2020年9月四级真题（第2套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the use of PowerPoint(PPT)in class.You can start your essay with the sentence"The use af PowerPoint isbecoming increasingly popular in class".You should write at least 120 words but nomore than 180 words.PartⅡListening Comprehension(25 minutes）说明：由于2020年9月四级考试全国共考了1套听力，本套真题听力与第1套内容完全一样，只是顺序不一样，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。PartⅢReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once.It can be seen from the cheapest budget airlines to the world's largest carriers:Airlines across theglobe 26 various shades of blue in their cabin seats,and it is no 27.There does appear to besome psychology behind it.Blue is 28 with the positive qualities of trust,efficiency,quietness,coolness,reflection and calm.Nigel Goode is a leading aviation designer who works at a company which has been deliveringaircraft interiors for airlines for 30 years."Our job as designers is to reinforce the airline's brand andmake it more 29,"he says."But our primary concern is to deliver an interior that 30 comfortto create a pleasant environment."It's all about making the traveling experience less 31 and blue is said to induce a feeling ofcalm.While some of the budget airlines might use brighter,bolder shades,most others go withsoftened tones.The 32 aim is to create a home-like relaxing feel,so airlines tend to use soft colorsthat feel domestic,33 and earthy for that reason."It's also a trend that emerged decades ago and has 34 stuck."Blue became the color of choice2020.9/1(第2套)because it's a conservative,agreeable,corporate shade that 35 being trustworthy and safe.That'swhy you see it used in all of the older airlines like British Airways,"Nigel Goode added.A)associatedI)maximizesB)coincidenceJ)naturalC)determinedK)principalD)drasticallyL)recognizableE)enormousM)simplyF)imitateN)stressfulG)indicationO)symbolizesH)integrateSection 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 paragraphfrom which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Why Are Asian Americans Missing from Our Textbooks?A)I still remember my fourth-grade social studies project.Our class was studying the Gold Rush,Chinese immigrants during that era.Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area,I had always knownthat"San Francisco"translated to "Gold Mountain"in Chinese.The name had stuck ever sinceChinese immigrants arrived on the shores of Northern California in the 1850s,eager to try their luckin the gold mines.Now I'd have the chance to learn about them.B)My excitement was short-lived.I remember heading to the library with my class and asking for help.I remember the librarian's hesitation.She finally led me past row after row of books,to a comer ofthe library where she pulled an oversized book off the shelf.She checked the index and tumed overto a page about early Chinese immigrants in Califomia.That was all there was in my entire schoollibrary in San Francisco,home of the nation's first Chinatown.That was it.C)I finally had the opportunity to leam about Asian Americans like myself,and how we became part ofthe fabric of the United States when I took an introductory class on Asian-American history incollege.The class was a revelation.I realized how much had been missing in my textbooks asIgrew up.My identity had been shaped by years of never reading,seeing,hearing,or leaming aboutpeople who had a similar background as me.Why,I wondered,weren't the stories,histories,andcontributions of Asian Americans taught in K-12 schools,especially in the elementary schools?Whyare they still not taught?2020.9/2(第2套)they see themselves in their studies.Research has also found that white students benefit by beingchallenged and exposed to new perspectives.E)For decades,activists have called for schools to offer anti-racism or multicultural curricula.Yet atraditional American K-12 curriculum continues to be taught from a Eurocentric point of view.Beingmulticultural often falls back on weaving children of color into photographs,or creating a fewsupporting characters that happen to be ethnic-an improvement,but superficial nonetheless.Elementary school classrooms celebrate cultural holidays-Lunar New Year!Red envelopes!Liondancers!-but they're quick to gloss over (the challenges and injustices that Asian Americanshave faced.Most students don't,for example,learn about the laws that for years excluded Asiansfrom immigrating to the U.S.They don't hear the narratives of how and why Southeast Asianefugees(难民)had to rebuild their lives here.F)Research into what students learn in school has found just how much is missing in their studies.Inan analysis,Christine Sleeter,a professor in the College of Professional Studies at California StateUniversity,Monterey Bay,reviewed California's history and social studies framework,thecurriculum determined by state educators that influences what is taught in K-12 classrooms.Of thenearly 100 Americans recommended to be studied,77%were white,18%African American,4%Native American,and 1%Latino.None were Asian American.G)Worse,when Asian Americans do make an appearance in lesson books,it is often laced withproblems."There hasn't been much progress,"says Nicholas Hartlep,an assistant professor atMetropolitan State University.His 2016 study of K-12 social studies textbooks and teacher manualsfound that Asian Americans were poorly represented at best,and subjected to racist caricatures劣的模仿)at worst.The wide diversity of Asian Americans was overlooked;there was very littlemention of South Asians or Pacific Islanders,for example.And chances were,in the images,AsianAmericans appeared in stereotypical(模式化的)roles,.such as engineers..H)Teachers with a multicultural background or training could perhaps overcome such curriculumchallenges,but they're few and far between.In California,65%of K-12 teachers are white,compared with a student population that is 75%students of color.Nationwide,the gap is evengreater.It isn't a requirement that teachers share the same racial or ethnic background as theirstudents,but the imbalance poses challenges,from the potential for unconscious bias to a lack