enchanted-chor
2018
年
6
月英语四
级考试真题及答案
第
1
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 II Listening Comprehension (25
minutes)
Section
A
Directions:
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 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 return of a
bottled message to its owner's daughter.
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 show 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'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 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 forced to kill
its bees.
C) It lost a huge stock of
bees.
D) It lost 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 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 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 friendly.
Section B
Directions:
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), 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.
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
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 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
inappropriate 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 are
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) 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 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 transfer
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) She has
chosen the major Catherine has.
D) She
has just transferred to the college.
Section C
Directions:
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 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 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 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
construction started before World War I.
B) Its construction 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 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 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 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 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 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 app.
C) Checking their emails.
D) Keeping a daily record.
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Part
Ⅲ
Reading
Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions:
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 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 completely 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 until a major
renovation was
27
.
During
this
renovation
the
building's
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
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
panels
had
never
been
done
before,
and
the
CIS
tower
was
chosen
as one of the
it
was
the
tallest
building
in
the
United
Kingdom,
but
it
was
31
overtaken
by
the
Millbank
Tower.
Green buildings like
this aren'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
the
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 J)
height K) necessarily
L) production
M) range N)
scale O) undertaken
Section B
Directions:
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.
Some College
Students Are Angry That They Have to Pay to Do
Their Homework
A)
Digital
learning
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
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
to
$$
155
per
course
—
give
students
online
access
to
systems
developed
by
education
companies
like
McGraw
Hill
and
Pearson.
These
companies,
which
long
reaped
big
profits
as
textbook
publishers,
have
boasted
that
their
new
online
offerings,
when pushed to
students through universities they partner with,
represent the future of the
industry.
C) But critics say the digital access
codes represent the same profit-seeking ethos
(
观念
) of
the
textbook business, and are even harder for
students to opt out of. While they could once
buy second-hand textbooks, or share
copies with friends, the digital systems are
essentially
impossible to avoid.
D)
垄
断
), a new way to
lock students around this
system,
advocate for the . Public
Interest Research Group, to BuzzFeed News.
print textbook) you're paying $$
120,
the used book market and eliminates
any sharing and 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
2015
—
pay rent or pay to turn
in her chemistry homework. She told
BuzzFeed News 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 $$ 120
—
a big
sum for Harper, who had already put down $$ 450 for
textbooks, and had rent day
approaching.
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.
a
balancing
act,
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, reported
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
H) A Pearson
spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that
good investment
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 David Levin told
the Financial Times in August that
the
printed textbook is now over.
I)
The
textbook
industry
insists
the
online
systems
represent
a
better
deal
for
students.
digital products aren't just
mechanisms for students to submit homework, they
offer all kinds
of
features,
of
American
Publishers,
told
BuzzFeed
News.
helps
students
understand
in
a
way
that
you
can't
do with print homework
assignments.