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英语四级真题

2020年9月大学英语四级真题试卷

（包括3套作文翻译和听力原文答案、阅读理解答案）

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一、PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

第1套

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayononlinedictionaries.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence"Onlinedictionariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular."Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

参考答案范文

本次英语四级作文话题是在线词典，不难看出此次题目所考察的话题是很贴合时事的——互联网应用，当然从题目本身也可知此次作文主要考查学生的立意和论述角度与立场。

参考范文：

Theincreasingpopularityofusingonlinedictionarieshasarousedaheateddiscussionastoitsbenefitsanddrawbacks.Viewsonthetopicvarygreatlyamongpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflife.Somebelievethatitisconvenientforlookingupnewwordsbutothersbelievethatitdoesmoreharmthangood.

Ontheonehand,anonlinedictionaryislighterthanatraditionaldictionaryanditsavestime.Insteadofcarryingathickdictionaryaround,allyouneedtodoisdownloadanonlinedictionaryonyourphone.Andataponthescreenwillrescueyoufromawkwardnesswhencomingacrossanewword.Ontheotherhand,usingonlinedictionariestoomuchmayhinderlanguagelearning,especiallyforstudents.Lookingupwordsinatraditionaldictionarytakestime,butitcanenhanceyourmemoryofthewordsatthesametime.Ifstudentsrelytoomuchononlinedictionaries,theywouldprobablystoplearningnewwords.Frommyperspective,itiscrucialthatcompaniesshouldupdatetheirappsregularlyandimprovetheoverallquality.Also,itishightimethatpeoplerealizedthatonlinedictionariesarenotonlyforlookingupnewwords,butforvocabularylearningaswell.Onlybydoingsocanpeopletrulyenjoythebenefitsbroughtbyonlinedictionaries.

第2套

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonOnlinelibraries.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence"Onlinelibrariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular."Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

本次英语四级作文话题二是在线图书馆，同样也是互联网应用。

参考范文

范文：

Asthemobiledevicesgetdevelopedgradually,moreandmorepeopleregardonlinelibrariesastheirfirstoption.However,peopleholddifferentviewsonthee-libraries.Somebelieveitisquiteconvenientforustoreadonlinewhileothersopposeit,fortheythinkitcanneverbeasgoodasbrickandmortarlibraries.

Intermsoftheadvantagesofonlinelibrary,itismoreaccessiblethanthereallibraries.Simplytakeoutyourmobiledevices,andsigninthelibrary,youcanborrowthebookyouwanttoread.Itsavesyouthetroubleoftransportingyourselftothelibrary,andliftsyoufromthetoilofcarryingtheheavypaperbooks.Besides,youcangetnoticesfromthee-librarieswhichremindyouoftheexpirationdatesoyouwillneverforgettoreturnit.

However,onlinelibrariesdohavesomedemerits.Forinstance,youalwaysneedawi-ficonnectiontoactivateit.Ifyouareinsomeplacewherewi-fiisnotavailable,onlinelibrarieswillnolongerwork.Butapaperbookwillneverfailyou.Besides,readingonlinemeansyouaremoreeasilytobedistracted,whileitisthephysicallibrariesthatprovideyouatranquilenvironmentforyoutofocusonyourreading.

Inanutshell,onlinelibrariesaredesignedtomakereadingmoreconvenient.Butsometimesreaderscannotmakethebestofit.Therefore,itiswereadersourselveswhoshouldtaketheadvantageoftheonlinelibrariesandmakeitahelperforourlife.

第3套

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuseofPowerPoint（PPT）inclass.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

点评：

这题比较新颖。

参考范文

TheuseofPowerPointhasgainedpopularityinclassnowadays.MoreandmoreteachersareusingPowerPointintheirclasses,nomatterinprimaryschools,highschoolsoruniversities.Somestudentsloveit,somedon’t.Indeed,notallteachers,studentsevenparentsholdthesameopinion,astheyfocusonthedifferentperspectivesofthePPT.

Forpeoplewholoveit,theybelievePPTservesasausefultoolinclass.PPTcanpresentknowledgeinaclarifiedwayandstudentsnolongerneedtorecognizethehandwritingoftheirteachersassometeachersdohaveterriblehandwriting.Andforteachers,PPTalsorescuesthemfromwritingontheblackboard,whichissometimesaheavywork.Besides,PPTcanbesavedandcopiedforstudentstoreviewafterclass.

Butforpeoplewhopreferthetraditionalclass,theythinkPPTcanneverreplacetheblackboard.AswhenhavingclasswithPPT,studentshavelesstimetakingnotes.Meanwhile,someteacherssaypreparingPPTisverytime-consumingandnotefficientatall.Someparents,especiallyparentsofprimarystudents,arestronglyagainstPPTfortheyregardPPTasadigitalproductthatdamagestheeyesightoftheirkids.

Tosumup,PPTdoeshavestrengthsandweaknesses.ButIbelieveitbringssomuchconvenienceforusthatwecanignorethefewweaknessithas.Andwhenusingit,wecanstilltaketheblackboardasanaidsoastopresenttheclassinthebestway.

