2020年12月大学英语四级CET4真题(3套)

2020年12月大学英语四级考试真题（一）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteonthetopicChangesintheWayofEducation.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwo

orthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)ManypeoplehavebeenattackedbyDevilFirefish.

B)TheMediterraneanisanaturalhabitatofDevilFirefish.

C)Invasivespeciesaredrivingawaycertainnativespecies.

D)AdeadlyfishhasbeenspottedintheMediterraneanwaters.

2.A)Itcouldbadlypollutethesurroundingwaters.

B)Itcouldposeathreattoothermarinespecies.

C)Itcoulddisruptthefoodchainsthere.

D)Itcouldaddtogreenhouseemissions.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Carswillnotbeallowedtoenterthecity.

B)Pedestrianswillhavefreeaccesstothecity.

C)Abouthalfofitscitycenterwillbeclosedtocars.

D)Buseswillbetheonlyvehiclesallowedonitsstreets.

4.A)Theunbearabletrafficnoise.C)Theever-growingcostofpetrol.

B)Theworseningglobalwarming.D)TherisingairpollutioninParis.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Hishousewasburntdowninafire.C)Hisgoodluckcharmsankintothesea.

B)Manyofhispossessionswerestolen.D)Hisfishingboatgotwreckedonarock.

6.A)Changehisfishinglocations.C)Sellthepearlhehadkeptforyears.

B)Findajobinatravelagency.D)Spendafewnightsonasmallisland.

7.A)Hispearlcouldbedisplayedinamuseum.

B)Hismonstrouspearlwasextremelyvaluable.

C)Thelargestpearlintheworldweighs14pounds.

D)ANewYorkmuseumhastheworld'sbiggestpearl.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwill

hearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Itboastsafairlylonghistory.C)Ithas75officesaroundtheworld.

B)Ithasover50businesspartners.D)Itproducesconstructionmaterials.

9.A)Itwasstartedbyhisfather.C)Itisover100yearsold.

B)Ithasabout50employees.D)Itisafamilybusiness.

10.A)Outdatedproductdesign.C)Shortageofrawmaterialsupply.

B)Lossofcompetitiveedge.D)Legaldisputesinmanycountries.

11.A)Introducinginnovativemarketingstrategies.

B)Seekingnewwaystoincreaseitsexports.

C)Providingtrainingforitsstaffmembers.

D)Conductingafinancialanalysisforit.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Sheisarealexpertathousedecorations.

B)Sheisreallyimpressedbytheman'shouse.

C)Sheiswellinformedaboutthedesignbusiness.

D)Sheisattractedbythecolorofthesittingroom.

13.A)Fromaconstructionbusinessman.C)Fromhomedesignmagazines.

B)FromhisyoungerbrotherGreg.D)Fromaprofessionalinteriordesigner.

14.A)Thecostwasaffordable.C)Theeffortwasworthwhile.

B)Thestylewasfashionable.D)Theeffectwasunexpected.

15.A)She'dlikehimtotalkwithJonathanaboutanewproject.

B)She*dliketoshowhimaroundhernewly-renovatedhouse.

C)Shewantstodiscussthehousedecorationbudgetwithhim.

D)Shewantshimtosharehisrenovationexperiencewithher.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

fourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Payinghospitalbillsforemergencycases.

B)Doingresearchonear,noseandthroatdiseases.

C)Removingobjectsfrompatients'nosesandears.

D)Providingroutinecareforsmallchildren.

17.A)Childrenagedonetofourareoftenmorecuriousthanolderchildren.

B)Five-tonine-year-oldsarethemostlikelytoputthingsintheirears.

C)Manychildrenliketoputforeignobjectsintheirmouths.

D)Manychildrenliketosmellthingstheyfindorplaywith.

18.A)Theywanttoattractattention.C)Theyareunawareofthepotentialrisks.

B)Theytendtoactoutofimpulse.D)Theyarecuriousaboutthesebodyparts.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Itgaveherausedbicycle.20.A)Expandingbike-ridinglessons.

B)ltpaidforherEnglishlessons.B)Providingfreepublictransport.

21.A)Itisasportsclub.C)Itdeliveredherdailynecessities.

B)Itisalanguageschool.D)Itprovidedherwithphysicaltherapy.

C)Offeringwalkingtourstovisitors.

D)Askinglocalpeoplefordonations.

C)Itisacounselingcenter.

D)Itisacharityorganization.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Howanimalsdealwithlackofgravity.

B)Howmiceinteractinanewenvironment.

C)Howlowgravityaffectsthehumanbody.

D)Howmiceimitatehumanbehaviorinspace.

