2020年7月英语四级真题及参考答案

2020年7月英语四级真题及参考答案【完整版】

听力部分 四级新闻部分 News report 1

...parts of Scotland covered by the orange alert to avoid travel on

Wednesday， 'this is what he said to us.The orange warning maybe raised to red in some areas.That is a warning for snow that has never been seen since the modern system came into place in Scotland.The orange warning has been extended until 6p.m.on Thursday.Trains， planes and ferries are also likely to be affected， with windchill that could see parts of Britain feeling as cold as-15℃.The head of road policing said， 'I would urge drivers to take extra care on the roads for their journeys.Drivers should make sure they are prepared for their journey with warm clothing food and drink， sufficient fuel and a charged mobilephone.There could be significant traffic delays， so please start to plan your journey now to consider if you really need to travel on conditions of this... Question1：What were people at parts of Scotland advised to do? Question2：What did the head of road policing urge drivers to do?

News Report 2

Romania's wetlands are coming back to life， thanks to help from local

communities， the World Wildlife Fund and funding from the European Union.Roughly 2， 224 acres of the picturesque Danube Delta-home to 300 species of birds-have filled with wild life.The land has been connected to the network of lakes and streams in the area.'A lot of birds have migrated to the area and one doesn't need to travel long hours anymore or go to other lakes to watch the birds， 'says lon Meuta， Deputy Mayor of Mahmud i a.The area around Mahmud i a， which is a UNESCO World Heritage site， is the third-most biodiverse in the world， after Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos Islands.Groups used earth-moving equipment to restore the waterways.Government officials proposed to protect the area's endangered wild fish by issuing a fishing ban over the next decade.

3.What is the news report mainly about?

4.What did government's officials propose to do to protect the endangered fish?

四级新闻-3 Part I Section A

Scott Dunn， recently awoke from a medically-induced sleep he'd been in after a car accident.He was heartbroken after realizing he'd missed his highschool graduation.His classmates decided to give him a second chance.It was just a month ago that East Juniata HighSchool seniors met

in the school's auditorium for graduation.And last week， they did it again. Scott'scar accident was onMay22nd， just 3 days before the ceremony.\"I remember waking up in the hospital and asking mom， 'What day it was'， shetoldmeitwasthe28th.\"He said， \"I looked at her and said， T missed

my graduation.\"The school's principal Mr.Fa use y， called Scott's mom Karen and said that everybody wants to do something special for him. Students wore their caps and gowns and satin the front of the auditorium. Scott's parents， Karen and Scott Senior， sat front and center.After brief speeches， Scott's name was called， only Scott's name.He walked across the stage as the audience cheered.A graduation for one.\"'m speechless， \"Scott said.“ l don't know how to even explain it. I'm speechless to know that so many people are behind me.\" Questions 5-7 are based on the news report you have just heard Question5：What happened to Scot a month ago?

Question6：What did Scot ask about when he regained consciousness? Question7：Why was Scot speechless at the graduation ceremony?

四级篇章-1 Passage one

There is a saying that goes something along the lines of You must love yourself first before you can love someone else.' Similarly， I personally believe that you must be comfortable and happy in your own company

before you can truly be yourself in the company of others.There is a massive difference between being lonely and being alone.Loneliness is a horrible feeling.However， you don't have to actually be alone to feel that way.Many times， I've felt lonely when surrounded by a big group of people.In contrast， being alone can actually be a blessing， particularly， when you've actively chosen it.In my experience， being bored and alone is dangerous and can easily lead to the feeling of loneliness.The trick is to be active.Get outside， stretch your legs， do something cultural， buy yourself something tasty to eat or something pretty to wear.You don't have to take anyone else into consideration and can do whatever you please.Spending time alone also allows you to more efficiently take care of problems.And then， when it's time to be social and meetup with your friends， you will be fully there， because you won't have too much other stuff floating around in your mind.Having been alone for a bit， you will also appreciate your friends'company more and chances are your time spent together will be more worthwhile.

Question16：What does the speaker say about being alone?

Question17：What does the speaker say how to reduce one's feeling of loneliness?

Question18：What is an advantage of spending one's time alone? 四级篇章-2

When turned twelve， I worked summers at my father's small brick

cleaning business.I remember the harsh acid smell of the cleaning

solution， and the scraping sound of stiff iron brushes against rough brick. It was tempting to have your job just finish.But anybody who worked for Thomas Kaho on had to meet his standards， and that include of me.If I messed up， he made me stay late until got it right.

My father wasn't been me.He demanded the same at himself.Every brick he cleaned on the house stood out like a red jewel in a white setting. It was his signature.

In 1970， whenⅠwas twenty， Ⅰgot married.I moved out my parent's modest place into a housing project.

Drugs and gang violent were just beginning to plague the projects.

Some of my friend went to jail.Some were killed.My wife Ver llen， was 18， and nobody gave our marriage a chance.But we believed in eachother. And our faith made us strong.

