1、2018年6月四級真題（第一套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofreadingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words._PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsrepor

2、ts.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonth

3、enewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsownersdaughter.B)ANewHampshiremansjokewithfriendsonhiswife.C)Afathersmessageforhisdaughter.D)Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.2.A)Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.B)Shewantedtohonorherfatherspromise.C)Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathertodoso.

4、D)Shewasexcitedtoseeherfathershandwriting.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.B)SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.C)Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdisease.D)Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.4.A)Itapologizedtoitscustomers.B)Itwasf

5、orcedtokillitsbees.C)Itlostahugestockofbees.D)Itlost2.5milliondollars.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.B)Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.C)Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.D)Itmadeaseriesofsharpturnsinthesky.6.A)Engineeringproblems.B)Theai

6、rpollutionitproduced.C)Inadequatefunding.D)Theoppositionfromthemilitary.7.A)Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology.B)Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.C)Itisasafermeansoftransportation.D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversat

7、ion,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejusthear

8、d.8.A)Itseemsadepressingtopic.B)Itsoundsquitealarming.C)Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.D)Itisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.9.A)ThemandoesntunderstandSpanish.B)Thewomandoesntreallylikedancing.C)Theydontwantsomethingtoonoisy.D)Theycantmakeittothetheatreintime.10.A)ItwouldbemorefunwithoutMr.Whiteheadhos

9、ting.B)Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudiencesattention.C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.D)Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.11.A)Watchacomedy.B)Goandseethedance.C)Booktheticketsonline.D)Seeafilmwiththeman.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Mostofherschoolmatesar

10、eyoungerthansheis.B)Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.C)Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.D)Sheworriesshewontfitinasatransferstudent.13.A)Seekadvicefromseniorstudents.B)Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies.C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.D)Lookintowhattheschooloffers.14.A)Giveherhelpwhen

11、eversheneedsit.B)Acceptherasatransferstudent.C)Findheraccommodationoncampus.D)Introducehertoherroommates.15.A)ShehasinterestssimilartoMr.Lees.B)ShehasbecomefriendswithCatherine.C)ShehaschosenthemajorCatherinehas.D)Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepas

12、sages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthe

13、passageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Toinvestigatehowbeingoverweightimpactsonhealth.B)Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.C)Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.D)Todeterminewhatfeelingsmicehave.17.A)Whentheyarehungry.B)Whentheyarethirsty.C)Whentheysmellfood.D)Whentheywantcompany.18.A)Theysearchforfoodi

14、ngroups.B)Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.D)Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)ItsconstructionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.B)Itsconstructioncostmorethan$ 40billion.C)Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.D)Itisoneofthebestin

15、theworld.20.A)Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.C)Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.D)Tospeedupthetransportationofgoods.21.A)Inthe1970s.B)Inthe1960s.C)Inthe1950s.D)Inthe1940s.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Chattingwhiledriving.

16、B)Messagingwhiledriving.C)Drivingunderage.D)Speedingonhighways.23.A)Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.B)Agadgettochargethephoneinacar.C)Adevicetocontrolthespeedofavehicle.D)Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.24.A)Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights.B)Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt.C)Theyareal

17、ertedwithalightandasound.D)Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.25.A)Installingacamera.B)Usingaconnectedapp.C)Checkingtheiremails.D)Keepingadailyrecord.PartReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofcho

18、icesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.AnofficetoweronMillerStreetin

19、Manchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolarpanels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsurancecompanyinside.Whenthetowerwasfirst26in1962,itwascoveredwiththinsquarestones.Thesesmallsquarestonesbecameaproblemforthebuildingandcontinuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntilamajorrenovationwas27.Duringthisreno

20、vationthebuildingsowners,CIS,28thesolarpanelcompany,Solarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolarpanels.In2004,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEuropeslargest29ofverticalsolarpanels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge30hasneverbeenrepeatedsince.Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefor

21、e,andtheCIStowerwaschosenasoneofthe10bestgreenenergyprojects.Foralongtimeafterthisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas31overtakenbytheMillbankTower.Greenbuildingslikethisarent32cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butitdoesproducemuchlesspollutionthanthatcausedbyenergy33throu

22、ghfossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget34,theworldislikelytoseemoreskyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imagineaworldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwasntaraceof35,butratheronetocollectthemostsolarenergy.A)cheaperB)cleanerC)collectionD)competedE)constructedF)consultedG)dimensionH)

23、discoveredI)eventuallyJ)heightK)necessarilyL)productionM)rangeN)scaleO)undertakenSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagra

24、phmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.SomeCollegeStudentsAreAngryThatTheyHavetoPaytoDoTheirHomeworkA)Digitallearningsystemsnowchargestudentsforaccesscodesneededtocompletecoursework,takequizzes,andturninhomework.Asuniversitiesg

