2018年6月大學(xué)英語四級真題試卷一及答案

1、Writing2018年6月大學(xué)英語四級真題試卷一及答案（完整版）PartI(30minutes)（請于正式開考后半小時(shí)內(nèi)完成該部分，之后將進(jìn)行聽力考試）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanashorteasyontheimportanceofspeakingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast_120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections

2、:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroug

3、hthecentre.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。Questions1to2arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.1. A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.B)ANewHampshireman'sjokewithfriendsonhiswife.C)Afather'smessageforhisdaughter.D)Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.2. A)Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.B

4、)Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromise.C)Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathertodoso.D)Shewasexcitedtoseeherfather'shandwriting.Questions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard。3. A)Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.B) SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.C) Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdi

5、sease.D) Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.4. A)Itapologizedtoitscustomers.B) Itwasforcedtokillitsbees.C) Itlostahugestockofbees.D) Itlost2.5milliondollars.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.5. A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.B)Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.C)Itprovedtobeofh

6、ighcommercialvalue.D)Itmadeaseriesofsharpturnsinthesky.6. A)Engineeringproblems.C)Inadequatefunding.B)Theairpollutionitproduced.D)Theoppositionfromthemilitary.7. A)Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology.B)Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.C)Itisasafermeansoftransportation.D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

7、SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerShee

8、t1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8. A)Itseemsadepressingtopic.B)Itsoundsquitealarming.C)Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.D)Itisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.9. A)Themandoesn'tunderstandSpanish.B)Thewomandoesn'treallylikedancing.C)Theydon&

9、#39;twantsomethingtoonoisy.D)Theycan'tmakeittothetheatreintime.10. A)ItwouldbemorefunwithoutMr.Whiteheadhosting.B)Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudience'sattention.C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.D)Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.11. A)Watchacomedy.C)Booktheticketsonline.B)Goand

10、seethedance.D)Seeafilmwiththeman.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12. A)Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.B)Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.C)Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.D)Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.13. A)Seekadvicefromseniorstu

11、dents.B)Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies.C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.D)Lookintowhattheschooloffers.14. A)Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.B)Acceptherasatransferstudent.C)Findheraccommodationoncampus.D)Introducehertoherroommates.15. A)ShehasinterestssimilartoMr.Lee's.B)ShehasbecomefriendswithCa

12、therine.C)ShehaschosenthemajorCatherinehas.D)Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

13、markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16. A)Toinvestigatehowbeingoverweightimpacts,onhealth.B)Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.C)Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.D)Todeterminewhat

14、feelingsmicehave.17. A) When they are hungry.B)When they are thirsty.C) When they smell food.D) When they want company.18. A)Theysearchforfoodingroups.B)Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.D)Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusth

15、eard.19. A)ItsconstructionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.B)Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.C)Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.D)Itisoneofthebestintheworld.20. A)Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.C)Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.D)Tospeedupthetransportat

16、ionofgoods.21. A)Inthe1970s.C)Inthe1950s.8) Inthe1960s.D)Inthe1940s.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22. A)Chattingwhiledriving.B)Messagingwhiledriving.C)Drivingunderage.D)Speedingonhighways.23. A)Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.B) Agadgettochargethephoneinacar.C) Adevicetoc

17、ontrolthespeedofavehicle.D) Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.24. A)Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights.B)Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt.C)Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.D)Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.25. A)Installingacamera.C)Checkingtheiremails.8) Usingaconnectedapp.D)Keepingadailyrecor

18、d.17PartHIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasem

19、arkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolarpanels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsuranceco

20、mpanyinside.Whenthetowerwasfirst(26)in1962,itwascoveredwiththinsquarestones.Thesesmallsquarestonesbecameaproblemforthebuildingandcontinuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntilamajorrenovationwas(27).Duringthisrenovationthebuilding'sowners,CIS,(28)thesolarpanelcompany,Solarcentury.Theyagreedtocoverthee

21、ntirebuildinginsolarpanels.In2004,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEurope'slargest(29)ofverticalsolarpanels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge(30)hasneverbeenrepeatedsince.Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIStowerwaschosenasoneofthe"10bestgreenenergyprojects”.Foralongt

22、imeaftethisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas(31)overtakenbytheMillbankTower.Greenbuildingslikethisaren't(32)cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butitdoesproducemuchlesspollutionthanthatcausedbyenergy(33)throughfossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget(34),theworldislikelytoseemore

23、skyscraperscoveredinsolarpanelscollectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imagineaworldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwasn'taraceof(35)2butratheronetocollectthemostsolarenergy.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答A)cheaperB)cleanerC)collectionD)competedE)constructedF)consultedG)dimensionH)discoveredI)eventuallyJ)heightK)nec

24、essarilyL)productionM)rangeN)scaleO)undertakenSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarke

25、dwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFaces“Endangered”ListAOnarecentfallmorning,alargecrowdblockedthestepsatoneofVenice'smaintouristsites,theRialtoBridge.TheRialtoBridgeisoneofthefourbridgesspanningtheGrandCanal.Itistheoldestb

26、ridgeacrossthecanal,andwasthedividinglinebetweenthedistrictsofSanMarcoandSanPolo.Butonthisday,therewasatwist:itwasfilledwithVenetians,nottourists.B"Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsintheair,saysGiovanniGiorgio,whohelpedorganizethemarchwithagrass-rootsorganizationcalledGenerazione90.Thecarts

27、hereferstoaresmallshoppingcartsthesymbolofctrueVenetian."Itstartedasajoke,“hesayswithalaugh."Theideawastbladesonthewheels!Youknow?LikeBenHur.Preciselylikethat,youjustgoaroundandrunpeopledown.''CVeniceisoneofthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.Butthat'saproblem.Upto90,000tou

28、ristscrowditsstreetsandcanalseverydayfaroutnumberingthe55,000permanentresidents.Thetouristincreaseisonekeyreasonthecity'spopulationisdownfrom175,000inthe1950s.TheoutnumberedVenetianshavebeensteadilyfleeing.Andthosewhostickaroundaretiredoflivinginaplacewheretheycan'tevengettothemarketwithouts

29、wimmingthroughaseaofpicture-snappingtourists.Imagine,navigatingthrough50,000peoplewhileonthewaytoschoolortowork.DLauraChigi,agrandmotheratthemarch,saysthelocalandnationalgovernmentshavefailedtodoanythingaboutthecrowdsfordecades,becausethey'reonlyinterestedintourismtheprimaryindustryinVenice,wort

30、hmorethan$3billionin2015.“Veniceisacashcow,”shesays,“andeveryonewapiece.''EJustbeyondSt.MarksSquare,acruispeasshsieps,oneofhundredseveryyearthatappearovertheirmedieval（中世紀(jì)的）surroundings.Theirmassivewakecreatswavesatthebottomofthesea,weakeningthefoundationsofthecenturies-oldbuildingsthemselve

31、s.“EverytimeIseeacruiseship,Ifeelsad,Chigisays.“Youseethemuditdrags；thedestructionitleavesinitswake?Thathurtstheancientwoodenpolesholdingupthecityunderwater.Onedaywe'11seeVenicebreakdown.nFForatime,UNESCO,theculturalwingoftheUnitedNations,seemedtoagree.Twoyearsago,itputItalyonnotice,sayingthegov

32、ernmentwasnotprotectingVenice.UNESCOconsiderstheentirecityaWorldHeritageSite,agreathonorthatmeansVenice,attheculturallevel,belongstoallo£theworld'speople.Ii2014,UNESCOgaveItalytwoyearstomanageVenice,sflourishingtourismorthecitywouldbeplacedonanotherlistWorldHeritageInDanger,joiningsuchsites

33、asAleppoandPalmyra,destroyedbythewarinSyria.GVenice'sdeadlinepassedwithbarelyamurmur（嘟口農(nóng)）thissummer,justasUNESCOwasmeetinginIstanbul.Onlyonerepresentative,JadTabetfromLebanon, tried to raise the issue.yFeeoarrs,etvheeraslituation of heritage inTabVenicehasbeenworsening,andithasnowreachedadramati

34、csituation,toldUNESCO.“Wehavetoactquickly,thereisnotamomenttowaste.''HButUNESCOdidn'tevenholdavote.“It'sbeenpostponeduntil2017，''saysAnnaSomers,thefounderandCEOofTheArtNewspaperandtheformerheadofVeniceinPeril,agroupdevotedtorestoringVenetianart.ShesaysthemainreasontheU.N.cult

