2020年12月大学英语四级考试马上要来了,同学们考的如何呢?能不能一次性通关呢?这里小编就给大家整理了2020年9月四级考试的真题及参考答案,供同学们做个参考。
注:2020年9月份大学英语四级考试作文和翻译有三套题,阅读有两套题,听力有一套题。
一、四级写作部分
作文(第一套)
PARTIWriting
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayononlinedictionaries.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence“Onlinedictionariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
范文:
Onlinedictionariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular.Wecanseelotsofstudentsconsultingdifferentonlinedictio-nariesintheircomputersorotherportabledigitaldevicesinsteadoftakingoutaverycumbersomebookandlookingupacertainwordinmillionsofvocabularies.Whatafantasticageitis!
Thereasonswhyweenjoyonlinedictionarieslieinthefol-lowingthreerespects.Tobeginwith,lookingupawordinanonlinedictionarycansaveusplentyoftime.Further-more,consultingonlinedictionariesissoconvenientforusthatwecaneffortlesslyandrapidlyfindtheexactvocabu-laryweneedthroughjustseveraltapsatthekeyboard.Be-sides,onlinedictionariescannormallybeupdatedtimely.
Allinall,onlinedictionariesareoneofthegreatestinven-tionsinthemodernworld.Wecannotonlyenhanceouref-ficiencyofacquiringknowledgeofwordsbutalsopromotethewidespreaduseofalanguage.
作文(第二套)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuseofPowerPoint(PPT)inclass.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence“TheuseofPowerPointisbecomingincreasinglypopularinclass”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
TheuseofPowerPointisbecomingincreasinglypopularinclass.WecanseemanyteacherspresentingtotheirstudentsnecessaryteachingmaterialswiththehelpofPowerPoint,whichhasbecomethemostcommonsubsidiaryteachingmethodthroughouttheglobe.
ThereasonswhyteachersenjoyusingPowerPointwhileteachinginsteadofwritingonthosetraditionalandold-fashionedblackboardslieinthefollowingthreerespects.Tobeginwith,usingPowerPointtopresentknowledgecansavebothteachersandstudentsplentyoftimeinclass.Furthermore,teachingthroughPowerPointissoconvenientforlecturersthattheycaneffortlesslyandrapidlyshowtheknowledgethatneedslearningthroughjustseveraltapsattheremote-controller.Besides,PowerPointgenerallyhasmorestorageofinformationbecause,theoretically,thereisalmostnolimitofdigitalspaceforthisslideshowpresentationprogramoncomputers.
Allinall,PowerPointisoneofthegreatestinventionsinsuchadigitalworld.Withit,teacherscannotonlyenhancetheirefficiencyofimpartingknowledgeinclassbutalsopromotetheenjoymentofmodernclassesthroughpresentingmorevividmaterials.
作文(第三套)
PartIWriting
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayononlinelibraries.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence“Onlinelibrariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Onlinelibrariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular.Wecanseemanypassengersreadingonlinebooksintubesmerelywithacellphoneandlotsofstudentsscrollingdowntheircomputers’screenstosearchforinformationnecessaryfortheiressays.Whatafantasticageitis!
Thereasonswhyweenjoyonlinelibrariesforreadinginsteadoftraditionalofflinelibrarieslieinthefollowingthreerespects.Tobeginwith,readingonlinecansaveusplentyoftime.Furthermore,readingthroughonlinelibrariesissoconvenientforusthatwecaneffortlesslyandrapidlyfindthebooksweneedthroughjustseveraltapsatthekeyboard.Besides,onlinelibrariesgenerallyhavemorecollectionofbooksbecausethereisnolimitofspaceontheInternet.
Allinall,onlinelibrariesareoneofthegreatestinventionsinthemodernworld.Wecannotonlyenhanceourefficiencyofacquiringknowledgeandinformationbutalsopromotethespreadingoffreshideasandinnovativethoughtswithoutbeingburdenedbythelimitoftimeandspace.
