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1、2018年6月英语四级考试真题试卷附答案2018年6月英语四级考试真题试卷附答案14/142018年6月英语四级考试真题试卷附答案2018年6月英语四级考试真题及答案（第二套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words._PartIIListeningComprehens

2、ion(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

3、onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Annoyed.Scared.Confused.Offended.2.A)Itcrawledoverthewomanshands.B)Itwounduponthesteeringwheel.C)Itwaskilledbythepoliceonthespot.Itwascoveredwithlargescales.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouh

4、avejustheard.3.A)Astudyofthefast-foodservice.B)Fastfoodcustomersatisfaction.C)McDonaldsnewbusinessstrategies.D)Competitioninthefast-foodindustry.4.A)Customershigherdemands.B)Theinefficiencyofemployees.C)Increasedvarietyofproducts.D)Therisingnumberofcustomers.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouha

5、vejustheard.5.A)Internationaltreatiesregardingspacetravelprograms.B)Legalissuesinvolvedincommercialspaceexploration.C).governmentsapprovalofprivatespacemissions.D)Competitionamongpublicandprivatespacecompanies.6.A)Deliverscientificequipmenttothemoon.B)Approveanewmissiontotravelintoouterspace.C)Workw

6、ithfederalagenciesonspaceprograms.D)LaunchamannedspacecrafttoMars.7.A)Itissignificant.B)Itispromising.C)Itisunpredictable.D)Itisunprofitable.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbesp

7、okenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)VisitingherfamilyinThailand.B)ShowingfriendsaroundPhuket.C)Swimmi

8、ngaroundaThaiisland.D)LyinginthesunonaThaibeach.9.A)ShevisitedaThaiorphanage.B)ShemetaThaigirlsparents.C)ShelearnedsomeThaiwords.D)ShesunbathedonaThaibeach.10.A)Hisclasswillstartinaminute.B)Hehasgotanincomingphonecall.C)Someoneisknockingathisdoor.D)Hisphoneisrunningoutofpower.11.A)HeisinterestedinTh

9、aiartworks.B)Heisgoingtoopenasouvenirshop.C)Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.HewantstoknowmoreaboutThaiculture.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Buyingsomefitnessequipmentforthenewgym.B)Openingagymandbecomingpersonaltrainers.C)Signingupforaweight-losscourse.D)Trying

10、outanewgymintown.13.A)Professionalpersonaltraining.B)Freeexerciseforthefirstweek.C)Adiscountforahalf-yearmembership.D)Additionalbenefitsforyoungcouples.14.A)Thesafetyofweight-lifting.B)Thehighmembershipfee.C)Therenewalofhismembership.D)Theoperationoffitnessequipment.15.A)Shewantsherinvitationrenewed

11、.B)Sheusedtodo200sit-upseveryday.C)Sheknowsthebasicsofweight-lifting.Sheusedtobethegymspersonaltrainer.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyyouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestans

12、werfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theytendtobenervousduringinterviews.B)Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.C)Theyworryabouttheresultsoftheirapplications.D)They

13、searchextensivelyforemployersinformation.17.A)Getbetterorganized.B)Edittheirreferences.C)Findbetter-paidjobs.D)Analyzethesearchingprocess.18.A)Providetheirdataindetail.B)Personalizeeachapplication.C)Makeuseofbettersearchengines.Applyformorepromisingpositions.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhav

14、ejustheard.19.A)Ifkidsdidnotlikeschool,reallearningwouldnottakeplace.B)Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestreets.C)Ifschoolsstayedthewaytheyare,parentsweresuretoprotest.D)Ifteachingfailedtoimprove,kidswouldstayawayfromschool.20.A)Allowthemtoplayinterestinggamesinclass.B)Trytostiruptheirinte

15、restinlabexperiments.C)Letthemstayhomeandlearnfromtheirparents.D)Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonholidays.21.A)Allowkidstolearnattheirownpace.B)Encouragekidstolearnfromeachother.C)Organizekidsintovariousinterestgroups.D)Takekidsoutofschooltolearnatfirsthand.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouh

16、avejustheard.22.A)ItisespeciallypopularinFloridaandAlaska.B)Itisamajorsocialactivityamongtheyoung.C)Itisseenalmostanywhereandonanyoccasion.D)Itisevenmoreexpressivethanthewrittenword.23.A)ItislocatedinabigcityinIowa.B)Itisreallymarveloustolookat.C)Itoffersfreedanceclassestoseniors.D)Itofferspeopleach