35、uralorganizationdidn'tvotetodeclareVeniceaWorldHeritageSiteInDangerisbecauseUNESCOhasbecome“intenselypoliticized.Therewouldhavebeensomebac-kroomnegotiations.IItalyboastsmoreUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesthananyothercountryintheworld,grantingitconsiderablepowerandinfluencewithintheorganization.Theforme

36、rheadoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCentre,whichoverseesheritagesites,isFrancescoBandarin,aVenetianwhonowservesasUNESCO'sassistantdirector-generalforculture.JEarlierthisyear,ItalysignedanaccordwithUNESCOtoestablishataskforceofpoliceartdetectivesandarchaeologists（考古學(xué)家）toprotectculturalheritagefromnatura

37、ldisastersandterrorgroups,suchasISIS.TheaccordunderlinedItaly'sglobalreputationasagoodstewardofartandculture.KButaddingVenicetotheUNESCOendangeredlistwhichisdominatedbysitesindevelopingandconflict-riddencountrieswouldbeaninternationalembarrassment,andcouldevenhurtItaly'sprofitabletourismindu

38、stry.TheItalianCultureMinistrysaysitisunawareofanygovernmenteffortstopressureUNESCO.Asfortheorganizationitself,itdeclinedarequestforaninterview.LThecity'scurrentmayor,LuigiBrugnaro,hasridiculedUNESCOandtoldittominditsownbusiness,whilecontinuingtosupportthecruiseshipindustry,whichemploys5,000Veni

39、ceresidents.MAsforVenetians,they'rebeyondfrustratedandhopingforasolutionsoon.nightmareforme.Somesituationsarereallydifficultwithtouristsaround，”saysGiorgioashenavigatesaroundaswellingcrowdattheRialtoBridge.arejustsomanyofthem.Theyneverknowwheretheyaregoing,anddonotwalkinanorderlymanner.Navigatin

40、gthestreetscanbeexhausting.”NThenithitshim:Thiscrowdisn'tmadeupoftourists.They'reVenetians.GiorgiosayshesneverexperiencedtheRialtoBridgethiswayinallhis22years.once,wearetheoneswhoareblockingthetraffi，c”hesaysdelightedly.“Itfeelsunreal.Itfeelslikewe'resomeformofendangeredspecies.It'sj

41、ustnice.Thefeelingisjustpure.nBut,heworries,iftourismisn'tmanagedandhisfellowlocalscontinuetomovetothemainland,hisgenerationmightbethelastwhocancallthemselvesnativeVenetians.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。36 .ThepassingcruiseshipswillunderminethefoundationsoftheancientbuildingsinVenice.37 .TheItaliangovernme

42、nthasjustreachedanagreementwithUNESCOtotakemeasurestoprotectitsculturalheritage.38 .TheheritagesituationinVenicehasbeendeterioratinginthepastfewyears.39 .ThedecreaseinthenumberofpermanentresidentsinVeniceismainlyduetotheincreaseoftourists.40.Iftourismgetsoutofcontrol,nativeVenetiansmaydesertthecitya

43、ltogetheroneday.41 .UNESCOurgedtheItaliangovernmenttoundertakeitsresponsibilitytoprotectVenice.42 .TheparticipantsintheVenetianmarchusedshoppingcartstoshowtheywere100%localresidents.1.1 IgnoringUNESCO'swarning,themayorofVenicemaintainshissupportofthecity'stourismindustry.1.2 Onewomansaysthat

44、fordecadestheItaliangovernmentandlocalauthoritieshaveonlyfocusedontherevenuesfromtourism.45 .UNESCOhasnotyetdecidedtoputVeniceonthelistofWorldHeritageSitesInDanger.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourch

45、oicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Losingyourabilitytothinkandrememberisprettyscary.Weknowtheriskofdementia(®呆癥)increaseswithage.Butifyouhavememo

46、ryslips,youprobablyneedn'tworry.Thereareprettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaandag-eelatedmemoryloss.Afterage50,it'squitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenamesofpeople,placesandthingsquickly,saysDr.KirkDaffnerofBrighamandWomen'sHospitalinBoston.Thebrainagesjustliketherestofthebody

47、.Certainpartsshrink,especiallyareasinthebrainthatareimportanttolearning,memoryandplanning.Changesinbraincellscanaffectcommunicationbetweendifferentregionsofthebrain.Andbloodflowcanbereducedasbloodvesselsnarrow.Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,isnothingtoworryabout.Butifyouforget

