【四级必备】2018年6月英语四级考试真题及考试答案

2018年 6月英语四级考试真题及考试 答案 卷二 写作 题干 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 120 180 words 答案 Writing is a skill tested in all major standardized educational tests including CET 4 6 TOEFL IELTS and so on But there has been no shortage of reports from different sources that a large proportion of students especially college students have ill performed writing skills earning relatively low scores in tests as well as on school assignments In my opinion writing is a crucial skill for students It is a reliable way by which one impart knowledge suggest plans fight for one s idea refute a theory and many other purposes So if you are good at writing then you are able to fulfill the tasks above mentioned more effectively Besides noted writes be they novelists poets or editors in chief enlighten every generation of readers with new experiences That s why readers today still discuss on and share their opinions on great books such as A Dream in Red Mansions In a nutshell few skills are more important than writing in the current society So my suggest would be that every one college students particular takes time to hone writing skills get more practice in it so that we can live up to the social expectation of becoming socialist successors 解析 第一段提出问题 第二段描述事实 第三段得出结论或给出建议 听力 Section A News Report One A message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decades ago was found 1500 miles away and he s been returned to his daughter The long lost message was discovered by Clint Buffington of Utah while he was vacationing Buffington says he found a soda bottle half buried in the sand that looked like it had been there since the beginning of time The note inside the bottle said Return to 419 Ocean Street and receive a reward of 150 from Richard and Tina Pierce owners of the beach Comber motel The motel was owned by the Paula Pierce in 1960 Her father had written the notes as a joke and had thrown it into the Atlantic Ocean Buffington flew to New Hampshire to deliver that message to Pola Pierce She held up to her father s promise giving Buffington that reward But the biggest reward is the message in a bottle finding its way back home Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard 1 What is the news report mainly about 2 Why did Paula Pierce give Clint Buffington the reward News Report Two Millions of bees have died in South Carolina during aerial insect spraying operations that were carried out to combat the Zika virus The insects spraying over the weekend left more than 2 million bees dead on the spot in Dorchester county South Carolina where four travel related cases of Zika disease have been confirmed in the area Most of the deaths came from Flower Town Bee farm a company in Somerville that sells bees and honey products Juanita Stanley who owns the company said the farm looks like it s been destroyed The farm lost about 2 5 million bees Dorchester county officials apologized for the accidental mass killing of bees Dorchester County is aware that some beekeepers in the area that was sprayed on Sunday lost their bee colonies County manager Jason Ward said in a statement I m not pleased that so many bees were killed Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard 3 Why was spraying operations carried out in Dorchester County 4 What does the news reports say about Flower Town Bee farm News Report Three The world s largest aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time The Airlander 10 spent nearly 2 hours in the air having taken off from Coddington airfield in Bedfordshire During its flight it reached 3000 feet and performed a series of gentle turns all over a safe area The aircraft is massive as long as a football field and as tall as 6 double decker buses and capable of flying for up to 5 days It was first developed for the US government as a long range spy aircraft but was abandoned following budget cutbacks The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and omitting less pollution The makers believe it s the future of aircraft and one day we ll be using them to go places But there s still a long way to go The Airlander will need to have 200 hours flying time before being allowed to fly by the aviation administration if it passes though we can hope we ll all get some extra legroom Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard 5 What do we learn about the first flight of the Airlander 10 6 What caused the US government to abandon the Airlander 10 as a spy aircraft 7 What is the advantage of the Airlander 10 over huge jet planes Section B Conversation One M Do you feel like going out tonight W Yeah why not we haven t been out for ages what s on M Well there s a film about climate change Does it sound good to you W No not really it doesn t really appeal to me What s it about Just climate change M I think it s about how climate change affects everyday life I wonder how they make it entertaining W Well it sounds really awful it s an important subject I agree But I am not in the mood for anything depressing What else is on M There s a Spanish dance festival W Oh I love dance That sounds really interesting M Apparently it s absolutely brilliant Let s see what it says in the paper A leads an exciting production of the great Spanish love story Kamen W Ok then What time is it on M At 7 30 W Well that s no good We haven t got enough time to get there Is there anything else M There s a comedy special on W Where s it on M It s at the city theater It s a charity comedy night with lots of different acts It looks pretty good The critic in the local the paper says it s the funniest thing he s ever seen It says here Roger Whitehead is an amazing host to a night of fun performances W Em I am not keen on him He is not very funny M Are you sure your fancy going out tonight You are not very enthusiastic W Perhaps you are right Okay let s go to see the dance But tomorrow not tonight M Great I ll book the tickets online Questions 8 and 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard 8 What does the women think of the climate change 9 Why do the speakers give up going to the Spanish dance festival tonight 10 What does the critic say about the comedy performed at the city theater 11 What does the woman decide to do tomorrow Conversation Two W Good morning Mr Lee May I have a minutes of your time M Sure Katherine what can I do for you W I m quiet anxious about transferring over to our college I m afraid I won t fit in M don t worry Katherine it s completely normal for you to be nervous