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大学英语四级考试真题及答案三
2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题(三)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofspeakingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180
words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)
特别说明:
由于四级考试全国共考了两套听力,本套真题听力与前两套内容相同,只是选项顺序不同,故不再重复给出。
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Neon(霓虹)istoHongKongasredphoneboothsaretoLondonandfogistoSanFrancisco.Whennightfalls,redandblueandothercolors26ahazy(雾蒙蒙的)glowoveracitylitupby
tensofthousandsofneonsigns.Butmanyofthemaregoingdark,27bymorepractical,butless
romantic,LEDs(发光二极管).
Changingbuildingcodes,evolvingtastes,andthehighcostofmaintainingthosewonderfulold
signshavebusinessesembracingLEDs,whichareenergy28,butstillcarrygreatcost.“Tome,
neonrepresentsmemoriesofthepast,”saysphotographerSharonBlance,whoseseriesHongKongNeoncelebratesthecity’sfamoussigns.“LookingatthesignsnowIgetafeelingofamazement,mixedwithsadness.”
Buildinganeonsignisanartpracticedby29trainedonthejobtomoldglasstubesinto
30shapesandletters.Theyfillthesetubeswithgasesthatglowwhen31.Neonmakesorange,
whileothergasesmakeyelloworblue.Ittakesmanyhourstocraftasinglesign.
BlancespentaweekinHongKongand32morethan60signs;22ofthemappearinthe
seriesthatcapturethesignslightinguplonelystreets–an33thatmakesiteasytoadmiretheir
colorsandcraftsmanship.“Ilovethebeautiful,handcrafted,old-fashioned34ofneon,”says
Blance.Thesignsdonothingmorethan35arestaurant,theater,orotherbusiness,butdosoin
themoststrikingwaypossible.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwith
aletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
NewJerseySchoolDistrictEasesPressureonStudents–BaringanEthnicDivide
A)Thisfall,DavidAderhold,thechiefofahigh-achievingschooldistrictnearPrinceton,NewJersey,sentparentsanalarming16-pageletter.Theschooldistrict,hesaid,wasfacingacrisis.Itsstudentswereoverburdenedandstressedout,havingtocopewithtoomuchworkandtoomanydemands.Inthepreviousschoolyear,120middleandhighschoolstudentswererecommendedformentalhealthassessmentsand40werehospitalized.Andonasurveyadministeredbythedistrict,studentswrotethingslike,“Ihategoingtoschool,”and“Comingoutof12yearsinthisdistrict,Ihavelearnedonething:
thatagrade,apercentageorevenapointistobevaluedoveranythingelse.”
B)Withhisletter,AderholdinsertedWestWindsor-PlainsboroRegionalSchoolDistrictintoanationaldiscussionabouttheintensefocusonachievementateliteschools,andwhetherithasgonetoofar.Atfollow-upmeetings,heurgedparentstojoinhiminadvocatinga“wholechild”approachtoschoolingthatrespects“social-emotionaldevelopment”and“deepandmeaningfullearning”overacademicsalone.Thealternative,hesuggested,wastofacetheprospectofbecominganotherPaloAlto,California,whereoutsizestressonteenagestudentsisbelievedtohavecontributedtoanumberofsuicidesinthelastsixyears.
C)Butinsteadofbringingfamiliestogether,Aderhold’sletterrevealedadivideinthedistrict,whichhas9,700students,andonethatbrokedownroughlyalongraciallines.OnonesidearewhiteparentslikeCatherineFoley,aformerpresidentoftheParent-Teacher-StudentAssociationatherdaughter’smiddleschool,whohascometoseethedistrict’sincreasinglypressuredatmosphereasopposedtolearning.“Mysonwasinfourthgradeandtoldme,‘I’mnotgoingtoamounttoanythingbecauseIhavenothingtoputonmyrésumé,’”shesaid.OntheothersideareparentslikeMikeJia,oneofthethousandsofAsian-Americanprofessionalswhohavemovedtothedistrictinthepastdecade,whosaidAderhold’sreformswouldamounttoa“dumbingdown”ofhischildren’seducation.“Whatishappeningherereflectsanationalanti-intellectualtrendthatwillnotprepareourchildrenforthefuture,”Jiasaid.
D)About10minutesfromPrincetonandanhourandahalffromNewYorkCity,WestWindsorandPlainsborohavebecomepopularbedroomcommunitiesfortechnologyentrepreneurs,researchersandengineers,drawninlargepartbythepublicschools.Fromthelastthreegraduatingclasses,16seniorswereadmittedtoMIT.ItproducesScienceOlympiadwinners,classicallytrainedmusiciansandstudentswithperfectSATscores.
E)ThedistricthasbecomeincreasinglypopularwithimmigrantfamiliesfromChina,IndiaandKorea.
