2020年公共英语四级复习资料练习题1
2020年大学英语四级考试真题及答案(第一套)
大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your campus, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A）They came in five different colors. C）They were a very good design.B）They were good value for money. D）They were sold out very quickly.2. A）Ask her roommate not to speak loudly on the phone.B）Ask her roommate to make her phone calls outside.C）Go and find a quieter place to review her lessons.D）Report her problem to the dorm management.3. A）The washing machine is totally beyond repair.B）He will help Wendy prepare her annual report.C）Wendy should give priority to writing her report.D）The washing machine should be checked annually.4. A）The man fell down when removing the painting.B）The wall will be decorated with a new painting.C）The woman likes the painting on the wall.D）The painting is now being reframed.5. A）It must be missing. C）The man took it to the market.B）It was left in the room. D）She placed it on the dressing table.6. A）Go to a play. C）Book some tickets.B）Meet Janet. D）Have a get-together.7. A）One box of books is found missing. C）Replacements have to be ordered.B）Some of the boxes arrived too late. D）Some of the books are damaged.8. A）The man will pick up Professor Johnson at her office.B）The man did not expect his paper to be graded so soon.C）Professor Johnson has given the man a very high grade.D）Professor Johnson will talk to each student in her office.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A）To buy a present for his friend who is getting married.B）To find out the cost for a complete set of cookware.C）To see what he could ask his friends to buy for him.D）To make inquiries about the price of an electric cooker.10. A）To teach him how to use the kitchenware.B）To discuss cooking experiences with him.C）To tell him how to prepare delicious dishes.D）To recommend suitable kitchenware to him.11. A）There are so many different sorts of knives.B）Cooking devices are such practical presents.C）A mixer can save so much time in making cakes.D）Saucepans and frying pans are a must in the kitchen.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A）Some new problems in her work. C）Her chance for promotion in the bank.B）Cooperation with an international bank. D）Her intention to leave her present job.13. A）The World Bank. C）A U.S. finance corporation.B）Bank of Washington. D）An investment bank in New York.14. A）Supervising financial transactions.B）Taking charge of public relations.C）Making loans to private companies in developing countries.D）Offering service to international companies in the United States.15. A）It is a first major step to realizing the woman’s dream.B）It is an honor for the woman and her present employer.C）It is a loss for her current company.D）It is really beyond his expectation.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you 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.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A）Carry out a thorough checkup. C）Keep extra gas in reserve.B）Try to keep the gas tank full. D）Fill up the water tank.17. A）Attempting to leave your car to seek help.B）Opening a window a bit to let in fresh air.C）Running the engine every now and then.D）Keeping the heater on for a long time.18. A）It exhausts you physically. C）It causes you to lose body heat.B）It makes you fall asleep easily. D）It consumes too much oxygen.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A）They are very generous in giving gifts.B）They refuse gifts when doing business.C）They regard gifts as a token of friendship.D）They give gifts only on special occasions.20. A）They enjoy giving gifts to other people.B）They spend a lot of time choosing gifts.C）They have to follow many specific rules.D）They pay attention to the quality of gifts.21. A）Gift-giving plays an important role in human relationships.B）We must be aware of cultural differences in giving gifts.C）We must learn how to give gifts before going abroad.D）Reading extensively makes one a better gift-giver.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A）It reflects American people’s view of French politics.B）It is first published in Washington and then in Paris.C）It explains American politics to the French public.D）It is popular among French government officials.23. A）Work on her column. C）Entertain her guests.B）Do housework at home. D）Go shopping downtown.24. A）To report to her newspaper. C）To visit her parents.B）To refresh her French. D）To meet her friends.25. A）She might be recalled to France. C）She might close her Monday column.B）She might change her profession. D）She might be assigned to a new post.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.According to American law, if someone is accused of a crime, he is considered （26）__________ until the court proves the person is guilty.To arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been （27）__________. The police must give the suspect the reasons why they are arresting him and tell him his rights under the law. Then the police take the suspect to the police station, where the name of the person and the （28）__________ against him are formally listed.The next step is for the suspect to go before a judge. The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in jail or （29）__________. If the suspect has no previous criminal record and thejudge feels that he will return to court （30）__________ run away, he can go free. Otherwise, the suspect must put up bail （保释金）. At this time, too, the judge will （31）__________ a court lawyer to defend the suspect if he can’t afford one.The suspect returns to court a week or two later. A lawyer from the district attorney’s office presents a case against the suspect. The attorney may present （32）__________ as well as witnesses. The judge then decides whether there is enough reason to （33）__________.The American justice system is very complex and sometimes operates slowly. However, every step is （34）__________ to protect the rights of the people. These individual rights are the （35）__________ of the American government.Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Global warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the world. Part of the warming is natural; we have experienced a 20,000-year-long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice ___36___ away. However, we have already reached temperatures that are in ___37___ with other minimum-ice periods, so continued warming is likely not natural. We are ___38___ to a predicted worldwide increase in temperatures ___39___ between 1℃and 6℃over the next 100 years. The warming will be more ___40___ in some areas, less in others, and some places may even cool off. Likewise, the ___41___ of this warming will be very different depending on where you are—coastal areas must worry about rising sea levels, while Siberia and northern Canada may become more habitable （宜居的）and ___42___ for humans than these areas are now.The fact remains, however, that it will likely get warmer, on ___43___, everywhere. Scientists are in general agreement that the warmer conditions we have been experiencing are at least in part the result of a human-induced global warming trend. Some scientists ___44___ that the changes we are seeing fall within the range of random （无规律的）variation—some years are cold, others warm, and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm years ___45___—but that is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions.A）appealing I）meltedB）average J）persistC）contributing K）rangingD）dramatic L）recentlyE）frequently M）resolvedF）impact N）sensibleG）line O）shockH）maintainSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from 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 the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The End of the Book?A） Amazon, by far the largest bookseller in the country, reported on May 19 that it is now selling more books in its electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-and-ink format. That is remarkable, considering that the Kindle has only been around for four years. E-books now account for 14 percent of all book sales in this country and are increasing far faster than overall book sales. E-book sales are up 146 percent over last year, while hardback sales increased 6 percent and paperbacks decreased 8 percent.B） Does this spell the doom of the physical book? Certainly not immediately, and perhaps not at all. What it does mean is that the book business will go through a transformation in the next decade or so more profound than any it has seen since Gutenberg introduced printing from moveable type in the 1450s.C） Physical books will surely become much rarer in the marketplace. Mass market paperbacks, which have been declining for years anyway, will probably disappear, as will hardbacks for mysteries, thrillers, “romance fiction,”etc. Such books, which only rarely end up in permanent collections, either private or public, will probably only be available as e-books within a few years. Hardback and trade paperbacks for “serious”nonfiction and fiction will surely last longer. Perhaps it will become the mark of an author to reckon with that he or she is still published in hard copy.D） As for children’s books, who knows? Children’s books are like dog food in that the purchasers are not the consumers, so the market （and the marketing）is inherently strange. E）For clues to the book’s future, let’s look at some examples of technological change and see what happened to the old technology.F）One technology replaces another only because the new technology is better, cheaper, or both. The greater the difference, the sooner and more thoroughly the new technology replaces the old. Printing with moveable type on paper dramatically reduced the cost of producing a book compared with the old-fashioned ones handwritten on vellum, which comes from sheepskin. A Bible—to be sure, a long book—required vellum made from 300 sheepskins and countless man-hours of labor. Before printing arrived, a Bible cost more than a middle-class house. There were perhaps 50,000 books in all of Europe in 1450. By 1500 there were 10 million.G） But while printing quickly caused the handwritten book to die out, hand writing lingered on （继续存在）well into the 16th century. Very special books are still occasionally produced on vellum, but they are one-of-a-kind show pieces.H） Sometimes a new technology doesn’t drive the old one out, but only parts of it while forcing the rest to evolve. The movies were widely predicted to drive live theater out of the marketplace, but they didn’t, because theater turned out to have qualities movies could not reproduce. Equally,TV was supposed to replace movies but, again, did not.I）Movies did, however, fatally impact some parts of live theater. And while TV didn’t kill movies, it did kill second-rate pictures, shorts, and cartoons.J）Nor did TV kill radio. Comedy and drama shows （”Jack Benny,”“Amos and Andy,”“The Shadow”）all migrated to television. But because you can’t drive a car and watch television at the same time, rush hour became radio’s prime time, while music, talk, and news radio greatly enlarged their audiences. Radio is today a very different business than in the late 1940s and a much larger one.K） Sometimes old technology lingers for centuries because of its symbolic power. Mounted cavalry （骑兵）replaced the chariot （二轮战车）on the battlefield around 1000 BC. But chariots maintained their place in parades and triumphs right up until the end of the Roman Empire 1,500 years later. The sword hasn’t had a military function for a hundred years, but is still part of an officer’s full-dress uniform, precisely because a sword always symbolized “an officer and a gentleman.”L）Sometimes new technology is a little cranky （不稳定的）at first. Television repairman was a common occupation in the 1950s, for instance. And so the old technology remains as a backup. Steamships captured the North Atlantic passenger business from sail in the 1840s because of its much greater speed. But steamships didn’t lose their sails until the 1880s, because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down. Until ships became large enough （and engines small enough）to mount two engines side by side, they needed to keep sails. （The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the world’s ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century.）M）Then there is the fireplace. Central heating was present in every upper- and middle-class home by the second half of the 19th century. But functioning fireplaces remain to this day a powerful selling point in a house or apartment. I suspect the reason is a deep-rooted love of fire. Fire was one of the earliest major technological advances for humankind, providing heat, protection, and cooked food （which is much easier to eat and digest）. Human control of fire goes back far enough （over a million years）that evolution could have produced a genetic leaning towards fire as a central aspect of human life.N） Books—especially books the average person could afford—haven’t been around long enough to produce evolutionary change in humans. But they have a powerful hold on many people nonetheless, a hold extending far beyond their literary content. At their best, they are works of art and there is a tactile （触觉的）pleasure in books necessarily lost in e-book versions. The ability to quickly thumb through pages is also lost. And a room with books in it induces, at least in some, a feeling not dissimilar to that of a fire in the fireplace on a cold winter’s night.O） For these reasons I think physical books will have a longer existence as a commercial product than some currently predict. Like swords, books have symbolic power. Like fireplaces, they induce a sense of comfort and warmth. And, perhaps, similar to sails, they make a useful backup for when the lights go out.46. Authors still published in printed versions will be considered important ones.47. Some people are still in favor of printed books because of the sense of touch they can provide.48. The radio business has changed greatly and now attracts more listeners.49. Contrary to many people’s prediction of its death, the film industry survived.50. Remarkable changes have taken place in the book business.51. Old technology sometimes continues to exist because of its reliability.52. The increase of e-book sales will force the book business to make changes not seen for centuries.53. A new technology is unlikely to take the place of an old one without a clear advantage.54. Paperbacks of popular literature are more likely to be replaced by e-books.55. A house with a fireplace has a stronger appeal to buyers.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isn’t an either/or proposition（命题）, although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM （science, technology, engineering, maths）-related fields can make it seem that way.The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also asserts that the study of the humanities （人文学科）and social sciences must remain central components of America’s educational system at all levels. Both areas are critical to producing citizens who can participate effectively in our democratic society, become innovative （创新的）leaders, and benefit from the spiritual enrichment that the reflection on the great ideas of mankind over time provides.Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates’job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs. Under these circumstances, it’s natural to look for what may appear to be the most “practical”way out of the problem: “Major in a subject designed to get you a job”seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as “soft”often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run. Indeed, according to surveys, employers have expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well, think critically, research creatively and communicate easily.Moreover, students should be prepared not just for their first job, but for their 4th and 5th jobs, as there’s little reason to doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called upon to play many different roles over the course of their careers. The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be those whose educations have prepared them to be flexible. The ability to draw upon every available tool and insight—picked up from science, arts and technology—to solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States.56. What does the latest congressional report suggest?A）STEM-related subjects help students find jobs in the information society.B）The humanities and STEM subjects should be given equal importance.C）The liberal arts in higher education help enrich students’ spiritual life.D）Higher education should be adjusted to the practical needs of society.57. What is the main concern of students when they choose a major?A）Their interest in relevant subjects. C）The quality of education to receive.B）The academic value of the courses. D）Their chances of getting a good job.58. What does the author say about the so-called soft subjects?A）They benefit students in their future life.B）They broaden students’ range of interests.C）They improve students’ communication skills.D）They are essential to students’ healthy growth.59. What kind of job applicants do employers look for?A）Those who have a strong sense of responsibility.B）Those who are good at solving practical problems.C）Those who are likely to become innovative leaders.D）Those who have received a well-rounded education.60. What advice does the author give to college students?A）Seize opportunities to tap their potential.B）Try to take a variety of practical courses.C）Prepare themselves for different job options.D）Adopt a flexible approach to solving problems.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Energy independence. It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American presidents for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.“Energy independence”and its rhetorical （修辞的）companion “energy security”are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely thought through. What is it we want independence from, exactly?Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil. But there are reasons that we buy all that oil from elsewhere.The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running. Yes, there is a trickle （涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.Second, Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil. They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad. Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection. To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?Third, there are benefits to trade. It allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy thingsfrom places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit. And although you don’t read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy. When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices. At the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.61. What does the author say about energy independence for America?A）It sounds very attractive. C）It will bring oil prices down.B）It ensures national security. D）It has long been everyone’s dream.62. What does the author think of biofuels?A）They keep America’s economy running healthily.B）They prove to be a good alternative to petroleum.C）They do not provide a sustainable energy supply.D）They cause serious damage to the environment.63. Why does America rely heavily on oil imports?A）It wants to expand its storage of crude oil.B）Its own oil reserves are quickly running out.C）It wants to keep its own environment intact.D）Its own oil production falls short of demand.64. What does the author say about oil trade?A）It proves profitable to both sides.B）It improves economic efficiency.C）It makes for economic prosperity.D）It saves the cost of oil exploration.65. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A）To justify America’s dependence on oil imports.B）To arouse Americans’ awareness of the energy crisis.C）To stress the importance of energy conservation.D）To explain the increase of international oil trade.Part IV Translation （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.中国应进一步发展核能，因为核电目前只占其总发电量的2%。
2020年公共英语四级复习资料练习题1
2020年公共英语四级复习资料练习题1第七部份：Dialogues /monologues：1、 Cooking at table side has always been part oftraditional haute cuisine, or art of cooking.注意的词语：artof cooking 烹饪术，例：art of defense 武术。
2、I’m a very cook.翻译为：我是一个绝对的厨师。
3、 Stir the mixture until it leaves sides of the bowl.翻译为：与碗边脱离，即不沾碗边。
引申义：就是要求充分搅匀。
4、 Roll the crust mixture into a round shape.注意的词语：roll into 卷成, 使合为一体。
翻译为：将外面的蛋糕皮混合物卷成一团。
5、 Yes, the apple pie is ready to serve.注意的词语：be ready to 预备, 即将翻译为：是的，苹果派能够预备用了。
练习：What should be more French than an outdoor market on a sunny Sunday morning? The air is filled with vital fragrances from the fruits and vegetables piled high in the greengrocers’ creative layouts. A trace of the Atlantic blows off thesh ellfish on the fishmonger’s bed of ice.This, you think, is the very essence of France, untilread those little signs that tell you the tomatoes (which are really pretty tasteless) come from Moroccan hothouses, the grapes from South Africa, and the kiwis from Chile.For generations, the French have prided themselves ontheir distinctiveness. Nothing has stood for France’s senseof exceptionalism more famously than its cooking. Gallic talent, taste and techniques have been exported all over the world. And therein lies part of the problem. From the Thamesto Tokyo, non-French cooks have cracked the codes of the best French cuisine. Meanwhile, what was mediocre elsewhere has been imported. (Believe it or not, one restaurant associate with a famous Paris che f serves steak with a sauce that’s indistinguishable from the stuff on a Big Mac.) The result：many tourists-as well as the French themselves-no longer see what’s so special about French cooking.The decline goes well beyond recent surveys that show growing complaints about mediocre quality and high prices. More and more restaurants-owners say that government tax and economic policies are limiting their profits, and thereby hurting their capacity to invest and hire more staff. They have got stuck in the red tape for which France is infamous-not to mention regulations from Brussels that affecteverything from sales taxes to the bacteria in the Brie cheese. Many warn that expanding the European Union to theeast will hurt small French farmers, who remain the backboneof traditional cuisine-and, hence French identity：Unfortunately for the French, there are few reassuringanswers to these questions.France’s problem isn’t the lack of creativity, butrather an unfavorable political environment for creativity.If you’re choked by bureaucracy and taxes, as so much of France is, "there is not much you can do," says Raymond Blanc, born in the Jura region of France and chef of the two-star hotel-restaurant Manoir aux Quat’saisons. "I can open a business in England in five days. In France it would takethree months." The manoir aux Quat’saisons, by the way, is in Oxford, Britain, France’s ancient rival. And, when it comes to cooking, a future one as well.参考译文：还有什么比晴朗的周日上午的露天市场更具法国风情呢?空气中满是水果和蔬菜的香味，这些水果和蔬菜被商贩们摆放得极具创意。
2020年大学英语四级考试试题及答案解析
2020年大学英语四级考试试题及答案解析（一）1. Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, _______ as one of the best all-round forms of exercise.A. regardB. is regardedC. are regardedD. regards【答案】B解析：句意：现在骑自行车，慢跑和游泳被认为是最全面的锻炼方式之一。
根据动词短语regard...as...把...看作...和句意确定应该用被动语态排除A和D，再根据主语部分是由介词短语along with连接的三个动名词做主语，应该谓语动词应该就前一致，即用单数，排除C，故选B。
2. Try to understand what's actually happening instead of acting on the _______ you've made.A. assignmentB. associationC. acquisitionD. assumption【答案】D解析：考察名词词义辨析及语境理解。
句意：试着去理解实际发生的事情，而不是按照你所做的假设行事。
A 分配B交往C 获得D 假设，故选择D 【解题指导】本题考查名词辨析。
本题抓住句中的关键词actually happening实际发生和instead of而不是，可知是假设，从而选出正确答案。
3. It is important to pay your electricity bill on time , as late payments may affect your ______.A. conditionB. incomeC. creditD. status【答案】C试题分析：句意：准时付电费很重要，因为付晚了会影响你的信用。
condition 条件; income 收入; credit 学分，信用(卡);根据句意故选C.4. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _____ of rain later tonight.A. effectB. senseC. changeD. chance【答案】D【解析】试题分析：句意：天气预报说今天会是多云，后半夜可能有雨。
2020年最全英语四级历年真题
2020年大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each questionthere will be pause. During the pause, you must read the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre. Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. There fore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheetand mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) Bill always comes on time.B) Bill will be on time.C) Bill will be late again.D) Bill won’t come.2. A) They don’t know how to spend the money they have.B) They don’t know how to spend the next two weeks.C) They need money badly.D) They only have part-time jobs.3. A) One.B) Two.C) Three.D) Four.4. A) These figures are not correct.B) These figures are correct.C) These figures are probably correct.D) These figures are probably not correct.5. A) In October.B) In April.C) She isn’t certain.D) Between April and October.6. A) Jane speaks three languages.B) Jane speaks four languages.C) Jane speaks English only.D) Jane does not speak English.7. A) The damage to the store.B) The possible harm to the people nearby.C) The punishment given to the crazy man.D) The reason for the crazy action.8. A) She is going to give up biology.B) She spends half of her time on biology.C) To her, biology is difficult, but math is not.D) To her, math is even more difficult than biology.9. A) There was a shower.B) There was a car accident.C) There was a fire.D) There was a heavy snow.10. A) They are very rewarding.B) They are too easy.C) They are inexpensive.D) They are not worth the trouble.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) The speaker’s friend.B) The speaker.C) The friend’s mother.D) The mother’s friend.12. A) They are strangers.B) They are neighbours.C) They are friends.D) They are old schoolmates.13. A) To return the shoes to the store.B) To pay the manager a visit.C) To buy more of the 12-dollar shoes.D) To complain about the price of the shoes.14. A) 12 dollarsB) 20 dollarsC) Less than 12 dollarsD) More than 12 dollarsPassage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) Short and cool.B) Long and cool.C) Long and hot.D) Short and hot.16. A) Because the price was too high.B) Because Alaska has an extremely cold winter.C) Because they thought Alaska was a useless land.D) Because the climatic difference there is too great.17. A) No, only a few became rich.B) No, none became rich.C) No, very few people had actually found gold.D) Yes, hundreds of thousands of people became rich.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) She was driving along a country road.B) She was lying near a lonely road, trembling.C) She was lying in a hospital bed.D) She was telling an astonishing story to a doctor.19. A) She fainted due to the effects of some drug.B) She was stopped by a policeman and treated rudely.C) She was attacked by robbers.D) She was stopped and forced to enter a flying saucer.20. A) The women made up an astonishing story.B) The women had intended to leave her husband without a word.C) The women had been taken over a thousand miles away from her home.D) The women had been dishonest to her husband.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period inwhich each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapesof the separate letters.When a good reader is at work he does not look at letters, nor even at words, one byone however quickly; he takes in the meaning of two, three, or four words at a time, in asingle moment. Watch carefully the eyes of a person who is reading, and it will be seenthat they do not travel smoothly along the lines of print, but they move by jumps separated by very short stops. The eyes of a very good reader move quickly, taking longjumps and making very short halts (停顿); the eyes of a poor reader move more slowly,taking only short jumps and stopping longer at each halt. Sometimes, when he meets a difficulty, he even goes backwards to see again what has already been looked at once.The teacher’s task is therefore clear: it is to train his pupils to take in several words ata glance (one eye-jump’) and to remove the necessity for goingb ackwards to read something a second time.This shows at once that letter-by-letter, or syllable-by-syllable, or word-by-word reading, with the finger pointing to the word, carefully fixing each one in turn, is wrong.It is wrong because such a method ties the pupil’s eyes down to a very short jump, and the aim is to train for the long jump. Moreover, a very short jump is too short to provideany meaning or sense; and it will be found that having struggled with three or four wordsseparately, the pupil has to look at them again, all together and in one group, in order toget the meaning of the whole phrase.21. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the first paragraph?A) Pupils should be trained to reach quickly the stage of reading without having to concentrate on the separate symbols.B) Pupils should look at each printed symbol for its meaning as well as for its shape.C) Teachers should help their pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed symbols.D) Teachers should tell their pupils the different stages of their study.22. In a single moment, a good reader picks up ________.A) several wordsB) several phrasesC) several sentencesD) several lines23. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE?A) The eyes of a good reader make short halts and long jumps.B) The eyes of a bad reader take in the meaning of one word at a time.C) The eyes of a bad reader take only short jumps.D) The eyes of a good reader move steadily.24. One may have to read something a second time if ________.A) there is enough timeB) one reads too fastC) the passage is very longD) one reads word by word25. The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________.A) word-by-word reading is highly inefficientB) the pupil’s eyes should focus on groups of syllables instead of single syllablesC) pupils have to move their eyes back and forth when readingD) finger pointing in reading helps the pupil concentrate on meaningPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every Industrialized country in theworld. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interestingobservations have been made.Television, although not essential, has become an important part of most people’slives. It alters peoples’ ways of seeing the world; in many ways, it supports and sustains(维持) modern life. Television has become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations,the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TVin one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but asustainer; the poor quality of programming does not elevate (提高) people into greater understanding, but rather maintains and encourages the life as it exists.The primary reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to boththe history of TV programming development and the economics of TV. Television in America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with television. Therefore, the close relationship which the advertisers had with radio programs became the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for timewithin programs, but many actually produced the programs.Thus, in American society, television is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society rather than experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attractthe largest viewing audience possible, to do so requires that the programs be entertainingrather than educational, attractive rather than challenging.Television in America today remains, to a large extent, with the same organizationand standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for further development and true achievement toward improving society will require a change in the entire system.26. According to the author American television is poor in quality because ________.A) advertisers are interested in experimenting with new ideasB) it is still at an early stage of development, compared with the radioC) the programs have to be developed in the interests of the sponsors for economic reasonsD) it is controlled by radio companies27. The second paragraph is mainly about ________.A) TV as the sustainer of American lifeB) TV as the major transmitter of cultureC) the educational effect of TV on societyD) the strong influence and the poor quality of American TV28. In the author’s view American TV should ________.A) be critical but entertainingB) be creative and educationalC) change with the development of societyD) attract as many viewers as possible29. The author believes that television in the United States has become important to most people because ________.A) it promotes family unityB) it helps them develop their speaking abilityC) it affects their life in many waysD) it challenges society30. The author’s attitude towards American television is ________.A) criticalB) praisingC) doubtfulD) sympatheticPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.