注：2018年6月全国大学英语四级考试共有两套听力。

听力第一套

SectionA

NewsReportOne

AmessageinabottlentouttoabyaNewHampshiremanmore

thanfivedecadesagowasfound1500milesawayandhe’sbeen

glostmessagewasdiscoveredbyClint

gtonsayshefounda

sodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeenthere

sincethebeginningoftime.

Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,"Returnto419OceanStreetandreceive

arewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofthebeach

Combermotel.

herhadwritten

gton

d

uptoherfather'biggest

rewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.

2

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

thenewsreportmainlyabout?

PaulaPiercegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?

NewsReportTwo

MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinctspraying

ects

sprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthe

spotinDorchestercountySouthCarolina,wherefourtravel-related

the

deathscamefromFlowerTownBeefarm,acompanyinSomervillethat

aStanleywhoownsthecompany

saidthefarmlookslikeit'mlostabout2.5

stercountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidental

sterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepers

managerJasonWardsaidinastatement.“I'mnotpleadthatsomany

beeswerekilled.”

3

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

sprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?

esthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm?

NewsReportThree

Theworld'

Airlander10spentnearly2hoursintheairhavingtakenofffrom

itsflightitreached3000feet

craftis

massiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallas6doubledeckerbus

irstdevelopedfortheUS

governmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwasabandonedfollowing

craftcost25millionpoundsandcancarry

heavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiand

ersbelieveit'sthefutureofaircraftand

onedaywe're'sstillalongwayto

landerwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeing

allowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpassthoughwecan

hopewe'llallgetsomeextralegroom.

4

Questions5and7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

welearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?

udtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspy

aircraft?

theadvantageoftheAirlander10overhugejetplanes?

SectionB

ConversationOne

M:Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight？

W：Yeah，whynot，wehaven’tbeenoutforages,what’son?

M:Well,there’soundgoodtoyou?

W:No,notreally,itdoesn’’sitabout?Just

climatechange?

M:Ithinkit’r

howtheymakeitentertaining.

5

W:Well,itsoundsreallyawful,it’

ison?

M：There’saSpanishdancefestival.

W:Oh,undsreallyinteresting.

M:Apparently,it’’sewhatitsaysinthepaper.

AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestoryKamen.

W:Ok,meisiton?

M:At7:30.

W:Well,that’n’

thereanythingel?

.There’sacomedyspecialon.

W:Where’siton?

M:It’’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsof

ticinthelocalthepapersays

it’sthefunniestthinghe’hereRogerWhiteheadisan

amazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.

W:Em..tveryfunny.

6

M:Areyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?Youarenotvery

enthusiastic.

W:,let’orrow,

nottonight.

M:Great,I’llbooktheticketsonline.

Questions8and11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

esthewomenthinkoftheclimatechange?

hespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestival

tonight?

esthecriticsayaboutthecomedyperformedatthecity

theater?

esthewomandecidetodotomorrow?

ConversationTwo

W:,MayIhaveaminutesofyourtime?

M:SureKatherine,whatcanIdoforyou?

7

W:I’mquietanxiousabouttransferringovertoourcollege,I’mafraid

Iwon’tfitin.

M:don'tworryKatherine,it’scompletelynormalforyoutobenervous

abouttransferringschools,thishappenstomanytransferstudents.

W:Yes,Iknow,butI’myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthat

worriesmealot.

M:Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknow,

wehavealotofafter-schoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andso,thisway,

youwillbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.

W:That’snice,Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.

M:I’msureyoudo,sowillbejustfine,don’tworrysomuchandtryto

makethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere,also,rememberthatyou

cancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.

W:Thankssomuch,Idefinitelyfeelbetternow,asamatteroffact,I’ve

alreadycontactedoneofthegirlswhowillbelivinginthesamehou

withme,livingoncampus,I'llhavea

chancetohaveaclocircleoffriends,sincewe'llbelivingtogether.

8

M:heckwho

reHannah,Kelly,and

alsoanewstudenthere,likeyou,I’msureyoutwo‘llhave

moretosharewitheachother.

Questions12and15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

sKatherinefeelanxious?

ourageKatherinetodo?

midtodoforKatherine?

welearnaboutKatherine’schoolmateBree?

SectionC

PassageOne

Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyour

hunger?Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeel

tudy,rearchersfound

thathungeroutweighedotherphysicaldrives,includingfear,thirstand

socialneeds.