23.A)Theyfoundthespaceinthecagetoosmalltostayin.

B)Theyfounditdifficulttofigureoutwheretheywere.

C)Theywerenotusedtothelow-gravityenvironment.

D)Theywerenotsensitivetothechangedenvironment.

24.A)Theycontinuedtobehaveastheydidinthebeginning.

B)Theyalreadyfeltathomeinthenewenvironment.

C)Theyhadfoundalotmoreactivitiestoengagein.

D)Theytriedeverythingpossibletoescapefromthecage.

25.A)Theychangedtheirroutinesinspace.C)TheybehavedasiftheywereonEarth.

B)Theybegantoeatlessaftersometime.D)Theyrepeatedtheiractivitieseveryday.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefully

beforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorresponding

letterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewords

inthebankmorethanonce.

Trustisfundamentaltolife.Ifyoucan'ttrustanything,lifebecomesintolerable.Youcan'thave

relationshipswithouttrust,letalonegoodones.

Intheworkplace,too,trustis26.Anorganizationwithouttrustwillbefulloffearand27Ifyouworkfora

bosswhodoesn'ttrusttheiremployeestodothingsright,you'llhavea28time.They'llbecheckinguponyou

allthetime,correcting“mistakes”and29remindingyoutodothisorthat.Colleagueswhodon'ttrustone

anotherwillneedtospendmoretime30theirbacksthandoinganyusefulwork.

Organizationsarealwaystryingtocutcosts.Thinkofalltheadditionaltaskscausedbylackoftrust.Audit

(审i十)departmentsonlyexistbecauseofit.Companieskeeplargevolumesof31becausetheydon't

trusttheirsuppliers,theircontractorsortheircustomers.Probablymorethanhalfofall

administrativeworkisonlytherebecauseofanever-existingsensethat“youcan'ttrustanyonethesedays.”

Ifevenasmallpartofsuchvaluelessworkcouldbe32,thesavingswouldrunintomillionsofdollars.

Allthisisextraworkwe33ontoourselvesbecausewedon'ttrustpeople-thechecking,following

through,doingthingsourselvesbecausewedon'tbelieveotherswilldothem34-oratall.Ifwetookallthat

away,howmuchextratimewouldwesuddenlyfindinourlife?Howmuchofourwork35would

disappear?

A)constantlyF)loadK)removed

B)credibleG)miserableL)stacks

C)essentialH)pressureM)suspicion

D)exploringl)properlyN)tracked

E)gatherJ)recordsO)watching

SectionB

Directions:lnthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationis

derived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

ThePlaceWherethePoorOnceThrived

A)Thisisthelandofopportunity.Ifthatweren'talreadyimpliedbythelandscape-rollinggreenhills,palmtrees,

sun-kissedflowers-thenit'sevidentinthemanystoriesofpeoplewhogrewuppoorinthesesleepy

neighborhoodsandrosetoenormoussuccess.PeoplelikeTriTran,whofledVietnamonaboatin1986,

showedupinSanJosewithnothing,madeittoMIT,andthenfoundedthefood-deliverystart-upMunchery,

whichisvaluedat$300m川ion.

B)Indeed,datasuggeststhatthisisoneofthebestplacestogrowuppoorinAmerica.Achildborninthe

early1980sintoalow-incomefamilyinSanJosehada12.9percentchanceofbecomingahighearnerasan

adult,accordingtoalandmarkstudyreleasedin2014bytheeconomistRajChettyandhiscolleaguesfrom

HarvardandBerkeley.Thatnumber-12.9percent-maynotseemremarkable,butitwas：KidsinSanJose

whosefamiliesfellinthebottomquintile(五分位数)ofincomenationallyhadthebestshotinthecountryat

reachingthetopquintile.

C)Bycontrast,just4.4percentofpoorkidsinCharlottemoveduptothetop;inDetroitthefigurewas5.5

percent.SanJosehadsocialmobilitycomparabletoDenmark'sandCanada'sandhigherthanother

progressivecitiessuchasBostonandMinneapolis.

D)ThereasonskidsinSanJoseperformedsowellmightseemobvious.Someoftheworld'smostinnovative

companiesarelocatedhere,providingopportunitiessuchastheoneseizedbya12-year-oldMountainView

residentnamedSteveJobswhenhecalledWilliamHewletttoaskforsparepartsandsubsequentlyreceived

asummerjob.Thisisacityofimmigrants-38percentofthecity'spopulationtodayisforeign-born-and

immigrantsandtheirchildrenhavehistoricallyexperiencedsignificantupwardmobilityinAmerica.Thecity

haslonghadalargeforeign-bornpopulation(26.5percentin1990),leadingtobroaderdiversity,which,the

HarvardandBerkeleyeconomistssay,isagoodpredictorofmobility.

