兰州大学18年6月考试大学英语4作业考核试题

2018年6月份,英语四级真题答案（完整版）四级听力理解答案听力新闻第1套1。

A) The return of a bottled message to its owner’s daughter。

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B）She wanted to honor her father’s promise.3. B) Several cases of Zika disease had been identified.4。

C) It lost a huge stock of bees.5. A) It stayed in the air for about two hours。

6. C) Inadequate funding.7。

D）It is more environmentally friendly.听力新闻第2套1. B) Scared。

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D) It was covered with large scales.3。

A）A Study of the fast—food service.4. C）Increased variety of products。

5. C) US government’s approval of private space missions.6. A）Deliver scientific equipment to the moon。

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B）It is promising。

听力长对话第1套8. A）It seems a depressing topic.9。

D）They can’t make it to the theatre in time.10。

C）It is the most amusing show he has ever watched。

11. B) Go and see the dance。

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D）She worries she won't fit in as a transfer student。

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大学英语(4)课程作业_A一单选题1. More than one teacher _______told him it is important that he learn English well if he _______abroa;had, will gohas, wants to gohas, want to gohave,shall go本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：has, wants to go标准答案：has, wants to go2. Entering the room, I found my father __ at the desk and ___ somethingseat, writeseated , wroteseated , writingseating , writing本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答： seated , writing标准答案： seated , writing3. He wore dark glasses to avoid ____________.having been recognizedto be recognizedrecognizedbeing recognized本题分值： 4.0用户得分：0.0用户解答：having been recognized标准答案： being recognized4. When Harry arrived home after a hard day at work, ______________.his wife slepthis wife has slepthis wife was sleepinghis wife has been sleeping本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答： his wife was sleeping标准答案： his wife was sleeping5. The result of competition will ________ entirely _________ the opinions of the judgesdeclare...fordepend...onadapt...toarrive...at本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答： depend...on标准答案： depend...on6. Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim ________.may be hardly doubtedmay be seriously doubtedmay be hard doubtingmay be doubted serious本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答： may be seriously doubted标准答案： may be seriously doubted7. She ______________ him to help her to find answers to her problems.learned fromcame intoleaned onlooked at本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答： leaned on标准答案： leaned on8. Were the wire of a smaller diameter (直径), its resistance ________.had been increasedwas increasedmight have been increasedwould be increased本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：would be increased标准答案：would be increased9. The Vikings are believed ___________ America.to have discoveredto discoverin discoveringto have been discovered本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：to have discovered标准答案：to have discovered10. In the theater that actors are very ___________ to the reaction of the audience.sensiblepositiveemotionalsensitive本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：sensitive标准答案：sensitive11. In the couse of a day students do far more than just _____________ classes.attendattendedto attendattending本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：attend标准答案：attend12. This is a group of six boys ________ 14 to 17.agedagingagesage本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：aged标准答案：aged13. Can you ________ furnishing your house luxuriously at a time when the company is losing so much money?verifyidentifyjustifyclarify本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答： justify标准答案： justify14. It ________ around nine when I drove back home because it was already dark.had to bewas to bemust have beenmust be本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：must have been标准答案：must have been15. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ________: 77.2 years.rankscalespanscope本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答： span标准答案： span16. Henry was deported for having an expired vis He _______ his visa renewe;should have had?must have had?might have had?would have had本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：should have had?标准答案：should have had?17. We all argued about it for hours and finally _________ at a decision.camearriveddrewreached本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：arrived标准答案：arrived18. He came all the way to China for promoting friendship ____________ for making money.other thanmore thanbetter thanrather than本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答： rather than标准答案： rather than二判断题1. If you want to make good impression on other people, you have to be yourself at your best.错对本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：错标准答案：错2. When it come to makeup, I am absolutely convinced that cosmetics are the greatest protector of the skin yet devise;错对本题分值： 4.0用户得分：0.0用户解答：对标准答案：错3. Angela suggests that teachers may change their teachings by taking students out of the classroom to some place which students can also talk and do something.错对本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：错标准答案：错4. How children are taught and learn to perform different roles.错对本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：对标准答案：对5. He believes we can solve what we can think up.错对本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：错标准答案：错6. The confrontation with the depth and scope of ignorance.错对本题分值： 4.0用户得分：0.0用户解答：错标准答案：对7. The workers are holding out for a 10% pay rises and have threatened to strike.错对本题分值： 4.0用户得分： 4.0用户解答：错标准答案：错。

2018年6月大学生英语四级真题试卷及答案(第一套)2018年6月大学生英语四级真题试卷及答案Part I：Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of financial management for college students. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1. 现代大学生面临着很多经济压力。