17、ancetosocialize.24.A)Theirstateofmindimproved.B)Theybecamebetterdancers.C)Theyenjoyedbetterhealth.D)Theirrelationshipstrengthened.25.A)Itisfun.B)Itislife.C)Itisexhausting.D)Itisrhythmical.PartReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredt

18、oselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmo

19、rethanonce.Sincethe1940s,southernCaliforniahashadareputationforsmog.Thingsarenotasbadastheyoncewerebut,accordingtotheAmericanLungAssociation,LosAngelesisstilltheworstcityintheUnitedStatesforlevelsof26.GazingdownonthecityfromtheGettyCenter,anartmuseumintheSantaMonicaMountains,onewouldfindtheviewofthe

20、PacificOceanblurredbythehaze(霾).Noristhestatesbadair27toitssouth.Fresno,inthecentralvalley,comestopofthelistinAmericaforyear-roundpollution.Residentsheartsandlungsareaffectedasa28.Allofwhich,combinedwithCaliforniasreputationasthehomeoftechnological29,makestheplaceidealfordevelopingandtestingsystemsd

21、esignedtomonitorpollutionin30.AndthatisjustwhatAclima,anewfirminSanFrancisco,hasbeendoingoverthepastfewmonths.Ithasbeentryingoutmonitoringstationsthatare31toyieldminute-to-minutemapsof32airpollution.Suchstationswillalsobeabletokeepaneyeonwhatishappeninginsidebuildings,includingoffices.Tothisend,Acli

22、mahasbeen33withGooglesStreetViewsystem.DavidaHerzl,Aclimasboss,saystheyhaverevealedpollutionhighsondayswhenSanFranciscostransitworkerswentonstrikeandthecitys34wereforcedtousetheircars.Conversely,cycletoworkdayshavedonetheirjobby35pollutionlows.A)assistedB)collaboratingC)consequenceD)consumersE)creat

23、ingF)detailG)domesticH)frequentlyI)inhabitantsJ)innovationK)intendedL)outdoorM)pollutantsN)restrictedO)sumSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisder

24、ived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFacesEndangeredListA)Onarecentfallmorning,alargecrowdblockedthestepsatoneofVenicesmaintouristsites,theRialtoBridge.TheRialtoBridgeis

25、oneofthefourbridgesspanningtheGrandistheoldestbridgeacrossthecanal,andwasthedividinglinebetweenthedistrictsofSanMarcoandSanPolo.Butonthisday,therewasatwist:itwasfilledwithVenetians,nottourists.B)Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsintheair,saysGiovanniGiorgio,whohelpedorganizethemarchwithagrass-roo

26、tsorganizationcalledGenerazione90.ThecartshereferstoaresmallshoppingcartsthesymbolofatrueVenetian.Itstartedasajoke,hesayswithalaugh.Theideawastoputbladesonthewheels!Youknow?LikeBenlikethat,youjustgoaroundandrunpeopledown.C)Veniceisoneofthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.Butthatsaproblem.Upto90,

27、000touristscrowditsstreetsandcanalseverydayfaroutnumberingthe55,000permanentresidents.Thetouristincreaseisonekeyreasonthecityspopulationisdownfrom175,000inthe1950s.TheoutnumberedVenetianshavebeensteadilyfleeing.Andthosewhostickaroundaretiredoflivinginaplacewheretheycantevengettothemarketwithoutswimm

28、ingthroughaseaofpicture-snappingtourists.Imagine,navigatingthrough50,000peoplewhileonthewaytoschoolortowork.D)LauraChigi,agrandmotheratthemarch,saysthelocalandnationalgovernmentshavefailedtodoanythingaboutthecrowdsfordecades,becausetheyreonlyinterestedintourismtheprimaryindustryinVenice,worthmoretha

29、n$3billionin2015.Veniceisacashcow,shesays,andeveryonewantsapiece.E)JustbeyondSt.MarksSquare,acruiseshippasses,oneofhundredseveryyearthatappearovertheirmedieval(中世纪的)surroundings.Theirmassivewakecreateswavesatthebottomofthesea,weakeningthefoundationsofthecenturies-oldbuildingsthemselves.EverytimeIsee

30、acruiseship,Ifeelsad,Chigisays.Youseethemuditdrags;thedestructionitleavesinitswake?Thathurtstheancientwoodenpolesholdingupthecityunderwater.OnedaywellseeVenicebreakdown.F)Foratime,UNESCO,theculturalwingoftheUnitedNations,seemedtoagree.Twoyearsago,itputItalyonnotice,sayingthegovernmentwasnotprotectin

