2020年9月英语四六级真题及参考答案

2020年9月英语四级真题及参考答案【完整版】

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SectionA

NewsReport1

ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookphotographsthatrevealthe

effectsofpollutionfromships.Oneofthephotosshowsathinfilmofclouds

abovethebrilliantblueoftheNorthAtlantic,cutbywhitelinesofthicker

cloudsthatlooklikescars.

NASAofficialsexplainedthosethickercloudsaresignsofshiptraffic

below.[QI]Whenshipspowertheirwaysthroughtheocean,theypumpexhaust

intotheatmosphere,justascarsdo.Andthosemassiveamountsofparticles

cancausecloudstoform.

Getenoughofthoseparticlesinoneplace,asfromtheexhaustofaship,

andtheycanleadtothecreationofnewcloudseasilyvisiblefromspace.

“Thesecloudscanbehuge,someofthemstretchhundredsofkilometersfrom

endtoend”,NSASofficialssaid.

[Q2]It'slikelythatthesesortsofcloudsarehavingsomeeffecton

theglobalclimate,accordingtoNASAofficials.Butscientistsaren'tyet

surewhateffectithas.

QI:WhathascausedthethickcloudsinthephotostakenbyaNASAsatel1ite?

Q2:WhatdoNASAofficialsthinkaboutthethickclouds?

SectionA

NewReport2

StaffatasuburbansupermarketinMelbournesaytheyfeelunsafeatwork

aftersecurityguardswereremoved.Thiscameafteraseriesofphysicalattacks

andverbalabusebycustomers.Morethan50workersatthestorehavesigned

alettercallingforapermanentsecurityguardfollowingaseriesofincidents,

includingacustomerthreateningtoattackasupervisorwithaknife."A

securityworkerhadguardedthestoreeachnightfrom7pmuntil12am,butthat

hadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday,“employeessaid.Oneworkersaidanangry

customerhadthrownachickenathisheadaftercomplainingabouthowlongshe

hadwaitedtoheserved.Anotherworkersaidthelackofprotectionat.thestore

madeherfeeluncomfortableatwork.However,thespokesmanofthesupermarket

saidthestorehadtakenstrongactioninresponsetoincidents,havefound

veryfewinstancesofbadcustomerbehavioratourstoreinthepastyear.In

therarecaseswehaveseenbadbehavior,wehavetakenstrongactioninresponse,

includingbanningacustomerfromthestore.”

Q3:Forwhatpurpose,didthestaffatthesupermarketinMelbournesign

aletter?

Q4:Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketsay,regardingtheemployees,

demand?

Newsreportthree

5.driversontheirwaytothepolishcapitalofWarsawonWednesdaymorning

foundtheroadblockedbyanunusualobstacle.Tonsofliquidchocolatethat

spilledontothemotorway,6.atruckcarryingthesweetloadhitaroadbarrier

andoverturned,blockingtwolanes.Thecrackedtankspilledapoolofrapidly

hardeningchocolate,whichquicklycoveredthewidthoftheroad,whilethe

driverwastakentohospitalwithabrokenarm,firefightersstruggledtoremove

areported12tonsofsolidchocolatefromtheroad.7.Arepresentativefor

thefirefighterstoldthelocalTVthatremovingthechocolatewasworsethan

dealingwithsnow.Aftercontactingthechocolatemanufacturer,the

firefightersresortedtosprayinghot,pressurizedwatertogetridofthe

stickysubstance.ThelocalTValsonotedthatthecleanupspannedmorethan

amile,becausedriverssimplydrovethroughthechocolateafterthecrash,

leavingalongchocolatetrail.Butdespitethestickysituation,firefighters

andpoliceattendingtothecleanupwerereportedlycheerfulaboutthelong

taskahead.Afterall,whocouldbemadabout12tonsofchocolate?

Q5Whatdiddriverson小emotorwaytoWarsawfind?

Q6Whatdoesthereportsayabouttheaccident?

Q7WhatarethefirefightersrepresentativetellthelocalTV?

SectionB

Convftr5?atinn1

Man:Lisa,whydidyoupayforyoumealwithcashinsteadofthepayment

appsonyourphone?

Woman:Well,I'vegonebacktocash.I'monlyusingpaymentappsifthat'

stheonlyoption.[Q8]I'ntryingtosavemoneyforanewphone,andIfind

thatusingcashratherthanpaymentappshelpsmetosave.

Man:Buthow?Moneyismoney,isn'tit?[QI1]Idon'tthinkitmatters

whetheryoutakeitouttothebankandputitintowallet,orsimplytransfer

fromyourbankaccounttothesellers*bankaccountusinganapp.

