2020年9月英语四级考试真题(第1套)

ＰａｒｔＩＩＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＡＬｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇＣｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｏｎ(２５ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ)Ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：Ｉｎｔｈｉｓｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｗｉｌｌｈｅａｒｔｈｒｅｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔｓ．Ａｔｔｈｅｅｎｄｏｆｅａｃｈｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔ，ｙｏｕｗｉｌｌｈｅａｒｔｗｏｏｒｔｈｒｅｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ．Ｂｏｔｈｔｈｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔａｎｄｔｈｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓｗｉｌｌｂｅｓｐｏｋｅｎｏｎｌｙｏｎｃｅ．Ａｆｔｅｒｙｏｕｈｅａｒａｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｍｕｓｔｃｈｏｏｓｅｔｈｅｂｅｓｔａｎｓｗｅｒｆｒｏｍｔｈｅｆｏｕｒｃｈｏｉｃｅｓｍａｒｋｅｄＡ），Ｂ），Ｃ）ａｎｄＤ）．ＴｈｅｎｍａｒｋｔｈｅｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｌｅｔｔｅｒｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ１ｗｉｔｈａｓｉｎｇｌｅｌｉｎｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｔｈｅｃｅｎｔｒｅ．Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ１ａｎｄ２ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．1.A)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic.B)Warmcurrentsintheocean.2.A)Theyneedtobetakenseriously.B)Theyhaveahugeeffectonfishery.C)ExhaustfromcarsinEurope.D)Particlesemittedbypowerplants.C)Theymightbecausingtroubletoairflights.D)Theymaybeaffectingtheworld􀆳sclimate.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ３ａｎｄ４ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．3.A)Toappealforhigherwages.B)Todemandbetterhealthcare.4.A)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction.B)Itwouldputcustomers􀆳needsfirst.C)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard.D)Todismissthebad⁃temperedsupervisor.C)Itwouldtaketheirappealseriously.D)Itwasseekinghelpfromthepolice.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ５ｔｏ７ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｎｅｗｓｒｅｐｏｒｔｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．5.A)Theroadwasflooded.B)Theroadwasblocked.C)Theroadwasfrozenwithsnow.D)Theroadwascoveredwithspilledgas.6.A)Atruckplungedintoapoolofliquidchocolate.B)Theheavysnowmadedrivingverydifficult.C)Thetruckdriverdozedoffwhiledriving.D)Atruckhitabarrierandoverturned.7.A)Itwasalongtimebeforethecleanupwasfinished.B)Itwasahardtasktoremovethespilledsubstance.C)Itwasfortunatethatnopassengergotinjured.D)Itwasdifficulttocontactthemanufacturer.４·　１ＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＢＤｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：Ｉｎｔｈｉｓｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｗｉｌｌｈｅａｒｔｗｏｌｏｎｇｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎｓ．Ａｔｔｈｅｅｎｄｏｆｅａｃｈｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｗｉｌｌｈｅａｒｆｏｕｒｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ．Ｂｏｔｈｔｈｅｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎａｎｄｔｈｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓｗｉｌｌｂｅｓｐｏｋｅｎｏｎｌｙｏｎｃｅ．Ａｆｔｅｒｙｏｕｈｅａｒａｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｍｕｓｔｃｈｏｏｓｅｔｈｅｂｅｓｔａｎｓｗｅｒｆｒｏｍｔｈｅｆｏｕｒｃｈｏｉｃｅｓｍａｒｋｅｄＡ），Ｂ），Ｃ）ａｎｄＤ）．ＴｈｅｎｍａｒｋｔｈｅｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｌｅｔｔｅｒｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ１ｗｉｔｈａｓｉｎｇｌｅｌｉｎｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｔｈｅｃｅｎｔｒｅ．Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ８ｔｏ１１ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．8.A)Shewantedtosaveforanewphone.B)Shefounditmuchsafertousecash.9.A)Theycansavealotmoretimeandtrouble.B)Theyfinditlessdifficulttomakepurchases.C)Theyderivegreaterpleasurefrombuyingthings.D)Theyarelessawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.10.A)Morevaluableitems.B)Morenon⁃essentialthings.11.A)Itcanimproveshoppingefficiency.B)Itisalteringthewayofshopping.C)Everydaynecessities.D)Electronicdevices.C)Itmayleadtoexcessivespending.D)Itappealsmoretoyoungerpeople.C)Shecouldenjoydiscountswithcash.D)Shehadbeencheatedusingphoneapps.