20186月英语四级详细参考答案(全三套)
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2018年6月英语四级详细参考答案（全三套）
2018年6月四级听力
1听力第一套
Section A
News Report
One
A message in a bottle sent out to sea
by a New Hampshire man more
than five decades
ago was found 1500 miles away and he’
s been
returned to his daughter. The long lost message
was discovered
by Clint Buffington of Utah
while he was vacationing. Buffington says he
found a soda bottle half-buried in the sand
that looked like it had been
there since the
beginning of time.
The note inside the
bottle said,
a reward of $$150 from Richard and
Tina Pierce, owners of the beach
Comber motel.
The motel was owned by the Paula Pierce
in 1960. Her father had written
the notes as a
joke and had thrown it into the Atlantic Ocean.
Buffington
flew to New Hampshire to deliver
that message to Pola Pierce. She held
up to
her father's promise giving Buffington that
reward. But the biggest
reward is the message
in a bottle finding its way back home.
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Questions 1 and 2 are
based on the news report you have just heard.
1. What is the news report mainly about?
2. Why did Paula Pierce give Clint Buffington
the reward?
News
Report Two
Millions of bees have
died in South Carolina during aerial insect
spraying
operations that were carried out to
combat the Zika virus. The insects
spraying
over the weekend left more than 2 million bees
dead on the
spot in Dorchester county South
Carolina, where four travel-related cases
of
Zika disease have been confirmed in the area. Most
of the deaths came
from Flower Town Bee farm,
a company in Somerville that sells bees and
honey products. Juanita Stanley who owns the
company said the farm
looks like it's been
destroyed. The farm lost about 2.5 million bees.
Dorchester county officials apologized for the
accidental mass killing of
bees. Dorchester
County is aware that some beekeepers in the area
that
was sprayed on Sunday lost their bee
colonies. County manager Jason
Ward said in a
statement. “I'm not pleased that so many bees were
killed.”
Questions 3 and 4 are
based on the news report you have just heard.
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3. Why was spraying
operations carried out in Dorchester County?
4. What does the news reports say about Flower
Town Bee farm?
News Report
Three
The world's largest
aircraft has taken to the skies for the first
time. The
Airlander 10 spent nearly 2 hours in
the air having taken off from
Coddington
airfield in Bedfordshire. During its flight it
reached 3000 feet
and performed a series of
gentle turns all over a safe area. The aircraft is
massive as long as a football field and as
tall as 6 double decker buses
and capable of
flying for up to 5 days. It was first developed
for the US
government as a long range spy
aircraft, but was abandoned following
budget
cutbacks. The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and
can carry
heavier loads than huge jet planes
while also producing less noise and
omitting
less pollution. The makers believe it's the future
of aircraft and
one day we'll be using them to
go places. But there's still a long way to
go.
The Airlander will need to have 200 hours flying
time before being
allowed to fly by the
aviation administration if it passes though we can
hope we'll all get some extra legroom.
Questions 5 and 7 are based on the
news report you have just heard.
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5. What do we learn about the first
flight of the Airlander 10?
6. What caused
the US government to abandon theAirlander 10 as a
spy
aircraft?
7. What is the advantage
of the Airlander 10 over huge jet planes?
Section B
Conversation
One
M: Do you feel like going
out tonight？
W：Yeah，why not，we haven’t
been out for ages, what’s on?
M: Well,
there’s a film about climate change. Does it sound
good to you?
W: No, not really, it doesn’t
really appeal to me. What’s it about? Just
climate change?
M: I think it’s about
how climate change affects everyday life. I wonder
how they make it entertaining.
W: Well, it sounds really awful, it’s an
important subject I agree. But I
am not in the
mood for anything depressing. What else is on?
M：There’s a Spanish dance festival.
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W: Oh, I love dance. That sounds
really interesting.
M: Apparently, it’s
absolutely brilliant. Let’s see what it says in
the paper.
A leads an exciting production of
the great Spanish love story Kamen.
W: Ok,
then. What time is it on?
M: At
7:30.
