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1、20182018 年四级，英语四级试卷答案（全套）年四级，英语四级试卷答案（全套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Part I Writing (30 minutes)DirectionsDirections:For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay onthetheimportance of writing ability and how to develop itimportance of writing ability and how to develop it. You shou

2、ld write at least 120words but no more than180 words.【参考范文】No body could deny that writing is one of the basic abilities for men. Put it anotherway, it is unlikely to imagine human civilization without writing ability.At the top of the list, if we overlook the significance of writing ability, we wil

3、l suffer agreat difficulty in our daily written communication. In addition to what has beenmentioned above, it is advisable for us to attach importance tothis abilitybecausewriting plays a key in our academic performance. To summarize,writing does carry apositive implication for our life and study.I

4、n view of the great value of writing ability, we should take actions to develop thiscapability. For my part, initially, we are supposed to keep in mind that reading is thefirst step of writing, so we should read great books as many as possible, learningfrom the great works how to write concisely and

5、 effectively. Moreover, owing to thefact that practice makes perfect, we should frequently practice writing; for example,we may develop the habit of keeping a diary.PartPart Listening Comprehension ( 25 minutes) Listening Comprehension ( 25 minutes) SectionASectionADirections:Directions:In this sect

6、ion, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each newsreport, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and thenquestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose thebest answer from the four choices marked A），B), C) and D).Then mark thecorrespond

7、ing letter on Answer Sheet 1Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Questions l and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Questions l and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Questions 3 and 4 a

8、re based on the news report you have just heard.Questions 5to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Questions 5to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Section BSection BDirections:Directions:In this section,you will hear two long conversations. At the end of eachconversati

9、on, you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questionswill be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A） ， B） ， C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questio

10、ns 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.￥Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Section CSection CDirections:Dir

11、ections:In this section, you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked A), B), C) and D）Then mark the co

12、rresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 19 to 21 are based on th

13、e passage you have just heard.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.【参考答案】暂缺【参考答案】暂缺PartPartReading Comprehension ( 40 minutes)Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes)Section ADirections:Directions:In this section,t

14、here is a passage with ten blanks. You are required toselect one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank followingthe passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Eachchoice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter

15、foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not useany of the words in the bank more than onceQuestions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Since the 1940s, southern California has had a reputation for sm

16、og. Things are not asbad as they once were but, according to the American Lung Association, Los Angelesis still the worst city in the United States for levels of 26 . Gazing down on the cityfrom the Getty Center, an art museum in the Santa Monica Mountains, one wouldfind the view of the Pacific Ocea

17、n blurred by the haze (霾). Nor is the states had air27 to its south. Fresno, in the central valley, comes top of the list in America foryear-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

18、 place ideal for developing and testing systems designed to monitorpollution in 30 . And that is just what Aclima, a new firm in San Francisco, has beendoing over the past few months. It has been trying out monitoring that are 31 toyield minute-to-minute maps of 32 air pollution. Such stations will

19、also be able tokeep 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 pollution highs on days when San Franciscostransit workers went on strike and the citys 34 were forc

20、ed to use their cars.Conversely, “cycle to work” days have done their job by 35 pollution lows.A) assistedB) collaborating！C) consequenceD) consumersE) creatingF) detailG) domesticH) frequentlyI) inhabitantsJ) innovation:K) intendedL) outdoorM) pollutantsN) restrictedO) Sum【参考答案】26. M pollutants .27

21、. N restricted .%28. C consequence .29. J innovation .30. F detail .31. K intended .32. L outdoor .33. B collaborating .34. I inhabitants .35. E creating.# #Section BSection BDirectionsDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statementsattached to each statement contains

22、 information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose aparagraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer thequestions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.【参考答案】【参考答案】36-40 KDMGB41-45 LHFJCSect

23、ion CSection CDirections:Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA), B) , C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 2 with

24、 a single line through the centre.Passage OnePassage One% %Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Living in an urban area with green spaces has a long-lasting positive impact onpeoples mental well-being, a study has suggested. UK r

25、esearchers found moving to agreen space had a sustained positive effect, unlike pay rises or promotions, whichonly provided a short-term boost. Co-author Mathew White, from the EuropeanCentre for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter, UK, explainedthat the study showed people livi

26、ng in greener urban areas were displaying fewersigns of depression or anxiety. There could be a number of reasons,” he said, “forexample, people do many things to make themselves happier: they strive forpromotion or pay rises, or they get married. But the trouble with all those things isthat within

27、six months to a year, people are back to their original baseline levels ofwell-being. So, these things are not sustainable; they dont make us happy in thelong term. We found that for some lottery（彩票）winners who had won more than500,000 the positive effect was definitely there, but after six months t

28、o a year,they were back to the baseline.Dr. White said his team wanted to see whetherliving in greener urban areas had a lasting positive effect on peoples sense ofwell-being or whether the effect also disappeared after a period of time. To do this,the team used data from the British Household Panel

29、 Survey compiled by theUniversity of Essex.Explaining what the data revealed, he said: What you see is thateven after three years, mental health is still better, which is unlike many of the otherthings that we think will make us happy. He observed that people living in greenspaces were less stressed