9

Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,therearchersdidariesof

xperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.

Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themice

wentforthefood,r,whenthemicewere

well-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrink,

condexperimentmeanttopitthemice'shungeragainsttheirfear,

hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathadcertain"fox-scented"areas

andotherplacesthatsmelledsafer(inotherwords,notlikeananimal

thatcouldeatthem)edoutthat,whenthemice

werehungry,nthe

micewerewell-fed,theystayedinareasofthecagethatwereconsidered

"safe."Hungeralsooutweighedthemice'ssocialneeds,therearchers

eusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompanyof

othermice,emicewerehungry,they

optedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

therearchers’purpoincarryingouttherious

experimentwithmice?

10

circumstances,domiceventureintounsafeareas?

saidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?

PassageTwo

TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.

Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityin

everwonderwhysuchacompletesystemof

excellentroadxists?Forananswer，youwouldhavetogobacktothe

eyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedto

ystem

could,ifnecessary,

-called

roadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostly

1944,Congresspasdabilltoupgradethe

system,1950s,theplan

$25billionwasappropriatedby

congress,andconstructionbeganonabout40,000milesofnewroads.

Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysand

ughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartravel

easier,tance,highwayoverpasshad

tobehighenoughtoallowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopass

11

1974,

ndeasytravelbetweenall

partsofthecountrywasnowpossible.

Questions19and21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

esthespeakersayabouttheAmericanhighwaysystem?

stheoriginalpurpoofbuildingahighwaysystem?

stheinterstatehighwaysystemmostlycompleted?

PassageThree

Textingwhiledrivingwaslistedasamajorcauofroaddeathsamong

tstudysaidthat40%ofAmerican

teensclaimtohavebeeninacarwhenthedriverudacellphoneina

undslikeawidespreaddiabut

it',a20-year-old

inventor,hascomeupwithanovelsolutionthatcouldeasilyputtexting

'scalledSmartWheel,andit'sdesignedtofitoverthe

steeringwheelofmoststandardvehiclestotrackwhetherornotthe

’inventionwarns

12

thedriverswiththelightandthesoundwhentheyholdthewheelwith

onehandonly,butassoonastheyplacetheotherhandbackonthe

watches

forwhat'scalled“clobyhands”,wherebothhandsareclotogether

nearthetopofthewheelsothedrivercantypewithboththumbsand

dataSmartWheelcollectsisalsonttoa

arentswhoinstallSmartWheelcankeeptrack

oftheteens’trytoremoveordamagethecover,

that'sreportedaswell.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

amajorcauofroaddeathsamongyoungAmericans?

SmartWheel?

ppensifthedriverhasonehandonthewheel?

arentskeeptrackoftheirteens’drivinghabits?

参考答案：

ABBCACDADCBDCADBACDBABACB

13

听力第二套

参考答案：

SectionA

1.B)Scared.

2.D)Itwascoveredwithlargescales.

3.A)AStudyofthefast-foodrvice.

4.C)Increadvarietyofproducts.

5.C)USgovernment’sapprovalofprivatespacemissions.

6.A)Deliverscientificequipmenttothemoon.

7.B)Itispromising.

SectionB

8.D)LyinginthesunonaThaibeach.

9.A)ShevisitedaThaiorphanage

10.D)Hisphoneisrunningoutofpower.

11.C)Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.

12.D)Tryingoutanewgymintown.

14

13.C)Adiscountforahalf-yearmembership.

14.D)Theoperationoffitnesquipment.

15.C)Sheknowsthebasicsofweight-lifting.

SectionC

16.B)Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.

.A)Getbetterorganized.

18.D)Applyformorepromisingpositions.

19.B)Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestreets.

20.D)Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonholidays.

21.D)Takekidsoutofschooltolearnatfirsthand

22.C)Itisenalmostanywhereandonanyoccasion.

23D)Itofferspeopleachancetosocialize.

24A)Theirstateofmindimproved.

25B)Itislife.

