2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（二）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthisp
art,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimp
ortanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwrit
eatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡListeningCo
mprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,you
willhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,you
willheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandtheq
uestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you
mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),
C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebased
onthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Annoyed.B)Scared.C)C
onfused.D)Offended.A)Itcrawledoverthewoman’shands.C)Itwa
skilledbythepoliceonthespot.Itwounduponthesteeringwh
eel.D)Itwascoveredwithlargescales.Questions3and4arebas
edonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Astudyofthefast-
foodservice.C)McDonald’snewbusinessstrategies.Fastfoodcust
omersatisfaction.D)Competitioninthefast-foodindustry.A)Cus
tomers’higherdemands.C)Increasedvarietyofproducts.Theineff
iciencyofemployees.D)Therisingnumberofcustomers.Questions
5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Intern
ationaltreatiesregardingspacetravelprograms.Legalissuesinv
olvedincommercialspaceexploration.U.S.government’sapproval
ofprivatespacemissions.Competitionamongpublicandprivatesp
acecompanies.A)Deliverscientificequipmenttothemoon.Approve
anewmissiontotravelintoouterspace.Workwithfederalagenc
iesonspaceprograms.LaunchamannedspacecrafttoMars.A)Itis
significant.C)Itisunpredictable.Itispromising.D)Itisunpr
ofitable.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwo
longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhea
rfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe
spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe
bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then
markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleli
nethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversa
tionyouhavejustheard.A)VisitingherfamilyinThailand.C)Sw
immingaroundaThaiisland.ShowingfriendsaroundPhuket.D)Lyin
ginthesunonaThaibeach.A)ShevisitedaThaiorphanage.C)S
helearnedsomeThaiwords.ShemetaThaigirl’sparents.D)Shes
unbathedonaThaibeach.A)Hisclasswillstartinaminute.C)S
omeoneisknockingathisdoor.Hehasgotanincomingphonecall.
D)Hisphoneisrunningoutofpower.A)HeisinterestedinThai
artworks.C)Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.Heisgoi
ngtoopenasouvenirshop.D)HewantstoknowmoreaboutThaicu
lture.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavej
ustheard.A)Buyingsomefitnessequipmentforthenewgym.C)Si
gningupforaweight-losscourse.Openingagymandbecomingpers
onaltrainers.D)Tryingoutanewgymintown.A)Professionalper
sonaltraining.C)Adiscountforahalf-yearmembership.Freeexer
ciseforthefirstweek.D)Additionalbenefitsforyoungcouples.
A)Thesafetyofweight-lifting.C)Therenewalofhismembership.
Thehighmembershipfee.D)Theoperationoffitnessequipment.A)
Shewantsherinvitationrenewed.C)Sheknowsthebasicsofweigh
t-lifting.Sheusedtodo200sit-upseveryday.D)Sheusedtobe
thegym’spersonaltrainer.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,
youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwil
lhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestion
swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustc
hoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and
D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha
singlelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonth
epassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theytendtobenervousduringi
nterviews.Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.Theyworrya
bouttheresultsoftheirapplications.Theysearchextensivelyfo
remployers''information.A)Getbetterorganized.C)Findbetter-p
aidjobs.Edittheirreferences.D)Analyzethesearchingprocess.A
)Providetheirdataindetail.C)Makeuseofbettersearchengin
es.Personalizeeachapplication.D)Applyformorepromisingposit
ions.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusthe
ard.A)Ifkidsdidnotlikeschool,reallearningwouldnottake
place.Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestr
eets.Ifschoolsstayedthewaytheyare,parentsweresuretopro
test.Ifteachingfailedtoimprove,kidswouldstayawayfromsch
ool.A)Allowthemtoplayinterestinggamesinclass.Trytostir
uptheirinterestinlabexperiments.Letthemstayhomeandlearn
fromtheirparents.Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonhol
idays.A)Allowkidstolearnattheirownpace.C)Organizekids
intovariousinterestgroups.Encouragekidstolearnfromeachot
her.D)Takekidsoutofschooltolearnatfirsthand.Questions2
2to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itisesp
eciallypopularinFloridaandAlaska.Itisamajorsocialactivi
tyamongtheyoung.Itisseenalmostanywhereandonanyoccasion
.Itisevenmoreexpressivethanthewrittenword.A)Itislocate
dinabigcityinIowa.C)Itoffersfreedanceclassestosenior
s.Itisreallymarveloustolookat.D)Itofferspeopleachance
tosocialize.A)Theirstateofmindimproved.C)Theyenjoyedbett
erhealth.Theybecamebetterdancers.D)Theirrelationshipstreng
thened.A)Itisfun.C)Itisexhausting.Itislife.D)Itisrhyth
mical.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarereq
uiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgi
veninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroug
hcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebanki
sidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor
eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentr
e.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Si
ncethe1940s,southernCaliforniahashadareputationforsmog.