When we married， I worked as a stock clerk at Southwest SuperFood.It was hard， tedious work.Each Friday night a truck came， with cases of food that had to be unloaded， priced and placed on shelves.

Most of stock clerks try to get Friday night off.But I was always ready to work.By Saturday morning， all the kinds and drawers in my aisle would place with a label facing smartly out， like a line of soldiers on review.That was my signature.I took pride in a job nobody wanted.

19.What do we learn about the speaker's father? 20.What does the speak say about the housing project? 21.What do we learn about the speaker as a stock clerk? 四级篇章-3

Watching more than 3 hours of television a day doubles memory

loss in older people， a new study of more than 3， 000 adults suggests. Scientist at University College London used memory and fluency tests on the same group of people 6 years apart.They found that those who watched on average less than 3 hours television a day showed a decline ever round 4 to 5 percent， while those who tended to watch more than 3 hours a day declined by an average of 8 to 10 percent.The research team say they believe the alert but passive nature of television watching maybe creating stress on the mind， which contributes to memory decline.

Older people who watch more television are also less likely to undertake activities knowing to preserve mental functioning， such as reading or interactive screen base pursuits， such as using the internet or playing videogames.The researchers say that television viewing maybe a risk factor for all Alzheimer’s disease， but more researches needed to establish a link.

While watching television may have educational benefits and

relaxation benefits， the researchers advise that adults over the age of 50

should try and ensure that television viewing is balanced with other contrasting activities.If you're concerned that the amount of television you're watching could have a negative impact on your health， you should eliminate the amount of TV watch each day and undertake some healthy hobbies. 问题：

22.By what means does scientist at University College London measure memory lost?

23.What contributed to memory decline in the participants?

24.What did the researchers say about their finding concerning the link between TV viewing and xxx this disease?

25.What do the researchers suggest older people do? 四级长对话-1 Conversation 1

M：How do you like your new flexible work in arrangement?Do you enjoy working from home?

W：Yes and no， l find an isolation challenging at times， apart from my mother， not too many people I know， have time for phone chat during working hour.I tried the library but found I was n't really keen on working there.

M：No， neither would I.I find the library abit too quiet.I'd lack

inspiration or stimulation， which would be counter-productive to getting

alot of work done.

W：I found the same thing.So， lately， I've been going out to Cafes occasionally， I love the noise， the people， the busyness of a Cafe， the sense of being out in the world.

M：Coffeeshops seem to have affectively become off spaces for so many people in this digital age.Though I'm not sure how Cafe owners feel about it-having so many people who goto that places to work rather than drink and eat.

W：Yes， some people seem to spend alot of time there and not order much.The most annoying one for Cafe owners must truly be those， usually only two of them， who occupy a table for six with their laptops and paperwork.

M：They should sit at a table for two， not the table for six.Some obviously stay so long， they need to plug the laptops into a power adapter.In early tripped over someone's computer electrical lead the other day in my local cafe

W：It'sa double-edged sword， no doubt about that， for a Cafe owner. While remote workers help to keep the cafe full in quiet times， they can take up valuable tablespace and busy period. Questions

8.What does the woman say is the disadvantage of working from home?

9.What does the man say is counter-productive to getting work done in the library?

10.What does the woman like about doing one's work in a cafe? 11.What is most annoying for cafe owners according to the woman?

四级长对话-2 Conversation 2

W：I'm going to start working for another job.I can't see myself getting an opportunity to progress on my company anytime in the near future. And I really think my skils and abilities deserve a higher salary. M：You are not going to quit， are you?

W：'m thinking 1 might as well.Then I can devote more time and energy to find me a better position at another company.

M：But you've been in your present company less than two years， haven't you?This would be the third time you've left your job in the last five years.If you do several jobs in a relatively short span of time perspective employers might see that you lack loyalty.That could make them worry and reluctant to employ you.

W：Unfortunately， loyalty doesn't pay.Even if l get a promotion at my company， it's likely to be less sizeable than if l were to get a job elsewhere.And even if l get a promotion， I'm not guaranteed to get a raise.I had that experience at another company I worked up.

M：They want you to take on more work and responsiblity but for the same amount of money?

W：More or less， yes.The way I see it， through having different jobs， 've got alot of experience， and different jobs and in different industries. M：But potential employers might worry about that experience is not deep， or thorough enough.

W：Perhaps， but l feel pretty confident that I can sell myself.You know what they say， fortune favors the brave.

Q12：What makes the woman think about changing her job?

Q13：What does the man say about people who keep changing their jobs? Q14：What does the woman say would happen even if she got promoted in her current company?

Q15：What benefit has the woman gain from changing her jobs frequently? 选词填空

“Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.\"Those were the words uttered by pioneering British scientist Rosalind Franklin， who firmly believed that the pursuit of science should be(26)_____ to all.

As a woman working in the first half of the 20th century， Franklin's contributions to some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time-including the structure of DNA -were sadly(27) _____in her lifetime.One of my proudest moments in my role as

universities and science minister was being able to go some way to redress this injustice last month， by unveiling the new Mars rover named after this brilliant British scientist. Today， on International Women's Day， it is only right that we recognise the important work of female scientists like Franklin and seek to honour her memory by inspiring more women and girls to follow in her footsteps.