E)Indeed,thestreetsofSanJoseseem,insomeways,toembodythebestofAmerica.It'spossibletodrive

inamatterofminutesfromsleek(光亮的)officetowersneartheairportwherepeoplepitchideastoinvestors,

tosingle-familyhomeswithorangetreesintheiryards,ortoaVietnamesemall.Thelibrarieshereoffer

programsin17languages,andthereareareasfilledwithsmallbusinessesownedbyVietnameseimmigrants,

Mexicanimmigrants,Koreanimmigrants,andFilipinoimmigrants,tonameafew.

F)Butresearchersaren'tsureexactlywhypoorkidsinSanJosedidsowell.Thecityhasalowprevalence

ofchildrengrowingupinsingle-parentfamilies,andalowlevelofconcentratedpoverty,bothfactorsthat

usuallymeanacityallowsforgoodintergenerationalmobility.ButSanJosealsoperformspoorlyonsomeof

themeasurescorrelatedwithgoodmobility.Itisoneofthemostunequalplacesoutofthe741thatthe

researchersmeasured,andithashighdegreesofracialandeconomicsegregation（隔离）.Itsschools

underperformbasedonhowmuchmoneythereisinthearea,saidBenScuderi,apredoctoralfellowatthe

EqualityofOpportunityProjectatHarvard,whichusesbigdatatostudyhowtoimproveeconomic

opportunitiesforlow-incomechildren."There'salotgoingonherewhichwedon'ttotallyunderstand,“he

said."It'sinteresting,becauseitkindofdefiesourexpectations.”

G）TheChettydatashowsthatneighborhoodsandplacesmatteredforchildrenbornintheSanJoseareaof

the1980s.Whetherthecitystillallowsforupwardmobilityofpoorkidstoday,though,isupfordebate.Some

oftheindicatorssuchasincomeinequality,measuredbytheEqualityofOpportunityProjectfortheyear2000,

haveonlyworsenedinthepast16years.

H）SomeSanJoseresidentssaythatasinequalityhasgrowninrecentyears,upwardmobilityhasbecome

muchmoredifficulttoachieve.AsSiliconValleyhasbecomehometomoresuccessfulcompanies,theflood

ofpeopletotheareahascausedhousingpricestoskyrocket.Bymostmeasures,SanJoseisnolongera

placewherelow-income,orevenmiddle-incomefamilies,canaffordtolive.RentsinSanJosegrew42.6

percentbetween2006and2014,whichwasthelargestincreaseinthecountryduringthattimeperiod.The

cityhasagrowinghomelessnessproblem,whichittriedtoaddressbyshuttingdown“TheJungle,vone

ofthelargesthomelessencampments（临时住地）inthenation,in2014.Inequalityisextreme.TheHuman

DevelopmentIndex-ameasureoflifeexpectancy,educationandpercapita（人均的）income-givesEastSan

Joseascoreof4.85outof10,whilenearbyCupertino,whereApple'sheadquarterssits,receivesa9.26.

SanJoseusedtohaveahappymixoffactors-cheaphousing,closenesstoarapidlydevelopingindustry,

tightly-knitimmigrantcommunities-thattogetheropenedupthepossibilityofprosperityforevenitspoorest

residents.Butinrecentyears,housingpriceshaveskyrocketed,theregion'srichandpoorhave

segregated,andmiddle-classjobshavedisappeared.Giventhis,thefuturefortheregion'spoordoesn*tlook

nearlyasbrightasitoncedid.

I）LeadersinSanJosearedeterminedtomakesurethatthecityregainsitsstatusasaplacewhereeven

poorkidscanaccesstheresourcestosucceed.WithSiliconValleyinitsbackyard,itcertainlyhasthechance

todoso."IthinkthereisabroadconsciousnessintheValleythatwecandobetterthantoleavethousands

ofourneighborsbehindthroughaperiodofextraordinarysuccess,wSanJoseMayorSamLiccardosaid.

J）Butintoday'sAmerica-alandofrisinginequality,increasingsegregation,andstagnating（不增长的）

middle-classwages-cantheSanJoseregionreallyonceagainbecomeaplaceofopportunity?

K）TheideathatthoseatthebottomcanrisetothetopiscentraltoAmerica'sideasaboutitself.Thatsuch

mobilityhasbecomemoredifficultinSanJoseraisesquestionsabout:theenduranceofthatfoundational

belief.Afterall,iftheone-timelandofopportunitycan'tbefixed,whatdoesthatsayfortherestofAmerica?

