Writing(302018年6月四級考試真題（第三套）Writing(30PartIminutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayon theimportanceofspeakingabilityandhowtodevelopit .Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Partn ListeningComprehension說明：2018年6月四級真題全國共考了兩套聽力。本套的聽力內(nèi)容與第二套的完全一樣，只是選項的順序不一樣而已，故在本套中不再重復給出。Partm ReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections: Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolarpanels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsurancecompanyinside.Whenthetowerwasfirst26in1962,itwascoveredwiththinsquarestones.Thesesmallsquarestonesbecameaproblemforthebuildingandcontinuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntilamajorrenovationwas27.Duringthisrenovationthebuilding'sowners,CIS,28thesolarpanelcompany,Solarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolarpanels.In2004,thecompletedCIS towerbecameEurope'slargest29ofverticalsolarpanels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge30_hasneverbeenrepeatedsince.Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIStowerwaschosenasoneofthe"10bestgreenenergyprojects”.Foralongtimeafterthisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas31overtakenbytheMillbankTower.Greenbuildingslikethisaren't32cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butitdoesproducemuchlesspollutionthanthatcausedbyenergy33throughfossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget34,theworldislikelytoseemoreskyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imagineaworldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwasn'taraceof35,butratheronetocollectthemostsolarenergy.A)cheaperI)eventuallyB)cleanerJ)heightC)collectionK)necessarilyD)competedL)productionE)constructedM)rangeF)consultedN)scaleG)dimensionO)undertakenH)discoveredSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet2.SomeCollegeStudentsAreAngryThatTheyHavetoPaytoDoTheirHomeworkDigitallearningsystemsnowchargestudentsforaccesscodesneededtocompletecoursework,takequizzes,andturninhomework.Asuniversitiesgodigital,studentsarecomplainingofanewhittotheirfinancesthat’sreplacing—andsometimesjoining—expensivetextbooks:priceyonlineaccesscodesthatarerequiredtocompletecourseworkandsubmitassignments.Thecodes—whichtypicallyrangeinpricefrom$80to$155percourse—givestudentsonlineaccesstosystemsdevelopedbyeducationcompanieslikeMcGrawHillandPearson.Thesecompanies,whichlongreapedbigprofitsastextbookpublishers,haveboastedthattheirnewonlineofferings,whenpushedtostudentsthroughuniversitiestheypartnerwith,representthefutureoftheindustry.Butcriticssaythedigitalaccesscodesrepresentthesameprofit-seeking ethos(觀念)ofthetextbookbusiness,andareevenharderforstudentstooptoutof.Whiletheycouldoncebuysecond-handtextbooks,orsharecopieswithfriends,thedigitalsystemsareessentiallyimpossibletoavoid.“Whenwetalkabouttheaccesscodeweseeitasthenewfaceofthetextbookmonopoly(壟斷),anewwaytolockstudentsaroundthissystem,”saidEthanSenack,thehighereducationadvocateforthe.PublicInterestResearchGroup,toBuzzFeedNews.“Ratherthan$250(foraprinttextbook)you’repaying$120,”saidSenack.“Butbecauseit’salldigitaliteliminatestheusedbookmarketandeliminatesanysharingandbecausehomeworkandtestsarethroughanaccesscode,iteliminatesanyabilitytooptout.”SarinaHarper,a19-year-oldstudentatVirginiaTech,wasfacedwithatoughdilemmawhenshefirststartedcollegein2015 —payrentorpaytoturninherchemistryhomework.ShetoldBuzzFeedNewsthatherfreshmanchemistryclassrequiredhertouseConnect,asystemprovidedbyMcGrawHillwherestudentscansubmithomework,takeexamsandtracktheirgrades.Butthecodetoaccesstheprogramcost$120—abigsumforHarper,whohadalreadyputdown$450fortextbooks,andhadrentdayapproaching.Shedecidedtowaitforhernextwork-studypaycheck,whichwastypically$150-$200,topayforthecode.Sheknewthatherchemistrygrademaytakeadiveasaresult.