大学英语四级考试真题及答案.pdf

2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30minutes 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 II Listening Comprehension(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 he spoken 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 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 retu rn of a bottled message to its owners d au ghter.B)A New Hampshire mans joke with friend s on his wife.C)A fathers message for his d au ghter.D)The history of a centu ry-old motel.2.A)S he wanted to show gratitu d e for his kind ness.B)S he wanted to honor her fathers promise.C)S he had been asked by her father to d o so.D)S he was excited to see her fathers hand writing.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)People were concerned abou t the nu mber of bees.B)S everal cases of Zika d isease had been id entified.C)Two million bees were infected with d isease.D)Zika viru s had d estroyed some bee farms.4.A)It apologized to its cu stomers.B)It was forced to kill its bees.C)It lost a hu ge stock of bees.D)It lost 2.5 million d ollars.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)It stayed in the air for abou t two hou rs.B)It took off and land ed on a football field.C)It proved to be of high commercial valu e.D)It mad e a series of sharp tu rns in the sky.6.A)Engineering problems.B)The air pollu tion it prod u ced.1C)Inad equ ate fu nd ing.D)The opposition from the military.7.A)It u ses 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 friend ly.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 bespo ken 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 on Answer Sheet Iwith a single line through the centre.Qu estions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have ju st heard.8.A)It seems a d epressing topic.B)It sou nd s qu ite alarming.C)It has little impact on ou r d aily life.D)It is getting more seriou s these d ays.9.A)The man d oesnt u nd erstand S panish.B)The woman d oesnt really like d ancing.C)They d ont want something too noisy.D)They cant make it to the theatre in time.10.A)It wou ld be more fu n withou t Mr.Whitehead hosting.B)It has too many acts to hold the au d iences attention.C)It is the most amu sing show he has ever watched.D)It is a show inappropriate for a night of charity.11.A)Watch a comed y.B)Go and see the d ance.C)Book the tickets online.D)S ee a film with the man.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Most of her schoolmates are you nger than she is.B)S he simply has no id ea what school to transfer to.C)There are too many activities for her to cope with.D)S he worries she wont fit in as a transfer stu d ent.13.A)S eek ad vice from senior stu d ents.B)Pick u p some meaningfu l hobbies.C)Participate in after-school activities.D)Look into what the school offers.14.A)Give her help whenever she need s it.B)Accept her as a transfer stu d ent.C)Find her accommod ation on campu s.D)Introd u ce her to her roommates.15.A)S he has interests similar to Mr.Lees.B)S he has become friend s with Catherine.2C)S he has chosen the major Catherine has.D)S he has ju st 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.Afte ryou 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 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 ou t which physical d rive is the most powerfu l.C)To d iscover what most mice like to eat.D)To d etermine what feelings mice have.17.A)When they are hu ngry.B)When they are thirsty.C)When they smell food.D)When they want company.18.A)They search for food in grou ps.B)They are overweight when food 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 constru ction started before World War I.B)Its constru ction cost more than$40 billion.C)It is efficiently u sed for transport.D)It is one of the best in the world.20.A)To improve transportation in the cou ntrysid e.B)To move troops qu ickly from place to place.C)To enable people to travel at a higher speed.D)To speed u p the transportation of good s.21.A)In the 1970s.B)In 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 d riving.B)Messaging while d riving.C)Driving u nd er age.D)S peed ing on highways.23.A)A gad get to hold a phone on the steering wheel.B)A gad get to charge the phone in a car.C)A d evice to control the speed of a vehicle.D)A d evice to ensu re people d rive with both hand s.24.A)The car keeps flashing its head lights.3B)The car slows d own grad u ally to a halt.C)They are alerted with a light and a sou nd.D)They get a warning on their smart phone.25.A)Installing a camera.B)Using a connected app.C)Checking their emails.D)Keeping a d aily recordPart III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with 10 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 before making your choices.Each choice in the hank 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 S treet in Manchester is completely covered in solar panels.They are u sed to create some of the energy u sed by the insu rance company insid e.When the tower was first _26 in 1962,it was covered with thin squ are stones.These small squ are stones became a problem for the bu ild ing and continu ed to fall off the face for 40 years u ntil a major renovation was _27.Du ring this renovation the bu ild ings owners,CIS,28 the solar panel company,S olar centu ry.They agreed to cover the entire bu ild ing in solar panels.In 2004,the completed CIS tower became Eu ropes largest _29 of vertical solar panels.A vertical solar project on su ch a large _30_ has never been repeated since.Covering a skyscraper with solar panels had never been d one 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 bu ild ing in the United Kingd om,bu t it was _31 overtaken by the Mill bank Tower.Green bu ild ings like this arent _32 cost-efficient for the investor,bu t it d oes prod u ce mu ch less pollu tion than that cau sed by energy _33 throu gh fossil fu els.As solar panels get 34,the world is likely to see more skyscrapers covered in solar panels,collecting energy mu ch like trees d o.Imagine a world where bu ild ing the tallest skyscraper wasnt a race of _35,bu t rather one to collect the most solar energy.A)cheaper B)cleaner C)collection D)competed E)constru cted F)consu ltedG)d imension H)d iscovered I)eventu ally J)height K)necessarily L)prod u ctionM)range N)scale O)u nd ertakenSection 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 paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.4Some College Students Are Angry That They Have to