Thingsarenotasbadastheyoncewerebut,accordingtotheAm
ericanLungAssociation,LosAngelesisstilltheworstcityint
heUnitedStatesforlevelsof26.Gazingdownonthecityfrom
theGettyCenter,anartmuseumintheSantaMonicaMountains,on
ewouldfindtheviewofthePacificOceanblurredbythehaze(
霾).Noristhestate’sbadair27toitssouth.Fresno,int
hecentralvalley,comestopofthelistinAmericaforyear-round
pollution.Residents’heartsandlungsareaffectedasa28.Allo
fwhich,combinedwithCalifornia’sreputationasthehomeoftec
hnological29,makestheplaceidealfordevelopingandtestingsys
temsdesignedtomonitorpollutionin30.Andthatisjustwhat
Aclima,anewfirminSanFrancisco,hasbeendoingoverthepast
fewmonths.Ithasbeentryingoutmonitoringstationsthat
are31toyieldminute-to-minutemapsof32airpollution
.Suchstationswillalsobeabletokeepaneyeonwhatishappe
ninginsidebuildings,includingoffices.Tothisend,Aclimahas
been33withGoogle’sStreetViewsystem.DavidaHerzl,Aclima’s
boss,saystheyhaverevealedpollutionhighsondayswhenSanFr
ancisco’stransitworkerswentonstrikeandthecity’s34we
reforcedtousetheircars.Conversely,“cycletowork”da
yshavedonetheirjobby35pollutionlows.H)frequentlyO)sumG)
domesticN)restrictedF)detailM)pollutantsE)creatingL)outdoor
D)consumersK)intendedC)consequenceJ)innovationB)collaboratin
gI)inhabitantsA)assistedSectionBDirections:Inthissection,y
ouaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit
.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagra
phs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived
.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphisma
rkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespon
dingletteronAnswerSheet2.AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,Venic
eFaces‘Endangered’ListOnarecentfallmorning,alargecrowd
blockedthestepsatoneofVenice’smaintouristsites,theRial
toBridge.TheRialtoBridgeisoneofthefourbridgesspanning
theGrandCanal.Itistheoldestbridgeacrossthecanal,andwa
sthedividinglinebetweenthedistrictsofSanMarcoandSanPo
lo.Butonthisday,therewasatwist:itwasfilledwithVeneti
ans,nottourists.“Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsin
theair,”saysGiovanniGiorgio,whohelpedorganizethemarchw
ithagrass-rootsorganizationcalledGenerazione’90.Thecarts
hereferstoaresmallshoppingcarts–thesymbolofatrueVene
tian.“Itstartedasajoke,”hesayswithalaugh.“Theideawas
toputbladesonthewheels!Youknow?LikeBenHur.Preciselyl
ikethat,youjustgoaroundandrunpeopledown.”Veniceisoneo
fthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.Butthat’sapro
blem.Upto90,000touristscrowditsstreetsandcanalseveryda
y–faroutnumberingthe55,000permanentresidents.Thetourist
increaseisonekeyreasonthecity’spopulationisdownfrom175
,000inthe1950s.TheoutnumberedVenetianshavebeensteadilyf
leeing.Andthosewhostickaroundaretiredoflivinginaplace
wheretheycan’tevengettothemarketwithoutswimmingthrough
aseaofpicture-snappingtourists.Imagine,navigatingthrough
50,000peoplewhileonthewaytoschoolortowork.LauraChigi,
agrandmotheratthemarch,saysthelocalandnationalgovernmen
tshavefailedtodoanythingaboutthecrowdsfordecades,becau
sethey’reonlyinterestedintourism–theprimaryindustryinV
enice,worthmorethan$3billionin2015.“Veniceisacashcow,
”shesays,“andeveryonewantsapiece.”JustbeyondSt.Mark’sS
quare,acruiseshippasses,oneofhundredseveryyearthatappe