36.AccordingtosomepeoplelivinginSanJose,ithasbecomemuchharderforthepoortogetaheaddueto

theincreasedinequality.

37.InAmericanhistory,immigrantsusedtohaveagoodchancetomoveupwardinsociety.

38.IftheproblemsofSanJosecan'tbesolved,oneofAmerica'sfundamentalbeliefsaboutitselfcanbe

shaken.

39.SanJosewasamongthebestcitiesinAmericaforpoorkidstomoveupthesocialladder..

40.WhetherpoorkidsinSanJosetodaystillhavethechancetomoveupwardisquestionable.

41.SanJose'sofficialsareresolvedtogivepoorkidsaccesstotheresourcesnecessaryforsuccessinlife.

42.SanJoseappearstomanifestsomeofthebestfeaturesofAmerica.

43.Asfarassocialmobilityisconcerned,SanJosebeatmanyotherprogressivecitiesinAmerica.

44.DuetosomechangeslikeincreasesinhousingpricesinSanJose,theprospectsforitspoorpeoplehave

dimmed.

45.ResearchersdonothaveaclearideawhypoorchildreninSanJoseachievedsuchgreatsuccessseveral

decadesago.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Threechildrenineveryclassroomhaveadiagnosablementalhealthcondition.Halfofthesearebehavioural

disorders,whileonethirdareemotionaldisorderssuchasstress,anxietyanddepression,whichoftenbecomeoutwardly

apparentthroughself-harm.Therewasanastonishing52percentjumpinhospitaladmissionsforchildrenandyoung

peoplewhohadharmedthemselvesbetween2009and2015.

Schoolsandteachershaveconsistentlyreportedthescaleoftheproblemsince2009.Lastyear,over

halfofteachersreportedthatmoreoftheirpupilsexperiencementalhealthproblemsthaninthepast.But

teachersalsoconsistentlyreporthowill-equippedtheyfeeltomeetpupils'mentalhealthneeds,andoftencite

alackoftraining,expertiseandsupportfromtheNationalHealthService(英国国家医疗服务体系).

Partofthereasonfortheincreasedpressureonschoolsisthattherearenowfewer*earlyintervention(干预)'

andlow-levelmentalhealthservicesbasedinthecommunity.Cutstolocalauthoritybudgetssince2010haveresulted

inasignificantdeclineoftheseservices,despitestrongevidenceoftheireffectivenessinpreventingcrisesfurtherdown

theline.

Theonlywaytobreakthepressuresonbothmentalhealthservicesandschoolsistoreinvestinearly

interventionservicesinsideschools.

Therearestrongargumentsforwhyschoolsarebestplacedtoprovidementalhealthservices.Schools

seeyoungpeoplemorethananyotherservice,whichgivesthemauniqueabilitytogettohard-to-reach

childrenandyoungpeopleandbuildmeaningfulrelationshipswiththemovertime.Recentstudieshave

shownthatchildrenandyoungpeoplelargelyprefertoseeacounsellorinschoolratherthaninanoutside

environment.Youngpeoplehavereportedthatforlow-levelconditionssuchasstressandanxiety,aclinical

settingcansometimesbedaunting(令人去口步的).

Therearealreadyexamplesofinnovativeschoolswhichcombinementalhealthandwellbeingprovision

withastrongacademiccurriculum.Thiswill,though,requireahugeculturalshift.Politicians,policymakers,

commissionersandschoolleadersmustbebraveenoughtomaketheleaptowardsreimaginingschoolsas

providersofhealthaswellaseducationservices.

46.Whatareteacherscomplainingabout?

A)Therearetoomanystudentsrequiringspecialattention.

B)Theyareundertoomuchstresscounsellingneedystudents.

C)Schoolsareinadequatelyequippedtoimplementanyintervention.

D)Theylackthenecessaryresourcestoaddresspupils*mentalproblems.

47.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutcommunityhealthservicesinBritain?

A)Theyhavedeterioratedduetobudgetcuts.

B)Theyfacilitatelocalresidents'everydaylives.

C)Theyproveineffectiveinhelpingmentalpatients.

D)Theycoverpreventativecareforthelocalresidents.

48.Wheredoestheauthorsuggestmentalhealthservicesbeplaced?

A)Athome.B)Atschool.C)lnhospitals.D)Incommunities.

49.Whatdowelearnfromtherecentstudies?

A)Studentsprefertorelyonpeerstorelievestressandanxiety.

