2020年9月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(第1
套)
听力答案：
1. A) Ship traffic in the Atlantic・
2. D) They may be affecting the worlds climate. 3. C) To call for a permanent security guard・ 4. A) It had already taken strong action. 5. B) The road was blocked・
6. D) A track hit a barrier and overturned・
7. B) It was a hard task to removing the spilled substance・ &A) She wanted to save for a new phone.
9. D) They are less aware of the value of their money. 10. B) More non-essential things.
1 l.C) It may lead to excessive spending・
12. C) He had a problem with the furniture delivered・ 13. B) Describe the furniture he received・ 14. A) Correct their mistake.
15. c) She apologized to the man once more・ 16. B) Tidying up ones home. 17. A) Things that make one happy.
18. C) It received an incredibly large number of donated books・ 19. A) Give free meals to the homeless・
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20. D) Follow his example.
21 ・ C) Sending him had-made bags. 22. A) To solve word search puzzles・
23. B) They could no longer concentrate on their task・ 24. C) A reduction in 什w amount of sleep・ 25. C) Realize the disruptive effects of technology.
PART I Wnting
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on online
dictionaries. You can start your essay with the sentence Online dictionaries are becoming increasingly popular. ^You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
参考范文：
With the giowiiig popularity of smart phones and the high coverage rate of wkeless network, online dictionanes are becoming increasingly popular for students in daily study. It seems to be a trend that online dictionaries would replace paper ones・ Howevm; just as the saying goes, \"different strokes for different fblks.”
Some students are more prone to use online dictionanes and have two points to support it. First, online dictionaries are more portable, and make it possible to look up any new words that we met anytime and anywhere only via a small phone ill our hands・ Second, we can improve both written and oral skills, as online dictionaries allow us to hear the native pronunciation of each word clearly. WHiereas others hold differently. Tliey are still in fhvor of use print ones・ For one thing, paper dictionaries can protect our eyesight better than online ones as digital devices may emit radiation if we watch the electronic screen for a long time. For another, using the pnnt dictionaiy can prevent us from being distracted by remindeis of irrelevant infonnation・
As far as Pm concenied, although the content of paper dictionaries is authoritative、 its lexicon is not updated as quickly as online ones・ ARer all, we live in an information age and can have access to many hot words on the hiteniet every day.
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【选词填空第1套】
26. H integrate 27. B coincidence 28. A associated 29. L recognizable 30.1 maximizes 31. N stressfill 32・ K pmicipal 33・ J natural 34. M simply 35. O symbolized
【信息匹配第1套】
Doctor^ orders: Let children just play
36. H 段落第一句 Another playtime tliief
37. E 段落第一句 Tlie trends have been a long time coming. 3&L 段落笫一句 Play may not be a hard sell to kids.
39. G 段落第一句 Predictions aren^t the only ones who haw noticed. 40. D 段落第一句 “play is not silly behavior,”
41. I 段落第一句 \"I respect that parents have busy lives and ifs easy to hand a cliild a iPhone^
42. C 段落第一句 The ad^dce, issued Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics
43・ K 段落第一句 Yoginan also wonies about the pressures that squeeze playtime for more affluent kids.
44. F段落第一句By 2009
45. B 段落第一句\"This may seem old-fashioned, but there are skills to be leaned when kids areii^t told what to do\"
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【仔细阅读第1套】
Text 1 : Diets
46. What does the author say may have an adverse impact on people?
A. Under going plastic surgeries in pursuit of beauty・
B. Imitating the life styles of heroes and role models.
C. Striving to achieve perfection regardless of financial cost・
D. Attempting to meet society's expectation of appearance
47. What have researchers found out about people9 s earnings?
A. They are closely related to peopled social status.
B. Tliey have to do with peopled body weight and shape
C. They seem to matter much less to men than to women
D. They may not be equal to peopled contributions
48. What does the author, s recent study focus on?
A. Previous literature on indicators of competitiveness in the work place・
B. Traits 什matter most in one^s pursuit of success in the labor market.
C. Whether sei仁perception of body image impacts one^s work place success
D. How bosses' perception of body image impacts employees5 advancement.
49. What is the finding of the author^ recent research?
A. Being over weight actually does not do much harm to the overall well-being of employees ・
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B. People are not adversely affected in the workplace by false self^pei'ception of body weight
C. Sel仁esteem helps to combat gender in equality in the work place.
D. Gender in equality continues to frustrate a lot of female employees・
50. What does the author think would help improve the condition in the labor market?
A. Banning discrimination on the bass of employees9 body image B. Expanding protection of women against gender discrimination・
C. Helping employees change their own perception of beauty・
D. Excluding body shape as a category in the labor contract・
答案：46.D
47.B 48.C 49.B 50.A
Text 2 : Work-life balance
51. What does the author suggest by sayingHThe work-life balance is deadn? A. the hope of achieving a thriving life is impossible to realize. B. the pursuit of a fiilfilling career involves personal sacrifice C. the imbalance between work and life simply doesiTt exist anymore.
D. tlie concept of work-life balance contributes little to a fulfilling 丘启・ 52. What does the author say about our use of language? A. it impacts how we tliiiik and behave・ B. it changes with the passage of time.・ C・ it reflects how we conmiunicate. D・ it differs from person to person.
53・What does the author say we do in an ideal world?
A. we do work that betters the lives of our families and fiiends・ B・ we do work that gives us bursts of joy each new day.
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C. we do meaiiingfiil work that contributes to society.
D・ we do demanding work that brings our capacity into fxill play. 54. What does the author say about life? A. it is cyclical B. it is dynamic C. it is fulfilling D・ it is risky.
55・ what does the author advise us to do? A. make life as simple as possible B. talk about balance in simpler tenns C・ balance life and work in a new way D. strive for a more fiilfilling 丘传・
答案：51. D 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. D 翻译
茅台(Moutai)是中国最有名的白酒，在新中国成立前夕，被选为国宴用酒。 据说赤水沿岸的村民四千年前就开始酿造茅台。在西汉时期，那里的人们生产出 了高质量的茅台，并把它贡给皇帝。自唐朝开始，这种地方酒通过海上丝绸之路 运往海外。茅台味道柔和，有一种特殊的香味;适量饮用可以帮助缓解疲劳，有 镇静作用，因而广受国内外消费者的喜爱。 参考译文：
Moutai, Chinas most famous liquor, was chosen for state banquets on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China.lt is said that villagers along Chishui began brewing Moutai 4,000 years ago.During the Western Han Dynasty, people produced high-quality Moutai and presented it to the emperor. Since the Tang Dynasty, this local wine has been shipped overseas via the Maritime Silk Road・ Maotai tastes soft with a special fragrance・ Moderate drinking can help relieve fatigue and takes a soothing effect, so it is widely loved by consumers at home and abroad・
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