arovertheirmedieval(中世纪的)surroundings.Theirmassivewakecr
eateswavesatthebottomofthesea,weakeningthefoundationso
fthecenturies-oldbuildingsthemselves.“EverytimeIseeacru
iseship,Ifeelsad,”Chigisays.“Youseethemuditdrags;the
destructionitleavesinitswake?Thathurtstheancientwooden
polesholdingupthecityunderwater.Onedaywe’llseeVeniceb
reakdown.”Foratime,UNESCO,theculturalwingoftheUnitedNa
tions,seemedtoagree.Twoyearsago,itputItalyonnotice,sa
yingthegovernmentwasnotprotectingVenice.UNESCOconsiderst
heentirecityaWorldHeritageSite,agreathonorthatmeansVe
nice,attheculturallevel,belongstoalloftheworld’speople
.In2014,UNESCOgaveItalytwoyearstomanageVenice’sflouris
hingtourismorthecitywouldbeplacedonanotherlist–World
HeritageInDanger,joiningsuchsitesasAleppoandPalmyra,des
troyedbythewarinSyria.Venice’sdeadlinepassedwithbarelya
murmur(嘟哝)thissummer,justasUNESCOwasmeetinginIstanbul.
Onlyonerepresentative,JadTabetfromLebanon,triedtoraise
theissue.“Forseveralyears,thesituationofheritageinVenic
ehasbeenworsening,andithasnowreachedadramaticsituation
,”TabettoldUNESCO.“Wehavetoactquickly–thereisnotamo
menttowaste.”ButUNESCOdidn’tevenholdavote.“It’sbeenpos
tponeduntil2017,”saysAnnaSomers,thefounderandCEOofThe
ArtNewspaperandtheformerheadofVeniceinPeril,agroupdev
otedtorestoringVenetianart.ShesaysthemainreasontheU.N.
culturalorganizationdidn’tvotetodeclareVeniceaWorldHeri
tageSiteInDangerisbecauseUNESCOhasbecome“intenselypolit
icized.Therewouldhavebeensomeback-roomnegotiations.”Italy
boastsmoreUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesthananyothercountryin
theworld,grantingitconsiderablepowerandinfluencewithint
heorganization.TheformerheadoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCen
tre,whichoverseesheritagesites,isFrancescoBandarin,aVene
tianwhonowservesasUNESCO''sassistantdirector-generalforcu
lture.Earlierthisyear,ItalysignedanaccordwithUNESCOtoes
tablishataskforceofpoliceartdetectivesandarchaeologists
(考古学家)toprotectculturalheritagefromnaturaldisastersandter
rorgroups,suchasISIS.TheaccordunderlinedItaly’sglobalre
putationasagoodstewardofartandculture.ButaddingVenice
totheUNESCOendangeredlist–whichisdominatedbysitesinde
velopingandconflict-riddencountries–wouldbeaninternationa
lembarrassment,andcouldevenhurtItaly’sprofitabletourismi
ndustry.TheItalianCultureMinistrysaysitisunawareofanyg
overnmenteffortstopressureUNESCO.Asfortheorganizationits
elf,itdeclinedarequestforaninterview.Thecity’scurrentma
yor,LuigiBrugnaro,hasridiculedUNESCOandtoldittomindits
ownbusiness,whilecontinuingtosupportthecruiseshipindust
ry,whichemploys5,000Veniceresidents.AsforVenetians,they’r
ebeyondfrustratedandhopingforasolutionsoon.“It’sanight
mareforme.Somesituationsarereallydifficultwithtouristsa
round,”saysGiorgioashenavigatesaroundaswellingcrowdatt
heRialtoBridge.“Therearejustsomanyofthem.Theyneverkno
wwheretheyaregoing,anddonotwalkinanorderlymanner.Nav
igatingthestreetscanbeexhausting.”Thenithitshim:Thiscro
wdisn’tmadeupoftourists.They’reVenetians.Giorgiosayshe’
sneverexperiencedtheRialtoBridgethiswayinallhis22year
s.“Foronce,wearetheoneswhoareblockingthetraffic,”hes
aysdelightedly.“Itfeelsunreal.Itfeelslikewe’resomeform
ofendangeredspecies.It’sjustnice.Thefeelingisjustpure.”
