2018年6月大學英語四級真題及答案

PartiWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanashorteasyonthe

importanceofreadingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteat

least120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnews

report,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportand

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)tB),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions1to2arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.

B)ANewHampshireman*sjokewithfriendsonhiswife.

C)Afather'smessageforhisdaughter.

D)Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.

2.A)Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.

B)Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromise.

C)Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathertodoso.

D)Shewasexcitedtoseeherfather'shandwriting.

Questions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheardo

3.A)Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.

B)SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.

C)Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdisease.

D)Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.

4.A)Itapologizedtoitscustomers.

B)Itwasforcedtokillitsbees.

C)Itlostahugestockofbees.

D)Itlost2.5milliondollars.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

B)Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.

C)Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.

D)Itmadeaseriesofsharpturnsinthesky.

6.A)Engineeringproblems.

B)Theairpollutionitproduced.

C)Inadequatefunding.

D)Theoppositionfromthemilitary.

7.A)Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology.

B)Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.

C)Itisasafermeansoftransportation.

D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillhespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Itseemsadepressingtopic.

B)Itsoundsquitealarming.

C)Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.

D)Itisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.

9.A)Themandoesn'tunderstandSpanish.

B)Thewomandoesn'treallylikedancing.

C)Theydon*twantsomethingtoonoisy.

D)Theycan*tmakeittothetheatreintime.

10.A)ItwouldbemorefunwithoutMr.Whiteheadhosting.

B)Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudience'sattention.

C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.

D)Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.

11.A)Watchacomedy.

B)Goandseethedance.

C)Booktheticketsonline.

D)Seeafilmwiththeman.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.

B)Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.

C)Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.

D)Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.

13.A)Seekadvicefromseniorstudents.

B)Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies.

C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.

D)Lookintowhattheschooloffers.

14.A)Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.

B)Acceptherasatransferstudent.

C)Findheraccommodationoncampus.

D)Introducehertoherroommates.

15.A)ShehasinterestssimilartoMr.Lee's.

B)ShehasbecomefriendswithCatherine.

C)ShehaschosenthemajorCatherinehas.

D)Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Toinvestigatehowbeingoverweightimpacts,onhealth.

B)Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.

C)Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.

D)Todeterminewhatfeelingsmicehave.

17.A)Whentheyarehungry.

B)Whentheyarethirsty.

C)Whentheysmellfood.

D)Whentheywantcompany.

18.A)Theysearchforfoodingroups.

B)Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.

C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.

D)Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)ItsconstructionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.

B)Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.

C)Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.

D)Itisoneofthebestintheworld.

20.A)Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.

B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

C)Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.

D)lbspeedupthetransportationofgoods.

21.A)Inthe1970s.

B)Inthe1960s.

C)Inthe1950s.

D)Inthe1940s.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Chattingwhiledriving.

B)Messagingwhiledriving.

C)Drivingunderage.

D)Speedingonhighways.

23.A)Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.

B)Agadgettochargethephoneinacar.

C)Adevicetocontrolthespeedofavehicle.

D)Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.

24.A)Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights.

B)Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt.

C)Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.

D)Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.

25.A)Installingacamera.

B)Usingaconnectedapp.

C)Checkingtheiremails.

D)Keepingadailyrecord.

PartIHReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices,Eachchoiceinthehankisidentifiedbyaletter.Please

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthe

bankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolar

panels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsurancecompany

inside.Whenthetowerwasfirst(26)in1962,itwascoveredwiththin

squarestones.Thesesmallsquarestonesbecameaproblemforthebuildingand

continuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntilamajorrenovationwas(27).

Duringthisrenovationthebuilding'sowners,CIS,(28)thesolarpanel

company,solarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolarpanels.In

2004,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEurope'slargest(29)ofvertical

solarpanels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge(30)hasneverbeen

repeatedsince.

Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIS

towerwaschosenasoneofthe"10bestgreenenergyprojects”.Foralongtimeafter

thisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas

(31)overtakenbytheMillbankTower.

Greenbuildingslikethisaren*t(32)cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butit

doesproducemuchlesspollutionthanthatcausedbyenergy(33)through

fossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget(34),theworldislikelytoseemore

skyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imaginea

worldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwasn*taraceof(35),butrather

onetocollectthemostsolarenergy.

