6月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題試卷附答案完整版第1套

1、2018年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)真題（第1套)Part I  Writing  （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to write a short essay on the importance of reading ability and how to de

2、velop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than180 words._Part II  Listening Comprehension  (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 

3、;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

4、 hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with 

5、;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 owner's daughte

6、r.B) A New Hampshire man's joke with friends on his wife.C) A father's message for his daughter.D) The history of a century-old motel.2. A) She wanted to sho

7、w gratitude for his kindness.B) She wanted to honor her father's promise.C) She had been asked by her father to do so.D) She was excited to see her father&#

8、39;s handwriting.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) People were concerned about the number of bees.B) Several cases of Zika

9、0;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. B) It was

10、60;forced to kill its bees.C) It lost a huge stock of bees.D) It lost 2.5 million dollars.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard

11、.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

12、 series of sharp 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 us

13、es 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 friendly.Section BDirections

14、: 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 

15、bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter

16、0;on Answer Sheet 1with 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. 

17、B) It sounds quite alarming.C) It has little impact on our daily life. D) It is getting more serious these days.9. A) The man doesn't understand Spanish.B) The&#

18、160;woman doesn't really like dancing.C) They don't want something too noisy.D) They can't make it to the theatre in time.10. A) It would be more fun without&

19、#160;Mr. Whitehead hosting.B) It has too many acts to hold the audience's attention.C) It is the most amusing show he has ever watched.D) It is a show inappropri

20、ate for a night of charity.11. A) Watch a comedy. B) Go and see the dance.C) Book the tickets online. D) See a film with the man.Questions 12 to 15 ar

21、e based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Most of her schoolmates are younger than she is.B) She simply has no idea what school to transfer to.C)&#

22、160;There are too many activities for her to cope with.D) She worries she won't fit in as a transfer student.13. A) Seek advice from senior students.B) Pick up&#

23、160;some meaningful hobbies.C) Participate in after-school activities.D) Look into what the school offers.14. A) Give her help whenever she needs it.B) Accept her as a transfe

24、r student.C) Find her accommodation on campus.D) Introduce her to her roommates.15. A) She has interests similar to Mr. Lee's.B) She has become friends with Catherine.C)&#

25、160;She has chosen the major Catherine has.D) She has just transferred to the college.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of

26、60;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 must choose the be

27、st 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&#

28、160;18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) To investigate how being overweight impacts on health.B) To find out which physical drive is the most 

29、;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 f

30、ood.D) When they want company.18. A) They search for food in groups.B) They are overweight when food is plenty.C) They prefer to be with other mice.D) They enjoy

31、0;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 

32、;cost more than $ 40 billion.C) It is efficiently used for transport.D) It is one of the best in the world.20. A) To improve transportation in the countryside.B) To&

33、#160;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.B) In

34、0;the 1960s. C) In the 1950s. D) In the 1940s.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) Chatting while driving. B) Messaging while&

35、#160;driving.C) Driving under age. 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&#

36、160;device to control the speed of a vehicle.D) A device to ensure people drive with both hands.24. A) The car keeps flashing its headlights.B) The car slows down

37、60;gradually to a halt.C) They are alerted with a light and a sound.D) They get a warning on their smart phone.25. A) Installing a camera.  B) Using a connected

38、 app. C) Checking their emails.  D) Keeping a daily recordPart   Reading Comprehension  (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with10 blanks. You

39、 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 before making&

40、#160;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 

41、;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 completely covered in solar panels. They are used to create some of the energy used by the insurance c

42、ompany 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 until a major renovation was _27_ . During this renovation the building's owners, CIS, _28_ th

43、e solar panel company, Solar century. They agreed to cover the entire building in solar panels. In 2004, the completed CIS tower became Europe's largest _29_ of vertical solar panels. A vertical solar project on such a large _30_ has never been repeated since.Covering a skyscraper with solar pan

44、els 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 _31_ overtaken by the Mill bank Tower.Green buildings like this aren'

45、t _32_ cost-efficient for the investor, but it does produce much less pollution than that caused by energy _33_ through fossil fuels. As solar panels get _34_ , the world is likely to see more skyscrapers covered in solar panels, collecting energy much like trees do. Imagine a world where building t

46、he tallest skyscraper wasn't a race of _35_ , but rather one to collect the most solar energy.A)  cheaper B) cleaner C) collection D) competed E) constructed F) consulted G) dimension H) discovered I) eventually 

47、;J) height K) necessarily L) production M) range N)scale O) undertakenSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached t

48、o 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 on

49、ce. Each paragraph 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 learni

50、ng systems now charge students for access codes needed to complete coursework, take quizzes, and turn in homework. As universities go digital, students are complaining of a new hit to their finances that's replacingand sometimes joiningexpensive textbooks: pricey online access codes that are req

51、uired to complete coursework and submit assignments.B) The codeswhich typically range in price from $ 80 to $ 155 per coursegive students online access to systems developed by education companies like McGraw Hill and Pearson. These companies, which long reaped big profits as textbook publishers, hav

52、e boasted that their new online offerings, when pushed to students through universities they partner with, represent the future of the industry.C) But critics say the digital access codes represent the same profit-seeking ethos (觀念) of the textbook business, and are even harder for students to opt o

