1、2020年9月大学英语四级试题及参考答案【完整版】PartIWriting(30minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分,之后将进行听力考试)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanashorteasyononlinedictionaries.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence“Onlinedictionariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Di
2、rections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanashorteasyontheuseofPowerPoint(PPT)inclass.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence“TheuseofPower-Pointisbecomingincreasinglypopularinclass”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanashorte
3、asyononlinelibraries.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence“Onlinelibrariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthre
4、equestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions1to2arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)War
5、mcurrentsintheoceanB)ShiptrafficintheAtlanticC)ParticlesemittedbypowerplantsD)ExhaustfromcarsinEurope2.A)TheyneedtobetakenseriouslyB)TheyhaveahugeeffectonfisheryC)TheymaybeaffectingtheworldsclimateD)TheymightbecausingtroubletoairflightsQuestions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Toappeal
6、forhigherwagesB)TodemandbetterhealthcareC)Todismissthebad-temperedsupervisorD)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard4.A)Itwasseekinghelpfromthepolice.B)ItwouldputcustomersneedsfirstC)IthadalreadytakenstrongactionD)ItwouldtaketheirappealseriouslyQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Thero
7、adwasblockedB)TheroadwasfloodedC)TheroadwasfrozenwithsnowD)Theroadwascoveredwithspilledgas6.A)AtruckhitabarrierandoverturnedB)ThetruckdriverdozedoffwhiledrivingC)ThehearysnowmadedrivingverydifficultD)Atruckplungedintoapoolofliquidchocolate7.A)ItwasfortunatethatnopassengergotinjuredB)Itwasahardtaskto
8、removethespilledsubstanceC)ItwasalongtimebeforethecleanupwasfinishedD)Itwasdifficulttocontactthemanufacturer.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquesti
9、on,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)shefounditmuchsafertousecashB)ShecouldenjoydiscountswithcashC)ShewantedtosaveforanewphoneD)Shebad
10、beencheatedusingphone9.A)Theyderivegreaterpleasurefrombuyingthings.B)Theyarelessawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.C)Theyfinditlessdifficulttomakepurchases.D)Theycansavealotmoretimeandtrouble.10.A)Morevaluableitems.B)Electronicdevices.C)Everydaynecessities.D)Morenon-essentialthings11.A)Itmayleadtoexcessive
11、spending.B)Itisalteringthewayofshopping.C)Itcanimproveshoppingefficiency.D)Itappealsmoretoyoungerpeople.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Hewantedthefurniturestoretogivehimarefund.B)Hehadaproblemwiththefurnituredelivered.C)Hehadtochangethefurnituredeliverytime.D)Hewantedt
12、oordersomewoodenfurniture.13.A)Sendthefurniturebacktothestore.B)Buyanotherbrandoffurniture.C)collectthefurnitureheordered.D)Describethefurniturehereceived.14.A)ImprovetheirserviceB)ApologizetohiswifeC)CorrecttheirmistakeD)Givethemoneyback15.A)SherecommendedanewstyleB)ShedecidedalltheitemswiththemanC
13、)SheofferedsomegifttothemanD)SheapologizedtothemanoncemoreSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).T
14、henmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A)TidyinguponeshomeB)ReadingbooksofwisdomC)DonatingtocharityD)Sharingwithothers17.A)ThingsthatoccupylittlespaceB)ThingsthatarebecomingrareC)ThingsthatmakeonehappyD)T
15、hingsthatcostalotofmoney18.A)ItdidlittlebusinessbecauseoftheunusualcoldweatherB)ItreceivedanincrediblylargenumberofdonatedbooksC)ItsoldasmanyasfiftyboxesofbooksD)Itjoinedthecitysclean-upcampaignQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)GivefreemealstothehomelessB)Provideshelterfo
16、rthehomelessC)callforchangeinthelocalgovernmentD)Helpthevulnerabletocooklunches20.A)PromoteunderstandingB)Strengthenco-operationC)FollowhisexampleD)Winnationalsupport21.A)SpreadingnewsofhisdeedsB)Sendinghimhand-madebagsC)FollowingtheexamplehesetsD)Writinghimthank-younotesQuestions22to25arebasedonthe
