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2018年6月英语四级考试真题及考试答案（卷二）【写作】【题干】Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.120-180words.【答案】Writingisaskilltestedinallmajorstandardizededucationaltests,includingCET-4/6,TOEFL,IELTS,andsoon.Buttherehasbeennoshortageofreportsfromdifferentsourcesthatalargeproportionofstudents,especiallycollegestudents,haveill-performedwritingskills,earningrelativelylowscoresintestsaswellasonschoolassignments.Inmyopinion,writingisacrucialskillforstudents.Itisareliablewaybywhichoneimpartknowledge,suggestplans,fightforone’sidea,refuteatheory,andmanyotherpurposes.Soifyouaregoodatwriting,thenyouareabletofulfillthetasksabovementionedmoreeffectively.Besides,notedwrites,betheynovelists,poetsoreditors-in-chiefenlighteneverygenerationofreaderswithnewexperiences.That’swhyreaderstodaystilldiscussonandsharetheiropinionsongreatbookssuchasADreaminRedMansions.Inanutshell,fewskillsaremoreimportantthanwritinginthecurrentsociety.Somysuggestwouldbethateveryone,collegestudentsparticular,takestimetohonewritingskills,getmorepracticeinit,sothatwecanliveuptothesocialexpectationofbecomingsocialistsuccessors.【解析】第一段提出问题，第二段描述事实，第三段得出结论或给出建议。【听力】SectionANewsReportOneAmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecadesagowasfound1500milesawayandhe‘sbeenreturnedtohisdaughter.ThelonglostmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid，“Returnto419OceanStreetandreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce，ownersofthebeachCombermotel.ThemotelwasownedbythePaulaPiercein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenotesasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthatmessagetoPolaPierce.Shehelduptoherfather'spromisegivingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout？2.WhydidPaulaPiercegiveClintBuffingtonthereward？NewsReportTwoMillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsectssprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchestercountySouthCarolina，wherefourtravel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.MostofthedeathscamefromFlowerTownBeefarm，acompanyinSomervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslikeit'sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.Dorchestercountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies.CountymanagerJasonWardsaidinastatement.“I'mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled.”Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty？4.WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm？NewsReportThreeTheworld'slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.TheAirlander10spentnearly2hoursintheairhavingtakenofffromCoddingtonairfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftismassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallas6doubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalongrangespyaircraft，butwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcancarryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandomittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'sthefutureofaircraftandonedaywe'llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpassesthoughwecanhopewe'llallgetsomeextralegroom.Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10？6.WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft？7.WhatistheadvantageoftheAirlander10overhugejetplanes？SectionBConversationOneM：Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight？W：Yeah，whynot，wehaven‘tbeenoutforages，what’son？M：Well，there‘safilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou？W：No，notreally，itdoesn‘treallyappealtome.What’sitabout？Justclimatechange？M：Ithinkit‘sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.W：Well，itsoundsreallyawful，it‘sanimportantsubjectIagree.ButIamnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison？M：There‘saSpanishdancefestival.W：Oh，Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.M：Apparently，it‘sabsolutelybrilliant.Let’sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestoryKamen.W：Ok，then.Whattimeisiton？M：At7：30.W：Well，that‘snogood.Wehaven’tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse？M：There‘sacomedyspecialon.W：Where‘siton？M：It‘satthecitytheater.It’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepapersaysit‘sthefunniestthinghe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.W：Em……Iamnotkeenonhim.He