1、2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)PartI Writing （30minutes）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportance ofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words._PartII ListeningComprehension (25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthree
2、 newsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,you willheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonly once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha singlelinethroughthecentre.Questions1an
3、d2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Annoyed.B)Scared.C)Confused.D)Offended.2.A)Itcrawledoverthewomanshands.B)Itwounduponthesteeringwheel.C)Itwaskilledbythepoliceonthespot.D)Itwascoveredwithlargescales.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Astudyofthefast-foodservice.B)F
4、astfoodcustomersatisfaction.C)McDonaldsnewbusinessstrategies.D)Competitioninthefast-foodindustry.4.A)Customershigherdemands.B)Theinefficiencyofemployees.C)Increasedvarietyofproducts.D)Therisingnumberofcustomers.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Internationaltreatiesregardingsp
5、acetravelprograms.B)Legalissuesinvolvedincommercialspaceexploration.C)U.S.governmentsapprovalofprivatespacemissions.D)Competitionamongpublicandprivatespacecompanies.6.A)Deliverscientificequipmenttothemoon.B)Approveanewmissiontotravelintoouterspace.C)Workwithfederalagenciesonspaceprograms.D)Launchama
6、nnedspacecrafttoMars.7.A)Itissignificant.B)Itispromising.C)Itisunpredictable.D)Itisunprofitable.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustch
7、oosethebestanswerfromthefour choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)VisitingherfamilyinThailand.B)ShowingfriendsaroundPhuket.C)SwimmingaroundaThaiisland.D)LyinginthesunonaThaib
8、each.9.A)ShevisitedaThaiorphanage.B)ShemetaThaigirlsparents.C)ShelearnedsomeThaiwords.D)ShesunbathedonaThaibeach.10.A)Hisclasswillstartinaminute.B)Hehasgotanincomingphonecall.C)Someoneisknockingathisdoor.D)Hisphoneisrunningoutofpower.11.A)HeisinterestedinThaiartworks.B)Heisgoingtoopenasouvenirshop.C
9、)Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.D)HewantstoknowmoreaboutThaiculture.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Buyingsomefitnessequipmentforthenewgym.B)Openingagymandbecomingpersonaltrainers.C)Signingupforaweight-losscourse.D)Tryingoutanewgymintown.13.A)Professionalpersona
10、ltraining.B)Freeexerciseforthefirstweek.C)Adiscountforahalf-yearmembership.D)Additionalbenefitsforyoungcouples.14.A)Thesafetyofweight-lifting.B)Thehighmembershipfee.C)Therenewalofhismembership.D)Theoperationoffitnessequipment.15.A)Shewantsherinvitationrenewed.B)Sheusedtodo200sit-upseveryday.C)Shekno
11、wsthebasicsofweight-lifting.D)Sheusedtobethegymspersonaltrainer.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA
12、),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline throughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theytendtobenervousduringinterviews.B)Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.C)Theyworryabouttheresultsoftheirapplications.D)Theysearchextensivelyforemploye
13、rsinformation.17.A)Getbetterorganized.B)Edittheirreferences.C)Findbetter-paidjobs.D)Analyzethesearchingprocess.18.A)Providetheirdataindetail.B)Personalizeeachapplication.C)Makeuseofbettersearchengines.D)Applyformorepromisingpositions.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Ifkidsdid
14、notlikeschool,reallearningwouldnottakeplace.B)Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestreets.C)Ifschoolsstayedthewaytheyare,parentsweresuretoprotest.D)Ifteachingfailedtoimprove,kidswouldstayawayfromschool.20.A)Allowthemtoplayinterestinggamesinclass.B)Trytostiruptheirinterestinlabexperiments.C)Le
15、tthemstayhomeandlearnfromtheirparents.D)Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonholidays.21.A)Allowkidstolearnattheirownpace.B)Encouragekidstolearnfromeachother.C)Organizekidsintovariousinterestgroups.D)Takekidsoutofschooltolearnatfirsthand.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Itisesp
16、eciallypopularinFloridaandAlaska.B)Itisamajorsocialactivityamongtheyoung.C)Itisseenalmostanywhereandonanyoccasion.D)Itisevenmoreexpressivethanthewrittenword.23.A)ItislocatedinabigcityinIowa.B)Itisreallymarveloustolookat.C)Itoffersfreedanceclassestoseniors.D)Itofferspeopleachancetosocialize.24.A)Thei
17、rstateofmindimproved.B)Theybecamebetterdancers.C)Theyenjoyedbetterhealth.D)Theirrelationshipstrengthened.25.A)Itisfun.B)Itislife.C)Itisexhausting.D)Itisrhythmical.Part ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewith10blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword for eachb
18、lankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentified byaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2witha singlelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Since th
19、e 1940s, southern California has had a reputation for smog. Things are not as bad as they once were but, according to the American Lung Association, Los Angeles is still the worst city in the United States for levels of _26_ . Gazing down on the city from the Getty Center, an art museum in the Santa
20、 Monica Mountains, one would find the view of the Pacific Ocean blurred by the haze (霾). Nor is the states bad air _27_ to its south. Fresno, in the central valley, comes top of the list in America for year-round pollution. Residents hearts and lungs are affected as a _28_ . All of which, combined w
21、ith Californias reputation as the home of technological _29_ , makes the place ideal for developing and testing systems designed to monitor pollution in _30_ . And that is just what Aclima, a new firm in San Francisco, has been doing over the past few months. It has been trying out monitoring statio
22、ns that are _31_ to yield minute-to-minute maps of _32_ air pollution. Such stations will also be able to keep an eye on what is happening inside buildings, including offices.To this end, Aclima has been _33_ with Googles Street View system. Davida Herzl, Aclimas boss, says they have revealed pollut