31、gVenice.UNESCOconsiderstheentirecityaWorldHeritageSite,agreathonorthatmeansVenice,attheculturallevel,belongstoalloftheworldspeople.In2014,UNESCOgaveItalytwoyearstomanageVenicesflourishingtourismorthecitywouldbeplacedonanotherlistWorldHeritageInDanger,joiningsuchsitesasAleppoandPalmyra,destroyedbythe

32、warinSyria.G)Venicesdeadlinepassedwithbarelyamurmur(嘟哝)thissummer,justasUNESCOwasmeetinginIstanbul.Onlyonerepresentative,JadTabetfromLebanon,triedtoraisetheissue.Forseveralyears,thesituationofheritageinVenicehasbeenworsening,andithasnowreachedadramaticsituation,TabettoldUNESCO.Wehavetoactquicklyther

33、eisnotamomenttowaste.H)ButUNESCOdidntevenholdavote.Itsbeenpostponeduntil2017,saysAnnaSomers,thefounderandCEOofTheArtNewspaperandtheformerheadofVeniceinPeril,agroupdevotedtorestoringVenetianart.Shesaysthemainreasonthe.culturalorganizationdidntvotetodeclareVeniceaWorldHeritageSiteInDangerisbecauseUNES

34、COhasbecomeintenselypoliticized.Therewouldhavebeensomeback-roomnegotiations.I)ItalyboastsmoreUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesthananyothercountryintheworld,grantingitconsiderablepowerandinfluencewithintheorganization.TheformerheadoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCentre,whichoverseesheritagesites,isFrancescoBandarin,a

35、VenetianwhonowservesasUNESCOsassistantdirector-generalforculture.J)Earlierthisyear,ItalysignedanaccordwithUNESCOtoestablishataskforceofpoliceartdetectivesandarchaeologists(考古学家)toprotectculturalheritagefromnaturaldisastersandterrorgroups,suchasISIS.TheaccordunderlinedItalysglobalreputationasagoodste

36、wardofartandculture.K)ButaddingVenicetotheUNESCOendangeredlistwhichisdominatedbysitesindevelopingandconflict-riddencountrieswouldbeaninternationalembarrassment,andcouldevenhurtItalysprofitabletourismindustry.TheItalianCultureMinistrysaysitisunawareofanygovernmenteffortstopressureUNESCO.Asfortheorgan

37、izationitself,itdeclinedarequestforaninterview.L)Thecityscurrentmayor,LuigiBrugnaro,hasridiculedUNESCOandtoldittominditsownbusiness,whilecontinuingtosupportthecruiseshipindustry,whichemploys5,000Veniceresidents.M)AsforVenetians,theyrebeyondfrustratedandhopingforasolutionsoon.Itsanightmareforme.Somes

38、ituationsarereallydifficultwithtouristsaround,saysGiorgioashenavigatesaroundaswellingcrowdattheRialtoBridge.Therearejustsomanyofneverknowwheretheyaregoing,anddonotwalkinanorderlymanner.Navigatingthestreetscanbeexhausting.N)Thenithitshim:Thiscrowdisntmadeupoftourists.TheyreVenetians.Giorgiosayshesnev

39、erexperiencedtheRialtoBridgethiswayinallhis22years.Foronce,wearetheoneswhoareblockingthetraffic,hesaysdelightedly.Itfeelsunreal.Itfeelslikeweresomeformofendangeredspecies.Itsjustnice.Thefeelingisjustpure.But,heworries,iftourismisntmanagedandhisfellowlocalscontinuetomovetothemainland,hisgenerationmig

40、htbethelastwhocancallthemselvesnativeVenetians.36.ThepassingcruiseshipswillunderminethefoundationsoftheancientbuildingsinVenice.37.TheItaliangovernmenthasjustreachedanagreementwithUNESCOtotakemeasurestoprotectitsculturalheritage.38.TheheritagesituationinVenicehasbeendeterioratinginthepastfewyears.39

41、.ThedecreaseinthenumberofpermanentresidentsinVeniceismainlyduetotheincreaseoftourists.40.Iftourismgetsoutofcontrol,nativeVenetiansmaydesertthecityaltogetheroneday.41.UNESCOurgedtheItaliangovernmenttoundertakeitsresponsibilitytoprotectVenice.42.TheparticipantsintheVenetianmarchusedshoppingcartstoshow

42、theywere100%localresidents.43.IgnoringUNESCOswarning,themayorofVenicemaintainshissupportofthecitystourismindustry.44.OnewomansaysthatfordecadestheItaliangovernmentandlocalauthoritieshaveonlyfocusedontherevenuesfromtourism.45.UNESCOhasnotyetdecidedtoputVeniceonthelistofWorldHeritageSitesInDanger.Sect