Woman:No,Ibelieveitdoesmatter.It'sapsychologicalphenomenon.[Q9]

Ibelievewehavelessconnectionwithavalueofourmoney,whenwejusttap

theapprovebuttonsonourphones.

Man:Youmighthaveapoint,sinceIstopcarryingcasharound,andstart

tousingmyphoneappstopay,Imayhavedevelopedatendencytobuy[Q10]

moresmallornon-essentialitems.

Woman:That'shighlypossible,thinkabouttheamountoftimewespend

withourphonesinourhands,andallthethingswedowithourphones.It

sometimesseemsthatourphoneisbuyingtheproductforJS,notourselves.

Man:So,cashisthepaymentaffectsourabilitytobudget?

Woman:Ibelieveso.IfwespendahundredYuanincash,werealizethat

wedon'thavethathundredYuantospendonsomethingelse.Butifwespend

inelectronically,wefre1esslikelytomakethatmentalcalculation.

Man:IstoppedusingmycreditcardbecauseI'mfondofspendingexcessively.

PerhapsIshouldtakethesameapproachofpayingusingmyphone.

Woman:It'sworthconsidering.

Q8:Whydidthewomandecidetogobacktocashforpayment?

Q9:whathappenswhenpeopleuseappsforpaymentaccordingtothewoman?

Q10:whatmightthemantendtobuywithpaymentapps?

Qll:whatdoestheman:hinkofelectronicpayment?

SectionB

Conversation2售后服务退换货

W:HelloMr.Brown.Iwasexpectingyourcall.Mysecretarytoldmeyou

werehavingsomeproblemswiththewoodentable,isthatright?

M:No,no,thetableisfine.[Q12]Theproblemisthechairs.

W:Oh,thechairs,so,whatexactlyistheissue?

M:Well,putsimply,[Q12]thesearenotthechairsmywifeandIselected

inyourstorelastweek.Theremustbesomeconfusionwithourorder.

W:Oh,Isee.I'mlookingthroughmyfilesnow.AndIseethatthedelivery

wasthismorning.Isthatcorrect?

M:Yes.

W:[Q13]Doyouminddescribingthechairsthatweredeliveredtoyour

apartment,Mr.Brown?

M:Sure.Thesehaveaflatbackwitharoundtopandareveryheavy.They

arelightbrownandlookkindofcheap.Theonesweorderedweredarkbrown

tomatchthetable.

W:Right.Ofcourse.ItsayshereyoupurchasedtheAriingtontableand

fourMilanochairs.Asyousaid.Theremustbesomeconfusionwiththeorder.

I'mterriblysorry.[Q14]We'11sendavantocollectthosefourandreplace

themwiththeMilanoyoupurchased.Willtomorrow9a.m.beOKMr.Brown?

M:Yes.Thatwou1dbegreat.Thankyou.

W:Good.DideverythingelseyouorderedfromusarriveOK?

M:Yes.Ithinkso.Let:necheck.Themirrorandtwopaintingsarehere.

Thetwocoffeetablesarealsohere.Andthesofa.Yes.Wshaven*tnoticed

anythingelsewrongormissing.Butifwedo,we'11certainlyletyouknow.

W:OK.Great.Onceagain.[Q15]I'msorryfortheconfusionandtrouble

caused.

Q12:Whydidthemancallthewoman?

Q13:Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?

Q14:Whatdidthewomanpromisetodofortheman?

Q15:Whatdidthewomandoattheendoftheconversation?-Thewoman

apologizedagain.

SectionB

Passage1

Doyouhavetoomuchstuff?Areyoudarewesayit“untidy"?Sayhello

toaTVshowcalledwTidyingUpwithMarieKondow.Ahomeimprovementshow

basedonherwidelypopularbookTheLifeChangingMagicofTidyingUp.Inthe

show,MarieKondoactsasatinygarbagefairyformessypeople,visitingtheir

housestosharethewisdomofthe“KonMari,method.Thismethodissimplein

theorybutcanbeendlesslycomplexinpractice.Youdivideallthestuffin

yourhouse-allofit-intoseveralcategories,andthenexamineeachitem

一allofthem-toseeifitsparksjoy.Ifitdoes,youkeepit.Ifitdoesn*t,

youthankit,andneatlydiscardit.

So,istheTVshowinspiringpeopletotidyup?Firsthandaccountsseem

toindicateasmallwaveofpeoplebringingpilesofdonationbagstousedgood

stores.Onestorereceivedthousandsofbagsofusedpossessionsinoneday.

