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PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Annoyed.B)Scared.C)Confused.D)Offended.A)Itcrawledoverthewoman'shands.B)Itwounduponthesteeringwheel.C)Itwaskilledbythepoliceonthespot.D)Itwascoveredwithlargescales.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Astudyofthefast-foodservice.B)Fastfoodcustomersatisfaction.C)McDonald'snewbusinessstrategies.D)Competitioninthefast-foodindustry.A)Customers'higherdemands.Theinefficiencyofemployees.Increasedvarietyofproducts.Therisingnumberofcustomers.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Internationaltreatiesregardingspacetravelprograms.B)Legalissuesinvolvedincommercialspaceexploration.C).government'sapprovalofprivatespacemissions.D)Competitionamongpublicandprivatespacecompanies.A)Deliverscientificequipmenttothemoon.Approveanewmissiontotravelintoouterspace.Workwithfederalagenciesonspaceprograms.LaunchamannedspacecrafttoMars.A)Itissignificant.B)Itispromising.Itisunpredictable.Itisunprofitable.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)VisitingherfamilyinThailand.B)ShowingfriendsaroundPhuket.C)SwimmingaroundaThaiisland.D)LyinginthesunonaThaibeach.A)ShevisitedaThaiorphanage.B)ShemetaThaigirl'sparents.C)ShelearnedsomeThaiwords.D)ShesunbathedonaThaibeach.A)Hisclasswillstartinaminute.B)Hehasgotanincomingphonecall.C)Someoneisknockingathisdoor.D)Hisphoneisrunningoutofpower.A)HeisinterestedinThaiartworks.B)Heisgoingtoopenasouvenirshop.Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.HewantstoknowmoreaboutThaiculture.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Buyingsomefitnessequipmentforthenewgym.B)Openingagymandbecomingpersonaltrainers.C)Signingupforaweight-losscourse.D)Tryingoutanewgymintown.A)Professionalpersonaltraining.Freeexerciseforthefirstweek.Adiscountforahalf-yearmembership.Additionalbenefitsforyoungcouples.14.A)Thesafetyofweight-lifting.Thehighmembershipfee.Therenewalofhismembership.Theoperationoffitnessequipment.15.A)Shewantsherinvitationrenewed.Sheusedtodo200sit-upseveryday.Sheknowsthebasicsofweight-lifting.Sheusedtobethegym'spersonaltrainer.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theytendtobenervousduringinterviews.B)Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.C)Theyworryabouttheresultsoftheirapplications.D)Theysearchextensivelyforemployers'information.A)Getbetterorganized.Edittheirreferences.Findbetter-paidjobs.Analyzethesearchingprocess.18.A)Providetheirdataindetail.Personalizeeachapplication.Makeuseofbettersearchengines.Applyformorepromisingpositions.A)Ifkidsdidnotlikeschool,reallearningwouldnottakeplace.B)Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestreets.C)Ifschoolsstayedthewaytheyare,parentsweresuretoprotest.D)Ifteachingfailedtoimprove,kidswouldstayawayfromschool.A)Allowthemtoplayinterestinggamesinclass.Trytostiruptheirinterestinlabexperiments.Letthemstayhomeandlearnfromtheirparents.Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonholidays.21.A)Allowkidstolearnattheirownpace.Encouragekidstolearnfromeachother.Organizekidsintovariousinterestgroups.Takekidsoutofschooltolearnatfirsthand.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)ItisespeciallypopularinFloridaandAlaska.Itisamajorsocialactivityamongtheyoung.Itisseenalmostanywhereandonanyoccasion.Itisevenmoreexpressivethanthewrittenword.23.A)ItislocatedinabigcityinIowa.Itisreallymarveloustolookat.Itoffersfreedanceclassestoseniors.Itofferspeopleachancetosocialize.A)Theirstateofmindimproved.B)Theybecamebetterdancers.C)Theyenjoyedbetterhealth.D)Theirrelationshipstrengthened.A)Itisfun.B)Itislife.C)Itisexhausting.Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Sincethe1940s,southernCaliforniahashadareputationforsmog.Thingsarenotasbadastheyoncewerebut,accordingtotheAmericanLungAssociation,LosAngelesisstilltheworstcityintheUnitedStatesforlevelsof26.GazingdownonthecityfromtheGettyCenter,anartmuseumintheSantaMonicaMountains,onewouldfindtheviewofthePacificOceanblurredbythehaze(霾).Noristhestate'sbadair27toitssouth.Fresno,inthecentralvalley,comestopofthelistinAmericaforyear-roundpollution.Residents'heartsandlungsareaffectedasa28.Allofwhich,combinedwithCalifornia'sreputationasthehomeoftechnological29,makestheplaceidealfordevelopingandtestingsystemsdesignedtomonitorpollutionin30.AndthatisjustwhatAclima,anewfirminSanFrancisco,hasbeendoingoverthepastfewmonths.Ithasbeentryingoutmonitoringstationsthatare31toyieldminute-to-minutemapsof32airpollution.Suchstationswillalsobeabletokeepaneyeonwhatishappeninginsidebuildings,includingoffices.Tothisend,Aclimahasbeen33withGoogle'sStreetViewsystem.DavidaHerzl,Aclima'sboss,saystheyhaverevealedpollutionhighsondayswhenSanFrancisco'stransitworkerswentonstrikeandthecity's34wereforcedtousetheircars.Conversely,"cycletowork"dayshavedonetheirjobby35pollutionlows.assistedB)collaboratingC)consequenceD)consumersE)creatingF)detailG)domesticH)frequentlyI)inhabitantsJ)innovationK)intendedL)outdoorM)pollutantsN)restrictedO)sumSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFaces'Endangered'ListA)Onarecentfallmorning,alargecrowdblockedthestepsatoneofVenice'smaintouristsites,theRialtoBridge.TheRialtoBridgeisoneofthefourbridgesspanningtheGrandCanal.Itistheoldestbridgeacrossthecanal,andwasthedividinglinebetweenthedistrictsofSanMarcoandSanPolo.Butonthisday,therewasatwist:itwasfilledwithVenetians,nottourists.B)"Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsintheair,"saysGiovanniGiorgio,whohelpedorganizethemarchwithagrass-rootsorganizationcalledGenerazione'90.Thecartshereferstoaresmallshoppingcarts—thesymbolofatrueVenetian."Itstartedasajoke,"hesayswithalaugh."Theideawastoputbladesonthewheels!Youknow?LikeBenHur.Preciselylikethat,youjustgoaroundandrunpeopledown."C)Veniceisoneofthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.Butthat'saproblem.Upto90,000touristscrowditsstreetsandcanalseveryday—faroutnumberingthe55,000permanentresidents.Thetouristincreaseisonekeyreasonthecity'spopulationisdownfrom175,000inthe1950s.TheoutnumberedVenetianshavebeensteadilyfleeing.Andthosewhostickaroundaretiredoflivinginaplacewheretheycan'tevengettothemarketwithoutswimmingthroughaseaofpicture-snappingtourists.Imagine,navigatingthrough50,000peoplewhileonthewaytoschoolortowork.D)LauraChigi,agrandmotheratthemarch,saysthelocalandnationalgovernmentshavefailedtodoanythingaboutthecrowdsfordecades,becausethey'reonlyinterestedintourism—theprimaryindustryinVenice,worthmorethan$3billionin2015."Veniceisacashcow,"shesays,"andeveryonewantsapiece."E)JustbeyondSt.Mark'sSquare,acruiseshippasses,oneofhundredseveryyearthatappearovertheirmedieval(中世纪的)surroundings.Theirmassivewakecreateswavesatthebottomofthesea,weakeningthefoundationsofthecenturies-oldbuildingsthemselves."EverytimeIseeacruiseship,Ifeelsad,"Chigisays."Youseethemuditdrags;thedestructionitleavesinitswake?Thathurtstheancientwoodenpolesholdingupthecityunderwater.Onedaywe'llseeVenicebreakdown."F)Foratime,UNESCO,theculturalwingoftheUnitedNations,seemedtoagree.Twoyearsago,itputItalyonnotice,sayingthegovernmentwasnotprotectingVenice.UNESCOconsiderstheentirecityaWorldHeritageSite,agreathonorthatmeansVenice,attheculturallevel,belongstoalloftheworld'speople.In2014,UNESCOgaveItalytwoyearstomanageVenice'sflourishingtourismorthecitywouldbeplacedonanotherlist—WorldHeritageInDanger,joiningsuchsitesasAleppoandPalmyra,destroyedbythewarinSyria.G)Venice'sdeadlinepassedwithbarelyamurmur(嘟哝)thissummer,justasUNESCOwasmeetinginIstanbul.Onlyonerepresentative,JadTabetfromLebanon,triedtoraisetheissue."Forseveralyears,thesituationofheritageinVenicehasbeenworsening,andithasnowreachedadramaticsituation,"TabettoldUNESCO"We.havetoactquickly—thereisnotamomenttowaste."ButUNESCOdidn'tevenholdavote."It'sbeenpostponeduntil2017,"saysAnnaSomers,thefounderandCEOofTheArtNewspaperandtheformerheadofVeniceinPeril,agroupdevotedtorestoringVenetianart.Shesaysthemainreasonthe.culturalorganizationdidn'tvotetodeclareVeniceaWorldHeritageSiteInDangerisbecauseUNESCOhasbecome"intenselypoliticized.Therewouldhavebeensomeback-roomnegotiations."I)ItalyboastsmoreUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesthananyothercountryintheworld,grantingitconsiderablepowerandinfluencewithintheorganization.TheformerheadoