2020年9月大学英语四级听力真题、答案和原文

2020年9大英四真第听真SectionADirectionssection，youreports.Attheendofeachnewreport，youheartwoorthreequestions.BoththenewsreporthearyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedC)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle1inethroughthecentre.Questions1andareonthenewsyoujust1.A)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic.B)Warmcurrentsintheocean.C)ExhaustfromcarsinEurope.D)Partic1esemittedbypowerplants.2.A)Theyneedtobetakenserious1y.B)Theyhaveahugeeffectonfishery.C)Theymightbecausingtroubletoairfights.D)Theymaybeaffectingthewor1d'sclimate.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Toappealforhigherwages.B)Todemandbetterhealthcare.C)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard.D)Todismissthebad-temperedsupervisor.4.A)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction.B)Itwouldputcustomers'needsfirst.

C)Itwouldtaketheirappealseriously.D)Itwasseekinghe1pfromthepolice.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhaveheard.5.A)Theroadwasflooded.B)Theroadwasb1ocked.C)Theroadwasfrozenwithsnow.D)Theroadwascoveredwithspi11edgas.6.A)Atruckplungedintoapoolofliquidchocolate.B)Theheavysnowmadedrivingverydifficult.C)Thetruckdriverdozedoffwhiledriving.D)Atruckhitabarrierandoverturned.7.A)Itwasa1ongtimebeforethecleanupwasfinished.B)Itwasahardtasktoremovethespi11edsubstance.C)Itwasfortunatethatnopassengergotinjured.D)Itwasdifficulttocontactthemanufacturer.SectionBDirectionsthissection，youwillheartwolongconversations.theendofeachconversation，youwi11hearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswi11bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youthebestanswerfromthefourA)，B)，andD)mark1asinglelinethroughthecentre.Questionsbasedtheconversationyouhaveheard.8.A)Shewantedtosaveforanewphone.

B)Shefounditmuchsafertousecash.C)Shecouldenjoydiscountswithcash.D)Shehadbeencheatedusingphoneapps.9.A)Theycansavea1otmoretimeandtrouble.B)Theyfindit1essdifficulttomakepurchases.C)Theyderivegreaterpleasurefrombuyingthings.D)Theyare1essawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.10.A)Morevaluableitems.B)Morenon-essentialthings.C)Everydaynecessities.D)Electronicdevices.11.A)Itcanimproveshoppingefficiency.B)Itisalteringthewayofshopping.C)Itmay1eadtoexcessivespending.D)Itappealsmoretoyoungerpeople.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Hewantedtoordersomewoodenfurniture.B)Hehadtochangethefurnituredeliverytime.C)Hehadaprob1emwiththefurnituredelivered.D)Hewantedthefurniturestoretogivehimarefund.13.A)Sendthefurniturebacktothestore.B)Describethefurniturehereceived.C)Collectthefurnitureheordered.D)Buyanotherbrandoffurniture.

14.A)Correcttheirmistake.B)Improvetheirservice.C)Apologizetohiswife.D)Givethemoneyback.15.A)Sherecommendedanewstyle.B)Sheofferedsomegifttotheman.C)Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore.D)Shecheckedalltheitemswiththeman.SectionCDirectionsthissection，wi11hearthreepassages.Attheofeach，youorfourBoththeamustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer1withasinglelinethroughThecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Readingbooksofwisdom.B)Tidyingupone'shome.C)Sharingwithothers.D)Donatingtocharity.17.A)Thingsthatmakeonehappy.B)Thingsthatarebecomingrare.C)Thingsthatoccupylittlespace.D)Thingsthatcosta1otofmoney.

