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1、全网最完整！全网最完整！2018 年四级必备！年四级必备！20182018 年年 6 6 月英语四级真题听力原文及答案解析（完整版）月英语四级真题听力原文及答案解析（完整版）Section ANews Report OneA message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decadesago was found 1500 miles away and hes been returned to his daughter.The long lostmessage was discovered by

2、 Clint Buffington of Utah while he was vacationing.Buffingtonsays he found a soda bottle half-buried in the sand that looked like it had been theresince the beginning of time.The note inside the bottle said,Return to 419 Ocean Street and receive a rewardof$150 from Richard and Tina Pierce,owners of

3、the beach Comber motel.The motel was owned by the Paula Pierce in 1960.Her father had written the notesas a joke and had thrown it into the Atlantic Ocean.Buffington flew to New Hampshireto deliver that message to Pola Pierce.She held up to her fathers promise givingBuffington that reward.But the bi

4、ggest reward is the message in a bottle finding itsway back home.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.What is the news report mainly about?2.Why did Paula Pierce give Clint Buffington the reward?News Report TwoMillions of bees have died in South Carolina during aerial

5、 insect sprayingoperations that were carried out to combat the Zika virus.The insects spraying overthe weekend left more than 2 million bees dead on the spot in Dorchester county SouthCarolina,where four travel-related cases of Zika disease have been confirmed in thearea.Most of the deaths came from

6、 Flower Town Bee farm,a company in Somerville thatsells bees and honey products.Juanita Stanley who owns the company said the farm lookslike its been destroyed.The farm lost about 2.5 million bees.Dorchester countyofficials apologized for the accidental mass killing of bees.Dorchester County is awar

7、ethat some beekeepers in the area that was sprayed on Sunday lost their bee colonies.County manager Jason Ward said in a statement.“Im not pleased that so many bees werekilled.”Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.Why was spraying operations carried out in Dorchester

8、County?4.What does the news reports say about Flower Town Bee farm?News Report Three资料下载来源：四六级考试资料群：230206513，英语口语交流群：168570356，大学资料群：642838907，大学数学交流群：702457289，大学物理资料群：718011655，大学化学资料群：691761499，大学生物资料群：734414430，The worlds largest aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time.The Airlander1

9、0 spent nearly 2 hours in the air having taken off from Coddington airfield inBedfordshire.During its flight it reached 3000 feet and performed a series of gentleturns all over a safe area.The aircraft is massive as long as a football field andas tall as 6 double decker buses and capable of flying f

10、or up to 5 days.It was firstdeveloped for the US government as a long range spy aircraft,but was abandoned followingbudget cutbacks.The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads thanhuge jet planes while also producing less noise and omitting less pollution.The makersbelieve its th

11、e future of aircraft and one day well be using them to go places.Buttheres still a long way to go.The Airlander will need to have 200 hours flying timebefore being allowed to fly by the aviation administration if it passes though we canhope well all get some extra legroom.Questions 5 and 7 are based

12、 on the news report you have just heard.5.What do we learn about the first flight of the Airlander 10?6.What caused the US government to abandon the Airlander 10 as a spy aircraft?7.What is the advantage of the Airlander 10 over huge jet planes?Section BConversation OneM:Do you feel like going out t

13、onight？W：Yeah，why not，we havent been out for ages,whats on?M:Well,theres a film about climate change.Does it sound good to you?W:No,not really,it doesnt really appeal to me.Whats it about?Just climatechange?M:I think its about how climate change affects everyday life.I wonder how theymake it enterta

14、ining.W:Well,it sounds really awful,its an important subject I agree.But I am notin the mood for anything depressing.What else is on?M：Theres a Spanish dance festival.W:Oh,I love dance.That sounds really interesting.M:Apparently,its absolutely brilliant.Lets see what it says in the paper.A leads an

15、exciting production of the great Spanish love story Kamen.W:Ok,then.What time is it on?M:At 7:30.W:Well,thats no good.We havent got enough time to get there.Is there anythingelse?M:Theres a comedy special on.资料下载来源：四六级考试资料群：230206513，英语口语交流群：168570356，大学资料群：642838907，大学数学交流群：702457289，大学物理资料群：718011

16、655，大学化学资料群：691761499，大学生物资料群：734414430，W:Wheres it on?M:Its at the city theater.Its a charity comedy night with lots of differentacts.It looks pretty good.The critic in the local the paper says its the funniestthing hes ever seen.It says here Roger Whitehead is an amazing host to a night offun perf

17、ormances.W:Em.I am not keen on him.He is not very funny.M:Are you sure your fancy going out tonight?You are not very enthusiastic.W:Perhaps you are right.Okay,lets go to see the dance.But tomorrow,not tonight.M:Great,Ill book the tickets online.Questions 8 and 11 are based on the conversation you ha

