1、2018年6月大学英语四级真题(第1套)Part I Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofreadingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Part II ListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreene
2、wsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youWiIlheartwoorthreequestions.BoththenewsreportandthequestionsWiIlbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2areba
3、sedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1. A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner,sdaughter.B) ANewHampshireman,sjokewithfriendsonhiswife.C) Afather,smessageforhisdaughter.D) Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.2. A)Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.B) Shewantedtohonorherfather,spromise.C) Shehadbeenasked
4、byherfathertodoso.D) Shewasexcitedtoseeherfather,shandwriting.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3. A)Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.B) SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.C) Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdisease.D) Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.4. A)Itapologiz
5、edtoitscustomers.B) Itwasforcedtokillitsbees.C) Itlostahugestockofbees.D) Itlost2.5milliondollars.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5. A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.B) Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.C) Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.D) Itmadeaseriesofsharpturnsinthesky
6、6. A)Engineeringproblems.B) Theairpollutionitproduced.C) Inadequatefunding.D) Theoppositionfromthemilitary.7. A)Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology.B) Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.C) Itisasafermeansoftransportation.D) Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwol
7、ongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.BoththeconversationandthequestionsWillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11
8、arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8. A)Itseemsadepressingtopic.B) Itsoundsquitealarming.C) Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.D) Itisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.9. A)Themandoesn,tunderstandSpanish.B) Thewomandoesn,treallylikedancing.C) Theydon,twantsomethingtoonoisy.D) Theycan,tmakeittothetheat
9、reintime.10. A)ItwouldbemorefunwithoutMr.Whiteheadhosting.B) Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudience,sattention.C) Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.D) Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.11. A)Watchacomedy.B) Goandseethedance.C) Booktheticketsonline.D) Seeafilmwiththeman.Questions12to15arebased
10、ontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12. A)Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.B) Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.C) Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.D) Sheworriesshewon,tfitinasatransferstudent.13. A)Seekadvicefromseniorstudents.B) Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies.C) Participateinafte
11、r-schoolactivities.D) Lookintowhattheschooloffers.14. A)Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.B) Acceptherasatransferstudent.C) Findheraccommodationoncampus.D) Introducehertoherroommates.15. A)ShehasinterestssimilartoMr.Lee,s.B) ShehasbecomefriendswithCatherine.C) ShehaschosenthemajorCatherinehas.D) Shehasj
12、usttransferredtothecollege.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingl
13、etteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16. A)Toinvestigatehowbeingoverweightimpactsonhealth.B) Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.C) Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.D) Todeterminewhatfeelingsmicehave.17. A)Whentheyarehungry.B)
14、 Whentheyarethirsty.C) Whentheysmellfood.D) Whentheywantcompany.18. A)Theysearchforfoodingroups.B) Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.C) Theyprefertobewithothermice.D) Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19. A)ItsconstructionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.B)
15、Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.C) Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.D) Itisoneofthebestintheworld.20. A)Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.B) Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.C) Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.D) Tospeedupthetransportationofgoods.21. A)Inthe1970s.B) Inthe1960s.C) I
16、nthe1950s.D) Inthe1940s.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22. A)Chattingwhiledriving.B) Messagingwhiledriving.C) Drivingunderage.D) Speedingonhighways.23. A)Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.B) Agadgettochargethephoneinacar.C) Adevicetocontrolthespeedofavehicle.D) Adevicetoensu