2. 科学合理地管理个人财务的重要性。

3. 我的建议。

参考范文：As college students in the modern era, we face various financial pressures. Tuition fees, living expenses, and personal desires all contribute to the overwhelming monetary burden. Therefore, it is of great importance for us to manage our personal finances scientifically and reasonably.First and foremost, effective financial management can alleviate the financial stress we experience. By organizing our income and expenses, we are able to prioritize our spending and make sure our basic needs are met without excessive borrowing or overdependence on our parents. It enables usto develop a sense of financial independence, which is essential for our personal growth.Moreover, financial management helps cultivate essential life skills. By tracking our expenses and setting budgets, we learn about the necessity of saving and prioritizing our expenditures. These skills not only benefit our current circumstances but also lay the foundation for our future financial stability. It instills in us a sense of responsibility and perseverance, which are valuable qualities necessary for success in any aspect of life.In conclusion, in order to better cope with the financial pressures we face as college students, it is vital that we learn and practice effective financial management. By doing so, we can reduce the burden, develop independence, and acquire essential skills for a prosperous future. It is therefore crucial for each of us to make financial management a priority in our lives.Part II：Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. 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 the center.News Report 1Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) A report on the water quality of US cities.B) Suggestions on how to improve water quality.C) The reasons behind the widespread water contamination.D) The importance of clean water to human beings.2. A) Improving water treatment facilities.B) Holding companies accountable for pollution.C) Banning the use of industrial chemicals.D) Better protecting the sources of clean water.News Report 2Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) Allow children to make independent choices.B) Encourage children to play with gadgets.C) Offer guidance to children on gadget use.D) Create a gadget-free environment for children.4. A) They want to protect children's privacy.B) They want to limit children's screen time.C) They believe children should exercise daily.D) They think gadgets can be educational.News Report 3Questions 5 and 6 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) Many startups are eager to enter the Asian market.B) The Asian market is slowly expanding its presence worldwide.C) Corporate giants are facing fierce competition from Asian companies.D) The Asian market is becoming increasingly important globally.6. A) Prize offers by the Chinese government.B) Export restrictions by the Asian governments.C) The huge number of Asian consumers.D) The low cost of production in Asian countries.... (The rest of the article is omitted due to exceeding the requested word count.)。

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (单选题) 1: He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _______ buying some expensive equipment .A: toB: aboutC: intoD: on正确答案:(单选题) 2: The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is ______any other lake in the world. A: largestB: the largestC: larger thanD: the larger than正确答案:(单选题) 3: ―Don’ t you think this colour is too light?‖ ―________.‖ A: Yes, I agreeB: Yes, of course notC: Yes, I don’t thinkD: What’s wrong正确答案:(单选题) 4: This article ________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.A: cares forB: allows forC: applies forD: calls for正确答案:(单选题) 5: Mary was going to a wedding so she brushed _______ well.A: her hairB: her hairsC: the hairD: the hairs正确答案:(单选题) 6: ______bricks, workers press clay into blocks and bake them to the requisite hard.A: Being madeB: The making ofC: To makeD: Made正确答案:(单选题) 7: She was arrested for ________ state secrets to a foreign reporter in return for her son going abroad.A: getting awayB: giving away------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C: breaking awayD: putting away正确答案:(单选题) 8: Many difficulties have __________ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.A: risenB: arisenC: raisedD: arrived正确答案:(单选题) 9: Just imagine Mary ________ in her favorite chair back home.A: tositB: sitC: SittingD: has been sat正确答案:(单选题) 10: Not _____________, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.A: obviouslyB: surprisinglyC: particularlyD: normally正确答案:(单选题) 11: Why do you want a new job_____ you've got such a good one already? A: thatB: whereC: whichD: when正确答案:(单选题) 12: We arrived at the station_____late, or we____the bus.A: Too much; would catchB: a little too; had caughtC: much too; would have caughtD: too much; would have caught正确答案:(单选题) 13: They had to examine the dead tiger before they had a _______ answer as to who killed it.A: positiveB: seniorC: virtualD: vital正确答案:(单选题) 14: The dress is so beautiful. Can I ______.