25、odigital,studentsarecomplainingofanewhittotheirfinancesthatsreplacingandsometimesjoiningexpensivetextbooks:priceyonlineaccesscodesthatarerequiredtocompletecourseworkandsubmitassignments.B)Thecodeswhichtypicallyrangeinpricefrom$ 80to$ 155percoursegivestudentsonlineaccesstosystemsdevelopedbyeducationc

26、ompanieslikeMcGrawHillandPearson.Thesecompanies,whichlongreapedbigprofitsastextbookpublishers,haveboastedthattheirnewonlineofferings,whenpushedtostudentsthroughuniversitiestheypartnerwith,representthefutureoftheindustry.C)Butcriticssaythedigitalaccesscodesrepresentthesameprofit-seekingethos(觀念)ofthe

27、textbookbusiness,andareevenharderforstudentstooptoutof.Whiletheycouldoncebuysecond-handtextbooks,orsharecopieswithfriends,thedigitalsystemsareessentiallyimpossibletoavoid.D) Whenwetalkabouttheaccesscodeweseeitasthenewfaceofthetextbookmonopoly(壟斷),anewwaytolockstudentsaroundthissystem,saidEthanSenack

28、,thehighereducationadvocatefortheU.S.PublicInterestResearchGroup,toBuzzFeedNews. Ratherthan$250 (foraprinttextbook)yourepaying$ 120,saidSenack. Butbecauseitsalldigitaliteliminatestheusedbookmarketandeliminatesanysharingandbecausehomeworkandtestsarethroughanaccesscode,iteliminatesanyabilitytooptout.E

29、)SarinaHarpet,a19-year-oldstudentatVirginiaTech,wasfacedwithatoughdilemmawhenshefirststartedcollegein2015payrentorpaytoturninherchemistryhomework.ShetoldBuzzFeedNewsthatherfreshmanchemistryclassrequiredhertouseConnect,asystemprovidedbyMcGrawHillwherestudentscansubmithomework,takeexamsandtracktheirgr

30、ades.Butthecodetoaccesstheprogramcost$ 120abigsumforHarper,whohadalreadyputdown$ 450fortextbooks,andhadrentdayapproaching.F)Shedecidedtowaitforhernextwork-studypaycheck,whichwastypically$ 150- $ 200,topayforthecode.Sheknewthatherchemistrygrademaytakeadiveasaresult. Itsabalancingact,shesaid. CanIreal

31、lyaffordtheseaccesscodesnow?Shedidnthandinherfirsttwoassignmentsforchemistry,whichstartedheroutintheclasswithafailinggrade.G)Theaccesscodesmaybeanotherfinancialheadacheforstudents,butfortextbookbusinesses,theyrethefuture.McGrawHill,whichcontrols21%ofthehighereducationmarket,reportedinMarchthatitsdig

32、italcontentsalesexceededprintsalesforthefirsttimein2015.Thecompanysaidthat45%ofits$ 140millionrevenuein2015 wasderivedfromdigitalproducts.H)APearsonspokespersontoldBuzzFeedNewsthatdigitalmaterialsarelessexpensiveandagoodinvestmentthatoffernewfeatures,likeaudiotexts,personalizedknowledgechecksandexpe

33、rtvideos.Itsdigitalcoursematerialssavestudentsupto60%comparedtotraditionalprintedtextbooks,thecompanyadded.McGrawHilldidntrespondtoarequestforcomment,butitsCEODavidLevintoldtheFinancialTimesinAugustthatinhighereducation,theeraoftheprintedtextbookisnowover.I)Thetextbookindustryinsiststheonlinesystems

34、representabetterdealforstudents. Thesedigitalproductsarentjustmechanismsforstudentstosubmithomework,theyofferallkindsoffeatures,DavidAnderson,theexecutivedirectorofhighereducationwiththeAssociationofAmericanPublishers,toldBuzzFeedNews. Ithelpsstudentsunderstandinawaythatyoucantdowithprinthomeworkass

35、ignments.J)DavidHunt,anassociateprofessorinsociologyatAugustaUniversity,whichhasrolledoutdigitaltextbooksacrossitsmathandpsychologydepartments,toldBuzzFeedNewsthatheunderstandstheutilityofusingsystemsthatrequireaccesscodes.Buthedoesntrequirehisstudentstobuyaccesstoalearningprogramthatcontrolstheclas

36、sassignments. Itrytomakethingsasinexpensiveaspossible,saidHunt,whousesfreedigitaltextbooksforhisclassesbutdesignshisowncurriculum. TheonlinesystemsmaymakemylifealoteasierbutIfeellikeImgivingupcontrol.Thediscussionsarethethingswheremyexpertisecanbenefitthestudentsmost.K)A20-year-oldjunioratGeorgiaSou

