年6月英语四级考试真题及考试答案

【写作】

【题干】Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashort

essayontheimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.120-180words.

【答案】Writingisaskilltestedinallmajorstandardizededucationaltests,

includingCET-4/6,TOEFL,IELTS,andsoon.Buttherehasbeennoshortageofreports

fromdifferentsourcesthatalargeproportionofstudents,especiallycollege

students,haveill-performedwritingskills,earningrelativelylowscoresintests

aswellasonschoolassignments.

Inmyopinion,writingisacrucialskillforstudents.Itisareliableway

bywhichoneimpartknowledge,suggestplans,fightforone,sidea,refuteatheory,

andmanyotherpurposes.Soifyouaregoodatwriting,thenyouareabletofulfill

thetasksabovementionedmoreeffectively.Besides,notedwrites,betheynovelists,

poetsoreditors-in-chiefenlighteneverygenerationofreaderswithnewexperiences.

That'swhyreaderstodaystilldiscussonandsharetheiropinionsongreatbooks

suchasADreaminRedMansions.

Inanutshell,fewskillsaremoreimportantthanwritinginthecurrentsociety.

Somysuggestwouldbethateveryone,collegestudentsparticular,takestimeto

honewritingskills,getmorepracticeinit,sothatwecanliveuptothesocial

expectationofbecomingsocialistsuccessors.

【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】

SectionA

NewsReportOne

AmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecades

agowasfound1500milesawayandhe'sbeenreturnedtohisdaughter.Thelonglost

messagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.

Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeit

hadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.

Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,“Returnto419OceanStreetandreceivea

rewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofthebeachCombermotel.

ThemotelwasownedbythePaulaPiercein1960.Herfatherhadwrittenthenotes

asajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshire

todeliverthatmessagetoPolaPierce.Shehelduptoherfather1spromisegiving

Buffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinabottlefinding

itswaybackhome.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

2.WhydidPaulaPiercegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?

NewsReportTwo

MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectspraying

operationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsectssprayingover

theweekendleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchestercountySouth

Carolina,wherefourtravel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedin

thearea.MostofthedeathscamefromFlowerTownBeefarm,acompanyinSomerville

thatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthe

farmlookslikeit'sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.Dorchester

countyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.Dorchester

CountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylost

theirbeecolonies.CountymanagerJasonWardsaidinastatement.'Tmnotpleased

thatsomanybeeswerekilled.w

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?

4.WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm?

NewsReportThree

Theworld'slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.The

Airlander10spentnearly2hoursintheairhavingtakenofffromCoddingtonairfield

inBedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000feetandperformedaseriesof

gentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftismassiveaslongasafootball

fieldandastai1as6doubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.

ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwas

abandonedfollowingbudgetcu:backs.Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcan

carryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandomitting

lesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'sthefutureofaircraftandonedaywe'11

beusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwill

needtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviation

administrationifitpassesthoughwecanhopewe'11allgetsomeextralegroom.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?

6.WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft?

7.Whatistheadvantage3ftheAirlander10overhugejetplanes?

SectionB

ConversationOne

M：Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?

W：Yeah,whynot,wehaven'tbeenoutforages,what'son?

M；Wcl1,there'safilmaboutclimatcchange.Docsitsoundgoodtoyou?

W：No,notreally,itdoesn'treallyappealtome.What'sitabout?Just

climatechange?

M：Ithinkit'sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhow

theymakeitentertaining.

W：Well,itsoundsreallyawfuLit*sanimportantsubjectIagree.ButI

amnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?

M：There'saSpanishdancefestival.

W：Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.

M：Apparently,it*sabsolutelybrilliant.Let*sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.

AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestoryKamen.

W：Ok,then.Whattimeisiton?

M：At7：30.

W：Well,that'snogood.Wehaven'tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthere

anythingelse?

M：There'sacomedyspecialon.

W：Where'siton?

M：It*satthecitytheater.It'sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferent

acts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepapersaysit'sthefunniest

thinghe'severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanight

offunperformances.

W：Em......Iamnotkeen3nhim.Heisnotveryfunny.

M：Arcyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?Youarcnotveryenthusiastic.

W：Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let'sgotoseethedance.Buttomorrow,

nottonight.

M：Great>I'llbooktheticketsonline.

Questions8and11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.Whatdoesthewomenthinkoftheclimatechange?

9.WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight?

10.Whatdoesthecriticsayaboutthecomedyperformedatthecitytheater?