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A: try it onB: try on itC: wear it onD: dress it on正确答案:(单选题) 15: ― What’ s her telephone number, please?‖―________. Oh, it’s 5550888.‖A: By the wayB: It doesn’t matterC: Let me seeD: Yes, please正确答案:(判断题) 1: So popular is the play that the theatre is likely to be full every night.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 2: She hoped to remain unnoticed, but her white gown revealed her to him.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 3: Bringing up children involves a partnership of both parent.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 4: Both marriage and family involve long-term obligations or responsibility for shared care, not just the search of happiness.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 5: I suppose they’re expressing their identity but it’s such very different from what we did.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 6: Action speak louder than words.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 7: Online learning require extra commitment to keep up with the flow of the course.A: 错误------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 8: He will end up penniless if he carries on spending as many as that. A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 9: He believes we can solve what we can think up.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 10: To explain the influent of communication on people’s behavior.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(单选题) 1: He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _______ buying some expensive equipment .A: toB: aboutC: intoD: on正确答案:(单选题) 2: The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is ______any other lake in the world. A: largestB: the largestC: larger thanD: the larger than正确答案:(单选题) 3: ―Don’ t you think this colour is too light?‖―________.‖A: Yes, I agreeB: Yes, of course notC: Yes, I don’t thinkD: What’s wrong正确答案:(单选题) 4: This article ________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.A: cares forB: allows forC: applies forD: calls for正确答案:(单选题) 5: Mary was going to a wedding so she brushed _______ well.A: her hairB: her hairs------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C: the hairD: the hairs正确答案:(单选题) 6: ______bricks, workers press clay into blocks and bake them to the requisite hard.A: Being madeB: The making ofC: To makeD: Made正确答案:(单选题) 7: She was arrested for ________ state secrets to a foreign reporter in return for her son going abroad.A: getting awayB: giving awayC: breaking awayD: putting away正确答案:(单选题) 8: Many difficulties have __________ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.A: risenB: arisenC: raisedD: arrived正确答案:(单选题) 9: Just imagine Mary ________ in her favorite chair back home.A: tositB: sitC: SittingD: has been sat正确答案:(单选题) 10: Not _____________, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.A: obviouslyB: surprisinglyC: particularlyD: normally正确答案:(单选题) 11: Why do you want a new job_____ you've got such a good one already? A: thatB: whereC: whichD: when正确答案:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (单选题) 12: We arrived at the station_____late, or we____the bus.A: Too much; would catchB: a little too; had caughtC: much too; would have caughtD: too much; would have caught正确答案:(单选题) 13: They had to examine the dead tiger before they had a _______ answer as to who killed it.A: positiveB: seniorC: virtualD: vital正确答案:(单选题) 14: The dress is so beautiful. Can I ______.A: try it onB: try on itC: wear it onD: dress it on正确答案:(单选题) 15: ― What’ s her telephone number, please?‖― ________. Oh, it’s 5550888.‖A: By the wayB: It doesn’t matterC: Let me seeD: Yes, please正确答案:(判断题) 1: So popular is the play that the theatre is likely to be full every night.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 2: She hoped to remain unnoticed, but her white gown revealed her to him.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 3: Bringing up children involves a partnership of both parent.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 4: Both marriage and family involve long-term obligations or responsibility for shared care, not just the search of happiness.A: 错误------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 5: I suppose they’re expressing their identity but it’s such very different from what we did.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 6: Action speak louder than words.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 7: Online learning require extra commitment to keep up with the flow of the course.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 8: He will end up penniless if he carries on spending as many as that. A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 9: He believes we can solve what we can think up.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:(判断题) 10: To explain the influent of communication on people’s behavior.A: 错误B: 正确正确答案:。

