9月大学英语四级试题及参考答案【完整版】

　2020 年 9 月大学英语四级试题及参考答案【完整版】

　Part I Writing (30 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分.之后将进行听力考试) Dircctions:For this partyou arc allowed 30 minutes to write an a short easy on online dictionanes.You can start your essay with tlie sentence "Online dictionanes are becoming increasingly popular” You should wnte at least 120 words but no more thau 180 words. Dircctions:For this partyou arc allowed 30 minutes to write an a short easy on the use of PowcrPoint(PPT) in class.You can start your essay with the senteiice u The use of PowerPoint is becoming increasingly popular m class” You should write at least 120 w ords but no more than 180 words. Directions:For this partyou arc allowed 30 minutes to write an a short easy on online librarics.You can start youressay with the sentence 1

　Online libranes are becoming increasuiely popular 1 " You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprchension(30 minutes) Section A Directions:In【his sectionyou will hear three news reports. At lhe end of each news reportyou will hear two or three qucstions.Both the news report and questions will be spoken only once. Aft er you hear questionsyou 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. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 I上作答。

　Questions 1 to 2 are baxxxxscd on the new report you have just heard. LA) Warm currents in the ocean B) Ship traffic in the Atlantic C) Particles emitted by power plants D) Exhaust from cars in Europe 2. A) They need to be taken seriously B) They have a huge effect on fishery C) They may be affecting the world"s climate D) They might be causing trouble to air flights Questions 3 to 4 are baxxxxscd on the new report you have jusc heard. 3. A) To appeal for higher wages B) To demand better health care C) To dismiss the bad-tempered supervisor D) To call for a permanent security guard 4. A) It was seeking help from the police. B) It would put customers 5 needs first C) Il had already taken strong action D) It would take their appeal seriously Questions 5 to 7 are baxxxxscd on the new report you have just heard. 5. A) The road was blocked B) The road was flooded C) The road was frozen with snow D) The road was covered with spilled gas 6. A) A truck hit a banier and overturned B) The truck driver dozed off while driving

　C) The heary snow made driving very difficult D) A truck plunged into a pool of liquid chocolate 7. A) It was fortunate that no passenger got injured B) It was a hard task to remove lhe spilled substance C) It was a long time before the cleanup was finished D) It was difficult to contact the manufacturer. Section B Directions: In this sectionyou will hear two long convcrsations.At the end of each convcrsationyou will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only oncc.Aftcr you hear a questionyou 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 8 to 11 are baxxxxscd on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) she found it much safer to use cash B) She could enjoy discounts with cash C) She wanted to save for a new phone D) She bad been cheated using phone 9. A) They derive greater pleasure from buying things. B) They arc less aware of the value of (heir money. C) They find it less difficult to make purchases. D) They can save a lot more time and trouble. 10. A) More valuable items. B) Electronic devices. C) Everyday necessities. D) More non-essential things 1 LA) 1( may lead to excessive spending. B) It is altering the way of shopping. C) It can improve shopping efficiency. D) It appeals more to younger people. Questions 12 to 15 arc baxxxxscd on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) He wanted the furniture store to give him a refund. B) He had a problem with the furniture delivered. C) He had to change the furniture delivery time. D) He wanted to order some wooden furniture. 13. A) Send the furniture back to the store. B) Buy another brand of furniture. C) collect the furniture he ordered. D) Describe the furniture he received. 14. A) Improve their service B) Apologize to his wife C) Correct their mistake D) Give the money back 15. A) She recommended a new style B) She decided all the items with the man C) She offered some gift (o the man