30、, and less stressed people made more sensible decisionsand communicated better.With a growing body of evidence establishing a link between urban green spaces anda positive impact on human well-being, Dr. White said, “Theres growing interestamong public policy officials, but the trouble is who funds

31、it. What we really need ata policy level is to decide where the money will come from to help support goodquality local green spaces.”46. According to one study, what do green spaces do to people?A) Improve theirwork efficiency.B) Add to their sustained happiness.C) Help them build a positiveattitude

32、 towards life.D) Lessen their concerns about material well-being.47. Whatdoes Dr. White say people usually do to make themselves happier?A) Earn moremoney.B) Gain fame and popularity.C) Settle in an urban area.D) Live in a greenenvironment.48. What does Dr. White try to find out about living in a gr

33、eener urbanarea?A) How it affects different people.B) How strong its effect is.C) How long itspositive effect lasts.D) How it benefits physically49. What did Dr. White researchreveal about people living in a green environment?A) Their stress was moreapparent than real.B) Their decisions required les

34、s deliberation.C) Their memorieswere greatly strengthened.D) Their communication with others improved.50.According to Dr. White, what should the government do to build more green spacesin cities?A) Find financial support.B) Improve urban planning.C) Involve localresidents in the effort.D) Raise publ

35、ic awareness of the issue.Passage TwoPassage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.You probably know about the Titanic, but it was actually just one of threestate-of-the-art (最先进的)ocean ships back in the day. The Olympic class

36、ships werebuilt by the Harland & Wolff ship makers in Northern Ireland for the White Star Linecompany. The Olympic class included the Olympic, the Britannic and the Titanic,What you may not know is that the Titanic wasnt even the flagship of this class. Allin all, the Olympic class ships were marvel

37、s of sea engineering, but they seemedcursed to suffer disastrous fates.The Olympic launched first in 1910, followed by the Titanic in 1911, and lastly theBritannic in 1914. The ships had nine decks,and Whits Star Line decided to focus onmaking them the most luxurious ships on the water.&Stretching 2

38、69.13 meters, the Olympic class ships were wonders of naval technology,and everyone thought that they would continue to be so for quite some time.However, all suffered terrible accidents on the open seas, The Olympic got wreckedbefore the Titanic did, but it was the only one to survive and maintain

39、a successfulcareer of 24 years. The Titanic was the first to sink after famously hitting a hugeiceberg in 1912. Following this disaster, the Britannic hit a naval mine in 1916 andsubsequently sank as well.Each ship was coal-powered by several boilers constantly kept running by exhaustedcrews below d

40、eck. Most recognizable of the ship designs are the ships smoke stacks,but the fourth stack was actually just artistic in nature and served no functionalpurpose. While two of these ships sank, they were all designed with double hulls（船体）believed to make them “unsinkable”, perhaps a mistaken idea that

41、 led to theTitanics and the Britannics tragic end.The Olympic suffered two crashes with other ships and went on to serve as ahospital ship and troop transport in World War. Eventually, she was taken out ofservice in 1935, ending the era of the luxurious Olympic class ocean liners.51.What does the pa

42、ssage say about the three Olympic class ships?A)They performed marvelously on the sea.B)They could all break the ice in their way.C)They all experienced terrible misfortunes.D)They were models of modern engineering.、52.What did White Star Line have in mind when it purchased the three ships?A)Their c

43、apacity of sailing across all waters.B)The utmost comfort passengers could enjoy.C)Their ability to survive disasters of any kind.D)The long voyages they were able to undertake.53.What is said about the fourth stack of the ships?A)It was a mere piece of decoration.B)It was the work of a famous artis

44、t.C)It was designed to let out extra smoke.D)It was easily identifiable from afar.54.What might have led to the tragic end of the Titanic and the Britannic?A)Their unscientific designs.B)Their captains misjudgment.C)The assumption that they were built with the latest technology.D)The belief that the

45、y could never sink with a double-layer body.55.What happened to the ship Olympic in the end?￥A)She was used to carry troops.B)She was converted into a hospital ship.C)She was sunk in World War.D)She was retired after her naval service.【参考答案】【参考答案】46-50 BACDA51-55 CBADDPart IV Translation (30 minutes

46、)Part IV Translation (30 minutes)。Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage fromChinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2Answer Sheet 2.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，还有许多城市也在筹建机场。航空

47、服务不断改进，而且经常会有特价机票。所年来，节假日期间选择飞机外出旅游的人不断增加。【参考译文】In the past, it was unimaginable to travel by plane for most Chinese. With thedevelopment of economy and the improvement of living standards, an increasingnumber of Chinese people, including many farmers and migrant workers, can travelby air. They can

48、fly to all major cities, and we can see lots of cities are preparing tobuild airports. Airline services have been improved constantly and discounted ticketsare often available. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number ofpeople choosing to travel by air during the holidays.听力原文Part I

49、I Listening ComprehensionNews Report OneNews Report OneA Message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than fivedecades ago was found 1,500 miles away and has been returned to his daughter. Thelong lost message was discovered by Clint Buffington of Utah while he wasvacationing. Buf

50、fington says he found a soda bottle half buried in the sand thatlooked like it had been there since the beginning of time. The note inside the bottlessaid, “return to 419 Ocean Street and receive a reward of $150 from Richard andTina Pierce, owners of the Beach comber motel.” The motel was owned by