2018年英语四级答案

套第12018年6月英语四级考试真题及答

案)PartIWriting(30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportance

minutesDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30

uldwriteatleast120wordsbutno

morethan

ListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachnews

report,

enewsreportandthequestionswillbe

spokenonly

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoices

marked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethrough

thecentre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.

B)ANewHampshireman'sjokewithfriendsonhiswife.

C)Afather'smessageforhisdaughter.

D)Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.

2.A)Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.

B)Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromi.

C)Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathertodoso.

D)Shewaxcitedtoeherfather'shandwriting.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.

B)SeveralcasofZikadiahadbeenidentified.

C)Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdia.

D)Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.

4.A)Itapologizedtoitscustomers.

B)Itwasforcedtokillitsbees.

C)Itlostahugestockofbees.

D)Itlostmilliondollars.

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

B)Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.

C)Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.

D)Itmadeariesofsharpturnsinthesky.

6.A)Engineeringproblems.

B)Theairpollutionitproduced.

C)Inadequatefunding.

D)Theoppositionfromthemilitary.

7.A)Itusthelatestaviationtechnology.

B)Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.

C)Itisasafermeansoftransportation.

D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

conversation,

econversationandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

the

centre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Itemsadepressingtopic.

B)Itsoundsquitealarming.

C)Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.

D)Itisgettingmoreriousthedays.

9.A)Themandoesn'tunderstandSpanish.

B)Thewomandoesn'treallylikedancing.

C)Theydon'twantsomethingtoonoisy.

D)Theycan'tmakeittothetheatreintime.

10.A)eadhosting.

B)Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudience'sattention.

C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaverwatched.

D)Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.

11.A)Watchacomedy.

B)Goandethedance.

C)Booktheticketsonline.

D)Seeafilmwiththeman.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.

B)Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.

C)Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.

D)Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.

13.A)Seekadvicefromniorstudents.

B)Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies.

C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.

D)Lookintowhattheschooloffers.

14.A)Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.

B)Acceptherasatransferstudent.

C)Findheraccommodationoncampus.

D)Introducehertoherroommates.

15.A)'s.

B)ShehasbecomefriendswithCatherine.

C)ShehaschonthemajorCatherinehas.

D)Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,

youwill

epassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly

youhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Toinvestigatehowbeingoverweightimpactsonhealth.

B)Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.

C)Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.

D)Todeterminewhatfeelingsmicehave.

17.A)Whentheyarehungry.

B)Whentheyarethirsty.

C)Whentheysmellfood.

D)Whentheywantcompany.

18.A)Theyarchforfoodingroups.

B)Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.

C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.

D)Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Itsconstruction

startedbeforeWorldWarI.

B)Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.

C)Itifficientlyudfortransport.

D)Itisoneofthebestintheworld.

20.A)Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.

B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

C)Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.

D)Tospeedupthetransportationofgoods.

21.A)Inthe1970s.

B)Inthe1960s.

C)Inthe1950s.

D)Inthe1940s.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Chattingwhiledriving.

B)Messagingwhiledriving.

C)Drivingunderage.

D)Speedingonhighways.

23.A)Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.

B)Agadgettochargethephoneinacar.

C)Adevicetocontrolthespeedofavehicle.

D)Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.

24.A)Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights.

B)Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt.

C)Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.

D)Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.

25.A)Installingacamera.

B)Usingaconnectedapp.

C)Checkingtheiremails.

D)Keepingadailyrecord.

?PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA．

Directions:Inthisction,requiredto

lectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthe

oiceinthebankis

identifiedby

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2witha

single

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolarpanels.

Theyare

etower

wasfirst

26in1962,mallsquarestonesbecame

aproblem

forthebuildingandcontinuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntilamajorrenovation

was

thisrenovationthebuilding'sowners,CIS,28thesolarpanelcompany,

Solarcentury.

2004,thecompletedCIS

towerbecame

Europe'calsolarprojectonsuchalarge

30has

neverbeenrepeatedsince.

Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIStower

waschon

ngtimeafterthisrenovationproject,

itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas31overtakenbytheMillbank

Tower.

Greenbuildingslikethisaren't32cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butitdoesproduce

much

rpanelsget

34,the

worldislikelytoemoreskyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collectingenergymuch

like

eaworldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwasn'taraceof35,

butrather

onetocollectthemostsolarenergy.

A)cheaperB)cleanerC)collectionD)competedE)constructedF)consultedG)dimension

H)

discoveredI)eventuallyJ)heightK)necessarilyL)productionM)rangeN)scaleO)

undertaken

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattached

to

fythe

paragraph

paragraph

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet

2.

SomeCollegeStudentsAreAngryThatTheyHavetoPaytoDoTheirHomework

A)Digitallearningsystemsnowchargestudentsforaccesscodesneededtocomplete

courwork,

takequizzes,ersitiesgodigital,studentsarecomplaining

ofa

newhittotheirfinancesthat'sreplacing—andsometimesjoining—expensivetextbooks:

pricey

onlineaccesscodesthatarerequiredtocompletecourworkandsubmitassignments.

B)Thecodes—whichtypicallyrangeinpricefrom$80to$155percour—givestudents

online

companies,

lMcGrawlikecompanieducationbydevelopedsystemstoaccess

whichlongreapedbigprofitsastextbookpublishers,haveboastedthattheirnewonline

offerings,

whenpushedtostudentsthroughuniversitiestheypartnerwith,reprentthefuture

ofthe

industry.

C)Butcriticssaythedigitalaccesscodesreprentthesameprofit-ekingethos(观

念)of

thetextbookbusiness,heycould

once

buycond-handtextbooks,orsharecopieswithfriends,thedigitalsystemsare

esntially

impossibletoavoid.

D)Whenwetalkabouttheaccesscodeweeitasthenewfaceofthetextbookmonopoly

(垄断),anewwaytolockstudentsaroundthissystem,saidEthanSenack,thehigher

education

InterestRearchGroup,than$250

(fora

printtextbook)you'repaying$120,auit'salldigitalit

eliminates

theudbookmarketandeliminatesanysharingandbecauhomeworkandtestsarethrough

an

accesscode,iteliminatesanyabilitytooptout.

E)SarinaHarpet,a19-year-oldstudentatVirginiaTech,wasfacedwithatoughdilemma

when

shefirststartedcollegein2015—payrentorpaytoturninherchemistryhomework.

Shetold

BuzzFeedNewsthatherfreshmanchemistryclassrequiredhertouConnect,asystem

provided

byMcGrawHillwherestudentscansubmithomework,takeexamsandtracktheirgrades.

Butthe

codetoaccesstheprogramcost$120—abigsumforHarper,whohadalreadyputdown

$450for

textbooks,andhadrentdayapproaching.

F)Shedecidedtowaitforhernextwork-studypaycheck,whichwastypically$150-$200,

to

's

abalancing

act,allyaffordtheaccesscodesnow?Shedidn'thandinherfirst

two

assignmentsforchemistry,whichstartedheroutintheclasswithafailinggrade.

G)Theaccesscodesmaybeanotherfinancialheadacheforstudents,butfortextbook

business,

they'Hill,whichcontrols21%ofthehighereducationmarket,

reported

inMarchthatitsdigitalcontentsalexceededprintsalesforthefirsttimein2015.

The

companysaidthat45%ofits$140millionrevenuein2015wasderivedfromdigital

products.

H)APearsonspokespersontoldBuzzFeedNewsthatdigitalmaterialsarelesxpensive

anda

goodinvestmentthatoffernewfeatures,likeaudiotexts,personalizedknowledgechecks

and

italcourmaterialssavestudentsupto60%comparedto

traditional

printedtextbooks,Hilldidn'trespondtoarequestforcomment,

but

itsCEODavidLevintoldtheFinancialTimesinAugustthatinhighereducation,the

eraof

theprintedtextbookisnowover.