A)cheaper

B)cleaner

C)collection

D)competed

E)constructed

F)consulted

G)dimension

H)discovered

I)eventually

J)height

K)necessarily

L)production

M)range

N)scale

O)undertaken

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneofthe

paragraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarked

withaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2.

AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFaces"Endangered”List

[A]Onarecentfallmorning,alargecrowdblockedthestepsatoneofVenice's

maintouristsites,theRialtoBridge.TheRialtoBridgeisoneofthefourbridges

spanningtheGrandCanal.Itisthe

oldestbridgeacrossthecanal,andwasthedividinglinebetweenthedistrictsof

SanMarcoandSanPolo.Butonthisday,therewasatwist：itwasfilledwith

Venetians,nottourists.

[B]"Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsintheair,saysGiovanniGiorgio,

whohelpedorganizethemarchwithagrass-rootsorganizationcalledGenerazione90.

Thecartshereferstoaresmallshoppingcarts—thesymbolofatrueVenetian."It

startedasajoke,^^hesayswithalaugh."Theideawastoputbladesonthewheels!

Youknow?LikeBenHur.Preciselylikethat,youjustgoaroundandrunpeople

down.”

[C]Veniceisoneofthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.Butthat'sa

problem.Upto90,000touristscrowditsstreetsandcanalseveryday——far

outnumberingthe55,000permanentresidents.Thetouristincreaseisonekeyreason

thecity'spopulationisdownfrom175,000inthe1950s.TheoutnumberedVenetians

havebeensteadilyfleeing.Andthosewhostickaroundaretiredoflivinginaplace

wheretheycan*tevengettothemarketwithoutswimmingthroughaseaof

picture-snappingtourists.Imagine,navigatingthrough50,000peoplewhileonthe

waytoschoolortowork.

[D]LauraChigi,agrandmotheratthemarch,saysthelocalandnational

governmentshavefailedtodoanythingaboutthecrowdsfbrdecades,becausethey

'reonlyinterestedintourism-theprimaryindustryinVenice,worthmorethan$3

billionin2015."Veniceisacashcow,“shesays,"andeveryonewantsapiece.n

[E]JustbeyondSt.Mark'sSquare,acruiseshippasses,oneofhundredsevery

yearthatappearovertheirmedieval（中世紀的）surroundings.Theirmassivewake

creatswavesatthebottomofthesea,weakeningthefoundationsofthecenturies-old

buildingsthemselves."EverytimeIseeacruiseship,Ifeelsad,^^Chigisays."You

seethemuditdrags；thedestructionitleavesinitswake?Thathurtstheancient

woodenpolesholdingupthecityunderwater.Onedaywe41seeVenicebreakdown.

[F]Foratime,UNESCO,theculturalwingoftheUnitedNations,seemedto

agree.Twoyearsago,itputItalyonnotice,sayingthegovernmentwasnotprotecting

Venice.UNESCOconsiderstheentirecityaWorldHeritageSite,agreathonorthat

meansVenice,attheculturallevel,belongstoallo￡theworld'speople.In2014,

UNESCOgaveItalytwoyearstomanageVenice,sflourishingtourismorthecity

wouldbeplacedonanotherlist——WorldHeritageInDanger,joiningsuchsitesas

AleppoandPalmyra,destroyedbythewarinSyria.

[G]Venice'sdeadlinepassedwithbarelyamurmur（嘟口農）thissummer,justas

UNESCOwasmeetinginIstanbul.Onlyonerepresentative,JadTabetfromLebanon,

triedtoraisetheissue."Forseveralyears,thesituationofheritageinVenicehasbeen

worsening,andithasnowreachedadramaticsituation,TabettoldUNESCO."We

havetoactquickly,thereisnotamomenttowaste.n

[H]ButUNESCOdidn'tevenholdavote."It'sbeenpostponeduntil2017,"says

AnnaSomers,thefounderandCEOofTheArtNewspaperandtheformerheadof

VeniceinPeril,agroupdevotedtorestoringVenetianart.Shesaysthemainreason

theU.N.culturalorganizationdidntvotetodeclareVeniceaWorldHeritageSiteIn

DangerisbecauseUNESCOhasbecome“intenselypoliticized.Therewouldhave

beensomeback-roomnegotiations.

