2020年9月大学英语四级考试真题（一）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on online libraries.You can startyour essay with the sentence "Online libraries are becoming increasingly popular".You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words.Part IListening Comprehension(25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will heartwo or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear aquestion,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then markthe corresponding letter on 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)Ship traffic in the Atlantic.C)Exhaust from cars in Europe.B)Warm currents in the ocean.D)Particles emitted by power plants.2.A)They need to be taken seriously.C)They might be causing trouble to air flights.B)They have a huge effect on fishery.D)They may be affecting the world's climate.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)To appeal for higher wages.C)To call for a permanent security guard.B)To demand better health care.D)To dismiss the bad-tempered supervisor.4.A)It had already taken strong action.C)It would take their appeal seriously.B)It would put customers'needs first.D)It was seeking help from the police.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)The road was flooded.C)The road was frozen with snow.B)The road was blocked.D)The road was covered with spilled gas.6.A)A truck plunged into a pool of liquid chocolate.B)The heavy snow made driving very difficult.C)The truck driver dozed off while driving.D)A truck hit a barrier and overturned.7.A)It was a long time before the cleanup was finished.B)It was a hard task to remove the spilled substance.C)It was fortunate that no passenger got injured.D)It was difficult to contact the manufacturer.第1/8页Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you willhear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear aquestion,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then markthe 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)She wanted to save for a new phone.C)She could enjoy discounts with cash.B)She found it much safer to use cash.D)She had been cheated using phone apps.9.A)They can save a lot more time and trouble.B)They find it less difficult to make purchases.C)They derive greater pleasure from buying things.D)They are less aware of the value of their money.10.A)More valuable items.C)Everyday necessities.B)More non-essential things.D)Electronic devices.11.A)It can improve shopping efficiency.C)It may lead to excessive spending.B)It is altering the way of shopping.D)It appeals more to younger people.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)He wanted to order some wooden furniture.B)He had to change the furniture delivery time.C)He had a problem with the fumiture delivered.D)He wanted the furniture store to give him a refund.13.A)Send the furniture back to the store.C)Collect the furniture he ordered.B)Describe the furniture he received.D)Buy another brand of furniture.14.A)Correct their mistake.C)Apologize to his wife.B)Improve their service.D)Give the money back.15.A)She recommended a new style.B)She offered some gift to the man.C)She apologized to the man once more.D)She checked all the items with the man.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three orfour questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark thecorresponding 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)Reading books of wisdom.C)Sharing with others.B)Tidying up one's home.D)Donating to charity.17.A)Things that make one happy.C)Things that occupy little space.B)Things that are becoming rare.D)Things that cost a lot of money.18.A)It joined the city's clean-up campaign.B)It sold as many as fifty boxes of books.C)It received an incredibly large number of donated books.D)It did little business because of the unusual cold weather.第2/8页Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)Give free meals to the homeless.C)Help the vulnerable to cook lunches.B)Provide shelter for the homeless.D)Call for change in the local government.20.A)Strengthen co-operation.C)Win national support.B)Promote understanding.D)Follow his example.21.A)Spreading news of his deeds.C)Following the example he sets.B)Writing him thank-you notes.D)Sending him hand-made bags.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)To solve word search puzzles.B)To send smartphone messages.C)To test their eyesight using a phone app.D)To install some audio equipment in a lab.23.A)They could not go on until the ringing stopped.B)They could no longer concentrate on their task.C)They grabbed the phone and called back right away.D)They asked their experimenter to hang up the phone.24.A)A rise in emotional problems.C)A reduction in the amount of sleep.B)A decline in sports activities.D)A decline in academic performance.25.A)Protect the eyesight of the younger generation.B)Take effective measures to raise productivity.C)Realize the disruptive effects of technology.D)Ensure they have sufficient sleep every day.PartⅢReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for eachblank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefullybefore making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the correspondingletter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of thewords in the bank more than once.There're three main types of financial stress people encounter.The first type is apparent in peoplebeing stressed about the 26 ups and downs of investment markets-actually not so much the ups,but 27 the downs.These people are usually unable or unprepared to endure the long haul.The next common type of financial stress is that caused by debt.In a 28 percentage of cases ofdebt-induced financial stress,credit cards and loans will be a central element.Often there'll be a car loanand perhaps a mortgage,but credit cards often seem to be the gateway to debt-related financial difficultiesfor many.The third type of stress and 29 the least known is inherited financial stress,which is the mostdestructive.It is experienced by those who have grown up in households where their parents regularly30 and fought about money.Money therefore becomes a stressful topic,and so the thought ofsitting down and planning is an unattractive 31.Those suffering inherited financial anxiety 32to follow one of two patterns.Either they puttheir head in the sand:they would 33examining their financial statements,budgeting,and第3/8页discussing financial matters with those closest to them.Alternatively,they would go to the other34and micro-analyze everything,to the point of complete 35.They're convinced thatwhatever decision they make will be the wrong