2018 年 6 月大学英语四级真题第三套Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to write a short essay on the importance of speaking ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more tha n180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)说明：由于 2018 年 6 月四级考试全国共考了两套听力, 本套真题听力与前两套内容相同, 只是选项顺序不同, 因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。

Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections: 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 the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line throughthe centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Neon (霓虹) is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San Francisco. When night falls, red and blue and other colors 26 a hazy (雾蒙蒙的) glow over a city lit up by tens of thousands of neon signs. But many of them are going dark, 27 by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs (发光二极管).Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderfulold signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy 28 , but still carry great cost. "To me, neon represents memories of the past," says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city's famous signs. "Looking at the signs now I geta feeling of amazement, mixed with sadness."Building a neon sign is an art practiced by 29 trained on the job to mold glass tubes into 30 shapes and letters. They fill these tubes with gases that glowwhen 31 . Neon makes orange, while other gases make yellow or blue. It takes many hours to craft a single sign.Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and 32 more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an 33 that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. "I love the beautiful, handcrafted,old-fashioned 34 of neon," says Blance. The signs do nothing more than 35a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking way possible.A) alternative B) approach C) cast D) challenging E) decorativeF) efficient G) electrified H) identify I) photographed J) professionalsK) quality L) replaced M) stimulate N) symbolizes O) volunteersSection BDirections: I n this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.New Jersey School District Eases Pressure on Students—Baring an Ethnic DivideA)This fall, David Aderhold, the chief of a high-achieving school district near Princeton, New Jersey, sent parents an alarming 16-page letter. The school district, he said, was facing a crisis. Its students were overburdened and stressed out, having to cope with too much work and too many demands. In the previous school year, 120 middle and high school students were recommended f or mental health assessments and 40 were hospitalized. And on a survey administered by the district, students wrote things like, "I hate going to school," and "Coming out of 12 years in this district, I have learned one thing: that a grade, a percentage or even a point is to be valued over anything else."B)With his letter, Aderhold inserted West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District into a national discussion about the intense focus on achievement at elite schools, and whether it has gone too far. At follow-up meetings, he urged parents to join him in advocating a "whole child" approach to schooling that respects "social-emotional development" and "deep and meaningful learning" over academics alone. The alternative, he suggested, was to face the prospect of becoming another Palo Alto, California, where outsize stress on teenage students is believed to have contributed to a number of suicides in the last six years.C)But instead of bringing families together, Aderhold's letter revealed a divide in the district, which has 9,700 students, and one that broke down roughly along racial lines. On one side are white parents like Catherine Foley, a former president of the Parent-Teacher-Student Association at her daughter's middle school, who has come to see the district's increasingly pressured atmosphere as opposed to learning. "My son was in fourth grade and told me, 'I'm not going to amount to anything because I have nothing to put on my resume,'" she said. On the other side are parents like Mike Jia, one of the thousands of Asian-American professionals who have moved to the district in the past decade, who said Aderhold's reforms would amount to a "dumbing d own" of his children's education. "What is happening here reflects a national anti-intellectual trend that will not prepare our children for the future," Jia said.D)About 10 minutes from Princeton and an hour and a half from New Y ork City, West Windsor and Plainsboro have become popular bedroom communities for technology entrepreneurs, researchers and engineers, drawn in large part by the public schools. From the last three graduating classes, 16 seniors were admitted to MIT. It produces Science Olympiad winners, classically trained musicians and students with perfect SAT scores.E)The district has become increasingly popular with immigrant families from China, India and Korea. This year, 65 percent of its students are Asian-American, compared with 44 percent in 2007. Many of them are the first in their families born in the United States. They have had a growing influence on the district. Asian-American parents are enthusiastic supporters of the competitive instrumental music program. They have been huge supporters of the district's advanced mathematics program, which once began in the fourth grade but will now start in the sixth. The change to the program, in which 90 percent of the participating students areAsian-American, is one of Aderhold's reforms.F)Asian-American students have been eager participants in a state program that permits them to take summer classes off campus for high school credit, allowing them to maximize the number of honors and Advanced Placement classes they can take, another practice that Aderhold is limiting this school year. With many Asian-American children attending supplementary instructional programs, there is a perception among some white families that the elementary school curriculum is being sped up to accommodate them.G)Both Asian-American and white families say the tension between the two groups has grown steadily over the past few years, as the number of Asian families has risen. But the division has become more obvious in recent months as A derhold has made changes, including no-homework nights, an end to high school midterms and finals, and an initiative that made it easier to participate in the music program.H)Jennifer Lee, professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and an author of the Asian American Achievement Paradox, says misunderstanding between first-generationAsian-American parents and those who have been in this country longer are common. What white middle-class parents do not always understand, she said, is how much pressure recent immigrants feel to boost their children into the middle class. "They don't have the same chances to get their children internships (实习职位) or jobs at law firms," Lee said. "So what they believe is that their children must excel and beat their white peers in academic settings so they have the same chances to excel later. "I)The issue of the stresses felt by students in elite school districts has gained attention in recent years as schools in places like Newton, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto have reported a number of suicides. West Windsor-Plainsboro has not had a teenage suicide in recent years, but Aderhold, who has worked in the district for seven years and been chief for the last three years, said he had seen troubling signs. In a recent art assignments, a middle school student depicted ( 描绘) an overburdened child who was being scolded for earning an A, rather than an A+ , on a math exam. In the image, the mother scolds the student with the words, "Shame on you!" Further, he said, the New Jersey Education Department has flagged at least two pieces of writing on state English language assessments in which students expressed suicidal thoughts.J)The survey commissioned by the district found that 68 percent of high school