[I]ItalyboastsmoreUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesthananyothercountryin

theworld,grantingitconsiderablepowerandinfluencewithintheorganization.The

formerheadoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCentre,whichoverseesheritagesites,is

FrancescoBandarin,aVenetianwhonowservesasUNESCO'sassistant

director-generalfbrculture.

[J]Earlierthisyear,ItalysignedanaccordwithUNESCOtoestablishatask

forceofpoliceartdetectivesandarchaeologists（考古學家）toprotectcultural

heritagefromnaturaldisastersandterrorgroups,suchasISIS.Theaccordunderlined

Italy'sglobalreputationasagoodstewardofartandculture.

[K]ButaddingVenicetotheUNESCOendangeredlist一whichisdominatedby

sitesindevelopingandconflict-riddencountries-wouldbeaninternational

embarrassment,andcouldevenhurtItaly'sprofitabletourismindustry.TheItalian

CultureMinistrysaysitisunawareofanygovernmenteffortstopressureUNESCO.

Asfortheorganizationitself,itdeclinedarequestforaninterview.

[L]Thecity'scurrentmayor,LuigiBrugnaro,hasridiculedUNESCOandtoldit

tominditsownbusiness,whilecontinuingtosupportthecruiseshipindustry,which

employs5,000Veniceresidents.

fM]AsforVenetians,they'rebeyondfrustratedandhopingforasolutionsoon.

"It'sanightmareforme.Somesituationsarereallydifficultwithtouristsaround,“

saysGiorgioashenavigatesaroundaswellingcrowdattheRialtoBridge."Thereare

justsomanyofthem.Theyneverknowwheretheyaregoing,anddonotwalkinan

orderlymanner.Navigatingthestreetscanbeexhausting.

[N]Thenithitshim:Thiscrowdisn*tmadeupoftourists.They'reVenetians.

Giorgiosayshe'sneverexperiencedtheRialtoBridgethiswayinallhis22years.

“Foronce,wearetheoneswhoareblockingthetraffic,“hesaysdelightedly.uIt

feelsunreal.ItfeelslikeweTesomeformofendangeredspecies.It'sjustnice.The

feelingisjustpure.nBut,heworries,iftourismisn*tmanagedandhisfellowlocals

continuetomovetothemainland,hisgenerationmightbethelastwhocancall

themselvesnativeVenetians.

36.Thepassingcruiseshipswillunderminethefoundationsoftheancient

buildingsinVenice.

37.TheItaliangovernmenthasjustreachedanagreementwithUNESCOtotake

measurestoprotectitsculturalheritage.

38.TheheritagesituationinVenicehasbeendeterioratinginthepastfewyears.

39.ThedecreaseinthenumberofpermanentresidentsinVeniceismainlydueto

theincreaseoftourists.

40.Iftourismgetsoutofcontrol,nativeVenetiansmaydesertthecityaltogether

oneday.

41.UNESCOurgedtheItaliangovernmenttoundertakeitsresponsibilityto

protectVenice.

42.TheparticipantsintheVenetianmarchusedshoppingcartstoshowthey

were100%localresidents.

43.IgnoringUNESCO*swarning,themayorofVenicemaintainshissupportof

thecity*stourismindustry.

44.OnewomansaysthatfordecadestheItaliangovernmentandlocalauthorities

haveonlyfocusedontherevenuesfromtourism.

45.UNESCOhasnotyetdecidedtoputVeniceonthelistofWorldHeritage

SitesInDanger.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B)fC)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Losingyourabilitytothinkandrememberisprettyscary.Weknowtheriskof

dementia(癡呆癥)increaseswithage.Butifyouhavememoryslips,youprobably

needn'tworry.Thereareprettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaand

age-relatedmemoryloss.