11.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?

ConversationTwo

W：GoodmorningMr.Lee,MayIhaveaminutesofyourtime?

M：SureKatherine,whatcanIdoforyou?

W：I'mquietanxiousabouttransferringovertoourcollege,I'mafraidI

won'tfitin.

M：don'tworryKatherine,it'scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabout

transferringschools,thishappenstomanytransferstudents.

W：Yes,Iknow,butIimyoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworries

mealot.

M：Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknow,wehave

alotofafter-schoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andso,thisway,youwillbe

abletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.

W：That'snice,Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.

M：I'msureyoudo,sowillbejustfine»don'tworrysomuchandtryto

makethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere,also,rememberthatyoucancometo

meanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.

W：Thankssomuch,Idefinitelyfeelbetternow,asamatteroffact,I

'vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswhowillbelivinginthesamehousewith

me,andsheseemedreallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,Filhaveachanceto

haveaclosecircleoffriends,sincewe'llbelivingtogether.

M：Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowould

belivingwithyouinyourflat.Okay.ThereareHannah,Kelly,andBree.Bree

isalsoanewstudenthere,likeyou,I'msureyoutwo'11havemoretoshare

witheachother.

Questions12and15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.WhydoesKatherinefeelanxious?

13.WhatdoesMr.LeeencDurageKatherinetodo?

14.WhatdoesMr.LeepromisedtodoforKatherine?

15.WhatdowelearnaboutKatherine'schoolmateBree?

SectionC

PassageOne

Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyourhunger?

Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerful

motivatingforce.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweighedother

physicaldrives,includingfsar,thirstandsocialneeds.

Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.

Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoice

ofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefood,theresearchers

found.However,whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrink,

accordingtothestudy.Inthssecondexperimentmeanttopitthemice*shunger

againsttheirfear,hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathadcertain“fox-scented”

areasandotherplacesthatsmelledsafer(inotherwords,no二likeananimalthat

couldeatthem)butalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthat,whenthemicewerehungry,

theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthemicewerewell-fed,they

stayedinareasofthecagethatwereconsidered"safe."Hungeralsooutweighed

themice*ssocialneeds,theresearchersfound.Miceareusuallysocialanimals

andprefertobeinthecompanyofothermice,accordingtothestudy.Whenthe

micewerehungry,theyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatistheresearchers'purposeincarryingouttheseriousexperiment

withmice?

17.Inwhatcircumstances,domiceventureintounsafeareas?

18.Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?

PassageTwo

TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.Interstate

highwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityinthecountry.Didyou

everwonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellentroadsexists?Forananswer,

youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s.Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWar

I,themilitarywantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.

Suchasystemcould,ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.

Itcouldalsogetpeopleoutofcitiesindangerofbeingbombed.So-calledroads

ofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountryroads.

In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystem,butdidnotfundtheplan

rightaway.Inthe1950s,theplanbegantobecomeareality.Over$25billionwas

appropriatedbycongress,andconstructionbeganonabout40,000milesofnewroads.

Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.And

thoughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartraveleasier,defensewasnot

forgotten.Forinstance,highwayoverpasseshadtobehighenoughtoallowtrailers

carryingmilitarymissilestopassunderthem.By1974,thissystemwasmostly

completed.Afewadditionalroadswouldcomelater.Quickandeasytravelbetween

al1partsofthecountrywasnowpossible.

Questions19and21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmericanhighwaysystem?

20.Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofbuildingahighwaysystem?

21.Whenwastheinterstatehighwaysystemmostlycompleted?

PassageThree

Textingwhiledrivingwaslistedasamajorcauseofroaddeathsamongyoung

Americansbackin2013.Arecertstudysaidthat40%ofAmericanteensclaimtohave

beeninacarwhenthedriverusedacellphoneinawaythatputpeopleindanger.

Thissoundslikeawidespreaddiseasebutit'sonethattechnologymaynowhelped

cure.T.J.Evarts,a20-year-oldinventor,hascomeupwithanovelsolutionthat

couldeasilyputtextingdriversonnotice.It'scalledSmartWheel,andit's

designedtofitoverthesteeringwheelofmoststandardvehiclestotrackwhether

ornotthedriverhastwohandsonthewheelatalltimes.Evarts'inventionwarns

thedriverswiththelightandthesoundwhentheyholdthewheelwithonehandonly>

butassoonastheyplacetheotherhandbackonthewheelthelightturnsbackto

greenandthesoundstops.Italsowatchesforwhat,scalled“closebyhandsM,

wherebothhandsareclosetogethernearthetopofthewheelsothedrivercantype

withboththumbsanddriveatthesametime.AllthedataSmartWheelcollectsis

alsosenttoaconnectedapp.SoanyparentswhoinstallSmartiVheelcankeeptrack

oftheteens*drivinghabits.Iftheytrytoremoveordamagethecover,that's

reportedaswell.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.WhatisamajorcauseofroaddeathsamongyoungAmericans?