43、ionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46and50arebasedonth

44、efollowingpassage.Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpactonpeoplesmentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingtoagreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheUniversityofExeter,

45、UK,explainedthatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety.Therecouldbeanumberofreasons,hesaid,forexample,peopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:theystriveforpromotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewiththosethingsisthatwithinsixmonthstoaye

46、ar,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaselinelevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable;theydontmakeushappyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelottery(彩票)winnerswhohadwonmorethan500,000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersixmonthstoayear,theywerebacktothebaseline.Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtosee

47、whetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffectonpeoplessenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafromtheBritishHouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversityofEssex.Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:Whatyouseeisthatevenafterthreeyears,men

48、talhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyotherthingsthatwethinkwillmakeushappy.Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandcommunicatedbetter.Withagrowingbodyofevidenceestablishingalinkbetweenurbangreenspacesandapositiveimpactonhumanwell-be

49、ing,Dr.Whitesaid,Theresgrowinginterestamongpublicpolicyofficials,butthetroubleiswhofundsit.Whatwereallyneedatapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneywillcomefromtohelpsupportgoodqualitylocalgreenspaces.46.Accordingtoonestudy,whatdogreenspacesdotopeople?A)Improvetheirworkefficiency.B)Addtotheirsustainedha

50、ppiness.C)Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.D)Lessentheirconcernsaboutmaterialwell-being.47.WhatdoesDr.Whitesaypeopleusuallydotomakethemselveshappier?Earnmoremoney.B)Settleinanurbanarea.C)Gainfameandpopularity.D)Liveinagreenenvironment.48.WhatdoesDr.Whitetrytofindoutaboutlivinginagreenerurba

51、narea?A)Howitaffectsdifferentpeople.B)Howstrongitspositiveeffectis.C)Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.D)Howitbenefitspeoplephysically.49.WhatdidDr.Whitesresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivinginagreenenvironment?A)Theirstresswasmoreapparentthanreal.B)Theirdecisionsrequiredlessdeliberation.C)Theirmemoriesweregr

52、eatlystrengthened.D)Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.50.AccordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmentdotobuildmoregreenspacesincities?A)Findfinancialsupport.Improveurbanplanning.C)Involvelocalresidentsintheeffort.Raisepublicawarenessoftheissue.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage

53、.YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-the-art(先进的)oceanshipsbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarland&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLinecompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic.WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanic

54、wasnteventheflagshipofthisclass.Allinall,theOlympicclassshipsweremarvelsofseaengineering,buttheyseemedcursedtosufferdisastrousfates.TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,followedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlytheBritannicin1914.Theshipshadninedecks,andWhiteStarLinedecidedtofocusonmakingthemthemostluxuriousship

55、sonthewater.Stretchingmeters,theOlympicclassshipswerewondersofnavaltechnology,andeveryonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquitesometime.However,allsufferedterribleaccidentsontheopenseas.TheOlympicgotwreckedbeforetheTitanicdid,butitwastheonlyonetosurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareerof24years.TheTi

56、tanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittingahugeicebergin1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichitanavalminein1916andsubsequentlysankaswell.Eachshipwascoal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhaustedcrewsbelowdeck.Mostrecognizableoftheshipdesignsaretheshipssmokestacks,butthefourthstackwa

57、sactuallyjustartisticinnatureandservednofunctionalpurpose.Whiletwooftheseshipssank,theywerealldesignedwithdoublehulls(船体)believedtomakethemunsinkable,perhapsamistakenideathatledtotheTitanicsandtheBritannicstragicend.TheOlympicsufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandwentontoserveasahospitalshipandtrooptra

58、nsportinWorldWarI.Eventually,shewastakenoutofservicein1935,endingtheeraoftheluxuriousOlympicclassoceanliners.51.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthethreeOlympicclassships?A)Theyperformedmarvellouslyonthesea.B)Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.C)Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.D)Theyweremodelsofmodern

59、engineering.52.WhatdidWhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?A)Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.B)Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.C)Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind.D)Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.53.Whatissaidaboutthefourthstackoftheships?A)Itwasamerepieceofdec

60、oration.B)Itwastheworkofafamousartist.C)Itwasdesignedtoletoutextrasmoke.D)Itwaseasilyidentifiablefromafar.54.WhatmighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?A)Theirunscientificdesigns.B)Theircaptainsmisjudgment.C)Theassumptionthattheywerebuiltwiththelatesttechnology.D)Thebeliefthattheycoul