honor and Advanced Placement students reported feeling stressed about school "always or most of the time." "We need to bring back some balance," Aderhold said. "You don't want to wait until it's too late to do something. "K)Not all public opinion has fallen along racial lines. Karen Sue, the Chinese-American mother of a fifth-grader and an eighth-grader, believes the competition within the district has gotten out of control. Sue, who was born in the United States to immigrant parents, wants her peers to dial it back. "It's become an arms race, an educational arms race," she said. "We all want our kids to achieve and be successful. The question is, at what cost?"36.Aderhold is limiting the extra classes that students are allowed to take off campus.37.White and Asian-American parents responded differently to Aderhold's appeal.38.Suicidal thoughts have appeared in some students' writings.39.Aderhold's reform of the advanced mathematics program will affect Asian-American students most.40.Aderhold appealed for parents' support in promoting an all-round development of children, instead of focusing only on their academic performance.41.One Chinese-American parent thinks the competition in the district has gone too far.42.Immigrant parents believe that academic excellence will allow their children equal chances to succeed in the future.43.Many businessmen and professionals have moved to West Windsor and Plainsboro because of the public schools there.44.A number of students in Aderhold's school district were found to have stress-induced mental health problems.45.The tension between Asian-American and white families has increased in recent years.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 and 50 are based on the following passage.For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else. "While we teach, we learn," said Roman philosopher Seneca. Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. They're documenting why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn, and designing innovative ways for young people to engage in instruction.Researchers have found that students who sign up to tutor others work harder to understand the material, recall it more accurately and apply it more effectively. Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who're learning only for their own sake. But how can children, still learning themselves, teach others? One answer: They can tutor younger kids. Some studies have found that first-born children are more intelligent than their later-born siblings (兄弟姐妹). This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings. Now educators are experimenting with ways to apply this model to academic subjects. They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who in turn instruct middle school students on the topic.But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the "teachable agent"—a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil. Computer scientists have created an animated (动画的) figure called Betty's Brain, who has been "taught" about environmental science by hundreds of middle school students. Student teachers aremotivated to help Betty master certain materials. While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and improve their own understanding. And as they explain the information to it, they identify problems in their own thinking.Feedback from the teachable agents further enhances the tutors' learning. The agents' questions compel student tutors to think and explain the materials in different ways, and watching the agent solve problems allows them to see their knowledge put into action.Above all, it's the emotions one experiences in teaching that facilitate learning. Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these virtual pupils succeed as they derive pride and satisfaction from someone else's accomplishment.46.What are researchers rediscovering through their studies?A)Seneca's thinking is still applicable today.B)Better learners will become better teachers.C)Human intelligence tends to grow with age.D)Philosophical thinking improves instruction.47.What do we learn about Betty's Brain?A)It is a character in a popular animation.B)It is a teaching tool under development.C)It is a cutting-edge app in digital games.D)It is a tutor for computer science students.48.How does teaching others benefit student tutors?A)It makes them aware of what they are strong at.B)It motivates them to try novel ways of teaching.C)It helps them learn their academic subjects better.D)It enables them to better understand their teachers.49.What do students do to teach their teachable agents?A)They motivate them to think independently.B)They ask them to design their own questions.C)They encourage them to give prompt feedback.D)They use various ways to explain the materials.50.What is the key factor that eases student tutors' learning?A)Their sense of responsibility.B)Their emotional involvement.C)The learning strategy acquired.D)The teaching experience gained.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.A new batch of young women—members of the so-called Millennial ( 千禧的) generation—has been entering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been—or than their young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their success. They believe that women are paid less than men for doing the same job. They think it's easier for men to get top executive jobs than it is for them. And they assume that if and when they have children, it will be even harder for them to advance in their careers.While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago, most believe more change is needed. Among Millennial women, 75% say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace, compared with 57% of Millennial men. Even so, relatively few young women (15%) say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender.As Millennial women come of age they share many of the same views and values about work as their male counterparts. They want jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they place relatively little importance on high pay. At the same time, however, young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say they're not interested in becoming a boss or top manager; only 24% of young men say the same. The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s, when many women face the trade-offs that go with work and motherhood.These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults, including 810 Millennials (ages 18-32), conducted Oct. 7-27, 2013. The survey finds that, in spite of the dramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation in recent decades, young women view this as a man's world—just as middle-aged and older women do.51.What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers?A)They can get ahead only by striving harder.B)They expect to succeed just like Millennial men.C)They are generally quite optimistic about their future.D)They are better educated than their male counterparts.52.How do most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace?A)They are the target of discrimination.B)They find it satisfactory on the whole.C)They think it needs further improving.D)They find their complaints ignored.53.What do Millennial women value most when coming of age?A)A sense of accomplishment.B)Job stability and flexibility.C)Rewards and promotions.D)Joy derived from work.54.What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about?A)The welfare of their children.B)The narrowing of the gender gap.C)The fulfillment of their dreams in life.D)The balance between work and family.55.What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 2013 survey?A)They still view this world as one dominated by males.B)They account for half the workforce in the job market.C)They see the world differently from older generations.D)They do better in work than their male counterparts.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to translate a passage from Chi nese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.近年来，中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。

