2018年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案(3套)

2018年6月大学英语四级真题(第1套)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportance

ofreadingabilityandhowtodevelopitYoushouldwriteatleast120wordshutnomorethan

180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,you

willheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.

B)ANewHampshireman'sjokewithfriendsonhiswife.

C)Afather'smessageforhisdaughter.

D)Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.

2.A)Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.

B)Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromise.

C)Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathertodoso.

D)Shewasexcitedtoseeherfather'shandwriting.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.

B)SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.

C)Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdisease.

D)Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.

4.A)Itapologizedtoitscustomers.

B)Itwasforcedtokillitsbees.

C)Itlostahugestockofbees.

D)Itlost2.5milliondollars.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

B)Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.

C)Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.

D)Itmadeaseriesofsharpturnsinthesky.

6.A)Engineeringproblems.

B)Theairpollutionitproduced.

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C)Inadequatefunding.

D)Theoppositionfromthemilitary.

7.A)Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology.

B)Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.

C)Itisasafermeansoftransportation.

D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespo

kenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Itseemsadepressingtopic.

B)Itsoundsquitealarming.

C)Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.

D)Itisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.

9.A)Themandoesn'tunderstandSpanish.

B)Thewomandoesn'treallylikedancing.

C)Theydon'twantsomethingtoonoisy.

D)Theycan'tmakeittothetheatreintime.

10.A)ItwouldbemorefunwithoutMr.Whiteheadhosting.

B)Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudience'sattention.

C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.

D)Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.

11.A)Watchacomedy.

B)Goandseethedance.

C)Booktheticketsonline.

D)Seeafilmwiththeman.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.

B)Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.

C)Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.

D)Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.

13.A)Seekadvicefromseniorstudents.

B)Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies.

C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.

D)Lookintowhattheschooloffers.

14.A)Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.

B)Acceptherasatransferstudent.

C)Findheraccommodationoncampus.

D)Introducehertoherroommates.

15.A)ShehasinterestssimilartoMr.Lee's.

B)ShehasbecomefriendswithCatherine.

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C)ShehaschosenthemajorCatherinehas.

D)Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillhespokenonlyonce.Afte

ryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Toinvestigatehowbeingoverweightimpactsonhealth.

B)Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.

C)Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.

D)Todeterminewhatfeelingsmicehave.

17.A)Whentheyarehungry.

B)Whentheyarethirsty.

C)Whentheysmellfood.

D)Whentheywantcompany.

18.A)Theysearchforfoodingroups.

B)Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.

C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.

D)Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)ItsconstructionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.

B)Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.

C)Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.

D)Itisoneofthebestintheworld.

20.A)Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.

B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

C)Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.

D)Tospeedupthetransportationofgoods.

21.A)Inthe1970s.

B)Inthe1960s.

C)Inthe1950s.

D)Inthe1940s.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Chattingwhiledriving.

B)Messagingwhiledriving.

C)Drivingunderage.

D)Speedingonhighways.

23.A)Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.

B)Agadgettochargethephoneinacar.

C)Adevicetocontrolthespeedofavehicle.

D)Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.

24.A)Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights.

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B)Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt.

C)Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.

D)Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.

25.A)Installingacamera.

B)Usingaconnectedapp.

C)Checkingtheiremails.

D)Keepingadailyrecord

PartIHReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewith10blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentified

byaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthehankmorethanonce.

AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolarpanels.

Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsurancecompanyinside.Whenthe

towerwasfirst_26_in1962,itwascoveredwiththinsquarestones.Thesesmallsquare

stonesbecameaproblemfbrthebuildingandcontinuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntil

amajorrenovationwas_27_.Duringthisrenovationthebuilding'sowners,CIS,_28_

thesolarpanelcompany,Solarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolar

panels.In2004,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEurope'slargest_29—ofverticalsolar

panels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge_30—hasneverbeenrepeatedsince.

Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIStower

waschosenasoneofthe"10bestgreenenergyprojects1'.Foralongtimeafterthis

renovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas_31_

overtakenbytheMillbankTower.

Greenbuildingslikethisaren't_32_cost-efficientfbrtheinvestor,butitdoesproduce

muchlesspollutionthanthatcausedbyenergy_33—throughfossilfuels.Assolarpanels

get_34_,theworldislikelytoseemoreskyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collecting

energymuchliketreesdo.Imagineaworldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwasn'ta

raceof_35—,butratheronetocollectthemostsolarenergy.