15

阅读第一套

SectionA

26.E)constructed

27.O)undertaken

28.F)consulted

29.C)collection

30.N)scale

31.I)eventually

32.K)necessarily

33.L)production

34.A)cheaper

35.J)height

SectionB

36.K）A20-year-oldjunioratGeorgiaSouthernUniversitytoldBuzzFeed

Newsthatshenormally…

16

37.D）“Whenwetalkabouttheaccesscodeweeitasthenewfaceof

thetextbookmonopoly(垄断),anewwaytolockstudentsaroundthis

system,”…

38.M）Harper,apoultry（家禽）sciencemajor,istakingchemistryagain

thisyearandhadtobuyanewaccesscodetohandinherhomework…

39.G）Theaccesscodesmaybeanotherfinancialheadacheforstudents,

butfortextbookbusiness,they’rethefuture…

40.B）Thecodes—whichtypicallyrangeinpricefrom＄80to＄155per

cour—givestudentsonlineaccesstosystemsdevelopedbyeducation

companieslikeMcGrawHillandPearson…

41.L）BenjaminWolverton,a19-year-oldstudentattheUniversityof

SouthCarolina,toldBuzzFeedNewsthat…

42.H）APearsonspokespersontoldBuzzFeedNewsthat“digital

materialsarelesxpensiveandagoodinvestment”thatoffernew

features,…

43.F）Shedecidedtowaitforhernextwork-studypaycheck,whichwas

typically$150-$200,topayforthecode…

17

44.J）DavidHunt,anassociateprofessorinsociologyatAugusta

University,whichhasrolledoutdigitaltextbooksacrossitsmathand

psychologydepartments,…

45.C）Butcriticssaythedigitalaccesscodesreprentthesame

profit-ekingethos(观念)ofthetextbookbusiness,andareevenharder

forstudentstooptoutof…

SectionC

PassageOne

开头英语为：Losingyourability

46.A)Notallofthemaresymptomsofdementia.

答案出处:Thereareprettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementia

andage-relatedmemoryloss.

47.C)Communicationwithinourbrainweakens.

答案出处:Changesinbraincellscanaffectcommunicationbetween

differentregionsofthebrain.

48.A)Totallyforgettinghowtodoone'sdailyroutines.

18

答案出处:Forgettinghowtooperateafamiliarobjectlikeamicrowave

oven,orforgettinghowtodrivetothehouofafriendyou’vevisited

manytimesbeforecanalsobesignsofsomethinggoingwrong.

49.C)Turntoaprofessionalforassistance.

答案出处:Daffnersuggestsgoingtoyourdoctortocheckonmedications,

healthproblemsandotherissuesthatcouldbeaffectingmemory.

50.D)Stayingactivebothphysicallyandmentally.

答案出处:Andthebestdefenagainstmemorylossistotrytoprevent

bybuildingupyourbrain'scognitivererve.

Inotherwords,oget

physicallyactive,becauexerciisaknownbrainbooster.

PassageTwo

文章开头是Aletter

ppenedtoDarwin'sletterinthe1970s?

B)Itwasstolenmorethanonce.

答案出处：“Werealizedinthemid-1970sthatitwasmissing,”….likely

takenbyanintern(实习生)”…“Theinternlikelytooktheletteragain

19

oncenobodywaswatchingit.”

dtheFBIdoaftertherecoveryoftheletter?

A)Theyproveditsauthenticity.

答案出处：Theirartcrimeteamrecoveredtheletterbutwereunableto

worked

clolywiththeArchivestodeterminethattheletterwasbothauthentic

anddefinitelySmithsonian’sproperty.

Darwin'sletterabout?

D)Hisacknowledgementforhelpfromaprofessional.

答案出处：TheletterwaswrittenbyDarwintothankanAmerican

geologist,andVandeveerHayden,forndinghimcopiesof

hisrearchintothegeologyoftheregionthatwouldbecome

YellowstoneNationalPark.

lltheSmithsonianInstitutionArchivesdowiththeletter

accordingtoKapsalis?

D)Makeitavailableonline.

20

答案出处：

Afteritisrepaired,wewilltakedigitalphotosofitandthatwillbe

availableonline.

sthepasthalfcenturywitnesdaccordingtoKapsalis?

B)Radicalchangesinarchivingpractices.

答案出处：

…“Archivingpracticeshavechangedgreatlysincethe1970s,”says

Kapsalis,“andwekeepourhighvaluedocumentsinasafe…”

阅读第二套

SectionA

26-30MNCJF31-35KLBIE

26.M)pollutants

27.N)restricted

28.C)conquence

29.J)innovation

21

30.F)detail

31.K)intended

32.L)outdoor

33.B)collaborating

34.I)inhabitants

35.E)creating

SectionB

AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFaces“Endangered”List

’sSquare…

erthisyear…

e’sdeadlinepasdwith…

eisoneof…

thitshim…

ime,UNESCO,…

42.B“Peoplearecheeringandholding…”

22

ty’scurrentmayor,LuigiBrugnaro…

Chigi,agrandmotheratthemarch,…

ESCOdidn’tevenholdavote…

SectionC

Passageone

46.C)Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.