Januaryisusuallythestore'sslowseasonfordonations,becauseit'scold

andpeopledon'twanttobother.ButnotthisJanuary.Peopleseemeddetermined

tocleanuptheirhomes.Oneusedbookstorereceivedamonth，sworthofbooks

indonationsinaweekwhenamangaveover50boxesofbooksfromhishome.

ItseemsMarie'sTVshowishavingabigimpactafterall.

Q16.WhatisMaireKondoTsTVshowabout?

Q17.Whatthingscanbekeptinonefshome,accordingtoMaireKondo?

Q18.WhatdowelearnaboutoneusedbookstorethisJanuary?

SectionC

Passage2

Atjusttwelveyearsold,MikeHannonismakingadifferenceinhis

community-onelunchatatime."Mike'sLunchesofLovewhasfedmore

than2,000ofthetown'smcstvulnerableresidents.Mikedeliversmealsto

thehomeless."It'slikeawaytogivepeoplejoy,maybesparksomethingin

themthatcanchangethem,“MiketoldWBZ-TV.ThemayorofMike'stownfeels

thatMikeisagreatcommunityleader,especiallyinsuchtimesofsomuch

negativenews.Whilehisfathercommentedonhowproudhewasofhisson,yet

Mikeisn,tlookingforpraise,butkindnessinreturn.Hehopeshisactive

charitywillinfluenceotherstospreadpositiveactionsintheirowntowns.

Mikeincludesahandwrittenmessageofjoyoneachbag.Hismessageandstar

powerhasspreadalloverIhecountry.Todate,hisonlinepagetoraisefunds

hasbroughtinmorethan44,000dollarsandcounting,raisingmorethan17,000

dollarsinjustoneday,withthehopeofmanyfamousactorsandothers.People

fromalloverthecountyaresendingspecialhandcraftbagstohelptheyoung

manwithhismissiontohelpthoseinneed.Manyarehopingthesimpleactive

kindnessspreads.Mikeisseemedasthehopeforthefutureofthetown,the

countryandtheworld.

Q19:WhatdoesMikeHannondotohelppeopleinhistown?

Q20:WhatdoesMikehopeotherswilldo?

021:HowarepeoplealloverthecountryrespondingtowhatMikeisdoing?

SectionC

Passage3

Inarecentstudycarriedoutbypsychologistsonthedisruptiveeffects

ofsmartphones,twogroupsofcollegestudentsweregivenword-searchpuzzles.

Thefirstgroupwastoldtocompletethepuzzleswithitsparticipants'smart

phonesintheirlineofsight.Thesecondgroup,however,wastoldthatthe

phoneswou1dinterferewithzheequipmentintheexperimen:andwouldneedbe

movedawayfromthetestingarea.Midwaythroughthesecondgroup*ssolving

ofthepuzzles,theexperimentcalledoneofthephonesandletitringfor

awhilebeforehangingup.Manyofthestudentsinthatgroupwereunableto

fncusfrnmthenon,hecominganxiousandperformingmorepnnrlythanthefirst

group.

Useofelectronicshasalsobeenknowntoleadtoadeclineinhuman

interactions.Ratherthanhavingreal-lifeconversations,manyexpress

emotionsandengageindeepconversationsthroughsocialmediasites.Many

studentsusetheirphonesandcomputersduringclassfornon-academic

activities,whichleadstopoorgrades.Perhapsthemostdramaticimpactis

thereductioninamountofsleep,whichleadtopoorhealthandweightgain.

Technologyisagreattool.However,it,simportanttorecognizeits

downsides.Lackofsleep,reductionofproductivity,andweightgainareonly

afew.Ifwearenotcarefulaboutal1thesemindproblemsrightnow,theeffect

onthefuturegenerationisgoingtobemuchbigger.

Q22Whatwerethecollegestudentsinbothgroupsrequiredtodointhe

study?

Q23Whatdowelearnaboutmanyofthestudentsinthesecondtestgroup

afterthephonering?

Q24Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemostdramaticimpactofsmart

phoneuse?

Q25Whatdoesthespeakersuggestpeopledo?

参考答案第一套：

1.A)Warmcurrentsintheocean

B)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic

C)Particlesemittedbypowerplants

D)ExhaustfromcarsinEurope

2.A)Theyneedtobetakenseriously

B)Theyhaveahugeeffectonfishery

C)TheymaybeaffectingtheArorld,sclimate

D)Theymightbecausingtroubletoairflights

Questions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard<>

3.A)Toappealforhigherwages

B)Todemandbetterhealthcare

C)Todismissthebad-temperedsupervisor

D)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard

4.A)Itwasseekinghelpfromthepolice.