Pay to Do Their HomeworkA)Digital learning systems now charge stu d ents for access cod es need ed to complete cou rsework,take qu izzes,and tu rn in homework.As u niversities go d igital,stu d ents are complaining of a new hit to their finances thats replacing-and sometimes joining-expensive textbooks:pricey online access cod es that are requ ired to complete cou rsework and su bmit assignments.B)The cod es-which typically range in price from$80 to$155 per cou rse-give stu d ents online access to systems d eveloped by ed u cation companies like McGraw Hill and Pearson.These companies,which long reaped big profits as textbook pu blishers,have boasted that their new online offerings,when pu shed to stu d ents throu gh u niversities they partner with,represent the fu tu re of the ind u stry.C)Bu t critics say the d igital access cod es represent the same profit-seeking ethos(观念)of the textbook bu siness,and are even hard er for stu d ents to opt ou t of.While they cou ld once bu y second-hand textbooks,or share copies with friend s,the d igital systems are essentially impossible to avoid.D)When we talk abou t the access cod e we see it as the new face of the textbook monopoly(垄 断)，a new way to lock stu d ents arou nd this system,said Ethan S enack,the higher ed u cation ad vocate for the U.S.Pu blic Interest Research Grou p,to Bu zzFeed News.Rather than$250(for a print textbook)you re paying$120,said S enack.Bu t becau se its all d igital it eliminates the u sed book market and eliminates any sharing and becau se homework and tests are throu gh an access cod e,it eliminates any ability to opt ou t.E)S arina Harpet,a 19-year-old stu d ent at Virginia Tech,was faced with a tou gh d ilemma when she first started college in 2015一pay rent or pay to tu rn in her chemistry homework.S he told Bu zzFeed News that her freshman chemistry class requ ired her to u se Connect,a system provid ed by McGraw Hill where stu d ents can su bmit homework,take exams and track their grad es.Bu t the cod e to access the program cost$120-a big su m for Harper,who had alread y pu t d own$450 for textbooks,and had rent d ay approaching.F)S he d ecid ed to wait for her next work-stu d y paycheck,which was typically$150-$200,to pay for the cod e.S he knew that her chemistry grad e may take a d ive as a resu lt.Its a balancing act,she said.Can I really afford these access cod es now?S he d id nt hand in her first two assignments for chemistry,which started her ou t in the class with a failing grad e.G)The access cod es may be another financial head ache for stu d ents,bu t for textbook bu sinesses,theyre the fu tu re.McGraw Hill,which controls 21%of the higher ed u cation market,reported in March that its d igital content sales exceed ed print sales for the first time in 2015.The company said that 45%of its$140 million revenu e in 2015 was d erived from d igital prod u cts.H)A Pearson spokesperson told Bu zzFeed News that d igital materials are less expensive and a 5good investment that offer new featu res,like au d io texts,personalized knowled ge checks and expert vid eos.Its d igital cou rse materials save stu d ents u p to 60%compared to trad itional printed textbooks,the company ad d ed.McGraw Hill d id nt respond to a requ est for comment,bu t its CEO David Levin told the Financial Times in Au gu st that in higher ed u cation,the era of the printed textbook is now over.I)The textbook ind u stry insists the online systems represent a better d eal for stu d ents.These d igital prod u cts arent ju st mechanisms for stu d ents to su bmit homework,they offer all kind s of featu res,David And erson,the execu tive d irector of higher ed u cation with the Association of American Pu blishers,told Bu zzFeed News.It helps stu d ents u nd erstand in a way that you cant d o with print homework assignments.J)David Hu nt,an associate professor in sociology at Au gu sta University,which has rolled ou t d igital textbooks across its math and psychology d epartments,told Bu zzFeed News that he u nd erstand s the u tility of u sing systems that requ ire access cod es.Bu t he d oesnt requ ire his stu d ents to bu y access to a learning program that controls the class assignments.I try to make things as inexpensive as possible,said Hu nt,who u ses free d igital textbooks for his classes bu t d esigns his own cu rricu lu m.The online systems may make my life a lot easier bu t 1 feel like Im giving u p control.The d iscu ssions are the things where my expertise can benefit the stu d ents most.K)A 20-year-old ju nior at Georgia S ou thern University told Bu zzFeed News that she normally spend s$500-$600 on access cod es for class.In one case,the professor d id nt requ ire stu d ents to bu y a textbook,ju st an access cod e to tu rn in homework.This year she said she spent$900 on access cod es to books and programs.Thats two months of rent,she said.You cant sell any of it back.With a trad itional textbook you can sell it for$30-$50 and that helps to pay for you r new semesters books.With an access cod e,you re ou t of that money.L)Benjamin Wolverton,a 19-year-old stu d ent at the University of S ou th Carolina,told Bu zzFeed News that its rid icu lou s that after paying tens of thou sand s in tu ition we have to pay for all these access cod es to d o ou r homework.Many of the access cod es hes pu rchased have been requ ired simply to complete homework or qu izzes.Often its only 10%of you r grad e in class.he said.You re paying so mu ch money for something that hard ly affects you r grad e-bu t if you d id nt have it,it wou ld affect you r grad es enou gh.It wou ld be bad to start ou t at a B or C.Wolverton said he spent$500 on access cod es for d igital books and programs this semester.M)Harper,a pou ltry(家禽)science major,is taking chemistry again this year and had to bu y a new access cod e to hand in her homework.S he rented her economics and statistics textbooks for abou t$20 each.Bu t her access cod es for homework,which cant be rented or bou ght second-hand,were her most expensive pu rchases:$120 and$85.6N)S he still remembers the sting of her first experience skipping an assignment d u e to the high prices.We d ont really have a missed assignment policy,she said.If you miss it,you ju st miss it.I ju st got zeros on a cou ple of first assignments.I managed to pu ll everything back u p.Bu t as a scared freshman looking at their grad es,its not fu n.36.A stu d ents yearly expenses on access cod es may amou nt to their rent for two mont