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1、大学英语四级真题2018年06月-(3)Part Writing1、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes 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 than 180 words.Part Listening Comprehension特别说明：由于多题多卷，官方第三套真题的听力试题与第二套真题的一致，只是选
2、项顺序不同，因此，本套试卷不再提供听力部分。Part Reading ComprehensionSection 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 choice
3、s. 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.An office tower on Miller Street in Manchester is completely covered in solar
4、panels. They are used to create some of the energy used by the insurance company inside. When the tower was first 2 in 1962, it was covered with thin square stones. These small square stones became a problem for the building and continued to fall off the face for 40 years until a
5、major renovation was 3 . During this renovation the buildings owners, CIS, 4 the solar panel company, Solarcentury. They agreed to cover the entire building in solar panels. In 2004, the completed CIS tower became Europes largest 5 of vertical
6、solar panels. A vertical solar project on such a large 6 has never been repeated since. Covering a skyscraper with solar panels had never been done before, and the CIS tower was chosen as one of the "10 best green energy projects". For a long time after this
7、 renovation project, it was the tallest building in the United Kingdom, but it was 7 overtaken by the Millbank Tower. Green buildings like this arent 8 cost-efficient for the investor, but it does produce much less pollution than that caused by ener
8、gy 9 through fossil fuels. As solar panels get 10 , the world is likely to see more skyscrapers covered in solar panels, collecting energy much like trees do. Imagine a world where building the tallest skyscraper wasnt a race of 11 , but rather
9、one to collect the most solar energy. A. cheaper B. cleaner C. collection D. competed E. constructed F. consulted G. dimension H. discovered I. eventually J. height
10、; K. necessarily L. production M. range N. scale O. undertakenSection 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. Identi
11、fy 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 &nbs
12、p;A. Digital learning systems now charge students for access codes needed to complete coursework, take quizzes, and turn in homework. As universities go digital, students are complaining of a new hit to their finances thats replacingand sometimes joiningexpensive textbooks: pricey online access code
13、s that are required to complete coursework and submit assignments. B. The codeswhich typically range in price from $80 to $155 per coursegive students online access to systems developed by education companies like McGraw Hill and Pearson. These companies, which long reaped big profits a
14、s 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 textbook business, a
15、nd 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 the access code we see it as the new face of the textbook monopoly (垄断), a n
16、ew way to lock students around this system," said Ethan Senack, the higher education advocate for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, to BuzzFeed News. "Rather than $250 (for a print textbook) youre paying $120," said Senack. "But because its all digital it eliminates the us
17、ed book market and eliminates any sharing and because homework and tests are through an access code, it eliminates any ability to opt out." E. Sarina Harper, a 19-year-old student at Virginia Tech, was faced with a tough dilemma when she first started college in 2015pay 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