18.A)Itjoinedthecity'sclean-upcampaign.B)Itsoldasmanyasfiftyboxesofbooks.C)Itreceivedanincredibly1argenumberofdonatedbooks.D)Itdid1ittlebusinessbecauseoftheunusualcoldweather.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Givefreemealstothehomeless.B)Provideshelterforthehomeless.C)Helpthevulnerabletocooklunches.D)Ca11forchangeinthe1ocalgovernment.20.A)Strengthenco-operation.C)Winnationalsupport.B)Promoteunderstanding.D)Fo11owhisexample.21.A)Spreadingnewsofhisdeeds.B)Writinghimthank-younotes.C)Fol1owingtheexamplehesets.D)Sendinghimhand-madebags.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyoujust22.A)Tosolvewordsearchpuzz1es.B)Tosendsmartphonemessages.C)Totesttheireyesightusingaphoneapp.D)Toinstal1someaudioequipmentina1ab.23.A)Theycouldnotgoonuntiltheringingstopped.B)Theycouldno1ongerconcentrateontheirtask.

C)Theygrabbedthephoneandcalledbackrightaway.D)Theyaskedtheirexperimentertohangupthephone.24.A)AriseInemotionalproblems.B)Adec1ineinsportsactivities.C)Areductionintheamountofsleep.D)Adec1ineinacademicperformance.25.A)Protecttheeyesightoftheyoungergeneration.B)Takeeffectivemeasurestoraiseproductivity.C)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology.D)Ensuretheyhavesufficientsleepeveryday.

2020年9大英四真第听真参答1.A)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic.2.D)Theymaybeaffectingthewor1d’sclimate.3.C)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard.4.A)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction.5.B)Theroadwasblocked.6.D)Atrackhitabarrierandoverturned.7.B)Itwasahardtasktoremovingthespi11edsubstance.8.A)Shewantedtosaveforanewphone.9.D)Theyarelessawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.10.B)Morenon-essentialthings.11.c)Itmayleadtoexcessivespending.12.C)Hehadaproblemwiththefurnituredelivered.13.B)Describethefurniturehereceived.14.A)Correcttheirmistake.15.C)Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore.16.B)Tidyingupone”shome.17.A)Thingsthatmakeonehappy.18.C)Itreceivedanincrediblylargenumberofdonatedbooks.19.A)Givefreemea1stothehomeless.20.D)Fo11owhisexample.21.D)Sendinghimhad-madebags.22.A)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles.23.B)Theycouldno1ongerconcentrateontheirtask.24.C)Areductionintheamountofsleep.25.C)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology.

2020年9大英四真第听原SectionANews1ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookthatrevealtheeffectsofpollutionfromships.Oneofthephotosshowsathinfi1mofcloudsabovethebrilliantblueoftheNorth，cutbywhitelinesofthickercloudsthat1ooklikescars.NASAofficialsexplainedthosethickercloudsaresignsofshiptrafficbelow.Whenshipspowertheirwaysthroughthepumpexhaustintotheatmosphere，justascarsdo.AndthosemassiveamountsOfparticlescancausecloudstoform.Getenoughofthoseparticlesinone，asfromtheofaship，andcanleadtothecreationofnewcloudseasilyvisiblefromspace.“Thesecloudscanbe，someofthemstretchhundredsofkilometersfromendtoendofficialssaid.It’s1ikelythatofarehavingsomeeffecttheg1obalclimatetoofficials.Butscientistsyetsurewhateffectithas.Q1：Whathascausedthethickc1oudsinthetakenaNASAsatellite?Q2：WhatdoofficialsaboutthickNew2StaffatasupermarketinMelbournetheyfeelunsafeatWorkaftersecurityguardswereremoved.Thiscameafteraseriesofphysicalattacksandverbalabusebycustomers.Morethan50workersatthestorehavesigneda1ettercallingforapermanentsecurityguard

