大学英语四级考试真题第二套.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题第二套

2018年6月四级考试真题（第二套）

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questionsland2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner’sdaughter.

B）ANewHampshireman’sjokewithfriendsonhiswife.

C）Afather’smessageforhisdaughter.

D）Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.

2.A）Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.

B）Shewantedtohonorherfather’spromise.

C）Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathedrtodoso.

D）Shewasexcitedtoseeherfather’shandwriting.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.

B）SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.

C）Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdisease.

D）Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.

4.A）Itapologizedtoitscustormers.C）Itlostahugestockofbees.

B）Itwasforcedtokillitsbees.D）Itlost2.5milliondollars.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

B）Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.

C）Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.

D）Itmadeaseriesofsharpturnsinthesky.

6.A）Engineeringproblems.C）Inadequatefunding.

B）Theairpollutionitproduced.D）Theoppositionfromthemilitary.

7.A）Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology.C）Itisasafermeansoftransportation.

B）Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.D）Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Itseemsadepressingtopic.C）Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.

B）Itsoundsquitealarming.D）Itisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.

9.A）Themandoesn’tunderstandSpanish.C）Theydon’twantsomethingtoonoisy.

B）Thewomandoesn’treallylikedancing.D）Theycan’tmakeittothetheatreintime.

10.A）ItwouldbemorefunwithoutMr.Whiteheadhosting.

B）Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudience’sattention.

C）Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.

D）Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.

11.A）Watchacomedy.C）Booktheticketsonline.

B）Goandseethedance.D）Seeafilmwiththeman.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.

B）Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.

C）Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.

D）Sheworriesshewon’tfitinasatransferstudent.

13.A）Seekadvicefromseniorstudents.C）Participateinafter-schoolactivities.

B）Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies.D）Lookintowhattheschooloffers.

14.A）Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.C）Findheraccommodationoncampus.

B）Acceptherasatransferstudent.D）Introducehertoherroommates.

15.A）ShehasinterestssimilartoMr.Lee’s.C）ShehaschosenthemajorCatherinehas.

B）ShehasbecomefriendswithCatherine.D）Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Toinvestigatehowbeingoverweightimpactsonhealth.

B）Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.

C）Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.

D）Todeterminewhatfeelingsmicehave.

17.A）Whentheyarehungry.C）Whentheysmellfood.

B）Whentheyarethirsty.D）Whentheywantcompany.

18.A）Theysearchforfoodingroups.

B）Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.

C）Theyprefertobewithothermice.

D）Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）ItsconstructionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.

B）Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.

C）Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.

D）Itisoneofthebestintheworld.

20.A）Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.

B）Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

C）Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.

D）Tospeedupthetransportationofgoods.

21.A）Inthe1970s.C）Inthe1950s.

B）Inthe1960s.D）Inthe1940s.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Chattingwhiledriving.C）Drivingunderage.

B）Messagingwhiledriving.D）Speedingonhighways.

23.A）Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.

B）Agadgettochargethephoneinacar.

C）Adevicetocontrolthespeedofavehicle.

D）Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhand.

24.A）Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights.

B）Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt.

C）Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.

D）Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.

25.A）Installingacamera.

B）Usingaconnectedapp.

C）Checkingtheiremails.

D）Keepingadailyrecord.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Neon（霓虹）istoHongKongasredphoneboothsaretoLondonandfogistoSanFrancisco.Whennightfalls,redandblueandothercolors26ahazy（雾蒙蒙的）glowoveracitylitupbytensofthousandsofneonsigns.Butmanyofthemaregoingdark,27bymorepractical,butlessromantic,LEDs（发光二极管）.

Changingbuildingcodes,evolvingtastes,andthehighcostofmaintainingthosewonderfuloldsignshavebusinessesembracingLEDs,whichareenergy28,butstillcarrygreatcost.“Tome,neonrepresentsmemoriesofthepast,”saysphotographerSharonBlance,whoseseriesHongKongNeoncelebratesthecity’sfamoussigns.“LookingatthesignsnowIgetafeelingofamazement,mixedwithsadness.”

Buildinganeonsignisanartpracticedby29trainedonthejobtomoldglasstubesinto30shapesandletters.Theyfillthesetubeswithgasesthatglowwhen31.Neonmakesorange,whileothergasesmakeyelloworblue.Ittakesmanyhourstocraftasinglesign.

BlancespentaweekinHongKongand32morethan60signs;22ofthemappearintheseriesthatcapturethesignslightinguplonelystreets—an33thatmakesiteasytoadmiretheircolorsandcraftsmanship.“Ilovethebeautiful,handcrafted,old-fashioned34ofneon,”saysBlance.Thesignsdonothingmorethan35arestaurant,theater,orotherbusiness,butdosointhemoststrikingwaypossible.

A）alternativeI）photographed

B）approachJ）professionals

C）castK）quality

D）challengingL）replaced

E）decorativeM）stimulate

F）efficientN）symbolizes

G）electrifiedO）volunteers

H）identify

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

NewJerseySchoolDistrictEasesPressureonStudents,BaringanEthnicDivide

A）Thisfall,DavidAderhold,thechiefofahigh-achievingschooldistrictnearPrinceton,NewJersey,sentparentsanalarming16-pageletter.Theschooldistrict,hesaid,wasfacingacrisis.Itsstudentswereoverburdenedandstressedout,havingtocopewithtoomuchworkandtoomanydemands.Inthepreviousschoolyear,120middleandhighschoolstudentswererecommendedformentalhealthassessmentsand40werehospitalized.Andonasurveyadministeredbythedistrict,studentswrotethingslike,“Ihategoingtoschool,”and“Comingoutof12yearsinthisdistrict,Ihavelearnedonething:

thatagrade,apercentageorevenapointistobevaluedoveranythingelse.”

B）Withhisletter,AderholdinsertedWestWindsor-PlainsboroRegionalSchoolDistrictintoanationaldiscussionabouttheintensefocusonachievementateliteschools,andwhetherithasgonetoofar.Atfollow-upmeetings,heurgedparentstojoinhiminadvocatinga“wholechild”approachtoschoolingthatrespects“social-emotionaldevelopment”and