23、ion highs on days when San Franciscos transit workers went on strike and the citys _34_ were forced to use their cars. Conversely, cycle to work days have done their job by _35_ pollution lows.A) assistedB)collaboratingC)consequenceD)consumersE)creatingF) detailG)domesticH)frequentlyI)inhabitantsJ)i
24、nnovationK)intendedL)outdoorM)pollutants N)restrictedO)sumSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedto it.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethan once.Eachp
25、aragraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthe correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.As Tourists Crowd Out Locals, Venice Faces Endangered ListA) On a recent fall morning, a large crowd blocked the steps at one of Venices main tourist sites, the Rialto Bridge. The Rialto Bridge is one of the
26、 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) People are cheering and holding their carts in the air, says
27、Giovanni Giorgio, who helped organize the march with a grass-roots organization called Generazione 90. The carts he refers to are small shopping cartsthe symbol of a true Venetian. It started as a joke, he says with a laugh. The idea was to put blades on the wheels! You know? Like Ben Hur. Precisely
28、 like that, you just go around and run people down.C) Venice is one of the hottest tourist destinations in the world. But thats a problem. Up to 90,000 tourists crowd its streets and canals every dayfar outnumbering the 55,000 permanent residents. The tourist increase is one key reason the citys pop
29、ulation 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 cant even get to the market without swimming through a sea of picture-snapping tourists. Imagine, navigating through 50,000 people whi
30、le 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 theyre only interested in tourismthe primary industry in Venice, worth more than $3 billion in 2015. Venice is a cas
31、h cow, she says, and everyone wants a piece.E) Just beyond St. Marks 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 bottom of the sea, weakening the foundations of the centuries-old buildings thems
32、elves. Every time I see a cruise ship, I feel sad, Chigi says. You see the mud it drags; the destruction it leaves in its wake? That hurts the ancient wooden poles holding up the city underwater. One day well see Venice break down.F) For a time, UNESCO, the cultural wing of the United Nations, seeme
33、d to agree. Two years ago, it put Italy on notice, saying the government was not protecting Venice. UNESCO considers the entire city a World Heritage Site, a great honor that means Venice, at the cultural level, belongs to all of the worlds people. In 2014, UNESCO gave Italy two years to manage Veni
34、ces flourishing tourism or the city would be placed on another listWorld Heritage In Danger, joining such sites as Aleppo and Palmyra, destroyed by the war in Syria.G) Venices deadline passed with barely a murmur (嘟哝) this summer, just as UNESCO was meeting in Istanbul. Only one representative, Jad
35、Tabet from Lebanon, tried to raise the issue. For several years, the situation of heritage in Venice has been worsening, and it has now reached a dramatic situation, Tabet told UNESCO. We have to act quicklythere is not a moment to waste.H) But UNESCO didnt even hold a vote. Its been postponed until
36、 2017, says Anna Somers, the founder and CEO of The Art Newspaper and the former head of Venice in Peril, a group devoted to restoring Venetian art. She says the main reason the U.N. cultural organization didnt vote to declare Venice a World Heritage Site In Danger is because UNESCO has become inten
37、sely politicized. There would have been some back-room negotiations.I) Italy boasts more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other country in the world, granting it considerable power and influence within the organization. The former head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which oversees heritage
38、 sites, is Francesco Bandarin, a Venetian who now serves as UNESCOs assistant director-general for culture.J) Earlier this year, Italy signed an accord with UNESCO to establish a task force of police art detectives and archaeologists (考古学家) to protect cultural heritage from natural disasters and ter
39、ror groups, such as ISIS. The accord underlined Italys global reputation as a good steward of art and culture.K) But adding Venice to the UNESCO endangered listwhich is dominated by sites in developing and conflict-ridden countrieswould be an international embarrassment, and could even hurt Italys p
40、rofitable tourism industry. The Italian Culture Ministry says it is unaware of any government efforts to pressure UNESCO. As for the organization itself, it declined a request for an interview.L) The citys current mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, has ridiculed UNESCO and told it to mind its own business, whil
41、e continuing to support the cruise ship industry, which employs 5,000 Venice residents.M) As for Venetians, theyre beyond frustrated and hoping for a solution soon. Its a nightmare for me. Some situations are really difficult with tourists around, says Giorgio as he navigates around a swelling crowd
42、 at the Rialto Bridge. There are just so many of them. They never know where they are going, and do not walk in an orderly manner. Navigating the streets can be exhausting.N) Then it hits him: This crowd isnt made up of tourists. Theyre Venetians. Giorgio says hes never experienced the Rialto Bridge
43、 this way in all his 22 years. For once, we are the ones who are blocking the traffic, he says delightedly. It feels unreal. It feels like were some form of endangered species. Its just nice. The feeling is just pure. But, he worries, if tourism isnt managed and his fellow locals continue to move to the mainland, his generation might be the last who can call themselves native Venetians.36. The passing cruise ships will undermine the foundations of the ancient buildings in Venice.37. The Italian government has just reached an agreement with UNESCO
