2018年6月大学生英语四级真题试卷及答案(第二套)(2)

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 than60signs；22of 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 B)approach C)cast D)challenging

E)decorative F)efficient G)electrified H)identify

I)photographed J)professionals K)quality L)replaced

M)stimulate N)symbolizes O)volunteers

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 information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a 2018年6月大学英语四级真题试题二(完整版)第7页共16页