二、四级听力部分
◆【Newsreportone】
ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookphotographsthatrevealtheeffectsofpollutionfromships.OneofthephotosshowsathinfilmofcloudsabovethebrilliantblueofthenorthAtlantic,cutbywhitelinesofthickercloudsthatlooklikescars.(1)NASAofficialsexplainedthosethickercloudsaresignsofshiptrafficbelowwhenshipspowertheirwaythroughtheocean,theypumpexhaustintotheatmosphere.Justascarsdo.
Andthosemassiveamountsofparticlescancausecloudstoform,getenoughofthoseparticlesinoneplaceasfromtheexhaustofaship.Andtheycanleadtothecreationofnewcloudseasilyvisiblefromspace.Thesecloudscanbehuge.Someofthemstretchhundredsofkilometersfromendtoend.(2)NASAofficialssaidit'slikelythatthesesortsofcloudsarehavingsomeeffectontheglobalclimate,accordingtoNASAofficials.
Butscientistsaren'tyetsurewhateffectithas.questionsoneandtwoarebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
Question1WhathascausedthethickcloudsinthephotostakenbyaNASAsatellite
Question2WhatdoNASAofficialsthinkaboutthethickclouds
◆【解析】
第一题出题句较长,一般会出现部分词的同义替换,大部分关键词会原词重现,用视听一致方法即可选出正确答案
第二题抓住信号词“...said”和“accordingto”定位出题句,该句中“globalclimate”是专有名词,一般不会替换,用视听一致方法即可选出正确答案
◆【Newsreporttwo】
StaffatasuburbansupermarketinMelbournesaytheyfeelunsafeatworkaftersecurityguardswereremoved.Thiscameafteraseriesofphysicalattacksandverbalabusebycustomers.(3)Morethan50workersatthestorehavesignedalettercallingforapermanentsecurityguardfollowingaseriesofincidents,includingacustomerthreateningtoattackasupervisorwithaknife.Asecurityworkerhadguardatthestormeachnightfromsevenpmuntil12am.
ButthathadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday,employeessaid.Oneworkersaidanangrycustomerhadthrownachickenathisheadaftercomplainingabouthowlongshehadwaitedtobeserved.Anotherworkersaidthelackofprotectionatthestormmadeherfeeluncomfortableatwork.(4)However,thespokesmanofthesupermarketsaidthestorehadtakenstrongactioninresponsetoincidents.Wehavefoundveryfewinstancesofbadcustomerbehavioratourstoreinthepastyear.Intherarecases,wehaveseenbadbehavior.Wehavetakenstrongactioninresponse,includingbanningacustomerfromthestore.
Question3ForwhatpurposedidthisstaffatasupermarketinMelbournesignaletter
Question4Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketssayregardingtheemployeesdemand
第二题抓住信号词“However”及“...said”,且关键词“strongaction”多次出现,用视听一致方法可选出正确答案。
◆【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:ButhowMoneyismoney,isn’titIdon’tthinkitmatterswhetheryoutakeitoutofthebankandputitinyourwalletwillsimplytransferfromyourbankaccounttotheseller’sbankaccountusinganapp.
W:No,Ibelieveitdoesmatter.It’sapsychologicalphenomenon.[9]Ibelievewehavelessconnectionwiththevalueofourmoneywhenwejusthavetheapprovedbuttonsonourphones.
M:Youmighthaveapoint.SinceIstoppedcarryingcasharoundandstartedusingmyphoneappstopay,[10]Imayhavedevelopedatendencytobuymoresmallornonessentialitems.
W:That’shighlypossible.Thinkabouttheamountoftimewespendwithourphonesinourhandsandallthethingswedowithourphones.Itsometimesseemsthatourphoneisbuyingtheproductforus,notourselves.
M:[11]Socashlesspaymentaffectsourabilitytobudget
W:Ibelieveso.Ifwespendahundredyuanincash,werealizethatwedon’thavethathundredyuantospendonsomethingelse.Butifwe’respendingelectronically,wearelesslikelytomakethatmentalcalculation.
M:IstoppedusingmycreditcardbecauseIfoundoutspendingexcessively,perhapsIshouldtakethesameapproachofpayingusingmyphone.