17、repeopledrivewithbothhands.24. A)Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights.B) Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt.C) Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.D) Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.25. A)Installingacamera.B) Usingaconnectedapp.C) Checkingtheiremails.D) KeepingadailyrecordPartIIIReadingComprehension(40minut
18、es)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithlblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingIetterforeachitemonAn
19、swerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.YoumaynotuseanyoftheWOrdSinthebankmorethanonce.AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolarpanels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsurancecompanyinside.Whenthetowerwasfirst_26in1962,itwascoveredwiththinsquarestones.Thesesmall
20、squarestonesbecameaproblemforthebuildingandcontinuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntilamajorrenovationwas_27.Duringthisrenovationthebuilding,sowners,CIS,28thesolarpanelcompany,Solarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolarpanels.In2004,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEurope,slargest_29ofverticalsolar
21、panels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge_30hasneverbeenrepeatedsince.Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIStowerwaschosenasoneofthen10bestgreenenergyprojects*.Foralongtimeafterthisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas_31overtakenbytheMillban
22、kTower.Greenbuildingslikethisaren,t_32cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butitdoesproducemuchlesspollutionthanthatcausedbyenergy_33throughfossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget34,theworldislikelytoseemoreskyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imagineaworldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwa
23、sn,taraceof_35,butratheronetocollectthemostsolarenergy.A)cheaperB)cleanerC)collectionD)competedE)constructedF)consultedG)dimensionH)discoveredI)eventuallyJ)heightK)necessarilyL)productionM)rangeN)scaleO)undertakenSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit
24、Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.IdentifytheparagraphfromWhiChtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.SomeCollegeStudentsAreAngryThatTheyHavetoPaytoDoTheirHom
25、eworkA) Digitallearningsystemsnowchargestudentsforaccesscodesneededtocompletecoursework,takequizzes,andturninhomework.Asuniversitiesgodigital,studentsarecomplainingofanewhittotheirfinancesthat,sreplacing-andsometimesjoining-expensivetextbooks:priceyonlineaccesscodesthatarerequiredtocompletecoursewor
26、kandsubmitassignments.B) Thecodes-whichtypicallyrangeinpricefrom$80to$155percourse-givestudentsonlineaccesstosystemsdevelopedbyeducationcompanieslikeMcGrawHillandPearson.Thesecompanies,whichlongreapedbigprofitsastextbookpublishers,haveboastedthattheirnewonlineofferings,whenpushedtostudentsthroughuni
27、versitiestheypartnerwith,representthefutureoftheindustry.C) Butcriticssaythedigitalaccesscodesrepresentthesameprofit-seekingethos(观念)ofthetextbookbusiness,andareevenharderforstudentstooptoutof.Whiletheycouldoncebuysecond-handtextbooks,orsharecopieswithfriends,thedigitalsystemsareessentiallyimpossibl
28、etoavoid.D) Whenwetalkabouttheaccesscodeweseeitasthenewfaceofthetextbookmonopoly(垄断)，anewwaytolockstudentsaroundthissystem,1saidEthanSenack,thehighereducationadvocatefortheU.S.PublicInterestResearchGroup,toBuzzFeedNews.Ratherthan$250(foraprinttextbook)you,repaying$120,11saidSenack.nButbecauseit,sall
29、digitaliteliminatestheusedbookmarketandeliminatesanysharingandbecausehomeworkandtestsarethroughanaccesscode,iteliminatesanyabilitytooptout.11E) SarinaHarpet,a19-year-oldstudentatVirginiaTech,wasfacedwithatoughdilemmawhenshefirststartedcollegein2015payrentorpaytoturninherchemistryhomework.ShetoldBuzz
30、FeedNewsthatherfreshmanchemistryclassrequiredhertouseConnect,asystemprovidedbyMcGrawHillwherestudentscansubmithomework,takeexamsandtracktheirgrades.Butthecodetoaccesstheprogramcost$120-abigsumforHarper,whohadalreadyputdown$450fortextbooks,andhadrentdayapproaching.F) Shedecidedtowaitforhernextwork-st
31、udypaycheck,whichwastypically$150-$200,topayforthecode.Sheknewthatherchemistrygrademaytakeadiveasaresult.It,sabalancingact,11shesaid.nCanIreallyaffordtheseaccesscodesnow?1Shedidn,thandinherfirsttwoassignmentsforchemistry,whichstartedheroutintheclasswithafailinggrade.G)Theaccesscodesmaybeanotherfinan
32、cialheadacheforstudents,butfortextbookbusinesses,they,rethefuture.McGrawHill,whichcontrols21%ofthehighereducationmarket,reportedinMarchthatitsdigitalcontentsalesexceededprintsalesforthefirsttimein2015.Thecompanysaidthat45%ofits$140millionrevenuein201511wasderivedfromdigitalproducts.H)APearsonspokesp