18、ve just heard.8.What does the women think of the climate change?9.Why do the speakers give up going to the Spanish dance festival tonight?10.What does the critic say about the comedy performed at the city theater?11.What does the woman decide to do tomorrow?Conversation TwoW:Good morning Mr.Lee,May

19、I have a minutes of your time?M:Sure Katherine,what can I do for you?W:Im quiet anxious about transferring over to our college,Im afraid I wont fit in.M:dont worry Katherine,its completely normal for you to be nervous abouttransferring schools,this happens to many transfer students.W:Yes,I know,but

20、Im younger than most students in my year and that worriesme a lot.M:Well,you may be the only younger one in your year,but you know,we have a lotof after-school activities you can join in,and so,this way,you will be able to meetnew friends of different age groups.W:Thats nice,I love games and hobby g

21、roups.M:Im sure you do,so will be just fine,dont worry so much and try to makethe most of what we have on offer here,also,remember that you can come to me anytimeof the day if you need help.W:Thanks so much,I definitely feel better now,as a matter of fact,Ive alreadycontacted one of the girls who wi

22、ll be living in the same house with me,and she seemedreally nice.I guess living on campus,Ill have a chance to have a close circle offriends,since well be living together.资料下载来源：四六级考试资料群：230206513，英语口语交流群：168570356，大学资料群：642838907，大学数学交流群：702457289，大学物理资料群：718011655，大学化学资料群：691761499，大学生物资料群：7344144

23、30，M:All students are very friendly with new arrivals.Let me check who would be livingwith you in your flat.Okay.There are Hannah,Kelly,and Bree.Bree is also a new studenthere,like you,Im sure you two ll have more to share with each other.Questions 12 and 15 are based on the conversation you have ju

24、st heard.12.Why does Katherine feel anxious?13.What does Mr.Lee encourage Katherine to do?14.What does Mr.Lee promised to do for Katherine?15.What do we learn about Katherine schoolmate Bree?Section CPassage OneHave you ever felt like you would do just about anything to satisfy your hunger?A new stu

25、dy in mice may help to explain why hunger can feel like such a powerfulmotivating force.In the study,researchers found that hunger outweighed other physicaldrives,including fear,thirst and social needs.To determine which feeling won out,the researchers did a series of experiments.In one experiment,t

26、he mice were both hungry and thirsty.When given the choice of eithereating food or drinking water,the mice went for the food,the researchers found.However,when the mice were well-fed but thirsty,they opted to drink,according to the study.In the second experiment meant to pit the mices hunger against

27、 their fear,hungry micewere placed in a cage that had certain fox-scented areas and other places that smelledsafer(in other words,not like an animal that could eat them)but also had food.Itturned out that,when the mice were hungry,they ventured into the unsafe areas forfood.But when the mice were we

28、ll-fed,they stayed in areas of the cage that wereconsidered safe.Hunger also outweighed the mices social needs,the researchersfound.Mice are usually social animals and prefer to be in the company of other mice,according to the study.When the mice were hungry,they opted to leave the company ofother m

29、ice to go get food.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.What is the researchers purpose in carrying out the serious experiment withmice?17.In what circumstances,do mice venture into unsafe areas?18.What is said about mice at the end of the passage?Passage TwoThe United

30、States has one of the best highway systems in the world.Interstatehighways connect just about every large and mid-sized city in the country.Did you everwonder why such a complete system of excellent roads exists?For an answer，you wouldhave to go back to the early 1920s.In those years,just after Worl

31、d War I,the militarywanted to build an American highway system for national defense.Such a system could,if necessary,move troops quickly from one area to another.It could also get people资料下载来源：四六级考试资料群：230206513，英语口语交流群：168570356，大学资料群：642838907，大学数学交流群：702457289，大学物理资料群：718011655，大学化学资料群：691761499，

32、大学生物资料群：734414430，out of cities in danger of being bombed.So-called roads of national importance weredesignated,but they were mostly small country roads.In 1944,Congress passed a billto upgrade the system,but did not fund the plan right away.In the 1950s,the planbegan to become a reality.Over$25 bil

33、lion was appropriated by congress,andconstruction began on about 40,000 miles of new roads.The idea was to connect the newsystem to existing expressways and freeways.And though the system was built mostlyto make car travel easier,defense was not forgotten.For instance,highway overpasseshad to be hig

34、h enough to allow trailers carrying military missiles to pass under them.By 1974,this system was mostly completed.A few additional roads would come later.Quick and easy travel between all parts of the country was now possible.Questions 19 and 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.What d

