大学英语四级考试真题及部分答案第1套.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题及部分答案第1套

2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案（第1套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

【参考范文】

Nobodycoulddenythatwritingisoneofthebasicabilitiesformen.Putitanotherway,itisunlikelytoimaginehumancivilizationwithoutwritingability.

Atthetopofthelist,ifweoverlookthesignificanceofwritingability,wewillsufferagreatdifficultyinourdailywrittencommunication.Inadditiontowhathasbeenmentionedabove,itisadvisableforustoattachimportancetothisabilitybecausewritingplaysakeyinouracademicperformance.Tosummarize,writingdoescarryapositiveimplicationforourlifeandstudy.

Inviewofthegreatvalueofwritingability,weshouldtakeactionstodevelopthiscapability.Formypart,initially,wearesupposedtokeepinmindthatreadingisthefirststepofwriting,soweshouldreadgreatbooksasmanyaspossible,learningfromthegreatworkshowtowriteconciselyandeffectively.Moreover,owingtothefactthatpracticemakesperfect,weshouldfrequentlypracticewriting;forexample,wemaydevelopthehabitofkeepingadiary.

PartⅡ ListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthenquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B）,C）andD）.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet 1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questionsland2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Questions 3 and 4 arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Questions 5to7 arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

SectionB

Directions:

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

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Questions12to 15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

SectionC

Directions:

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

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Questions19to 21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Questions22to 25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

【参考答案】暂缺

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Sincethe1940s,southernCaliforniahashadareputationforsmog.Thingsarenotasbadastheyoncewerebut,accordingtotheAmericanLungAssociation,LosAngelesisstilltheworstcityintheUnitedStatesforlevelsof26.GazingdownonthecityfromtheGettyCenter,anartmuseumintheSantaMonicaMountains,onewouldfindtheviewofthePacificOceanblurredbythehaze（霾）.Noristhestate’shadair27toitssouth.Fresno,inthecentralvalley,comestopofthelistinAmericaforyear-roundpollution.Residents’heartsandlungsareaffectedasa28.

Allofwhich,combinedwithCalifornia’sreputationasthehomeoftechnological29,makestheplaceidealfordevelopingandtestingsystemsdesignedtomonitorpollutionin30.AndthatisjustwhatAclima,anewfirminSanFrancisco,hasbeendoingoverthepastfewmonths.Ithasbeentryingoutmonitoringthatare31toyieldminute-to-minutemapsof32airpollution.Suchstationswillalsobeabletokeepaneyeonwhatishappeninginsidebuildings,includingoffices.

Tothisend,Aclimahasbeen33withGoogle’sStreetViewsystem.DavidaHerzl,Aclima’sboss,saystheyhaverevealedpollutionhighsondayswhenSanFrancisco’stransitworkerswentonstrikeandthecity’s34wereforcedtousetheircars.Conversely,“cycletowork”dayshavedonetheirjobby35pollutionlows.

A）assisted

B）collaborating

C）consequence

D）consumers

E）creating

F）detail

G）domestic

H）frequently

I）inhabitants

J）innovation

K）intended

L）outdoor

M）pollutants

N）restricted

O）Sum

【参考答案】

26.Mpollutants.

27.Nrestricted.

28.Cconsequence.

29.Jinnovation.

30.Fdetail.

31.Kintended.

32.Loutdoor.

33.Bcollaborating.

34.Iinhabitants.

35.Ecreating.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoeachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

【参考答案】

36-40KDMGB

41-45LHFJC

SectionC

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpactonpeople'smentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingtoagreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheEuropeanCentreforEnvironmentandHumanHealthattheUniversityofExeter,UK,explainedthatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety."Therecouldbeanumberofreasons,”hesaid,“forexample,peopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:

theystriveforpromotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewithallthosethingsisthatwithinsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaselinelevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable;theydon’tmakeushappyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelottery（彩票）winnerswhohadwonmorethan￡500,000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersixmonthstoayear,theywerebacktothebaseline."Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffectonpeople'ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafromtheBritishHouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversityofEssex.Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:

"Whatyouseeisthatevenafterthreeyears,mentalhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyoftheotherthingsthatwethinkwillmakeushappy."Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandcommunicatedbetter.

Withagrowingbodyofevidenceestablishingalinkbetweenurbangreenspacesandapositiveimpactonhumanwell-being,Dr.Whitesaid,“There’sgrowinginterestamongpublicpolicyofficials,butthetroubleiswhofundsit.Whatwereallyneedatapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneywillcomefromtohelpsupportgoodqualitylocalgreenspaces.”

46.Accordingtoonestudy,whatdogreenspacesdotopeople?

A）Improvetheirworkefficiency.B）Addtotheirsustainedhappiness.C）Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.D）Lessentheirconcernsaboutmaterialwell-being.47.WhatdoesDr.Whitesaypeopleusuallydotomakethemselveshappier?

A）Earnmoremoney.B）Gainfameandpopularity.C）Settleinanurbanarea.D）Liveinagreenenvironment.48.WhatdoesDr.Whitetrytofindoutaboutlivinginagreenerurbanarea?

A）Howitaffectsdifferentpeople.B）Howstrongitseffectis.C）Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.D）Howitbenefitsphysically49.WhatdidDr.Whiteresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivinginagreenenvironment?

A）Theirstresswasmoreapparentthanreal.B）Theirdecisionsrequiredlessdeliberation.C）Theirmemoriesweregreatlystrengthened.D）Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.50.AccordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmentdotobuildmoregreenspacesincities?

A）Findfinancialsupport.B）Improveurbanplanning.C）Involvelocalresidentsintheeffort.D）Raisepublicawarenessoftheissue.

PassageTwo

Questions51to 55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-the-art（最先进的）oceanshipsbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarland&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLinecompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic,WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn’teventheflagshipofthisclass.Allinall,theOlympi