I)Thetextbookindustryinsiststheonlinesystemsreprentabetterdealforstudents.

The

digitalproductsaren'tjustmechanismsforstudentstosubmithomework,theyofferall

kinds

offeatures,DavidAnderson,theexecutivedirectorofhighereducationwiththe

Association

ofAmericanPublishers,sstudentsunderstandinawaythat

youcan't

dowithprinthomeworkassignments.

J)DavidHunt,anassociateprofessorinsociologyatAugustaUniversity,whichhas

rolledout

digitaltextbooksacrossitsmathandpsychologydepartments,toldBuzzFeedNewsthat

he

oesn't

requirehis

stude

tomake

thingsasinexpensiveaspossible,saidHunt,whousfreedigitaltextbooksforhis

class

inesystemsmaymakemylifealoteasierbut

Ifeel

likeI'cussionsarethethingswheremyexperticanbenefit

the

studentsmost.

K)A20-year-oldjunioratGeorgiaSouthernUniversitytoldBuzzFeedNewsthatshe

normallyspends

$500-$a,theprofessordidn'trequirestudents

to

buyatextbook,arshesaidshespent

$900on

'stwomonthsofrent,'tll

any

raditionaltextbookyoucanllitfor$30-$50andthathelps

topay

foryournewmester'accesscode,you'reoutofthatmoney.

L)BenjaminWolverton,a19-year-oldstudentattheUniversityofSouthCarolina,told

BuzzFeed

Newsthatit'sridiculousthatafterpayingtensofthousandsintuitionwehavetopay

for

theaccesscodeshe'spurchadhave

been

t'sonly10%ofyourgradein

class.

'repayingsomuchmoneyforsomethingthathardlyaffectsyourgrade—

butifyou

didn'thaveit,dbebadtostartoutata

BorC.

Wolvertonsaidhespent$500onaccesscodesfordigitalbooksandprogramsthis

mester.

M)Harper,apoultry(家禽)sciencemajor,istakingchemistryagainthisyearandhad

tobuy

tedhereconomicsandstatistics

textbooks

forabout$accesscodesforhomework,whichcan'tberentedorbought

cond-hand,

werehermostexpensivepurchas:$120and$85.

N)Shestillremembersthestingofherfirstexperienceskippinganassignmentdueto

thehigh

'treallyhaveamisdassignmentpolicy,issit,you

just

edtopulleverything

back

scaredfreshmanlookingattheirgrades,it'snotfun.

nt'syearlyexpensonaccesscodesmayamounttotheirrentfortwomonths.

ineaccesscodesmaybeenasawaytotiethestudentstothedigitalsystem.

denttakesacouragain,theymayhavetobuyanewaccesscodetosubmit

their

assignments.

Hillaccountsforoverone-fifthofthemarketshareofcollegetextbooks.

aditionaltextbookpublishersarenowofferingonlinedigitalproducts,which

they

believewillbethefutureofthepublishingbusiness.

dentcomplainedthattheynowhadtopayforaccesscodesinadditiontothe

high

tuition.

lmaterialscancoststudentslessthanhalfthepriceoftraditionalprinted

books

accordingtoapublisher.

dentdecidednottobuyheraccesscodeuntilshereceivedthepayforher

part-time

job.

systemsmaydepriveteachersofopportunitiestomakethebestuoftheir

experti

fortheirstudents.

laccesscodesarecriticizedbecautheyareprofit-drivenjustlikethe

textbook

business.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysome

questions

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46and50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

theriskofdementia

(痴呆症)ouhavememoryslips,youprobablyneedn'tworry.

Thereare

prettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaandage-relatedmemoryloss.

Afterage50,it'squitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenamesofpeople,places

andthings

quickly,ffnerofBrighamandWomen'sHospitalinBoston.

npartsshrink,especiallyareas

inthe

brainthatareimportanttolearning,sinbraincellscan

affect

odflowcanbereducedas

blood

veslsnarrow.

Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,isnothingtoworry

about.

Butifyouforgettheplotofthemovieordon'tremembereveneingit,that'sfar

moreconcerning,

Daffnersays.

Whenyouforgetentireexperiences,hesays,that'saredflagthatsomethingmorerious

may

tinghowtooperateafamiliarobjectlikeamicrowaveoven,or

forgetting

howtodrivetothehouofafriendyou'vevisitedmanytimesbeforecanalsobesigns

ofsomething

goingwrong.

Buteventhen,Daffnersays,peopleshouldn'remanythingsthatcancau

confusion

andmemoryloss,includinghealthproblemsliketemporarystoppageofbreathingduring

sleep,

highbloodpressure,ordepression,aswellasmedications(药物)likeantidepressants.

Youdon'rsuggestsgoingtoyourdoctor

tocheck

onmedications,

thebest

defenagainstmemorylossistotrytopreventitbybuildingupyourbrain'scognitive

(认知的)rerve,Daffnersays.

Readbooks,gotomovies,takeonnewhobbiesoractivitiesthatforceonetothinkin

novel

ways,rwords,ogetphysically

active,

becauexerciisaknownbrainbooster.

stheauthorsaythatoneneedn'tbeconcernedaboutmemoryslips?

A)Notallofthemaresymptomsofdementia.

B)Theyoccuronlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople.

C)Notallofthemarerelatedtoone'sage.

D)Theyarequitecommonamongfifty-year-olds.

ppensaswebecomeagedaccordingtothepassage?

A)Ourinteractionskillsdeteriorate.

B)Somepartsofourbrainstopfunctioning.

C)Communicationwithinourbrainweakens.

D)Ourwholebrainstartsshrinking.

emory-relatedsymptomshouldpeopletakeriously?

A)Totallyforgettinghowtodoone'sdailyroutines.

B)Inabilitytorecalldetailsofone'slifeexperiences.

C)Failuretorememberthenamesofmoviesoractors.

D)Occasionallyconfusingtheaddressofone'sfriends.

ouldpeopledowhensignsofriousmemorylossshowup?

A)Checkthebrain'scognitivererve.

B)Stopmedicationsaffectingmemory.

C)Turntoaprofessionalforassistance.

D)Exercitoimprovetheirwell-being.

r'sadviceforcombatingmemoryloss?

A)Havingregularphysicalandmentalcheckups.

B)Takingmedicinethathelpsboostone'sbrain.

C)Engaginginknownmemoryrepairactivities.

D)Stayingactivebothphysicallyandmentally.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

AletterwrittenbyCharlesDarwinin1875hasbeenreturnedtotheSmithsonian

Institution

Archives(档案馆)bytheFBIafterbeingstolentwice.

Smithsonian

theofheadKapsalis,Effiesaysmissing,wasitthatmid-1970stheinrealizedWe

otedasmissingandlikelytakenbyanintern(实习生),

fromwhat

toutthatitwasmissingwhensomeoneaskedtoethe

letter

forrearchpurpos,ernlikelytookthe

letter

againoncenobodywaswatchingit.

y,theFBIreceivedatipthatthestolendocumentwaslocated

veryclo

toWashington,.Theirartcrimeteamrecoveredtheletterbutwereunabletopress

chargesbecau

workedclolywiththeArchivestodetermine

that

theletterwasbothauthenticanddefinitelySmithsonian'sproperty.

TheletterwaswrittenbyDarwintothankanAmericangeologist,andVandeveer

Hayden,

forndinghimcopiesofhisrearchintothegeologyoftheregionthatwouldbecome

Yellowstone

NationalPark.

Theletterisinfairlygoodcondition,inspiteofbeingoutofthecareoftrained

muumstaff

uckilyingoodshape,saysKapsalis,andwejusthavetodosome

minor

omeglueonitthathascoloredit

slightly,

tisrepaired,wewilltakedigital

photos

urgoalsistogetitemsofhighrearch

value

orinteresttothepubliconline.