“... We are not about to enter the Information Age but instead are rather well into it.” Present predictions are that by 1990, about thirty million jobs in the United States, orabout thirty percent of the job market, will be computer-related. In 1980, only twenty-one percent of all United States high schools owned one or more computers forstudent use. In the fall of 1985, a new survey revealed that half of United States secondary schools have fifteen or more computers for student use. And now educationalexperts, administrators, and even the general public are demanding that all students become “computer literate (慢点…的).”“By the year 2000 knowledge of computers willbe necessary in over eighty percent of all occupations. Soon those people not educatedincomputer use will be compared to those who are print illiterate today.”What is “computer literacy”? The term itself seems to imply soon extent of “knowing” about computers, but knowing what. The current opinion se ems to be that thisshould include a general knowledge of what computers are, plus a little of their historyand something of how they operate.Therefore, it is vital that educators everywhere take a careful look not only at whatis being done, but also at what should be done in the field of computer education. Todaymost adults are capable of utilising a motor vehicle without the slightest knowledge of how the internal-combustion engine works. We effectively use all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their histories or to explain how they work. Businesspeople for years have made good use of typewriters and adding machines, yet few haveever known how to repair them. Why, then, attempt to teach computers by teaching howor why they work?Rather, we first must concentrate on teaching the effective use of the computer as the tool is.“Knowing how to use a computer is what’s going to be important, we don’t talk about ‘automobile literacy. ‘ We just get in our cars and drive them.”31. In 1990, the number of jobs having nothing to do with computers in the United States will be reduced to ________.A) 79 millionB) 30 millionC) 70 millionD) 100 million32. The expression “Print illiterate” (Para. 1, Line 16) refers to ________.A) one who has never learnt printingB) one who is not computer literateC) one who has never learnt to readD) one who is not able to use a typewriter33. The first paragraph is mainly about ________.A) recent predictions of computer-related jobsB) the wide use of computers in schoolsC) the urgency of computer educationD) public interest in computers34. According to the author, the effective way to spread the use of computers is to teach________.A) what computers areB) how to use computersC) where computers can be usedD) how computers work35. Which of the following statements is FALSE?A) What to teach about computers should be reconsidered.B) Those who are not educated in computer use will find it difficult to get a job.C) Human society has already entered the Information Age.D) Those who want to use computers should know how computers operate. Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Editor:While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matterof examinations. In July, two writers (Letters to the Editor) praised the cancellation of exams because they believe “tests don’t tell the whole story.”As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and that a student’s final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the year’s work. Of course there are exceptions, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfair picture of a student’s ability.The simple fact is that proper class work, diligent exam studies and good marks arealmost certain indicators of a student’s future performance. The opposite, almost certainly,incompetence.There is no acceptable substitute for competition and examination of quality. Howcan teachers and future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered?Should we simply take the student word for it? Any institution that “liberates” studentsfrom fair and formal exams is m isguided, if not ignorant. And surely the “graduates” ofsuch institutions will lack trustworthiness, not to mention being rejected by foreign universities for graduate or other studies.When all is said and done, I sense that a fear of failure and a fear of unpleasant comparison with others is at the bottom of most ban-exams (废除考试) talk. Excellenceand quality fear nothing. On the contrary, they seek competition and desire the satisfaction of being the best.36. Which of the following will the author of this passage probably agree with?A) Tests are not effective in measuring the students’ abilities.B) Tests are an effective measure of the students’ abilities.C) Tests can only measure some of the students’ abilities.D) Tests may not be useful for measuring students’ abilities.37. The two writers mentioned in the first paragraph ________.A) opposed judging students by the results of examsB) must have proposed other ways of testing studentsC) regarded exams as a way of punishing studentsD) seem to be worried about the poor marks of their students38. According to the letter, a student’s final mark ________.A) is often encouragingB) often gives a fair picture of the year’s workC) often proves unreliableD) often tells whether he likes the subject of not39. If a student graduated from a university which does not require exams he would ________.A) have to continue his studiesB) have a feeling of failureC) be incompetentD) not be admitted by foreign institutions40. According to the letter, those who dislike the idea of examinations are probably afraid of ________.A) competing with other studentsB) being graded unfairlyC) working too hardD) being dismissed from schoolPart III V ocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there arefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.41. It is not difficult to ________ the idea that machines may communicate informationto us.A) admitB) receiveC) acceptD) convince42. I have not the least ________ of hurting your feelings.A) conceptB) intentionC) mindD) purpose43. As the shortage of certain metals approaches, others must be found to take their ________.A) shareB) placeC) roleD) shape44. The new power station is reported ________ within three years.A) to have completedB) to have been completedC) having Been completedD) to complete45. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to ________ the cold in a few day.A) get overB) get awayC) get offD) get out46. Although the weather was very had, the buses still ran on ________.A) listB) planC) scheduleD) arrangement47. The situation today is obviously quite different from ________ it was only 50 yearsago.A) whatB) whichC) whenD) such48. Soon, Americans hope, the rains will return and ease the hardship ________ U.S. farmers.A) facedB) facesC) facingD) to face49. Ever since the family moved to the suburbs last year, they ________ better health.A) could have enjoyedB) have been enjoyingC) had enjoyedD) are enjoying50. It is much easier to talk about social change than to ________.A) bring it onB) bring it aboutC) burning it upD) bring it out51. Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked ________.A) mindlessB) unawareC) brainlessD) unconscious52. He likes doing some reading at home to the cinema.A) than to goB) than goingC) more than goingD) rather than to go53. ________ neglecting our education, my father sent my brother and me to a summerschool.A) Accused ofB) Accusing ofC) That he was accused ofD) To be accused of54. I bought a new house last year, but I ________ my old house yet, so at the momentI have two houses.A) did not sellB) do not sellC) had not soldD) have not sold55. She didn’t regret paying 200 dollars for the bookcase. As a matter or a fact, she would gladly have paid ________ for it.A) as much twiceB) much as twiceC) as twice muchD) twice as much56. By the time you get to Beijing tomorrow, I ________ for Shanghai.A) am leavingB) should have leftC) will leaveD) have already left57. It was essential that all the necessary documents ________ to the president’s officebeing the end of this month.A) be handed inB) must be handed inC) shouldD) had been handed in58. The car is quite ________ of petrol.A) economicB) economicalC) savingD) sparing59. The traffic was very heavy; otherwise I ________ here 50 minutes sooner.A) would beB) should beC) had beenD) would have been60. ________ his great wealth, he always remained a man of simple tastes.A) Except forB) With regard toC) DespiteD) Although61. The socks were too small and it was only by ________ them that he managed to getthem on.A) spreadingB) extendingC) lengtheningD) stretching62. Language can be defined as a tool by which human beings ________ with one another.A) associateB) connectC) communicateD) correspond63. As a small boy, he was slow ________ learning to read and write.A) onB) withC) inD) about64. Tony was ________ a mile of the hotel when he ran out of petrol.A) withinB) insideC) aboutD) off65. It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it will prove to be worth the money ________.A) in the long runB) in conclusionC) at long lastD) at the end66. I don’t know why he ________ in the middle of a sentence.A) broke offB) broke outC) broke throughD) broke away67. I’m sorry Andy didn’t want to go to the conference. ________ willing to go we would have paid all his expenses.A) BeingB) Was heC) He had beenD) Had he been68. The minister was the person ________.A) whom the state dinner was given in honourB) for whom the state dinner was given honourC) whose honour the state dinner was givenD) in whose honour the state dinner was given69. The young driver looked over the engine carefully lest it ________ on the way.A) goes wrongB) would go wrongC) went wrongD) should go wrong70. John had been working hard and ________.A) so his brother hadB) so had his brotherC) so was his brotherD) so his brother didPart IV Close (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You shouldchoose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Albert Einstein is said to have been asked by a student, “what finding helped youmost when you were __71__ the theory of relativity?” Einstein replied without __72__moment’s hesitation. “Finding how to __73__ about the problem.”The same __74__ is told about Sir Isaac Newton and __75__ other scientists. We have no proof __76__ any of these well-known conversations __77__ took place, but weare prepared to __78__ that they did, and, if so, that the __79__ was the same one Einstein gave, __80__ this is the “way scientists work __81__science progresses.”Scientists usually work toward models of the process of structure they are studying.__82__ we have models of the structure __83__ the universe and of the atom, models ofthe process __84__ which the genetic (遗传的) pattern is passed from one buildingof life to __85__ models of the economic system and __86__ on. Some models are mathematical, but a __87__ does not have to have equations (方程) or even diagrams; the__88__ requirement is no doubt that it __89__ an insight (洞察) into the relationships that determine __90__ something works as it does or how it is put together.71. A) designingB) inventingC) revealingD) developing72. A) aB) theC) anD) some73. A) knowB) learnC) thinkD) argue74. A) eventB) newsC) storyD) information75. A) anyB) moreC) fewD) several76. A) thatB) sinceC) whichD) as77. A) naturallyB) actuallyC) eventuallyD) regularly78. A) forgetB) considerC) believeD) realize79. A) questionB) answerC) conversationD) topic80. A) althoughB) becauseD) once81. A) whileB) orC) andD) but82. A) OtherwiseB) NeverthelessC) StillD) Thus83. A) ofB) inC) withD) over84. A) forB) byC) onD) to85. A) eitherB) otherC) bothD) another86. A) soB) laterC) furtherD) straight87. A) structureB) patternC) processD) model88. A) urgentB) importantC) originalD) unnecessary89. A) provideB) will provideC) providedD) is provided90. A) whenB) whatC) whyD) whetherPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about“Bicycle –An Important Means of Transport in China”. You should baseyour composition on the following outline:1. 为什么自行车在中国这样普及。
2020年7月英语四级真题及参考答案完整版
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英语4级考试真题试卷2020
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新闻报道主要围绕[概括主要内容]展开，[错误选项分析]不符合原文所表达的意思。
2. According to the news, what will happen next?- A. [Option A内容]- B. [Option B内容]- C. [Option C内容]- D. [Option D内容]解析：从听力中的[相关表述]可以得知，接下来会发生[正确选项内容]。
[错误选项A]是对原文的错误理解，[错误选项B]与原文信息相悖，[错误选项D]在原文中未提及。
Part 2：Long Conversations（长对话）Question 3 - 4.听力原文：（长对话的听力原文）题目：3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?- A. [Option A内容]- B. [Option B内容]- C. [Option C内容]- D. [Option D内容]解析：在对话中，双方多次提到[与正确选项相关的关键词]，例如[具体例子]，所以答案是[正确选项]。
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2020年全国公共英语四级试题及答案(卷一)
2020年全国公共英语四级试题及答案（卷一）1. I wrote down the number so that I __ remember it.A. couldB. shouldC. mightD. needed2. Richard is American, john is British - they have different __.A. nationsB. countriesC. nationalitiesD. lands3. She made __ to tell her mother the good news.A. speedB. hasteC. hurryD. urge4. -Are you __?__-No, I'm serious.A. deceivingB. cheatingC. foolingD. kidding5. A __ of humour is a great asset for a person.A. feelingB. senseC. meaningD. judgment6. The __ person is liable to succeed in the challenge.A. socialB. graciousC. friendlyD. sociable7. The police showed responsibility __ the preservation of public order and security.A. forB. toC. inD. on8. He doesn't feel __ when he is left __.A. alone…aloneB. lonely…lonelyC. alone…lonelyD. lonely…alone9. Take a hat with you __ the sun is very hot.A. in caseB. thoughC. for fearD. in that case10. A __ of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without water.A. qualityB. featureC. characteristicD. character1. A2. C3. B4. D5. B6. D7. A8. D9. A 10. C【知识点】1. could/can 不能与be able to 连用__ 这首题考查的是could的用法，在复习"could"这个单词时要重点搞清楚他和其他情态动词的区别，尤其在虚拟语气中。
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2020 年公共英语四级复习资料(1) 第一部份： Dialogues /monologues：1、You can tell they lived during the Depression.个句子中"tell ”是断定的意思，常常把它的意思与 ( 告知、告 ) 系在一起，子便不弯来。
翻：你能断定他生活在那的大条期。
2、He really knows how to bring a person out.“bring a person out.”是“鼓励一个人的”的意思。
翻：他非常善于鼓励人/ 使人振作起来。
例： to bring sb ⋯⋯ out comfident, happy, and friendly / 意思： to make someone feel more 使某人更加自信、开朗。
3、He looks like his fun to be with.翻：他看起来是个很有意思的人。
或，和他在一起会很有意思。
4、Since we ’re going to recruit some staff so that wecan get our new school going in time.里的since,和so that 是基于⋯⋯原因的意思. 根据意思将其成：届⋯⋯将⋯⋯以便⋯⋯翻：届我将聘一些工作人以便使我的新学校即开学。
