2018年6月大学生英语四级真题试卷及答案(第二套)(2)

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) It is especially popular in Florida and Alaska.

B)It is a major social activity among the young. C)It is seen almost anywhere and on any occasion. D)It is even more expressive than the written word.

23. A) It is located in a big city in Iowa.

B)It is really marvelous to look at. C)It offers free dance classes to seniors. D)It offers people a chance to socialize.

24. A) Their state of mind improved.

C) They enjoyed better health.

B) They became better dancers. D) Their relationship strengthened.

25. A) It is fun.

C) It is exhausting.

B) It is life. D) It is rhythmical.

Part Ⅲ

Section A

Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Directions: 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 choices, 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.

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Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Neon (霓虹)is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San Francisco. When night falls, red and blue and other colors (26)_______ a hazy (雾蒙蒙的）glow over a city lit up by tens of thousands of neon signs. But many of them are going dark,(27)_______ by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs (发光二极管）.

Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy (28)_______, but still carry great cost. ‘‘To me，neon

represents memories of the past,” says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city 's famous signs. Looking at the signs now I get a feeling of amazement, mixed with sadness. ''

Building a neon sign is an art practiced by (29)_______trained on the job to mold glass tubes into(30)_______ shapes and letters. They fill these tubes with gases that glow when(31)_______ Neon makes orange,

while other gases make yellow or blue. It takes many hours to craft a single sign.

Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and(32)_______ more than 60 signs ；22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an (33)_______ that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. “ I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned(34)_______ of neon,” says Blance. The signs do nothing more than (35)_______ a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking way possible.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A) alternative E) decorative I) photographed M) stimulate

B) approach F) efficient J) professionals N) symbolizes C) cast G) electrified K) quality O) volunteers D) challenging H) identify L) replaced Section B

Directions: 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. Identify the paragraph from which the

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