月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)第一套卷真題及答案

1、2018年6月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)第一套卷真題及答案Part I Writing （30 minutes）（請(qǐng)于正式開(kāi)考后半小時(shí)內(nèi)完成該部分，之后將進(jìn)行聽(tīng)力考試）Directions： For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of speaking/writing/reading ability and how to develop it。 You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words。參考范文It c

2、annot be denied that reading plays a key role in peoples growth and development in any era。 The 21th century is a time of knowledge explosion and reading ability becomes increasingly important。How to develop reading ability？ Based on this concrete and meaningful question， some steps should be taken。

3、 First and foremost， the main growth in your reading skill and ability will come from reading as much as you can do。 Try to make a book list that you take interest in and make a practical plan。 Just as the proverb goes that， “Dont bite off more than one can chew。” Furthermore， a mastery of some read

4、ing skills is not only significant， but also indispensable。 Some books are fit to do extensive reading while some others are suitable to do intensive reading。 Meanwhile， other reading skills like skipping and skimming are also necessary。To conclude， reading is to humans spiritual world what water is

5、 to fish。 Only through persistent reading can we enjoy the improvement of reading ability and learning ability。評(píng)析本次四級(jí)考試作文難度適中，看得出來(lái)四級(jí)考試作文越來(lái)越和考研作文話題接軌。例如本次考試的話題reading ability 就和2015年考研寫(xiě)作一的大作文讀書(shū)話題不謀而合。按照慣例，仍然是“三段論”，最多不要超過(guò)四段，除非提綱中有點(diǎn)明“entitled”字眼，否則標(biāo)題可寫(xiě)可不寫(xiě)，但是寫(xiě)錯(cuò)一定會(huì)扣分。寫(xiě)標(biāo)題時(shí)，要遵循寫(xiě)作格式，標(biāo)題首字母和實(shí)詞首字母大寫(xiě)，而標(biāo)題中的虛詞字母是

6、小寫(xiě)的。第一段仍然是引出話題，闡明讀書(shū)能力的重要性；第二段可以著重分析提升讀書(shū)能力的措施；結(jié)尾段可以來(lái)個(gè)對(duì)觀點(diǎn)的總結(jié)概括。Part II Listening Comprehension （30minutes）Section ADirections：In this section， you will hear two long conversations。 At the end of each conversation， you will hear four questions。 Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onl

7、y one。 After you hear a question， you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C） and D）。Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through centre。News Report 1Kelly escaped injury and managed to save her car after a four-foot long rat snake came ou

8、t from under her car seat and slithered across her feet as she was driving down the high way。 Rat snakes are poisonous or a threat to people generally。 Q1： But the woman says the snake she encountered Thursday terrified her out of her wits。 It was rough with big scales， said 。 who was on her way to

9、pick up her friend at the airport when it happened。 I dont know whether I had my hands on the steering wheel or not。 Im not the most flexible person in the world， but I can guarantee my knees were up next to my ears。 She said the snake first slithered back under the seat and she hoped it would stay

10、there until she was able to get off the high way and stop。 That didnt work out， she said。 Here he comes， and he wind up in my back seat before I could finally get off the road， stop and get out of the car。 Q2： She called for help and Washington county animal control officers came and captured the sn

11、ake。Q1： How did Kelly feel when she first came across the Rattlesnake？Q2： What does the report say about the snake？主旨內(nèi)容一位女士開(kāi)車去機(jī)場(chǎng)接朋友，在她下高速的時(shí)候，一條之前藏在她座位下的毒蛇爬上她的腳，這位女士被嚇得魂飛魄散。當(dāng)她發(fā)現(xiàn)蛇在座位下的時(shí)候，她希望蛇能一直待在那里，直到她下高速停車。最后華盛頓動(dòng)物控制中心來(lái)這里抓住了毒蛇。參考答案句1。 But the woman says the snake she in carried firstly terrified her

12、out of her wits。 She said the snake first slipped back under the seat， and she hoped it would stay there until she was able to get off the highway and stopped。2。 She called for help and the Washington DC Animal Control Officers came and capture the snake。評(píng)析本篇新聞難度不大，第一題答案出現(xiàn)在but重點(diǎn)提示詞之后，考生只需要關(guān)注重點(diǎn)提示詞，且把

13、握之后女士的感受即可。第二題答案出現(xiàn)在新聞最后部分，符合我們新聞?lì)}最后一題的出答案位置，且根據(jù)試聽(tīng)一致即可選出正確答案。News Report 2Q3： Fast food turns out isnt quite as fast as it used to be。 A new study finds that MacDonald posted its slowest drives through times since this survey was first conducted fifteen years ago。 As MacDonalds， customers were spent