W: Well, that’s no good. We haven’t
got enough time to get there. Is
there
anything else?
M: There’s a comedy special
on.
W: Where’s it on?
M: It’s
at the city theater. It’s a charity comedy night
with lots of different
acts. It looks pretty
good. The critic in the local the paper says it’s
the
funniest thing he’s ever seen. It says
here Roger Whitehead is an amazing
host to a
night of fun performances.
W:
Em.. I am not keen on him. He is not very
funny.
M: Are you sure your fancy going
out tonight? You are not very
enthusiastic.
W: Perhaps you are
right. Okay, let’s go to see the dance. But
tomorrow,
not tonight.
M: Great, I’ll
book the tickets online.
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Questions 8 and 11 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
8. What
does the women think of the climate change?
9. Why do the speakers give up going to the
Spanish dance festival
tonight?
10.
What does the critic say about the comedy
performed at the city
theater?
11.
What does the woman decide to do tomorrow?
Conversation Two
W: Good morning Mr. Lee, May I have a minutes
of your time?
M: Sure Katherine, what can
I do for you?
W: I’m quiet anxious about
transferring over to our college, I’m afraid
I
won’t fit in.
M: don't worry Katherine,
it’s completely normal for you to be nervous
about transferring schools, this happens to
many transfer students.
W: Yes, I know,
but I’m younger than most students in my year and
that
worries me a lot.
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M: Well, you may be the only younger
one in your year, but you know,
we have a lot
of after-school activities you can join in, and
so, this way,
you will be able to meet new
friends of different age groups.
W: That’s
nice, I love games and hobby groups.
M:
I’m sure you do, so will be just fine, don’t worry
so much and try to
make the most of what we
have on offer here, also, remember that you
can come to me anytime of the day if you need
help.
W: Thanks so much, I definitely feel
better now, as a matter of fact, I’ve
already
contacted one of the girls who will be living in
the same house
with me, and she seemed really
nice. I guess living on campus, I'll have a
chance to have a close circle of friends,
since we'll be living together.
M: All
students are very friendly with new arrivals. Let
me check who
would be living with you in your
flat. Okay. There are Hannah, Kelly, and
Bree.
Bree is also a new student here, like you, I’m
sure you two ‘ll have
more to share with each
other.
Questions 12 and 15 are
based on the conversation you have just
heard.
12. Why does Katherine feel
anxious?
13. What does Mr. Lee encourage
Katherine to do?
14. What does Mr. Lee
promised to do for Katherine?
15. What do
we learn about Katherine’ schoolmate Bree?
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Section C
Passage One
Have
you ever felt like you would do just about
anything to satisfy your
hunger? A new study
in mice may help to explain why hunger can feel
like such a powerful motivating force. In the
study, researchers found
that hunger
outweighed other physical drives, including fear,
thirst and
social needs.
To
determine which feeling won out, the researchers
did a series of
experiments. In one
experiment, the mice were both hungry and thirsty.
When given the choice of either eating food or
drinking water, the mice
went for the food,
the researchers found. However, when the mice were
well-fed but thirsty, they opted to drink,
according to the study. In the
second
experiment meant to pit the mice's hunger against
their fear,
hungry mice were placed in a cage
that had certain
and other places that smelled
safer (in other words, not like an animal
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that could eat them) but also had
food. It turned out that, when the mice
were
hungry, they ventured into the unsafe areas for
food. But when the
mice were well-fed, they
stayed in areas of the cage that were considered
researchers
found. Mice are usually social
animals and prefer to be in the company
of
other mice, according to the study. When the mice
were hungry, they
opted to leave the company
of other mice to go get food.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage
you have just heard.
16. What is the
researchers’ purpose in carrying out the serious
experiment with mice?
17. In what
circumstances, do mice venture into unsafe
areas?
18. What is said about mice at the
end of the passage?
Passage
Two
The United States has one of
the best highway systems in the world.