B)Itwouldputcustomers'needsfirst

C)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction

D)Itwouldtaketheirappealseriously

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theroadwasblocked

B)Theroadwasflooded

C)Theroadwasfrozenwithsnow

D)Theroadwascoveredwithspilledgas

6.A)Atruckhitabarrierandoverturned

B)Thetruckdriverdozedoffwhiledriving

C)Theheavysnowmadedrivingverydifficult

D)Atruckplungedintoapoolof1iquidchocolate

7.A)Itwasfortunatethatnopassengergotinjured

B)Itwasahardtasktoremovethespilledsubstance

C)Itwasalongtimebeforethecleanupwasfinished

D)Itwasdifficulttocontactthemanufacturer.

SectionB

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Shefounditmuchsafertousecash

B)Shecouldenjoydiscountsvithcash

C)Shewantedtosaveforanewphone

D)Shebadbeencheatedusingphone

9.A)Theyderivegreaterpleasurefrombuyingthings.

B)Theyarelessawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.

C)Theyfinditlessdifficulttomakepurchases.

D)Theycansavealotmoretimeandtrouble.

10.A)Morevaluableitems.

B)Electronicdevices.

C)Everydaynecessities.

D)Morenon-essentialthings

11.A)Itmayleadtoexcessivespending.

B)Itisalteringthewayofshopping.

C)Itcanimproveshoppingefficiency.

D)Itappealsmoretoyoungerpeople.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Hewantedthefurniturestoretogivehimarefund.

B)Hehadaprob1cmwiththefurnituredelivered.

C)Hehadtochangethefurnituredeliverytime.

D)Hewantedtoordersomewoodenfurniture.

13.A)Sendthefurniturebacktothestore.

B)Buyanotherbrandoffurniture.

C)Collectthefurnitureheordered.

D)Describethefurniturehereceived.

14.A)Improvetheirservice

B)Apologizetohiswife

C)Correcttheirmistake

D)Givethemoneyback

15.A)Sherecommendedanewstyle

B)Shedecidedalltheitems*riththeman

C)Sheofferedsomegifttotheman

D)Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore

SectionC

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Tidyingupone'shome

B)Readingbooksofwisdom

C)Donatingtocharity

D)Sharingwithothers

17.A)Thingsthatoccupylittlespace

B)Thingsthatarebecomingrare

C)Thingsthatmakeonehappy

D)Thingsthatcostalotofmoney

18.A)Itdidlittlebusinessbecauseoftheunusualcoldweather

B)Itreceivedanincrediblylargenumberofdonatedbooks

C)Itsoldasmanyasfiftyboxesofbooks

D)Itjoinedthecity'sclean-upcampaign

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Givefreemealstothehomeless

B)Provideshelterforthehomeless

C)Callforchangeinthelocalgovernment

D)Helpthevulnerabletocooklunches

20.A)Promoteunderstanding

B)Strengthenco-operation

C)Followhisexample

D)Winnationalsupport

21.A)Spreadingnewsofhisdeeds

B)Sendinghimhand-madebags

C)Eollowingtheexamplehessts

D)Writinghimthank-younotes

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Toinstallsomeaudioequipmentinalab

B)Totesttheireyesightusingaphoneapp

C)Tosendsmartphonemessages

D)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles

23.A)Theycouldnolongerconcentrateontheirtask

B)Theycouldnotgoonuntiltheringingstopped

C)Theygrabbedthephoneandcalledbackrightaway

D)Theyaskedtheirexperimentertohungupthephone

24.A)Adeclineinsportsactivities

B)Ariseinemotionalproblems

C)Adeclineinacademicperformance

D)Areductionintheamountofsleep

25.A)Ensuretheyhavesufficientsleepeveryday

B)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology

C)Takeeffectivemeasurestoraiseproductivity

D)Protecttheeyesightoftheyoungergeneration

参考答案第二套：

1.A)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic.

2.D)Theymaybeaffectingtheworld*sclimate.

3.C)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard.

4.A)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction.

5.B)Theroadwasblocked

6.D)Atrackhitabarrierandoverturned

7.B)Itwasahardtasktorsmovingthespilledsubstance.

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)Givefreemealstothehomeless.

20.D)Followhisexample.

21.C)Sendinghimhad-madebags.

22.A)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles.

23.B)Theycouldnolongerconcentrateontheirtask.

24.C)Areductionintheamountofsleep.

25.C)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology.

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阅读试题选词填空源文

Opinion

Thethreetypesoffinancialstress

ByPaulBenson

November7,2018-12.00am

TherearethreemaintypesoffinancialstressthatIcomeacrossona

regularbasis.Thefirstisinherited,thesecondisdebt,andthethirdis

longevity.