followingaseriesofincidents，includingacustomerthreateningtoattackasupervisorwithknife.Asecurityhadthestoreeachnightfrom7pmunti112am，butthathadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday，employeessaid.Oneworkersaidanangrycustomerhadthrownachickenathisheadafterhowlonghadwaitedbeserved.Anotherworkersaidthe1ackofprotectionatthestoremadeherfeeluncomfortableatwork.However，thespokesmanofthesupermarketsaidstorehadtakenstrongactioninresponsetohavefoundveryfewofbadcustomerbehaviorourinthepastyear.Intherarehaveseenbadbehaviortakenactioninresponse，includingbanningacustomerfromthestore.Q3whatpurposethestaffatsupermarketinMelbournesignaletter?Q4：Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketsay，regardingtheemployees'NewDriversontheirwaytothepolishcapitalofWarsawonWednesdaymorningfoundtheroadblockedbyanunusualobstacle.Tonsofliquidchocolatethatspi1ledontothemotorway，6.atruckcarryingthesweetloadhitaroadbarrierandoverturned，blockinglanes.Thecrackedtankspi11edapoolofrapidlyhardeningchocolatewhichquick1ycoveredthewidthoftheroad，thedriverwastakentohospitalwithabrokenarm，firefightersstruggledtoremoveareported12tonsofsolidchocolatefromtheroad.7.ArepresentativethefirefighterstoldthelocalTVthatremovingthechocolatewasworsethandealingwithsnow.Aftercontactingthechocolate，thefirefighterstospraying，pressurizedwatertogetridofthestickysubstance.The1ocalTValsonotedthatthecleanupspannedmorethanamile

driverssimplythroughthechocolateaftercrash，1eavingChocolatetrail.Butdespitethestickysituation，firefightersandpoliceattendingtothecleanupwerereportedlycheerfulaboutthe1ongtaskahead.Afterall，whocouldbemadabout12tonsofchocolate?Q5WhatdriversthemotorwaytoWarsawQ6Whatthereportaboutaccident?Q7WhatthefirefightersrepresentativetheTV?SectionBConversation1Manwhyyoupayforyoumealwithcashofthepaymentappsonyourphone?Woman：We11,Igonebacktocash.I'monlyusingpaymentappsIfthat’stheonlyoption.I’mtryingtosavemoneyforanewphone，andIfindthatusingcashratherthanpaymentappshelpsmetosave.Man：Buthow?Moneyismoney，isnit?I’tthinkitmatterswhetheryoutakeitouttothebankandputitintowalletsimplytransferfromyourbankaccounttothe’bankaccountusinganapp.Woman：No，Ibelieveitdoesmatter.It’spsychologicalphenomenon.Ibelievewehavewithaourmoneyjusttaptheapprovebuttonsonourphones.Manmighthaveapoint，sinceIstopcarryingcasharound，andstarttousingmyphoneappstohavedevelopedatendencytobuymoresmallornon-essentialitems.WomanThatshighlythinkaboutamountoftimewespendwithourphonesinour，andallthingswedowithourphones.Itsometimesseemsthatourphoneisbuyingtheproductforusourselves.

Man：So，cashisthepaymentaffectsourabilitytobudget?Woman：Ibelieveso.IfwespendahundredYuaninrealizethatwe’thavethathundredtospendonsomethingelse.ButifWespendinelectronically，we’reless1ikelytomakethatmentalcalculation.Man：IstoppedusingmycreditcardbecauseI'mfondofspendingexcessively.PerhapsIshouldtakethesameapproachofpayingusingmyphone.Woman：It’sworthconsidering.Q8didwomantobackcashpayment?Q9：whathappenswhenpeopleuseappsforaccordingthewoman?Q10：whatmightthemantobuywithapps?Q11：whatdoesthemanofelectronicpayment?Conversation2W：HelloMr.Brown.Iwasexpectingyourca11.Mysecretarytoldmeyouwerehavingsomeproblemswiththewoodentablethatright?M：No，no，thetableisfine.Theproblemisthechairs.W：Oh，thechairs，whatexactlyistheissue?M：We11，put，thesearenotmywifeIinyourstore1astweek.Theremustbesomeconfusionwithourorder.W：Oh，Isee.Ilookingthroughmyfilesnow.AndIseethatthedeliverywasthismorning.Isthatcorrect?M：Yes.W：Doyouminddescribingthechairsthatweredeliveredtoyourapartment，Mr.Brow?M：Sure.Thesehaveaflatbackwitharoundtopandareveryheavy.Theyare1ightbrownand1ookkindofcheap.Theonesweorderedweredark