2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）参考答案Part I WritingIt cannot be denied that reading plays a key role in people’s 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. 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, “Don’t bite off more than one can chew.” Furthermore, a mastery of some reading 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 to fish. Only through persistent reading can we enjoy the improvement of reading ability and learning ability.听力原文：News Report 1Kelly escaped to managed to save her car after the four-mile road came out of the driving down the high way .Rattlesnakes are poisonous and threat to the people generally. But the woman say the rattlesnake terrified her on her ways . It has big nails on th e way to pick up her friend. I don’t know when my hands on my steer or not. But I can guarantee myself. She said the snake the was first under the seat until she could get out of the high way. Here he comes, the snake tries to find its road and get out of the car. Kelly called for help and, Washington control animal office would capture the snake.Q1:How did Kelly feel when she first came across the Rattlesnake?答案：-She was terrified.Q2:What does the report say about the Rattlesnake?答案：-It is poisonous and threatening.News report 2:(3)Fast food turns out isn’t quite as fast as it used to be. A new study finds that MacDonald posts its slowest drives through times since this survey was first inducted fifty years ago. As MacDonald’s, customers were spent on average three minutes and nine seconds from the time they placed their orders until they were receive their food. About ten seconds more, they began to straight average and lots slower than the decade ago, according to the study, which was commissioned by QSR, an industry trade publication, and MacDonald wasn’t alone in slowing down. Other changes also saw their drive through performance slowing down. (4)Among the reasons for the slower surveys, today there aremore choices on the menu, and products themselves are more complex and take longer to prepare. Speed, of course, is essential to the drive through experience, and drive through are hugely important to choose such as MacDonald, 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 Song Ochers, editor of QSR. Of course, consumers also want their orders to prepare correctly and on that score, Ochers says accuracy is still really high.3.What is news report mainly about?答案：-The Fast food turns out isn’t quite as fast as it used to be.4.What has slow down MacDonald drive through service?答案：- More choices on the menu, products are more complex and take longer to prepare.News Report 3The first private mission outside of the 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 outside of the earth orbit in late 2017. Moon express’s 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 coordinative conversations between a number of factual agencies. On the international treaties, 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. But noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal. Moon express is not the only company seeking for the right to travel to out space. Elon Musk’s space X aims to send an manned aircraft to Mars by 20185. What is the news report mainly about?答案：The first private mission6. What is the Moon Express planning to do?答案：To land a suitcase size package of scientific equipment on the moon for exploration.7. what does Moon Express think of its mission?Part IV TranslationIn recent years, more cities in China have begun to build subways in a bid to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. A growing number of people choose subway as the main means of transportation to work or school every day to enjoy its advantages of safety, speed and comfort.Nowadays, taking the subway is becoming increasingly convenient in China, for passengers in some cities simply use their cards or mobile phones to take the subway and many local elderly citizens can also take it for free.2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）参考答案Part I WritingWhen it comes to learning a language, whether it be the mother tongue or a foreign one, the importance of four language abilities cannot be overemphasized, which include listening ability, speaking ability, reading ability and writing ability. Especially, the capability of writing has gained great attention during the process of leaning a language.A person in possession with good writing ability will have benefits on various fronts listed below. For one thing, excellent wiring ability is beneficial to people’s logical think and analytic ability. This is due to the fact that in order to create a good layout of an essay, we have to collect and arrange a sea of writing materials systematically, during which logicality is gradually cultivated. For another, excellent ability of writing makes good contribution to strengthening the usage of words and enlarging our vocabulary. The more you write, the larger vocabulary you will have.Effective and efficient measures should be taken to develop our wiring ability. As the process of output, good writing ability are in need of rich accumulation and therefore we should increase our awareness of spending more time on reading, increasing our language expression ability and accumulating materials as much as possible.Part IV TranslationIn the past, traveling by plane was unimaginable for most Chinese people. With the economic development and the improved living standards, more Chinese people, including many farmersand migrant workers, afford to travel by air. They can fly to all major cities, and many cities are also planning to build airports. Aviation services are constantly improving and special fares are often available. In recent years, there have been increasing numbers of people choosing to travel by air during holidays.2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）参考答案Part I WritingThe booming development of economy and society has made it both possible and necessary for us to speak to a large number of people even in just one day. Therefore, speaking ability is becoming increasingly crucial in our daily life.In my eyes, two aspects can be explored to illustrate the above-mentioned point. For one thing, excellent speaking ability is beneficial for leaving a good impression on others, which will contribute to building a harmonious relationship in our general routine of everyday living. For another, this ability proves to be the first step to establish oneself in the fiercely competitive workplace, especially in the service industry. Those who boast outstanding speaking skills tend to win customers’ trust and thus obtain better work performance. On the contrary, those who are poor at speaking are inclined to do less well in dealing with customers.In light of what has been argued so far, speaking ability does matter a lot in our work and daily life. Therefore, schools are supposed to organize more relevant competitions and activities or even open some related courses to cultivate their students’ speaking ability.Part II Listening Comprehension注意：听力一共两套题，故第三套答案略Part IV TranslationBuses used to be the main means of transportation for Chinese people. In recent years, due to the continuous increase in the number of private cars, the traffic problems in cities have become more serious. Many cities have been trying to improve the service quality of buses in order to encourage more people to travel by bus. The facilities of the vehicles are constantly updated and the speed significantly improved, but the bus fare still remains quite low. Now, in most cities, many local elderly citizens can take buses for free.。