A)cheaperB)cleanerC)collectionD)competedE)constructedF)consulted

G)dimensionH)discoveredI)eventuallyJ)heightK)necessarilyL)production

M)rangeN)scaleO)undertaken

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedto

it.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethan

once.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

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SomeCollegeStudentsAreAngryThatTheyHavetoPaytoDoTheirHomework

A)Digitallearningsystemsnowchargestudentsforaccesscodesneededtocompletecoursework,

takequizzes,andturninhomework.Asuniversitiesgodigital,studentsarecomplainingofa

newhittotheirfinancesthat'sreplacing-andsometimesjoining-expensivetextbooks:

priceyonlineaccesscodesthatarerequiredtocompletecourseworkandsubmitassignments.

B)Thecodes-whichtypicallyrangeinpricefrom$80to$155percourse—givestudentsonline

accesstosystemsdevelopedbyeducationcompanieslikeMcGrawHillandPearson.These

companies,whichlongreapedbigprofitsastextbookpublishers,haveboastedthattheirnew

onlineofferings,whenpushedtostudentsthroughuniversitiestheypartnerwith,representthe

futureoftheindustry.

C)Butcriticssaythedigitalaccesscodesrepresentthesameprofit-seekingethos(观念)ofthe

textbookbusiness,andareevenharderforstudentstooptoutof.Whiletheycouldoncebuy

second-handtextbooks,orsharecopieswithfriends,thedigitalsystemsareessentially

impossibletoavoid.

D)"Whenwetalkabouttheaccesscodeweseeitasthenewfaceofthetextbookmonopoly(垄

断)，anewwaytolockstudentsaroundthissystem,"saidEthanSenack,thehighereducation

advocatefortheU.S.PublicInterestResearchGroup,toBuzzFeedNews."Ratherthan$250

(foraprinttextbook)you'repaying$120,"saidSenack."Butbecauseit'salldigitalit

eliminatestheusedbookmarketandeliminatesanysharingandbecausehomeworkandtests

arethroughanaccesscode,iteliminatesanyabilitytooptout."

E)SarinaHarpet,a19-year-oldstudentatVirginiaTech,wasfacedwithatoughdilemmawhen

shefirststartedcollegein2015一payrentorpaytoturninherchemistryhomework.Shetold

BuzzFeedNewsthatherfreshmanchemistryclassrequiredhertouseConnect,asystem

providedbyMcGrawHillwherestudentscansubmithomework,takeexamsandtracktheir

grades.Butthecodetoaccesstheprogramcost$120—abigsumforHarper,whohadalready

putdown$450fortextbooks,andhadrentdayapproaching.

F)Shedecidedtowaitforhernextwork-studypaycheck,whichwastypically$150-$200,to

payforthecode.Sheknewthatherchemistrygrademaytakeadiveasaresult."It'sa

balancingact,“shesaid.nCanIreallyaffordtheseaccesscodesnow?"Shedidn'thandinher

firsttwoassignmentsforchemistry,whichstartedheroutintheclasswithafailinggrade.

G)Theaccesscodesmaybeanotherfinancialheadacheforstudents,butfortextbookbusinesses,

they'rethefuture.McGrawHill,whichcontrols21%ofthehighereducationmarket,reported

inMarchthatitsdigitalcontentsalesexceededprintsalesforthefirsttimein2015.The

companysaidthat45%ofits$140millionrevenuein2015"wasderivedfromdigital

products.u

H)APearsonspokespersontoldBuzzFeedNewsthat''digitalmaterialsarelessexpensiveanda

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goodinvestment'1thatoffernewfeatures,likeaudiotexts,personalizedknowledgechecksand

expertvideos.Itsdigitalcoursematerialssavestudentsupto60%comparedtotraditional

printedtextbooks,thecompanyadded.McGrawHilldidn'trespondtoarequestforcomment,

butitsCEODavidLevintoldtheFinancialTimesinAugustthat"inhighereducation,theera

oftheprintedtextbookisnowover."

I)Thetextbookindustryinsiststheonlinesystemsrepresentabetterdealforstudents."These

digitalproductsaren'tjustmechanismsforstudentstosubmithomework,theyofferallkinds

offeatures,"DavidAnderson,theexecutivedirectorofhighereducationwiththeAssociation

ofAmericanPublishers,toldBuzzFeedNews."Ithelpsstudentsunderstandinawaythatyou

can'tdowithprinthomeworkassignments.'1

J)DavidHunt,anassociateprofessorinsociologyatAugustaUniversity,whichhasrolledout

digitaltextbooksacrossitsmathandpsychologydepartments,toldBuzzFeedNewsthathe

understandstheutilityofusingsystemsthatrequireaccesscodes.Buthedoesn'trequirehis

studentstobuyaccesstoalearningprogramthatcontrolstheclassassignments.nItrytomake

thingsasinexpensiveaspossible,'*saidHunt,whousesfreedigitaltextbooksforhisclasses