　D) She apologized to the man once more Section C Directions:In (his sectionyou will hear three passages. At lhe end of each passageyou will hear four qucstions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a questionyou 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 lhe centre. Questions 16 to 18 arc baxxxxscd on the conversation you have just heard. 16. A) Tidying up one s home B) Reading books of wisdom C) Donating to charity D) Sharing with others 17. A) Things that occupy little space B) Things that are becoming rare C) Things that make one happy D) Things (hat cost a lot of money 18. A) It did little business because of the unusual cold weather B) It received an incredibly large number of donated books C) It sold as many as fifty boxes of books D) It jomed the city"s clean-up campaign Questions 19 to 21 are baxxxxsed on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) Give free meals to the homeless B) Provide shelter for the homeless C) call for change in lhe local government D) Help the vulnerable to cook lunches 20. A) Promote understanding B) Strengthen co-operation C) Follow his example D) Win national support 2 l.A) Spreading news of his deeds B) Sending him hand-made bags C) Following the example he sets D) Writing him thank-you notes Questions 22 to 25 are baxxxxsed on the passage you have just heard 22. A) To install some audio equipment in a lab B) To test their eyesight using a phone app C) To send smartphone messages D) To solve word search puzzles 23. A) They could no longer concentrate on lheir task B) They could not go on until the ringing stopped C) They grabbed the phone and called back right away D) They asked their experimenter to hung up the phone 24. A) A decline in sports activities B) A rise in emotional problems

　C) A decline in academic performance D) A reduction in the amount of sleep 25. A) Ensure they have sufficient sleep every day B) Realize the disruptive effects of technology C) Take effective measures to raise productivity D) Protect the eyesight of the younger generation Section A Hews Report 1 AN ASA satellite orbiting over Portugal took photographs that reveal the effects of pollution from ships.One of the photos shows a thin film of clouds above the brilliant blue of the North Atlantic, cut by white lines of thicker clouds that look like scars.NASA officials explained those thicker clouds are signs of ship traffic below. [QI When ships power their ways through the ocean, they pump exhaust into the atmosphere, just as cars do.And those massive aniounls of particles can cause clouds to fonn.Get enough of those particles in one place, as from the exhaust of a ship, and they can lead to the creation of new clouds easily visible from spacc. "Thesc clouds can be huge, some of them stretch hundreds of kilometers from end to end"NSAS officials said. [q2] It"s likely that these sorts of clouds arc having some effect on the global climate, according to NASA officials But scientists aren"t yet sure what effect it lias. QkWhat has caused the thick clouds in the photos taken by a NASA satellite? Q2:What do NASA officials think about the thick clouds? Hew Report 2 Staff at a suburban superniarkei in Melbourne say they feel unsafe at work after security guards were removed.This came after a scries of physical attacks and verbal abuse by customcrs.Morc than 50 workers at the store have signed a letter calling for a permanent security guard following a series of incidents, including a customer threatening to attack a supervisor with a knife."A security worker had guarded the store each night from 7pm until 12ambut that had stopped suddenly on Monday"Employees said.One worker said an angry customer had thrown a chicken at his head after complaining about how long she had waited to be served. A not her worker said the lack of protection at (he store made her feci uncomfortable at work.Howeverthe spokesman of the supermarket said (he store had taken strong action in response to incidents, “We have found very few instances of bad customer behavior at our store in the past year. Q3:For what purposedid the staff at the supermarket in Melbourne sign a letter? Q4:What did the spokesman of the supermarket say, regarding the employees demand? News report three 5.drivers on their way to the polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacle.Tons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorway, 6.a truck carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lanes.Tlie cracked tank spilled a pool of rapidly hardening chocolate, which quickly covered (he width of the road while the driver was taken to hospital with a broken armfirefighters struggled to remove a reported 12 tons of solid chocolate from the road.7.A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that removing lhe chocolate was worse than dealing with snow.After contacting the chocolate manuf ac turcr, the firefighters resorted to spraying hot, pressurized water to get rid of the sticky substance .The local TV also noted that the cleanup spanned more than a mile, because drivers simply dove through the chocolate after lhe crash, leaving a long chocolate trail.But despite the sticky situation, firefighters and police attending to lhe cleanup were reportedly cheerful about the long task aliead.After all. who could be mad about 12 tons of chocolatc?Q5What did drivers on the motorway to War saw find? Q6What does the report say about the accident?

　Q7What are the firefighters representative tell the local TV? Section B Conver sation 1 Man:Lisa, why did you pay for you mea...