23.WhatisSmartWheel?

24.Whathappensifthedriverhasonehandonthewheel?

25.Howdoparentskeeptrackoftheirteens'drivinghabits?

参考答案：

ABBCACDADCBDCADBACDBABACB

1.A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.

【解析】根据原文：AmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshireman

morethanfivedecadesagowasfound1500milesawayandhe'sbeenreturnedtohis

daughter.可以得到答案。

2.B)Shewantedtohonorherfather,spromise.

【解析】根据原文：Shehelduptoherfather,spromisegivingBuffingtonthat

reward.可以得出答案。

3.B)SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.

【解析】根据原文：Theinsectssprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2mi11ion

beesdeadonthespotinDorchestercountySouthCarolina,wherefourtravel-related

casesofZikadiseasehavebeanconfirmedinthearea.可以得出答案。

4.C)Itlostahugestockofbees.

【解析】根据原文：Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.可以得出答案。

5.A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

【解析】根据原文：TheAirlander10spentnearly2hoursintheairhavingtaken

offfromCoddingtonairfieldinBedfordshire.可以得出答案。

6.C)Inadequatefunding.

【解析】根据原文：ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalongrange

spyaircraft,butwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.可以得出答案。

7.D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

【解析】根据原文：Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcancarryheavierloads

thanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandomittinglesspollution.

可以得出答案。

8.A)Itseemsadepressingtopic.

【解析】根据原文：Well,itsoundsreallyawful,it'sanimportantsubject

Iagree.可以得出答案。

9.D)Theycan*tmakeittothetheater.

【解析】根据原文：Well,that'snogood.Wehaven'tgotenoughtimetoget

there.可以得出答案。

10.C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverseen.

【解析】根据原文：Thecriticinthelocalthepapersaysit,sthefunniestthing

he,severseen.可以得出答案。

11.B)Goandseethedance.

【解析】根据原文：Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let4sgotoseethedance.But

tomorrow,nottonight.可以得出答案。

12.D)Sheworriesshewon*tfitinasatransferstudent.

【解析】根据原文：I'mquietanxiousabouttransferringovertoourcollege,

I'mafraidIwon'tfitin.可以得出答案。

13.C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.

【解析】根据原文：Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyou

know,wehavealotofafter-sshoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andso,thisway,

youwillbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.可以得出答案。

14.A)Giveherhelpwhengversheneeds.

【解析】根据原文：I"msureyoudo,sowillbejustfine,don'tworrysomuch

andtrytomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere.also»rememberthatyou

cancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.可以得出答案。

15.D)Shehasjusttransferredtocollege.

【解析】根据原文：Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.可以得

出答案。

16.B)Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.

【解析】根据原文：Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeel

likesuchapowerfulmotivatingforce.可以得出答案。

17.A)Whentheyarehungry.

【解析】根据原文：Itturnedoutthat,whenthemicewerehungry,theyventured

intotheunsafeareasforfood,可以得出答案...

18.C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.

【解析】根据原文：Miceareusuallysocialanimetisandprefertobeinthecompany

ofothermice,accordingtothestudy.可以得出答案。

19.D)Itisoneofthebestinworld.

【解析】根据文章：TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsinthe

world.可以得出答案。

20.B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

【解析】根据文章：uchasystemcould,ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfrom

oneareatoanother.可以得出答案。

21.A)Inthe1970s.

【解析】根据文章：By1974,thissystemwasmostlycompleted.可以得出答案。

22.B)Messagingwhiledriving.

【解析】根据文章：Textingwhiledrivingwas1istedasamajorcauseofroaddeaths

amongyoungAmericansbackin2013.可以得出答案。

23.D)Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.

【解析】根据文章：It'scalledSmartWheel,andit*sdesignedtofitoverthe

steeringwheelofmoststandardvehiclestotrackwhetherornotthedriverhastwo

handsonthewheelatalltimes.可以得出答案。

24.C)Theyarealertedwithalightandsound.