Inheritedfinancialstressisthemostcommonanddebi1itating.11is

experiencedbythosewhohavegrownupinhouseholdswheretheirparents

regularlyarguedandfoughtaboutmoney.Moneythereforebecomesastressful

topic,andsothethoughtofsittingdownandplanningisaboutasattractive

asvolunteeringtohavearootcanaldonebyatraineedentist.

Financialstresscanmakeyoubroke,likeavicious

circle.Credit:Shutterstock

Thosesufferinginheritedfinancialstresstendtofollowoneoftwo

patterns.Eithertheyputtheirheadinthesand-theydon,topentheir

superannuationstatements,don'tbudget,andcertainlydon，:discussfinancial

matterswiththeirlovedones.

Alternativelytheygototheotherextreme,andmicro-analyseeverything,

tothepointofcompleteparalysis.They*reconvincedthatwhateverdecision

theymake,itwillbethewrongone.

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Thenextcommontypeoffinancialstressisthatcausedbydebt.In99out

of100casesofdebt-inducedfinancialstress,creditcardswillbeacentral

element.Andyes,thatisintentionallyplural-there*sneverjustone.Often

there*11beacarloanandperhapsamortgage,butcreditcardscertainlyseem

tobethegatewaydrugtodebt-relatedfinancialstress.

Thefinalformoffinancialstress,thatIsee,I'vesomewhatimperfectly

termedlongevity.Thismanifestsitselfinbeingstressedaboutthenormalups

anddownsofinvestmentmarkets-actuallynotsomuchthecps,butdefinitely

thedowns.

Sowhatcanyoudotopreventfinancialstressfromholdingyouback?

Thefirstthingtodoishaveaseparatebankaccountforyourbillsand

regularexpenses,andhaveanautomatictransferfromyoureverydayaccount

everytimeyougetpaid,totopitup.

Withthissystemupandrunning,youwillknowthatwheneverabillcomes

in,youhavethemoneysittingtherewaitingtopayit.Thismeans,a)nomore

stress,andb)noneedtohitthecreditcard.

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Householddebt

Thepressureoflivingundertheweightofdebt

Thenextthingistoclearyourunproductivedebts.Determinewhichdebt

isthemostexpensiveandfocusallyourattentionongettingridofit.Again,

useautomatictransfersasmuchaspossibletoavoidtheriskofweakened

wi11power.

Anotherusefulwaytoalleviatefinancialstressistohavesome

projectionsdone,soyouhaveagoodsensewhatthelong-termoutlookis.You'11

findyoursuperfundwebsitewillhaveaprojectiontoolsoyoucangetan

estimateofwhereyourretirementsavingswillend,andsiteslikethe

government*sMoneySmarthassomegoodcalculatorsforthispurposetoo.

Worst-caseplanningisanothergreatwaytoreduceworry.Thisiswhere

youlistoutthebiggestworriesyouhave,andthendeterminewhatactionyou*d

takeifthosethingsoccurred.Theactionsmaynotalwaysbepleasant,butjust

knowingyouhaveaplancanremovethatdarkcloudfloatingaroundintheback

ofyourbrain.

Finally,don'tbeafraidtotalkaboutyourfinanceswithyourpartneror

otherlovedones.Especiallyforcouples;you*reateam,andchancesareif

you*reworriedaboutyourfinancesbutaretooafraidtodiscussit,soisyour

partner.Don*tpassyourinheritedfinancialstressdowntoyourkids.

仔细阅读1源文

Doesthinkingyoulookfataffecthowmuchmoneyyouearn?

Twothingspeopleoftenthinkaboutaremoneyandtheirappearance.Past

researchhasshownthatthereisacorrelationbetweenthetwo:People

subjectivelyconsideredattractiveearnmore.

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Twothingspeopleoftenthinkaboutaremoneyandtheirappearance.Past

researchhasshownthatthereisacorrelationbetweenthetwo:People

subjectivelyconsideredattractiveearnmore.

Andbodyweightplaysamajorroleinattractiveness.Aperson*sbodymass

index-whichadjustsaperson,sweightfortheirheight-andtheirsuccess

intheworkplacearelinked.Putsimply,thinpeople,especiallywomen,are

rewardedmorethantheirlargercolleagues.Butthosestudiesonlyconsidered

howotherpeopleperceiveyou.

Innewresearch,welookedattheflipside:Doesourownperceptionof

ourbodies,evenwhenincorrect,makeadifference?Inotherwords,does

thinkingyoulookfatorskinny