ofknowledge or comfort in discussing race and culture.I)How race and ethnicity is taught is crucial,says Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales,an Asian-Americanstudies professor at San Francisco State University.She added that it's not so much about theteacher's background,but about training."You can have a great curriculum but if you don't haveteachers dedicated(专注于)to teaching it wel,"she says,“it won't work as well as you wantitto.”J)Some teachers are finding ways to expose students to Asian-Amenican issues-if not during schoolhours,then outside of them.This summer,Wilson Wong will lead a class of rising fifth-graders at aday camp dedicated to Chinese culture and the Chinese-American community in Oakland,2020.9/3(第2套)California.His students,for instance,will learn about how Chinese immigrants built the railroads inCalifornia,and even have a chance to "experience"it themselves:They will race each other tobuild a railroad model on the playgroud,with some students being forced to "work"longer andfaster and at cheaper wages.Wong,a middle school teacher during the school year,hopes he'sexposing the students to how Chinese Americans contributed to the U.S.,something that he didn'tget as a student growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area."I planted the seeds early,"he says.“That's what I'm hoping for..”K)And,despite setbacks,the tide may finally be turning.California legislators passed a bill last yearthat will bring ethnic studies to all its public high schools.Some school districts,including SanFrancisco and Los Angeles,already offer ethnic studies at its high schools.High schools inPortland,Chicago,and elsewhere have either implemented or will soon introduce ethnic studiesclasses.And,as more high schools begin teaching it,the door could crack open for middle schools,and,perhaps inevitably,elementary schools,to incorporate a truly more multicultural curriculum.Doing so will send an important message to the nation's youngest citizens:Whatever your race orethnicity,you matter.Your history matters.Your story matters.36.While cultural holidays are celebrated,the injustices experienced by Asian Americans are notexposed in elementary school classrooms.37.Little information can be found about Chinese immigrants in the author's school library.38.A middle school teacher is making a great effort to help students learn about the contributions madeby Chinese immigrants to America.39.No Asian Americans were included in the list of historical figures recommended for study in K-12classrooms.40.There is an obvious lack of teachers with a multicultural perspective to meet the curriculumchallenges in America.41.Students of ethnic backgrounds learn better from a multicultural curriculum.42.Now more and more high schools in America are including ethnic studies in their curriculums.43.A study of some K-12 textbooks and teacher manuals showed that Asian Americans wereinadequately and improperly represented in them.44.When taking a class in college,the author realized that a lot of information about Asian Americanswas left out of the textbooks he studied.45.An Asian-American studies professor placed greater emphasis on teacher training than on teachers'background.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions orSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.2020.9/4(第2套)Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.When is cleaning walls a crime?When you're doing it to create art,obviously.A number of streetartists around the world have started expressing themselves through a practice known as reverse graffiti()They find dirty surfaces and paint them with images or messages using cleaning brushes orpressure hoses ()Either way,it's the same principle:the image is made by cleaning away thedirt.Each artist has their own individual style but all artists share a common aim:to draw attention tothe pollution in our cities.The UK's Paul Curtis,better known as Moose,operates around Leeds andLondon and has been commissioned by a number of companies to make reverse graffiti advertisements.Brazilian artist,Alexandre Orion,turned one of Sao Paulo's transport tunnels into an amazing wallpainting in 2006 by getting rid of the dirt.Made up of a series of white skulls ()the paintingreminds drivers of the effect their pollution is having on the planet."Every motorist sits in the comfortof their car,but they don't give any consideration to the price their comfort has for the environment andconsequently for themselves,"says Orion.The anti-pollution message of the reverse graffiti artists confuses city authorities since the mainargument against graffiti is that it spoils the appearance of both types of property:public and private.This was what Leeds City Council said about Moose's work:"Leeds residents want to live in clean andattractive neighbourhoods.We view this kind of advertising as environmental damage and will takestrong action against it."Moose was ordered to"clean up his act.How was he supposed to do this:by making all property he had cleaned dirty again?As for the Brazilian artist's work,the authorities were annoyed but could find nothing to charge himwith.They had no other option but to clean the tunnel-but only the parts Alexandre had alreadycleaned.The artist merely continued his campaign on the other side.The city officials then decided totake drastic action.They not only cleaned the whole tunnel but every tunnel in Sao Paulo.46.What do we learn from the passage about reverse graffiti?A)It uses paint to create anti-pollution images.B)It creates a lot of trouble for local residents.C)It causes lots of distraction to drivers.D)It turns dirty walls into artistic works.47.What do reverse graffiti artists try to do?A)Publicise their artistic pursuit.B)Beautify the city environment.C)Raise public awareness of environmental pollution.D)Express their dissatisfaction with local governments.48.What do we leam about Brazilian artist Alexandre Orion?A)He was good at painting white skulls.B)He chose tunnels to do his graffiti art.C)He suggested banning all polluting cars.D)He was fond of doing creative artworks.2020.9/5(第2)