W:It’sworthconsidering.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question8.Whydidthewomandecidetogobacktocashforpayment
Question9.Whathappenswhenpeopleusethatforpaymentaccordingtothewoman
Question10.Whatmightthemantendtobuywithpaymentapps
Question11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofelectronicpayment
◆【ConversationTwo】
W:Hello,Mr.Brown.Iwasexpectingyourcall.[12]Mysecretarytoldmeyouwerehavingsomeproblemswiththewoodentable.Isthatright
M:No,no,thetableisfine.[12]Theproblemisthechairs.
W:Oh,thechairs.Sowhatexactlyistheissue
M:Well,toputsimply,thesearenotthechairsmywifeandIselectedinyourstorelastweek.Theremusthavebeensomeconfusionwithourorder.
W:Oh,Isee.I’mlookingthroughmyfilesnow,andIseethatthedeliverywasthismorning.Isthatcorrect
M:Yes.
W:[13]Doyouminddescribingthechairsthatweredeliveredtoyourapartment,Mr.Brown
M:Sure.Thesehaveaflatbackwitharoundedtop,andareveryheavy—they’relightbrownthatlookkindofcheap.Theonesweorderedweredarkbrowntomatchthetable.
W:Right,ofcourse.ItsayshereyoupurchasedtheArlingtontableandfourMilanochairs.Asyousaid,theremusthavebeensomeconfusionwiththeorder.I’mterriblysorry.[14]WewillsendavantocollectthosefourandreplacethemwiththeMilanoyoupurchased.Willtomorrow9ambeokay,Mr.Brown
M:Yes,thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.
W:Good.Dideverythingelseyouorderedfromusarriveokay
M:Yes,Ithinkso.Letmecheck.Themirrorandtwopaintingsarehere.Thetwocoffeetablesarealsohere,andthesofa.Yes,wehaven’tnoticedanythingelsewrongormissing.Butifwedo,wewillcertainlyletyouknow.
W:Okay,great.[15]Onceagain,I’msorryfortheconfusionandtroublecaused.
Question12.Whydidthemancallthewoman
Totalkaboutthewrongchairs.
Question13.Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo
Describethechairs.
Question14.Whatdidthewomanpromisetodofortheman
ToreplacethechairswiththeMilanoones.
Question15.Whatdidthewomandoattheendoftheconversation
Apologizefortheconfusionandtroublecaused.
◆【PassageOne】
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question16:WhatisMarieKondos’TVshowabout
Question17:Whatthingscanbekeptinone’shomeaccordingtoMarieKondo
Question18:WhatdowelearnaboutoneusedbookstorethisJanuary
◆【PassageTwo】
Question19:WhatdoesMikeHannondotohelppeopleinhistown
Question20:WhatdoesMikehopeotherswilldo
Question21:HowarepeopleallovercountryrespondingtowhatMikeisdoing
◆【PassageThree】
Inarecentstudycarriedoutbypsychologistsonthedisruptiveeffectsofsmartphones,(22)twogroupsofcollegestudentsweregivenwordsearchpuzzles.Firstgroupwastoldtocompletethepuzzleswithitsparticipants,smartphones,intheirlineofsight.Thesecondgroup,however,wastoldthatthephoneswouldinterferewithequipmentintheexperimentandwouldneedtobemovedawayfromthetestingarea.
Midwaythroughthesecondgroupssolvingofthepuzzles,theexperimentcalledoneofthephones“letitringforawhilebeforehangingup”.(23)Manyofthestudentsinthatgroupwereunabletofocusfromthenon,becominganxiousandperformingmorepoorlythanthefirstgroup.
Useofelectronicshasalsobeenknowntoleadtoadeclineinhumaninteractionsratherthanhavingreallifeconversations,manyexpressemotionsandengageindeepconversationsthroughsocialmediasites.Manystudentsusetheirphonesandcomputersduringpassfornon-academicactivities,whichleadstopoorgrades.(24)Perhapsthemostdramaticimpactisthereductionontheamountofsleep,whichleadstopoorhealthandweightgain.