But,heworries,iftourismisn’tmanagedandhisfellowlocals
continuetomovetothemainland,hisgenerationmightbethelas
twhocancallthemselvesnativeVenetians.Thepassingcruiseshi
pswillunderminethefoundationsoftheancientbuildingsinVen
ice.TheItaliangovernmenthasjustreachedanagreementwithUNE
SCOtotakemeasurestoprotectitsculturalheritage.Theheritag
esituationinVenicehasbeendeterioratinginthepastfewyear
s.ThedecreaseinthenumberofpermanentresidentsinVeniceis
mainlyduetotheincreaseoftourists.Iftourismgetsoutofcon
trol,nativeVenetiansmaydesertthecityaltogetheroneday.UNE
SCOurgedtheItaliangovernmenttoundertakeitsresponsibility
toprotectVenice.TheparticipantsintheVenetianmarchusedsho
ppingcartstoshowtheywere100%localresidents.IgnoringUNESC
O''swarning,themayorofVenicemaintainshissupportofthecit
y’stourismindustry.OnewomansaysthatfordecadestheItalian
governmentandlocalauthoritieshaveonlyfocusedontherevenue
sfromtourism.UNESCOhasnotyetdecidedtoputVeniceontheli
stofWorldHeritageSitesInDanger.SectionCDirections:Therea
re2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomeq
uestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefou
rchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest
choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2with
asinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50ar
ebasedonthefollowingpassage.Livinginanurbanareawithgre
enspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpactonpeople’smentalw
ell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingto
agreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayriseso
rpromotions,whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorM
athewWhite,fromtheUniversityofExeter,UK,explainedthatth
estudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayi
ngfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety.“Therecouldbeanumber
ofreasons,”hesaid,“forexample,peopledomanythingstomak
ethemselveshappier:theystriveforpromotionorpayrises,or
theygetmarried.Butthetroublewiththosethingsisthatwithi
nsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaselin
elevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable;the
ydon’tmakeushappyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelo
ttery(彩票)winnerswhohadwonmorethan￡￡500,000thepositivee
ffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersixmonthstoayear,theyw
erebacktothebaseline.”Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseew
hetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffec
tonpeople’ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisa
ppearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafr
omtheBritishHouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversity
ofEssex.Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:“Whatyouse
eisthatevenafterthreeyears,mentalhealthisstillbetter,
whichisunlikemanyotherthingsthatwethinkwillmakeushapp
y.”Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstre
ssed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandc
ommunicatedbetter.Withagrowingbodyofevidenceestablishinga
linkbetweenurbangreenspacesandapositiveimpactonhumanw
ell-being,Dr.Whitesaid,“There’sgrowinginterestamongpublic
policyofficials,butthetroubleiswhofundsit.Whatwereall
yneedatapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneywillcomef
romtohelpsupportgoodqualitylocalgreenspaces.”Accordingto
onestudy,whatdogreenspacesdotopeople?Improvetheirwork
efficiency.Addtotheirsustainedhappiness.Helpthembuildapos
itiveattitudetowardslife.Lessentheirconcernsaboutmaterial
well-being.WhatdoesDr.Whitesaypeopleusuallydotomakethem
selveshappier?Earnmoremoney.C)Gainfameandpopularity.Settle
inanurbanarea.D)Liveinagreenenvironment.WhatdoesDr.Wh
itetrytofindoutaboutlivinginagreenerurbanarea?Howita
ffectsdifferentpeople.C)Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.How
strongitspositiveeffectis.D)Howitbenefitspeoplephysical
ly.WhatdidDr.White''sresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivingina
greenenvironment?Theirstresswasmoreapparentthanreal.C)Th
eirmemoriesweregreatlystrengthened.Theirdecisionsrequiredl
essdeliberation.D)Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.Acc
ordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmentdotobuildmore
