大学英语四级考试真题及解析.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题及解析

2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofspeakingability

andhowtodevelopit.Youshouldivriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreport

1.A）Annoyed.B）Scared.

2.A）Itcrawledoverthewoman'shands.

B）Itwounduponthesteeringwheel.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreport

3.A）Astudyofthefast-foodservice.

B）Fastfoodcustomersatisfaction.

4.A）Customers*higherdemands.

B）TheinefficiencyQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Internationaltreatiesregardingspacetravelprograms.

B）Legalissuesinvolvedincommercialspaceexploration.

C）U.S.government’sapprovalofprivatespacemissions.

D）Competitionamongpublicandprivatespacecompanies.

6.A）Deliverscientificequipmenttothemoon.C）Workwithfederalagenciesonspaceprograms.

B）Approveanewmissiontotravelintoouterspace.D）LaunchamannedspacecrafttoMars.

7.A）Itissignificant.B）Itispromising.C）Itisunpredictable.D）Itisunprofitable.

SectionB

Directions:

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

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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8.A）VisitingherfamilyinThailand.C）SwimmingaroundaThaiisland.

B）ShowingfriendsaroundPhuket.D）LyinginthesunonaThaibeach.

9.A）ShevisitedaThaiorphanage.C）ShelearnedsomeThaiwords.B）ShemetaThaigirl'sparents.

10.A）Hisclasswillstartinaminute.

B）Hehasgotanincomingphonecall.

11.A）HeisinterestedinThaiartworks.

B）Heisgoingtoopenasouvenirshop.

D）ShesunbathedonaThaibeach.

C）Someoneisknockingathisdoor.

D）Hisphoneisrunningoutofpower.

C）Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.

D）HewantstoknowmoreaboutThaiculture.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Buyingsomefitnessequipmentforthenewgym.C）Signingupforaweight-losscourse.

B）Openingagymandbecomingpersonaltrainers.D）Tryingoutanewgymintown.

13.A）Professionalpersonaltraining.C）Adiscountforahalf-yearmembership.

B）Freeexerciseforthefirstweek.D）Additionalbenefitsforyoungcouples.

14.A）Thesafetyofweight-lifting.C）Therenewalofhismembership.

B）Thehighmembershipfee.D）Theoperationoffitnessequipment.

15.A）Shewantsherinvitationrenewed.C）Sheknowsthebasicsofweight-lifting.

B）Sheusedtodo200sit-upseveryday.D）Sheusedtobethegym’spersonaltrainer.

SectionC

Directions:

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

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theytendtobenervousduringinterviews.

B）Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.

17.A）Getbetterorganized.

B）Edittheirreferences.

18.A）Providetheirdataindetail.

B）Personalizeeachapplication.

C）Theyworryabouttheresultsoftheirapplications.

D）Theysearchextensivelyforemployers*information.

C）Findbetter-paidjobs.

D）Analyzethesearchingprocess.

C）Makeuseofbettersearchengines.

D）Applyformorepromisingpositions.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ifkidsdidnotlikeschool,reallearningwouldnottakeplace.

B）Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestreets.

C）Ifschoolsstayedthewaytheyare,parentsweresuretoprotest.

D）Ifteachingfailedtoimprove,kidswouldstayawayfromschool.

20.A）Allowthemtoplayinterestinggamesinclass.C）Letthemstayhomeandlearnfromtheirparents.

B）Trytostiruptheirinterestinlabexperiments.D）Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonholidays.

21.A）Allowkidstolearnattheirownpace.C）Organizekidsintovariousinterestgroups.

B）Encouragekidstolearnfromeachother.D）Takekidsoutofschooltolearnatfirsthand.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）ItisespeciallypopularinFloridaandAlaska.C）Itisseenalmostanywhereandonanyoccasion.

B）Itisamajorsocialactivityamongtheyoung.D）Itisevenmoreexpressivethanthewrittenword.

23.A）ItislocatedinabigcityinIowa.C）Itoffersfreedanceclassestoseniors.

B）Itisreallymarveloustolookat.D）Itofferspeopleachancetosocialize.

24.A）Theirstateofmindimproved.C）Theyenjoyedbettprhealth.

B）Theybecamebetterdancers.D）Theirrelationshipstrengthened.

25.A）Itisfun.B）Itislife.C）Itisexhausting.D）Itisrhythmical.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolarpanels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsurancecompanyinside.Whenthetowerwasfirst26in1962,itwascoveredwiththinsquarestones.Thesesmallsquarestonesbecameaproblemforthebuildingandcontinuedtofallofftheface

for40yearsuntilamajorrenovationwas27.Duringthisrenovationthebuilding*sowners,CIS,28the

solarpanelcompany,Solarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolarpanels.In2004,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEurope*slargest29ofverticalsolarpanels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge30hasneverbeenrepeatedsince.

Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIStowerwaschosenasoneofthe**10bestgreenenergyprojectsn.Foralongtimeafterthisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas31overtakenbytheMillbankTower.

Greenbuildingslikethisaren’t32cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butitdoesproducemuchlesspollutionthan

thatcausedbyenergy33throughfossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget34,theworldislikelytoseemore

skyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imagineaworldwherebuildingthetallest

skyscraperwasn’taraceof35,butratheronetocollectthemostsolarenergy.

A）cheaper

B）cleaner

C）collection

D）competed

E）constructed

F）consulted

G）dimension

H）discovered

I）eventually

J）height

K）necessarily

L）production

M）range

N）scale

O）undertaken

SectionB

Directions:

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

SomeCollegeStudentsAreAngryThatTheyHavetoPaytoDoTheirHomework

A）Digitallearningsystemsnowchargestudentsforaccesscodesneededtocompletecoursework，takequizzes，andturninhomework.Asuniversitiesgodigital,studentsarecomplainingofanewhittotheirfinancesthat'sreplacing—andsometimesjoining—expensivetextbooks:

priceyonlineaccesscodesthatarerequiredtocompletecourseworkandsubmitassignments.

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

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

D）uWhenwetalkabouttheaccesscodeweseeitasthenewfaceofthetextbookmonopoly（垄断），anewwaytolockstudentsaroundthissystem,nsaidEthanSenack,thehighereducationadvocatefortheU.S.PublicInterestResearchGroup,toBuzzFeedNews.uRatherthan$250（foraprinttextbook）you'repaying$120，”saidSenack.“Butbecauseit’salldigital,iteliminatestheusedbookmarketandeliminatesanysharingandbecausehomeworkandtestsarethroughanaccesscod