“It’sabalancingact,”shesaid.“CanIreallyaffordtheseaccesscodesnow”Shedidn’thandinherfirsttwoassignmentsforchemistry,whichstartedheroutintheclasswithafailinggrade.Theaccesscodesmaybeanotherfinancialheadacheforstudents,butfortextbookbusinesses,they’rethefuture.McGrawHill,whichcontrols21%ofthehighereducationmarket,reportedinMarchthatitsdigitalcontentsalesexceededprintsalesforthefirsttimein2015.Thecompanysaidthat45%ofits$140millionrevenuein2015“wasderivedfromdigitalproducts.”APearsonspokespersontoldBuzzFeedNewsthat“digitalmaterialsarelessexpensiveandagoodinvestment”thatoffernewfeatures,likeaudiotexts,personalizedknowledgechecksandexpertvideos.Itsdigitalcoursematerialssavestudentsupto60%comparedtotraditionalprintedtextbooks,thecompanyadded.McGrawHilldidn’trespondtoarequestforcomment,butitsCEODavidLevintoldtheFinancialTimesinAugustthat“inhighereducation,theeraoftheprintedtextbookisnowover.”Thetextbookindustryinsiststheonlinesystemsrepresentabetterdealforstudents.“Thesedigitalproductsaren’tjustmechanismsforstudentstosubmithomework,theyofferallkindsoffeatures,”DavidAnderson,theexecutivedirectorofhighereducationwiththeAssociationofAmericanPublishers,toldBuzzFeedNews.“Ithelpsstudentsunderstandinawaythatyou can’tdowithprinthomeworkassignments.”DavidHunt,anassociateprofessorinsociologyatAugustaUniversity,whichhasrolledoutdigitaltextbooksacrossitsmathandpsychologydepartments,toldBuzzFeedNewsthatheunderstandstheutilityofusingsystemsthatrequireaccesscodes.Buthedoesn’trequirehisstudentstobuyaccesstoalearningprogramthatcontrolstheclassassignments.“Itrytomakethingsasinexpensiveaspossible,”saidHunt,whousesfreedigitaltextbooksforhisclassesbutdesignshisowncurriculum.“TheonlinesystemsmaymakemylifealoteasierbutIfeellikeI’mgivingupcontrol.Thediscussionsarethethingswheremyexpertisecanbenefitthestudentsmost.”A20-year-oldjunioratGeorgiaSouthernUniversitytoldBuzzFeedNewsthatshenormallyspends$500-$600onaccesscodesforclass.Inonecase,theprofessordidn’trequirestudentstobuyatextbook,justanaccesscodetoturninhomework.Thisyearshesaidshespent$900onaccesscodestobooksandprograms.“That’stwomonthsofrent,”shesaid.“Youcan’tsellanyofitback.Withatraditionaltextbookyoucansellitfor$30-$50andthathelps topayforyournewsemester’sbooks.Withanaccesscode,you’reoutofthatmoney.”BenjaminWolverton,a19-year-oldstudentattheUniversityofSouthCarolina,toldBuzzFeedNewsthat“it’sridiculousthatafterpayingtensofthousandsintuitionwehavetopayforalltheseaccesscodestodoourhomework.”Manyoftheaccesscodeshe’spurchasedhavebeenrequiredsimplytocompletehomeworkorquizzes.“Oftenit’sonly10%ofyourgradeinclass,”hesaid.“You’repayingsomuchmoneyforsomethingthathardlyaffectsyourgrade—butifyoudidn’thaveit,itwouldaffectyourgradeenough.ItwouldbebadtostartoutataBorC.”Wolvertonsaidhespent$500onaccesscodesfordigitalbooksandprogramsthissemester.Harper,apoultry(家禽)sciencemajor,istakingchemistryagainthisyearandhadtobuyanewaccesscodetohandinherhomework.Sherentedhereconomicsandstatisticstextbooksforabout$20each.Butheraccesscodesforhomework,whichcan’tberentedorboughtsecond-hand,werehermostexpensivepurchases:$120and$85.Shestillremembersthestingofherfirstexperienceskippinganassignmentduetothehighprices.