2018年12月英语四级真题

2018年12月英语四级真题四级写作范文第一篇Directions:thechallengeofstartingacareeraftergraduationNowadays,moreandmoregraduatesareinclinedtostartacareeraftergraduation,however,consideringthecurrentemploymentcircumstance,itisundoubtedlythatsettingupabusinessoftheirownwouldbeboundtomeetquitealotofchallenges.Tobespecific,thereprovestobeacruelrealitythatwecannotignorethatentrepreneurshiprequiressomebasicqualifications,includingappropriateopportunities,initialcapital,socialresourcesandmanagementability,themajorityofwhich,unfortunately,happenstobethestudententrepreneurs’shortage.Inaddition,thefiercercompetitionandmaturemarketinevitablyandcorrespondinglyevolveintotheemerginghandicaptolaunchabusinesssuccessfully,whichpresenthigherdemandforstudents.Therefore,asanundergraduate,inmyownview,weshouldmakearationalplan,accumulaterelatedexperienceandbuildupanetworkbeforestartingourownbusiness.英语四级翻译真题：手机阅读由于通信网络的快速发展，中国智能手机用户数量近年来以惊人度增长。这极大地改变了许多人的阅读方式。他们现在经常智能手机上看新闻和文章，而不买传统报刊。大量移动应用程序的开发使人们能用手机读小说和其他形式的文学作品。因此，纸质书籍的销售受到了影响。但调查显示，尽管能手机阅读市场稳步增长，超半数成年人仍喜欢读纸质书。Duetotherapiddevelopmentofcommunicationnetwork,thenumberofChinesesmartphoneusershasincreasedatanamazingspeedinrecentyears,whichhasdramaticallychangednumerouspeoples’wayofreading.Nowadays,theyalwaysreadnewsandarticlesthroughsmartphonesinsteadofbuyingtraditionalnewspapers.Thedevelopmentofalargenumberofmobileapplicationsenablespeopletoreadnovelsandotherformsofliteraryworkswiththeirphones.Therefore,thesaleofpaperworkshasbeenaffected.Butthesurveyrevealsthatalthoughthesmartphonereadingmarketisgrowingsteadily,morethanhalfofthegrown-upsstillenjoyreadingprintingbooks.篇章PassageOne参考答案：16.Theyprovideresidentswiththeresourcestheyneed.17.Byinspiringtheircreativity.18.Theirnumberincreasedmodestly.主旨内容：一个研究中心就超过1000个美国人进行了有关公共图书馆的调查，调查结果显示，美国人继续对当地的公共图书馆表示支持态度。参考原文：APewResearchCentersurveyofmorethan1000AmericansconductedinApril2016findsthatAmericanscontinuetoexpresslargelypositiveviewsaboutthecurrentstateoftheirlocalpubliclibraries.Forinstance,aroundthreequarterssaythatpubliclibrariesprovidethemwiththeresourcestheyneedand66%saytheclosingoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity.Althoughnotablyjust33%saythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamily.AmajorityofAmericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasopeningupeducationalopportunitiesforpeopleofallagesandroughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontributealottotheircommunitiesintermsofhelpingsparkcreativityamongyoungpeople,andprovidingatrustedplaceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies.AsinpastPewResearchCentersurveysoflibraryusetheApril2016surveyalsomeasuredAmericansusageofandengagementwithlibraries.Overall,53%ofAmericansages16andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwiththepuppetlibraryinthepastyeareitherthroughaninpersonvisitorusingalibrarywebsitesome48%ofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast12months.Amodestincreasefromthe44%whosaidthatinlate2015.Question16.WhatdomostAmericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibraries?Question17.Howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenefityoungpeople?Question18.Whatdoesthe2016surveyshowaboutadultlibraryusers?解析：本篇短文提到了较多的数字，这对于很多对数字不敏感的同学来说，有所难度，且因为这篇短文信息量比较大，所以部分内容甚至要求学生能记笔记，因此这篇短文难度较大。PassageTwo参考答案：19.Itisanunusualcrossbreed.20.Theyareasloyalasdogs.21.Theyshowerwiththem.主旨内容：一种新品种的猫是由中型野生非洲猫和家养猫杂交的产物，2001年国际猫协会承认了这种猫的品种，且允许人们拥有饲养。因为它们高且纤细，现在，这种猫已经成为人们所拥有的最多猫品种之一。参考原文：ASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sizedwildAfricancatcalledtheServal.Theunusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe1990s.Andin2001,theInternationalCatAssociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed.Thesavannahsaretallandslimandcanweighuptoninepointonekilograms,makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanown.Theyhaveaspottedcodesimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcatsandtheirearsareverylarge.Theyarealsocommonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyaltyandcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch,andoftennotedcharacteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability.Theyareknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets.Somecanleapabout2.5metershighfromastandingposition.CatsaretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitiveandsoaretheSavannahs.Theyoftenlearnhowtoopendoorsandcupboards.ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwaterandwillplaywithorevendiveintowater.SomeownersevenshowerwiththeirSavannahCats,presentingawaterbowltoSavannahmayalsoproveachallenge,assomewillpromptlybegintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisemptyusingtheirfrontpaws.Question19.Whatdowelearnaboutthesavannahcat?Question20.WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcats?Question21.WhatdosomepeopledowiththeirSavannahcats?解析：本篇短文是一篇介绍型文章，也是大多数考生练习得较多和熟悉的考题形式。根据试听一致，找出关键名词，抓住出题点即可。难度不大，只需在提前读完选项之后能及时预判出题位置即可。PassageThree参考答案：22.Excitebutsomewhatsad.23.Itdependsontheirparentstosuccess.24.Setagoodexampleforthemtofollow.25.Theirhomelife.主旨内容：有关孩子的教育。孩子们第一次上学时，家长可能会兴奋，也会悲伤，有一种复杂的感情，但那并不是孩子们学习的开始。早在孩子出生时，家长对孩子的教育和孩子对家长的模仿就已经开始了。参考原文：Whenchildrenstartschoolfortheveryfirsttimeparentsoftenfeelasenseofexcitementcoupledwithatouchofsadnessattheendofanera.Thisisthestartofanewadventureforchildrenplayingandinterac