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCentre,whichoverseesheritagesites,isFrancescoBandarin,aVenetianwhonowservesasUNESCO'sassistantdirector-generalforculture.J)Earlierthisyear,ItalysignedanaccordwithUNESCOtoestablishataskforceofpoliceartdetectivesandarchaeologists(考古学家)toprotectculturalheritagefromnaturaldisastersandterrorgroups,suchasISIS.TheaccordunderlinedItaly'sglobalreputationasagoodstewardofartandculture.K)ButaddingVenicetotheUNESCOendangeredlist—whichisdominatedbysitesindevelopingandconflict-riddencountries—wouldbeaninternationalembarrassment,andcouldevenhurtItaly'sprofitabletourismindustry.TheItalianCultureMinistrysaysitisunawareofanygovernmenteffortstopressureUNESCO.Asfortheorganizationitself,itdeclinedarequestforaninterview.L)Thecity'scurrentmayor,LuigiBrugnaro,hasridiculedUNESCOandtoldittominditsownbusiness,whilecontinuingtosupportthecruiseshipindustry,whichemploys5,000Veniceresidents.M)AsforVenetians,they'rebeyondfrustratedandhopingforasolutionsoon."It'sanightmareforme.Somesituationsarereallydifficultwithtouristsaround,"saysGiorgioashenavigatesaroundaswellingcrowdattheRialtoBridge."Therearejustsomanyofthem.Theyneverknowwheretheyaregoing,anddonotwalkinanorderlymanner.Navigatingthestreetscanbeexhausting."N)Thenithitshim:Thiscrowdisn'tmadeupoftourists.They'reVenetians.Giorgiosayshe'sneverexperiencedtheRialtoBridgethiswayinallhis22years."Foronce,wearetheoneswhoareblockingthetraffic,"hesaysdelightedly."Itfeelsunreal.Itfeelslikewe'resomeformofendangeredspecies.It'sjustnice.Thefeelingisjustpure."But,heworries,iftourismisn'tmanagedandhisfellowlocalscontinuetomovetothemainland,hisgenerationmightbethelastwhocancallthemselvesnativeVenetians.36.ThepassingcruiseshipswillunderminethefoundationsoftheancientbuildingsinVenice.37.TheItaliangovernmenthasjustreachedanagreementwithUNESCOtotakemeasurestoprotectitsculturalheritage.38.TheheritagesituationinVenicehasbeendeterioratinginthepastfewyears.ThedecreaseinthenumberofpermanentresidentsinVeniceismainlyduetotheincreaseoftourists.40.Iftourismgetsoutofcontrol,nativeVenetiansmaydesertthecityaltogetheroneday.41.UNESCOurgedtheItaliangovernmenttoundertakeitsresponsibilitytoprotectVenice.42.TheparticipantsintheVenetianmarchusedshoppingcartstoshowtheywere100%localresidents.IgnoringUNESCO'swarning,themayorofVenicemaintainshissupportofthecity'stourismindustry.OnewomansaysthatfordecadestheItaliangovernmentandlocalauthoritieshaveonlyfocusedontherevenuesfromtourism.UNESCOhasnotyetdecidedtoputVeniceonthelistofWorldHeritageSitesInDanger.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46and50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpactonpeople'smentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingtoagreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheUniversityofExeter,UK,explainedthatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety."Therecouldbeanumberofreasons,"hesaid,"forexample,peopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:theystriveforpromotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewiththosethingsisthatwithinsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaselinelevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable;theydon'tmakeushappyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelottery(彩票)winnerswhohadwonmorethan￡500,000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersixmonthstoayear,theywerebacktothebaseline."Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffectonpeople'ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafromtheBritishHouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversityofEssex.Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:"Whatyouseeisthatevenafterthreeyears,mentalhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyotherthingsthatwethinkwillmakeushappy."Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandcommunicatedbetter.Withagrowingbodyofevidenceestablishingalinkbetweenurbangreenspacesandapositiveimpactonhumanwell-being,Dr.Whitesaid,"There'sgrowinginterestamongpublicpolicyofficials,butthetroubleiswhofundsit.Whatwereallyneedatapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneywillcomefromtohelpsupportgoodqualitylocalgreenspaces."Accordingtoonestudy,whatdogreenspacesdotopeople?A)Improvetheirworkefficiency.B)Addtotheirsustainedhappiness.C)Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.WhatdoesDr.Whitesaypeopleusuallydotomakethemselveshappier?A)Earnmoremoney.B)Settleinanurbanarea.Gainfameandpopularity.Liveinagreenenvironment.48.WhatdoesDr.Whitetrytofindoutaboutlivinginagreenerurbanarea?Howitaffectsdifferentpeople.Howstrongitspositiveeffectis.Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.Howitbenefitspeoplephysically.49.WhatdidDr.White'sresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivinginagreenenvironment?Theirstresswasmoreapparentthanreal.Theirdecisionsrequiredlessdeliberation.Theirmemoriesweregreatlystrengthened.Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.50.AccordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmentdotobuildmoregreenspacesincities?Findfinancialsupport.Improveurbanplanning.Involvelocalresidentsintheeffort.Raisepublicawarenessoftheissue.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-the-art(先进的)oceanshipsbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarland&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLinecompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic.WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn'teventheflagshipofthisclass.Allinall,theOlympicclassshipsweremarvelsofseaengineering,buttheyseemedcursedtosufferdisastrousfates.TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,followedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlytheBritannicin1914.Theshipshadninedecks,andWhiteStarLinedecidedtofocusonmakingthemthemostluxuriousshipsonthewater.Stretchingmeters,theOlympicclassshipswerewondersofnavaltechnology,andeveryonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquitesometime.However,allsufferedterribleaccidentsontheopenseas.TheOlympicgotwreckedbeforetheTitanicdid,butitwastheonlyonetosurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareerof24years.TheTitanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittingahugeicebergin1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichitanavalminein1916andsubsequentlysankaswell.Eachshipwascoal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhaustedcrewsbelowdeck.Mostrecognizableoftheshipdesignsaretheship'ssmokestacks,butthefourthstackwasactuallyjustartisticinnatureandservednofunctionalpurpose.Whiletwooftheseshipssank,theywerealldesignedwithdoublehulls(船体)believedtomakethem"unsinkable",perhapsamistakenideathatledtotheTitanic'sandtheBritannic'stragicend.TheOlympicsufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandwentontoserveasahospitalshipandtrooptransportinWorldWarI.Eventually,shewastakenoutofservicein1935,endingtheeraoftheluxuriousOlympicclassoceanliners.51.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthethreeOlympicclassships?Theyperformedmarvellouslyonthesea.Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.WhatdidWhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?A)Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.B)Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.C)Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind.D)Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.Whatissaidaboutthefourthstackoftheships?Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.Itwastheworkofafamousartist.Itwasdesignedtoletoutextrasmoke.Itwaseasilyidentifiablefromafar.WhatmighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?A)Theirunscientificdesigns.B)Theircaptains'misjudgment.C)Theassumptionthattheywerebuiltwiththelatesttechnology.D)Thebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody.WhathappenedtotheshipOlympicintheend?Shewasusedtocarrytroops.ShewassunkinWorldWarI.Shewasconvertedintoahospitalship.Shewasretiredafterhernavalservice.PartIVTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.apassagefrom公交车曾是中国人出行的主要交通工具。近年来，由于私家车数量不断增多，城市的交通问越来越严重。很多城市为了鼓励更多人乘坐公交车出行，一直在努力改良公交车的服务质量。车辆的设备不断更新，车速也有了显著提高。但是，公交车的票价却依旧相当低廉。现在，在大部分城市，很多当地老年市民都能够免费乘坐公交车。2018年6月四级部分真题参照答案(完整版)