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1、2020年9月四级真题Part I Writiig (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allouwed 30 minites to wrile an essagfonh onlinelibraries. You can start your essay with the sentence '"Online libraries are becomingincreasingly popular". You shouli urrite at least 120 wonds but no more then 180

2、words.Part n Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each newsreport, you will hear too or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose th

3、e bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the correspond!ng letter on Ansuer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questionsl and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) Ship traffic in the Atlantic.B) Warm currents mn the ocean.C) Exhaust from ca

4、rs in Europe.D) Particles emitted by power plants.2. A) They need to be taken seriously.B) They have a huge effect on fishery.C) They might be causing trouble to air fights.D) They may be affecting the world's climate.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) To ap

5、peal for higher wages.B) To demand better health care.Bai(fC) To call for a permnanent security guard.D) To dismiss the bad-tempered supervisor.4. A) It had already taken strong action.B) It would put customers' needs fiust.C) It would take their appeal seriously.D) It was seeking help from the

6、police.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news repoirt you have just heard.5. A) The road was flooded.B) The road was blocked.C) The road wasfrozen with snow.D) The road was covered with spilled gas.6. A) A truck plunged into a pool of liquid chocolate.B) The heavy snow made driving very difficult.C)

7、 The truck driver dozed off while driving.D) A truck hit a barrier and overturned.7. A) It was a long time before the dleanup was fnished.B) It was a hard task to remove the spilled substance.C) It was fortunate that no passenger got injured.D) It was difficult to contact the manufacturer.Section BD

8、irections: In this section, you wil hear twoo long conversations. At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questioms will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices markedA), B), C) and D). T

9、hen mark the correspond!ng Letter on Ansuer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 toll are based on the conversation you have just heard.赃弓书屋8. A) She wanted to save for a new phone.C) She could enjoy discounts with cash.B) She found it much safer to use cash.D) She had been chea

10、ted using phone apps.9. A) They can save a lot more time and trouble.B) They find it less difficult to make purchases.C) They derive greater pleasure from buying things.D) They are less aware of the value of their money.10. A) More valuable items.B) More non-essential things.C) Everyday necessities.

11、D) Electronic devices.11. A) It can improve shopping efficiency.B) It is altering the way of shopping.C) It may lead to excessive spending.D) It appeals more to younger people.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) He wanted to order some wooden furniture.B) He h

12、ad to change the furmiture delivery time.C) He had a problem with the furniture delivered.D) He wanted the furmiture store to give him a refund.13. A) Send the furniture back to the store.B) Describe the furniture he received.C) Collect the furniture he ordered.在_书屋D) Buy another brand of furniture.

13、14. A) Correct their mistake.B) Improve their service.C) Apologize to his wife.D) Give the money back.15. A) She recommended a new style.B) She offered some gift to the man.C) She apologized to the man once more.D) She checked all the items with the man.Section CDirections: In this section, you will

14、 hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions willbe spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best ansuwer.from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Ansuer

15、 Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Reading books of wisdom.B) Tidying up one's home.C) Sharing with others.D) Donating to charity.17. A) Things that make one happy.B) Things that are becoming rare.C) Things that o

16、ccupy Ittle space.D) Things that cost a lot of money.18. A) It joined the city's clean-up campaign.B) It sold as many as fty boxes of books.在_书屋C) It received an incredibly large number of donated books.D) It did Ittle business because of the unusual cold weather.Questions 19 to 21 are based on

17、the passage you have just heard.19. A) Give free meals to the homeless.B) Provide shelter for the homeless.C) Help the vulnerable to cook lunches.D) Call for change in the local government.20. A) Strengthen co-operation.C) Win national support.B) Promote understanding.D) Follow his exarmple.21. A) S

18、preading news of his deeds.B) Writing him thank-you notes.C) Following the example he sets.D) Sending him hand- made bags.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) To solve word search puzzles.B) To send smartphone messages.C) To test their eyesight using a phone app.D)

19、To install some audio equipment in a lab.23. A) They could not go on until the ringing stopped.B) They could no longer concentrate on their task.C) They grabbed the phone and called back right away.D) They asked their experimenter to hang up the phone.在_书屋 24. A) A rise In emotional problems.B) A de

20、cline in sports activities.C) A reduction in the amount of sleep.D) A decline in academuc perforance.25. A) Protect the eyesight of the younger generation.B) Take effective measures to raise productivity.C) Realize the disruptive effects of technology.D) Ensure they have suffcient sleep every day.Pa

21、rt I Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required toselect one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bankt following the passage.Read the passage through canfully before making your choices. Bach cho

22、ice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letterfor each item on Ansuer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You maynot use any of the wornds in the bankt more than once.There're three main types of financial stress people encounter. The first type is app

23、arent in people being stressed about the 26 ups and downs of investunentmarkets actually not so much the ups,but 27 the downs. These people areusually unable or unprepared to endure the long haul.The next common type of financial stress is that caused by debt. In a 28 ercentage of cases of debt- ind

24、uced financial stress, credit cards and loans will bea central element. Often there'll be a car loan and perhaps a mortgage, but creditcards often seem to be the gateway to debt related financial difculties for many.The third type of stress and 29 the least known is inherited fnancial stress,whi

25、ch is the most destructive. It is experienced by those who have grown up in households where their parents regularly 30 and fought about money. Money the ref ore becomes a stressful topic, and so the thought of sitting down and planningis an unattractive 31 Those suffering inherited financial anciet

26、y 32 to follow one of two patterns. Either they put their head in the sand: they would 33 exarmining their financialstatements, budgeting,and discussing fnancial matters with those closest to them.赃线书屋Bai述挪Alternatiely.they would go to the other,and micro-analyze everything, to the point ofcomplete