“Wedon’treallyhaveamissedassignmentpolicy,”shesaid.“Ifyoumissit,youjustmissit.Ijustgotzerosonacoupleoffirstassignments.Imanagedtopulleverythingbackup.Butasascaredfreshmanlookingattheirgrades,it’snotfun.”Astudent’syearlyexpensesonaccesscodesmayamounttotheirrentfortwomonths.Theonlineaccesscodesmaybeseenasawaytotiethestudentstothedigitalsystem.Ifastudenttakesacourseagain,theymayhavetobuyanewaccesscodetosubmittheirassignments.McGrawHillaccountsforoverone-fifthofthemarketshareofcollegetextbooks.Manytraditionaltextbookpublishersarenowofferingonlinedigitalproducts,whichtheybelievewillbethefutureofthepublishingbusiness.Onestudentcomplainedthattheynowhadtopayforaccesscodesinadditiontothehightuition.Digitalmaterialscancoststudentslessthanhalfthepriceoftraditionalprintedbooksaccordingtoapublisher.Onestudentdecidednottobuyheraccesscodeuntilshereceivedthepayforherpart-timejob.Onlinesystemsmaydepriveteachersofopportunitiestomakethebestuseoftheirexpertisefortheirstudents.Digitalaccesscodesarecriticizedbecausetheyareprofit-drivenjustlikethetextbookbusiness.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehaveknownthatthebestwaytounderstandaconceptistoexplainittosomeoneelse.“Whileweteach,welearn,”saidRomanphilosopherSeneca.Nowscientistsarebringingthisancientwisdomup-to-date. They’redocumentingwhyteachingissuchafruitfulwaytolearn,anddesigninginnovativewaysforyoungpeopletoengageininstruction.Researchershavefoundthatstudentswhosignuptotutorothersworkhardertounderstandthematerial,recallitmoreaccuratelyandapplyitmoreeffectively.Studentteachersscorehigheronteststhanpupilswho’relearningonlyfortheirownsake.Buthowcanchildren,stilllearningthemselves,teachothersOneanswer:Theycantutoryoungerkids,Somestudieshavefoundthatfirst-bornchildrenaremoreintelligentthantheirlater-bornsiblings（兄弟姐妹 ）.ThissuggeststheirhigherIQsresultfromthetimetheyspendteachingtheirsiblings.Noweducatorsareexperimentingwithwaystoapplythismodeltoacademicsubjects.Theyengagecollegeundergraduatestoteachcomputersciencetohighschoolstudents,whointurninstructmiddleschoolstudentsonthetopic.Butthemostcutting-edgetoolunderdevelopmentisthe“teachableagent”—acomputerizedcharacterwholearns,tries,makesmistakesandasksquestionsjustlikeareal-worldpupil.Computerscientistshavecreatedananimated（動畫的）figurecalledBetty’sBrain,whohasbeen“taught”aboutenvironmentalsciencebyhundredsofmiddleschoolstudents.StudentteachersaremotivatedtohelpBettymastercertainmaterials.Whilepreparingtoteach,theyorganizetheirknowledgeandimprovetheirownunderstanding.Andastheyexplaintheinformationtoit,theyidentifyproblemsintheirownthinking.Feedbackfromtheteachableagentsfurtherenhancesthetutors ’learning.Theagents’questionscompelstudenttutorstothinkandexplainthematerialsindifferentways,andwatchingtheagentsolveproblemsallowsthemtoseetheirknowledgeputintoaction.Aboveall,it’stheemotionsoneexperiencesinteachingthatfacilitatelearning.Studenttutorsfeelupsetwhentheirteachableagentsfail,buthappywhenthesevirtualpupilssucceedastheyderive prideandsatisfaction