5、Would you address character description for thecommercial and industrial arts staff?翻：你能商与工美的特征描述? arts 跟前面的 commercial and indutrial 在一起看，而非与后面的 staff ：(the commercial and industrial arts) staff.6、There are a number of other positions to consider.“A number of ”换成“a lot of ”或者是“ a great many ”行不行，为什么 ?能够换成 a lot of或 a great many of,因为position是可数名词。
2020年12月英语四级真题及参考答案-三套全
2020年12月英语四级真题及参考答案-三套全2020 年12 月四级真题及答案（全3 套）四级写作第一套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the change of communication. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.With the development of science and technology, we have witnessed the various huge changes of our daily life, among which, the change of communication is striking. However, people’s view on it never come to consensus.Concerning it, both communication online and offline have their merits.For one thing, no one denies that communication online brings great convenience to us, especially to those who have friends or relatives in remote areas. Because the change makes it possible for them to have frequent chat. And, the way we contact with others is diverse. Video calls and voice message can both meet modern people’s satisfaction. For another, the change is also making us disconnected. Due to the availability, people are gradually reluctant to have face-to-face communication with surrounding people, which is isolating us from the people we love.Given the factors above, the change of communication, we have to admit, is more like a double-edged sword. Neither do we discard it nor completely rely on it. Instead, we should make reasonable use of it so as to maximize its benefits.随着科学技术的发展，我们见证了我们日常生活中的各种巨大变化，其中沟通方式的变化是引人注目的。
2020年大学英语四级词汇与语法试题及答案(卷一)
2020年大学英语四级词汇与语法试题及答案（卷一）1.Many countries face some serious problems of land use, __________result frompopulation growth and the demands of modem technological living.A. which mostB. most of whichC. most whichD. of most which2. Our boss told me my plan was still __________discussion.A. inB. underC. ofD. with3. Tom looks so pale today.He __________ill.A. must beB. had to beC. should beD. shall be4.He said he __________the next day.A. will come backB. come backC. would come backD. came back5. George did __________than anyone else.A. much workB. more workC. work muchD. work more6.She had changed so much that I could hardly __________ her.A. differB. find outC. explainD. recognize7.Little __________ what others think.A. does he care aboutB. did he care aboutC. he cares aboutD. he cared about18.He was busy yesterday; otherwise he __________to the meeting.A. would have comeB. would comeC. could comeD. had come9. —Excuse me, are you waiting for the bus? —Yes, I am. Butthe bus is so late. __________，how can I get to No. 1 Middle School?A. In the wayB. On the wayC. Out of the wayD. By the way10. __________ more careful, his ship would not have sunk.A. If the captain wereB. Had the captain beenC. Should the captain beD. If the captain would have been1. 答案：B 解析：这是由which引导的非限制性定语从句。
20年四级考试题及答案
20年四级考试题及答案一、听力理解（共30分）1. What is the man's opinion about the new policy?A) He thinks it's too strict.B) He thinks it's reasonable.C) He thinks it's too lenient.D) He has no opinion.答案：B2. Why did the woman decide to change her job?A) She wanted a higher salary.B) She wanted a more challenging position.C) She wanted to work closer to home.D) She wanted to work with a better team.答案：C3. What is the main topic of the lecture?A) The history of photography.B) The impact of technology on art.C) The role of social media in society.D) The future of renewable energy.答案：B二、阅读理解（共30分）Passage 14. According to the passage, what is the primary reason for the decline in honeybee populations?A) Pesticides.B) Disease.C) Loss of habitat.D) Climate change.答案：A5. What does the author suggest as a solution to the problem?A) More research on pesticides.B) Planting more flowers for bees.C) Banning certain pesticides.D) Encouraging more beekeepers.答案：CPassage 26. What is the main purpose of the article?A) To describe a new technology.B) To discuss the benefits of exercise.C) To explain a health condition.D) To promote a fitness program.答案：B7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit of regular exercise?A) Improved memory.B) Reduced stress.C) Increased appetite.D) Better sleep.答案：C三、词汇与结构（共20分）8. The company has announced that it will _______ the new product line next month.A) launchB) landC) brandD) command答案：A9. Despite the heavy rain, the match _______ as scheduled.A) went offB) took offC) saw offD) came off答案：A10. The professor's lecture was so _______ that the students couldn't follow him.A) profoundB) profoundedC) profoundingD) profoundness答案：A四、写作（共20分）11. Directions: Write an essay on the topic "The Role of Technology in Education". You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. (Write your essay on the Answer Sheet.)[考生作文]注意：以上内容为示例，实际考试题目及答案请参考官方发布的四级考试资料。
2020年7月英语四级考试真题全1套超完整高清打印版
ＰａｒｔＩＩＬｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇＣｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｏｎ(２５ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ)ＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＡＤｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：Ｉｎｔｈｉｓｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｗｉｌｌｈｅａｒｔｈｒｅｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔｓ．Ａｔｔｈｅｅｎｄｏｆｅａｃｈｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔ，ｙｏｕｗｉｌｌｈｅａｒｔｗｏｏｒｔｈｒｅｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ．Ｂｏｔｈｔｈｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔａｎｄｔｈｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓｗｉｌｌｂｅｓｐｏｋｅｎｏｎｌｙｏｎｃｅ．Ａｆｔｅｒｙｏｕｈｅａｒａｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｍｕｓｔｃｈｏｏｓｅｔｈｅｂｅｓｔａｎｓｗｅｒｆｒｏｍｔｈｅｆｏｕｒｃｈｏｉｃｅｓｍａｒｋｅｄＡ），Ｂ），Ｃ）ａｎｄＤ）．ＴｈｅｎｍａｒｋｔｈｅｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｌｅｔｔｅｒｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ１ｗｉｔｈａｓｉｎｇｌｅｌｉｎｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｔｈｅｃｅｎｔｒｅ．Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ１ａｎｄ２ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．1.A)Watch the weather forecast.C)Avoid travel on Wednesday.B)Evacuate the area with the orange alert.D)Prepare enough food and drink.2.A)Pay more attention to the roads.C)Bring more mobile phones.B)Stay at a safer place.D)Take a train home.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ３ａｎｄ４ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．3.A)There is only one ecosystem in Europe.B)Romania s wetlands thrive again.C)The wildlife in Romania isn t well protected.D)There are200species of birds in Romania s wetlands.4.A)Block the waterways.C)Use monitoring equipment.B)Restore the fishing ban.D)Prohibit fishing in the next10years.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ５ｔｏ７ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．5.A)He had a car accident.B)He attended his graduation ceremony.C)He had a heart attack.D)He gave a performance in the auditorium.6.A)What happened to him.C)When the graduation ceremony was.B)What date it was.D)Where he was.7.A)He was really touched by his classmates.C)He couldn t remember what to say.B)He didn t know what happened at all.D)His parents wore caps and gowns.４㊃１㊀ｗｉｌｌｈｅａｒｆｏｕｒｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ．Ｂｏｔｈｔｈｅｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎａｎｄｔｈｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓｗｉｌｌｂｅｓｐｏｋｅｎｏｎｌｙｏｎｃｅ．Ａｆｔｅｒｙｏｕｈｅａｒａｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｍｕｓｔｃｈｏｏｓｅｔｈｅｂｅｓｔａｎｓｗｅｒｆｒｏｍｔｈｅｆｏｕｒｃｈｏｉｃｅｓｍａｒｋｅｄＡ），Ｂ），Ｃ）ａｎｄＤ）．ＴｈｅｎｍａｒｋｔｈｅｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｌｅｔｔｅｒｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ１ｗｉｔｈａｓｉｎｇｌｅｌｉｎｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｔｈｅｃｅｎｔｒｅ．Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ８ｔｏ１１ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．8.A)Her children s disruption.C)A sense of isolation.B)Quiet atmosphere.D)Longer working hours.9.A)It doesn t offer coffee.C)It doesn t have free Wi⁃Fi.B)It s too quiet.D)It lacks the material he needs.10.A)The sense of being out in the world.C)The coffee table.B)The coffee it provides.D)The comfortable working condition.11.A)People don t order anything.B)People bring their laptops and paperwork.C)People occupy valuable table space in quiet times.D)People of two occupy a table for six.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ１２ｔｏ１５ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．12.A)She is not satisfied with the salary.B)She is not capable of the job.C)She often works overtime.D)She s received a job offer from another company.13.A)They may be considered as less loyal.B)They won t get the promotion opportunities.C)They should take more responsibility at work.D)They will be given hiring priority.14.A)She might have to do extra work every day.C)She might not get enough vacation.B)She might not get a pay rise.D)She might not gain more experience.15.A)Experience.C)Fortune.B)Confidence.D)Opportunity.４㊃２㊀ｔｈｒｅｅｏｒｆｏｕｒｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ．Ｂｏｔｈｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅａｎｄｔｈｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓｗｉｌｌｂｅｓｐｏｋｅｎｏｎｌｙｏｎｃｅ．Ａｆｔｅｒｙｏｕｈｅａｒａｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｍｕｓｔｃｈｏｏｓｅｔｈｅｂｅｓｔａｎｓｗｅｒｆｒｏｍｔｈｅｆｏｕｒｃｈｏｉｃｅｓｍａｒｋｅｄＡ），Ｂ），Ｃ）ａｎｄＤ）．ＴｈｅｎｍａｒｋｔｈｅｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｌｅｔｔｅｒｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ１ｗｉｔｈａｓｉｎｇｌｅｌｉｎｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｔｈｅｃｅｎｔｒｅ．Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ１６ｔｏ１８ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．16.A)It s a horrible feeling.C)It s boring and dangerous.B)It can be a blessing.D)It s the most comfortable state.17.A)To be active.C)To travel abroad.B)To meet up with your friends.D)To seek advice from others.18.A)It provides a chance for people to think deeply.B)It makes us treasure the time.C)It enables one to identify true friends.D)It helps us take care of problems more efficiently.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ１９ｔｏ２１ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．19.A)He is a harsh person.C)He is very demanding in his work.B)He is mean to others.D)He usually works very late.20.A)He moved out and divorced.B)It was plagued by drugs and gang violence.C)He lived there for20years.D)His parents would move into his new house.21.A)He was only responsible for unloading food.B)He had to sign his name on every label.C)It was a hard and tedious job.D)He was required to work on Friday night.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ２２ｔｏ２５ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．22.A)By recording the time people spend on TV.C)By using memory and fluency tests.B)By tracking people s living habits.D)By scanning people s brains.４㊃３㊀23.A)Watching television for hours.㊀㊀㊀㊀㊀㊀㊀C)Reading books and magazines.B)Playing video games.D)Surfing the Internet.24.A)Television viewing may be a potential factor for Alzheimer s disease.B)Alzheimer s patients tend to watch television more than3hours a day.C)Some research has confirmed the link between them.D)Television watching is beneficial to Alzheimer s patients.25.A)Watch television no more than3hours each day.B)Balance television viewing with other contrasting activities.C)Watch some educational TV programs.D)Take more physical exercise.ＰａｒｔＩＩＩＲｅａｄｉｎｇＣｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｏｎ(４０ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ)ＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＡＤｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：Ｉｎｔｈｉｓｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ，ｔｈｅｒｅｉｓａｐａｓｓａｇｅｗｉｔｈｔｅｎｂｌａｎｋｓ．Ｙｏｕａｒｅｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄｔｏｓｅｌｅｃｔｏｎｅｗｏｒｄｆｏｒｅａｃｈｂｌａｎｋｆｒｏｍａｌｉｓｔｏｆｃｈｏｉｃｅｓｇｉｖｅｎｉｎａｗｏｒｄｂａｎｋｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅ．Ｒｅａｄｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙｂｅｆｏｒｅｍａｋｉｎｇｙｏｕｒｃｈｏｉｃｅｓ．Ｅａｃｈｃｈｏｉｃｅｉｎｔｈｅｂａｎｋｉｓｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｄｂｙａｌｅｔｔｅｒ．ＰｌｅａｓｅｍａｒｋｔｈｅｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｌｅｔｔｅｒｆｏｒｅａｃｈｉｔｅｍｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ２ｗｉｔｈａｓｉｎｇｌｅｌｉｎｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｔｈｅｃｅｎｔｒｅ．Ｙｏｕｍａｙｎｏｔｕｓｅａｎｙｏｆｔｈｅｗｏｒｄｓｉｎｔｈｅｂａｎｋｍｏｒｅｔｈａｎｏｎｃｅ． Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated. Those were the words uttered by pioneering British scientist Rosalind Franklin,who firmly believed that the pursuit of science should be㊀26㊀to all.As a woman working in the first half of the20th century,Franklin s contributions to some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time including the structure of DNA were sadly㊀27㊀in her lifetime.More than60years after Franklin s death,we are㊀28㊀living in a different world,where women play an important part in everyｅｃｈｅｌｏｎ（阶层）of our society not least in science, innovation,higher education and universities are world leaders when it comes to advancing and㊀29㊀gender equality.In the past decade,we have seen a㊀30㊀increase in England in the number of women accepted on to full⁃time undergraduate degrees in science,technology,engineering and maths(Stem subjects).And in the last academic year,women㊀31㊀for more than half of all Stem postgraduates at UK universities.Data shows us the㊀32㊀to success gets harder for women to climb the further up they go. Although women make up the majority of undergraduates in our universities,just under half of academic staff are female.At㊀33㊀levels,only a quarter of professors are women,and black４㊃４㊀４㊃５㊀women make up less than 2%of all female academic staff.There are also stark differences in pay across grades.The gender pay gap based on median salaries across the sector in 20162017was 13.7%,㊀34㊀there is still some way to go to ensure women are rising through the ranks to higher grade positions and being paid ㊀35㊀.A)accessibleB)accountedC)adaptationD)appropriatelyE)considerableF)effectiveG)ladderH)misread I)nomination J)overlooked K)promoting L)senior M)submission N)suggesting O)thankfullyＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＢ∗*因疫情关系，本篇真题未能获得，此处用2017年12月真题代替㊂Ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：Ｉｎｔｈｉｓｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕａｒｅｇｏｉｎｇｔｏｒｅａｄａｐａｓｓａｇｅｗｉｔｈｔｅｎｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔｓａｔｔａｃｈｅｄｔｏｉｔ．Ｅａｃｈｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔｃｏｎｔａｉｎｓｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎｇｉｖｅｎｉｎｏｎｅｏｆｔｈｅｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈｓ．Ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｙｔｈｅｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈｆｒｏｍｗｈｉｃｈｔｈｅｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎｉｓｄｅｒｉｖｅｄ．Ｙｏｕｍａｙｃｈｏｏｓｅａｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈｍｏｒｅｔｈａｎｏｎｃｅ．Ｅａｃｈｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈｉｓｍａｒｋｅｄｗｉｔｈａｌｅｔｔｅｒ．ＡｎｓｗｅｒｔｈｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓｂｙｍａｒｋｉｎｇｔｈｅｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｌｅｔｔｅｒｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ２.