14、on average three minutes and nine seconds from the time they placed their orders until they received their food。 Thats about ten seconds more than the industry average and a lot slower than a decade ago， according to the study， which was commissioned by QSR， an industry trade publication。 And MacDon

15、alds wasnt alone in slowing down。 Other chains also saw their drive through performance slowing down。 Q4： Among the reasons for the slower service， today there are more choices on the menu， and the products themselves are more complex and take longer to prepare。 Speed， of course， is essential to the

16、 drive through experience， and drive throughs are hugely important to chains such as MacDonalds， Burger King， and Tucle Bell。 Usually， the drive through accounts for sixty to seventy percent of all business that goes through a fast food restaurant， notes Sam Ochers， editor of QSR。 Of course， consume

17、rs also want their orders prepare correctly and on that score， Ochers says accuracy is still really high。Q3： What is the news report mainly about？Q4： What has slowed down MacDonalds drive through service？主旨內(nèi)容快餐的上餐速度正在變慢。以麥當(dāng)勞為例，自從15年前出現(xiàn)麥當(dāng)勞之后，現(xiàn)在是有史以來(lái)上餐速度最慢的時(shí)候?，F(xiàn)在麥當(dāng)勞從下訂單到拿食物的平均速度是3min9s，比之前多了10s。QSR統(tǒng)計(jì)，其

18、他連鎖店如漢堡王也是一樣上餐速度變慢。因?yàn)槭澄锓N類更多，制作更復(fù)雜，且需要更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間去備餐，所以快餐連鎖店的上餐速度正在變慢，但是速度和上餐的準(zhǔn)確性對(duì)快餐店很重要。參考答案句1。 Fast food turns out it isnt quite as fast as it used to be。2。 Among the reasons for the slower service， today there are more choices on the menu and the products themselves are more complex and take longer to p

19、repare。評(píng)析本篇新聞考查的是主旨題加細(xì)節(jié)題。第一題針對(duì)新聞主旨題，答案出現(xiàn)在新聞第一句導(dǎo)語(yǔ)部分，所聽(tīng)即所得即可。第二題考查原因，把握關(guān)鍵詞reasons，然后繼續(xù)聽(tīng)出正確答案。News Report 3Q5： The first private mission outside earth orbit is closed to many of our think。 U.S。 government officials outset to approve a mission by privately held space company-Moon Express to travel outsi

20、de of the earth orbit in late 2017。 Q6： Moon expresss mission involves plans to land a suitcase size package of scientific equipment on the moon for on-going exploration on commercial development。 The decision involved amounts of lobbying and coordinated conversations between a number of factual age

21、ncies。 On the international treaties， the US is responsible for the cargo of both public and private space craft。 This makes commercial space travel a complex legal issue not just domestically but abroad 。 A Moon Express representative declined to comment on the story Q7： but noted that the company

22、is very optimistic about its proposal。 Moon express is not the only company seeking for the rights to travel to outerspace 。 Elon Musks space X aims to send an unmanned aircraft to Mars by 2018。Q5： What is the news report mainly about？Q6： What is the Moon Express planning to do？Q7： What does Moon Ex

23、press think of its mission？主旨內(nèi)容Moon Express（月球捷運(yùn)）是一家美國(guó)公司，長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)是在月球采礦，是民間探月計(jì)劃 。它的目的和任務(wù)是使一個(gè)手提箱大小的科學(xué)設(shè)備著陸月球，并進(jìn)行商業(yè)開(kāi)發(fā)的持續(xù)探索。該公司對(duì)自己的計(jì)劃十分樂(lè)觀。參考答案句1。 The first private mission outside of the earth orbit is closed than many of our think。2。 Moon Expresss mission involves plans to land a suitcase size package of s

24、cientific equipment on the moon for on-going exploration on commercial development。3。 But noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal。評(píng)析本篇相對(duì)來(lái)說(shuō)，是三篇新聞中考生最不熟悉的話題，因此難度大于前兩篇，但是答案出題點(diǎn)并不難，第一題為主旨題，答案出現(xiàn)在開(kāi)頭第一句導(dǎo)語(yǔ)部分，后面兩題細(xì)節(jié)題，關(guān)注重點(diǎn)提示，如“but”詞后給正確答案。Section BDirections： In this section， you will hear

25、 two long conversations。 At the end of each conversation， you will hear four questions。 Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once。 After you hear a question， you must choose the best answer from four choice marked A），B），C） and D）。Then mark the corresponding letter an Answer sh