butdesignshisowncurriculum."TheonlinesystemsmaymakemylifealoteasierbutIfeel

likeFmgivingupcontrol.Thediscussionsarethethingswheremyexpertisecanbenefitthe

studentsmost.'1

K)A20-year-oldjunioratGeorgiaSouthernUniversitytoldBuzzFeedNewsthatshenormally

spends$500-$600onaccesscodesfbrclass.Inonecase,theprofessordidn'trequirestudents

tobuyatextbook,justanaccesscodetotuminhomework.Thisyearshesaidshespent$900

onaccesscodestobooksandprograms."That*stwomonthsofrent,"shesaid.nYoucan'tsell

anyofitback.Withatraditionaltextbookyoucansellitfor$30-$50andthathelpstopay

foryournewsemester'sbooks.Withanaccesscode,you'reoutofthatmoney.n

L)BenjaminWolverton,a19-year-oldstudentattheUniversityofSouthCarolina,toldBuzzFeed

Newsthat"it'sridiculousthatafterpayingtensofthousandsintuitionwehavetopayforall

theseaccesscodestodoourhomework.'*Manyoftheaccesscodeshe*spurchasedhavebeen

requiredsimplytocompletehomeworkorquizzes."Oftenit'sonly10%ofyourgradein

class.0hesaid."You'repayingsomuchmoneyfbrsomethingthathardlyaffectsyour

grade—butifyoudidn'thaveit,itwouldaffectyourgradesenough.Itwouldbebadtostart

outataBorC.”Wolvertonsaidhespent$500onaccesscodesfbrdigitalbooksandprograms

thissemester.

M)Harper,apoultry(家禽)sciencemajor,istakingchemistryagainthisyearandhadtobuya

newaccesscodetohandinherhomework.Sherentedhereconomicsandstatisticstextbooks

forabout$20each.Butheraccesscodesforhomework,whichcan'tberentedorbought

second-hand,werehermostexpensivepurchases:$120and$85.

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N)Shestillremembersthestingofherfirstexperienceskippinganassignmentduetothehigh

prices."Wedon'treallyhaveamissedassignmentpolicy,nshesaid.uIfyoumissit,youjust

missit.Ijustgotzerosonacoupleoffirstassignments.Imanagedtopulleverythingbackup.

Butasascaredfreshmanlookingattheirgrades,it'snotfun."

36.Astudent'syearlyexpensesonaccesscodesmayamounttotheirrentfortwomonths.

37.Theonlineaccesscodesmaybeseenasawaytotiethestudentstothedigitalsystem.

38.Ifastudenttakesacourseagain,theymayhavetobuyanewaccesscodetosubmittheir

assignments.

39.McGrawHillaccountsforoverone-fifthofthemarketshareofcollegetextbooks.

40.Manytraditionaltextbookpublishersarenowofferingonlinedigitalproducts,whichthey

believewillbethefutureofthepublishingbusiness.

41.Onestudentcomplainedthattheynowhadtopayforaccesscodesinadditiontothehigh

tuition.

42.Digitalmaterialscancoststudentslessthanhalfthepriceoftraditionalprintedbooks

accordingtoapublisher.

43.Onestudentdecidednottobuyheraccesscodeuntilshereceivedthepayforherpart-timejob.

44.Onlinesystemsmaydepriveteachersofopportunitiestomakethebestuseoftheirexpertise

fbrtheirstudents.

45.Digitalaccesscodesarecriticizedbecausetheyareprofit-drivenjustlikethetextbook

business.SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46and50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Losingyourabilitytothinkandrememberisprettyscary.Weknowtheriskofdementia(痴

呆症)increaseswithage.Butifyouhavememoryslips,youprobablyneedn'tworry.Thereare

prettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaandage-relatedmemoryloss.

Afterage50,it*squitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenamesofpeople,placesand

thingsquickly,saysDr.KirkDaffnerofBrighamandWomen'sHospitalinBoston.

Thebrainagesjustliketherestofthebody.Certainpartsshrink,especiallyareasinthebrain

thatareimportanttolearning,memoryandplanning.Changesinbraincellscanaffect

communicationbetweendifferentregionsofthebrain.Andbloodflowcanbereducedasblood

vesselsnarrow.

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Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,isnothingtoworryabout.

Butifyouforgettheplotofthemovieordon'lrememberevenseeingit,that*sfarmoreconcerning,

Daffnersays.