browntomatchthetable.W：Right.Ofcourse.ItsayshereyoupurchasedtheAr1ingtontableandfourMilanchairs.Asyousaid.Theremustbesomeconfusionwiththeorder.I'mterriblysorry.’11sendavantocollectthosefourandreplacethemwiththeMilanyoupurchased.Wi11tomorrow9a.mbeOKMr.Brown?M：Yes.Thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.W：Good.Dideverythinge1seyouorderedfromusarriveOK?M：Yes.Ithinkso.Letmecheck.Themirrorandtwopaintingsarehere.Thetwocoffeetablesalsohere.Andsofa.Yes.We’tnoticedanythinge1sewrongormissing.Butifwe’11certainlyletyouknow.W：OK.Great.Onceagain.I'msorryfortheconfusionandtroub1ecaused.Q12：Whydidmanthewoman?Q13：Whatdidthewomanaskthemando?Q14：Whatdidthewomanpromisetodoforman?Q15：Whatdidthewomanattheendoftheconversation?Thewomanapologizedagain.SectionCPassage1Doyouhavetoomuchstuff?AreyoudarewesayitSayhe1lotoaTVshow“TidyingUpwithMarieKondoAhomeimprovementshowbasedonpopularbookTheLifeChangingMagicofTidyingUp.Intheshow，Kondoactsasatinygarbagefairyformessypeople，visitingtheirhousestosharethewisdomofthe"KonMarie"method.Thismethodissimp1eintheorybutcanbeendlesslycomplexinpractice.Youdivideallthestuffinyourhouse-allofit-intoseveralcategories，

andthenexamineeachitem-allofthem-toseeifitsparksjoy.Ifit，youkeepitSo，istheTVshowinspiringpeopletotidyup?Firsthandaccountsseemtoindicateasma11waveofpeoplebringingpilesofdonationbagsTousedgoodstores.Onestorereceivedthousandsofbagsofusedpossessionsinoneday.Januaryisusuallytheslowseasonfordonations，becausecoldandpeopleJanuary.Peopleseemeddeterminedtocleanuptheirhomes.Oneusedbookstorereceivedamonth'sworthofbooksindonationsinaweekwhenamangaveover50offromhisItseemsMarie’sTVshowishavingabigimpactaftera11.Q16:WhatMaireKondoTVshowabout?Q17:Whatthingscanbeinone’saccordingKondo?Q18:Whatdowe1earnaboutusedbookstorethisPassage2Atjustyearsold，MikeHannonisadifferenceinhiscommunity-one1unchatatime.“MikeLunchesofLove”hasfedmorethantown’stothe“It's1ikeawaytogivepeop1emaybesparksomethinginthemthatcanchangethem，MiketoldWBZ-TV.ThemayorofMike'stownfeelsthatMikeisagreatcommunity1eaderinsuchtimesofsomuchnegativenews.Whilehisfathercommentedonhowproudhewasofhis，yetMikeisn't1ookingfor，butkindnessinreturn.Hehopeshisactivecharitywillinfluenceotherstospreadpositiveactionsintheirowtowns.Mikeinc1udesahandwrittenmessageofjoyoneachbag.Hismessageandstarpowerhasspreadalloverthecountry.Todate，hispagetoraisefundshasbroughtinmorethan44,000dollarsandcounting，raisingmorethan17,000dollarsinjustone，

withthehopeofmanyfamousactorsandothers.Peoplefromalloverthecountyaresendingbagstohelptheyoungmanmissiontohelpthoseneed.arehopingthesimpleactivekindnessspreads.iss