英语四级真题和参考答案第一套.docx

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英语四级真题和参考答案第一套

2018年6月英语四级真题和参考答案（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofreadingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.

B）ANewHampshireman'sjokewithfriendsonhiswife.

C）Afather'smessageforhisdaughter.

D）Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.

2.A）Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.

B）Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromise.

C）Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathertodoso.

D）Shewasexcitedtoseeherfather'shandwriting.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.

B）SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.

C）Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdisease.

D）Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.

4.A）Itapologizedtoitscustomers.

B）Itwasforcedtokillitsbees.

C）Itlostahugestockofbees.

D）Itlost2.5milliondollars.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

B）Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.

C）Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.

D）Itmadeaseriesofsharpturnsinthesky.

6.A）Engineeringproblems.

B）Theairpollutionitproduced.

C）Inadequatefunding.

D）Theoppositionfromthemilitary.

7.A）Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology.

B）Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.

C）Itisasafermeansoftransportation.

D）Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Itseemsadepressingtopic.

B）Itsoundsquitealarming.

C）Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.

D）Itisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.

9.A）Themandoesn'tunderstandSpanish.

B）Thewomandoesn'treallylikedancing.

C）Theydon'twantsomethingtoonoisy.

D）Theycan'tmakeittothetheatreintime.

10.A）ItwouldbemorefunwithoutMr.Whiteheadhosting.

B）Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudience'sattention.

C）Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.

D）Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.

11.A）Watchacomedy.

B）Goandseethedance.

C）Booktheticketsonline.

D）Seeafilmwiththeman.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.

B）Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.

C）Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.

D）Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.

13.A）Seekadvicefromseniorstudents.

B）Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies.

C）Participateinafter-schoolactivities.

D）Lookintowhattheschooloffers.

14.A）Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.

B）Acceptherasatransferstudent.

C）Findheraccommodationoncampus.

D）Introducehertoherroommates.

15.A）ShehasinterestssimilartoMr.Lee's.

B）ShehasbecomefriendswithCatherine.

C）ShehaschosenthemajorCatherinehas.

D）Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Toinvestigatehowbeingoverweightimpactsonhealth.

B）Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.

C）Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.

D）Todeterminewhatfeelingsmicehave.

17.A）Whentheyarehungry.

B）Whentheyarethirsty.

C）Whentheysmellfood.

D）Whentheywantcompany.

18.A）Theysearchforfoodingroups.

B）Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.

C）Theyprefertobewithothermice.

D）Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）ItsconstructionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.

B）Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.

C）Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.

D）Itisoneofthebestintheworld.

20.A）Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.

B）Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

C）Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.

D）Tospeedupthetransportationofgoods.

21.A）Inthe1970s.

B）Inthe1960s.

C）Inthe1950s.

D）Inthe1940s.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolarpanels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsurancecompanyinside.Whenthetowerwasfirst26in1962,itwascoveredwiththinsquarestones.Thesesmallsquarestonesbecameaproblemforthebuildingandcontinuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntilamajorrenovationwas27.Duringthisrenovationthebuilding'sowners,CIS,28thesolarpanelcompany,Solarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolarpanels.In2004,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEurope'slargest29ofverticalsolarpanels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge30hasneverbeenrepeatedsince.

Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIStowerwaschosenasoneofthe"10bestgreenenergyprojects".Foralongtimeafterthisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas31overtakenbytheMillbankTower.

Greenbuildingslikethisaren't32cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butitdoesproducemuchlesspollutionthanthatcausedbyenergy33throughfossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget34,theworldislikelytoseemoreskyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imagineaworldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwasn'taraceof35,butratheronetocollectthemostsolarenergy.

A）cheaperB）cleanerC）collectionD）competedE）constructedF）consultedG）dimensionH）discoveredI）eventuallyJ）heightK）necessarilyL）productionM）rangeN）scaleO）undertaken

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

SomeCollegeStudentsAreAngryThatTheyHavetoPaytoDoTheirHomework

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priceyonlineaccesscodesthatarerequiredtocompletecourseworkandsubmitassignments.

B）Thecodes—whichtypicallyrangeinpricefrom$80to$155percourse—givestudentsonlineaccesstosystemsdevelopedbyeducationcompanieslikeMcGrawHillandPearson.Thesecompanies,whichlongreapedbigprofitsastextbookpublishers,haveboastedthattheirnewonlineofferings,whenpushedtostudentsthroughuniversitiestheypartnerwith,representthefutureoftheindustry.

C）Butcriticssaythedigitalaccesscodesrepresentthesameprofit-seekingethos（观念）ofthetextbookbusiness,andareevenharderforstudentstooptoutof.Whiletheycouldoncebuysecond-handtextbooks,orsharecopieswithfriends,thedigitalsystemsareessentiallyimpossibletoavoid.

D）"Whenwetalkabouttheaccesscodeweseeitasthenewfaceofthetextboo