2018年6月英语四级真题及答案解析和听力原文(卷二)

2018年6月英语四级真题及答案解析和听力原文（卷二）

2018年6月英语四级真题（卷二）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of writing ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Annoyed.

B) Scared.

C) Confused.

D) Offended.

2. A) It crawled over the woman's hands. B) It wound up on the steering wheel.

C) It was killed by the police on the spot. D) It was covered with large scales.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) A study of the fast-food service. B) Fast food customer satisfaction. 4. A) Customers' higher demands. B) The inefficiency of employees.

C) McDonald's new business strategies. D) Competition in the fast-food industry. C) Increased variety of products. D) The rising number of customers.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) International treaties regarding space travel programs. B) Legal issues involved in commercial space exploration. C) U.S. government's approval of private space missions. D) Competition among public and private space companies. 6. A) Deliver scientific equipment to the moon. B) Approve a new mission to travel into outer space. C) Work with federal agencies on space programs.

D) Launch a manned spacecraft to Mars.

7. A) It is significant. B) It is promising. C) It is unpredictable. D) It is unprofitable. Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) Visiting her family in Thailand. B) Showing friends around Phuket. 9. A) She visited a Thai orphanage. B) She met a Thai girl's parents. 10. A) His class will start in a minute. B) He has got an incoming phone call. 11. A) He is interested in Thai artworks. B) He is going to open a souvenir shop.

C) Swimming around a Thai island. D) Lying in the sun on a Thai beach. C) She learned some Thai words. D) She sunbathed on a Thai beach. C) Someone is knocking at his door. D) His phone is running out of power. C) He collects things from different countries. D) He wants to know more about Thai culture.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) Buying some fitness equipment for the new gym. B) Opening a gym and becoming personal trainers. C) Signing up for a weight-loss course. D) Trying out a new gym in town. 13. A) Professional personal training. B) Free exercise for the first week. 14. A) The safety of weight-lifting. B) The high membership fee. 15. A) She wants her invitation renewed. B) She used to do 200 sit-ups every day. Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will

C) A discount for a half-year membership. D) Additional benefits for young couples. C) The renewal of his membership. D) The operation of fitness equipment. C) She knows the basics of weight-lifting. D) She used to be the gym's personal trainer.

hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) They tend to be nervous during interviews. B) They often apply for a number of positions. C) They worry about the results of their applications. D) They search extensively for employers' information. 17. A) Get better organized. B) Edit their references. 18. A) Provide their data in detail. B) Personalize each application.

C) Find better-paid jobs. D) Analyze the searching process. C) Make use of better search engines. D) Apply for more promising positions.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) If kids did not like school, real learning would not take place. B) If not forced to go to school, kids would be out in the streets. C) If schools stayed the way they are, parents were sure to protest. D) If teaching failed to improve, kids would stay away from school. 20. A) Allow them to play interesting games in class. B) Try to stir up their interest in lab experiments. C) Let them stay home and learn from their parents. D) Design activities they now enjoy doing on holidays. 21. A) Allow kids to learn at their own pace.

C) Organize kids into various interest groups.

B) Encourage kids to learn from each other. D) Take kids out of school to learn at first hand. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) It is especially popular in Florida and Alaska. B) It is a major social activity among the young. C) It is seen almost anywhere and on any occasion. D) It is even more expressive than the written word. 23. A) It is located in a big city in Iowa.

B) It is really marvelous to look at.

C) It offers free dance classes to seniors. 24. A) Their state of mind improved. B) They became better dancers. 25. A) It is fun.

B) It is life.

D) It offers people a chance to socialize. C) They enjoyed better health. D) Their relationship strengthened. C) It is exhausting.

D) It is rhythmical.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

An office tower on Miller Street in Manchester is completely covered in solar panels. They are used to create some of the energy used by the insurance company inside. When the tower was first 26 in 1962, it was covered with thin square stones. These small square stones became a problem for the building and continued to fall off the face for 40 years until a major renovation was 27 . During this renovation the building's owners, CIS, 28 the solar panel company, Solarcentury. They agreed to cover the entire building in solar panels. In 2004, the completed CIS tower became Europe's largest 29 of vertical solar panels. A vertical solar project on such a large 30 has never been repeated since.

Covering a skyscraper with solar panels had never been done before, and the CIS tower was chosen as one of the \best green energy projects\For a long time after this renovation project, it was the tallest building in the United Kingdom, but it was 31 overtaken by the Millbank Tower.

Green buildings like this aren't 32 cost-efficient for the investor, but it does produce much less pollution than that caused by energy 33 through fossil fuels. As solar panels get 34 , the world is likely to see more skyscrapers covered in solar panels, collecting energy much like trees do. Imagine a world where building the tallest skyscraper wasn't a race of 35 , but rather one to collect the most solar energy. A. cheaper B. cleaner

C. collection D. competed

E. constructed F. consulted

G. dimension H. discovered

I. eventually J. height

K. necessarily Section B

L. production M. range N. scale O. undertaken

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

As Tourists Crowd Out Locals, Venice Faces 'Endangered' List

[A] On a recent fall morning, a large crowd blocked the steps at one of Venice's main tourist sites, the Rialto Bridge. The Rialto Bridge is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal. It is the oldest bridge across the canal, and was the dividing line between the districts of San Marco and San Polo. But on this day, there was a twist: it was filled with Venetians, not tourists.

[B] \are cheering and holding their carts in the air,\says Giovanni Giorgio, who helped organize the march with a grass-roots organization called Generazione '90. The carts he refers to are small shopping carts—the symbol of a true Venetian. \with a laugh. \that, you just go around and run people down.\

[C] Venice is one of the hottest tourist destinations in the world. But that's a problem. Up to 90,000 tourists crowd its streets and canals every day—far outnumbering the 55,000 permanent residents. The tourist increase is one key reason the city's population is down from 175,000 in the 1950s. The outnumbered Venetians have been steadily fleeing. And those who stick around are tired of living in a place where they can't even get to the market without swimming through a sea of picture-snapping tourists. Imagine, navigating through 50,000 people while on the way to school or to work.

[D] Laura Chigi, a grandmother at the march, says the local and national governments have failed to do anything about the crowds for decades, because they're only interested in tourism—the primary industry in Venice, worth more than $3 billion in 2015. \cow,\

[E] Just beyond St. Mark's Square, a cruise ship passes, one of hundreds every year that appear over their medieval (中世纪的) surroundings. Their massive wake creates waves at the