fromsomeoneelse’saccomplishment.WhatareresearchersrediscoveringthroughtheirstudiesSeneca’sthinkingisstillapplicabletoday.Betterlearnerswillbecomebetterteachers.Humanintelligencetendstogrowwithage.Philosophicalthinkingimprovesinstruction.WhatdowelearnaboutBetty’sBrainItisacharacterinapopularanimation.Itisateachingtoolunderdevelopment.Itisacutting-edgeappindigitalgames.Itisatutorforcomputersciencestudents.HowdoesteachingothersbenefitstudenttutorsItmakesthemawareofwhattheyarestrongat.Itmotivatesthemtotrynovelwaysofteaching.Ithelpsthemlearntheiracademicsubjectsbetter.Itenablesthemtobetterunderstandtheirteachers.WhatdostudentsdototeachtheirteachableagentsTheymotivatethemtothinkindependently.Theyaskthemtodesigntheirownquestions.Theyencouragethemtogivepromptfeedback.Theyusevariouswaystoexplainthematerials.Whatisthekeyfactorthateasesstudenttutors ’learningTheirsenseofresponsibility. C)Thelearningstrategyacquired.Theiremotionalinvolvement. D)Theteachingexperiencegained.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Anewbatchofyoungwome—nmembersoftheso-calledMillennial(千禧的 )generation—hasbeenenteringtheworkforceforthepastdecade.Atthestartinglineoftheircareers,theyarebettereducatedthantheirmothersandgrandmothershadbeen—orthantheiryoungmalecounterpartsarenow.Butwhentheylookahead,theyseeroadblockstotheirsuccess.Theybelievethatwomenarepaidlessthanmenfordoingthesamejob.Theythinkit’seasierformentogettopexecutivejobsthanitisforthem.Andtheyassumethatifandwhentheyhavechildren,itwillbeevenharderforthemtoadvanceintheircareers.Whilethepublicseesgreaterworkplaceequalitybetweenmenandwomennowthanitdid20-30yearsago,mostbelievemorechangeisneeded.AmongMillennialwomen,75%saythiscountryneedstocontinuemakingchangestoachievegenderequalityintheworkplace,comparedwith57%ofMillennialmen.Evenso,relativelyfewyoungwomen(15%)saytheyhavebeendiscriminatedagainstatworkbecauseoftheirgender.AsMillennialwomencomeofagetheysharemanyofthesameviewsandvaluesaboutworkastheirmalecounterparts.Theywantjobsthatprovidesecurityandflexibility,andtheyplacerelativelylittleimportanceonhighpay.Atthesametime,however,youngworkingwomenarelesslikelythanmentoaimattopmanagementjobs:34%saythey’renotinterestedinbecomingabossortopmanager;only24%ofyoungmensaythesame.Thegendergaponthisquestionisevenwideramongworkingadultsintheir30sand40s,whenmanywomenfacethetrade-offsthatgowithworkandmotherhood.ThesefindingsarebasedonanewPewResearchCentersurveyof2,002adults,including810Millennials(ages18-32),conductedOct.7-27,2013.Thesurveyfindsthat,inspiteofthedramaticgainswomenhavemadeineducationalattainmentandlaborforceparticipationinrecentdecades,youngwomenviewthisasa man’sworld—justasmiddle-agedandolderwomendo.WhatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraphaboutMillennialwomenstartingtheircareers

Theycangetaheadonlybystrivingharder.TheyexpecttosucceedjustlikeMillennialmen.Theyaregenerallyquiteoptimisticabouttheirfuture.Theyarebettereducatedthantheirmalecounterparts.HowdomostMillennialwomenfeelabouttheirtreatmentintheworkplaceTheyarethetargetofdiscrimination. C)Theythinkitneedsfurtherimproving.Theyfinditsatisfactoryonthewhole. D)Theyfindtheircomplaintsignored.WhatdoMillennialwomenvaluemostwhencomingofageAsenseofaccomplishment. C)Rewardsandpromotions.Jobstabilityandflexibility. D)Joyderivedfromwork.Whatarewomenintheir30sand40sconcernedaboutThewelfareoftheirchildren. C)Thefulfillmentoftheirdreamsinlife.Thenarrowingofthegendergap. D)Thebalancebetweenworkandfamily.WhatconclusioncanbedrawnaboutMillennialwomenfromthe2013surveyTheystillviewthisworldasonedominatedbymales.Theyaccountforhalftheworkforceinthejobmarket.Theyseetheworlddifferentlyfromoldergenerations.Theydobetterinworkthantheirmalecounterparts.PartIVTranslation(30PartIVTranslation(30minutes）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.