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英语四级真题及答案共一套
2020年7月大学英语四级考试真题(全1套1)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuseoftranslationapps.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence"Theuseoftranslationappsisbecomingincreasinglypopular"Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnotmorethan180words.
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheenclofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),
B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A.Watchtheweatherforecast.B.Evacuatetheareawiththeorangealert.
C.AvoidtravelonWednesday.D.Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.
2.A.Paymoreattentiontotheroads.B.Stayatasaferplace.
C.Bringmoremobilephones.D.Takeatrainhome.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A.ThereisonlyoneecosysteminEurope.
B.Romana'swetlandsthriveagain.
C.ThewildlifeinRomaniaisn'twellprotected.
D.Thereare200speciesofbirdsinRomania'swetlands.
4.A.Blockthewaterways.B.Restorethefishingban.
C.Usemonitoringequipment.D.Prohibitfishinginthenext10years.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
12020年由于疫情原因,原来的6月份四六级考试被拆分成了7月的一次和9月份的一次。
7月份的考试只有一套试题,9月份考试有两套试题。
SectionB
once.
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyAfteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).TheninarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.
B.Quietatmosphere.
D.Longerworkinghours.
B.It'stooquiet.
D.Itlackshematerialheneeds.
B.Thecoffeeitprovides.
D.Thecomfortableworkingcondition.
A.Herchildren'sdisruption.
C.Asenseofisolation.
9.A.Itdoesn9toffercoffee.
C.Itdoesn'thavefreeWi-Fi.
10.A.Thesenseofbeingoutintheworld.
C.Thecoffeetable.
11.A.Peopledon'torderanything.
B.Peoplebringtheirlaptopsandpaperwork.
C.Peopleoccupyvaluabletablespaceinquiettimes.
D.Peopleoftwooccupyatableforsix.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A.Sheisnotsatisfiedwiththesalary.
B.Sheisnotcapableofthejob.
C.Sheoftenworksovertime.
D.She'sreceivedajobofferfromanothercompany.
13.A.Theymaybeconsideredaslessloyal.
B.Theywon'tgetthepromotionopportunities.
C.Theyshouldtakemoreresponsibilityatwork.
D.Theywillbegivenhiringpriority.
14.
B.Shemightnotgetapayrise.
D.Shemightnotgainmoreexperience.
B.Confidence.
D.Opportunity.
A.Shemighthavetodoextraworkeveryday.
C.Shemightnotgetenoughvacation.
15.A.Experience.
C.Fortune.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)9B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.It'sahorriblefeeling.B.Itcanbeablessing.
C.It'sboringanddangerous.D.It'sthemostcomfortablestate.
17.A.Tobeactive.B.Tomeetupwithyourfriends.
C.Totravelabroad.D.Toseekadvicefromothers.
18.A.Ilprovidesachanceforpeopletothinkdeeply.
B.Itmakesustreasurethetime.
C.ItenablesonlCtoidentifytruefriends.
D.Ithelpsustakecareofproblemsmoreefficiently.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A.Heisaharshperson.B.Heismeantoothers.
C.Heisverydemandinginhiswork.D.Heusuallyworksverylate.
20.A.Hemovedoutanddivorced.B.Itwasplaguedbydrugsandgangviolence.
C.Helivedtherefor20years.D.Hisparentswouldmoveintohisnewhouse.
21.A.Hewasonlyresponsibleforunloadingfood.
B.Hehadlosignhisnameoneverylabel.
C.Itwasahardandtediousjob.
D.HewasrequiredtoworkalFridaynight.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A.ByrecordingthetimepeoplespendonTVB.Bytrackingpeople'slivinghabits.
C.Byusingmemoryandfluencytests.D.Byscanningpeople'sbrains.
23.A.Watchingtelevisionforhours.B.Playingvideogames.
C.Readingbooksandmagazines.D.SurfingtheInternet.
24.A.TelevisionviewingmaybeapotentialfactorforAlzheimerdisease.
B.Alzheimerspatientstendtowatchtelevisionmorethan3hoursaday.
C.Someresearchhasconfirmedthelinkbetweenthem.