33、ersontoldBuzzFeedNewsthatdigitalmaterialsarelessexpensiveandagoodinvestment11thatoffernewfeatures,likeaudiotexts,personalizedknowledgechecksandexpertvideos.Itsdigitalcoursematerialssavestudentsupto60%comparedtotraditionalprintedtextbooks,thecompanyadded.McGrawHilldidn,trespondtoarequestforcomment,bu
34、titsCEODavidLevintoldtheFinancialTimesinAugustthat,inhighereducation,theeraoftheprintedtextbookisnowover.1I) Thetextbookindustryinsiststheonlinesystemsrepresentabetterdealforstudents.nThesedigitalproductsaren,tjustmechanismsforstudentstosubmithomework,theyofferallkindsoffeatures,1DavidAnderson,theex
35、ecutivedirectorofhighereducationwiththeAssociationofAmericanPublishers,toldBuzzFeedNews.nIthelpsstudentsunderstandinawaythatyoucan,tdowithprinthomeworkassignments.J) DavidHunt,anassociateprofessorinsociologyatAugustaUniversity,whichhasrolledoutdigitaltextbooksacrossitsmathandpsychologydepartments,to
36、ldBuzzFeedNewsthatheunderstandstheutilityofusingsystemsthatrequireaccesscodes.Buthedoesn,trequirehisstudentstobuyaccesstoalearningprogramthatcontrolstheclassassignments.nItrytomakethingsasinexpensiveaspossible,1saidHunt,whousesfreedigitaltextbooksforhisclassesbutdesignshisowncurriculum.nTheonlinesys
37、temsmaymakemylifealoteasierbutIfeellikemgivingupcontrol.Thediscussionsarethethingswheremyexpertisecanbenefitthestudentsmost.11K) A20-year-oldjunioratGeorgiaSouthernUniversitytoldBuzzFeedNewsthatshenormallyspends$500-$600onaccesscodesforclass.Inonecase,theprofessordidn,trequirestudentstobuyatextbook,
38、justanaccesscodetoturninhomework.Thisyearshesaidshespent$900onaccesscodestobooksandprograms.nThafstwomonthsofrent,1shesaid.Youcan,tsellanyofitback.Withatraditionaltextbookyoucansellitfor$30-$50andthathelpstopayforyournewsemester,sbooks.Withanaccesscode,you,reoutofthatmoney,nL) BenjaminWolverton,a19-
39、year-oldstudentattheUniversityofSouthCarolina,toldBuzzFeedNewsthatit,sridiculousthatafterpayingtensofthousandsintuitionwehavetopayforalltheseaccesscodestodoourhomework.Manyoftheaccesscodeshe,spurchasedhavebeenrequiredsimplytocompletehomeworkorquizzes.nOftenit,sonly10%ofyourgradeinclass.*hesaid.nYou,
40、repayingsomuchmoneyforsomethingthathardlyaffectsyourgrade-butifyoudidn,thaveit,itwouldaffectyourgradesenough.ItwouldbebadtostartoutataBorC.11Wolvertonsaidhespent$500onaccesscodesfordigitalbooksandprogramsthissemester.M) Harper,apoultry(家禽)sciencemajor,istakingchemistryagainthisyearandhadtobuyanewacc
41、esscodetohandinherhomework.Sherentedhereconomicsandstatisticstextbooksforabout$20each.Butheraccesscodesforhomework,whichcan,tberentedorboughtsecond-hand,werehermostexpensivepurchases:$120and$85.N) Shestillremembersthestingofherfirstexperienceskippinganassignmentduetothehighprices.nWedon,treallyhavea
42、missedassignmentpolicy/shesaid.nIfyoumissit,youjustmissit.Ijustgotzerosonacoupleoffirstassignments.Imanagedtopulleverythingbackup.Butasascaredfreshmanlookingattheirgrades,it,snotfun.1136 .Astudent,syearlyexpensesonaccesscodesmayamounttotheirrentfortwomonths.37 .Theonlineaccesscodesmaybeseenasawaytot
43、iethestudentstothedigitalsystem.38 .Ifastudenttakesacourseagain,theymayhavetobuyanewaccesscodetosubmittheirassignments.39 .McGrawHillaccountsforoverone-fifthofthemarketshareofcollegetextbooks.40 .Manytraditionaltextbookpublishersarenowofferingonlinedigitalproducts,whichtheybelievewillbethefutureofth
44、epublishingbusiness.41 .Onestudentcomplainedthattheynowhadtopayforaccesscodesinadditiontothehightuition.42 .Digitalmaterialscancoststudentslessthanhalfthepriceoftraditionalprintedbooksaccordingtoapublisher.43 .Onestudentdecidednottobuyheraccesscodeuntilshereceivedthepayforherpart-timejob.44 .Onlines
45、ystemsmaydepriveteachersofopportunitiestomakethebestuseoftheirexpertisefortheirstudents.45 .Digitalaccesscodesarecriticizedbecausetheyareprofit-drivenjustlikethetextbookbusiness.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem
46、therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46and50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Losingyourabilitytothinkandrememberisprettysc
47、ary.Weknowtheriskofdementia(痴呆症)increaseswithage.Butifyouhavememoryslips,youprobablyneedn,tworry.Thereareprettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaandage-relatedmemoryloss.Afterage50,it,squitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenamesofpeople,placesandthingsquickly,saysDr.KirkDaffnerofBrighamandWomen,
48、sHospitalinBoston.Thebrainagesjustliketherestofthebody.Certainpartsshrink,especiallyareasinthebrainthatareimportanttolearning,memoryandplanning.Changesinbraincellscanaffectcommunicationbetweendifferentregionsofthebrain.Andbloodflowcanbereducedasbloodvesselsnarrow.Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,isnothingtoworryabout.Butifyouforgettheplotofthemovieordon,trememberevenseeingit,that,sfarmoreconcerning,Daffiiersays.Whenyouforgetentireexperiences,hesays,that,s11aredflagthatsomethingmoreseriousmaybeinvolved.11Forgetti
