2020年9月四级答案

2020年9月大学英语四级考试真题（二）

PartIWriting

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuofPowerPoint(PPT}

in

startyouressaywiththentence"TheuofPowerPointisbecomingincreasinglypopularin

class".Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

(25minutes)

说明

：由

于

2020年9

月四级考试全国共考了一套听力，本套真题听力与第一套内容相同，只是选项顺序不同，因

此在本套真题中不再重复出现。

Part][

SectionA

ReadingComprehension(40minutes)

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectonewordforeach

epassagethroughcarefully

markthecorresponding

notuanyofthe

wordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Itcanbeenfromthecheapestbudgetairlinestotheworld'slargestcarriers:Airlinesacrossthe

globe26

b

"

vanousshadesofblueintheircamats,oesappeartobe

28withthepositivequalitiesoftrust,efficiency,quietness,

coolness,reflectionandcalm.

NigelGoodeisaleadingaviationdesignerwhoworksatacompanywhichhasbeendeliveringaircraft

interiorsforairlinesfor30years."Ourjobasdesignersistoreinforcetheairline'sbrandandmakeitmore

29,"hesays."Butourprimaryconcernistodeliveraninteriorthat30comforttocreatea

pleasantenvironment."

"It'sallaboutmakingthetravelingexperienceless31

andblueissaidtoinduceafeelingof

omeofthebudgetairlinesmightubrighter,boldershades,mostothersgowithsoftened

32aimistocreateahome-likerelaxingfeel,soairlinestendtousoftcolorsthatfeel

domestic,33andearthyforthatreason."

It'salsoatrendthatemergeddecadesagoandhas34stuck."Bluebecamethecolorofchoice

becauit'saconrvative,agreeable,'s

whyyoueitudinalloftheolderairlineslikeBritishAirways,"NigelGoodeadded.

A)associated

B)coincidence

C)determined

D)drastically

E)enormous

F)imitate

G)indication

H)integrate

I)

max1m1zes

J)natural

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K)principal

L)recognizable

M)simply

N)stressful

0)symbolizes

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,

fytheparagraphfromwhichthe

ragraphismarkedwitha

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

WhyAreAsianAmericansMissingfromOurTextbooks?

A)sswasstudyingtheGoldRush,

citedbecauIhadaskedtorearchChine

gupintheSanFranciscoBayArea,Ihadalwaysknownthat"San

Francisco"translatedto"GoldMountain"ehadstuckeversinceChine

immigrantsarrivedontheshoresofNorthernCaliforniainthe1850s,eagertotrytheirluckinthe

'dhavethechancetolearnaboutthem.

B)

berheadingtothelibrarywithmyclassandaskingforhelp.

Irememberthelibrarian'allyledmepastrowafterrowofbooks,toacornerof

ckedtheindexandturnedoverto

salltherewasinmyentireschoollibrary

inSanFrancisco,homeofthenation'sit.

C)

IfinallyhadtheopportunitytolearnaboutAsianAmericanslikemylf,andhowwebecamepartof

thefabricoftheUnitedStateswhenItookanintroductoryclassonAsian-Americanhistoryin

zedhowmuchhadbeenmissinginmytextbooksasIgrew

tityhadbeenshapedbyyearsofneverreading,eing,hearing,orlearningaboutpeople

,Iwondered,weren'tthestories,histories,and

contributionsofAsianAmericanstaughtinK-12schools,especiallyintheelementaryschools?Why

aretheystillnottaught?

D)OurstudentsAsian,Latino,AfricanAmerican,NativeAmerican,and,yes,whitestandtogain

tsofcoloraremoreengagedandearnbettergradeswhenthey

chhasalsofoundthatwhitestudentsbenefitbybeing

challengedandexpodtonewperspectives.

E)Fordecades,activist

traditionalAmeri

multiculturaloftenfallsbackonweavingchildrenofcolorintophotographs,orcreatingafew

supportingcharactersthathappentobeethnicanimprovement,butsuperficialnonetheless.

Elementaryschoolclassroomscelebrateculturalholidays—LunarNewYearlRedenvelopeslLion

dancers!—butthey'requicktoglossover(掩饰）thechallengesandinjusticesthatAsianAmericans

udentsdon't,forexample,learnaboutthelawsthatforyearxcludedAsians

n'thearthenarrativesofhowandwhySoutheastAsianrefugees

（

难民）hadtorebuildtheirliveshere.

F)

Rearchintowhat

analysis,ChristineSleeter,aprofessorintheCollegeofProfessionalStudiesatCaliforniaState

University,MontereyBay,reviewedCalifornia'shistoryandsocialstudiesframework,thecurriculum

deterearly100

Americansrecommendedtobestudied,77%werewhite,18%AfricanAmerican,4%Native

American,and1%reAsianAmerican.