Afterage50,ifsquitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenamesof

people,placesandthingsquickly,saysDr.KirkDaffnerofBrighamandWomen's

HospitalinBoston.

Thebrainagesjustliketherestofthebody.Certainpartsshrink,especiallyareas

inthebrainthatareimportanttolearning,memoryandplanning.Changesinbrain

cellscanaffectcommunicationbetweendifferentregionsofthebrain.Andbloodflow

canbereducedasbloodvesselsnarrow.

Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,isnothingto

worryabout.Butifyouforgettheplotofthemovieordon*trememberevenseeingit,

that'sfarmoreconcerning,Daffnersays.

Whenyouforgetentireexperiences,hesays,thafs“aredflagthatsomething

moreseriousmaybeinvolved”.Forgettinghowtooperateafamiliarobjectlikea

microwaveoven,orforgettinghowtodrivetothehouseofafriendyou*vevisited

manytimesbeforecanalsobesignsofsomethinggoingwrong.

Buteventhen,Daffnersays,peopleshouldn'tpanic.Therearemanythingsthat

cancauseconfusionandmemoryloss,includinghealthproblemsliketemporary

stoppageofbreathingduringsleep,highbloodpressure,ordepression,aswellas

medications(藥物)likeantidepressants.

Youdon*thavetofigurethisoutonyourown.Daffnersuggestsgoingtoyour

doctortocheckonmedications,healthproblemsandotherissuesthatcouldbe

affectingmemory.Andthebestdefenseagainstmemorylossistotrytopreventitby

buildingupyourbrain'scognitive(認知的)reserve,Daffnersays.

“Readbooks,gotomovies,takeonnewhobbiesoractivitiesthatforceoneto

thinkinnovelways,"hesays.Inotherwords,keepyourbrainbusyandworking.And

alsogetphysicallyactive,becauseexerciseisaknownbrainbooster.

46.Whydoestheauthorsaythatoneneedn'tbeconcernedaboutmemoryslips?

A)Notallofthemaresymptomsofdementia.

B)Theyoccuronlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople.

C)Notallofthemarerelatedtoone'sage.

D)Theyarequitecommonamongfifty-year-olds.

47.Whathappensaswebecomeagedaccordingtothepassage?

A)Ourinteractionskillsdeteriorate.

B)Somepartsofourbrainstopfunctioning.

C)Communicationwithinourbrainweakens.

D)Ourwholebrainstartsshrinking.

48.Whichmemory-relatedsymptomshouldpeopletakeseriously?

A)Totallyforgettinghowtodoone'sdailyroutines.

B)Inabilitytorecalldetailsofone'slifeexperiences.

C)Failuretorememberthenamesofmoviesoractors.

D)Occasionallyconfusingtheaddressesofone'sfriends.

49.Whatshouldpeopledowhensignsofseriousmemorylossshowup?

A)Checkthebrain'scognitivereserve.

B)Stopmedicationsaffectingmemory.

C)Turntoaprofessionalforassistance.

D)Exercisetoimprovetheirwell-being.

50.WhatisDr.Daffnerfsadviceforcombatingmemoryloss?

A)Havingregularphysicalandmentalcheckups.

B)Takingmedicinethathelpsboostone'sbrain.

C)Engaginginknownmemoryrepairactivities.

D)Stayingactivebothphysicallyandmentally.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AletterwrittenbyCharlesDarwinin1875hasbeenreturnedtotheSmithsonian

InstitutionArchives(檔案館)bytheFBIafterbeingstolentwice.

“Werealizedinthemid-1970sthatitwasmissing,“saysEffieKapsalis,head

oftheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives.Itwasnotedasmissingandlikelytakenby

anintern(實習生)，fromwhattheFBIistellingus.Wordgotoutthatitwasmissing

whensomeoneaskedtoseetheletterforresearchpurposes/9andtheinternputthe

letterback.uTheinternlikelytooktheletteragainoncenobodywaswatchingit.”