B)Youngpeoplearekeenonbuildingmeaningfulrelationships.

C)Studentsaremorecomfortableseekingcounsellinginschool.

D)Youngpeoplebenefitfromvariouskindsofoutdooractivities.

5O.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyaculturalshift(Line2,Para.6)?

A)Simplificationofschools'academiccurriculums.

B)Parents*involvementinschools*policy-making.

C)Achangeinteachers'attitudestomentalhealth.

D)Achangeintheconceptionofwhatschoolsare.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Picturethis:You'reatamovietheaterfoodstandloadinguponsnacks.Youhaveachoiceofasmall,mediumor

largesoda.Thesmallis$3.50andthelargeis$5.50.It'satoughdecision:Thesmallsizemaynotlastyouthroughthe

wholemovie,but$5.50forsomesugarydrinkseemsridiculous.Butthere'sathirdoption,amediumsodafor$5.25.

Mediummaybetheperfectamountofsodaforyou,butthelargeisonlyaquartermore.Ifyou'relikemostpeople,you

endupbuyingthelarge(andtakingabathroombreakmidshow).

Ifyou'rewonderingwhowouldbuythemediumsoda,theanswerisalmostnoone.Infact,there'sagood

chancethemarketingdepartmentpurposelypricedthemediumsodaasadecoy(诱饵)，makingyoumore

likelytobuythelargesodaratherthanthesmall.

IhavewrittenaboutthispeculiarityinhumannaturebeforewithmyfriendDanAriely,whostudiedthis

phenomenonextensivelyafternoticingpricingforsubscriptions(订阅)toTheEconomist.Thedigital

subscriptionwas$59,theprintsubscriptionwas$125,andtheprintplusdigitalsubscriptionwasalso$125.

Nooneintheirrightmindwouldbuytheprintsubscriptionwhenyoucouldgetdigitalaswellforthesame

price,sowhywasitevenanoption?Arielyrananexperimentandfoundthatwhenonlythetwo“real”

choiceswereoffered,morepeoplechosetheless-expensivedigitalsubscription.Buttheadditionofthebad

optionmadepeoplemuchmorelikelytochoosethemoreexpensiveprintplusdigitaloption.

Brainscientistscallthiseffectuasymmetricdominancenanditmeansthatpeoplegravitatetowardthe

choicenearestaclearlyinferioroption.Marketingprofessorscallitthedecoyeffect,whichiscertainlyeasier

toremember.Luckyforconsumers,almostnooneinthebusinesscommunityunderstandsit.

Thedecoyeffectworksbecauseofthewayourbrainsassignvaluewhenmakingchoices.Valueisalmost

neverabsolute;rather,wedecideanobject'svaluerelativetoourotherchoices.Ifmoreoptionsareintroduced,

thevalueequationchanges.

51.Whydoestheauthoraskustoimaginebuyingfoodinthemovietheater?

A)Toillustratepeople'speculiarshoppingbehavior.

B)Toillustratetheincreasingvarietyofsnacksthere.

C)Toshowhowharditcanbetochooseadrinkthere.

D)Toshowhowpopularsnacksareamongmoviefans.

52.Whyisthemediumsodapricedthewayitis?

A)Toattractmorecustomerstobuyit.

B)Toshowthepricematchestheamount.

C)Toensurecustomersdrinktherightamountofsoda.

D)Tomakecustomersbelievetheyaregettingabargain.

53.WhatdowelearnfromDanAriely'sexperiment?

A)Lower-pricedgoodsattractmorecustomers.

B)TheEconomist'spromotionalstrategyworks.

C)TheEconomist'sprinteditionturnsouttosellthebest.

D)Morereaderschoosethedigitalovertheprintedition.

54.Forwhatpurposeis“thebadoption”(Line7,Para.3)added?

A)Tocatertothepeculiarneedsofsomecustomers.

B)Tohelpcustomerstomakemorerationalchoices.

C)Totrapcustomersintobuyingthemorepriceyitem.

D)Toprovidecustomerswithagreatervarietyofgoods.

55.Howdoweassessthevalueofacommodity,accordingtothepassage?

A)Byconsideringitsusefulness.C)Bytakingitsqualityintoaccount.

B)Bycomparingitwithotherchoices.D)Byexaminingitsvalueequation.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.You

shouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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淡水水产品在人们饮食中占有相当大的比例，而在其他地区人们的饮食中，肉类和奶制品更为常见。四川、湖

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可能会有所不同。

2020年12月大学英语四级考试真题（二）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteonthetopicChangesintheWayof

Transportation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwo

orthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),,C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Question