Interstate highways connect just about every
large and mid-sized city in
the country. Did
you ever wonder why such a complete system of
excellent roads exists? For an answer，you
would have to go back to the
early 1920s. In
those years, just after World War I, the military
wanted to
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build an American
highway system for national defense. Such a system
could, if necessary, move troops quickly from
one area to another. It
could also get people
out of cities in danger of being bombed. So-called
roads of national importance were designated,
but they were mostly
small country roads. In
1944, Congress passed a bill to upgrade the
system, but did not fund the plan right away.
In the 1950s, the plan began
to become a
reality. Over $$25 billion was appropriated by
congress, and
construction began on about
40,000 miles of new roads. The idea was to
connect the new system to existing expressways
and freeways. And
though the system was built
mostly to make car travel easier, defense
was
not forgotten. For instance, highway overpasses
had to be high
enough to allow trailers
carrying military missiles to pass under them. By
1974, this system was mostly completed. A few
additional roads would
come later. Quick and
easy travel between all parts of the country was
now possible.
Questions 19
and 21 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
19. What does the speaker say about
the American highway system?
20. What was
the original purpose of building a highway
system?
21. When was the interstate
highway system mostly completed?
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Passage Three
Texting while driving was listed as a major
cause of road deaths among
young Americans
back in 2013. A recent study said that 40% of
American
teens claim to have been in a car
when the driver used a cell phone in a
way
that put people in danger. This sounds like a
widespread disease but
it's one that
technology may now helped cure. T.J. Evarts, a 20-
year-old
inventor, has come up with a novel
solution that could easily put texting
drivers
on notice. It's called Smart Wheel, and it's
designed to fit over the
steering wheel of
most standard vehicles to track whether or not the
driver has two hands on the wheel at all
times. Evarts’ invention warns
the drivers
with the light and the sound when they hold the
wheel with
one hand only, but as soon as they
place the other hand back on the
wheel the
light turns back to green and the sound stops. It
also watches
for what's called “close by
hands”, where both hands are close together
near the top of the wheel so the driver can
type with both thumbs and
drive at the same
time. All the data Smart Wheel collects is also
sent to
a connected app. So any parents who
install Smart Wheel can keep track
of the
teens’ driving habits. If they try to remove or
damage the
cover, that's reported as well.
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Questions 22
to 25 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
22. What is a major cause of road
deaths among young Americans?
23. What is
Smart Wheel?
24. What happens if the
driver has one hand on the wheel?
25. How
do parents keep track of their teens’ driving
habits?
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2听力第二套
参考答案：
Section
A
1. B) Scared.
2. D) It was
covered with large scales.
3. A) A Study
of the fast-food service.
4. C) Increased
variety of products.
5. C) US government’s
approval of private space missions.
6. A)
Deliver scientific equipment to the moon.
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7. B) It is promising.
Section B
8. D) Lying in the
sun on a Thai beach.
9. A) She visited a
Thai orphanage
10. D)His phone is running
out of power.
11. C ) He collects things
from different countries.
12. D) Trying
out a new gym in town.
13. C) A discount
for a half-year membership.
14. D) The
operation of fitness equipment.
15. C) She
knows the basics of weight-lifting.
Section C
16. B) They often apply for
a number of positions.
17. A) Get better
organized.
18. D) Apply for more
promising positions.
19. B) If not forced
to go to school, kids would be out in the
streets.
20. D) Design activities they now
enjoy doing on holidays.
21.
D)Take kids out of school to learn at first
hand
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22. C) It is seen
almost anywhere and on any occasion.
23 D)
It offers people a chance to socialize.
24
A) Their state of mind improved.
25 B) It
is life.
2018年6月四级阅读
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Section A
26. E) constructed
27. O)
undertaken
28. F) consulted
29. C)
collection
30. N) scale
31. I)
eventually
32. K) necessarily
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33. L) production
34.
A) cheaper
35. J) height
Section B
36. K）A 20-year-
old junior at Georgia Southern University told
BuzzFeed
News that she normally…
37.