one.A)appearanceF)extremeK)propositionB)arguedG)inactionL)rebelledC)avoidH)incrediblyM)statementD)considerableI)normalN)tendE)definitelyJ)possiblyO)traditionalSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which theinformation is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with aletter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Doctor's orders:Let children just playA)Imagine a drug that could enhance a child's creativity and critical thinking.Imagine that this drug weresimple to make,safe to take,and could be had for free.The nation's leading pediatricians (say this miracle compound exists.In a new clinical report,they are urging doctors to prescribe itliberally to the children in their care.B)"This may seem old-fashioned,but there are skills to be learned when kids aren't told what to do,"said Dr.Michael Yogman,a Harvard Medical School pediatrician who led the drafting of the call toarms.Whether it's rough physical play,outdoor play or pretend play,kids derive important lessonsfrom the chance to make things up as they go,he said.C)The advice,issued Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics,may come as a shock to someparents.After spending years fretting (over which toys to buy,which apps to download andwhich skill-building programs to send their kids to after school,letting them simply play-or betteryet,playing with themcould seem like a step backward.The pediatricians insist that it's not.Theacademy's guidance does not include specific recommendations for the dosing of play.Instead,it asksdoctors to advise parents before their babies turn two that play is essential to healthy development.D)"Play is not silly behavior,"the academy's report declares.It fosters children's creativity,cooperation,and problem-solving skills-all of which are critical for a 21st-century workforce.Whenparents engage in play with their children,it builds a wall against the harmful effects of all kinds ofstress,including poverty,the academy says.In the pediatricians'view,essentially every life skill that'svalued in adults can be built up with play."Collaboration,negotiation,decision-making,creativity,leadership,and increased physical activity are just some of the skills and benefits children gain throughplay,"they wrote.The pediatricians'appeal comes as kids are being squeezed by increasing academicdemands at school and the constant invasion of digital media.E)The trends have been a long time coming.Between 1981 and 1997,detailed time-use studies showedthat the time children spent at play declined by 25 percent.Since the adoption of sweeping educationreforms in 2001,public schools have steadily increased the amount of time devoted to preparing forstandardized tests.The focus on academic“skills and drills”has cut deeply into recess(课间休息)andother time for free play.第4/8页F)By 2009,a study of Los Angeles kindergarten classrooms found that five-year-olds were so burdenedwith academic requirements that they were down to an average of just 19 minutes per day of "choicetime,"when they were permitted to play freely with blocks,toys or other children.One in four LosAngeles teachers reported there was no time at all for "free play.Increased academic pressures haveleft 30 percent of U.S.kindergarten classes without any recess.Such findings prompted the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics to issue a policy statement in 2013 on the "crucial role of recess in school."G)Pediatricians aren't the only ones who have noticed.In a report titled"Crisis in the Kindergarten,"agroup of educators,health professionals and child advocates called the loss of play in early childhood"a tragedy,both for the children themselves and for our nation and the world."Kids in play-basedkindergartens "end up equally good or better at reading and other intellectual skills,and they are morelikely to become well-adjusted healthy people,"the Alliance for Childhood said in 2009.Indeed,newresearch demonstrates why playing with blocks might have been time better spent,Yogman said.Thetrial assessed the effectiveness of an early mathematics intervention (aimed at preschoolers.Theresults showed almost no gains in math achievement.H)Another playtime thief:the growing proportion of kids'time spent in front of screens and digitaldevices,even among preschoolers.Last year,Common Sense Media reported that children up throughage eight spent an average of two hours and 19 minutes in front of screens each day,including anaverage of 42 minutes a day for those under two.This increase of digital use comes with rising risks ofobesity,sleep deprivation and cognitive(认知的)，language and social--emotional delays,theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics warned in 2016.I)"I respect that parents have busy lives and it's easy to hand a child an iPhone,"Yogman said."Butthere's a cost to that.For young children,it's much too passive.And kids really learn better whenthey're actively engaged and have to really discover things."J)The decline of play is a special hazard for the roughly 1 in 5 children in the United States who live inpoverty.These 14 million children most urgently need to develop the resilience (that iscultivated with play.Instead,Yogman said,they are disproportionately affected by some of the trendsthat are making play scarce:academic pressures at schools that need to improve test scores,outsideplay areas that are limited or unsafe,and parents who lack the time or energy to share in playtime.K)Yogman also worries about the pressures that squeeze playtime for more affluent kids."The notionthat as parents we need to schedule every minute of their time is not doing them a great service,"hesaid.Even well-meaning parents may be "robbing them of the opportunity to have that joy of discoveryand curiosity-the opportunity to find things out on their own."L)Play may not be a hard sell to kids.But UCLA pediatrician Carlos Lerner acknowledged that thepediatricians'new prescription may meet with skepticism (from parents,who are anxious foradvice on how to give their kids a leg up in the world.They should welcome the simplicity of themessage,Lerner said."It's liberating to be able to offer them this advice:that you spending time withyour child and letting him play is one of the most valuable things you can do,"he said."It doesn't haveto involve spending a lot of money or time,or joining a parenting group.It's something we can offerthat's achievable.They just don't recognize it right now as particularly valuable.36.Increased use of digital devices steals away children's playtime37.Since the beginning of this century,an increasing amount of time has been shifted in public schoolsfrom recess to academic activities.第5/8页