贵客2018年12月大学英语四级真题完整版

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2018年12月大学英语四级真题完整版（第1套）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short
essay on the challenges of living in a big city. You should write at least
120 words but no more than180 words.


PartⅡ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: 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 then 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 1with
a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
1. A) Land a space vehicle on the moon in 2019.
B) Design a new generation of mobile phones.
C) Set up a mobile phone network on the moon.
D) Gather data from the noon with a tiny device.

2. A) It is stable. B) It is durable. C) It is inexpensive. D) It
is sophisticated.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
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3. A) It lasted more than six hours.
B) No injuries were yet reported.
C) Nobody was in the building when it broke out.
D) It had burned for 45 minutes by the time firefighters arrived.

4. A) Recruit and train more firefighters.
B) Pull down the deserted shopping mall.
C) Turn the shopping mall into an amusement park.
D) Find money to renovate the local neighborhood.

Questions 5 and 6 are based on the news report you have just heard.
5. A) Shrinking potato farming.
B) Heavy reliance on import.
C) Widespread plant disease.
D) Insufficient potato supply.

6. A) It intends to keep its traditional diet.
B) It wants to expand its own farming.
C) It is afraid of the spread of disease.
D) It is worried about unfair competition.

7. A) Global warning.
B) Ever-rising prices.
C) Government regulation.
D) Diminishing investment.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the
end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the
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conversation 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 centre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A) Informative. B) Inspiring. C) Dull. D) Shallow.

9. A) She types on a keyboard.
B) She does recording.
C) She take photos.
D) She take notes.

10. A) It keeps her mind active.
B) It makes her stay awake.
C) It enables her to think hard.
D) It helps her kill time.

11. A)It enables her to improve her pronunciation.
B) It helps her better remember what she learns.
C) It turns out to be an enjoyable way of learning.
D) It proves to be far more effective than writing.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A) To spend her honeymoon.
B) To try authentic Indian food.
C) To take photos of the Taj Mahal.
D) To trace the origin of a love story.

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In memory of a princess.
B) In honor of a great emperor.
C) To mark the death of an emperor of the 1600s.
D) To celebrate the birth of a princess’s 14th child.

14. A) It looks older than expected.
B) It is built of wood and bricks.
C) It stores lots of priceless antiques.
D) It has walls decorated with jewels.

15. A) Their streets are narrow.
B) Each on has a unique character.
C) They are mostly crowded.
D) Life can be tedious in some places.

Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of
each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage 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 centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A)They help spread the latest technology.
B) They greatly enrich people’s leisure life.
C) They provide residents with the
D) They allow free access to digital books and videos.
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17. A) By helping them find jobs.
B) By keeping them off the streets.
C) By inspiring their creativity.
D) By providing a place of relaxation.

18. A) Their interaction with teenagers proved fruitful.
B) They used libraries less often than teenagers.
C) They tended to visit libraries regularly.
D) Their number increased modestly.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) It is the cleverest cat in the world.
B) It is an unusual cross breed.
C) It is the largest cat in Africa.
D) It is a large-sized wild cat.

20. A) They are as loyal as doges.
B) They are fond of sleeping in cabinets.
C) They have unusually long tails.
D) They know how to please their owners.

21. A) They shake their front paws.
B) They shower with them.
C) They teach them to dive.
D) They shout at them.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) Contented and relieved.
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B) Anxious and depressed.
C) Proud but a bit nervous.
D) Excited but somewhat sad.

23. A) It starts the moment they are born.
B) It depends on their parents for success.
C) It is gaining increasing public attention.
D) It is becoming parents’ biggest concern.

24. A) Choose the right school for them.
B) Help them to learn by themselves.
C) Read books and magazines to them.
D) Set a good example for them to follow.

25. A) Their intelligence.
B) Their home life.
C) The quality of their school.
D) The effort they put in learning.



Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes)

Section A
Directions: 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
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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.

Millions die early from air pollution each year. Air pollution costs
the global economy more than $$5 trillion annually in welfare costs, with
the most serious 26 occurring in the developing world.
The figures include a number of costs 27 with air pollution. Lost
income alone amounts to $$225 billion a year.

The report includes both indoor and outdoor air pollution. Indoor
pollution, which includes 28 like home heating and cooking, has
remained 29 over the past several decades despite advances in the
area. Levels of outdoor pollution have grown rapidly along with rapid
growth in industry and transportation.
Director of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Chris Murray
30 it as an “urgent call to action.”“One of the risk factors for
premature deaths is the air we breathe, over which individuals have little
31 ,”he said.
The effects of air pollution are worst in the developing world, where
in some places lost-labor income 32 nearly 1% of GDP. Around 9 in 10
people in low-and middle-income countries live in places where they 33
experience dangerous levels of outdoor air pollution.
But the problem is not limited 34 to the developing world.
Thousands die prematurely in the . as a result of related illnesses. In
many European countries, where diesel(柴油) 35 have become more
common in recent years, that number reaches tens of thousands.

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A)ability E)control I)exclusively M)sources

B)associated F)damage J)innovated N)undermine

C)consciously G)described K)regularly O)vehicles

D)constant H)equals L)relates





Section B
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten
statements attached to 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.


Food-as-Medicine Movement Is Witnessing Progress



[A] Several times a month, you can find a doctor in the aisles of Ralph’s
market in Huntington Beach, California, wearing a white coat and helping
people learn about food. On one recent day, this doctor was Daniel Nadeau,
wandering the cereal aisle with Allison Scott, giving her some idea on
how to feed kids who persistently avoid anything that is healthy. “Have
you thought about trying fresh juices in the morning” he asks her. “The
frozen oranges and apples are a little cheaper, and fruits are really good
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for the brain. Juices are quick and easy to prepare, you can take the frozen
fruit out the night before and have it ready the next morning.”

[B] Scott is delighted to get food advice from a physician who is program
director of the nearby Mary and Dick Allen Diabetes Center, part of the
St. Joseph Hoag Health alliance. The center’s ‘Shop with Your Doc’
program sends doctors to the grocery store to meet with any patients who
sign up for the service, plus any other shoppers who happen to be around
with questions.

[C] Nadeau notices the pre- made macaroni (通心粉)-and-cheese boxes in
Scott’s shopping cart and suggests she switch to whole grain macaroni
and real cheese. “So I’d have to make it”she asks, her enthusiasm fading
at the thought of how long that might take, just to have her kids reject
it. “I’m not sure they’d eat it. They just won’t eat it.”

[D] Nadeau says sugar and processed foods are big contributors to the
rising diabetes rates among children. “In America, over 50 percent of
our food is processed food,” Nadeau tells her. “And only 5 percent of
our food is plant- based food. I think we should try to reverse that.”
Scott agrees to try more fruit juices for the kids and to make real macaroni
and cheese. Score one point for the doctor, zero for diabetes.

[E] Nadeau is part of a small revolution developing across California.
The food-as-medicine movement has been around for decades, but it’s
making progress as physicians and medical institutions make food a formal
part of treatment, rather than relying solely on medications (药物). By
prescribing nutritional changes or launching programs such as ‘Shop with
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