D）“When we talk about the access code we see it as
the new face
of the textbook monopoly(垄断), a
new way to lock students around this
system,”…
38. M）Harper, a
poultry（家禽）science major, is taking chemistry
again
this year and had to buy a new access
code to hand in her homework…
39. G）The
access codes may be another financial headache for
students,
but for textbook businesses, they’re
the future…
40. B）The codes—which
typically range in price from ＄80 to ＄155 per
course—give students online access to systems
developed by education
companies like McGraw
Hill and Pearson…
41. L）Benjamin
Wolverton, a 19-year-old student at the University
of
South Carolina, told BuzzFeed News
that…
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42. H）A Pearson
spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that “digital
materials are less expensive and a good
investment” that offer new
features,…
43. F）She decided to wait for her next work-
study paycheck, which was
typically $$150-$$200,
to pay for the code…
44. J）David Hunt, an
associate professor in sociology at Augusta
University, which has rolled out digital
textbooks across its math and
psychology
departments,…
45. C）But critics say the
digital access codes represent the same
profit-
seeking ethos(观念) of the textbook
business, and are even harder for
students to
opt out of…
Section C
Passage One
开头英语为：Losing
your ability
46. A) Not all of
them are symptoms of dementia.
答案出处:
There are pretty clear differences between
signs of dementia and age-
related memory
loss.
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47. C)
Communication within our brain weakens.
答案出处:
Changes in brain cells can
affect communication between different
regions
of the brain.
48. A) Totally
forgetting how to do one's daily routines.
答案出处:
Forgetting how to operate a
familiar object like a microwave oven, or
forgetting how to drive to the house of a
friend you’ve visited many
times before can
also be signs of something going wrong.
49. C) Turn to a professional for
assistance.
答案出处:
Daffner suggests
going to your doctor to check on medications,
health
problems and other issues that could be
affecting memory.
50. D) Staying
active both physically and mentally.
答案出处:
And the best defense against
memory loss is to try to prevent by building
up your brain's cognitive reserve.
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In other words, keep your brain busy
and working. And also get physically
active,
because exercise is a known brain booster.
Passage Two
文章开头是A
letter
51. What happened to
Darwin's letter in the 1970s?
B) It was stolen
more than once.
答案出处：“We realized in the
mid-1970s that it was missing,”…. likely
taken
by an intern (实习生)”… “The intern likely took the
letter again
once nobody was watching it.”
52. What did the FBI do after
the recovery of the letter?
A) They proved its
authenticity.
答案出处：Their art crime team
recovered the letter but were unable to
press
charges because the time of limitations had ended.
The FBI worked
closely with the Archives to
determine that the letter was both authentic
and definitely Smithsonian’s property.
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53. What is
Darwin's letter about?
D) His
acknowledgement for help from a professional.
答案出处：The letter was written by Darwin to thank
an American geologist,
Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer
Hayden, for sending him copies of his research
into the geology of the region that would
become Yellowstone National
Park.
54. What will the Smithsonian Institution
Archives do with the letter
according to
Kapsalis?
D) Make it available online.
答案出处：
After it is repaired, we will
take digital photos of it and that will be
available online.
55. What
has the past half century witnessed according to
Kapsalis?
B) Radical changes in archiving
practices.
答案出处：
…“Archiving practices
have changed greatly since the 1970s,”says
Kapsalis, “and we keep our high value
documents in a safe…”
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Section A
26-30 M N C J F 31-35 K L B I E
26. M) pollutants
27. N)
restricted
28. C) consequence
29.
J) innovation
30. F) detail
31. K)
intended
32. L) outdoor
33. B)
collaborating
34. I) inhabitants
35. E) creating
Section
B
As Tourists Crowd Out Locals,
Venice Faces “Endangered”
36. E Just beyond St.
Mark’s Square…
37. J Earlier this year
…
38. G Venice’s deadline passed with
…
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List
39. C
Venice is one of…
40. N Then it hits
him…
41. F For a time, UNESCO, …
42. B “People are cheering and holding …”
43. L The city’s current mayor, Luigi Brugnaro
…
44. D Laura Chigi, a grandmother at the
march, …
45. H But UNESCO didn’t even hold
a vote …
Section C
Passage one
46. C) Help them
build a positive attitude towards life.