about transferring schools this happens to many transfer students W Yes I know but I m younger than most students in my year and that worries me a lot M Well you may be the only younger one in your year but you know we have a lot of after school activities you can join in and so this way you will be able to meet new friends of different age groups W That s nice I love games and hobby groups M I m sure you do so will be just fine don t worry so much and try to make the most of what we have on offer here also remember that you can come to me anytime of the day if you need help W Thanks so much I definitely feel better now as a matter of fact I ve already contacted one of the girls who will be living in the same house with me and she seemed really nice I guess living on campus I ll have a chance to have a close circle of friends since we ll be living together M All students are very friendly with new arrivals Let me check who would be living with you in your flat Okay There are Hannah Kelly and Bree Bree is also a new student here like you I m sure you two ll have more to share with each other Questions 12 and 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard 12 Why does Katherine feel anxious 13 What does Mr Lee encourage Katherine to do 14 What does Mr Lee promised to do for Katherine 15 What do we learn about Katherine schoolmate Bree Section C Passage One Have you ever felt like you would do just about anything to satisfy your hunger A new study in mice may help to explain why hunger can feel like such a powerful motivating force In the study researchers found that hunger outweighed other physical drives including fear thirst and social needs To determine which feeling won out the researchers did a series of experiments In one experiment the mice were both hungry and thirsty When given the choice of either eating food or drinking water the mice went for the food the researchers found However when the mice were well fed but thirsty they opted to drink according to the study In the second experiment meant to pit the mice s hunger against their fear hungry mice were placed in a cage that had certain fox scented areas and other places that smelled safer in other words not like an animal that could eat them but also had food It turned out that when the mice were hungry they ventured into the unsafe areas for food But when the mice were well fed they stayed in areas of the cage that were considered safe Hunger also outweighed the mice s social needs the researchers found Mice are usually social animals and prefer to be in the company of other mice according to the study When the mice were hungry they opted to leave the company of other mice to go get food Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard 16 What is the researchers purpose in carrying out the serious experiment with mice 17 In what circumstances do mice venture into unsafe areas 18 What is said about mice at the end of the passage Passage Two The United States has one of the best highway systems in the world Interstate highways connect just about every large and mid sized city in the country Did you ever wonder why such a complete system of excellent roads exists For an answer you would have to go back to the early 1920s In those years just after World War I the military wanted to build an American highway system for national defense Such a system could if necessary move troops quickly from one area to another It could also get people out of cities in danger of being bombed So called roads of national importance were designated but they were mostly small country roads In 1944 Congress passed a bill to upgrade the system but did not fund the plan right away In the 1950s the plan began to become a reality Over 25 billion was appropriated by congress and construction began on about 40 000 miles of new roads The idea was to connect the new system to existing expressways and freeways And though the system was built mostly to make car travel easier defense was not forgotten For instance highway overpasses had to be high enough to allow trailers carrying military missiles to pass under them By 1974 this system was mostly completed A few additional roads would come later Quick and easy travel between all parts of the country was now possible Questions 19 and 21 are based on the passage you have just heard 19 What does the speaker say about the American highway system 20 What was the original purpose of building a highway system 21 When was the interstate highway system mostly completed Passage Three Texting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americans back in 2013 A recent study said that 40 of American teens claim to have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger This sounds like a widespread disease but it s one that technology may now helped cure T J Evarts a 20 year old inventor has come up with a novel solution that could easily put texting drivers on notice It s called Smart Wheel and it s designed to fit over the steering wheel of most standard vehicles to track whether or not the driver has two hands on the wheel at all times Evarts invention warns the drivers with the light and the sound when they hold the wheel with one hand only but as soon as they place the other hand back on the wheel the light turns back to green and the sound stops It also watches for what s called close by hands where both hands are close together near the top of the wheel so the driver can type with both thumbs and drive at the same time All the data Smart Wheel collects is also sent to a connected app So any parents who install Smart Wheel can keep track of the teens driving habits If they try to remove or damage the cover that s reported as well Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard 22 What is a major cause of road deaths among young Americans 23 What is Smart Wheel 24 What happens if the driver has one hand on the wheel 25 How do parents keep track of their teens driving habits 参考答案 ABBCA CDADC BDCAD BACDB ABACB 1 A The return of a bottled message to its owner s daughter 解析 根据原文 A message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decades ago was found 1500 miles away and he s been returned to his daughter 可以得到答案 2 B She wanted to honor her father s promise 解析 根据原文 She held up to her father s promise giving Buffington that reward 可以得出答案 3 B Several cases of Zika disease had been identified 解析 根据原文 The insects spraying over the weekend left more than 2 million bees dead on the spot in Dorchester county South Carolina where