48、theplotofthemovieordon'trememberevenseeingit,that'sfarmoreconcerning,Daffnersays.Whenyouforgetentireexperiences,hesays,that's“aredflagthatsomethingmoreseriousmaybeinvolved”Fo.rgettinghowtooperateafamiliarobjectlikeamicrowaveoven,orforgettinghowtodrivetothehouseofafriendyou'vevisitedm

49、anytimesbeforecanalsobesignsofsomethinggoingwrong.Buteventhen,Daffnersays,peopleshouldn'tpanic.Therearemanythingsthatcancauseconfusionandmemoryloss,includinghealthproblemsliketemporarystoppageofbreathingduringsleep,highbloodpressure,ordepression,aswellasmedications(藥物)likeantidepressants.Youdon&

50、#39;thavetofigurethisoutonyourown.Daffnersuggestsgoingtoyourdoctortocheckonmedications,healthproblemsandotherissuesthatcouldbeaffectingmemory.Andthebestdefenseagainstmemorylossistotrytopreventitbybuildingupyourbrain'scognitive(認(rèn)知的)reserve,Daffnersays.“Readbooks,gotomovies,takeonnewhobbiesoractiv

51、itiesthatforceonetothinkinnovelways,”hesays.Inotherwords,keepyourbrainbusyandworking.Andalsogetphysicallyactive,becauseexerciseisaknownbrainbooster.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。46 .Whydoestheauthorsaythatoneneedn'tbeconcernedaboutmemoryslips?A)Notallofthemaresymptomsofdementia.B)Theyoccuronlyamongcertaingr

52、oupsofpeople.C)Notallofthemarerelatedtoone'sage.D)Theyarequitecommonamongfifty-year-olds.47 .Whathappensaswebecomeagedaccordingtothepassage?A)Ourinteractionskillsdeteriorate.B)Somepartsofourbrainstopfunctioning.C)Communicationwithinourbrainweakens.D)Ourwholebrainstartsshrinking.48 .Whichmemory-r

53、elatedsymptomshouldpeopletakeseriously?A)Totallyforgettinghowtodoone'sdailyroutines.B)Inabilitytorecalldetailsofone'slifeexperiences.C)Failuretorememberthenamesofmoviesoractors.D)Occasionallyconfusingtheaddressesofone'sfriends.49 .Whatshouldpeopledowhensignsofseriousmemorylossshowup?A)Ch

54、eckthebrain'scognitivereserve.B)Stopmedicationsaffectingmemory.C)Turntoaprofessionalforassistance.D)Exercisetoimprovetheirwell-being.50 .WhatisDr.Daffner'sadviceforcombatingmemoryloss?A)Havingregularphysicalandmentalcheckups.B)Takingmedicinethathelpsboostone'sbrain.C)Engaginginknownmemor

55、yrepairactivities.D)Stayingactivebothphysicallyandmentally.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AletterwrittenbyCharlesDarwinin1875hasbeenreturnedtotheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives(檔案館)bytheFBIafterbeingstolentwice.“Werealizedinthemid-1970sthatitwasmissing，”saysEffieKapsalis,heado

56、ftheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives.“Itwasnotedasmissingandlikelytakenbyanintern(實(shí)習(xí)生)，fromwhattheFBIistellingus.Wordgotoutthatitwasmissingwhensomeoneaskedtoseetheletterforresearchpurposes,”andtheinternputtheletterback.“Theinternlikelytooktheletteragainoncenobodywaswatchingit.Decadespassed.Finally,the

57、FBIreceivedatipthatthestolendocumentwaslocatedveryclosetoWashington,D.C.Theirartcrimeteamrecoveredtheletterbutwereunabletopresschargesbecausethetimeoflimitationshadended.TheFBIworkedcloselywiththeArchivestodeterminethattheletterwasbothauthenticanddefinitelySmithsonian'sproperty.Theletterwaswritt

58、enbyDarwintothankanAmericangeologist,Dr.FerdinandVandeveerHayden,forsendinghimcopiesofhisresearchintothegeologyoftheregionthatwouldbecomeYellowstoneNationalPark.Theletterisinfairlygoodcondition，inspiteofbeingoutofthecareoftrainedmuseumstaffforsolong.“Itwasluckilyingoodshape,''saysKapsalis.“andhavetodosomeminorth