【解析】根据文章：Evarts'inventionwarnsthedriverswiththelightandthe

soundwhentheyholdthewheelwithonehandonly,butassoonastheyplacethe

otherhandbackonthewheelthelightturnsbacktogreenandthesoundstops.

可以得出答案。

25.B)Usingaconnectedapp.

【解析】根据文章：AllthedataSmartWheelcollectsisalsosenttoaconnected

app.可以得出答案。

【阅读】

PartHIReadingSectionC

26.C-cast

27.L-replaced

28.F-efficient

29.J-professionals

30.E-decorative

31.G-clcctrificd

32.I-photographed

33.B-approach

34.K-quality

35.H-identify

36-F

37-C

38-1

39-E

40-B

41-K

42-H

43-D

44-A

45-G

PassageOne

Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpact

onpeople*smentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmoving

toagreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,

whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheEuropean

CentreforEnvironmentandHumanHealthattheUniversityofExeter,UK,explained

thatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewer

signsofdepressionoranxiety.aTherecouldbeanumberofreasons,“hesaid,

“forexample,peopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier：theystrivefor

promotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewithallthosethings

isthatwithinsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaseline

levelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable；theydon'tmakeus

happyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelottery(彩票)winnerswhohadwon

morethan£500»000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersixmonths

toayear,theywerebacktothebaseline.w

Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashad

alastingpositiveeffectonpeople*ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalso

disappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis»theteamuseddatafromtheBritish

HouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversityofEssex.

Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid：”Whatyouseeisthatevenafter

threeyears,mentalhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyoftheotherthings

thatwethinkwillmakeushappy."Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaces

werelessstressed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsand

communicatedbetter.

46.Accordingtoonestudy,whatdogreenspacesdotopeople?

A)Improvetheirworkefficiency.

B)Addtotheirsustainedhappiness.

C)Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.

D)Lessentheirconcernsaboutmaterialwell-being.

47.WhatdoesDr.Whitesaypeopleusuallydotomakethemselveshappier?

A)Earnmoremoney.

B)Gainfameandpopularity.

C)Settleinanurbanarsa.

D)Liveinagreenenvironment.

48.WhatdoesDr.Whitetrytofindoutaboutlivinginagreenerurbanarea?

A)Howitaffectsdifferentpeople.

B)Howstrongitseffectis.

C)Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.

D)Howitbenefitsphysically

49.WhatdidDr.Whiteresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivinginagreen

environment?

A)Theirstresswasmoreapparentthanreal.

B)Theirdecisionsrequiredlessdeliberation.

C)Theirmemoriesweregreatlystrengthened.

D)Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.

50.AccordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmentdotobuildmoregreen

spacesincities?

A)Findfinancialsupport.

B)Improveurbanplanning.

C)Involvelocalresidentsintheeffort.

D)Raisepublicawarenessoftheissue.

答案：BACDA

PassageTwo

AletterwrittenbyCharlesDarwinin1875hasbeenreturnedtotheSmithsonian

InstitutionArchives(档案馆)bytheFBIafterbeingstolentwice.

“Werealizedinthemid-1970sthatitwasmissing,“saysEffieKapsalis>

headoftheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives."Itwasnotedasmissingandlikely

takenbyanintern,fromwhattheFBIistellingus.Wordgotoutthatitwasmissing

whensomeoneaskedtoseetheletterforresearchpurposes,“andtheinternput

theletterback."Theinternlikelytooktheletteragainoncenobodywaswatching

it.”

Decadespassed.FinallytheFBIreceivedatipthatthestolendocumentwas

locatedveryclosetoWashington,D.C.Theirartcrimeteamrecoveredtheletter

butwereunabletopresschargesbecausethetimeoflimitationshadended.TheFBI

workedcloselywiththeArchivestodeterminethattheletterwasbothauthentic

anddefinitelySmithsonian'sproperty.

TheletterwaswrittenbyDarwintothankanAmericangeologist,Dr.Ferdinand

VandeveerHayden,forsendinghimcopiesofhisresearchintothegeologyofthe

regionthatwouldbecomeYellowstoneNationalPark.

Theletterisinfairlygcodcondition,inspiteofbeingoutofthecareof

trainedmuseumstaffforsolong."Itwasluckilyingoodshape,“saysKapsalis,

“andwejusthavetodosomeminorthingsin