47. A) Earn more money.
48. C) How
long its positive effect lasts.
49. D)
Their communication with others improved.
50. A) Find financial support.
Passage Two
51. C) They all
experienced terrible misfortunes.
52. B)
The utmost comfort passengers could enjoy.
53. A) It was a mere piece of decoration.
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54. D) The belief that they
could never sink with a double-layer body.
55. A) She was used to carry troops.
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26. C) cast
27.
L) replaced
28. F) efficient
29.
J) professionals
30. E) decorative
31. G) electrified
32. I)
photographed
33. B) approach
34. K)
quality
35. H) identify
Section A
长篇阅读
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-American students have
been eager participants…
instead of
bringing families together…
issue of the
stresses felt by students in elites school…
district has become increasingly popular
with..
his letter…
all public
opinion…
er Lee…
10 minutes
fall…
Asian-American and white
families…
Section C
仔细阅读Passage One
46. A)
Senesa’s thinking is still applicable today.
47. B) It is a teaching tool under
development.
48. C) It helps them learn
their academic subjects better.
49. D)
They use various ways to explain the
materials.
50. B) Their emotional
involvement.
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Passage Two
51:D)
They are beter educated than their
counterparts.
52 C ) They think it needs
further improving.
53. B) Job stability
and flexibility.
54. D) The balance
between work and family.
55. A) They still
view this world as one dominated by males.
2018年6月四级翻译
1翻译第一套：
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，还有很多城市也在筹建机场。航空服务不
断改进，而且经
常会有廉价机票。近年来，节假日期间选择乘飞机外出旅游的人
数在不断增加。
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基础版：
In the past,
traveling by plane was unimaginable for most
Chinese people.
Today, with the development of
China’s economy and the improvement
of
people’s living standards, more and more Chinese
people, including
many farmers and migrant
workers, can travel by air. They can fly to all
major cities, and many cities are also
planning to build airports. Air
services
continue to improve, and there are often cheap
flights. In recent
years, the number of people
choosing to travel by air during holidays has
been increasing.
改写版：
While air travel used to be unthinkable to
most Chinese people, it is
becoming more and
more accessible to the Chinese people, including
many farmers and migrant workers, as China’s
economy grows and
people’s living standards
improve. All major Chinese cities can be
reached by air, with many other cities also
planning to build airports. In
recent years, a
growing number of Chinese people have chosen to
travel
by air during holidays as airlines
become more affordable and passenger-
friendly.
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2翻译第二套：
近年来，中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通
拥堵
和空气污染。地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。越来越多的人选择地铁作
为每天上班或上学的主要交通
工具。如今，在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。
在有些城市里，乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。
许多当地老年市民还可以
免费乘坐地铁。
直译版：
In recent years, more and more cities in China
have begun to build
subways. The development
of subways can help reduce traffic congestion
and air pollution in cities. The subway has
the advantages of safety, speed
and comfort.
More and more people choose the subway as the main
means of transportation to work or school
every day. Nowadays, it is
becoming more and
more convenient to take the subway in China. In
some cities, passengers can use a card or
mobile phone to take the
subway. Many local
elderly citizens can also take the subway for
free.
升级版：
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In recent years, more and more Chinese
cities have begun to build
subways as part of
the efforts to reduce traffic jams and air
pollution. A
growing number of people now
choose subway as the major means of
transportation to work or school every day for
the safe, fast and
comfortable travel
experience it has to offer. Nowadays, as card or
mobile payment gains popularity in some
Chinese cities, it is becoming
increasingly
convenient to take the subway. Many local senior
citizens
are also entitled toalso enjoy free
subway rides.
3翻译第三套：
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
市的交通问题越来越严
重。许多城市为了鼓励更多人乘坐公交车出行，一直在努
力改善公交车的服务质量。车辆的设施不断更新
，车速也有了显著提高。然而，
公交车的票价却依然相当低廉。现在，在大多数城市，许多当地老年市民
都可以
免费乘坐公交车。
基础版：
Buses
used to be the main means of transportation for
the Chinese
people. In recent years, with the
number of private cars increasing, cities
have
been facing increasingly severe traffic problems.
