真题兼顾不同水平的考生，设置了不同难度的练习。通过解题技巧的讲解，难度适中练习的操练，可帮助考生达到触类旁通的娴熟境地。下面是小编收集推荐的英语四级考试真题，欢迎阅读参考。
2018年12月英语四级考试真题
artIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthechallengesoflivinginabigcity.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
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PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
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SectionANewsReport
Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearthreenewsreports。Attheendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions。Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Landaspacevehicleonthemoonin2019.
B)Designanewgenerationofmobilephones.
C)Setupamobilephonenetworkonthemoon.
D)Gatherdatafromthemoonwithatinydevice.
2.A)Itisstable.
B)Itisdurable.
C)Itisinexpensive.
D)Itissophisticated.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Itlastedmorethansixhours.
B)Noinjurieswereyetreported.
C)Nobodywasinthebuildingwhenitbrokeout.
D)Ithadburnedfor45minutesbythetimefirefightersarrived.
4.A)Recruitandtrainmorefirefighters.
B)Pulldownthedesertedshoppingmall.
C)Turntheshoppingmallintoanamusementpark.
D)Findmoneytorenovatethelocalneighborhood.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Shrinkingpotatofarming.
B)Heavyrelianceonimport.
C)Widespreadplantdisease.
D)Insufficientpotatosupply.
6.A)Itintendstokeepitstraditionaldiet.
B)Itwantstoexpanditsownfarming.
C)Itisafraidofthespreadofdisease.
D)Itisworriedaboutunfaircompetition.
7.A)Globalwarming.
B)Ever-risingprices.
C)Governmentregulation.
D)Diminishinginvestment.
SectionBConversation
Directions：Inthissection，youwillheartwolongconversations。Attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions。Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion。YoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Informative.
B)Inspiring.
C)Dull.
D)Shallow.
9.A)Shetypesonakeyboard.
B)Shedoesrecording.
C)Shetakesphotos.
D)Shetakesnotes.
10.A)Itkeepshermindactive.
B)Itmakesherstayawake.
C)Itenableshertothinkhard.
D)Ithelpsherkilltime.
11.A)Itenableshertoimproveherpronunciation.
B)Ithelpsherbetterrememberwhatshelearns.
C)Itturnsouttobeanenjoyablewayoflearning.
D)Itprovestobefarmoreeffectivethanwriting.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Tospendherhoneymoon.
B)TotryauthenticIndianfood.
C)TotakephotosoftheTajMahal.
D)Totracetheoriginofalovestory.
13.A)Inmemoryofaprincess.
B)Inhonorofagreatemperor.
C)Tomarkthedeathofanemperorofthe1600s.
14.A)Itlooksolderthanexpected.
B)Itisbuiltofwoodandbricks.
C)Itstoreslotsofpricelessantiques.
D)Ithaswallsdecoratedwithjewels.
15.A)Theirstreetsarenarrow.
B)Theyaremostlycrowded.
C)Eachonehasauniquecharacter.
D)Lifecanbetediousinsomeplaces.
SectionCPassage
Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearthreepassages。Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearthreeorfourquestions。Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theyhelpspreadthelatesttechnology.
B)Theygreatlyenrichpeople’sleisurelife.
C)Theyprovideresidentswiththeresourcesneeded.
D)Theyallowfreeaccesstodigitalbooksandvideos.
17.A)Byhelpingthemfindjobs.
B)Byinspiringtheircreativity.
C)Bykeepingthemoffthestreets.
D)Byprovidingaplaceofrelaxation.
18.A)Theirinteractionwithteenagersprovedfruitful.
B)Theyusedlibrarieslessoftenthanteenagers.
C)Theytendedtovisitlibrariesregularly.
D)Theirnumberincreasedmodestly.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Itisthecleverestcatintheworld.
B)ItisthelargestcatinAfrica.
C)Itisanunusualcrossbreed.
D)Itisalarge-sizedwildcat.
20.A)Theyareasloyalasdogs.
B)Theyhaveunusuallylongtails.
C)Theyarefondofsleepingincabinets.