Whenyouforgetentireexperiences,hesays,that's"aredflagthatsomethingmoreserious

maybeinvolved.*'Forgettinghowtooperateafamiliarobjectlikeamicrowaveoven,or

forgettinghowtodrivetothehouseofafriendyou'vevisitedmanytimesbeforecanalsobesigns

ofsomethinggoingwrong.

Buteventhen,Daffnersays,peopleshouldn'tpanic.Therearemanythingsthatcancause

confusionandmemoryloss,includinghealthproblemsliketemporarystoppageofbreathing

duringsleep,highbloodpressure,ordepression,aswellasmedications（药物）like

antidepressants.

Youdon'thavetofigurethisoutonyourown.Daffnersuggestsgoingtoyourdoctortocheck

onmedications,healthproblemsandotherissuesthatcouldbeaffectingmemory.Andthebest

defenseagainstmemorylossistotrytopreventitbybuildingupyourbrain*scognitive（认知的）

reserve,Daffnersays.

“Readbooks,gotomovies,takeonnewhobbiesoractivitiesthatforceonetothinkinnovel

ways,“hesays.Inotherwords,keepyourbrainbusyandworking.Andalsogetphysicallyactive,

becauseexerciseisaknownbrainbooster.

46.Whydoestheauthorsaythatoneneedn'tbeconcernedaboutmemoryslips?

A.Notallofthemaresymptomsofdementia.

B.Theyoccuronlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople.

C.Notallofthemarerelatedtoone'sage.

D.Theyarequitecommonamongfifty-year-olds.

47.Whathappensaswebecomeagedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ourinteractionskillsdeteriorate.

B.Somepartsofourbrainstopfunctioning.

C.Communicationwithinourbrainweakens.

D.Ourwholebrainstartsshrinking.

48.Whichmemory-relatedsymptomshouldpeopletakeseriously?

A.Totallyforgettinghowtodoone'sdailyroutines.

B.Inabilitytorecalldetailsofone*slifeexperiences.

C.Failuretorememberthenamesofmoviesoractors.

□.Occasionallyconfusingtheaddressesofone'sfriends.

49.Whatshouldpeopledowhensignsofseriousmemorylossshowup?

A.Checkthebrain'scognitivereserve.

B.Stopmedicationsaffectingmemory.

C.Tumtoaprofessionalforassistance.

D.Exercisetoimprovetheirwell-being.

50.WhatisDr.Daffnefsadviceforcombatingmemoryloss?

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A.Havingregularphysicalandmentalcheckups.

B.Takingmedicinethathelpsboostone'sbrain.

C.Engaginginknownmemoryrepairactivities.

D.Stayingactivebothphysicallyandmentally.PassageTwo

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AletterwrittenbyCharlesDarwinin1875hasbeenreturnedtotheSmithsonianInstitution

Archives（档案馆）bytheFBIafterbeingstolentwice.

"Werealizedinthemid-1970sthatitwasmissing,"saysEffieKapsalis,headofthe

SmithsonianInsitutionArchives."Itwasnotedasmissingandlikelytakenbyanintern（实习生）,

fromwhattheFBIistellingus.Wordgotoutthatitwasmissingwhensomeoneaskedtoseethe

letterforresearchpurposes,"andtheinternputtheletterback.MTheinternlikelytooktheletter

againoncenobodywaswatchingit.”

Decadespassed.Finally,theFBIreceivedatipthatthestolendocumentwaslocatedvery

closetoWashington,D.C.Theirartcrimeteamrecoveredtheletterbutwereunabletopress

chargesbecausethetimeoflimitationshadended.TheFBIworkedcloselywiththeArchivesto

detenninethattheletterwasbothauthenticanddefinitelySmithsonian^property.

TheletterwaswrittenbyDarwintothankanAmericangeologist,Dr.FerdinandVandeveer

Hayden,forsendinghimcopiesofhisresearchintothegeologyoftheregionthatwouldbecome

YellowstoneNationalPark.

Theletterisinfairlygoodcondition,inspiteofbeingoutofthecareoftrainedmuseumstaff

forsolong."Itwasluckilyingoodshape,1'saysKapsalis,"andwejusthavetodosomeminor

thingsinordertobeabletounfoldit.Ithassomeglueonitthathascoloreditslightly,butnothing

thatwillpreventusfromusingit.Afteritisrepaired,wewilltakedigitalphotosofitandthatwill

beavailableonline.Oneofourgoalsistogetitemsofhighresearchvalueorinteresttothepublic

online.1'

Itwouldnowbedifficultforanintern,visitororathieftostealadocumentlikethis.'*Archiving

practiceshavechangedgreatlysincethe1970s,"saysKapsalis,"andwekeepourhighvalue

documentsinasafethatIdon'tevenhaveaccessto.”