G)Wor,whenAsianAmericansdomakeanappearanceinlessonbooks,itisoftenlacedwith

problems."Therehasn'tbeenmuchprogress,"saysNicholasHartlep,anassistantprofessorat

2016studyofK-12socialstudiestextbooksandteachermanuals

foundthatAsianAmericanswerepoorlyreprentedatbest,andsubjectedtoracistcaricatures(

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的模

仿

）

ediversityofAsianAmericanswasoverlooked;therewasverylittle

mentionofSouthAsiansorPacificIslanders,nceswere,intheimages,Asian

Americansappearedin

stereotypical(模式化的）roles,suchangineers.

H)Teacherswithamulticulturalbackgroundortrainingcouldperhapsovercomesuchcurriculum

challenges,butthey'fornia,65%ofK-12teachersarewhite,

comparedwithastudentpopulationthatis75%wide,thegapiven

'tarequirementthatteacherssharethesameracialorethnicbackgroundastheir

students,buttheimbalanceposchallenges,fromthepotentialforunconsciousbiastoalackof

knowledgeorcomfortindiscussingraceandculture.

I)

Howraceandethnicityistaughtiscrucial,saysAllysonTintiangco-Cubales,anAsian-American

edthatit'snotsomuchabouttheteacher's

background,butabouttraining."Youcanhaveagreatcurriculumbutifyoudon'thaveteachers

dedicated(专注于）toteachingitwell,"shesays,"itwon'tworkaswellasyouwantitto."

J

)

SometeachersarefindingwaystoexpostudentstoAsian-Americanissuesifnotduringschool

hours,mmer,WilsonWongwillleadaclassofrisingfifth-gradersata

daycampdedicatedtoChinecultureandtheChine-AmericancommunityinOakland,California.

Hisstudents,forinstance,willlearnabouthowChineimmigrantsbuilttherailroadsinCalifornia,

andevenhaveachanceto"experience"itthemlves:Theywillraceeachothertobuildarailroad

modelontheplayground,withsomestudentsbeingforcedto"work"longerandfasterandatcheaper

,amiddleschoolteacherduringtheschoolyear,hopeshe'xposingthestudentstohow

ChineAmericanscontributedtotheU.S.,somethingthathedidn'tgetasastudentgrowingupin

theSanFranciscoBayArea."Iplantedtheedarly,"

hesays."That'swhatI'mhopingfor."

K)And,despitetbacks,rnialegislatorspasdabilllastyearthat

hooldistricts,includingSanFrancisco

andLosAngeles,hoolsinPortland,Chicago,

andelwh,asmore

highschoolsbeginteachingit,thedoorcouldcrackopenformiddleschools,and,perhapsinevitably,

elementaryschools,owillndan

importantmessagetothenation'syoungestcitizens:Whateveryourraceorethnicity,youmatter.

orymatters.

ulturalholidaysarecelebrated,theinjusticexperiencedbyAsianAmericansarenotexpod

inelementaryschoolclassrooms.

informationcanbefoundaboutChineimmigrantsintheauthor'sschoollibrary.

eschoolteacherismakingagreatefforttohelpstudentslearnaboutthecontributionsmadeby

ChineimmigrantstoAmerica.

nAmericanswereincludedinthelistofhistoricalfiguresrecommendedforstudyinK-12

classrooms.

1sanobviouslackofteacherswithamulticulturalperspectivetomeetthecurriculumchallenges

inAmerica.

tsofethnicbackgroundslearnbetterfromamulticulturalcurriculum.

eandmorehighschoolsinAmericaareincludingethnicstudiesintheircurriculums.

ofsomeK-12textbooksandteachermanualsshowedthatAsianAmericanswereinadequately

andimproperlyreprentedinthem.

kingaclassincollege,theauthorrealizedthatalotofinformationaboutAsianAmericans

wasleftoutofthetextbookshestudied.

n-Americanstudiesprofessorplacedgreateremphasisonteachertrainingthanonteachers'

background.

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SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Wheniscleaningwallsacrime?Whenyou'redoingittocreateart,rofstreet

artistsaroundtheworldhavestartedexpressingthemlvesthroughapracticeknownasrevergraffiti

（

涂

鸦）.Theyfinddirtysurfacesandpaintthemwithimagesormessagesusingcleaningbrushesor

pressurehos(高压水管）.Eitherway,it'sthesameprinciple:theimageismadebycleaningawaythe

tisthastheirownindividualstylebutallartistsshareacommonaim:todrawattentiontothe

'sPaulCurtis,betterknownasMoo,operatesaroundLeedsandLondon

andhasbeencommissionedbyanumberofcompaniestomakerevergraffitiadvertiments.

Brazilianartist,AlexandreOrion,turnedoneofSaoPaulo'stransporttunnelsintoanamazingwall

ofariesofwhiteskulls(颅骨），thepainting

remindsdriversoftheeffecttheirpollutionishavingontheplanet."Everymotoristsitsinthecomfortof

theircar,buttheydon'tgiveanyconsiderationtothepricetheircomforthasfortheenvironmentand

conquentlyforthemlves,"saysOrion.

Theanti-pollutionmessageoftherevergraffitiartistsconfuscityauthoritiessincethemain

argumentagainstgraffitiisthatitspoilstheappearanceofbothtypesofproperty:

waswhatLeedsCityCouncilsaidaboutMoo'swork:"Leedsresidentswanttoliveincleanandattractive

thiskindofadvertisinganvironmentaldamageandwilltakestrongaction

againstit."Moowasorderedto"cleanuphisact."Howwashesuppodtodothis:bymakingall

propertyhehadcleaneddirtyagain?