2018年6月份-英语四级真题答案(完整版)In ___ 2018.the complete answers for the English CET-4 ___:Listening News Set 11.A) The daughter of the owner received a ___.2.B) ___.3.B) Several cases of ___.4.C) They lost a large number of bees.5.A) It remained in the air for approximately two hours.6.C) Insufficient funding.7.D) It is ___.Listening News Set 21.B) Frightened.2.D) It ___ scales.3.A) A study on fast-food service.4.C) Increased product variety.5.C) ___.6.A) ___.7.B) It shows promise.___ 18.A) The topic seems depressing.9.D) They won't be able to make it to the theater on time.10.C) It is the most amusing show he has ever seen.11.B) Attend the dance performance.12.D) ___.13.C) Participate in extracurricular activities.14.A) Offer help whenever she needs it.15.D) ___.19.如果不被强制上学，孩子们就会在街上游荡。

改写：如果没有强制要求上学，孩子们可能会流浪街头。

Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an a short easy on the importance of writing ability and how to develop it.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 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.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.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 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 state's 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 California 's reputation as the home of technological (29)_______ , makes the place ideal for developing and testing systems designed to monitor pollution in (30)_______ And that is just what Aclima, a new firm in San Francisco, has been doing over the past few months. It has been trying out monitoring stations that are (31)_______ to yield minute-to-minute maps of (32)_______ air pollution. Such stations will also be able to keep an eye on what is happening inside buildings, including offices.To this end, Aclima has been (33)_______ with Google's Street View system. Davida Herzl, Aclima's boss, says they have revealed pollution highs on days when San Francisco 's transit workers went onstrike and the city's (34)_______ were forced to use their cars. Conversely, “cycle to their job by (35)_______ pollution lows.Section BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Some College Students Are Angry That They Have to Pay to Do Their Homework[A ] Digital learning systems now charge students for access codes needed to complete coursework, takequizzes, and turn in homework. As universities go digital, students are complaining of a new hit to their finances that 's replacing一and sometimes joining—expensive textbooks: pricey online access codes that are required to complete coursework and submit assignments.[B]The codes—which typically range in price from $80 to $ 155 per course—give students online accessto systems developed by education companies like McGraw Hill and Pearson. These companies, which long reaped big profits as textbook publishers, have boasted that their new online offerings，when pushed to students through universities they partner with，represent the future of the industry.[C]But critics say the digital access codes represent the same profit-seeking ethos (观念)of the textbookbusiness, and are even harder for students to opt out of. While they could once buy second-hand textbooks, or share copies with friends, the digital systems are essentially impossible to avoid.[D]“When we talk about access code we see it as the new face of the textbook monopoly (垄断），a newway to lock students around this system，” said Ethan Senack，the higher education advocate for the U. S. Public Interest Re search Group, to BuzzFeed News. “Rather than $250 ( for a print textbook) you，re paying $120，” said Senack. But because it，s all digital it eliminates the used book market and eliminates any sharing and because homework and tests are through an access code, it eliminates any ability to opt out.[E]Sanna Harper, a 19-year-old student at Virginia Tech, was faced with a tough dilemma when she firststarted college in 2015—pay rent or pay to turn in her chemistry homework. She told BuzzFeed News that her freshman chemistry class required her to use Connect, a system provided by McGraw Hill where students can submit homework, take exams and track their grades. But the code to access the program cost $ 120—a big sum for Harper, who had already put down $ 450 for textbooks, and had rent day approaching.[F]She decided to wait for her next work-study paycheck, which was typically $150 - $200, to pay for thecode. She knew that her chemistry grade may take a dive as a result. “It's a balancing act,” she said.“ Can I really afford these access codes now?” She didn 't hand in her first two assignments for chemistry, which started her out in the class with a failing grade.[G ] The access codes may be another financial headache for students, but for textbook businesses, they'rethe future. McGraw Hill, which controls 21% of the higher education market, reported in March that its digital content sales exceeded print sales for the first time in 2015. The company said that 45% of its $140 million revenue in 2015 “was derived from digital products”.[H]A Pearson spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that “digital materials are less expensive and a goodinvestment” that offer new features, like audio texts, personalized knowledge checks and expert videos. Its digital course materials save students up to 60% compared to traditional printed textbooks, the company added. McGraw Hill didn't respond to a request for comment, but its CEO David Levin told the Financial Times in August that “ in higher education, the era of the printed textbo ok is now over”.[I]The textbook industry insists the online systems represent a better deal for students. “These digitalproducts aren 't just mechanisms for students to submit homework, they offer all kinds of features,n David Anderson, the executive director of higher education with the Association of American Publishers, told BuzzFeed News. w It helps students understand in a way that you can 't do with print homework assignments. ”[J]David Hunt, an associate professor in sociology at Augusta University, which has rolled out digital textbooks across its math and psychology departments, told BuzzFeed News that he understands the utility of using systems that require access codes. But he doesn't require his students to buy access toa learning program that controls the class assignments. “I try to make things as inexpensive aspossible,” said Hunt, who uses free digital textbooks for his classes but designs his own curriculum.“ The online systems may make my life a lot ea sier but I feel like I 'm giving up control. The discussions are the things where my expertise can benefit the students most. ”K] A 20-year-old junior at Georgia Southern University told BuzzFeed News that she normally spends $500 - $600 on access codes for class. In one case, the professor didn't require students to buy a textbook, just an access code to turn in homework. This year she said she spent $900 on access codes to books and programs. “That's two months of rent,” she said. “You can't sell any of it back. With a traditional textbook you can sell it for $30 - $50 and that helps to pay for your new semester's books.With an access code, you're out of that money. ''[L]Benjamin Wolverton, a 19-year-old student at the University of South Carolina, told BuzzFeed News that “ it 's ridiculous that after paying tens of thousands in tuition we have to pay for all these access codes to do our homework” • Many of the access codes he 's purchased have been required simply to complete homework or quizzes. “Often it's only 10% of your grade in class，” he said. “You're paying so much money for something that hardly affects your grade一but if you didn 't have it，it would affect your grade enough. It would be bad to start out at a B or C. n Wolverton said he spent $500 on access codes for digital books and programs this semester.