26、eet 1 with a single line though the centre。Question 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard。Long conversation 1A：Hey Sophia， how are you doing？B： Hi， Bob。 Im good， thanks。 Actually， Q8： Im on holiday with my family in Thailand at the moment， although I wish it were with my friends

27、instead。A： Really？ You never said you are going to Thailand。 How I envy you ！B： Ive only been in here a week， but you know Thailand is an amazing place， Im having a great time here。 In fact， Im now lying on the beach in Phuket。 Ive been in the sun for around 15 minutes only， and Im already getting s

28、un burnt。 Have you been here before？A： No， I wish I had。 What else have you been doing in Thailand besides enjoying the sun？B： Well， Q9： I met a guy from Germany yesterday。 He showed me around the office that he works at。 Then I met many volunteer teachers who are mainly young people from Europe。A：

29、Ahh， thats interesting。B： Yes。 I also made a new little friend， Sarah。 She was so cute。 I was so sad that we were to leave at the end of the day。 If I ever come back to Thailand， Id definitely visit this place again， as a volunteer。A： Well， you can tell me all about it when you get back。 Q10： My pho

30、ne battery is almost dead now。 Remember to get me something from the souvenir shops.Q10： I like to collect bits and pieces from different parts of the world。 Bye now， enjoy yourself Sophia。B： Bye。Q8： What does the woman say she is doing now？Q9： What did the woman do yesterday？Q10： Why does the man h

31、ave to end the conversation？Q11： Why does the man ask the woman to bring him something from Thailand？主旨內(nèi)容女生在泰國(guó)普吉島度假曬日光浴和男生聊天，男生表現(xiàn)出自己十分羨慕，對(duì)話后部分女生又談到了自己認(rèn)識(shí)的新朋友，因?yàn)槟猩謾C(jī)沒(méi)電，兩人結(jié)束聊天。參考答案句1。 Actually， Im on holiday with my family in Thailand at the moment。2。 Well， I met a guy from Germany yesterday。3。 Well， y

32、ou can tell me all about it when you get back。 My phone battery is almost dead now。4。 Remember to get me something from the souvenir shops。 I like to collect bits and pieces from different parts of the world。評(píng)析本篇長(zhǎng)對(duì)話節(jié)奏清晰，語(yǔ)速不快，整體內(nèi)容比較好把控。前半部分有明顯的答案線索，重點(diǎn)聽(tīng)女生得到答案，后部分聽(tīng)男生得到答案，因?yàn)樽詈髢深}答案位置較近，所以有難度。Question13 t

33、o 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard。Sections CDirections： In this section， you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions。 The recordings will be played only once。 After you hear a question， you must choose the best answer from the four cho

34、ices marked A），B），C），and D）。Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard。Passage 1Q16： In todays job market， it is now common for job seekers to send applications for many positions。 That

35、is lots of time and lots of work to organize。 Certainly， you cant wait to waste your precious hours on following the developments on the fashion， and miss the important deadlines， confuse interview times or forget to follow up a result。 Accordingly， managing our work search properly is just as impor

36、tant as identify the job opportunities and send your applications。 If you are familiar with Microsoft Excel or a similar program， creating a table is a simple and effective way to keep track your job applications。 If the excel isnt used as drinking a cup of tea， dont be worried。 You can create a tab

37、le in Microsoft。 Q17： Google is another tool to help you to organize your work effectively。 If you have a G-mail account， you can create a safe and send tables in addition to read a document like your cover letter and resume。 You can also link up with Google calendar to make sure you make top with t

38、he important dates。 Clearly， there are plenty of days to keep track of search and to make efforts to simplify your job search well paid off。 Q18： Nevertheless you should always focus on the quality not the quantity。 Only you apply the position you are qualified for， and make each application count，

39、personalizing each cover letters and updating your resume。Q16.What does the speaker say about todays jobseekers？Q17.What kind of job do applicants can do with the help of the Google？Q18.What does the speaker suggest the jobseekers do？主旨內(nèi)容在找工作時(shí)，一個(gè)求職者同時(shí)找多個(gè)職位并不常見(jiàn)，因?yàn)檫@會(huì)花費(fèi)很多時(shí)間。求職者需要有明確自己用軟件搜索的能力，如EXCEL， G

40、OOGLE， G-MAIL等。參考答案句1。 In todays job market， it is not common for job seekers to send applications for many positions。2。 Google is another tool to help you to organize your work effectively。 If you have a G-mail account， you can create a safe and send tables in addition to read a document like your