ＴｈｅＨｅａｌｔｈＢｅｎｅｆｉｔｓｏｆＫｎｉｔｔｉｎｇA ）About 15years ago,I was invited to join a knitting group.I agreed to give it a try.B ）My mother had taught me to knit at 15,and I knitted in class throughout college and for a fewyears thereafter.Then decades passed without my touching a knitting needle.But within two Mondays in the group,I was hooked,not only on knitting but also on ｃｒｏｃｈｅｔｉｎｇ(钩织),and I was on my way to becoming a highly productive crafter.C ）I ve made countless baby blankets,sweaters,scarves,hats and caps for newborns.I take a knittingproject with me everywhere,especially when I have to sit still and listen.As I discovered in college,when my hands are busy,my mind stays focused on the here and now.D）It seems,too,that I m part of a national renewal of interest in needle and otherｈａｎｄｉｃｒａｆｔｓ(手工艺).The Craft Yarn Council reports that a third of women ages2535now knit or crochet.Even men and schoolchildren are swelling the ranks,among them my friend s three small grandsons.Last April,the council created a Stitch Away Stress campaign in honor of National Stress Awareness Month.Dr.Herbert Benson,a pioneer in mind/body medicine and author ofＴｈｅＲｅｌａｘａｔｉｏｎＲｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ,says that the repetitive action of needlework can induce a relaxed state like that associated withｍｅｄｉｔａｔｉｏｎ(沉思)and yoga.Once you get beyond the initial learning curve, knitting and crocheting can lower heart rate and blood pressure.E）But unlike meditation,craft activities result in tangible and often useful products that can enhance self⁃esteem.I keep photos of my singular accomplishments on my cellphone to boost my spirits when needed.F）Since the1990s,the council has surveyed hundreds of thousands of knitters and crocheters,who routinely list stress relief and creative fulfillment as the activities main benefits.Among them is the father of a prematurely born daughter who reported that during the baby s five weeks in the intensive care unit, learning how to knit infant hats gave me a sense of purpose during a time that I felt very helpless.It s a hobby that I ve stuck with,and it continues to help me cope with stress at work,provide a sense of order inｈｅｃｔｉｃ(忙乱的)days,and allow my brain time to solve problems.G）A recent email from theｙａｒｎ(纺纱)company Red Heart titled Health Benefits of Crocheting and Knitting prompted me to explore what else might be known about the health value of activities like knitting.My research revealed that the rewards go well beyond replacing stress and anxiety with the satisfaction of creation.H）For example,Karen Hayes,a life coach in Toronto,conducts knitting therapy programs,including Knit to Quit to help smokers give up the habit,and Knit to Heal for people coping with health crises,like a cancer diagnosis or serious illness of a family member.Schools and prisons with craft programs report that they have a calming effect and enhance social skills.And having to follow instructions on complex craft projects can improve children s math skills.I）Some people find that craftwork helps them control their weight.Just as it s challenging to smoke while knitting,when hands are holding needles and hooks,there s less snacking and mindless eating out of boredom.J）I ve found that my handiwork with yarn has helped myａｒｔｈｒｉｔｉｃ(患关节炎的)fingers remain moreｄｅｘｔｅｒｏｕｓ(灵巧的)as I age.A woman encouraged to try knitting and crocheting after developing an autoimmune disease that caused a lot of hand pain reported on the Craft Yarn ４㊃６㊀Council site that her hands are now less stiff and painful.K）A2009University of British Columbia study of38women with an eating disorder who were taught to knit found that learning the craft led to significant improvements.Seventy⁃four percent of the women said the activity lessened their fears and kept them from thinking about their problem.L）Betsan Corkhill,a wellness coach in Bath,England,and author of the bookＫｎｉｔｆｏｒＨｅａｌｔｈ＆Ｗｅｌｌｎｅｓｓ,established a website,Stitchlinks,to explore the value of what she calls therapeutic knitting.Among her respondents,54percent of those who were clinically depressed said that knitting made them feel happy or very happy.In a study of60self⁃selected people with persistent pain,Ms.Corkhill and colleagues reported that knitting enabled them to redirect their focus, reducing their awareness of pain.She suggested that the brain can process just so much at once, and that activities like knitting and crocheting make it harder for the brain to register pain signals.Perhaps most exciting is research that suggests that crafts like knitting and crocheting may help to keep off a decline in brain function with age.In a2011study,researchers led by Dr.Yonas Geda at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester interviewed aｒａｎｄｏｍ(随机的)sample of1,321people ages70 89,most of whom wereｃｏｇｎｉｔｉｖｅｌｙ(在认知方面)normal,about the cognitive activities they engaged in late in life.The study,published in theＪｏｕｒｎａｌｏｆＮｅｕｒｏｐｓｙｃｈｉａｔｒｙ＆ＣｌｉｎｉｃａｌＮｅｕｒｏｓｃｉｅｎｃｅｓ,found that those who engaged in crafts like knitting and crocheting had a diminished chance of developing mild cognitive disorder and memory loss.M）Although it is possible that only people who are cognitively healthy would pursue such activities, those who read newspapers or magazines or played music did not show similar benefits.The researchers speculate that craft activities promote the development of nerve pathways in the brain that help to maintain cognitive health.N）In support of that suggestion,a2014study by Denise C.Park of the University of Texas at Dallas and colleagues demonstrated that learning to knit or do digital photography enhanced memory function in older adults.Those who engaged in activities that were not intellectually challenging, either in a social group or alone,did not show such improvements.O）Given that sustained social contacts have been shown to support health and a long life,those wishing to maximize the health value of crafts might consider joining a group of like⁃minded folks.I for one try not to miss a single weekly meeting of my knitting group.36.When the author was a college student,she found that knitting helped her concentrate.37.Knitting can help people stay away from tobacco.４㊃７㊀４㊃８㊀38.Even men and children are now joining the army of knitters.39.Being a member of a crafts group enhances one s health and prolongs one s life.40.Knitting diverts people s attention from their pain.41.The author learnt to knit as a teenager,but it was not until she was much older that she becamekeenly interested.42.When people are knitting,they tend to eat fewer snacks.43.Survey findings show that knitting can help people relieve stress.44.According to a study,knitters and crocheters are less likely to suffer mild cognitive damage.45.The products of knitting can increase one s sense of self ⁃respect.ＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＣＤｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：Ｔｈｅｒｅａｒｅ２ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓｉｎｔｈｉｓｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ．Ｅａｃｈｐａｓｓａｇｅｉｓｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄｂｙｓｏｍｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓｏｒｕｎｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔｓ．ＦｏｒｅａｃｈｏｆｔｈｅｍｔｈｅｒｅａｒｅｆｏｕｒｃｈｏｉｃｅｓｍａｒｋｅｄＡ），Ｂ），Ｃ）ａｎｄＤ）．ＹｏｕｓｈｏｕｌｄｄｅｃｉｄｅｏｎｔｈｅｂｅｓｔｃｈｏｉｃｅａｎｄｍａｒｋｔｈｅｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｌｅｔｔｅｒｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ２ｗｉｔｈａｓｉｎｇｌｅｌｉｎｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｔｈｅｃｅｎｔｒｅ．ＰａｓｓａｇｅＯｎｅ∗*因疫情关系，本篇真题未能获得，此处用2017年6月真题代替㊂Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ４６ｔｏ５０ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇｐａｓｓａｇｅ．The phrase almost completes itself:midlife crisis.It s the stage in the middle of the journey when people feel youth vanishing,their prospects narrowing and death approaching.There s only one problem with the ｃｌｉｃｈé(套话).It isn t true. In fact,there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis other than a few small pilot studies conducted decades ago, Barbara Hagerty writes in her new book,ＬｉｆｅＲｅｉｍａｇｉｎｅｄ.The bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause,or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s,but this shift can be exciting,rather than terrifying.Barbara Hagerty looks at some of the features of people who turn midlife into a rebirth.They break routines,because autopilot is death. They choose purpose over happiness ―having a clear sense of purpose even reduces the risk of Alzheimer s disease.They give priority to relationships,as careers often ｒｅｃｅｄｅ(逐渐淡化).ＬｉｆｅＲｅｉｍａｇｉｎｅｄpaints a picture of middle age that is far from gloomy.Midlife seems like the second big phase of decision⁃making.Your identity has been formed;you ve built up your resources; and now you have the chance to take the big risks precisely because your foundation is already secure.Karl Barth described midlife precisely this way.At middle age,he wrote, the sowing is behind; now is the time to reap.The run has been taken;now is the time to leap.Preparation has been made; now is the time for the venture of the work itself.The middle⁃aged person,Barth continued,can see death in the distance,but moves with a measured haste to get big new things done while there is still time.What Barth wrote decades ago is even truer today.People are healthy and energetic longer.We have presidential candidates running for their first term in office at age68,69and74.A longer lifespan is changing the narrative structure of life itself.What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is now a potential turning point the turning point you are most equipped to take full advantage of.46.What does the author think of the phrase midlife crisis ?A)It has led to a lot of debate.C)It is no longer fashionable.B)It is widely acknowledged.D)It misrepresents real life.47.How does Barbara Hagerty view midlife?A)It may be the beginning of a crisis.B)It can be a new phase of one s life.C)It can be terrifying for the unprepared.D)It may see old⁃age diseases approaching.48.How is midlife pictured in the bookＬｉｆｅＲｅｉｍａｇｉｎｅｄ?A)It can be quite rosy.B)It can be burdensome.C)It undergoes radical transformation.D)It makes for the best part of one s life.49.According to Karl Barth,midlife is the time.A)to relax B)to mature C)to harvest D)to reflect50.What does the author say about midlife today?A)It is more meaningful than other stages of life.B)It is likely to change the narrative of one s life.C)It is more important to those with a longer lifespan.D)It is likely to be a critical turning point in one s life.４㊃９㊀ＰａｓｓａｇｅＴｗｏＱｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ５１ｔｏ５５ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇｐａｓｓａｇｅ．It s late in the evening:time to close the book and turn off the computer.You re done for the day.What you may not realize,however,is that the learning process actually continues in your dreams.It might sound like science fiction,but researchers are increasingly focusing on the relationship between the knowledge and skills our brains absorb during the day and the fragmented,often bizarre imaginings they generate at night.Scientists have found that dreaming about a task we ve learned is associated with improved performance in that activity(suggesting that there s some truth to the popular notion that we re getting a foreign language once we begin dreaming in it).What s more, researchers are coming to recognize that dreaming is an essential part of understanding,organizing and retaining what we learn.While we sleep,research indicates,the brain replays the patterns of activity it experienced during waking hours,allowing us to enter what one psychologist calls aｎｅｕｒａｌ（神经的）virtual reality.A vivid example of such replay can be seen in a video researchers made recently about sleep disorders. They taught a series of dance moves to a group of patients with conditions like sleepwalking,in which the sleeper engages in the kind physical movement that does not normally occur during sleep. They then videotaped the subjects as they slept.Lying in bed,eyes closed,one female patient on the tape performs the dance moves she learned earlier.This shows that while our bodies are at rest,our brains are drawing what s important from the information and events we ve recently encountered,then integrating that data into the vast store of what we already know.In a2010study,researchers at Harvard Medical School reported that college students who dreamed about a computerｍａｚｅ（迷宫）task they had learned showed a10⁃fold improvement in their ability to find their way through the maze compared with participants who did not dream about the task.Robert Stickgold,one of the Harvard researchers,suggests that studying right before bedtime or taking a nap following a study session in the afternoon might increase the odds of dreaming about the material.Think about that as your head hits the pillow tonight.51.What is scientists finding about dreaming?A)It involves disconnected,weird images.B)It resembles fragments of science fiction.C)Dreaming about a learned task betters its performance.D)Dreaming about things being learned disturbs one s sleep.52.What happens when one enters a dream state?A)The body continues to act as if the sleeper were awake.B)The neural activity of the brain will become intensified.４㊃１０㊀C)The brain behaves as if it were playing a virtual reality video game.D)The brain once again experiences the learning activities of the day.53.What does the brain do while we are sleeping?A)It systematizes all the data collected during the day.B)It substitutes old information with new data.C)It processes and absorbs newly acquired data.D)It classifies information and places it in different files.54.What does Robert Stickgold suggest about enhancing learning?A)Having a little sleep after studying in the day.B)Staying up late before going to bed.C)Having a dream about anything.D)Thinking about the odds of dreaming about the material.55.What can be inferred about dreaming from the passage?A)We may enhance our learning through dreaming.B)Dreaming improves your language ability.C)All sleepwalkers perform dance moves when they are sleeping.D)Taking a nap after learning can help you find the way through the maze.ＰａｒｔＩＶＴｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ(３０ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ)Ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：Ｆｏｒｔｈｉｓｐａｒｔ，ｙｏｕａｒｅａｌｌｏｗｅｄ３０ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓｔｏｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｅａｐａｓｓａｇｅｆｒｏｍＣｈｉｎｅｓｅｉｎｔｏＥｎｇｌｉｓｈ．ＹｏｕｓｈｏｕｌｄｗｒｉｔｅｙｏｕｒａｎｓｗｅｒｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ２.在中国，火锅已有2,000多年的历史，最早流行于最寒冷的地区，然后在很多地区盛行，出现了具有地方特色的种类㊂吃火锅时，家人和朋友围坐在桌边，桌子中间放着热腾腾的火锅㊂吃火锅时，人们可以根据自己的口味放肉㊁海鲜㊁蔬菜和其他配料，自己烹饪㊂人们可以一边尽情地聊天，一边享受美餐㊂４㊃１１㊀未得到监考教师指令前，不得翻阅该试题册！答案ＰａｒｔＩ㊀Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ（见解析）ＰａｒｔＩＩ㊀ＬｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇＣｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｏｎＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＡ1.C㊀㊀2.A㊀㊀3.B㊀㊀4.D㊀㊀5.A㊀㊀6.B㊀㊀7.AＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＢ8.C9.B10.A11.D12.A13.A14.B㊀㊀15.AＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＣ16.B17.A18.D19.C20.B21.C22.C㊀㊀23.A㊀㊀24.A㊀㊀25.BＰａｒｔＩＩＩ㊀ＲｅａｄｉｎｇＣｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｏｎＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＡ２６．Ａ２７．Ｊ２８．Ｏ２９．Ｋ３０．Ｅ３１．Ｂ３２．Ｇ㊀㊀３３．Ｌ㊀㊀３４．Ｎ㊀㊀３５．ＤＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＢ３６．Ｃ３７．Ｈ３８．Ｄ３９．Ｏ４０．Ｌ４１．Ｂ４２．Ｉ㊀㊀４３．Ｆ㊀㊀４４．Ｌ㊀㊀４５．ＥＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＣ４６．Ｄ４７．Ｂ４８．Ａ４９．Ｃ５０．Ｄ５１．Ｃ５２．Ｄ㊀㊀５３．Ｃ㊀㊀５４．Ａ㊀㊀５５．ＡＰａｒｔＩＶ㊀Ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ（见解析）㊀㊀。
2020年12月英语四级答案(卷一完整版)
2020年12月英语四级答案（卷一完整版）2020年12月英语四级答案（卷一完整版）提示：考试采取"多题多卷"模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题实行核对。
写作：For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essaycommenting on the saying "Learning is a daily experience and alifetime mission." You can cite examples to illustrate theimportance of lifelong learning“. You should write at least 120words but no more than 180 words.破题思路：第一段：解释引言内容. 提出文章的主旨：“学习的重要性”第二段：分析原因此处能够结合例子.第三段：得出结论此文章写作时能够全面参照有道考神四级写作课程中“功能句”的讲解。