greenspacesincities?Findfinancialsupport.C)Involvelocalre
sidentsintheeffort.Improveurbanplanning.D)Raisepublicawar
enessoftheissue.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthe
followingpassage.YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwa
sactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-the-art(先进的)oceanship
sbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarl
and&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLi
necompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannic
andtheTitanic.WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn''
teventheflagshipofthisclass.Allinall,theOlympicclass
shipsweremarvelsofseaengineering,buttheyseemedcursedto
sufferdisastrousfates.TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,follo
wedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlytheBritannicin1914.The
shipshadninedecks,andWhiteStarLinedecidedtofocusonma
kingthemthemostluxuriousshipsonthewater.Stretching269.13
meters,theOlympicclassshipswerewondersofnavaltechnology
,andeveryonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquit
esometime.However,allsufferedterribleaccidentsontheopen
seas.TheOlympicgotwreckedbeforetheTitanicdid,butitwas
theonlyonetosurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareerof24y
ears.TheTitanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittinga
hugeicebergin1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichit
anavalminein1916andsubsequentlysankaswell.Eachshipwas
coal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhaus
tedcrewsbelowdeck.Mostrecognizableoftheshipdesignsaret
heship’ssmokestacks,butthefourthstackwasactuallyjustar
tisticinnatureandservednofunctionalpurpose.Whiletwooft
heseshipssank,theywerealldesignedwithdoublehulls(船体)
believedtomakethem“unsinkable”,perhapsamistakenideathat
ledtotheTitanic’sandtheBritannic’stragicend.TheOlympic
sufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandwentontoserveasah
ospitalshipandtrooptransportinWorldWarI.Eventually,shew
astakenoutofservicein1935,endingtheeraoftheluxurious
Olympicclassoceanliners.Whatdoesthepassagesayabouttheth
reeOlympicclassships?Theyperformedmarvellouslyonthesea.Th
eycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.Theyallexperiencedterr
iblemisfortunes.Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.Whatdid
WhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?Th
eircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.Theutmostcomfortpass
engerscouldenjoy.Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind
.Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.Whatissaidabout
thefourthstackoftheships?Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.I
twastheworkofafamousartist.Itwasdesignedtoletoutextr
asmoke.Itwaseasilyidentifiablefromafar.Whatmighthaveled
tothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?Theirunscient
ificdesigns.Theircaptains’misjudgment.Theassumptionthatthey
werebuiltwiththelatesttechnology.Thebeliefthattheycould
neversinkwithadouble-layerbody.WhathappenedtotheshipOl
ympicintheend?Shewasusedtocarrytroops.C)Shewasconverte
dintoahospitalship.ShewassunkinWorldWarI.D)Shewasret
iredafterhernavalservice.PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)Directi
ons:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapas
sagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronA
nswerSheet2.公交车曾是中国人出行的主要交通工具。近年来，由于私家车数量不断增多，城市的交通问题越来越严重。许多城市
为了鼓励更多人乘坐公交车出行，一直在努力改善公交车的服务质量。车辆的设施不断更新，车速也有了显著提高。然而，公交车的票价却依然相当
低廉。现在，在大多数城市，许多当地老年市民都可以免费乘坐公交车。2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（二）PartIWri
ting(30minutes)【高分范文】TheImportanceofWritingAbilityandHowt
oDevelopItItisuniversallyacknowledgedthatwithourcontempo
rarysocietydevelopingincreasinglyfaster,wecannotemphasize
theimportanceofwritingabilitytoomuch.Firstandforemost,wr
itingwillbeconducivetomemorizingagrowingamountofvocabul
ary.Furthermore,readingabilitywhichiscloselyrelatedtowri
tingwillbegreatlyimproved.Finally,writingisboundtoimpro
veourmodeofthinking.Themoreyouthink,thedeeperunderstan
dingyouwillhave.Frommyperspective,wearesupposedtodoour
utmosttoimproveourwritingpower.Foronething,wearecompe
lledtodoaseaofreading,whichcanaccumulatemorevaluablew
ritingmaterials.Foranotherthing,practiceisthemostindispe