二、听力

听力原文

【Newsreportone】

ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookphotographsthatrevealtheeffectsofpollutionfromships.OneofthephotosshowsathinfilmofcloudsabovethebrilliantblueofthenorthAtlantic,cutbywhitelinesofthickercloudsthatlooklikescars.

（1）NASAofficialsexplainedthosethickercloudsaresignsofshiptrafficbelowwhenshipspowertheirwaythroughtheocean,theypumpexhaustintotheatmosphere.Justascarsdo.

Andthosemassiveamountsofparticlescancausecloudstoform,getenoughofthoseparticlesinoneplaceasfromtheexhaustofaship.Andtheycanleadtothecreationofnewcloudseasilyvisiblefromspace.Thesecloudscanbehuge.Someofthemstretchhundredsofkilometersfromendtoend.

（2）NASAofficialssaidit'slikelythatthesesortsofcloudsarehavingsomeeffectontheglobalclimate,accordingtoNASAofficials.

Butscientistsaren'tyetsurewhateffectithas.questionsoneandtwoarebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Question1WhathascausedthethickcloudsinthephotostakenbyaNASAsatellite?

Question2WhatdoNASAofficialsthinkaboutthethickclouds?

【Newsreporttwo】

StaffatasuburbansupermarketinMelbournesaytheyfeelunsafeatworkaftersecurityguardswereremoved.Thiscameafteraseriesofphysicalattacksandverbalabusebycustomers.（3）Morethan50workersatthestorehavesignedalettercallingforapermanentsecurityguardfollowingaseriesofincidents,includingacustomerthreateningtoattackasupervisorwithaknife.Asecurityworkerhadguardatthestormeachnightfromsevenpmuntil12am.

ButthathadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday,employeessaid.Oneworkersaidanangrycustomerhadthrownachickenathisheadaftercomplainingabouthowlongshehadwaitedtobeserved.Anotherworkersaidthelackofprotectionatthestormmadeherfeeluncomfortableatwork.（4）However,thespokesmanofthesupermarketsaidthestorehadtakenstrongactioninresponsetoincidents.Wehavefoundveryfewinstancesofbadcustomerbehavioratourstoreinthepastyear.Intherarecases,wehaveseenbadbehavior.Wehavetakenstrongactioninresponse,includingbanningacustomerfromthestore.

Question3ForwhatpurposedidthisstaffatasupermarketinMelbournesignaletter?

Question4Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketssayregardingtheemployeesdemand?

【Newreportthree】

（5）DriversontheirwaytothepolishcapitalofWarsawonWednesdaymorningfoundtheroadblockedbyanunusualobstacle.Tonsofliquidchocolatethatspilledontothemotorway.Atruckcarryingthesweetloadhitaroadbarrierandoverturned,blockingtwolanes.（6）Thecrackedtankspilledapoolofarapidlyhardeningchocolate,whichquicklycoveredthewidthoftheroad,whilethedriverwastakentohospitalwithabrokenarm,firefightersstruggledtoremoveareported12tonsofsolidchocolatefromtheroad.（7）ArepresentativeforthefirefighterstoldthelocalTVthatremovingthechocolatewasworsethandealingwithsnow.Aftercontactingthechocolatemanufacturer,thefirefightersresortedtosprayinghot,pressurizedwatertogetridofthestickysubstance.ThelocalTValsonotedthatthecleanupspannedmorethanaMilebecausedriverssimplydrovethroughthechocolateafterthecrash,leavingalongchocolatetrail.Butdespitethestickysituation,firefightersandpoliceattendingtothecleanupwerereportedlycheerfulaboutthelongtaskahead.Afterall,whocouldbemadabout12tonsofchocolate?

Question5WhatdoesdriversonthemotorwaytoWarsawfind?

Question6Whatdoesthereportsayabouttheaccident?

Question7WhatarethefirefightersrepresentativetellthelocalTV?

【Conversationone】

M:

Lisa,whydidyoupayforyourmealwithcashinsteadofthepaymentappsonyourphone?

W:

Well,I’vegonebacktocash.I’monlyusingpaymentappsifthat’stheonlyoption.[8]Iamtryingtosavemoneyforanewphone.AndIfindthatusingcashratherthanpaymentappshelpsmetosave.

M:

Buthow?

Moneyismoney,isn’tit?

Idon’tthinkitmatterswhetheryoutakeitoutofthebankandputitinyourwalletwillsimplytransferfromyourbankaccounttotheseller’sbankaccountusinganapp.

W:

No,Ibelieveitdoesmatter.It’sapsychologicalphenomenon.[9]Ibelievewehavelessconnectionwiththevalueofourmoneywhenwejusthavetheapprovedbuttonsonourphones.

M:

Youmighthaveapoint.SinceIstoppedcarryingcasharoundandstartedusingmyphoneappstopay,[10]Imayhavedevelopedatendencytobuymoresmallornonessentialitems.

W:

That’shighlypossible.Thinkabouttheamountoftimewespendwithourphonesinourhandsandallthethingswed