英语四级真题及答案第一套.docx

1、英语四级真题及答案第一套2018年6月英语四级真题及答案第一套2018年6月英语四级真题及答案第一套Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of reading ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part Listening Comprehe

2、nsion (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four ch

3、oices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) The return of a bottled message to its owners daughter.B) A New Hampshire mans joke with friends on his

4、wife.C) A fathers message for his daughter.D) The history of a century-old motel.2. A) She wanted to show gratitude for his kindness.B) She wanted to honor her fathers promise.C) She had been asked by her father to do so.D) She was excited to see her fathers handwriting.Questions 3 and 4 are based o

5、n the news report you have just heard.3. A) People were concerned about the number of bees.B) Several cases of Zika disease had been identified.C) Two million bees were infected with disease.D) Zika virus had destroyed some bee farms.4. A) It apologized to its customers. C) It lost a huge stock of b

6、ees.B) It was forced to kill its bees. D) It lost 2.5 million dollars.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) It stayed in the air for about two hours.B) It took off and landed on a football field.C) It proved to be of high commercial value.D) It made a series of sha

7、rp turns in the sky.6. A) Engineering problems.B) The air pollution it produced.C) Inadequate funding.D) The opposition from the military.7. A) It uses the latest aviation technology.B) It flies faster than a commercial jet. C) It is a safer means of transportation.D) It is more environmentally frie

8、ndly.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)

9、, B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) It seems a depressing topic. C) It has little impact on our daily life.B) It sounds quite alarming. D) It is getting m

10、ore serious these days.9. A) The man doesnt understand Spanish. C) They dont want something too noisy.B) The woman doesnt really like dancing. D) They cant make it to the theatre in time.10. A) It would be more fun without Mr. Whitehead hosting.B) It has too many acts to hold the audiences attention

11、.C) It is the most amusing show he has ever watched.D) It is a show inappropriate for a night of charity.11. A) Watch a comedy. C) Book the tickets online.B) Go and see the dance. D) See a film with the man.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Most of her schoo

12、lmates are younger than she is.B) She simply has no idea what school to transfer to.C) There are too many activities for her to cope with.D) She worries she wont fit in as a transfer student.13. A) Seek advice from senior students. C) Participate in after-school activities.B) Pick up some meaningful

13、 hobbies. D) Look into what the school offers.14. A) Give her help whenever she needs it. C) Find her accommodation on campus.B) Accept her as a transfer student. D) Introduce her to her roommates.15. A) She has interests similar to Mr. Lees. C) She has chosen the major Catherine has.B) She has beco

14、me friends with Catherine. D) She has just transferred to the college.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mus

15、t choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) To investigate how being overweight impacts on health.B) To find

16、out which physical drive is the most powerful.C) To discover what most mice like to eat.D) To determine what feelings mice have.17. A) When they are hungry.B) When they are thirsty.C) When they smell food.D) When they want company.18. A) They search for food in groups.B) They are overweight when foo

17、d is plenty. C) They prefer to be with other mice.D) They enjoy the company of other animals. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Its construction started before World War I.B) Its construction cost more than $40 billion.C) It is efficiently used for transport.D) I

18、t is one of the best in the world.20. A) To improve transportation in the countryside.B) To move troops quickly from place to place.C) To enable people to travel at a higher speed.D) To speed up the transportation of goods.21. A) In the 1970s. C) In the 1950s.B) In the 1960s. D) In the 1940s.Questio

19、ns 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) Chatting while driving. C) Driving under age.B) Messaging while driving. D) Speeding on highways.23. A) A gadget to hold a phone on the steering wheel.B) A gadget to charge the phone in a car.C) A device to control the speed of a vehicl

20、e.D) A device to ensure people drive with both hands.24. A) The car keeps flashing its headlights. C) They are alerted with a light and a sound.B) The car slows down gradually to a halt. D) They get a warning on their smart phone.25. A) Installing a camera.B) Using a connected app. C) Checking their

21、 emails.D) Keeping a daily record. Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully

22、 before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.An office tower on Miller Street in Manchester is co

23、mpletely covered in solar panels. They are used to create some of the energy used by the insurance company inside. When the tower was first 26 in 1962, it was covered with thin square stones. These small square stones became a problem for the building and continued to fall off the face for 40 years

24、until a major renovation was 27 .During this renovation the buildings owners, CIS, 28 the solar panel company, Solarcentury.They agreed to cover the entire building in solar panels. In 2004, the completed CIS tower became Europes largest 29 of vertical solar panels. A vertical solar project on such

25、a large 30 has never been repeated since.Covering a skyscraper with solar panels had never been done before, and the CIS tower was chosen as one of the “10 best green energy projects”. For a long time after this renovation project, it was the tallest building in the United Kingdom, but it was 31over

26、taken by the Millbank Tower.Green buildings like this arent32 cost-efficient for the investor, but it does produce much less pollution than that caused by energy 33through fossil fuels. As solar panels get 34 ,the world is likely to see more skyscrapers covered in solar panels, collecting energy muc

27、h like trees do. Imagine a world where building the tallest skyscraper wasnt a race of 35 , but rather one to collect the most solar energy. A) cheaperI) eventuallyB) cleanerJ) heightC) collectionK) necessarilyD) competedL) productionE) constructedM) rangeF) consultedN) scaleG) dimensionO) undertake

28、nH) discoveredSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each pa

29、ragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Some College Students Are Angry That They Have to Pay to Do Their HomeworkA) Digital learning systems now charge students for access codes needed to complete coursework, take quizzes, and turn

30、 in homework. As universities go digital, students are complaining of a new hit to their finances thats replacing and sometimes joining expensive textbooks: pricey online access codes that are required to complete coursework and submit assignments.B) The codes which typically range in price from $80

31、 to $155 per course give students online access to systems developed by education companies like McGraw Hill and Pearson. These companies, which long reaped big profits as textbook publishers, have boasted that their new online offerings, when pushed to students through universities they partner wit

32、h, represent the future of the industry.C) But critics say the digital access codes represent the same profit-seeking ethos (观念) of the textbook business, and are even harder for students to opt out of. While they could once buy second-hand textbooks, or share copies with friends, the digital systems are essentially impossible to avoid.D) “When we talk about the access code we see it