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1、2018 年 12 月英语四级考试真题与答案解析：A 卷2018 年 12 月英语四级考试真题与答案解析：A 卷Part IWriting(30 minutes)Part IWriting(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 than 180 words.Part Listening
2、 Comprehension(25 minutes)Part Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)Section ADirections: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 the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you mus
3、t 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 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
4、 mobile phones.C)Set up a mobile phone network on the moon.D)Gather data from the moon with a tiny device.2.A)It is stable.C)It is inexpensive.B)It is durable.D)It is sophisticated.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)It lasted more than six hoursB)No injuries were
5、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.Q
6、uestions 5 to 7 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)
7、It is worried about unfair competition.7.A)Global warming.B)Ever-rising prices.C)Government regulation.D)Diminishing investment.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the question
8、s 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)Informat
9、ive.B)Inspiring.C)Dull.D)Shallow.9.A)She types on a keyboard.C)She takes photos.B)She does recording.D)She takes notes.10.A)It keeps her mind active.C)It enables her to think hard.B)It makes her stay awake.D)It helps her kill time.11.A)It enables her to improve her pronunciation.B)It helps her bette
10、r 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.C)To take photos of the Taj Mahal.B)To try authentic Indian food.D)To trace
11、the origin of a love story.13.A)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 princesss 14th child.14.A)It looks older than expected.C)It stores lots of priceless antiques.B)It is built of wood and bricks.D)It has w
12、alls decorated with jewels.15.A)Their streets are narrow.C)Each one has a unique character.B)They are mostly crowded.D)Life can be tedious in some places.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage
13、 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
14、.16.A)They help spread the latest technology.B)They greatly enrich peoples leisure life.C)They provide residents with the resources needed.D)They allow free access to digital books and videos.17.A)By helping them find jobs.C)By keeping them off the streets.B)By inspiring their creativity.D)By provid
15、ing 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
16、 the world.B)It is the largest cat in Africa.C)It is an unusual cross breed.D)It is a large-sized wild cat.20.A)They are as loyal as dogs.B)They have unusually long tails.C)They are fond of sleeping in cabinets.D)They know how to please their owners.21.A)They shake their front paws.B)They teach them to dive.C)They shower with them.D)They shout at them.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)Anxious and depressed.C)Excited but somewhat sad.B)Contented and relieved.D)P