53、ut 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 as the new face of the textbook monopoly (壟斷), a new way to lock students around this system," said

54、 Ethan Senack, the higher education advocate for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, to BuzzFeed News. "Rather than $250 (for a print textbook) you're paying $ 120," said Senack. "But because it's all digital it eliminates the used book market and eliminates any sharing a

55、nd because homework and tests are through an access code, it eliminates any ability to opt out."E) Sarina Harpet, a 19-year-old student at Virginia Tech, was faced with a tough dilemma when she first started college in 2015pay rent or pay to turn in her chemistry homework. She told BuzzFeed New

56、s that her freshman chemistry class required her to use Connect, a system provided by McGraw Hill where students can submit homework, take exams and track their grades. But the code to access the program cost $ 120a big sum for Harper, who had already put down $ 450 for textbooks, and had rent day a

57、pproaching.F) She decided to wait for her next work-study paycheck, which was typically $ 150- $ 200, to pay for the code. She knew that her chemistry grade may take a dive as a result. "It's a balancing act," she said. "Can I really afford these access codes now?" She didn&#

58、39;t hand in her first two assignments for chemistry, which started her out in the class with a failing grade.G) The access codes may be another financial headache for students, but for textbook businesses, they're the future. McGraw Hill, which controls 21% of the higher education market, repor

59、ted in March that its digital content sales exceeded print sales for the first time in 2015. The company said that 45% of its $ 140 million revenue in 2015 "was derived from digital products."H) A Pearson spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that "digital materials are less expensive and a

60、 good investment" that offer new features, like audio texts, personalized knowledge checks and expert videos. Its digital course materials save students up to 60% compared to traditional printed textbooks, the company added. McGraw Hill didn't respond to a request for comment, but its CEO D

61、avid Levin told the Financial Times in August that "in higher education, the era of the printed textbook is now over."I) The textbook industry insists the online systems represent a better deal for students. "These digital products aren't just mechanisms for students to submit hom

62、ework, they offer all kinds of features," David Anderson, the executive director of higher education with the Association of American Publishers, told BuzzFeed News. "It helps students understand in a way that you can't do with print homework assignments."J) David Hunt, an associa

63、te professor in sociology at Augusta University, which has rolled out digital textbooks across its math and psychology departments, told BuzzFeed News that he understands the utility of using systems that require access codes. But he doesn't require his students to buy access to a learning progr

64、am that controls the class assignments. "I try to make things as inexpensive as possible," said Hunt, who uses free digital textbooks for his classes but designs his own curriculum. "The online systems may make my life a lot easier but I feel like I'm giving up control. The discus

65、sions are the things where my expertise can benefit the students most."K) A 20-year-old junior at Georgia Southern University told BuzzFeed News that she normally spends $ 500-$ 600 on access codes for class. In one case, the professor didn't require students to buy a textbook, just an acce

66、ss code to turn in homework. This year she said she spent $ 900 on access codes to books and programs. "That's two months of rent," she said. "You can't sell any of it back. With a traditional textbook you can sell it for $ 30 - $ 50 and that helps to pay for your new semester

67、's books. With an access code, you're out of that money. "L) Benjamin Wolverton, a 19-year-old student at the University of South Carolina, told BuzzFeed News that "it's ridiculous that after paying tens of thousands in tuition we have to pay for all these access codes to do ou

68、r homework." Many of the access codes he's purchased have been required simply to complete homework or quizzes. "Often it's only 10% of your grade in class." he said. "You're paying so much money for something that hardly affects your gradebut if you didn't have i

69、t, it would affect your grades enough. It would be bad to start out at a B or C." Wolverton said he spent $ 500 on access codes for digital books and programs this semester.M) Harper, a poultry (家禽) science major, is taking chemistry again this year and had to buy a new access code to hand in h

70、er homework. She rented her economics and statistics textbooks for about $ 20 each. But her access codes for homework, which can't be rented or bought second-hand, were her most expensive purchases: $ 120 and $ 85.N) She still remembers the sting of her first experience skipping an assignment du

71、e to the high prices. "We don't really have a missed assignment policy," she said. "If you miss it, you just miss it. I just got zeros on a couple of first assignments. I managed to pull everything back up. But as a scared freshman looking at their grades, it's not fun."3

72、6. A student's yearly expenses on access codes may amount to their rent for two months.37. The online access codes may be seen as a way to tie the students to the digital system.38. If a student takes a course again, they may have to buy a new access code to submit their assignments.39. McGraw H

73、ill accounts for over one-fifth of the market share of college textbooks.40. Many traditional textbook publishers are now offering online digital products, which they believe will be the future of the publishing business.41. One student complained that they now had to pay for access codes in additio

74、n to the high tuition.42. Digital materials can cost students less than half the price of traditional printed books according to a publisher.43. One student decided not to buy her access code until she received the pay for her part-time job.44. Online systems may deprive teachers of opportunities to

75、 make the best use of their expertise for their students.45. Digital access codes are criticized because they are profit-driven just like the textbook business.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is follo

76、wed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark 

77、the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 and 50 are based on the following passage.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on t

78、he following passage.Losing your ability to think and remember is pretty scary. We know the risk of dementia (癡呆癥) increases with age. But if you have memory slips, you probably needn't worry. There are pretty clear differences between signs of dementia and age-related memory loss.After age 50, it's