37、thernUniversitytoldBuzzFeedNewsthatshenormallyspends$ 500-$ 600onaccesscodesforclass.Inonecase,theprofessordidntrequirestudentstobuyatextbook,justanaccesscodetoturninhomework.Thisyearshesaidshespent$ 900onaccesscodestobooksandprograms. Thatstwomonthsofrent,shesaid. Youcantsellanyofitback.Withatradit

38、ionaltextbookyoucansellitfor$ 30 - $ 50andthathelpstopayforyournewsemestersbooks.Withanaccesscode,youreoutofthatmoney. L)BenjaminWolverton,a19-year-oldstudentattheUniversityofSouthCarolina,toldBuzzFeedNewsthatitsridiculousthatafterpayingtensofthousandsintuitionwehavetopayforalltheseaccesscodestodoou

39、rhomework.Manyoftheaccesscodeshespurchasedhavebeenrequiredsimplytocompletehomeworkorquizzes. Oftenitsonly10%ofyourgradeinclass.hesaid. Yourepayingsomuchmoneyforsomethingthathardlyaffectsyourgradebutifyoudidnthaveit,itwouldaffectyourgradesenough.ItwouldbebadtostartoutataBorC.Wolvertonsaidhespent$ 500

40、onaccesscodesfordigitalbooksandprogramsthissemester.M)Harper,apoultry(家禽)sciencemajor,istakingchemistryagainthisyearandhadtobuyanewaccesscodetohandinherhomework.Sherentedhereconomicsandstatisticstextbooksforabout$ 20each.Butheraccesscodesforhomework,whichcantberentedorboughtsecond-hand,werehermostex

41、pensivepurchases: $ 120and$ 85.N)Shestillremembersthestingofherfirstexperienceskippinganassignmentduetothehighprices. Wedontreallyhaveamissedassignmentpolicy,shesaid. Ifyoumissit,youjustmissit.Ijustgotzerosonacoupleoffirstassignments.Imanagedtopulleverythingbackup.Butasascaredfreshmanlookingattheirg

42、rades,itsnotfun.36.Astudentsyearlyexpensesonaccesscodesmayamounttotheirrentfortwomonths.37.Theonlineaccesscodesmaybeseenasawaytotiethestudentstothedigitalsystem.38.Ifastudenttakesacourseagain,theymayhavetobuyanewaccesscodetosubmittheirassignments.39.McGrawHillaccountsforoverone-fifthofthemarketshare

43、ofcollegetextbooks.40.Manytraditionaltextbookpublishersarenowofferingonlinedigitalproducts,whichtheybelievewillbethefutureofthepublishingbusiness.41.Onestudentcomplainedthattheynowhadtopayforaccesscodesinadditiontothehightuition.42.Digitalmaterialscancoststudentslessthanhalfthepriceoftraditionalprin

44、tedbooksaccordingtoapublisher.43.Onestudentdecidednottobuyheraccesscodeuntilshereceivedthepayforherpart-timejob.44.Onlinesystemsmaydepriveteachersofopportunitiestomakethebestuseoftheirexpertisefortheirstudents.45.Digitalaccesscodesarecriticizedbecausetheyareprofit-drivenjustlikethetextbookbusiness.S

45、ectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46and50arebasedo

46、nthefollowingpassage.Losingyourabilitytothinkandrememberisprettyscary.Weknowtheriskofdementia(癡呆癥)increaseswithage.Butifyouhavememoryslips,youprobablyneedntworry.Thereareprettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaandage-relatedmemoryloss.Afterage50,itsquitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenamesofpe

47、ople,placesandthingsquickly,saysDr.KirkDaffnerofBrighamandWomensHospitalinBoston.Thebrainagesjustliketherestofthebody.Certainpartsshrink,especiallyareasinthebrainthatareimportanttolearning,memoryandplanning.Changesinbraincellscanaffectcommunicationbetweendifferentregionsofthebrain.Andbloodflowcanber

48、educedasbloodvesselsnarrow.Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,isnothingtoworryabout.Butifyouforgettheplotofthemovieordontrememberevenseeingit,thatsfarmoreconcerning,Daffnersays.Whenyouforgetentireexperiences,hesays,thatsaredflagthatsomethingmoreseriousmaybeinvolved.Forgettinghowtooperateafamiliarobjectlikeamicrowaveoven,orforgettinghowtodrivetothehouseofafriendyouvevisitedmanytimesbeforecanalsobesignsofsomethinggoingwr