D.TelevisionwatchingisbeneficialtoAlzheimer9spatients.
25.A.Watchtelevisionnomorethan3hourseachday.
B.Balancetelevisionviewingwithothercontrastingactivities.
C.WatchsomeeducationalTVprograms.
D.Takemorephysicalexercise.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforeinakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youniaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
"Scienceandeverydaylifecannotandshouldnotbeseparated.”ThosewerethewordsutteredbypioneeringBritishscientistRosalindFranklin,whofirmlybelievedthatthepursuitofscienceshouldbe26toall.
Asawomanworkinginthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,Franklin'scontributionstosomeofthegreatestscientificdiscoveriesofourtimeincludingthestructureofDNA一weresadly27inherlifetime.
Morethan60yearsafterFranklin'sdeath,weare28livinginadifferentworld,wherewomenplayanimportantpartineveryec/ze/o〃(阶层)ofoursocietynotleastinscience,innovation,highereducationandresearch.UKuniversitiesareworldleaderswhenitcomestoadvancingand29genderequality.
Inthepastdecade,wehaveseena3()increaseinEnglandinthenumberofwomenacceptedontofull-timeundergraduatedegreesinscience,technology,engineeringandmaths(Stemsubjects).Andinthelastacademicyear,women31formorethanhalfofallStempostgraduatesatUKuniversities.
Datashowsusthe32tosuccessgetsharderforwomentoclimbthefurtheruptheygo.Althoughwomenmakeupthemajorityofundergraduatesinouruniversities,justunderhalfofacademicstaffarefemale.At33levels,onlyaquarterofprofessorsarewomen,andblackwomenmakeuplessthan2%ofallfemaleacademicstaff.
Therearealsostarkdifferencesinpayacrossgrades.Thegenderpaygapbasedonmediansalariesacrossthesectorin2016-2017was13.7%,34thereisstillsomewaytogotoensurewomenare
risingthroughtherankstohighergradepositionsandbeingpaid35.
A.accessible
I.nomination
B.accounted
J.overlooked
C.adaptation
K.promoting
D.appropriately
L.senior
E.considerable
M.submission
F.effective
N.suggesting
G.ladder
O.thankfully
H.misread
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphnu)rethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
HowtoEatWell
A)WhydosomanyAmericanscattonsofprocessedfood,thestuffthatiscorrectlycalledjunk(垃圾)andshouldreallycarrywarninglabels?
B)It'snotbecausefreshingredientsarehardtocomeby.Supermarketsoffermorevarietythanever,andthereareoverfourtimesasmanyfarmers'marketsintheUSastherewere20yearsago.Norisitforlackofavailableinformation.Thereareplentyofrecipes(食谱),how-tovideosandcookingclassesavailabletoanyonewhohasacomputer,smartphoneortelevision.Ifanything,theinformationisoverwhelming.
C)Andyetwearen'tcooking.IfyoucatthreemealsadayandbehavelikemostAmericans,youprobablygetatleastathirdofyourdailycalories(卡路里)outsidethehome.Nearlytwo-thirdsofusgrabfastfoodonceaweek,andwegelalmost25%ofourdailycaloriesfromsnacks.Sowe'reeatingoutortakingin,andwedon'tsitdownorwedo,butwehurry.
D)Shouldn'tpreparingandconsumingfoodbeasourceofcomfort,pride,health,well-being,relaxation,sociability?
Somethingthatconnectsustootherhumans?
Whywouldwewanttooutsource(夕卜包)thisbasictask,especiallywhenoutsourcingitissoharmful?
E)WhenItalkaboutcooking,I'mnottalkingaboutcreatingelaboratedinnerpartiesorthree-dayscienceprojects.I'mtalkingaboutsimple,easy,everydaymeals.Mymissionisloencouragegreenhandsandthoselackingtimeormoneytofeedthemselves.Thatmeansweneedmodest,realisticexpectations,andweneedtoteachpeopletocookfoodthat'sgoodenoughtosharewithfamilyandfriends.
F)Perhapsareturntorealcookingneedn'tbefaroff.ArecentHarrispollrevealedthat79%ofAmericanssaytheyenjoycookingand