Thisyear,65percentofitsstudentsareAsian-American,comparedwith44percentin2007.ManyofthemarethefirstintheirfamiliesbornintheUnitedStates.Theyhavehadagrowinginfluenceonthedistrict.Asian-Americanparentsareenthusiasticsupportersofthecompetitiveinstrumentalmusicprogram.Theyhavebeenhugesupportersofthedistrict’sadvancedmathematicsprogram,whichoncebeganinthefourthgradebutwillnowstartinthesixth.Thechangetotheprogram,inwhich90percentoftheparticipatingstudentsareAsian-American,isoneofAderhold’sreforms.
F)Asian-Americanstudentshavebeeneagerparticipantsinastateprogramthatpermitsthemtotakesummerclassesoffcampusforhighschoolcredit,allowingthemtomaximizethenumberofhonorsandAdvancedPlacementclassestheycantake,anotherpracticethatAderholdislimitingthisschoolyear.WithmanyAsian-Americanchildrenattendingsupplementaryinstructionalprograms,thereisaperceptionamongsomewhitefamiliesthattheelementaryschoolcurriculumisbeingspeduptoaccommodatethem.
G)BothAsian-Americanandwhitefamiliessaythetensionbetweenthetwogroupshasgrownsteadilyoverthepastfewyears,asthenumberofAsianfamilieshasrisen.ButthedivisionhasbecomemoreobviousinrecentmonthsasAderholdhasmadechanges,includingno-homeworknights,anendtohighschoolmidtermsandfinals,andaninitiativethatmadeiteasiertoparticipateinthemusicprogram.
H)JenniferLee,professorofsociologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,andanauthorofTheAsianAmericanAchievementParadox,saysmisunderstandingsbetweenfirst-generationAsian-Americanparentsandthosewhohavebeeninthiscountrylongerarecommon.Whatwhitemiddle-classparentsdonotalwaysunderstand,shesaid,ishowmuchpressurerecentimmigrants
feeltoboosttheirchildrenintothemiddleclass.“Theydon’thavethesamechancestogettheirchildreninternships(实习职位)orjobsatlawfirms,”Leesaid.“Sowhattheybelieveisthattheirchildrenmustexcelandbeattheirwhitepeersinacademicsettingssotheyhavethesamechancestoexcellater.”
I)TheissueofthestressesfeltbystudentsineliteschooldistrictshasgainedattentioninrecentyearsasschoolsinplaceslikeNewton,Massachusetts,andPaloAltohavereportedanumberofsuicides.WestWindsor-Plainsborohasnothadateenagesuicideinrecentyears,butAderhold,whohasworkedinthedistrictforsevenyearsandbeenchiefforthelastthreeyears,saidhehadseentroublingsigns.Inarecentartassignment,amiddleschoolstudentdepicted(描绘)anoverburdenedchildwhowasbeingscoldedforearninganA,ratherthananA+,onamathexam.Intheimage,themotherscoldsthestudentwiththewords,“Shameonyou!
”Further,hesaid,theNewJerseyEducationDepartmenthasflaggedatleasttwopiecesofwritingonstateEnglishlanguageassessmentsinwhichstudentsexpressedsuicidalthoughts.
J)Thesurveycommissionedbythedistrictfoundthat68percentofhighschoolhonorandAdvancedPlacementstudentsreportedfeelingstressedaboutschool“alwaysormostofthetime.”“Weneedtobringbacksomebalance,”Aderholdsaid.“Youdon’twanttowaituntilit’stoolatetodosomething.”
K)Notallpublicopinionhasfallenalongraciallines.KarenSue,theChinese-Americanmotherofafifth-graderandaneighth-grader,believesthecompetitionwithinthedistricthasgottenoutofcontrol.Sue,whowasbornintheUnitedStatestoimmigrantparents,wantsherpeerstodialitback.“It’sbecomeanarmsrace,aneducationalarmsrace,”shesaid.“Weallwantourkidstoachieveandbesuccessful.Thequestionis,atwhatcost?
”
36.Aderholdislimitingtheextraclassesthatstudentsareallowedtotakeoffcampus.
37.WhiteandAsian-AmericanparentsrespondeddifferentlytoAderhold’sappeal.
38.Suicidalthoughtshaveappearedinsomestudents'writings.
39.Aderhold’sreformoftheadvancedmathematicsprogramwillaffectAsian-Americanstudentsmost.
40.Aderholdappealedforparents’supportinpromotinganall-rounddevelopmentofchildren,insteadoffocusingonlyontheiracademicperformance.
41.OneChinese-Americanparentthinksthecompetitioninthedistricthasgonetoofar.
42.Immigrantparentsbelievethatacademicexcellence