51.WhathappenedtoDarwin'sletterinthe1970s?

A.ItwasrecoveredbytheFBI.

B.Itwasstolenmorethanonce.

C.Itwasputinthearchivesforresearchpurposes.

D.ItwaspurchasedbytheSmithsonianArchives.

52.WhatdidtheFBIdoaftertherecoveryoftheletter?

A.Theyproveditsauthenticity.

B.Theykeptitinaspecialsafe.

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C.Theyarrestedthesuspectimmediately.

D.Theypressedcriminalchargesinvain.

53.WhatisDarwin'sletterabout?

A.TheevolutionofYellowstoneNationalPark.

B.HiscooperationwithanAmericangeologist.

C.Somegeologicalevidencesupportinghistheory.

D.Hisacknowledgementofhelpfromaprofessional.

54.WhatwilltheSmithsonianInstitutionArchivesdowiththeletteraccordingtoKapsalis?

A.Reserveitforresearchpurposesonly.

B.Tumitintoanobjectofhighinterest.

C.Keepitapermanentsecret.

D.Makeitavailableonline.

55.WhathasthepasthalfcenturywitnessedaccordingtoKapsalis?

A.Growinginterestinrareartobjects.

B.Radicalchangesinarchivingpractices.

C.Recoveryofvariousmissingdocuments.

D.Increasesinthevalueofmuseumexhibits.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto

English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

过去，乘飞机出行对大多数中国人来说是难以想象的。如今，随着经济的发展和生活水平

的提高，越来越多的中国人包括许多农民和外出务工人员都能乘飞机出行。他们可以乘飞机

到达所有大城市，还有很多城市也在筹建机场。航空服务不断改进，而且经常会有廉价机票。

近年来，节假日期间选择乘飞机外出旅游的人数在不断增加。

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2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题答案与详解(第1套)

PartIWriting

审题思路：

这个话题贴近学生学习，比较容易入手。通过审题可知，文章需要着重从两个方面展开，分别为阅读能力的重

要性以及如何提高阅读能力。其中，如何提高阅读能力应该分层次重点阐述。另外，文章结尾需要总结全文，进一

步强调方法的重要性。

范文点评：

高分范文精彩点评

TheImportanceofReadingAbilityandHowtoDevelopIt①开门见山，提出阅读的重要性。

CDASthemostfrequentlyusedwaytoqctaccesst。originalmaterials,②用which引导的定语从句具体阐述阅读

readinghasalwaysbeenconsideredoneofthemostimportantpartsof的重要作用。

languagelearning,②whichcanfacilitateexpansionoflexicalitems,③承上启下，指出阅读技能应该受到重视。

enhancementofgrammar,andaccumulationofsocialandcultural④引出下文：提高阅读能力有几点建议。

awareness.③Thisalsoexplainsthereasonwhyreadingskillsshouldbe⑤⑥⑦分别用Firstofall.Secondly>Lastbut

highlyemphasized.notleast具体阐述提高阅读能力的三点建

④InordertoimDroveyourreadingability,therearesometipsto议。

follow.©Firstofall,scanthematerialbeforeyoubeginreading.Whatever⑧用Aboveall总结全文，进一步阐述阅读

thepurposeofyourreadingis,takeafewminutestolookthepieceover,有很大益处，并强调学习者应该提高阅读

andcheckandseehowtheworkisstructuredandpresented.©Secondly,技能。

trynottoreachforthedictionarywhenyoucomeacrossawordyoudon't

know.Instead,trytoguessthemeaningofthewordbasedonthecontext.加分两点

⑦Lastbutnotleast,writeafewsentencestosummarizewhatyou'vereadfrequently频繁地

sinceitisawayofcheckingifyouhavecompletelyunderstood.enhancement提高，改进

(§)Aboveall,readinghasgreatbenefitsthatcanhelpyoulearntheculturalawareness文化意识

languagefasterandmorethoroughly.Everylanguagelearnercantrythecontext上下文，语境

abovemethodstodeveloptheirreadingskills.summarize总结

全文翻译：

阅读能力的重要性以及如何提高阅读能力

作为获取原始材料最常使用的方式，阅读一直被认为是语言学习中最重要的部分之一。它能够促进词汇的拓展、

语法的提高以及社会和文化意识的积累。这也正好解释了为什么应该高度重视阅读技能。

为了提高你的阅读能力，以下有几点建议。首先，在开始阅读之前先快速浏览材料。不管你的阅读目的是什么，

用几分钟来整体把握文章的结构和呈现方式。其次，