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1、2020年12月大学英语四级考试真题（一）Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write on the topic Changes in the Way of Education.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.(25 minutes)Part I Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will

2、hear three news reports. At the end ofeach news report,you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter o

3、n Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) Many people have been attacked by Devil Firefish.B) The Mediterranean is a natural habitat of Devil Firefish.C) Invasive species are driving away certain native species.D)

4、A deadly fish has been spotted in the Mediterranean waters.2. A) It could badly pollute the surrounding waters.B) It could pose a threat to other marine species.C) It could disrupt the food chains there.D) It could add to greenhouse emissions.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have j

5、ust heard.3. A) Cars will not be allowed to enter the city.B)Pedestrians will have free access to the city.C) About half of its city center will be closed to cars.D)Buses will be the only vehicles allowed on its streets.4.A)The unbearable traffic noise.B) The worsening global warming.C) The ever-gro

6、wing cost of petrol.D) The rising air pollution in Paris.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5 .A)His house was burnt down in a fire.8) Many of his possessions were stolen.6 .A) Change his fishing locations.B) Find a job in a travel agency.C) His good luck charm sank in

7、to the sea.D) His fishing boat got wrecked on a rock. C)Sell the pearl he had kept for years.E) Spend a few nights on a small island.7.A) His pearl could be displayed in a museum. B)His monstrous pearl was extremely valuable. C) The largest pearl in the world weighs 14 pounds. D)A New York museum ha

8、s the worlds biggest pearl.Section BDirections: In this section , you will hear two long conversations. At the end ofeach conversation , you willfour questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four

9、choices marked A),B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8 .A)To order a solar panel installation.8) To report a serious leak in his roof.9 . A) He plans to install s

10、olar panels.B)He owns a four-bedroom house.10 .A)The service of the solar panel company.B) The cost of a solar panel installation.11. A) One year and a half.B)Less than four years.C) To enquire about solar panel installations.D) To complain about the faulty, solar panels.C) He saves $ 300 a year.D)

11、He has a large family.C)The maintenance of the solar panels.E) The quality of the solar panels.C)Roughly six years.D) About five years.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) At a travel agency.C) At an airline transfer service.8) At an Australian airport.D) At a

12、local transportation authority.13. A) She would be able to visit more scenic spots.B) She wanted to save as much money as possible.C) She would like to have everything taken care of.D) She wanted to spend more time with her family.14 .A)Four days.B)Five days.15 .A)Choosing some activities herself.B)

13、Spending Christmas with Australians.C)One week.D)Two weeks.C)Driving along the Great Ocean Road.D) Learning more about wine making.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions

14、will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Bring the

15、ir own bags when shopping.C) Dispose of their trash properly.8) Use public transport when traveling.D) Pay a green tax upon arrival.17. A) It has not been doing a good job in recycling.B) It has witnessed a rise in accidental drowning.C) It has not attracted many tourists in recent years.D)lt has ex

16、perienced an overall decline in air quality.18. A) To charge a small fee on plastic products in supermarkets.B) To ban single-use plastic bags and straws on Bali Island.C)To promote the use of paper bags for shopping.D) To impose a penalty on anyone caught littering.Questions 19 to 21 are based on t

17、he passage you have just heard.19. A) It gives birth to several babies at a time. B) Polluted seawaters.B) It is the least protected mammal species.21.A)To mate.20.A) Global warming.B)To look for food.C) Its breeding grounds are now better preserved.D) Its population is now showing signs of increase

18、.C) Commercial hunting.D)Decreasing birthrates.C)To escape hunters.D)To seek breeding grounds.22. A) They prefer to drink low-fat milk.B) They think milk is good for health.23. A) It is not as healthy as once thought.B) It is not easy to stay fresh for long.24. A) They drink too many pints every day

19、. B)They are sensitive to certain minerals.25. A) It is easier for sick people to digest.B) It provides some necessary nutrients.C) They consume less milk these days.D)They buy more milk than the British.C) It benefits the elderly more.D) It tends to make people fat.C) They lack the necessary protei

20、ns to digest it D)They have eaten food incompatible with milk C) It is healthier than other animal products.D) It supplies the body with enough calories.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Parti IReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there

21、 is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list ofchoices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified bya letter. Please mark the corresponding letter fo

22、r each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.When my son completes a task, I can*t help but praise him. Its only natural to give praise where praise is due, right? But is there such a thing as too much praise?Accordi

23、ng to psychologist Katherine Phillip, children don*t-benefit from 26 praise as much as wed like to think. Parents* often praise, believing they are building their childs self-confidence. However,over-praising can have a 27 effect,says Phillip. When we use the same praise 28 Jt may become empty and n

24、o longer valued by the child. It can also become an expectation that anything they do must be29 withpraise. This may lead to the child avoiding taking risks due to fear of 30 their parents.”Does this mean we should do away with all the praise? Phillip says no. The key to healthy praise is to focus o

25、n the process rather than the 31 . It is the recognition of a childs attempt, or the process in which they achieved something, that is essential,“ she says. Parents should encourage their child to take the risks needed to learn and grow. ”So how do we break the32 of praise were all so accustomed to?

