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英语四级详细参考答案全三套

2018年6月英语四级详细参考答案（全三套）

2018年6月四级听力

1听力第一套

SectionA

NewsReportOne

AmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecadesagowasfound1500milesawayandhe’s been returnedtohisdaughter.ThelonglostmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.

Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,"Returnto419OceanStreetandreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce, ownersofthebeachCombermotel.

ThemotelwasownedbythePaulaPiercein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenotesasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthatmessagetoPolaPierce.Shehelduptoherfather'spromisegivingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

2.WhydidPaulaPierce give ClintBuffington thereward?

NewsReportTwo

MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus. Theinsectssprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2 million beesdeadonthespotinDorchestercountySouthCarolina,where four travel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.MostofthedeathscamefromFlowerTownBeefarm, acompanyinSomervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslikeit'sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5 million bees.Dorchestercountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies.CountymanagerJasonWardsaidinastatement.“I'mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled.”

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?

4.WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm?

NewsReportThree

Theworld'slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.TheAirlander10 spentnearly2 hoursintheairhavingtakenofffromCoddingtonairfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsall overasafearea.Theaircraftismassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallas6doubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25 million poundsandcancarryheavier loadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandomittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'sthefutureofaircraftandonedaywe'llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlander willneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpassesthoughwecanhopewe'llallgetsomeextralegroom.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightofthe Airlander10?

6.Whatcaused theUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10 asaspyaircraft?

7.Whatistheadvantageofthe Airlander10 overhugejetplanes?

Section B

ConversationOne

M:

Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight？

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.ButIamnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.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’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepapersaysit’sthefunniestthinghe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.

W:

Em..Iamnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.

M:

Areyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?

Youarenotveryenthusiastic.

W:

Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let’sgotoseethedance.Buttomorrow,nottonight.

M:

Great,I’llbooktheticketsonline.

Questions8and 11arebasedontheconversation youhavejustheard.

8. Whatdoesthewomenthinkoftheclimatechange?

9. WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight?

10. Whatdoesthecriticsayaboutthecomedyperformedatthecitytheater?

11. Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?

ConversationTwo

W:

GoodmorningMr.Lee,MayIhaveaminutesofyourtime?

M:

SureKatherine,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:

I’mquietanxiousabouttransferringovertoourcollege,I’mafraidIwon’tfitin.

M:

don'tworryKatherine,it’scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabouttransferringschools,thishappenstomanytransferstudents.

W:

Yes,Iknow,butI’myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworriesmealot.

M:

Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknow,wehavealotofafter-schoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andso,thisway,youwillbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.

W:

That’snice,Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.

M:

I’msureyoudo,sowillbejustfine,don’tworrysomuchandtrytomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere,also,rememberthatyoucancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.

W:

Thankssomuch,Idefinitelyfeelbetternow,asamatteroffact,I’vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswhowillbelivinginthesamehousewithme,andsheseemedreallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,I'llhaveachancetohaveaclosecircleoffriends,sincewe'llbelivingtogether.

M:

 Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowouldbelivingwithyouinyourflat.Okay.ThereareHannah,Kelly,andBree.Breeisalsoanewstudenthere,likeyou,I’msureyoutwo‘llhavemoretosharewitheachother.

Questions12and 15 arebasedontheconversation youhavejustheard.

12.WhydoesKatherine feelanxious?

13.WhatdoesMr.Lee encourageKatherinetodo?

14.WhatdoesMr.Lee promisedtodoforKatherine?

15.WhatdowelearnaboutKatherine’schoolmateBree?

SectionC

PassageOne

Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanything tosatisfyyourhunger?

Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerfulmotivatingforce. Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweighedotherphysicaldrives,includingfear,thirstandsocialneeds.

Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefood,theresearchersfound.However,whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrink,accordingtothestudy. Inthesecondexperimentmeanttopitthemice'shungeragainsttheirfear,hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathadcertain"fox-scented"areasandotherplacesthatsmelledsafer（inotherwords,notlikeananimalthatcouldeatthem）butalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthat,whenthemicewerehungry,theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthemicewerewell-fed,theystayed inareasofthecagethatwereconsidered"safe."Hungeralsooutweighedthemice'ssocialneeds,theresearchersfound.Miceareusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompanyofothermice,accordingtothestudy.Whenthemicewerehungry,theyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16. Whatistheresearchers’ purposeincarryingouttheseriousexperimentwithmice?

17.Inwhatcircumstances,domiceventureintounsafeareas?

18.Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?

Passage Two

TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityinthecountry.Didyoueverwonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellentroadsexists?

Forananswer，youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s.Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.Suchasystemcould,ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Itcouldalsogetpeopleoutofcitiesindangerofbeingbombed.So-calledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountryroads.In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystem,butdidnotfundtheplanrightaway.Inthe1950s,theplanbegantobecomeareality.Over$25billionwasappropriatedbycongress,andconstructionbeganonabout40,000milesofnewroads.Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.Andthoughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartraveleasier,defensewasnotforgotten.Forinstance,highwayoverpasseshadtobehighenoughtoallowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopassunderthem.By1974,thissystemwasmostlyco