Technologyisagreattool.However,it’simportanttorecognizeitsdownsides.Lackofsleep,reductionofproductivityandweightgainareonlyafew.(25)Ifwearenotcarefulaboutalltheseminorproblemsrightnow,effectonthefuturegenerationisgoingtobemuchbigger.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question22:Whatwerethecollegestudentsinbothgroupsrequiredtodointhestudy
Question23:Whatdowelearnaboutmanyofthestudentsinthesecondtestgroupafterthephonerang
Question24:Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemostdramaticimpactofsmartphoneuse
Question25:Whatdoesthespeakersuggestpeopledo
◆【答案】
1.A)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic.
2.D)Theymaybeaffectingtheworld’sclimate.
3.C)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard.
4.A)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction.
5.B)Theroadwasblocked
6.D)Atrackhitabarrierandoverturned
7.B)Itwasahardtasktoremovingthespilledsubstance.
8.A)Shewantedtosaveforanewphone.
9.D)Theyarelessawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.
10.B)Morenon-essentialthings.
11.C)Itmayleadtoexcessivespending.
12.C)Hehadaproblemwiththefurnituredelivered.
13.B)Describethefurniturehereceived.
14.A)Correcttheirmistake.
15.C)Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore.
16.B)Tidyingupone’shome.
17.A)Thingsthatmakeonehappy.
18.C)Itreceivedanincrediblylargenumberofdonatedbooks.
19.A)Givefreemealstothehomeless.
20.D)Followhisexample.
21.C)Sendinghimhad-madebags.
22.A)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles.
23.B)Theycouldnolongerconcentrateontheirtask.
24.C)Areductionintheamountofsleep.
25.C)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology.
三、四级阅读理解部分
选词填空(第一套)
26:H.integrate
27:B.coincidence
28:A.associated
29:L.recognizable
30:I.maximizes
31:N.stressful
32:K.principal
33:J.natural
34:M.simply
35:O.symbolizes
选词填空(第二套)
26:I.normal
27:E.definitely
28:D.considerable
29:J.possibly
30:B.argued
31:K.proposition
32:N.tend
33:C.avoid
34:F.extreme
35:G.inaction
长篇阅读(第一套)
Doctor’sorders:Letchildrenjustplay
36.H段落第一句Anotherplaytimethief:
37.E段落第一句Thetrendshavebeenalongtimecoming.
38.L段落第一句Playmaynotbeahardselltokids.
39.G段落第一句Pediatriciansaren'ttheonlyoneswhohavenoticed.
40.D段落第一句"Playisnotsillybehavior,"
41.I段落第一句"Irespectthatparentshavebusylivesandit'seasytohandachildaniPhone,"
42.C段落第一句Theadvice,issuedMondaybytheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics,
43.K段落第一句Yogmanalsoworriesaboutthepressuresthatsqueezeplaytimeformoreaffluentkids.
44.F段落第一句By2009,
45.B段落第一句"Thismayseemold-fashioned,butthereareskillstobeleanedwhenkidsaren'ttoldwhattodo,
长篇阅读(第二套)
WhyareAsianAmericansMissingfromOurTextbooks
36.E段落第一句:Fordecades,activistshavecalledforschoolstoofferanti-racismormulticulturalcurricula.
37.B段落第一句:Myexcitementwasshort-lived.
38.J段落第一句:SometeachersarefindingwaystoexposestudentstoAsian-Americanissues
39.F段落第一句:Researchintowhatstudentslearninschoolhasfoundjusthowmuch
40.H段落第一句:Teacherswithamulticulturalbackgroundor
41.D段落第一句:Ourstudents-Asian,
42.K段落第一句:And,despitesetbacks,
43.G段落第一句:Worse,whenAsianAmericansdo
44.C段落第一句:Ifinallyhadtheopportunitytolearnabout.
45.I段落第一句:Howraceandethnicityistaughtiscrucial.
仔细阅读(第一套)
Diets
46:DAttemptingtomeetsociety’sexpectationofappearance
47:BTheyhavetodowithpeople’sbodyweightandshape.
48:CWhetherself-perceptionofbodyimageimpactsone’sworkplacesuccess.
49:BPeoplearenotadverselyaffectedintheworkplacebyfalseself-perceptionofbodyweight.
50:ABanningdiscriminationonthebassofemployees’bodyimage.
work-lifebalance
51:DTheconceptofwork-lifebalancecontributeslittletoafulfillinglife.
52:AItimpactshowwethinkandbehave.
