2020年7月 英语四级答案 真题解析

2020年7月英语四六级答案及真题解析阅读四级第一套选词填空

“Scienceandeverydaylifecannotandshouldnotbeseparated.”ThosewerethewordsutteredbypioneeringBritishscientistRosalindFranklin,whofirmlybelievedthatthepursuitofscienceshouldbe(26)______toall.

As

awomanworkinginthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,Franklin’scontributionstosomeofthegreatestscientificdiscoveriesofourtime–includingthestructureofDNA–weresadly(27)______inherlifetime.Oneofmyproudestmomentsinmyroleasuniversitiesandscienceministerwasbeingabletogosomewaytoredressthisinjusticelastmonth,byunveilingthenewMarsrovernamedafterthisbrilliantBritishscientist.

Today,onInternationalWomen’sDay,itisonlyrightthatwerecognisetheimportantworkoffemalescientistslikeFranklinandseektohonourhermemorybyinspiringmorewomenandgirlstofollowinherfootsteps.

Morethan60yearsafterFranklin’sdeath,weare(28)______livinginadifferentworld,wherewomenplayanimportantpartineveryechelonofoursociety–notleastinscience,innovation,highereducationandresearch.

UK

universitiesareworldleaderswhenitcomestoadvancingand(29)______genderequality.TheAthenaSWANcharter,initiallyestablishedtoimprovetherepresentationofwomeninscientificdisciplinesinhighereducation,nowhas145members.Ithasalsoexpandedtopromotegenderequalityinmultipledisciplines–includingthearts,socialsciences,humanities,businessandlaw.

In

thepastdecade,wehaveseena(30)______increaseinEnglandinthenumberofwomenacceptedontofull-timeundergraduatedegreesinscience,technology,engineeringandmaths(Stemsubjects).Andinthelastacademicyear,women(31)______formorethanhalfofallStempostgraduatesatUKuniversities.Thegovernmentistakingfurtherstepstoimprovewomen’srepresentationinscienceandhastodayawardednineinspiringwomen£50,000todevelopinventionstotacklethechallengesandseizetheopportunitieswefaceasasociety.Fromnewmaterialstocutdownonplasticspollutiontospecialdevicestoimprovepostureandcomfortforwheelchairusers,thesewomenareattheforefrontofcreatingthenewtechnologyfortomorrow.

Thisissignificantprogress,butaccesstohighereducationisonlyhalfoftheequation.Tohaverealequalityinthesector,weneedtoensuretalentedwomenareabletoprogressintotheacademicandleadershiprolestheydesire,andgettheremunerationtheydeserve.

Datashowsusthe(32)______tosuccessgetsharderforwomentoclimbthefurtheruptheygo.Althoughwomenmakeupthemajorityofundergraduatesinouruniversities,justunderhalfofacademicstaffarefemale.At(33)______levels,onlyaquarterofprofessorsarewomen,andblackwomenmakeuplessthan2%ofallfemaleacademicstaff.

Iwelcometheintroductionofpro-activestrategieslikethenewinitiativeattheUniversityofLeicester,whichIamvisitingtoday,toincreasethenumberoffemaleprofessorsby1.5%eachyear,withtheoverallgoalofhaving30%professorshipsheldbywomenby2020.

Therearealsostarkdifferencesinpayacrossgrades.Thegenderpaygapbasedonmediansalariesacrossthesectorin2016-17was13.7%,(34)______thereisstillsomewaytogotoensurewomenarerisingthroughtherankstohighergradepositionsandbeingpaid(35)______.

四级第一套选词填空

“Science

and

everyday

life

cannot

and

should

not

be

separated."

26.

A)

accessible

27.

J)

overlooked

28.0)

thankfully

29.

K)

promoting

30.

E)

considerable

31.

B)

accounted

32.

G)

ladder

33.

L)

senior

34.

N)

suggesting

35.

D)

appropriately

【仔细阅读】Whatisscientists'findingaboutdreaming?A)Itinvolvesdisconnected，weirdimages.B)ItresemblesfragmentsofsciencefictionCDreamingaboutalearnedtaskbettersitsperformanceD)Dreamingaboutthingsbeinglearneddisturbsone'ssleep【答案】C【定位】..researchersarecomingtorecognizethatdreamingisanessentiapartofunderstanding，organizingandretainingwhatwelearn.