35、oes the speaker say about the American highway system?20.What was the original purpose of building a highway system?21.When was the interstate highway system mostly completed?Passage ThreeTexting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among youngAmericans back in 2013.A recent stud

36、y said that 40%of American teens claim to havebeen in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger.This sounds like a widespread disease but its one that technology may now helped cure.T.J.Evarts,a 20-year-old inventor,has come up with a novel solution that could easily

37、put texting drivers on notice.Its called Smart Wheel,and its designed to fit overthe steering wheel of most standard vehicles to track whether or not the driver hastwo hands on the wheel at all times.Evarts invention warns the drivers with the lightand the sound when they hold the wheel with one han

38、d only,but as soon as they placethe other hand back on the wheel the light turns back to green and the sound stops.It also watches for whats called“close by hands”,where both hands are close togethernear the top of the wheel so the driver can type with both thumbs and drive at the sametime.All the d

39、ata Smart Wheel collects is also sent to a connected app.So any parentswho install Smart Wheel can keep track of the teens driving habits.If they try toremove or damage the cover,thats reported as well.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.What is a major cause of road d

40、eaths among young Americans?23.What is Smart Wheel?24.What happens if the driver has one hand on the wheel?25.How do parents keep track of their teens driving habits?参考答案：ABBCA CDADC BDCAD BACDB ABACB1.A)The return of a bottled message to its owners daughter2.B)She wanted to honor her fathers资料下载来源：

41、四六级考试资料群：230206513，英语口语交流群：168570356，大学资料群：642838907，大学数学交流群：702457289，大学物理资料群：718011655，大学化学资料群：691761499，大学生物资料群：734414430，3.B)Several cases of Zika disease had been identifed4.C)It lost a huge stock of bees.5.A)It stayed in the air for about two hours6.C)Inadequate funding7.D)It is more environme

42、ntally friendly8.A)lt seems a depressing topic.9.D)They cant make it to the theater10.C)It is the most amusing show he has ever seen11.B)Go and see the dance12.D)She worries she wont ft in as a transfer student.13.C)Participate in after-school activities14.A)Give her help whenever she needs15.D)She

43、has just transferred to college16.B)To fnd out which physical drive is the most powerful17.A)When they are hungry18.C)They prefer to be with other mice19.D)It is one of the best in the world20.B)To move troops quickly from place to place21.A)in the 1970s22.B)Messaging while driving23.D)A device to e

44、nsure people drive with both hands24.C)They are alerted with a light and a sound25.B)Using a connected app1.A）The return of a bottled message to its owners daughter.【解析】根据原文：A message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man morethan five decades ago was found 1500 miles away and hes been

45、returned to his daughter.可以得到答案。2.B）She wanted to honor her fathers promise.【解析】根据原文：She held up to her fathers promise giving Buffington that reward.可以得出答案。3.B）Several cases of Zika disease had been identified.资料下载来源：四六级考试资料群：230206513，英语口语交流群：168570356，大学资料群：642838907，大学数学交流群：702457289，大学物理资料群：718

46、011655，大学化学资料群：691761499，大学生物资料群：734414430，【解析】根据原文：The insects spraying over the weekend left more than 2 millionbees dead on the spot in Dorchester county South Carolina,where four travel-relatedcases of Zika disease have been confirmed in the area.可以得出答案。4.C）It lost a huge stock of bees.【解析】根据原文：

47、The farm lost about 2.5 million bees.可以得出答案。5.A）It stayed in the air for about two hours.【解析】根据原文：The Airlander 10 spent nearly 2 hours in the air having takenoff from Coddington airfield in Bedfordshire.可以得出答案。6.C）Inadequate funding.【解析】根据原文：It was first developed for the US government as a long ra

48、nge spyaircraft,but was abandoned following budget cutbacks.可以得出答案。7.D）It is more environmentally friendly.【解析】根据原文：The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loadsthan huge jet planes while also producing less noise and omitting less pollution.可以得出答案。8.A）It seems a depressing topic.【

49、解析】根据原文：Well,it sounds really awful,its an important subject I agree.可以得出答案。9.D）They cant make it to the theater.【解析】根据原文：Well,thats no good.We havent got enough time to get there.可以得出答案。10.C）It is the most amusing show he has ever seen.【解析】根据原文：The critic in the local the paper says its the funnies

50、t thinghes ever seen.可以得出答案。11.B）Go and see the dance.【解析】根据原文：Perhaps you are right.Okay,let s go to see the dance.But tomorrow,not tonight.可以得出答案。12.D）She worries she wont fit in as a transfer student.【解析】根据原文：Im quiet anxious about transferring over to our college,Im afraid I wont fit in.可以得出答案。1