Itwouldnowbedifficultforanintern,visitororathieftostealadocumentlike

this.

Archivingpracticeshavechangedgreatlysincethe1970s,saysKapsalis,andwekeep

ourhigh

valuedocumentsinasafethatIdon'tevenhaveaccessto.

ppenedtoDarwin'sletterinthe1970s?

A)ItwasrecoveredbytheFBI.

B)Itwasstolenmorethanonce.

C)Itwasputinthearchivesforrearchpurpos.

D)ItwaspurchadbytheSmithsonianArchives.

dtheFBIdoaftertherecoveryoftheletter?

A)Theyproveditsauthenticity.

B)Theykeptitinaspecialsafe.

C)Theyarrestedthesuspectimmediately.

D)Theypresdcriminalchargesinvain.

Darwin'sletterabout?

A)TheevolutionofYellowstoneNationalPark.

B)HiscooperationwithanAmericangeologist.

C)Somegeologicalevidencesupportinghistheory.

D)Hisacknowledgementofhelpfromaprofessional.

lltheSmithsonianInstitutionArchivesdowiththeletteraccordingto

Kapsalis?

A)Rerveitforrearchpurposonly.

B)Turnitintoanobjectofhighinterest.

C)Keepitapermanentcret.

D)Makeitavailableonline.

sthepasthalfcenturywitnesdaccordingtoKapsalis?

A)Growinginterestinrareartobjects.

B)Radicalchangesinarchivingpractices.

C)Recoveryofvariousmissingdocuments.

D)s)PartIVTranslation(30

totranslateapassagefromChineintoForthispart,youareallowed30

minutesDirections:uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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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。?2018年6月四级部分真题参考答案(完整版)

PartⅠWriting

TheImportanceofReadingAbilityandHowtoDevelopIt

It'gistothemind

what

remanyfamoussayingsaboutreadingthroughoutthe

historysuch

as“Readingmakesafullman.”Indeed,theimportanceofreadingcanneverbetoomuch

stresd.

Thus,herecomestohowtodevelopsuchability.

Tobeginwith,asanoldproverbsays,“Practicemakesperfect.”,whatweneedtodo

is

toreadasmorebooksaswecan,nomatterwhetheritisadigitalversionorhardcover.

Secondly,

sincethereareathousandHamletsinathousandpeople'yes,weneedtodeliverour

opinions

uldnotonlyhelpunderstandthematerialsfrom

different

y,makingreadingahabitcouldalso

improve

efunwefindinreading,themorewearewillingtoexplorethebooksand

thushelp

usstrengthenthatability.

Inaword,nomatteratwhattimewerealizetheimportanceofreading,wecanenjoy

itduring

therestofourlifeandfinallywe'llethatitisrewarding.

ListeningComprehensionⅡPart

1.A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.

2.B)Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromi.

3.B)SeveralcasofZikadiahadbeenidentified.

4.C)Itlostahugestockofbees.

5.A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

6.C)Inadequatefunding.

7.D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

8.A)Itemsadepressingtopic.

9.D)Theycan'tmakeittothetheatreintime.

10.C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaverwatched.

11.B)Goandethedance.

12.D)Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.

13.C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.

14.A)Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.

15.D)Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.

16.B)Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.

17.A)Whentheyarehungry.

18.C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.

19.D)Itisoneofthebestintheworld.

20.B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

21.A)Inthe1970s.

22.B)Messagingwhiledriving.

23.D)Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.

24.C)Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.

25.B)Usingaconnectedapp.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

26-35:EOFCNIKLAJ

36-45:KDMGBLHFJC

46-55:ACACDBADDB

PartIVTranslation

Inthepast,,with

the

developmentofChina'conomyandtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards,more

andmore

Chinepeople,includingmanyfarmersandmigrantworkers,n

flyto

allmajorcities,vices

continue

toimprove,ntyears,thenumberofpeople

choosing

totravelbyairduringholidayshasbeenincreasing.