参考范文： Learning is a daily experience and a lifetimemission. This is a proverb full of logic. Inother words, learning is significant in our whole life. Indeed, wecan learn many things from it. If you understand it and apply it toyour study or work, you’ll necessarily benefit a lot from it.There are many reasons which can explain this phenomenon and thefollowing are the typical ones. The first reason is that learningcan light our road in the coming future. Thereis no denying thefact that the society is developing increasingly fast and we areoften easily surpassed by the people around. The only way to avoidthis is to learn to improve ourselves. As an illustration, I’d liketo takemyself as an example. After graduation from college, mylife has been full of working pressure, which contributes to mydecision of pursuing further education. That’s why I can make myown way in such a competitive society.The effect of learning can be boiled down to two major ones. First,with the spirit of learning, we are more capableof overcoming thedifficulties in the future. More importantly, we can enrich ourspare time life by learning. No matter who you are, you mustremember that learning is the basic skill in our life.【短对话】1. C. They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.2. B. At a gift shop.3. D. He declined a job offer from the art gallery.4. A. He will be unable to attend the birthday party.5. A. Set a deadline for the staff to meet.6. D. The way to the visitor's parking.7. B. He has benefited from exercise.8. D. The secretaries in the man's company.【短文理解】Passage One16. A) No one knows for sure when they came into being.17. D) Carry ropes across rivers.18. C) To prove that lightening is electricity.Passage Two19. C) She can speak several languages.20. B) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.21. C) She was able to translate for a German sports judge.22. B) Taste the beef and give her comment.Passage Three23. D) He grew up in a poor single parent family.24. A) Stupid25. B) Write two book reports a week.【短文听写】(26) heavenly(27) fascinating(28) made up of(29) Now and then(30) combine with(31) generally(32) characteristics(33) phenomenon(34) naked(35) relatively选词填空：36. G，favorite 该题难度不大。
2020年英语专业四级语法与词汇练习150题(附答案)
英语专业四级语法与词汇练习150题1._____ all our kindness to help her, Sara refused to listen.A. AtB. InC. ForD. On2. ____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.A. Had they arrivedB. Would they arriveC. Were they arrivingD. Were they to arrive3. ____ conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.A. ContinuousB. ContinualC. ConstantD. Contrary4. ____ he's already heard the news.A. Chances areB. Chance isC. Opportunities areD. Opportunity is5.____ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.A. But forB. According toC. For allD. Thanks to6. ____ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.A. AsB. WhetherC. WhileD. Now that7. ____ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.A. To be freeB. To freeC. FreeingD. Freed8. ____ should any money be given to a small child.A. On no accountB. From all accountC. Of no accountD. By all account9.____ the advances of the science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.A. As forB. DespiteC. ExceptD. Besides10. ____ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is.A. To giveB. GivenC. GivingD. Having given11. ____ the sight of the police officers, the men ran off.A. InB. AtC. OnD. With12. ____ the wall, we decided that we should need three tins of paint.A. Making upB. Doing upC. Putting upD. Sizing up13. ____ the whole, early American city planning was excellent.A. InB. FromC. OnD. Above14. ____ we are having these days!A. What a lovely weatherB. What lovely weathersC. What lovely weatherD. What lovely a weather15. ____, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.A. Other things being equalB. Were other things equalC. To be equal to other thingsD. Other things to be equal16. ____, he does not love her.A. As he likes her very muchB. Though much he likes herC. Much although he likes herD. Much though he likes her17. A drunk man walked in, ____ in appearance.A. repulsiveB. reluctantC. reproachfulD. reputed18. A good many houses ____ knocked down by the earthquake.A. wasB. wereC. isD. are19. A good teacher must know how to ____ his ideas.A. conveyB. displayC. consultD. confront20. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is ____ conditions orevents.A. in response toB. in favor ofC. in contrast toD. in excess of21. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.A. take overB. result inC. hold onD. keep to22. A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.A. supplyB. assuranceC. provisionD. adjustment23. A river _____ through the narrow wooded valley below.A. extendsB. poursC. expandsD. twists24. A writer has to ____ imagination as well as his experiences for his writing.A. drawing back fromB. draw inC. draw upD. draw on25. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _____ of maturity.A. fulfillmentB. achievementC. establishmentD. accomplishment26. After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U.S., he will _____ work on a five-language opera.A. confineB. indulgeC. resumeD. undergo27. After briefly ____ the history of the author, Prof. Li turned to the novel itself immediately.A. dipping inB. dipping atC. dipping intoD. dipping toAfter negotiation, the two countries ____ the terms of peace.A. agreed withB. agreed inC. agreed toD. agreed on29. After performing a successful operation, the doctor at last pulled the patient ____.A. backB. inC. upD. through30. After reading these books, he was _____ to the Darwinian theory of evolution.A. changedB. convertedC. transferredD. adjusted31. Airplane and television are among the ____ of science.A. masksB. martyrsC. marvels32. All experts agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs is carefully ____ therisks and benefits.A. weighingB. valuingC. evaluatingD. distinguishing33. Although Asian countries are generally more ____ in social customs than Western countries,there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India.A. conservativeB. confidentialC. comprehensibleD. consistent34. Although he is very rich, his undutiful children are the ____ of his life.A. torchB. tormentC. topicD. topper35. Although he thought he was helping us to prepare the dinner, he was actually ____ the way.A. inB. offC. byD. on36. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have ____ vision.A. vigorousB. exactC. acuteD. vivid37. Although sports ____ the household, Joe drew the line when they interfered with family traditions and routine.A. overwhelmedB. affectedD. influenced38. Although the town had been ____ by the storm several times, little damage was done.A. attackedB. injuredC. harmedD. struck39. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ____ before the West was settled.A. couldB. wasC. wouldD. did40. Among the many subjects in school, mathematics is probably the most _____, depending least on a student's background and culture.A. universalB. abstractC. arbitraryD. concrete41. As a _____ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.A. flexibleB. versatileC. sophisticatedD. productive42. As a salesman, he works on a (an) _____ basis, taking 10% of everything he sells.A. incomeB. commissionC. salaryD. pension43. As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both _____ targets and moving targets.A. stationaryB. standingC. stableD. still44. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think _____.A. ought to be saidB. must sayC. have to be saidD. need to say45. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _____ our seat belt.A. tiedB. lockedC. fastenedD. closed46. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in herspeech, she suddenly _____ to another subject.A. committedB. switchedC. favoredD. transmitted47. At no time _____ other countries.A. China will invadeB. will invade ChinaC. will China invadeD. invade will China48. Be here on Friday _____ the latest.A. atB. byC. forD. in49. Because the whole country is in a financial dilemma, the government calls on us to _____ economy.A. makeB. practiceC. carryD. develop50. Before he started the work, I asked the builder to give me an _____ of the cost of repairing the roof.A. assessmentB. estimateC. announcementD. evaluation51. Beryl hardly ever goes to _____ the cinema.A. neither the theatre orB. either the theatre norC. neither the theatre norD. the theatre or52. Beside being expensive, the food tastes _____.A. badlyB. too much badC. too badlyD. bad53. Britain's press is unusual _____ it is divided into two very different types of newspaper: the quality press and the popular press.A. in howB. in whatC. in whichD. in that54. By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can _____ the surroundings.A. exploreB. exposeC. exploitD. expand55. Cancer is second only _____ heart disease as a cause of death.A. ofB. toC. withD. from56. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ loud continuous noise.A. subjected toB. filled withC. associated withD. attached to57. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ______ directed.A. likeB. soC. whichD. as58. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ______ produces artificial cold surrounding it.A. absorptionB. transitionC. consumptionD. interaction59. Charles can't go to work today because he _____ a cold.A. hasB. feelsC. takesD. thinks60. Charles has not the least ______ of giving up his research.A. intentionB. decisionC. ideaD. hope61. Columbus' decision to sail west to reach the East _____ on his belief that the earth was round.A. existedB. satC. relaxedD. rested62. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the _____ movie could not hold our attention.A. three-hoursB. three-hourC. three-hours'D. three-hour's63. Difficulties can _____ a person's best qualities.A. bring upB. bring outC. bring aboutD. bring to64. Doctors sometimes _____ old cures when modern medicine doesn't work.A. fall onB. fall down onC. fall back onD. fall in upon65. Does brain power _____ as we get older? Scientists now have some surprising answers.A. descendB. declineC. deduceD. collapse66. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true_____ it comes to classroom tests.A. whenB. sinceC. beforeD. after67. Don't worry. The company will _____ all your expense.A. satisfyB. meetC. payD. submit68. Eventually, people spread throughout the continent, ______ the entire species.A. wiping outB. wiping awayC. wiping offD. wiping up69. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ______ healthy.A. preserveB. stayC. maintainD. reserve70. Faced with the ______ difficulties, they are determined to carry on their program.A. satisfactoryB. attributableC. innocentD. intangible71. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, ______ the same company.A. all elseB. much worseC. let aloneD. less likely72. Flying in an airplane was once thought to be an impossible ______.A. taskB. professionC. promiseD. contest73. Fresh vegetables are straight from the ______ and raw vegetables are ______.A. earth...cookedB. soil...uncookedC. floor...cookedD. ground...uncooked74. From this material we can _____ hundreds of what you may call direct products.A. deriveB. discernC. diminishD. displace75. Fruit is cheapest _____ season.A. atB. onC. inD. through76. Fruit pickers are paid at the _____ of '4.00 an hour.A. rateB. scaleC. sumD. value77. Fumes from the exhaust of an automobile are ______.A. notoriousB. anxiousC. noxiousD. delicious78. George wasn't in class today, Professor Brown excused him ______.A. from attendingB. of attendingC. to attendD. attending79. Class will _____ at a high temperature and will be in a liquid condition.A. dissolveB. disappearC. meltD. evaporate80. Hamlet _____ his father's death on his uncle.A. reversedC. revengedD. revealed81. He _____ tennis every day since he ______ sixteen.A. has played... isB. played... has beenC. was playing...has beenD. has been playing...was82. He appeared _____ with our team's performance.A. satisfyingB. to be satisfyingC. to satisfyD. satisfied83. He believed that the greatest of his _____ was that he'd never had a college education.A. grievesB. misfortunesC. disastersD. sorrows84. He delivered _____ orders for a Chinese restaurant for the whole summer vacation so as to earn enough money for his tuition.A. take offB. take overC. take upD. take out85. He does not _____ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.A. equalB. matchC. qualifyD. fit86. He finished _____ in the 1,500-meter run.A. championB. championshipC. first87. He has been asked to account _____ his absence.A. forB. onC. ofD. about88. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _____ on what he promises.A. faithB. beliefC. creditD. reliance89. He is _____ the run from the police.A. inB. offC. onD. after90. He is an artist with seemingly unlimited _____.A. creativityB. creatureC. creationD. creative91. He knows the rules but does not know how to ______ it.A. controlB. directC. applyD. run92. He made a ____ inspection of the doors and the windows before leaving.A. slowlyB. leisurelyC. carefullyD. seriously93. He made such a _____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new building after him.A. genuineB. minimumC. modestD. generous94. He must have had an accident, or he _____ then.A. would have been hereB. had to be hereC. should be hereD. would be here95. He often sat in a small bar drinking considerably more than _____.A. he was in good healthB. his health was goodC. his good health wasD. was good for his health96. He pointed out that the living standard of urban and _____ people continued to improve.A. remoteB. municipalC. ruralD. provincial97. He said nothing at all, but his eyes spoke _____ him.A. forB. upC. outD. against98. He took me _____ task for not doing it.A. intoB. uponC. toD. on99. He used examples to _____ his argument.A. strengthenB. increaseC. fixD. underline100. He was here _____ the stroke.A. inB. onC. withD. to101. He was one of the greatest writers _____ had ever lived.A. whoB. whichC. thatD. as102. He would try to ingratiate himself _____ his clients in order to earn more money.A. intoB. withC. forD. from103. Her address made a great impression _____ the audience.A. atB. ofC. inD. on104. Here is one of the most interesting novels that _____ been published _____ the war.A. has ... afterB. have ... afterC. have ... sinceD. has ... since105. His companions have threatened to _____ his crimes to the police.A. imposeB. expressC. encloseD. expose106. His extravagance reduced him _____ for his living.A. to begB. from beggingC. to beggingD. into begging107. His death _____ with age.A. deterioratedB. determinedC. detectedD. detained108. His long service with the company was _____ with a present.A. admittedB. acknowledgedC. attributedD. accepted109. His novel _____ some light on life in China in Ming Dynasty.A. sendsB. providesC. throwsD. puts110. His tastes and habits _____ with those of his wife.A. combineB. competeC. coincideD. compromise111. His wife is quite lazy. Her reluctance to wash her own clothes is a case _____ point.A. inB. onC. toD. for112. His work is only _____, certainly not distinguished.A. fairB. remarkableC. goodD. wonderful113. Hot metal _____ as it grows cooler.A. contractsB. reducesC. condensesD. compresses114. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____.A. capacityB. strengthC. lengthD. possibility115. How close parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.A. hasB. haveC. havingD. to have116. I _____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.A. expressB. confessC. verifyD. acknowledge117. I always _____ what I have said.A. get toB. see toC. lead toD. hold to118. I am not used _____ to like that.A. to being spokenB. to speakC. being spokenD. to speaking119. I am sorry that I must _____ your invitation owing to a previous appointment.A. declineB. rejectC. acceptD. receive120. I appreciate _____ to your home.A. to be invitedB. to have invitedC. being invitedD. having invited121. I can _____ some noise while I'm studying, but I can't stand loud noises.A. come up withB. catch up withC. put up withD. keep up with122. I cannot give you _____ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.A. an expenseB. a chargeC. a purchaseD. an order123. I didn't quite _____ to what you had said. Would you mind repeating it?A. catch onB. get holdC. catch upD. go on124. I didn't say anything like that at all. You are purposely _____ my idea to prove your point.A. revisingB. contradictingC. distortingD. distracting125. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _____ something occurred which attracted my attention.A. unlessB. untilC. whenD. while126. I have the honor of introducing to you Mr. Alan, who will _____ you on his recent tour abroad.A. addressB. speakC. talkD. converse127. I have two boys but _____ of them likes sweets.A. bothB. neitherC. eitherD. none128. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _____ for it.A. more than to goB. than goingC. rather than to goD. more than going129. I regret _____ so much time and money on stamps.A. to wasteB. for wastingC. having wastedD. at wasting130. I was greatly disappointed _____ that affair.A. outB. inC. toD. toward131. I would like to have a talk with him _____ his convenience.A. inB. atC. forD. with132. I'd rather you _____ those important documents with you.A. don't takeB. didn't takeC. won't takeD. not take133. If a couple are divorced and their child lives with his mother, he is said to suffer from lack of _____ love.A. maternalB. fraternalC. paternalD. parental134. If English is not our first language you can often be puzzled by ways of expression that the native speaker of English does not even have to _____.A. think outB. think aboutC. think overD. think for135. If it _____ too much trouble, I'd love a cup of tea.A. isn'tB. wasn'tC. weren'tD. hadn't been136. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to _____ in the courtyard.A. convergeB. assembleC. crowdD. accumulate137. If the United States had built more homes for poor people in 1995, the housing problems now in some parts of the country _____ so serious.A. wouldn't beB. wouldn't have beenC. will not beD. would have not been138. If Tom wins tomorrow, he _____ thirty races in the past four years.A. will winB. has wonC. would have wonD. will have won139. If we believe something is good and true we should _____ to it.A. hold upB. keep onC. hold onD. keep up140. If you _____ James, ask him to phone me.A. should seeB. must seeC. might seeD. would see141. If you are required to do some work, it must be done _____.A. sooner or laterB. after all othersC. at lastD. in the long run142. If you know what the trouble is, why you don't help them to _____ the situation?B. modifyC. verifyD. rectify143. I'm sorry, but what he thinks is not of the _____ important to me.A. worthyB. valuableC. valuelessD. priceless144. I'm sure your suggestion will _____ the problem.A. contribute to solvingB. be contributed to solveC. contribute to solveD. be contributed to solving145. I'm very much obliged to you _____ the information.A. onB. forC. withD. of146. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible _____ and many jobs oncampus are reserves for students.A. scalesB. ranksC. gradesD. patterns147. In Beijing, the season of the year is probably _____ fall.A. laterB. lastC. latterD. late148. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.B. acknowledgedC. assembledD. appointed149. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly _____ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.A. admiredB. regardedC. expectedD. worshipped150. In that country, students will be _____ admittance to their classroom if they are not properly dressed.A. declinedB. deprivedC. deniedD. deserted答案：1. C2. D3. B4. A5. C6. C7. D8. A9. B 10. B11. B 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. A21. B 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. B31. C 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. A 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. A41. B 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. B51. C 52. D 53. D 54. A 55. B 56. A 57. D 58. A 59. A 60. A61. D 62. B 63. B 64. C 65. B 66. A 67. B 68. A 69. B 70. D71. C 72. B 73. B 74. 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2020年12月大学英语四级CET4真题(第1套)
2020年12月大学英语四级考试真题（一）Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write on the topic Changes in the Way of Education. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end ofeach news report,you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question, you 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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) Many people have been attacked by Devil Firefish.B) The Mediterranean is a natural habitat of Devil Firefish.C) Invasive species are driving away certain native species.D) A deadly fish has been spotted in the Mediterranean waters.2. A) It could badly pollute the surrounding waters.B) It could pose a threat to other marine species.C) It could disrupt the food chains there.D) It could add to greenhouse emissions.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A) Cars will not be allowed to enter the city.B)Pedestrians will have free access to the city.C) About half of its city center will be closed to cars.D)Buses will be the only vehicles allowed on its streets.4.A)The unbearable traffic noise.B) The worsening global warming.C) The ever-growing cost of petrol.D) The rising air pollution in Paris.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)His house was burnt down in a fire.B) Many of his possessions were stolen.6.A) Change his fishing locations.B) Find a job in a travel agency.C) His good luck charm sank into the sea.D) His fishing boat got wrecked on a rock.C)Sell the pearl he had kept for years.D) Spend a few nights on a small island.7.A) His pearl could be displayed in a museum.B)His monstrous pearl was extremely valuable.C) The largest pearl in the world weighs 14 pounds.D)A New York museum has the world's biggest pearl.Section BDirections: In this section , you will hear two long conversations. At the end ofeach conversation , you willhear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you 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 based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) It boasts a fairly long history.B) It has over 50 business partners.9. A) It was started by his father.B) It has about 50 employees.10.A)Outdated product design.B) Loss of competitive edge.C) It has 75 offices around the world.D) It produces construction materials.C) It is over 100 years old.D) It is a family business.C) Shortage of raw material supply.D)Legal disputes in many countries.11.A) Introducing innovative marketing strategies.B) Seeking new ways to increase its exports.C) Providing training for its staff members.D)Conducting a financial analysis for it.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) She is a real expert at house decorations.B) She is really impressed by the man's house.C) She is well informed about the design business.D) She is attracted by the color of the sitting room.13. A)From a construction businessman.B)From his younger brother Greg.14. A) The cost was affordable.B) The style was fashionable.C) From home design magazines.D)From a professional interior designer.C) The effort was worthwhile.D) The effect was unexpected.15. A) She'd like him to talk with Jonathan about a new project.B) She'd like to show him around her newly-renovated house.C) She wants to discuss the house decoration budget with him.D) She wants him to share his renovation experience with her.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end ofeach passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question ,you 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 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)Paying hospital bills for emergency cases.B)Doing research on ear, nose and throat diseases.C) Removing objects from patients' noses and ears.D) Providing routine care for small children.17.A)Children aged one to four are often more curious than older children.B)Five- to nine-year-olds are the most likely to put things in their ears.C) Many children like to put foreign objects in their mouths.D)Many children like to smell things they find or play with.四级2020年12月 218.A)They want to attract attention.B) They tend to act out of impulse.C) They are unaware of the potential risks.D) They are curious about these body parts.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) It gave her a used bicycle.B)It paid for her English lessons.20. A) Expanding bike-riding lessons.B) Providing free public transport.21. A) It is a sports club.B) It is a language school.C) It delivered her daily necessities.D) It provided her with physical therapy.C) Offering walking tours to visitors.D)Asking local people for donations.C) It is a counseling center.D) It is a charity organization.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) How animals deal with lack of gravity.B) How mice interact in a new environment.C) How low gravity affects the human body.D) How mice imitate human behavior in space.23. A) They found the space in the cage too small to stay in.B) They found it difficult to figure out where they were.C)They were not used to the low-gravity environment.D) They were not sensitive to the changed environment.24.A) They continued to behave as they did in the beginning.B) They already felt at home in the new environment.C) They had found a lot more activities to engage in.D)They tried everything possible to escape from the cage.25. A) They changed their routines in space.B) They began to eat less after some time.C) They behaved as if they were on Earth.D) They repeated their activities every day.Part III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list ofchoices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified bya letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Trust is fundamental to life. If you can't trust anything, life becomes intolerable. You can't have relationships without trust, let alone good ones.In the workplace, too,trust is26_.An organization without trust will be full of fear and 27If you work for a boss who doesn't trust their employees to do things right, you'll have a 28t ime. They'll be checking up on you all the time, correcting “mistakes”and29 reminding you to do this or that. Colleagues who don't trust one another will need to spend more time 30their backs than doing any useful work.Organizations are always trying to cut costs. Think of all the additional tasks caused by lack of trust. Audit （审计）departments only exist because of it．Companies keep large volumes of31＿because they don't trust their suppliers, their contractors or their customers. Probably more than half of alladministrative work is only there because of an ever-existing sense that “you can't trust anyone these days.”If even a small part of such valueless work could be _32,the savings would run into millions of dollars.All this is extra work we33onto ourselves because we don't trust people-the checking, following through, doing things ourselves because we don't believe others will do them34-or at all. If we took all thataway, how much extra time would we suddenly find in our life? How much of our work35would disappear?A)constantlyB)credibleC)essentialD)exploringE)gather F)loadG)miserableH)pressureI)properlyJ)recordsK)removedL)stacksM)suspicionN)trackedO)watchingSection BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from 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 the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Place Where the Poor Once ThrivedA) This is the land of opportunity. If that weren't already implied by the landscape-rolling green hills, palm trees, sun-kissed flowers-then it's evident in the many stories of people who grew up poor in these sleepy neighborhoods and rose to enormous success. People like Tri Tran, who fled Vietnam on a boat in 1986, showed up in San Jose with nothing, made it to MIT, and then founded the food-delivery start-up Munchery, which is valued at $ 300 million.B) Indeed, data suggests that this is one of the best places to grow up poor in America. A child born in the early 1980s into a low-income family in San Jose had a 12.9 percent chance of becoming a high earner as an adult, according to a landmark study released in 2014 by the economist Raj Chetty and his colleagues from Harvard and Berkeley.That number-12.9 percent-may not seem remarkable, but it was：Kids in San Jose whose families fell in the bottom quintile（五分位数）of income nationally had the best shot in the country at reaching the top quintile.C) By contrast, just 4. 4 percent of poor kids in Charlotte moved up to the top; in Detroit the figure was 5.5 percent. San Jose had social mobility comparable to Denmark's and Canada's and higher than other progressive cities such as Boston and Minneapolis.D)The reasons kids in San Jose performed so well might seem obvious. Some of the world's most innovative companies are located here, providing opportunities such as the one seized by a 12-year-old Mountain View resident named Steve Jobs when he called William Hewlett to ask for spare parts and subsequently received a summer job. This is a city of immigrants-38 percent of the city's population today is foreign-born-and immigrants and their children have historically experienced significant upward mobility in America. The city has long had a large foreign-born population (26.5 percent in 1990), leading to broader diversity, which, the Harvard and Berkeley economists say, is a good predictor of mobility.E) Indeed, the streets of San Jose seem, in some ways, to embody the best of America. It's possible to drive in a matter of minutes from sleek（光亮的）office towers near the airport where people pitch ideas to investors, to single-family homes with orange trees in their yards, or to a Vietnamese mall. The libraries here offer programs in 17 languages, and there are areas filled with small businesses owned by Vietnamese immigrants, Mexican immigrants, Korean immigrants, and Filipino immigrants, to name a few.F) But researchers aren't sure exactly why poor kids in San Jose did so well. The city has a low prevalence of children growing up in single-parent families, and a low level of concentrated poverty, both factors thatusually mean a city allows for good intergenerational mobility. But San Jose also performs poorly on some of the measures correlated with good mobility. It is one of the most unequal places out of the 741 that the researchers measured，and it has high degrees of racial and economic segregation （隔离）．Its schools underperform based on how much money there is in the area, said Ben Scuderi, a predoctoral fellow at the Equality of Opportunity Project at Harvard, which uses big data to study how to improve economic opportunities for low-income children. “There's a lot going on here which we don't totally understand,”he said. “It's interesting, because it kind of defies our expectations.”G) The Chetty data shows that neighborhoods and places mattered for children born in the San Jose area of the 1980s. Whether the city still allows for upward mobility of poor kids today, though, is up for debate. Some of the indicators such as income inequality, measured by the Equality of Opportunity Project for the year 2000, have only worsened in the past 16 years.H)Some San Jose residents say that as inequality has grown in recent years, upward mobility has become much more difficult to achieve. As Silicon Valley has become home to more successful companies, the flood of people to the area has caused housing prices to skyrocket. By most measures, San Jose is no longer a place where low-income, or even middle-income families, can afford to live. Rents in San Jose grew 42.6 percent between 2006 and 2014, which was the largest increase in the country during that time period. The city has a growing homelessness problem, which it tried to address by shutting down “The Jungle，”one of the largest homeless encampments（临时住地）in the nation，in 2014. Inequality is extreme. The Human Development Index-a measure of life expectancy, education and per capita（人均的）income-gives East San Jose a score of 4.85 out of 10，while nearby Cupertino, where Apple's headquarters sits, receives a 9.26. San Jose used to have a happy mix of factors-cheap housing, closeness to a rapidly developing industry, tightly-knit immigrant communities-that together opened up the possibility of prosperity for even its poorest residents. But in recent years, housing prices have skyrocketed, the region's rich and poor have segregated,and middle-class jobs have disappeared. Given this, the future for the region's poor doesn't look nearly as bright as it once did.I) Leaders in San Jose are determined to make sure that the city regains its status as a place where even poor kids can access the resources to succeed. With Silicon Valley in its backyard, it certainly has the chance to do so.