D)Theyknowhowtopleasetheirowners.
21.A)Theyshaketheirfrontpaws.
B)Theyteachthemtodive.
C)Theyshowerwiththem.
D)Theyshoutatthem.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Anxiousanddepressed.
B)Contentedandrelieved.
C)Excitedbutsomewhatsad.
D)Proudbutabitnervous.
23.A)Itisbecomingparentsbiggestconcern.
B)Itisgainingincreasingpublicattention.
C)Itdependsontheirparentsforsuccess.
D)Itstartsthemomenttheyareborn.
24.A)Setagoodexampleforthemtofollow.
B)Readbooksandmagazinestothem.
C)Helpthemtolearnbythemselves.
D)Choosetherightschoolforthem.
25.A)Theirintelligence.
B)Theirhomelife.
C)Theefforttheyputinlearning.
D)Thequalityoftheirschool.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Millionsdieearlyfromairpollutioneachyear.Airpollutioncoststheglobaleconomymorethantrillionannuallyinwelfarecosts,withthemostserious___26___occurringinthedevelopingworld.
Thefiguresincludeanumberofcosts___27___withairpollution.Lostincomealoneamountsto5billionayear.
Thereportincludesbothindoorandoutdoorairpollution.Indoorpollution,whichincludes___28___likehomeheatingandcooking,hasremained___29___overthepastseveraldecadesdespiteadvancesinthearea.Levelsofoutdoorpollutionhavegrownrapidlyalongwithrapidgrowthinindustryandtransportation.
DirectorofInstituteforHealthMetricsandEvaluationChrisMurray___30___itasan“urgentcalltoaction.”Oneoftheriskfactorsforprematuredeathsistheairwebreathe,overwhichindividualshavelittle___31___,hesaid.
Theeffectsofairpollutionareworstinthedevelopingworld,whereinsomeplaceslost-laborincome___32___nearly1%ofGDP.Around9in10peopleinlowandmiddle-incomecountriesliveinplaceswherethey___33___experiencedangerouslevelsofoutdoorairpollution.
Buttheproblemisnotlimited___34___tothedevelopingworld.ThousandsdieprematurelyintheU.S.asaresultofrelatedillnesses.InmanyEuropeancountries,wherediesel(柴油)___35___havebecomemorecommoninrecentyears,thatnumberreachestensofthousands.
A)ability
B)associate
C)consciously
D)constant
E)control
F)damage
G)described
H)equals
I)exclusively
J)innovated
K)regularly
L)relates
M)sources
N)undermine
O)vehicles
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Food-as-MedicineMovementIsWitnessingProgress
D)Nadeausayssugarandprocessedfoodsarebigcontributorstotherisingdiabetesratesamongchildren."InAmerica,over50percentofourfoodisprocessedfood,"Nadeautellsher."Andonly5percentofourfoodisplant-basedfood.Ithinkweshouldtrytoreversethat."Scottagreestotrymorefruitjuicesforthekidsandtomakerealmacaroniandcheese.Scoreonepointforthedoctor,zerofordiabetes.
J)Studieshaveexploredevidencethatdietarychangescanslowinflammation（炎症）,forexample,ormakethebodyinhospitabletocancercell.Ingeneral,manylifestylemedicinephysiciansrecommendaplant-baseddiet—particularlyforpeoplewithdiabetesorotherinflammatoryconditions.
K)"Aswhathappenedwithtobacco,thiswillrequireaculturalshift,butthatcanhappen,"saysNguyen."Inthesamewayphysiciansusedtosmoke,andthenstoppedsmokingandwereabletotalktopatientsaboutit,Ithinkphysicianscanhaveabiggervoiceinit."
36.MorethanhalfofthefoodAmericanseatisfactory-produced.
37.Thereisaspecialprogramthatassignsdoctorstogiveadvicetoshoppersinfoodstores.
38.Thereisgrowingevidencefromresearchthatfoodhelpspatientsrecoverfromvariousillnesses.
39.Ahealthybreakfastcanbepreparedquicklyandeasily.