To encourage
more people to travel by bus,
many cities have been making efforts to
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improve their bus service quality. Bus
facilities have been continuously
renovated,
and bus speed has also increased dramatically.
However, the
prices of buses are still cheap.
Now, in most cities, many local elderly
citizens can take a bus for free.
升级版：
Buses used to be the major
means of transportation for the Chinese
people. In recent years, cities have been
plagued by increasingly severe
traffic jams as
the number of private cars increases. Many cities
have
been working hard to improve bus services
to encourage more people to
get around by bus.
Bus facilities have been upgraded and buses now
can
go much faster, but bus fares remain quite
affordable. Now, many local
senor citizens are
entitled to free bus rides in most cities.
2018年6月四级写作
1写作第一套：
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Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write
a short essay
on the importance of reading
ability and how to develop it. You should
write at least 120 words but no more than 180
words.
The Importance of Reading
Ability and How to Develop It
It's
well known that books are the quintessence of
human wisdom.
Reading is to the mind what
exercise is to the body. There are many
famous
sayings about reading throughout the history such
as “Reading
makes a full man.” Indeed, the
importance of reading can never be too
much
stressed. Thus, here comes to how to develop such
ability.
To begin with, as an
old proverb says, “Practice makes perfect.”, what
we need to do is to read as more books as we
can, no matter whether it
is a digital version
or hardcover. Secondly, since there are a thousand
Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes, we need
to deliver our opinions to
others and share
with others. This could not only help understand
the
materials from different views but also
improve our reading ability.
Thirdly, making
reading a habit could also improve it. The more
fun we
find in reading, the more we are
willing to explore the books and thus
help us
strengthen that ability.
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In a word, no matter at what
time we realize the importance of reading,
we
can enjoy it during the rest of our life and
finally we'll see that it is
rewarding.
2写作第二套：
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. You should
write at least 120 words but no
more than 180 words.
The Importance
of Writing Ability and How to Develop It
As is widely known, writing is an
essentially important and
necessary skill for
all of us. However, many people don't really
understand the true importance of writing. In
my opinion, writing has
deeper importance and
we can do a lot to develop this skill.
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In the first
place, writing is a good way to express ourselves.
Nowadays, there are so many situations, such
as website forums and
WeChat’s friends-cycle,
where a thought-provoking writing leaves
viewers a deep impression. Moreover, writing
is an effective way to
enlarge our vocabulary.
The more compositions we write, the more
vocabularies we get. At the same time, writing
makes great contributions
toward our critical
thinking as the writing process is also the time
of
thought.
To develop
our skill of writing, we should firstly improve
our ability
of using words because it’s the
foundation of a solid writing. Besides,
we
must collect and learn writing materials
comprehensively so that we
can actually make
some unique points of view when we are writing. At
last, practice makes perfect, which needs us
to write considerably all the
time.
3写作第三套：
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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.
The Importance of Speaking Ability and How to
Develop It
Nowadays,
human-to-human communication problems and social
chaos are all related to speech. Sometimes,
speaking is like sharp swords
that can hurt
people, while sometimes, it can help comfort
people. As an
old saying goes, “One word can
cause the nation to prosper; one word
can
cause it to perish.” Speaking affects everything
from individuals to
nations even to the world.
Speaking is like breathing that affects our lives.
Then how can we make speaking improve our
lives rather than drive our
lives?
First of all, we should learn. Most of us are
willing to seek various ways
to improve our
speaking skills, such as reading books or
participating in
training courses. What’s
more, we should practice speaking in all
situations. Only in this way, can we improve
our speaking skills. Apart
from learning,
practicing, it is more important to speak from the
bottom
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of the heart. After
all, speaking is closely related to our knowledge
and
mind.
All in one word, only by
improving our speaking ability, can we benefit
from it during the rest of our life and
finally we'll see that it is rewarding.
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