“I think there is a broad consciousness in the Valley that we can do better than to leave thousands of our neighbors behind through a period of extraordinary success,”San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said. J）But in today＇s America-a land of rising inequality，increasing segregation，and stagnating（不增长的）middle-class wages-can the San Jose region really once again become a place of opportunity?K) The idea that those at the bottom can rise to the top is central to America's ideas about itself. That such mobility has become more difficult in San Jose raises questions about:the endurance of that foundational belief. After all, if the one-time land of opportunity can't be fixed, what does that say for the rest of America?36. According to some people living in San Jose, it has become much harder for the poor to get ahead due to the increased inequality.37.In American history, immigrants used to have a good chance to move upward in society.38. If the problems of San Jose can't be solved, one of America's fundamental beliefs about itself can be shaken.39. San Jose was among the best cities in America for poor kids to move up the social ladder..40. Whether poor kids in San Jose today still have the chance to move upward is questionable.41. San Jose's officials are resolved to give poor kids access to the resources necessary for success in life.42. San Jose appears to manifest some of the best features of America.43. As far as social mobility is concerned, San Jose beat many other progressive cities in America.44. Due to some changes like increases in housing prices inSan Jose,the prospects for its poor people have dimmed.45.Researchers do not have a clear idea why poor children in San Jose achieved such great success several decades ago.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Three children in every classroom have a diagnosable mental health condition.Half of these are behavioural disorders, while one third are emotional disorders such as stress,anxiety and depression, which often become outwardly apparent through self-harm. There was an astonishing 52 per cent jump in hospital admissions for children and young people who had harmed themselves between 2009 and 2015.Schools and teachers have consistently reported the scale of the problem since 2009. Last year, over half of teachers reported that more of their pupils experience mental health problems than in the past. But teachers also consistently report how ill-equipped they feel to meet pupils' mental health needs, and often cite a lack of training，expertise and support from the National Health Service（英国国家医疗服务体系）.Part of the reason for the increased pressure on schools is that there are now fewer 'early intervention（干预）＇and low-level mental health services based in the community. Cuts to local authority budgets since 2010 have resulted in a significant decline of these services, despite strong evidence of their effectiveness in preventing crises further down the line.The only way to break the pressures on both mental health services and schools is to reinvest in early intervention services inside schools.There are strong arguments for why schools are best placed to provide mental health services. Schools see young people more than any other service, which gives them a unique ability to get to hard-to-reach children and young people and build meaningful relationships with them over time. Recent studies have shown that children and young people largely prefer to see a counsellor in school rather than in an outside environment. Young people have reported that for low-level conditions such as stress and anxiety, a clinical setting can sometimes be daunting（令人却步的）.There are already examples of innovative schools which combine mental health and wellbeing provision with a strong academic curriculum. This will, though, require a huge cultural shift. Politicians, policymakers, commissioners and school leaders must be brave enough to make the leap towards reimagining schools as providers of health as well as education services.46. What are teachers complaining about?A)There are too many students requiring special attention.B)They are under too much stress counselling needy students.C)Schools are inadequately equipped to implement any intervention.D) They lack the necessary resources to address pupils' mental problems.47. What do we learn from the passage about community health services in Britain?A) They have deteriorated due to budget cuts.B) They facilitate local residents' everyday lives.C) They prove ineffective in helping mental patients.D) They cover preventative care for the local residents.48. Where does the author suggest mental health services be placed?A)At home.B)At school.C)In hospitals.D) In communities.49. What do we learn from the recent studies?A) Students prefer to rely on peers to relieve stress and anxiety.B) Young people are keen on building meaningful relationships.C) Students are more comfortable seeking counselling in school.D)Young people benefit from various kinds of outdoor activities.50.What does the author mean by a cultural shift (Line 2,Para.6)?A) Simplification of schools' academic curriculums.B)Parents' involvement in schools' policy-making.C) A change in teachers' attitudes to mental health.D) A change in the conception of what schools are.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Picture this: You're at a movie theater food stand loading up on snacks. You have a choice of a small, medium or large soda. The small is $ 3.50 and the large is $ 5.50. It's a tough decision: The small size may not last you through the whole movie, but $ 5.50 for some sugary drink seems ridiculous. But there's a third option, a medium soda for $5.25. Medium may be the perfect amount of soda for you, but the large is only a quarter more. If you're like most people, you end up buying the large (and taking a bathroom break midshow).If you're wondering who would buy the medium soda, the answer is almost no one. In fact, there's a good chance the marketing department purposely priced the medium soda as a decoy（诱饵），making you more likely to buy the large soda rather than the small.I have written about this peculiarity in human nature before with my friend Dan Ariely, who studied this phenomenon extensively after noticing pricing for subscriptions（订阅）to The Economist.The digital subscription was $ 59, the print subscription was $ 125, and the print plus digital subscription was also $125. No one in their right mind would buy the print subscription when you could get digital as well for the same price, so why was it even an option? Ariely ran an experiment and found that when only the two “real”choices were offered, more people chose the less-expensive digital subscription. But the addition of the bad option made people much more likely to choose the more expensive print plus digital option.Brain scientists call this effect “asymmetric dominance”and it means that people gravitate toward the choice nearest a clearly inferior option. Marketing professors call it the decoy effect, which is certainly easier to remember.Lucky for consumers, almost no one in the business community understands it.The decoy effect works because of the way our brains assign value when making choices. Value is almost never absolute; rather, we decide an object's value relative to our other choices. If more options are introduced, the value equation changes.51.Why does the author ask us to imagine buying food in the movie theater?A)To illustrate people's peculiar shopping behavior.B) To illustrate the increasing variety of snacks there.C) To show how hard it can be to choose a drink there.D) To show how popular snacks are among movie fans.52. Why is the medium soda priced the way it is?A) To attract more customers to buy it.B) To show the price matches the amount.C) To ensure customers drink the right amount of soda.D) To make customers believe they are getting a bargain.53. What do we learn from Dan Ariely's experiment?A) Lower-priced goods attract more customers.B) The Economist's promotional strategy works.C) The Economist's print edition turns out to sell the best.D)More readers choose the digital over the print edition.54.For what purpose is “the bad option”(Line 7, Para.3) added?A) To cater to the peculiar needs of some customers.B) To help customers to make morerational choices.C) To trap customers into buying the more pricey item.D)To provide customers with a greater variety of goods.55. How do we assess the value of a commodity, according to the passage?A) By considering its usefulness.B)By comparing it with other choices.C) By taking its quality into account.D) By examining its value equation.Part IV Translation(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.生活在中国不同地区的人们饮食多种多样。
2020年英语四级考试真题及答案(卷一完整版)
英语四级考试真题及答案(卷一完整版)范文：Writing：家长角色There are several possible reasons accountable for this phenomenon(中心句). To begin with, family in growing numbers has only one child; therefore, parents oftentimes focus all their attentions on that child and exert much pressure on him or her(原因一). Moreover, numerous parents intend to realize their unfulfilled dreams by letting their children learn what they failed to learn and apply for the college by which they failed to be accepted, because they have become richer and they believe that they have the power to make what they wanted and want come true now(原因二). For instance, my uncle used to be a poor man and his dream that one day he would become a violinist was broken because of lack of money. But he made a fortune by selling coals, and then forced his son, my younger brother to practice playing violin. My brother was a huge fan of sports, but now he has to play violin everyday unwillingly and ofter quarrels with their parents(举例：原来-然后-结局).To sum up, it is unreasonable for parents to control their children’s life(总结句). In order to help them grow happilyand healthily, parents are supposed to communicate with their kids about what they are really interested in(建议一，目的句型). Meanwhile, it is about time that parents let their kids make their own choices(建议二，“是时候”句型). Only in these ways will children grow in a psychologically happy environment and realize their own dreams.1．W: I am going to give up playing chess, I lost again today.M: Just because you lost? Is that any reason to quit?Q: What does the man imply?2．M: Do you know Shirley’s new address? She’s got some mail here and I’d like to fold it to her.W: Well, we’ve not been in touch for quit a while. Let’s see, Marry should know it? Q: What does the women mean?3.W: I missed the classes this morning could you please lent me your notes?M: My notes? You’ve never seem my hand writing, have you?Q: What does the man imply?4.M: I am taking my girlfriend to the fancy new restaurant for her birthday tonight.W: I went there last weekend and I found it rather disappointing.Q: What does the women mean?5.W: Winter is over at last, time to put away my gloves and boots.M: I ‘ve been waiting for this for months.Q: What does the man mean?6.W: Thank you for bringing the books back.M: I thought you need them over the weekend, many thanks for let me use them. Q: What do we learn from conversation？7.W: Are you working flexible hours?M: No I am not, The weather today is so nice, so I decided to walk to work and that meant I have to leave an hour earlier than usual.Q: What does the man decide to do?8.W: Our plane has been circling for a long time, we could delay.M: The airport was closed for a while this morning and things are still not back to normal.Q: What does the man mean?短对话答案解析（孙祥喆）【总评】：8 个短对话总体来说比以往四级听力要难，但是考察水平令人叹服。
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2020 年公共英语四级复习资料练习题1第七部份：Dialogues /monologues ：
1、Cooking at table side has always been part of traditional haute cuisine, or art of cooking. 注意的词语：art
of cooking 烹饪术，例：art of defense 武术。
2、I'm a very cook. 翻译为：我是一个绝对的厨师。
3、Stir the mixture until it leaves sides of the bowl. 翻
译为：与碗边脱离，即不沾碗边。
引申义：就是要求充分搅匀。
4、Roll the crust mixture into a round shape. 注意的词语：roll into 卷成, 使合为一体。
翻译为：将外面的蛋糕皮混合物卷成一团。
5、Yes, the apple pie is ready to serve. 注意的词语：be ready to 预备, 即将翻译为：是的，苹果派能够预备用了。
练习：
What should be more French than an outdoor market on a sunny Sunday morning? The air is filled with vital fragrances from the fruits and vegetables piled high in the greengrocers creative layouts. A trace of the Atlantic blows off the shellfish on the fishmonger 's bed of ice.
This, you think, is the very essence of France, until read those little signs that tell you the tomatoes (which are really pretty tasteless) come from Moroccan hothouses, the grapes from South Africa, and the kiwis from Chile.
For generations, the French have prided themselves on their distinctiveness. Nothing has stood for France 's sense
of exceptionalism more famously than its cooking. Gallic talent, taste and techniques have been exported all over the world. And therein lies part of the problem. From the Thames to Tokyo, non-French cooks have cracked the codes of the best French cuisine. Meanwhile, what was mediocre elsewhere has been imported. (Believe it or not, one restaurant associate with a famous Paris che f serves steak with a sauce that 's indistinguishable from the stuff on a Big Mac.) The result many tourists-as well as the French themselves-no longer see what's so special about French cooking.
The decline goes well beyond recent surveys that show growing complaints about mediocre quality and high prices. More and more restaurants-owners say that government tax and economic policies are limiting their profits, and thereby hurting their capacity to invest and hire more staff. They have got stuck in the red tape for which France is infamous- not to mention regulations from Brussels that affect everything from sales taxes to the bacteria in the Brie cheese. Many warn that expanding the European Union to the east will hurt small French farmers, who remain the backbone of traditional cuisine-and, hence French identity
：Unfortunately for the French, there are few reassuring answers to these questions.
France 's problem isn 't the lack of creativity, but rather an unfavorable political environment for creativity. If you 're choked by bureaucracy and taxes, as so much of France is, "there is not much you can do," says Raymond Blanc, born in the Jura region of France and chef of the two-star hotel- restaurant Manoir aux Quat 'saisons. "I can open a business in England in five days. In France it would take
three months." The manoir aux Quat 'saisons, by the way, is in Oxford, Britain, France 's ancient rival. And, when it
comes to cooking, a future one as well.
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还有什么比晴朗的周日上午的露天市场更具法国风情呢?空气中满是水果和蔬菜的香味，这些水果和蔬菜被商贩们摆放得极具创意。
鱼贩子们冰床上的新产品还带着大西洋的痕迹。
你可能会认为这就是法国的精髓所在，直到你看到那些小标签上标明西红柿（真的很难吃）是摩洛哥的温室里培养出来的，葡萄是从南
非出产的，而猕猴桃的产地则是智利。
对于几代法国人来说，他们都为自己的独特而感到骄傲。
没有什么比烹饪更能代表法国的优越性。
法国人的烹饪天赋、品味以及技术已经遍及世界各地，但是却存有着问题。
从泰晤士到东京，非法国本土厨师已经破解出了水平法式烹饪的秘诀。
与此同时，其他地方平庸的烹饪技艺被引入法国。
（信不信由你，一家号称有巴黎名厨的餐馆做牛排用的酱料与做巨无霸所用的酱料别无两样。
）其结果是：很多游客——连同法国人自己——根本就看不出法国烹饪到底有什么特别。
这种衰落与最近一项调查吻合。
这项调查显示人们对法式烹饪的平庸及高价的抱怨在持续增加。
越来越多的餐馆老板声称政府的税收和经济政策使他们的利润减少，因而削弱了他们进一步投资或者雇用更多员工的水平。
他们陷入繁文缛节使得法国声名狼籍——更不用提布鲁塞尔的那些条条框框，从销售税到布里干酪里的细菌含量，这些条条框框的影响远处不在。
很多人警告说，欧盟东扩会损害法国小农场主的利益，而这些人是法国传统烹饪的支柱——所以出现了法国的身份问题。
让法国人感到不幸的是，对于这些问题，至今没有找到让人放心的解决办法。
法国的问题并不在于缺少创造性，而是政治环境不利于创造性的发展。
如果官僚作风和税收压得你透不过气来，就像法国一样，" 你根本就没办法有所作为。
" 瑞蒙德. 布朗说道，他出生在法国的钕拉地区，现在是一家叫做四季庄园的二宾馆的主厨。
" 在英国，我能在五天之内开店，而在法国则要花上三个月时间。
" 顺便说一句，四季庄园开在英
国的牛津，法国的老对手那里。
在烹饪方面，英国在未来仍将是法国的竞争对手。