47.A)Earnmoremoney.

48.C)Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.

49.D)Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.

50.A)Findfinancialsupport.

PassageTwo

51.C)Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.

52.B)Theutmostcomfortpasngerscouldenjoy.

53.A)Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.

54.D)Thebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody.

23

55.A)Shewasudtocarrytroops.

阅读第三套

SectionA

26.C)cast

27.L)replaced

28.F)efficient

29.J)professionals

30.E)decorative

31.G)electrified

32.I)photographed

33.B)approach

34.K)quality

35.H)identify

长篇阅读

-Americanstudentshavebeeneagerparticipants…

24

teadofbringingfamiliestogether…

ueofthestressfeltbystudentsinelitesschool…

tricthasbecomeincreasinglypopularwith..

sletter…

publicopinion…

erLee…

10minutes

ll…

ian-Americanandwhitefamilies…

SectionC

仔细阅读PassageOne

46.A)Senesa’sthinkingisstillapplicabletoday.

47.B)Itisateachingtoolunderdevelopment.

48.C)Ithelpsthemlearntheiracademicsubjectsbetter.

49.D)Theyuvariouswaystoexplainthematerials.

25

50.B)Theiremotionalinvolvement.

PassageTwo

51:D)Theyarebetereducatedthantheircounterparts.

52C)Theythinkitneedsfurtherimproving.

53.B)Jobstabilityandflexibility.

54.D)Thebalancebetweenworkandfamily.

55.A)Theystillviewthisworldasonedominatedbymales.

翻译第一套：

过去，乘飞机出行对大多数中国人来说是难以想象的。如今，随着经济的发展和

生活水平的提高，越来越多的中国人包括许多农民和外出务工人员都能乘飞机出

行。他们可以乘飞机到达所有大城市，还有很多城市也在筹建机场。航空服务不

断改进，而且经常会有廉价机票。近年来，节假日期间选择乘飞机外出旅游的人

数在不断增加。

基础版：

26

Inthepast,travelingbyplanewasunimaginableformostChine

,withthedevelopmentofChina’conomyandthe

improvementofpeople’slivingstandards,moreandmoreChine

people,includingmanyfarmersandmigrantworkers,cantravelbyair.

Theycanflytoallmajorcities,andmanycitiesarealsoplanningtobuild

vicescontinuetoimprove,andthereareoftencheap

ntyears,thenumberofpeoplechoosingtotravelbyair

duringholidayshasbeenincreasing.

改写版：

WhileairtraveludtobeunthinkabletomostChinepeople,itis

becomingmoreandmoreaccessibletotheChinepeople,including

manyfarmersandmigrantworkers,asChina’conomygrowsand

people’orChinecitiescanbe

reachedbyair,

recentyears,agrowingnumberofChinepeoplehavechontotravel

byairduringholidaysasairlinesbecomemoreaffordableand

pasnger-friendly.

翻译第二套：

27

近年来，中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通

拥堵和空气污染。地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。越来越多的人选择地铁作

为每天上班或上学的主要交通工具。如今，在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。

在有些城市里，乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。许多当地老年市民还可以

免费乘坐地铁。

直译版：

Inrecentyears,moreandmorecitiesinChinahavebeguntobuild

elopmentofsubwayscanhelpreducetraffic

wayhastheadvantagesof

safety,dmorepeoplechoothesubwayas

themainmeansoftransportationtoworkorschooleveryday.

Nowadays,itisbecomingmoreandmoreconvenienttotakethesubway

cities,pasngerscanuacardormobilephoneto

calelderlycitizenscanalsotakethesubwayfor

free.

升级版：

Inrecentyears,moreandmoreChinecitieshavebeguntobuild

subwaysaspartoftheeffortstoreducetrafficjamsandairpollution.A

growingnumberofpeoplenowchoosubwayasthemajormeansof

transportationtoworkorschooleverydayforthesafe,fastand

ys,ascardor

28

mobilepaymentgainspopularityinsomeChinecities,itisbecoming

calniorcitizens

arealsoentitledto/alsoenjoyfreesubwayrides.