27、They're convinced that whatever decision they make will be the wrong one.A) appearanceB) arguedC) avoidD) considerableE) definitelyF) extremeG) inactionH) incrediblyI) normalJ) possiblyK) propositionL) rebelledM) statementN) tendO) traditionalSection BDirections: In this section, you are going t

28、o read a passage writh ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragmaphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph mone than once. Each paragraph is manked with a letter. Ansuwer the questioms by manking t

29、he corresponding letter om Ansuer Sheet 2.Doctor's orders: Let children just playA) Imagine a dnug that could enhance a child's creativity and critical thinking. Imagine that this drug were simple to make, safe to take, and could be had for free. T在线书屋Bai述挪he nation's leading pediatricia

30、ns say this miracle compound exists. In a new clinicalreport, they are urging doctors to prescribe it liberally to the children in their care.B/'This may seem old-fashioned, but there are skills to be learned when kids aren'ttold what to do,said Dr.Michael Yogman, a Harvard Medical School pe

31、diatrician who led the drafting of the call to arms. Whether it's rough physical play, outdoor play or pretend play, kids derive important lessons from the chance to make thingsup as they go, he said.C) The advice, issued Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, may comeas a shock to some p

32、arents. After spending years fretting over which toys to buy,which apps to download and which skill-building programs 如 o send their kids to after school, letting them simply play or better yet. playing with them- could seem like a step backward. The pediatricians insist that it's not. The acade

33、my's guidance does not include specific recommendations for the dosing of play. Instead, it asks doctors to advise parents before their babies turn two that play is essential to healthy development.D/'Play is not silly behavior,!,the academy's report declares.lt fosters children's cr

34、eativity,cooperation, and problem- solving slills- all of which are critical for a 21st century workforce.When parents engage in play with their children, it builds a wall against the harmful effects of all kinds of stress , including poverty, the academy says. In the pediatricians' view, essent

35、ially every life skill that's valued in adults can be built up with play“ Collaboration, negotiation, decision-making,creativity, leadership, and increased physical activity are just some of the skills and benefts children gainthrough play." they wrote. The pediatricians' appeal comes a

36、s kids are being squeezed by increasing academic demands at school and the constant invasion of digitalmedia.E) The trends have been a long time coming. Between 1981 and 1997, detailed time use studies showed that the time children spent at play declined by 25 percent.Since the adoption of sweeping

37、education reforms in 2001: public schools have steadily increased the amount of time devoted to preparing forstandardized tests. The focus on academic“skill and drills" has cut deeply into recessand other time for free play.F) By 2009, a study of Los Angeles kindergarten classrooms found that f

38、ive year-olds were so burdened with academic requirements that they were down to an average of just 19 minutes per day ofchoice time," when they were permitted to play freely with blocks, toys or other children.One in four Los Angeles teachers reported there was no time at all for“ free play/&#

39、39;lncreased academic pressures have left 30 percent of U. S. kindergarten classes without any recess. Such findings prompted th在线书屋Bai述挪e American Academy of Pediatrics to issue a policy statement in 2013 on the!,crucial role of recess in school.'*G) Pediatricians aren't the only ones who h

40、ave noticed. In a report titled"Crisis in the Kindergarten,"a group of educators, health professionals and child advocates called the loss of play in early childhood'a tragedy, both for the children themselves and for our nation and the world."Kids in play-based kindergartens1'

41、; end up equally good or better at reading and other intellectual skills,and they are more likely to beeome well- adjusted healthy people," the Alliance for Childhood said in 2009.lndeed.new research demonstrates why playing with blocks might have been time betterspent, Yogman said. The trial a

42、sssed the effectiveness of an early mathematics intervention aimed a tpreschoolers.The results showed almost no gains in math achievement.H) Another playtime thief: the growing proportion of kids' time spent in front of sereens and digital devices, even among preschoolers. Last year, Common Sens

43、e Media reported that children up through age eight spent an average of two hours and19 minutes in front of screens each day,including an average of 42 minutes a dayfor those under two. This increase of digital use comes with rising risks of obesity,sleep deprivation and cogmnitioe, language and soc

44、ial-emotional delays, the American Academy of Pediatrics warmed in 2016.I) ul respect that parents have busy lives and it's easy to hand a child an iPhone,"Yogman said/But there's a cost to that. For young children, it's much too passive.And kids really leam better when they're

45、actively engaged and have to really discover things.J) The decline of play is a special hazard for the roughly 1 in 5 children in the United States who live in poverty. These 14 million children most urgently need to develop the resilience that is cultivated with play. Instead. Yogman said, they are

46、 disproportionately affected by some of the trends that are making play scarce:academic pressures at schools that need to improve test scores,outside play areas that arelimited or unsafe, and parents who lack the time or energy to share in playtime.K) Yogman also worries about the pressures that squ

47、eeze playtime for more affluent kids. “The notion that as parents we need to schedule every minute of their time is not doing them a great service." he said. Even well-meaning parents may be"robbing them of the opportunity to have that joy of discovery and curiosity- -the opportunity 如 o f

48、ind things out on their own.L) Play may not be a hard sell to kids. But UCLA pediatrician Carlos Lerner acknowledged that the pediaticians' new prescription may meet with skepticism from parents, who are anxious for advice on how to give their kids a leg up in the world.They should welcome the simplicity of the message, Lemner said.'lt's liberating tobe able to offer them this advice: that you spending time with your child and lettin赃线书屋Bai述挪g him play is one of the most valu