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ１２ｔｏ１５ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．12.A)Hewantedtoordersomewoodenfurniture.B)Hehadtochangethefurnituredeliverytime.C)Hehadaproblemwiththefurnituredelivered.D)Hewantedthefurniturestoretogivehimarefund.13.A)Sendthefurniturebacktothestore.B)Describethefurniturehereceived.14.A)Correcttheirmistake.B)Improvetheirservice.15.A)Sherecommendedanewstyle.B)Sheofferedsomegifttotheman.４·　２C)Collectthefurnitureheordered.D)Buyanotherbrandoffurniture.C)Apologizetohiswife.D)Givethemoneyback.C)Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore.D)Shecheckedalltheitemswiththeman.ＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＣＤｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：Ｉｎｔｈｉｓｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｗｉｌｌｈｅａｒｔｈｒｅｅｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ．Ａｔｔｈｅｅｎｄｏｆｅａｃｈｐａｓｓａｇｅ，ｙｏｕｗｉｌｌｈｅａｒｔｈｒｅｅｏｒｆｏｕｒｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ．Ｂｏｔｈｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅａｎｄｔｈｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓｗｉｌｌｂｅｓｐｏｋｅｎｏｎｌｙｏｎｃｅ．Ａｆｔｅｒｙｏｕｈｅａｒａｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ，ｙｏｕｍｕｓｔｃｈｏｏｓｅｔｈｅｂｅｓｔａｎｓｗｅｒｆｒｏｍｔｈｅｆｏｕｒｃｈｏｉｃｅｓｍａｒｋｅｄＡ），Ｂ），Ｃ）ａｎｄＤ）．ＴｈｅｎｍａｒｋｔｈｅｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇｌｅｔｔｅｒｏｎＡｎｓｗｅｒＳｈｅｅｔ１ｗｉｔｈａｓｉｎｇｌｅｌｉｎｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｔｈｅｃｅｎｔｒｅ．Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ１６ｔｏ１８ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．16.A)Readingbooksofwisdom.B)Tidyingupone􀆳shome.17.A)Thingsthatmakeonehappy.B)Thingsthatarebecomingrare.C)Sharingwithothers.D)Donatingtocharity.C)Thingsthatoccupylittlespace.D)Thingsthatcostalotofmoney.18.A)Itjoinedthecity􀆳sclean⁃upcampaign.B)Itsoldasmanyasfiftyboxesofbooks.C)Itreceivedanincrediblylargenumberofdonatedbooks.D)Itdidlittlebusinessbecauseoftheunusualcoldweather.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ１９ｔｏ２１ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．19.A)Givefreemealstothehomeless.B)Provideshelterforthehomeless.20.A)Strengthenco⁃operation.B)Promoteunderstanding.21.A)Spreadingnewsofhisdeeds.B)Writinghimthank⁃younotes.C)Helpthevulnerabletocooklunches.D)Callforchangeinthelocalgovernment.C)Winnationalsupport.D)Followhisexample.C)Followingtheexamplehesets.D)Sendinghimhand⁃madebags.Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ２２ｔｏ２５ａｒｅｂａｓｅｄｏｎｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅｙｏｕｈａｖｅｊｕｓｔｈｅａｒｄ．22.A)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles.B)Tosendsmartphonemessages.23.A)TheyB)TheyC)TheyD)TheyC)Totesttheireyesightusingaphoneapp.D)Toinstallsomeaudioequipmentinalab.couldnotgoonuntiltheringingstopped.couldnolongerconcentrateontheirtask.grabbedthephoneandcalledbackrightaway.askedtheirexperimentertohangupthephone.４·　３24.A)Ariseinemotionalproblems.B)Adeclineinsportsactivities.C)Areductionintheamountofsleep.D)Adeclineinacademicperformance.25.A)Protecttheeyesightoftheyoungergeneration.B)Takeeffectivemeasurestoraiseproductivity.C)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology.D)Ensuretheyhavesufficientsleepeveryday.ＰａｒｔＩＩＩＳｅｃｔｉｏｎＡＲｅａｄｉｎｇＣｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｏｎ(４０ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ)Ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：Ｉｎｔｈｉｓｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ，ｔｈｅｒｅｉｓａｐａｓｓａｇｅｗｉｔｈｔｅｎｂｌａｎｋｓ．Ｙｏｕａｒｅｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄｔｏｓｅｌｅｃｔｏｎｅｗｏｒｄｆｏｒｅａｃｈｂｌａｎｋｆｒｏｍａｌｉｓｔｏｆｃｈｏｉｃｅｓｇｉｖｅｎｉｎａｗｏｒｄｂａｎｋｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅ．Ｒｅａｄｔｈｅｐａｓｓａｇｅｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙｂｅｆｏｒｅｍａｋｉｎｇｙｏｕｒｃｈｏｉｃｅｓ．Ｅａｃｈｃｈｏｉｃｅｉ