40.Trainingapatienttopreparehealthyfoodcanchangetheirlife.
41.Onefood-as-medicineprogramnotonlyprescribesfoodfortreatmentbutteachespatientshowtocookit.
42.Scottisnotkeenoncookingfoodherself,thinkingitwouldsimplybeawasteoftime.
43.Diabetespatientsareadvisedtoeatmoreplant-basedfood.
44.Usingfoodasmedicineisnonovelidea,butthemovementismakingheadwaythesedays.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Californiahasbeenfacingadroughtformanyyearsnow,withcertainareasevenhavingtopumpfreshwaterhundredsofmilestotheirdistributionsystem.Theproblemisgrowingasthepopulationofthestatecontinuestoexpand.Newresearchhasfounddeepwaterreservesunderthestatewhichcouldhelpsolvetheirdroughtcrisis.Previousdrillingofwellscouldonlyreachdepthsof1,000feet,butduetonewpumpingpractices,waterdeeperthanthiscannowbeextracted（抽取）.TheteamatStanfordinvestigatedtheaquifers（地下蓄水层）belowthisdepthandfoundthatreservesmaybetriplewhatwaspreviouslythought.
Itisprofitabletodrilltodepthsmorethan1,000feetforoilandgasextraction,butonlyrecentlyinCaliforniahasitbecomeprofitabletopumpwaterfromthisdepth.Theaquifersrangefrom1,000to3,000feetbelowtheground,whichmeansthatpumpingwillbeexpensiveandthereareotherconcerns.Thebiggestconcernofpumpingoutwaterfromthisdeepisthegradualsettingdownofthelandsurface.Asthewaterispumpedout,thevacantspaceleftiscompactedbytheweightoftheearthabove.
Eventhoughpumpingfromthesedepthsisexpensive,itisstillcheaperthandesalinating（脱盐）theoceanwaterinthelargelycoastalstate.Somedesalinationplantsexistwherefeasible,buttheyarecostlytorunandcanneedconstantrepairs.Wellsaremuchmorereliablesourcesoffreshwater,andCaliforniaishopingthatthesedeepwellsmaybetheanswertotheirseverewatershortage.
Oneproblemwiththesesourcesisthatthedeepwateralsohasahigherlevelofsaltthanshalloweraquifers.Thismeansthatsomewellsmayevenneedtoundergodesalinationafterextraction,thusincreasingthecost.Researchfromtheexhaustivestudyofgroundwaterfromover950drillinglogshasjustbeenpublished.Newestimatesofthewaterreservesnowgoupto2,700billioncubicmetersoffreshwater.
A)Bybuildingmorereservesofgroundwater.
B)Bydrawingwaterfromthedepthsoftheearth.
C)Bydevelopingmoreadvanceddrillingdevices.
D)Byupgradingitswaterdistributionsystem.
47.Whatcanbeinferredaboutextractingwaterfromdeepaquifers
A)Itwasdeemedvitaltosolvingthewaterproblem.
B)Itwasnotconsideredworththeexpense.
C)Itmaynotprovidequalityfreshwater.
D)Itisboundtogainsupportfromthelocalpeople.
48.Whatismentionedasaconsequenceofextractingwaterfromdeepunderground
A)Thesinkingoflandsurface.
B)Theharmtotheecosystem.
C)Thedamagetoaquifers.
D)Thechangeoftheclimate.
49.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutdeepwells
A)Theyrunwithoutanyneedforrepairs.
B)Theyareentirelyfreefrompollutants.
C)Theyaretheultimatesolutiontodroughts.
D)Theyprovideasteadysupplyoffreshwater.
50.Whatmayhappenwhendeepaquifersareusedaswatersources
C)Thecostmaygoupduetodesalination.
D)Theymaybeexhaustedsoonerorlater.
PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TheAlphaGoprogramsvictoryisanexampleofhowsmartcomputershavebecome.