nsablefactor.Asafamoussayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.O
nlywhenwritingabilityisgreatlyimprovedcanwetakeabetter
advantageoflanguages.PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA【答案&原文】BDKellySwisher,anArkansaswoman,escapedinj
uryandmanagedtosafelystophercaraftera4-foot-longratsn
akecameoutfromunderhercarseatandslidacrossherfeetas
shewasdrivingdownthehighway.Ratsnakesaren’tpoisonousor
athreattopeoplegenerally.Butthewomansaysthesnakeshee
ncounteredThursdayterrifiedheroutofherwits.“Itwasrough,
withbigscales,”saidSwisher,whowasonherwaytopickupher
friendattheairportwhenithappened.“Idon’tknowwhetherI
hadmyhandsonthesteeringwheelornot.Iamnotthemostflex
iblepersonintheworld,butIcanguaranteemykneeswereupne
xttomyears.”Shesaidthesnakefirstslidbackundertheseat
,andshehopeditwouldstaythereuntilshewasabletogetoff
thehighwayandstop.“Thatdidn''tworkout,”shesaid.“Herehe
comes,andhewoundupinmybackseatbeforeIcouldfinallyge
tofftheroad,stopandgetoutofthecar.”Shecalledforhelp
.AndWashingtonCountyanimalcontrolofficerscameandcaptured
thesnake.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhav
ejustheard.HowdidKellySwisherfeelwhenshefirstcameacros
stheratsnake?Whatdoesthereportsayaboutthesnake?Question
s3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文
】ACFastfood,itturnsout,isn’tquiteasfastasitusedtob
e.AnewstudyfindsthatMcDonald’sposteditsslowestdrive-thr
oughtimessincethissurveywasfirstconductedfifteenyearsag
o.AtMcDonald’s,customerswillspendonaveragethreeminutesa
ndninesecondsfromthetimetheyplacetheirordersuntilthey
receivetheirfood.That’sabouttensecondsmorethantheindust
ryaverage–andalotslowerthanadecadeago,accordingtothe
study,whichwascommissionedbyQSR,anindustrytradepublicat
ion.AndMcDonald’swasn’taloneinslowingdown:Otherchainsal
sosawtheirdrive-throughperformanceslowdown.Amongthereaso
nsfortheslowerservice,todaytherearemorechoicesontheme
nu,andtheproductsthemselvesaremorecomplexandtakelonger
toprepare.Speed,ofcourse,isessentialtothedrive-throughe
xperience.Anddrive-throughsarehugelyimportanttochains,suc
hasMcDonald''s,BurgerKingandTacoBell.“Usuallythedrive-th
roughaccountsforsixtytoseventypercentofallbusinessthat
goesthroughafast-foodrestaurant,”notesSamOches,editorof
QSR.Ofcourse,consumersalsowanttheirorderspreparedcorrect
lyandonthatscore,Ochessays,“accuracyisstillreallyhigh.
”Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejusthea
rd.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?WhathassloweddownMcDo
nald''sdrive-throughservice?Questions5to7arebasedonthene
wsreportyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】CABThefirstprivatemiss
ionoutsideofEarth’sorbitiscloserthanmanyofusthink.U.S
.governmentofficialsaresettoapproveamissionbyprivately-
heldspacecompanyMoonExpresstotraveloutsideofEarth’sorbi
tinlate2017.MoonExpress’smissioninvolvesplanstolandas
uitcase-sizedpackageofscientificequipmentonthemoonforong
oingexplorationandcommercialdevelopment.Thedecisioninvolve
dmonthsoflobbyingandcoordinatedconversationsbetweenanumb
eroffederalagencies.Underinternationaltreaties,theU.S.is
responsibleforthecargoofbothpublicandprivatespacecraft.
Thismakescommercialspacetravelacomplexlegalissuenotjus
tdomestically,butabroad.AMoonExpressrepresentativedecline
dtocommentonthisstorybutnotedthatthecompanyisveryopt
imisticaboutitsproposal.MoonExpressisnottheonlycompany
seekingfortherighttotraveltoouterspace.ElonMusk''sSpace
XaimstosendanunmannedaircrafttoMarsby2018.Questions5t
o7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Whatisthe
newsreportmainlyabout?WhatisMoonExpressplanningtodo?What
doesMoonExpressthinkofitsmission?SectionBQuestions8to1
1arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】DAD
CM:Hey,Sophia,howareyoudoing?W:Hi,Bob,I’mgood,thanks.
Actually,I’monholidaywithmyfamilyinThailandatthemomen
t,althoughIwishitwerewithmyfriendsinstead.M:Really?You
neversaidyouweregoingtoThailand.HowIenvyyou!W:I’veon
lybeenhereaweek.But,youknow,Thailandisanamazingplace.
I’mhavingagreattimehere.Infact,Iamnowlyingonthebea
chinPhuket.I’vebeeninthesunforaroundfifteenminutesonl
yandI’malreadygettingsunburned.Haveyoubeenherebefore?M:
No,IwishIhad.WhatelsehaveyoubeendoinginThailandbesi
desenjoyingthesun?W:Well,ImetaguyfromGermanyyesterday.