four travel related cases of Zika disease have been confirmed in the area 可以得出答 案 4 C It lost a huge stock of bees 解析 根据原文 The farm lost about 2 5 million bees 可以得出答案 5 A It stayed in the air for about two hours 解析 根据原文 The Airlander 10 spent nearly 2 hours in the air having taken off from Coddington airfield in Bedfordshire 可以得出答案 6 C Inadequate funding 解析 根据原文 It was first developed for the US government as a long range spy aircraft but was abandoned following budget cutbacks 可以得出答案 7 D It is more environmentally friendly 解析 根据原文 The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and omitting less pollution 可以得出答案 8 A It seems a depressing topic 解析 根据原文 Well it sounds really awful it s an important subject I agree 可以得出答案 9 D They can t make it to the theater 解析 根据原文 Well that s no good We haven t got enough time to get there 可以得出答案 10 C It is the most amusing show he has ever seen 解析 根据原文 The critic in the local the paper says it s the funniest thing he s ever seen 可以得出答案 11 B Go and see the dance 解析 根据原文 Perhaps you are right Okay let s go to see the dance But tomorrow not tonight 可以得出答案 12 D She worries she won t fit in as a transfer student 解析 根据原文 I m quiet anxious about transferring over to our college I m afraid I won t fit in 可以得出答案 13 C Participate in after school activities 解析 根据原文 Well you may be the only younger one in your year but you know we have a lot of after school activities you can join in and so this way you will be able to meet new friends of different age groups 可以得 出答案 14 A Give her help whenever she needs 解析 根据原文 I m sure you do so will be just fine don t worry so much and try to make the most of what we have on offer here also remember that you can come to me anytime of the day if you need help 可以得出答案 15 D She has just transferred to college 解析 根据原文 All students are very friendly with new arrivals 可以得 出答案 16 B To find out which physical drive is the most powerful 解析 根据原文 A new study in mice may help to explain why hunger can feel like such a powerful motivating force 可以得出答案 17 A When they are hungry 解析 根据原文 It turned out that when the mice were hungry they ventured into the unsafe areas for food 可以得出答案 18 C They prefer to be with other mice 解析 根据原文 Mice are usually social animals and prefer to be in the company of other mice according to the study 可以得出答案 19 D It is one of the best in world 解析 根据文章 The United States has one of the best highway systems in the world 可以得出答案 20 B To move troops quickly from place to place 解析 根据文章 uch a system could if necessary move troops quickly from one area to another 可以得出答案 21 A In the 1970s 解析 根据文章 By 1974 this system was mostly completed 可以得出答案 22 B Messaging while driving 解析 根据文章 Texting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americans back in 2013 可以得出答案 23 D A device to ensure people drive with both hands 解析 根据文章 It s called Smart Wheel and it s designed to fit over the steering wheel of most standard vehicles to track whether or not the driver has two hands on the wheel at all times 可以得出答案 24 C They are alerted with a light and sound 解析 根据文章 Evarts invention warns the drivers with the light and the sound when they hold the wheel with one hand only but as soon as they place the other hand back on the wheel the light turns back to green and the sound stops 可以得出答案 25 B Using a connected app 解析 根据文章 All the data Smart Wheel collects is also sent to a connected app 可以得出答案 阅读 Part Reading Section C 26 C cast 27 L replaced 28 F efficient 29 J professionals 30 E decorative 31 G electrified 32 I photographed 33 B approach 34 K quality 35 H identify 36 F 37 C 38 I 39 E 40 B 41 K 42 H 43 D 44 A 45 G Passage One Living in an urban area with green spaces has a long lasting positive impact on people s mental well being a study has suggested UK researchers found moving to a green space had a sustained positive effect unlike pay rises or promotions which only provided a short term boost Co author Mathew White from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter UK explained that the study showed people living in greener urban areas were displaying fewer signs of depression or anxiety There could be a number of reasons he said for example people do many things to make themselves happier they strive for promotion or pay rises or they get married But the trouble with all those things is that within six months to a year people are back to their original baseline levels of well being So these things are not sustainable they don t make us happy in the long term We found that for some lottery 彩票 winners who had won more than 500 000 the positive effect was definitely there but after six months to a year they were back to the baseline Dr White said his team wanted to see whether living in greener urban areas had a lasting positive effect on people s sense of well being or whether the effect also disappeared after a period of time To do this the team used data from the British Household Panel Survey compiled by the University of Essex Explaining what the data revealed he said What you see is that even after three years mental health is still better which is unlike many of the other things that we think will make us happy He observed that people living in green spaces were less stressed and less stressed people made more sensible decisions and communicated better 46 According to one study what do green spaces do to people A Improve their work efficiency B Add to their sustained happiness C Help them build a positive attitude towards life D Lessen their concerns about material well being 47 What does Dr White say people usually do to make themselves happier A Earn more money B Gain fame and popularity C Settle in an urban area D Live in a green environment 48 What does Dr White try to find out about living in a greener urban area A How it affects different people B How strong its effect is C How long its positive effect lasts D How it benefits physically 49 What did Dr White research reveal about people living in a green environment A Their stress was more apparent than real B Their decisions required less deliberation C Their memories were greatly strengthened D Their communication with others improved 50 According to Dr White what should the government do to build more green spaces in cities A Find financial support B Improve urban planning C Involve local residents in the effort D Raise public awareness of the issue 答案 BACDA Passage Two A letter written by Charles Darwin in 1875 has been returned to the Smithsonian Institution Archives 档案馆 by the FBI after being stolen