41、cover letter and resume。3。 Only you apply the position you are qualified for， and make each application count， personalizing each cover letters and updating your resume。評(píng)析第一篇篇章是考試高頻主題：工作話題，考查話題詞匯：job market， job seekers， application， job opportunities， resume等，因此，對(duì)場(chǎng)景詞的掌握對(duì)于考生讀題聽(tīng)題幫助較大。考察問(wèn)題的答案出題點(diǎn)符合篇章行文

42、順序，尤其是第一題和最后一題出題點(diǎn)，在開(kāi)頭結(jié)尾部分，考生比較好把控。Questions 19 to 20 are based on the recording you have just heard。Passage 2Q19： Some people say if kids didnt happen to go to school， theyd all be out in the streets。 My reply is no。 They wouldnt。 First， even as schools stay just what they are， children would spend

43、at least some time there because thats where they would be likely to find their friends。 Q20： Second， schools wouldnt stay the way they are。 Theyd get better。 Because we would have to start making them what they ought to be right now。 Last， if we give children a little help， those who did not want t

44、o go to school， could find other things to do， since many children now do during their holidays。 Q21： There is something easier we could。 We need to get kids out of the school buildings to give them a chance to learn about the outside world at first hand。 In Philadelphia and Oregon， plans are being

45、drawn up for public schools that wont have any school buildings at all。 That will take the students out into the city and help them to use it and its people as a resource。 In others words， students， perhaps in groups， perhaps independently， will go to libraries， museums， exhibitions， radios， and TV

46、stations， meetings， businesses and laboratories to learn about their world and society at first hand。 A small private school in Washington is all ready doing this。 It makes sense， and we need more of it。Q19： What are some people worried about according to the speaker？Q20： What does the speaker think

47、 we could do for the kids who dislike school？Q21： What does the speaker say is the easier thing we could do？參考答案句1。 Some people say if the kids didnt happen to go to school they will be go out of street。2。 Second， school wouldnt stay where they are they get better。 Because we would like to stop to m

48、aking them all to be right now。3。 There is something easier we could do to we need the kids to get out of the school buildings。評(píng)析篇章結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，有明確的起承轉(zhuǎn)合詞，如second，因此，考生在做題時(shí)不容易聽(tīng)漏信息。重點(diǎn)把握試聽(tīng)一致，根據(jù)選項(xiàng)完整性可以做出題目。Passage 3：Before there was the written word， there was the language of dance。 Dance expresses love and hat

49、e， joy and sorrow， life and death， and everything else in between， Q22： Dance in America is everywhere。 We dance from Florida to Alaska， from Harison to Harison and coast to coast。 We dance at weddings， birthdays， office parties or just to fill the time。 Q23： “I adore dancing，” says Lester Bridges，

50、the owner of a dance studio in a small town in Iowa。 “I cant imagine doing anything else with my life。 ” Bridges runs dance classes for all ages。 “Teaching dance is wonderful。 My older students say it makes them feel young。 Its marvelous to watch them。 For many of them， its a way of meeting people a

51、nd having a social life。 ”So why do we dance？“I can tell you about one young couple，” says Bridges。 Q24： “They arrive at the class in a bad mood and they leave with a smile。 Dancing seems to change their mood completely。”So， do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better， calmer， healthier。 Andr

52、ea Hillier， a dance teacher says， “Dance， like the pattern of a beating heart， is life。 Even after all these years， I want to get better and better。 I keep practicing even when Im exhausted。 I find it hard to stop！ Dancing reminds me Im alive?！盦22：What does the passage say about the dance in America

53、？Q23： What do we know about the Lester Bridges dance studio？Q24： What happened to the young couple after they attended last Bridges in class？答案參考句1。 Dance in America is everywhere。2。 “I adore dancing，” says Lester Bridges， the owner of a dance studio in a small town in Iowa。3。 So why do we dance？ “I

54、 can tell you about one young couple，” says Bridges。 “They arrive at the class in a bad mood and they leave with a smile。 Dancing seems to change their mood completely?！?So， do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better， calmer， healthier？Part Reading Comprehension （40 minutes）Section ADirectio

55、ns： In this section， there is a passage with ten blanks。 You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage。 Read the passage through carefully before making your choices。 Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter。 Please mark

56、 the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。 You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once。Since the 1940s， southern California has had a reputation for smog。 Things are not as bad as they once were but， according to the American Lung

57、 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 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 with Californias reputation as the home of technological 29 ，makes the place ideal for developing