翻译第三套：

公交车曾是中国人出行的主要交通工具。近年来，由于私家车数量不断增多，城

市的交通问题越来越严重。许多城市为了鼓励更多人乘坐公交车出行，一直在努

力改善公交车的服务质量。车辆的设施不断更新，车速也有了显著提高。然而，

公交车的票价却依然相当低廉。现在，在大多数城市，许多当地老年市民都可以

免费乘坐公交车。

基础版：

BusudtobethemainmeansoftransportationfortheChine

ntyears,withthenumberofprivatecarsincreasing,cities

urage

morepeopletotravelbybus,manycitieshavebeenmakingeffortsto

ilitieshavebeencontinuously

renovated,r,the

,inmostcities,manylocalelderly

citizenscantakeabusforfree.

升级版：

29

BusudtobethemajormeansoftransportationfortheChine

ntyears,citieshavebeenplaguedbyincreasinglyvere

tieshave

beenworkinghardtoimprovebusrvicestoencouragemorepeopleto

ilitieshavebeenupgradedandbusnowcan

gomuchfaster,,manylocal

norcitizensareentitledtofreebusridesinmostcities.

写作第一套：

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashort

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

TheImportanceofReadingAbilityandHowtoDevelopIt

It'swellknownthatbooksarethequintesnceofhumanwisdom.

remany

famoussayingsaboutreadingthroughoutthehistorysuchas“Reading

makesafullman.”Indeed,theimportanceofreadingcanneverbetoo

,herecomestohowtodevelopsuchability.

Tobeginwith,asanoldproverbsays,“Practicemakesperfect.”,whatwe

needtodoistoreadasmorebooksaswecan,nomatterwhetheritisa

30

ly,sincethereareathousand

Hamletsinathousandpeople'yes,weneedtodeliverouropinionsto

uldnotonlyhelpunderstandthe

materialsfromdifferentviewsbutalsoimproveourreadingability.

Thirdly,efunwe

findinreading,themorewearewillingtoexplorethebooksandthus

helpusstrengthenthatability.

Inaword,nomatteratwhattimewerealizetheimportanceofreading,

wecanenjoyitduringtherestofourlifeandfinallywe'llethatitis

rewarding.

写作第二套：

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashort

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

TheImportanceofWritingAbilityandHowtoDevelopIt

Asiswidelyknown,writingisanesntiallyimportantandnecessaryskill

r,manypeopledon'treallyunderstandthetrue

inion,writinghasdeeperimportanceand

wecandoalottodevelopthisskill.

31

Inthefirstplace,ys,

therearesomanysituations,suchaswebsiteforumsandWeChat’s

friends-cycle,whereathought-provokingwritingleavesviewersadeep

er,writingisaneffectivewaytoenlargeour

ecompositionswewrite,themorevocabularieswe

ametime,writingmakesgreatcontributionstowardour

criticalthinkingasthewritingprocessisalsothetimeofthought.

Todevelopourskillofwriting,weshouldfirstlyimproveourabilityof

usingwordsbecauit’s,we

mustcollectandlearnwritingmaterialscomprehensivelysothatwecan

,

practicemakesperfect,whichneedsustowriteconsiderablyallthetime.

写作第三套：

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashort

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

TheImportanceofSpeakingAbilityandHowtoDevelopIt

Nowadays,human-to-humancommunicationproblemsandsocialchaos

mes,speakingislikesharpswordsthat

32

canhurtpeople,whilesometimes,d

sayinggoes,“Onewordcancauthenationtoprosper;onewordcan

cauittoperish.”Speakingaffectverythingfromindividualsto

ngislikebreathingthataffectsourlives.

Thenhowcanwemakespeakingimproveourlivesratherthandriveour

lives?

Firstofall,usarewillingtoekvariouswaysto

improveourspeakingskills,suchasreadingbooksorparticipatingin

’smore,weshouldpracticespeakinginall

thisway,

fromlearning,practicing,itismoreimportanttospeakfromthebottom

ll,speakingisclolyrelatedtoourknowledgeand

mind.

Allinoneword,onlybyimprovingourspeakingability,canwebenefit

fromitduringtherestofourlifeandfinallywe'llethatitisrewarding.