Decadespassed.Finally,theFBIreceivedatipthatthestolendocumentwas

locatedveryclosetoWashington,D.C.Theirartcrimeteamrecoveredtheletterbut

wereunabletopresschargesbecausethetimeoflimitationshadended.TheFBI

workedcloselywiththeArchivestodeterminethattheletterwasbothauthenticand

definitelySmithsonian'sproperty.

TheletterwaswrittenbyDarwintothankanAmericangeologist,Dr.Ferdinand

VandeveerHayden,fbrsendinghimcopiesofhisresearchintothegeologyofthe

regionthatwouldbecomeYellowstoneNationalPark.

Theletterisinfairlygoodcondition,inspiteofbeingoutofthecareoftrained

museumstafffbrsolong.uItwasluckilyingoodshape,nsaysKapsalis."andwejust

havetodosomeminorthingsinordertobeabletounfoldit.Ithassomeglueonit

thathascoloreditslightly,butnothingthatwillpreventusfromusingit.Afteritis

repaired,wewilltakedigitalphotosofitandthatwillbeavailableonline.Oneofour

goalsistogetitemsofhighresearchvalueorinteresttothepubliconline.

Itwouldnowbedifficultforanintern,visitororathieftostealadocumentlike

this."Archivingpracticeshavechangedgreatlysincethe1970s,"saysKapsalis,"and

wekeepourhighvaluedocumentsinasafethatIdon'tevenhaveaccessto.M

51.WhathappenedtoDarwin*sletterinthe1970s?

A)ItwasrecoveredbytheFBI.

B)Itwasstolenmorethanonce.

C)Itwasputinthearchivesforresearchpurposes.

D)ItwaspurchasedbytheSmithsonianArchives.

52.WhatdidtheFBIdoaftertherecoveryoftheletter?

A)Theyproveditsauthenticity.

B)Theykeptitinaspecialsafe.

C)Theyarrestedthesuspectimmediately.

D)Theypressedcriminalchargesinvain.

53.WhatisDarwin'sletterabout?

A)TheevolutionofYellowstoneNationalPark.

B)HiscooperationwithanAmericangeologist.

C)Somegeologicalevidencesupportinghistheory.

D)Hisacknowledgementofhelpfromaprofessional.

54.WhatwilltheSmithsonianInstitutionArchivesdowiththeletteraccording

toKapsalis?

A)Reserveitforresearchpurposesonly.

B)Turnitintoanobjectofhighinterest.

C)Keepitapermanentsecret.

D)Makeitavailableonline.

55.WhathasthepasthalfcenturywitnessedaccordingtoKapsalis?

A)Growinginterestinrareartobjects.

B)Radicalchangesinarchivingpractices.

C)Recoveryofvariousmissingdocuments.

D)Increasesinthevalueofmuseumexhibits.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefrom

ChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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【參考答案】

【參考范文】

Weallknowthatreadingisimportant,butnoteveryonehasrecognizedthefact

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informationmorequicklybutalsoimprovesourreadingexperiencesandoutcomes.

Sohowtoimproveourabilitytoread?Frommyperspective,therearethreepractical

ways.

First,weshouldlearnstrategiestomeetdifferentreadingneeds.Forinstance,we

canskimandscanmaterialswhenreadingforfun.Secondly,keepingareading

journalisrecommendablebecauseitencouragesustotakenotes,commentandreflect.

Throughthismaywebenefitmoreandimproveourreadingcapacity.Finally,the

increaseofreadingcapacityalsotakestimeandpractice.Therefore,weshouldread

moreregularlyandreadwithbetterhabits,likeswitchingphonestosilentmodewhen

reading.

Toconclude,theabovethreemethodscanallhelpdevelopreadingability.One

maychoosewhatfitshimmostandkeepreading.

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numberofpeoplechoosesubwayasamainmodeoftransportationontheirwayto

workorschool.Nowadays,itisbecomingincreasinglyconvenienttoridesubwaysin

China.Insomecities,peoplecantakethesubwayaslongastheyhavecardsor

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2018年6月大學英語六級真題及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthe

importanceofbuildingtrustbetweenemployersandemployees.Youcan

citeexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillhespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A