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2018年6月英语四级考试真题(卷二)

PartⅠ Writing

1.【题干】Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of writing ability and how to develop it. 120-180 words.

【答案】Writing is a skill tested in all major standardized educational tests, including CET-4/6, TOEFL, IELTS, and so on. But there has been no shortage of reports from different sources that a large proportion of students, especially college students, have ill-performed writing skills, earning relatively low scores in tests as well as on school assignments.

In my opinion, writing is a crucial skill for students. It is a reliable way by which one impart knowledge, suggest plans, fight for one’s idea, refute a theory, and many other purposes. So if you are good at writing, then you are able to fulfill the tasks above mentioned more effectively. Besides, noted writes, be they novelists, poets or editors-in-chief enlighten every generation of readers with new experiences. That’s why readers today still discuss on and share their opinions on great books such as A Dream in Red Mansions.

In a nutshell, few skills are more important than writing in the current society. So my suggest would be that every one, college students particular, takes time to hone writing skills, get more practice in it, so that we can live up to the social expectation of becoming socialist successors.

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PartⅢ Reading Section C

Passage One

Living in an urban area with green spaces has a long-lasting positive impact on people's mental well-being, a study has suggested. UK researchers found moving to a green space had a sustained positive effect, unlike pay rises or promotions, which only provided a short-term boost. Co-author Mathew White, from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter, UK, explained that the study showed people living in greener urban areas were displaying fewer signs of depression or anxiety. "There could be a number of reasons,” he said, “for example, people do many things to make themselves happier: they strive for promotion or pay rises, or they get married. But the trouble with all those things is that within six months to a year, people are back to their original baseline levels of well-being. So, these things are not sustainable; they don’t make us happy in the long term. We found that for some lottery(彩票)winners who had won more than￡500,000 the positive effect was definitely there, but after six months to a year, they were back to the baseline."

Dr. White said his team wanted to see whether living in greener urban areas had a lasting positive effect on people's sense of well-being or whether the effect also disappeared after a period of time. To do this, the team used data from the British Household Panel Survey compiled by the University of Essex.

Explaining what the data revealed, he said: "What you see is that even after three years, mental health is still better, which is unlike many of the other things that we think will make us happy." He observed that people living in green spaces were less stressed, and less stressed people made more sensible decisions and communicated better.

46.【题干】According to one study, what do green spaces do to people?

【选项】

A.Improve their work efficiency.

B.Add to their sustained happiness.

C.Help them build a positive attitude towards life.

D.Lessen their concerns about material well-being.

【答案】B

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47.【题干】What does Dr. White say people usually do to make themselves happier?

【选项】

A.Earn more money.

B.Gain fame and popularity.

C.Settle in an urban area.

D.Live in a green environment.

【答案】A

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48.【题干】What does Dr. White try to find out about living in a greener urban area?

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A.How it affects different people.

B.How strong its effect is.

C.How long its positive effect lasts.

D.How it benefits physically

【答案】C

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49.【题干】What did Dr. White research reveal about people living in a green environment?

【选项】

A.Their stress was more apparent than real.

B.Their decisions required less deliberation.

C.Their memories were greatly strengthened.

D.Their communication with others improved.

【答案】D

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50.【题干】According to Dr. White, what should the government do to build more green spaces in cities?

【选项】

A.Find financial support.

B.Improve urban planning.

C.Involve local residents in the effort.

D.Raise public awareness of the issue.

【答案】A

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PartⅣ Translation

56.【题干】过去，乘飞机出行对大多数中国人来说是难以想象的。如今随着经济的发展和生活水平的提高，越来越多的中国人包括许多农民和外出务工人员都能乘飞机出行。他们可以乘飞机到达所有大城市,还有许多城市也在筹建机场。航空服务不断改进，而且经常会有特价机票。近年来，节假日期间选择乘飞机外出旅游的人不断增加。

【答案】In the past, it was difficult for most Chinese people to imagine a time when they could travel by plane. At present, however, with the development of economy and the enhancement of living standards, Chinese people in increasing numbers, including many peasants and migrant workers, are able to travel by air. They can reach all big cities by airplane and many cities are preparing to built airfields. Air services have been continuously improved and there are often low cost airlines. In recent years, the number of people who would like to travel by plane during holidays has been growing.

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