2020年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題(一)fEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillhearquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhave1.A)ManypeoplehaveB)TheMediterraneanisanaturalhabitatofDevilFirefish.C)InvasivespeciesaredrivD)AdeadlyfishhasbeenspottedintheMediterraneanB)ItcouldposeathreattootherD)ItcouldaddtogreenhousQuestions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.B)PedestrianswillhavefreeaccesC)AbouthalfofitscitycenterwillbecloseD)TherisingairpollutioninPQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.D)HisfishingboatgotwrC)Sellthepearlhehadkeptfory四級(jí)2020年12月1Directions:Inthissection,youwkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughtB)Ithasover50businesspartners.10.A)Outdatedproductdesign.C)ShortB)Lossofcompetitiveedge.B)SeekingnewwaystoincreasC)ProvidingtrainingforitsstaffmembQuestions12to15arebasedonD)SheisattractedbythecolorofthesittingrB)FromhisyoungerbrotherGreg.B)Thestylewasfashionable.15.A)She'dlikehimtotalkB)She'dliketoshowhimD)ShewantshimtosharehisrenovationexperiencDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagfourquestions.Boththepassogeandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheeD)AskinglocalpeoplefordonD)Itisacharityorganiza25.A)Theychangedtheirroutinesinspablankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondiTrustisfundamentaltolife.Ifyoucan'ttrustanything,lifebecomesintolerable.YoucaIntheworkplace,too,trustis.26.Anorganization 27.Ifyouworkforabosswhodoesn'ttrustth OrganizationsarealwaystryingtAudit(審計(jì))departmentsonlyexistbecauseofit.Companieskeeplargevolumesof31becausedays.”Ifevenasmallpartofsuchvaluelessworkall.Ifwetookallthataway,howmuchexwork35_woulddisappeaDirections:Inthissection,youareinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondiA)Thisisthelandofopportunity.Ifthatweren'talreadyimpliedbythelandscape-rollinggreenhills,palmtrees,sun-kissedflowers-thenit'sevidentinthemanystoriesofpeoplewhogrstart-upMunchery,whichisvalB)Indeed,datasuggeststhattcolleaguesfromHarvardandBerkeley.Thatnumbewas:KidsinSanJosewhosefamiliesfellinthebottomquintile(五分位數(shù))ofincomenationallyhadC)Bycontrast,just4.4percentofpoorkidsinCharlottemoveduptothetop;inDetroitthefigD)ThereasonskidsinSan.Joseperformedsubsequentlyreceivedasummerjob.ThisisacityofimmigrantsupwardmobilityinAmericain1990),leadingtobroaderdiversity,predictorofmobility.四級(jí)2020年12月4E)Indeed,thestreetsofSanJosdriveinamatterofminutesfromsleek(光亮的)officetowersneartheairportwherepeoplepitchideastoinvestors,to'single-familyhomeswithorangetreesiownedbyVietnameseimmigrants,Mexicanofchildrengrowingupinsingle-p741thattheresearchersmeasured,andithashighdegreesofracialandeconomicsegregation(隔離).toimproveeconomicopportunitiesdon'ttotallyunderstand,”hesaid.“It'sinteresting,becauseitkindofdefiesourexpectations.”ofthe1980s.Whetherthecitystillallowsforupwardmdebate.Someoftheindicatorssuchasincomeinequality,measuredbytheEqualityofOpportmuchmoredifficulttoachifloodofpeopletothearlongeraplacewherelow-income,orevenSanJosegrew42.6percentbetween2006anduringthattimeperioshuttingdown“TheJungle,”oneofthelargesthomelessencampments(臨時(shí)住地)inthenation,in2014.Inequalityisextreme.TheHumanDevelopmentIndex—ameasureofCupertino,whereApple'sheadquarterssits,receivesafactors-cheaphousing,closenesstoarapidlydevelopingindustry,communities—thattogetheropenedupthepossibilityofprosperityforinrecentyears,housingpriceshaveskyrmiddle-classjobshavedisappeared.Giventhis,thepoorkidscanaccesstheresourcestosucceed.WithSilchancetodoso.“IthinkthereisabroadleavethousandsofourneighborsbehindthroughaperiodofextraordinarysucceJ)Butintoday'sAmerica—alandofrisinginequality,increasingsegregation,andstagnating(不增長(zhǎng)的)middle-classwages—cantheSanJoseregionreallyonceagainbecomeaplaceofoppo四級(jí)2020年12月5K)TheideathatthoseatsuchmobilityhasbecomemoredifficultinSanJoseraisesfoundationalbelief.Afterall,iftheone-timelandofopportunitycan'tbefixed,what36.AccordingtosomepeoplelivinginSanJose,it38.IftheproblemsofSanJosecan'tbesolved,oneofAmerica'sfundamentalbeliefsaboutitselfcanbe39.SanJosewasamongthebestcitiesinAmericaf40.WhetherpoorkidsinSanJosetodaystill41.SanJose'sofficialsareresolvedtogivepoorkidsacc42.SanJoseappearstomanifestsomeofthebestfeaturesof44.Duetosomechangeslikeincreasesinhousingpricesi45.ResearchersdoDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrougThreechildrenineveryclassroomhaveadiagnosablementalhealthcondition.Halfbehaviouraldisorders,whileonethirdarewhichoftenbecomeoutwardlyapparentthroughselhospitaladmissionsforchildrenandyoungpeoplewhohadharmedthemselvesbetween200Schoolsandteachershaveconsistentlyreportedthescaleoftheproblemsince2halfofteachersreportedthatmoreoftheirpupilsexperiencementalhealthproblemsthaninthepast.Butteachersalsoconsistentlyreporthocitealackoftraining,expertiseandsupportfromtheNationalHealthService(英國(guó)國(guó)家醫(yī)療服務(wù)體系).Partofthereasonfortheincrbudgetssince2010haveresultedinasignificantdeclineoftheseservices,despitesteffectivenessinpreventinTheonlywaytobreakthepressuresonbothmentachildrenandyoungpeopleandbuildmeaningful四級(jí)2020年12月6environment.Youngpeoplehaverepclinicalsettingcansometimesbedaunting(令人卻步的).Therearealreadyexapolicymakers,commissionersandschoolleadersmustbebraveenoughtreimaginingschoolsasprovA)TherearetoomanystudentsrequiringspB)TheyareundertoomuchC)SchoolsareinadequatelyequippedtoimplemenD)Theylackthenecessaryresourcestoaddresspupils'mentalproblems.C)Theyproveineffectiveinhelpingmentalpatients.D)Theycoverpreventativecareforthe48.WheredoestheauthorsuggestmentalheaA)Athome.B)AtschD)Youngpeoplebenefitfro50.WhatdoestheauthormeanbyaculturalshifA)Simplificationofschools'academiccurrB)Parents'involvementlargeisonlyaquartermore.Ifyou'regoodchancethemarketingdepartmentpurposelypricedthemediumsodaasadecoy(誘年),makingIhavewrittenaboutthispeculiarityinhu四級(jí)2020年12月7 thesameprice,sowhywasitevenanoption?Arielyrananexperiment“real”choiceswereoffer