Heshowedmearoundtheorphanageheworksat.There,Imetmany
volunteerteacherswhoaremainlyyoungpeoplefromEurope.M:Ah,
that’sinteresting.W:Yes.Ialsomadeanewlittlefriend,Sara
h.Shewassocute.Iwassosadwhenwehadtoleaveattheend
oftheday.IfIevercomebacktoThailand,I’ddefinitelyvisit
thisplaceagainasavolunteer.M:Well,youcantellmeallabo
utitwhenyougetback.Myphonebatteryisalmostdeadnow.Rem
embertogetmesomethingfromthesouvenirshops.Iliketocoll
ectbitsandpiecesfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.Byenow.E
njoyyourself,Sophia.W:Bye.Questions8to11arebasedonthec
onversationyouhavejustheard.Whatdoesthewomansaysheisdo
ingnow?Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?Whydoesthemanhaveto
endtheconversation?Whydoesthemanaskthewomantobringhim
somethingfromThailand?Questions12to15arebasedontheconve
rsationyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】DCACW:Hi,David.There’s
anewgymopeningintowntoday.Wouldyouliketogowithmethi
safternoon?M:Yes,morethangladto.Ihaven’tbeentoagymfo
rages.Ineedtodosomeexercisetotoneup.W:Thenthisisag
oodchance.TheysentmeaninvitationwithanotesayingIcould
takeafriendforfreeonthefirstday.Also,ifwebothsignu
pbeforeFriday,wecangetadiscountonasix-monthmembership.M
:Great.Countmein.Ireallywanttolosesomeofthisbellyfa
tandturnitintomuscle.ButI’mnotsurewhichofthegymequi
pmentwouldbesthelp.W:Well,Iknowexpertofthat,butIthink
youcantryliftingweightsanddoatleast200sit-upstwicea
day.M:I’venevertriedweight-liftingbefore.Isitdangerous?W:
No,notatall,ifyouknowsomeofthebasics.Don’tworry.I’l
lshowyoutheropes.Iusedtopracticethisatanothergymbefo
remymembershipended.I’llbeyourpersonaltrainer.M:Thankyo
u.Whatotherequipmentdotheyhave?W:Well,likeallgyms,they
haveallsortsofthingstohelpbuildupmusclesindifferentp
artsofthebody,likeappliedbicycles,cheststretchingmachine
s,andrunningmachines.Youcoulduseanyofthesetosuityour
purpose.Nowthegymopensatnoon.Socanwemeetupintownat
1:30p.m.?M:Perfect.Seeyouthere,coach.Questions12to15ar
ebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatarethespea
kerstalkingabout?Whatdoesthegymofferatitsopening?Whatis
themanconcernedabout?Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromth
econversation?SectionCQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassa
geyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】BABIntoday’sjobmarket,it’sn
otuncommonforjobseekerstosubmitapplicationsformanyposit
ions.Thatinvolveslotsoftimeandlotsofworktoorganize.Ce
rtainly,youdon’twanttowasteyourprecioushoursonfollowing
thedevelopmentsinadisorderlyfashionandmissimportantdead
lines,confuseinterviewtimes,orforgettofollowupasaresul
t.Accordingly,managingyourjobsearchproperlyisjustasimpor
tantasidentifyingjobopportunitiesandsubmittingyourapplica
tions.IfyouarefamiliarwithMicrosoftExcelorasimilarprog
ram,creatingatableisasimpleandeffectivewaytokeeptrack
ofyourjobapplications.IfExcelisn’tquiteyourcupoftea,
don’tworry,youcancreateatableinMicrosoftWordorasimila
rwordprocessor.Googleisanothertooltohelpyougetorganize
deffectively.IfyouhaveaGmailaccount,youcancreate,save
andsendtablesinadditiontowrittendocumentslikeyourcover
letterandresume.YoucanalsolinkupwithGooglecalendartom
akesureyoustayontopofimportantdates.Clearly,therearep
lentyofwaystokeeptrackofyourjobsearchandmakingtheeff
orttosimplifyyourjobsearchwillpayoff.Nevertheless,yous
houldalwaysfocusonquality,notquantity.Onlyapplyforposit
ionsyouarequalifiedfor,andmakeeachapplicationcount,pers
onalizingeachcoverletter,andupdatingandeditingyourresume
.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttoday''sjobseekers?Whatcanjob
applicantsdowiththehelpofGoogle?Whatdoesthespeakersugge
stjobseekersdo?Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyou
havejustheard.【答案&原文】BDDSomepeoplesay,ifkidsdidn’thav
etogotoschool,they’dallbeoutinthestreets.Myreplyis
“No,theywouldn’t.”First,evenifschoolstayedjustthewayth
eyare,childrenwouldspendatleastsometimethere,becauseth
at’swherethey’dbelikelytofindfriends.Second,schoolswoul
dn’tstaythewaytheyare.They’dgetbetter,becausewewouldh
avetostartmakingthemwhattheyoughttoberightnow.Last,i
fwestirredupourbrainsandgavechildrenalittlehelp,those
whodidnotwanttogotoschoolcouldfindotherthingstodo–
thingsmanychildrennowdoduringtheirholidays.There’ssomet
hingeasierwecoulddo.Weneedtogetkidsoutoftheschoolbu
ildings,givethemachancetolearnabouttheworldatfirsthan
d.InPhiladelphiaandPortland,Oregon,plansarebeingdrawnup
forpublicschoolsthatwon’thaveanyschoolbuildingsatall.