53:CWedomeaningfulworkthecontributionstosociety.
54:BItisdynamic
55:DStriveforamorefulfillinglife.
仔细阅读(第二套)
Paint
46:AItusespainttocreateanti-pollutionimages.
47:CRaisepublicawarenessofenvironmentalpollution.
48:BHechosetunnelstodohisgraffitiart.
49:AItissimplyabsurd.
50:DTheymadeitimpossibleforhimtopracticehisart.
housework
51:CItmaynotturnouttobethebestthingtodo.
52:Asharefamilyresponsibilities.
53:BToteachthemhowtomanagemoney.
54:ATheyhaveanaturalinstincttohelparoundthehouse.
55:DAcceptchildren'searlybidstohelp.
四、四级翻译部分
茅台(第一套)
茅台(Moutai)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。
MoutaiisChina’smostfamousliquorwhichwasselectedasthedrinkfornationalbanquetsrightbeforethefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.
ItissaidthatthevillagersalongtheChishuiRiverstartedtomakeMoutai4,000yearsago.IntheWestHanDynasty,thepeopleproducedMoutailiquorofsuperiorquality,whichwaspaidasthetributetotheemperor.SincetheTangDynasty,thislocalbeveragehasbeenshippedoverseasbytheMaritimeSilkRoad.
Moutaifeaturesmildflavouranduniquefragrance,andhelpsrelievefatigueandachievetranquilityiftakenproperly,thuswinninggreatpopularityamongdomesticandforeignconsumers.
茶(第二套)
茶拥有5000年的历史。传说,神农氏(ShenNong)喝开水时,几片野树叶子落进壶里,开水顿时散发出宜人的香味。他喝了几口,觉得很提神。茶就这样发现了。
自此,茶在中国开始流行。茶园遍布全国,茶商变得富有。昂贵、雅致的茶具成了地位的象征。
今天,茶不仅是一种健康的饮品,而且是中国文化的一个组成部分。越来越多的国际游客一边品茶,一边了解中国文化。
Teahasahistoryof5,000years.OnelegendgoesthatwhenShenNongwasabouttodrinksomeboiledwater,afewwildtreeleavesfellintothekettleandgaveoffsweetfragrance.Hedrankalittleandfounditveryrefreshing,whichledtothediscoveryoftea.
Sincethen,teabecamepopularinChina.Teagardensappearedeverywhere,teamerchantsbecamerich,andexpensiveandgracefulteasetevenbecameasymbolofsocialstatus.
Today,teaisnotonlyahealthydrinkbutalsopartoftheChineseculture.MoreandmoreinternationaltouristsbegintounderstandtheChinesecultureastheydrinktea.
北京烤鸭(第三套)
你如果到北京旅游,必须做两件事:一件是登长城,另一件是吃北京烤鸭。闻名遐迩的北京烤鸭曾仅限于宫廷,而现在北京数百家餐厅均有供应。
北京烤鸭源于600年前的明代。来自全国各地的厨师被挑选出来到京城为皇帝做饭。人们认为在皇宫做饭是—种莫大的荣誉,只有厨艺出众者才能获得这份工作。事实上,正是这些宫廷厨师使北京烤鸭的烹饪艺术曰臻完善。
IfyoutravelinBeijing,youmustdotwothings:climbingtheGreatWallandtastingBeijingroastduck.Thewell-knownBeijingroastduckusedtobeavailableonlyintheimperialcourt,butnowissuppliedinhundredsofrestaurantsinthecity.
BeijingroastduckoriginatedintheMingDynasty600yearsago,whenchefsfromallpartsofthecountrywereselectedtocookfortheemperorinthecapital.Peoplebelievedthatit’sagreathonourtocookinthepalaceforonlythosewithoutstandingcookingskillscouldbeofferedthejob.Infact,it’stheseroyalchefswhohavegraduallyperfectedthecookingofBeijingroastduck.
以上就是2020年9月四级考试真题回忆及参考答案,部分题目还不完整,欢迎留言补充。如有异议,也欢迎留言讨论。老师希望参加此次考试的同学都能顺利通关,正在备考的同学对你们的备考也能有借鉴和帮助作用。