17、passageyouhavejustheard22.A)ToinstallsomeaudioequipmentinalabB)TotesttheireyesightusingaphoneappC)TosendsmartphonemessagesD)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles23.A)TheycouldnolongerconcentrateontheirtaskB)TheycouldnotgoonuntiltheringingstoppedC)TheygrabbedthephoneandcalledbackrightawayD)Theyaskedtheirexperimen
18、tertohungupthephone24.A)AdeclineinsportsactivitiesB)AriseinemotionalproblemsC)AdeclineinacademicperformanceD)Areductionintheamountofsleep25.A)EnsuretheyhavesufficientsleepeverydayB)RealizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnologyC)TakeeffectivemeasurestoraiseproductivityD)Protecttheeyesightoftheyoungergenera
19、tionSectionAHewsReport1ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookphotographsthatrevealtheeffectsofpollutionfromships.OneofthephotosshowsathinfilmofcloudsabovethebrilliantblueoftheNorthAtlantic,cutbywhitelinesofthickercloudsthatlooklikescars.NASAofficialsexplainedthosethickercloudsaresignsofshiptrafficbe
20、low.【Q1Whenshipspowertheirwaysthroughtheocean,theypumpexhaustintotheatmosphere,justascarsdo.Andthosemassiveamountsofparticlescancausecloudstoform.Getenoughofthoseparticlesinoneplace,asfromtheexhaustofaship,andtheycanleadtothecreationofnewcloudseasilyvisiblefromspace.Thesecloudscanbehuge,someofthemst
21、retchhundredsofkilometersfromendtoend”,NSASofficialssaid.【q2】Itslikelythatthesesortsofcloudsarehavingsomeeffectontheglobalclimate,accordingtoNASAofficials.Butscientistsarentyetsurewhateffectithas.Q1:WhathascausedthethickcloudsinthephotostakenbyaNASAsatellite?Q2:WhatdoNASAofficialsthinkaboutthethickc
22、louds?HewReport2StaffatasuburbansupermarketinMelbournesaytheyfeelunsafeatworkaftersecurityguardswereremoved.Thiscameafteraseriesofphysicalattacksandverbalabusebycustomers.Morethan50workersatthestorehavesignedalettercallingforapermanentsecurityguardfollowingaseriesofincidents,includingacustomerthreat
23、eningtoattackasupervisorwithaknife.Asecurityworkerhadguardedthestoreeachnightfrom7pmuntil12am,butthathadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday,”employeessaid.0neworkersaidanangrycustomerhadthrownachickenathisheadaftercomplainingabouthowlongshehadwaitedtobeserved.Anotherworkersaidthelackofprotectionatthestoremadehe
24、rfeeluncomfortableatwork.However,thespokesmanofthesupermarketsaidthestorehadtakenstrongactioninresponsetoincidents,“Wehavefoundveryfewinstancesofbadcustomerbehavioratourstoreinthepastyear.Q3:Forwhatpurpose,didthestaffatthesupermarketinMelbournesignaletter?Q4:Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketsay,re
25、gardingtheemployeesdemand?Newsreportthree5.driversontheirwaytothepolishcapitalofWarsawonWednesdaymorningfoundtheroadblockedbyanunusualobstacle.Tonsofliquidchocolatethatspilledontothemotorway,6.atruckcarryingthesweetloadhitaroadbarrierandoverturned,blockingtwolanes.Thecrackedtankspilledapoolofrapidly
26、hardeningchocolate,whichquicklycoveredthewidthoftheroad,whilethedriverwastakentohospitalwithabrokenarm,firefightersstruggledtoremoveareported12tonsofsolidchocolatefromtheroad.7.ArepresentativeforthefirefighterstoldthelocalTVthatremovingthechocolatewasworsethandealingwithsnow.Aftercontactingthechocol
27、atemanufacturer,thefirefightersresortedtosprayinghot,pressurizedwatertogetridofthestickysubstance.ThelocalTValsonotedthatthecleanupspannedmorethanamile,becausedriverssimplydovethroughthechocolateafterthecrash,leavingalongchocolatetrail.Butdespitethestickysituation,firefightersandpoliceattendingtothecleanupwerereportedlycheerfulaboutthelongtaskahead.Afterall,whocouldbemadabout12tonsofchocolate?Q5WhatdiddriversonthemotorwaytoWarsawfind?Q6Whatdoesthereportsayabouttheaccident?Q7WhatarethefirefightersrepresentativetellthelocalTV?SectionBC
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