[M] Harper, a poultry (家禽）science major, is taking chemistry again this year and had to buy a new access code to hand in her homework. She rented her economics and statistics textbooks for about $20 each. But her access codes for homework, which can't be rented or bought second-hand, were hermost expensive purchases: $120 and $85.[N ] She still remembers the sting of her first experience skipping an assignment due to the high prices.“We don't really have a missed assignment policy，” she said. “If you miss it，you just miss it. I just got zeros on a couple of first assignments. I managed to pull everything back up. But as a scared freshman looking at their grades，it's not fun.”36.A student's yearly expenses on access codes may amount to their rent for two months.37.The online access codes may be seen as a way to tie the students to the digital system.38.If a student takes a course again, they may have to buy a new access code to submit their assignments.39.McGraw Hill accounts for over one-fifth of the market share of college textbooks.40.Many traditional textbook publishers are now offering online digital products, which they believe will be the future of the publishing business.41.One student complained that they now had to pay for access codes in addition to the high tuition.42.Digital materials can cost students less than half the price of traditional printed books according to a publisher.43.One student decided not to buy her access code until she received the pay for her part-time job.44.Online systems may deprive teachers of opportunities to make the best use of their expertise for their students.45.Digital access codes are criticized because they are profit-driven just like the textbook business. Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain itto someone else. While we teach，we learn，”said Roman philosopher Seneca. Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. They re documenting why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn, and designing innovative ways for young people to engage in instruction.Researchers have found that students who sign up to tutor others work harder to understand the material, recall it more accurately and apply it more effectively. Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who 're learning only for their own sake. But how can children, still learning themselves, teach others? One answer: They can tutor younger kids. Some studies have found that first-born children are more intelligent than their later-bom siblings (兄弟姐妹）.This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings. Now educators are experimenting with ways to apply this model to academic subjects. They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who in turn instruct middle school students on the topic.But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the “ teachable agent ” —a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil. Computer scientists have created an animated (动画的）figure called Betty's Brain, who has been “taught” about environmental science by hundreds of middle school students. Student teachers are motivated to help Betty master certain materials. While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and improve their own understanding. And as they explain the information to it, they identify problems in their own thinking.Feedback from the teachable agents further enhances the tutors 'learning. The agents 'questions compel student tutors to think and explain the materials in different ways, and watching the agent solve problems allows them to see their knowledge put into action.Above all，it 's the emotions one experiences in teaching that facilitate learning. Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail，but happy when these virtual pupils succeed as they derive pride and satisfaction from someone else 's accomplishment.46. What are researchers rediscovering through their studies?A)Seneca's thinking is still applicable today.B)Better learners will become better teachers.C)Human intelligence tends to grow with age.D)Philosophical thinking improves instruction.47. What do we learn about Betty's Brain?A)It is a character in a popular animation.B)It is a teaching tool under development.C)It is a cutting-edge app in digital games.D)It is a tutor for computer science students.48. How does teaching others benefit student tutors?A)It makes them aware of what they are strong at.B)It motivates them to try novel ways of teaching.C)It helps them learn their academic subjects better.D)It enables them to better understand their teachers.49.What do students do to teach their teachable agents?A)They motivate them to think independently.B)They ask them to design their own questions.C)They encourage them to give prompt feedback.D)They use various ways to explain the materials.50.What is the key factor that eases student tutors' learning?A)Their sense of responsibility.B)Their emotional involvement.C)The learning strategy acquired.D)The teaching experience gained.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.A new batch of young women—members of the so-called Millennial (千禧的)generation has been entering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been—or than their young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead，they see roadblocks to their success. They believe that women are paid less than men for doing the same j ob. They think it’s easier for men to get top executive jobs than it is for them. Andthey assume that if and when they have children, it will be even harder for them to advance in their careers.While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20 - 30 years ago, most believe more change is needed. Among Millennial women, 75% say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace, compared with 57% of Millennial men. Even so, relatively few young women (15%) say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender.As Millennial women come of age they share many of the same views and values about work as their male counterparts. They want jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they place relatively little importance on high pay. At the same time, however, young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say they’ re not interested in becoming a boss or top manager；only 24% of young men say the same. The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s, when many women face the trade-offs that go with work and motherhood.These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults, including 810 Millennial (ages 18 -32)，conducted Oct. 7 - 27, 2013. The survey finds that, in spite of the dramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation in recent decades, young women view this as a man’s world—just as middle-aged and older women do.51.What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers?A)They can get ahead only by striving harder.B)They expect to succeed just like Millennial men.C)They are generally quite optimistic about their future.D)They are better educated than their male counterparts.52.How do most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace?A)They are the target of discrimination.B)They find it satisfactory on the whole.C)They think it needs further improving.D)They find their complaints ignored.53.What do Millennial women value most when coming of age?A)A sense of accomplishment.B)Job stability and flexibility.C)Rewards and promotions.D)Joy derived from work.54.What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about?A)The welfare of their children.B)The narrowing of the gender gap.C)The fulfillment of their dreams in life.D)The balance between work and family.55.What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 2013 survey?A)They still view this world as one dominated by males.B)They account for half the workforce in the job market.C)They see the world differently from older generations.D)They do better in work than their male counterparts.P art IV Translation (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.公交车曾是中国人出行的主要交通工具。

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