AsfortheBrazilianartist'swork,theauthoritieswereannoyedbutcouldfindnothingtochargehim

dnootheroptionbuttocleanthetunnelbutonlythepartsAlexandrehadalreadycleaned.

yofficialsthendecidedtotakedrastic

tonlycleanedthewholetunnelbuteverytunnelinSaoPaulo.

welearnfromthepassageaboutrevergraffiti?

A)Ituspainttocreateanti-pollutionimages.

C)Itcauslotsofdistractiontodrivers.

B)Itcreatesalotoftroubleforlocalresidents.

D)Itturnsdirtywallsintoartisticworks.

revergraffitiartiststrytodo?

A)Publicitheirartisticpursuit.

B)Beautifythecityenvironment.

C)Raipublicawarenessofenvironmentalpollution.

D)Expresstheirdissatisfactionwithlocalgovernments.

welearnaboutBrazilianartistAlexandreOrion?

A)Hewasgoodatpaintingwhiteskulls.

C)Hesuggestedbanningallpollutingcars.

B)Hechotunnelstodohisgraffitiart.

D)Hewasfondofdoingcreativeartworks.

estheauthorimplyaboutLeedsCityCouncil'sdecision?

A)Itissimplyabsurd.C)Itisratherunexpected.

B)Itiswell-informed.

D)Itisquitensible.

SaoPaulocityofficialshandleAlexandreOrion'srevergraffiti?

A)TheymadehimcleanallthetunnelsinSaoPaulo.

B)Theytookdrasticactiontobanallrevergraffiti.

C)

Theychargedhimwithpollutingtunnelsinthecity.

D)Theymadeitimpossibleforhimtopracticehisart.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ThepracticeofpayingchildrenanallowancebecamepopularinAmericaabout100yearsago.

Nowadays,Americankidsonaveragereceiveabout$vastmajorityof

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ghmanyparents

believethatpayinganallowanceforcompletingchoresbenefitstheirchildren,arangeofexperts

exp,thewaychores

workinmanyhouholdsworldwidepointstoanotherway.

SuniyaLuthar,apsychologist,isnotoppodtogiving

allowances,butshethinksit'simportanttoestablishthatchoresaredonenotbecautheywillleadto

payment,'ssuggestedapproachtoallowanceis

compatiblewiththatofwriterRonLieber,whoadvisthatallowancesbeudasameansofshowing

childrenhowtosave,give,oulddochores,hewrites,"for

thesamereasonadultsdo,becauthechoresneedtobedone,andnotwiththeexpectationof

compensat10n.

Thisargumenthasitscritics,butconsideringthewaychoresareundertakenaroundtheworldmay

changepeople'sorDavidLancyofUtahStateUniversityhasstudiedhowfamiliesaround

t18monthsofage,Lancysays,mostchildrenbecomeeagertohelptheir

parents,andinmanycultures,ginwithvery

simpletasks,

contraststhiswithwhathappensinAmerica."Wedenyourchildren'sbidstohelpuntiltheyare6or7

yearsold,"Lancysays,"whenmanyhavelostthedesiretohelpandthentrytomotivatethemwith

utiontothisproblemisnottotrytoumoneyasanincentivetodohouwork,butto

getchildreninvolvedinhouworkmuchearlier,whentheyactuallywanttodoit."

someexpertsthinkaboutpayingchildrenfordoingchores?

A)Itmaybenefitchildreninmorewaysthanone.

B)Itmayhelpchildrenlearntheworthoflabor.

C)Itmaynotturnouttobethebestthingtodo.

D)Itmaynotbeacceptedbylow-incomeparents.

ingtoSuniyaLuthar,doingchoreswillhelpchildrenlearnto

.

A)sharefamilyresponsibilities

C

)

B)appreciatethevalueofwork

D)

cultivatethespmtofindependence

managedomesticaffairsthemlves

esRonLieberthinkshouldbethegoalofgivingchildrenallowances?

A)Tohelptostrengthenfamilyties.

C

)T

omotivatethemtodomorehouwork.

B)Toteachthemhowtomanagemoney.

D)Toshowparents'appreciationoftheirhelp.

esDavidLancysayabout18-month-olds?

A)Theyhaveanaturalinstincttohelparoundthehou.

B)Theyaretooyoungtorequestmoneyforwhattheydo.

C

)

Theyshouldlearntounderstandfamilyresponsibilities.

D)Theyneedalittleincentivetogetinvolvedinhouwork.

esDavidLancyadviAmericanparentstodo?

A)Setagoodexampleforchildrenindoinghouwork.

B)Makechildrendohouworkwithoutcompensation.

C

)Teachchildrenhowtodohouwork.

D)Acceptchildren'arlybidstohelp.

PartNTranslation

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,

shouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

茶

拥

有

5,

000年

的

历史。传说，神农氏(

Shen

N

ong)

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。

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