Butcanartificialintelligence(AI)machinesactethically,meaningcantheybehonestandfair
OneexampleofAIisdriverlesscars.TheyarealreadyonCaliforniaroads,soitisnottoosoontoaskwhetherwecanprogramamachinetoactethically.Asdriverlesscarsimprove,theywillsavelives.Theywillmakefewermistakesthanhumandriversdo.Sometimes,however,theywillfaceachoicebetweenlives.Shouldthecarsbeprogrammedtoavoidhittingachildrunningacrosstheroad,evenifthatwillputtheirpassengersatriskWhataboutmakingasuddenturntoavoidadogWhatiftheonlyriskisdamagetothecaritself,nottothepassengers
Perhapstherewillbelessonstolearnfromdriverlesscars,buttheyarenotsuper-intelligentbeings.Teachingethicstoamachineevenmoreintelligentthanwearewillbethebiggerchallenge.
EricSchmidtisoneofthebossesofGoogle,whichownsAlphaGo.HethinksAIwillbepositiveforhumans.Hesaidpeoplewillbethewinner,whatevertheoutcome.AdvancesinAIwillmakehumanbeingssmarter,moreableand"justbetterhumanbeings."
A)Computerswillprevailoverhumanbeings.
B)Computershaveunmatchedpotential.
D)Computerscanbecomehighlyintelligent.
52.WhatdoestheauthormeanbyAImachinesactingethically
A)Theyarecapableofpredictingpossiblerisks.
B)Theyweighthegainsandlossesbeforereachingadecision.
C)Theymakesensibledecisionswhenfacingmoraldilemmas.
D)Theysacrificeeverythingtosavehumanlives.
53.WhatissaidtobethebiggerchallengefacinghumansintheAIage
A)Howtomakesuper-intelligentAImachinessharehumanfeelings.
B)Howtoensurethatsuper-intelligentAImachinesactethically.
C)HowtopreventAImachinesdoingharmtohumans.
D)Howtoavoidbeingover-dependentonAImachines.
A)Shecouldnotdistinguishgoodfrombad.
B)Shecouldturnherselfoffwhennecessary.
C)Shewasnotmadetohandlenovelsituations.
D)Shewasgoodatperformingroutinetasks.
55.WhatdoesEricSchmidtthinkofartificialintelligence
A)Itwillbefarsuperiortohumanbeings.
B)Itwillkeepimprovingastimegoesby.
C)Itwillprovetobeanassettohumanbeings.
D)Itwillbeheretostaywhatevertheoutcome.
PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
2018年12月四级部分真题参考答案(完整版)
PartⅠWriting
TheChallengesofLivinginaBigCity
①Withthedevelopmentofeconomyandurbanization,thenumberofbigcitiesisconstantlyincreasinginChina.②Whilebigcitiesareattractingmoreandmorepeople,theyalsobringmanychallenges,suchastrafficjamandpollution,justtonameafew.
⑥Asaresult,althoughIamfrequentlyaskedwhetherIliketoliveinabigcityornot,myanswerisalways:"no,definitelynot."Whataboutyou
PartⅡListeningComprehension
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.B
5.D
6.C
7.A
8.C
9.D
10.A
11.B
12.A
13.A
14.D
15.B
16.C
17.B
18.D
19.C
20.A
21.C
22.C
23.D
24.A
25.B
PartIIIReadingComprehension
26-35：FBMDGEHKIO
36-45：DBGAIFCJRG
46-55：BBADCDCBAC
PartIVTranslation
Becauseoftherapiddevelopmentofcommunicationnetwork,thenumberofsmartphoneusersinChinahasincreasedatanastonishingrateinrecentyears,whichhassignificantlychangedthewaymanypeopleread.Nowadaystheyoftenreadnewsandarticlesonsmartphonesinsteadofbuyingtraditionalnewspapersandperiodicals.Thedevelopmentofnumerousmobileappshasenabledpeopletoreadnovelsandotherformsofliteraryworksontheirmobilephones.Therefore,thesalesofpaperbookshavebeenaffected.Butsurveysshowthatthoughsmartphonereadingmarkethasgrownsteadily,overhalfofadultsstillenjoyreadingpaperbooks.