Thatwilltakethestudentsoutintothecityandhelpthemtous
eitanditspeopleasaresource.Inotherwords,studentsperha
psingroups,perhapsindependently,willgotolibraries,museums
,exhibitions,courtrooms,radioandTVstations,meetings,busin
esses,andlaboratoriestolearnabouttheirworldandsocietyat
firsthand.AsmallprivateschoolinWashingtonisalreadydoin
gthis.Itmakessense.Weneedmoreofit.Questions19to21are
basedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whataresomepeopleworriedaboutaccordingtothespeaker?Whatdoesthespeakerthinkwecoulddoforkidswhodislikeschool?Whatdoesthespeakersayistheeasierthingwecoulddo?Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】CDABBeforetherewasthewrittenword,therewasthelanguageofdance.Danceexpressesloveandhate,joyandsorrow,lifeanddeath,andeverythingelseinbetween.DanceinAmericaiseverywhere.WedancefromFloridatoAlaska,fromhorizontohorizon,andcoasttocoast.Wedanceatweddings,birthdays,officeparties,orjusttofillthetime.“Iadoredancing,”saysLesterBridges,theownerofadancestudioinasmalltowninIowa.“Ican’timaginedoinganythingelsewithmylife.”Bridgesrunsdanceclassesforallages.“Teachingdanceiswonderful.Myolderstudentssayitmakesthemfeelyoung.It’smarveloustowatchthem.Formanyofthem,it’sawayofmeetingpeopleandhavingasociallife.Sowhydowedance?Icantellyouaboutoneyoungcouple,”saysBridges.“Theyarriveattheclassinabadmood,andtheyleavewithasmile.Dancingseemstochangetheirmoodcompletely.”Sodowedanceinordertomakeourselvesfeelbetter,calmer,healthier?AndreaHillier,adanceteacher,says,“Dance,liketherhythmofabeatingheart,islife.Evenafteralltheseyears,Iwanttogetbetterandbetter.IkeeppracticingevenwhenI’mexhausted.Ifindithardtostop.DancingremindsmeI’malive.”Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutdanceinAmerica?WhatdoweknowaboutLesterBridges’dancestudio?WhathappenedtotheyoungcoupleaftertheyattendedLesterBridges’class?WhatdidAndreaHilliersayaboutdancing?PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionA【参考答案】MNCJFKLBIESectionB【参考答案】EJGCNFBLDHSectionC【参考答案】BACDACBADDPartⅣTranslation(30minutes)【高分译文】BusesusedtobethemajormeansoftransportationfortheChinesepeople.Inrecentyears,citieshavebeenplaguedbyincreasinglyseveretrafficjamsasprivatecarownershipincreases.Assuch,manycitieshavebeenworkingtoimprovebusservices,whichwillencouragemorepeopletogetaroundbybus.Busfacilitieshavebeenupgradedandbusesnowcangomuchfaster,butbusfaresremainquiteaffordable.Now,manylocalseniorcitizensareentitledtofreebusridesinmostcities.12/1311/1310/131/131/8 |
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