26、 Phillip says its important to 33 between “ personpraisen and uprocess praise” . uPerson praise is34 saying how great someone is. IVs a form of personal approval. Process praise is acknowledgement of the efforts the person has just 35 .Children who receive person praise are more likely to feel shame

27、 after losing, says Phillip.A)choose B)constant C)disappointing D)distinguish E)exhaustingF)experienced G)negative H)outcome l)pattern J)pluralK)repeatedly L)rewarded M)separately N)simply O)undertakenSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached

28、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 letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Pover

29、ty is a story about us, not themA) Too often still, we think we know what poverty looks like. Its the way weve been taught, the images weve been force-fed for decades. The chronically homeless. The undocumented immigrant.The urban poor, usually personified as a woman of color, the welfare queen ” po

30、liticians still too often reference.B) But as income inequality rises to record levels in the UJnited States, even in the midst of a record economic expansion, those familiar images are outdated, hurtful, and counterproductive to focusing attention on solutions and building ladders of opportunity.C)

31、 Todays faces of income inequality and lack of opportunity look like all of us. IVs Anna Landre, a disabled Georgetown University student fighting to keep health benefits that allow her the freedom to live her life. IVs Tiffanie Standard, a counselor for young women of color in Philadelphia*who want

32、 to be tech entrepreneurs- but who must work multiple jobs to stay afloat. IVs KenOutlaw, a welder in rural North Carolina whose dream of going back to school at a local community college was dashed by Hurricane Florence-just one of the extreme weather events that have tipped the balance for struggl

33、ing Americans across the nation.D) If these are the central characters of our story about poverty, what layers of perceptions, myths,and realities must we unearth to find meaningful solutions and support? In pursuit of revealing this complicated reality, Mothering Justice, led by women of color, wen

34、t last year to the state capital in Lansing,Michigan, to lobby on issues that affect working mothers. One of the Mothering Justice organizers went to the office of a state representative to talk about the lack of affordable childcare-the vestiges (痕迹)of a system that expected mothers to stay home wi

35、th their children while their husbands worked. A legislative staffer dismissed the activists concerns, telling her “my husband took care of that-l stayed home.”E)That comment, says Mothering Justice director Danielle Atkinson, “was meant to shame and relied on the familiar notion that a woman of col

36、or concerned about income inequality and programs that promote mobility must by definition be a single mom, probably with multiple kids. In this case,the Mothering Justice activist happened to be married. And in most cases in the America of 2019,the images that come to mind when we hear the words po

37、verty or income inequality fail miserably inreflecting a complicated reality: poverty touches virtually all of us. The face of income inequality, for all but a very few of us, is the one we each see in the mirror.F) How many of us are poor in the U. S. ? It depends on who you ask. According to the C

38、ensus Bureau, 38 million people in the U. S. are living below the official poverty thresholds. Taking into account economic need beyond that absolute measure, the Institute for Policy Studies found that 140 million people are poor or low- income. Thafs almost half the U.S. population.G)Whateverthe m

39、easure, within that massive group, poverty is extremely diverse. We know that some people are more affected than others, like children, the elderly, people with disabilities,and people of color.H) But the fact that 4 in 10 Americans cant come up with $400 in an emergency is a commonly cited statisti

40、c for good reason: economic instability stretches across race, gender, and geography. It even reaches into the middle classes, as real wages have stagnated (不增长)for all but the very wealthy and temporary spells of financial instability are not uncommon.l)Negative images remain of who is living in po

41、verty as well as what is needed to move out of it. The big American myth is that you can pull yourself up by your own efforts and change a bad situation into a good one. The reality is that finding opportunity without help from families, friends, schools, and community is virtually impossible. And t

42、he playing field is nothing close to level.J)The FrameWorks Institute, a research group that focuses on public framing of issues, has studied what sustains stereotypes and narratives of poverty in the United Kingdom. People view economic success and wellbeing in life as a product of choice, willpowe

43、r, and drive, “ says Nat Kendall-Taylor, CEO of FrameWorks.“When we see people who are struggling/1 he says, those assumptions “lead us to the perception that people in poverty are lazy, they dont care, and they havent made the right decisions.?K)Does this sound familiar? Similar ideas surround pove

44、rty in the U.S. And these assumptions give a false picture of reality. “When people enter into that pattern of thinking/ says Kendall-Taylor, “its cognitively comfortable to make sense of issues of poverty in that way. It creates a kind of cognitive blindness-all of the factors external to a persons

45、 drive and choices that they*ve made become invisible and fade from view. ”L) Those external factors include the difficulties accompanying low-wage work or structural discrimination based on race, gender, or ability. Assumptions get worse when people who are poor use government benefits to help them

46、 survive. There is a great tension between “the poor” and those who are receiving what has become a dirty word: welfare.”M)According to the General Social Survey, 71 percent of respondents believe the country is spending too little on assistance to the poor.” On the other hand, 22 percent think we a

47、re spending too little on “wellfare” : 37 percent believe we are spending too much.N) Poverty has been interchangeable with people of color-specifically black women and black mothers,” says Atkinson of Mothering Justice. Its true that black mothers are more affected by poverty than many other groups

48、, yet they are disproportionately the face of poverty. For example, Americans routinely overestimate the share of black recipients of public assistance programs.O) In reality, most people will experience some form of financial hardship at some point in their lives. Indeed,people tend to dip in and out of poverty, perhaps due to unexpected obstacles like losing a job, or when hours of a low-wage job fluctuate.P)Something each of us can do is to treat each other with the dignity and sympathy that is deserved and to understand deeply that the issue of poverty touches all of us.36. One le