constants-freeform
2018
年
6
月大学英
语四级真题（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 develop
it.
You should write at least 120 words
but no more than
180 words.
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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 2.5 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.
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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 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 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.
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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
r 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.
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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
Part
Ⅲ
Reading Comprehension
(40 minutes)
Section A
Directions:
In this section,
there is a passage with10 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,
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
panels had never been done before, and the CIS
tower
was
chosen
as
one
of
the
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'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.
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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 $$ 155 per
course
—
give students online
access to systems developed by
education companies like McGraw Hill and Pearson.
These
companies, which long reaped big
profits as textbook publishers, have boasted that
their new
online offerings, when pushed
to students through universities they partner
with, represent the
future of the
industry.
C)
But
critics say the digital access codes represent the
same profit-seeking ethos
(
观念
) of the
textbook business, and are even harder
for students to opt out of. While they could once
buy
second-hand
textbooks,
or
share
copies
with
friends,
the
digital
systems
are
essentially
impossible to avoid.
D)
垄
断
), a new way to
lock students around this
system,
advocate for the U.S. Public
Interest Research Group, to BuzzFeed News.
(for
a
print
textbook)
you're
paying
$$
120,
said
Senack.
because
it's
all
digital
it
eliminates 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,
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, 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
derived
from
digital
products.
H)
A Pearson spokesperson
told BuzzFeed News that
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