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四级必备201英语四级考试真题和考试答案解析
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2018年6月英语四级考试真题及考试答案(卷二)
【写作】
【题干】Directions:
For
this
part,
you
are
allowed
30minutes
towrite
ashort
essayon
theimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit
.120-180words.
【答案】Writing
is
askill
tested
inall
major
standardized
educational
tests,
including
CET-4/6,TOEFL,IELTS,
andsoon.Butthere
hasbeennoshortage
of
reports
fromdifferentsourcesthatalargeproportionofstudents,especiallycollege
students,
haveill-performed
writing
skills,
earning
relatively
lowscores
intests
aswellasonschoolassignments.
Inmyopinion,writingisacrucialskillforstudents.Itisareliableway
bywhichoneimpart
knowledge,
suggest
plans,
fight
for
one’sidea,
refute
atheory,
andmanyotherpurposes.
Soif
youare
goodatwriting,
then
youare
able
to
fulfill
thetasks
abovementionedmoreeffectively.
Besides,
notedwrites,bethey
novelists,
poetsor
editors-in-chief
enlighten
everygeneration
of
readers
with
newexperiences.
That’swhyreaderstodaystill
discussonand
sharetheiropinionsongreatbooks
suchasADreaminRedMansions.
Inanutshell,
fewskills
are
moreimportant
than
writing
in
the
current
society.
Somysuggestwouldbethateveryone,collegestudentsparticular,takestimetohonewritingskills,getmorepracticeinit,sothatwecanliveuptothesocialexpectationofbecomingsocialistsuccessors.
【解析】第一段提出问题,第二段描述事实,第三段得出结论或给出建议。
【听力】
SectionA
NewsReportOne
AmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecades
agowasfound1500milesawayandhe‘sbeenreturnedtohisdaughter.Thelonglost
messagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.
Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeit
hadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.
Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,“Returnto419OceanStreetandreceivea
rewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofthebeachCombermotel.
ThemotelwasownedbythePaulaPiercein1960.Herfatherhadwrittenthenotes
asajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshire
todeliverthatmessagetoPolaPierce.Shehelduptoherfather'spromisegivingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
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1.
Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout
?
2.
WhydidPaulaPiercegiveClintBuffingtonthereward
?
NewsReportTwo
MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectspraying
operations
that
werecarried
outto
combattheZika
virus.
Theinsects
spraying
over
the
weekendleft
morethan2million
beesdeadonthe
spot
inDorchester
county
South
Carolina,wherefourtravel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedin
the
area.
Mostofthedeaths
camefromFlowerTownBeefarm,acompanyin
Somerville
thatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthe
farm
looks
like
it's
beendestroyed.
Thefarmlost
about2.5million
bees.Dorchester
countyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.Dorchester
CountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylost
their
beecolonies.
County
managerJasonWardsaid
inastatement.
“I'm
notpleased
thatsomanybeeswerekilled.
”
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.
WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty
?
4.
WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm
?
NewsReportThree
Theworld'slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.The
Airlander10spentnearly2hoursintheairhavingtakenofffromCoddingtonairfield
inBedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000feetandperformedaseriesof
gentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftismassiveaslongasafootball
fieldandastallas6doubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.
ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwas
abandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcan
carryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandomitting
lesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'sthefutureofaircraftandonedaywe'll
beusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwill
needtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpassesthoughwecanhopewe'llallgetsomeextralegroom.
Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.
WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10
?
6.
WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander
10asaspyaircraft?
7.
WhatistheadvantageoftheAirlander10overhugejetplanes
?
SectionB
ConversationOne
M:
Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?
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W:
Yeah,whynot,wehaven‘tbeenoutforages,what’son?
M:
Well,there‘safilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou?
W:
No,notreally,itdoesn‘treallyappealtome.What’sitabout?
Justclimatechange?
M:
Ithinkit‘sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.
W:
Well,itsoundsreallyawful,it‘sanimportantsubjectIagree.ButI
amnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?
M:
There‘saSpanishdancefestival.
W:
Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.
M:
Apparently,it‘sabsolutelybrilliant.Let’sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.
AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestoryKamen.
W:
Ok,then.Whattimeisiton?
M:
At7:
30.
W:
Well,that‘snogood.Wehaven’tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?
M:
There‘sacomedyspecialon.
W:
Where‘siton?
M:
It‘satthecitytheater.It’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferent
acts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepapersaysit‘sthefunniest
thinghe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.
W:
Em⋯⋯Iamnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.
M:
Areyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?
Youarenotveryenthusiastic.
W:
Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let‘sgotoseethedance.Buttomorrow,
nottonight.
M:
Great,I‘llbooktheticketsonline.
Questions8and11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.
Whatdoesthewomenthinkoftheclimatechange
?
9.
WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight
?
10.
Whatdoesthecriticsayaboutthecomedyperformedatthecitytheater
?
11.
Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow
?
ConversationTwo
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W:
GoodmorningMr.Lee,MayIhaveaminutesofyourtime?
M:
SureKatherine,whatcanIdoforyou?
W:
I‘mquietanxiousabouttransferringovertoourcollege,I’mafraidI
won‘tfitin.
M:
don'tworryKatherine,it‘scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabout
transferringschools,thishappenstomanytransferstudents.
W:
Yes,Iknow,butI‘myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworriesmealot.
M:
Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknow,wehave
alotofafter-schoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andso,thisway,youwillbe
abletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.
W:
That‘snice,Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.
M:
I‘msureyoudo,sowillbejustfinemakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere
meanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.
,don’tworrysomuchandtryto
,also,rememberthatyoucancometo
W:
Thankssomuch,Idefinitelyfeelbetternow,asamatteroffact,I
‘vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswhowillbelivinginthesamehousewith
me,andsheseemedreallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,I'llhaveachanceto
haveaclosecircleoffriends,sincewe'llbelivingtogether.
M:
Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowould
belivingwithyouinyourflat.Okay.ThereareHannah,Kelly,andBree.Bree
isalsoanewstudenthere,likeyou,I‘msureyoutwo’llhavemoretoshare
witheachother.
Questions12and15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.
WhydoesKatherinefeelanxious
?
13.
WhatdoesMr.LeeencourageKatherinetodo
?
14.
WhatdoesMr.LeepromisedtodoforKatherine
?
15.
WhatdowelearnaboutKatherine
‘schoolmateBree?
SectionC
PassageOne
Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyourhunger?
Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerful
motivatingforce.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweighedother
physicaldrives,includingfear,thirstandsocialneeds.
Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoice
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ofeither
eating
food
ordrinkingwater,the
micewentfor
thefood,theresearchers
found.However
,whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty
,theyoptedtodrink
,
accordingtothestudy.Inthesecondexperimentmeanttopitthemice'shunger
against
their