Whathappenswhenoneentersadreamstate?A)Thebodycontinuestoactasifthesleeperwereawake.BTheneuralactivityofthebrainwillbecomeintensifiedpC)Thebrainbehavesasifitwereplayingavirtualrealityvideogame.Thebrainonceagainexperiencesthelearningactivitiesoftheday.D)【答案】D【定位】Whilewesleep，researchindicates，thebrainreplaysthepatternsofactivityitexperiencedduringwakinghours，allowingustoenterwhatonepsychologistcallsaneura/(神经的)virtualreality

Whatdoesthebraindowhilewearesleeping?A)Itsystematizesallthedatacollectedduringtheday.B)Itsubstitutesoldinformationwithnewdata.C)ItprocessesandabsorbsnewlyacquireddataSpankD)Itclassifiesinformationandplacesitindifferentfiles.【答案】C【定位】Thisshowsthatwhileourbodiesatrest，ourbrainsaredrawingwhat'simportantfromtheinformationandeventswerecentlyencounteredthenintegratingthatdataintothevaststoreofwhatwealreadyknow.作文略英语四级翻译练习题:火锅火锅中,重庆火锅(hotpot)最著名，也最受欢迎。重庆人认为以麻辣(pepperyandhot)著称的火锅是当地特色。人们喜欢围在用木炭(charcoal)、电热或天然气加热的火锅旁边吃边聊美味和有营养的食物。人们可以选择辣汤、清汤以及鸳鸯(combo)锅底,再将肉片、鱼片、各种豆腐产品和蔬菜加进火锅,之后蘸上特制酱料即可食用。在寒冷的冬天里,吃火锅成为-件惬意十足的事情。参考翻译:Chongqinghotpotisthemostfamousandpopularofallhotpots.IntheeyesofpeopleinChongqing,hotpotnotedforitspepperyandhottasteisalocalspecialty.Peopleenjoygatheringaroundahotpotheatedwithcharcoal,electricityornaturalgasandchattingoverthedeliciousandnutritiousfood.Youhaveachoiceofspicy,pureorcomboforthesoup,intowhichyoumayaddthinslicedmeat,fish,variousbeancurdproductsandvegetables,anddipthemintoaspecialsaucebeforeeating.Itisaverydelightfulexperiencetoeathotpotinthecoldwinter.1...著称:可译为benotedfor。noted作形容词,表示”著名的,显著的”,同样的搭配还有benotedas,表示“作为..而著名”。两个词组有区别,使用时需要注意。2.当地特色:可译为localspecialty。specialty可以表示"特产,招牌菜”。3.选择:可译为haveachoiceof,表示...选择”。也可以用动词choose.4.酱料:可译为sauce。愜意十足的:即“令人愉悦的”,译为delightful或pleasing。听力

听力试卷一

SectionA

Q1:WhatwerepeopleatpartsofScotlandadvisedtodo?Q2:Whatdidtheheadofroadpolicingurgedriverstodo?

1、partsofScotland

coveredbytheorangealerttoavoidtravelonWednesday【Q1】,2、Theheadofroadpolicing

said,'Iwould

urgedrivers

totakeextracareontheroadsfortheirjourneys.Driversshouldmakesuretheyarepreparedfortheirjourneywithwarmclothing,foodanddrink,sufficientfuelandachargedmobilephone.【Q2】

Q3.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?Q4.Whatdidgovernment'sofficialsproposetodotoprotecttheendangeredfish?

3、Romania'swetlandsarecomingbacktolife,thankstohelpfromlocalcommunities,theWorldWildlifeFundandfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion.

【3】4、Governmentofficialsproposedtoprotectthearea'sendangeredwildfishbyissuingafishingbanoverthenextdecade.【4】

Q5:WhathappenedtoScotamonthago?Q6:WhatdidScotaskaboutwhenheregainedconsciousness?Q7:WhywasScotspeechlessatthegraduationceremony?

5、Hewasheartbrokenafterrealizinghe'dmissedhishighschoolgraduation.【5】ItwasjustamonthagothatEastJuniataHighSchoolseniorsmetintheschool'sauditoriumforgraduation.

【5】6、"Irememberwakingupinthehospitalandaskingmom,'Whatdayitwas'【6】7、I'mspeechlesstoknowthatsomanypeoplearebehindme."【7】

SectionB

Q8.

What

doesthewomansayisthedisadvantageofworkingfromhome?Q9.Whatdoesthemansayiscounter-productivetogettingworkdoneinthelibrary?Q10.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutdoingone’sworkinacafé?Q11.Whatismostannoyingforcaféownersaccordingtothewoman?

8.Ifind

anisolationchallenging

attimes,apartfrommymother,nottoomanypeopleIknow,havetimeforphonechatduringworkinghour.【Q8】9.Ifindthelibraryabittooquiet.

I’dlackinspirationorstimulation,whichwouldbe

counter-productive

togettingalotofworkdone.【Q9】10.

Ilove

thenoise,thepeople,thebusyness

ofaCafé,

thesenseofbeingoutintheworld.【Q10】11.somepeopleseemto

spenda

lotoftimethereandnotordermuch.ThemostannoyingoneforCaféownersmusttrulybe

those,usuallyonlytwoofthem,whooccupyatable