More than 60 years after Franklin's death， we are(28) ____living in a different world， where women play an important part in every echelon of our society=not least in science， innovation， higher education and research.

UK universities are world leaders when it comes to advancing and(29) ______gender equality.The Athena SWAN charter， initially established to improve the representation of women in scientific disciplines in higher education， now has 145 members.It has also expanded to promote gender equality in multiple disciplines-including the arts， social sciences， humanities， business and law.

In the past decade， we have seen a(30) ____increase in England in the number of women accepted on to full-time undergraduate degrees in science， technology， engineering and maths

(Stem subjects) .And in the last academic year， women(31) ________for more than half of all Stem postgraduates at UK universities.The government is taking further steps to improve women's representation in science and has today awarded nine

inspiring women f 50， 000 to develop inventions to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities we face as a society.From new materials to cut down on plastics pollution to special devices to improve posture and comfort for wheelchair users， these women are at the forefront of creating the new technology for tomorrow.

This is significant progress， but access to higher education is only half of the equation. To have real equality in the sector， we need to ensure talented women are able to

progress into the academic and leadership roles they desire， and get the remuneration they deserve.

Data shows us the(32) _____to success gets harder for women to climb the further up they go.I Although women makeup the majority of undergraduates in our universities， just under half of academic staff are female.At(33) ______levels， only a quarter of professors are women， and blackwomen makeup less than 2%of all female academic staff I welcome the introduction of pro-active strategies like the new initiative at the

University of Leicester， which I am visiting today， to increase the number of female professors by 1.5%each year， with the overall goal of having 30%professorships held by women by 2020.

There are also stark differences in pay across grades.The gender pay gap based on median salaries across the sector in 2016-17 was 13.7%, (34) ____there is still some way to goto ensure women are rising through the ranks to higher grade positions and being paid(35) _.____

When it comes to women in senior leadership positions， the proportion of female vice chancellors has thankfully risen-from 22%in 2016 to 29%in 2018.Yet this is still far from representative

One way of ensuring equality permeates through all levels of a university is by

enhancing the diversity of governing bodies， including a fair balance between male and female board members.I am pleased that UK universities have made good headway in this area， with 55%of universities having gender-balanced boards comprising 40-60% women.The number of female chairs is also up from just 19%in 2016 to 27%in 2018. Having women properly represented in all aspects of university life is not only a

sign of a fair and inclusive society； it can also lead to a more cohesive， collaborative ac

academic community.As I'm sure Rosalind Franklin would agree， women and academic life can not and should not be separated.

答案：26.A) accessible 27.J) overlooked 28.) thankfully 29.K) promoting 30.E) considerable

31.B) accounted 32.G) ladder 33.L) senior 34.N) suggesting 35.D) appropriately 四级仔细阅读

Its late in the evening：time to close the book and turn off the computer.You're done for the day.What you may not realize， however， is that the learning process actually continues-in your dreams.

It might sound like science fiction， but researchers are increasingly focusing on

the relationship between the knowledge and skills our brains absorb during the day and the fragmented， often bizarre imaginings they generate at night.Scientists have found that dreaming about a task we've learned is associated with improved performance in that activity(suggesting that there's some truth to the popular notion that we're“getting” a foreign language once we begin dreaming in it) .Whats more， researchers are coming to recognize that dreaming is an essential part of understanding， organizing and retaining what we learn-and that dreams may even holdout the possibility of directing our learning as we doze.

While we sleep， research indicates， the brain replays the patterns of activity it experienced during waking hours， allowing us to enter what one psychologist calls a neural(神经的) virtual reality.A vivid example of such reenactment can be seen in this

video， made as part of a 2011 study by researchers in the Sleep Disorders Unit at Pit ie- Salpetriere Hospital in Paris.They taught a series of dance moves to a group of patients with conditions like sleepwalking， in which the sleeper engages in the kind of physical movement that is normally inhibited during slumber.They then videotaped the subjects

as they slept.Lying in bed， eyes closed， the woman on the tape does a faithful rendition of the dance moves she learned earlier-“the first direct and unambiguous demonstration of overt behavioral replay of a recently learned skill during human sleep， ”writes lead author Delphine Qu diet te.

Of course， most of us are not quite so energetic during sleep-but our brains are busy nonetheless.While our bodies are at rest， scientists theorize， our brains are extracting what's important from the information and events we've recently

encountered， then integrating that data into the vast store of what we already know- perhaps explaining why dreams are such anodd mixture of fresh experiences and old memories.A dream about something we've just learned seems to be a sign that the new knowledge has been processed effectively .Ina 2010 study published in the journal

Current Biology， researchers at Harvard Medical School reported that college students who dreamed about a computer maze task they had learned showed al 0-fold

improvement in their ability to navigate the maze compared to participants who did not dream about the task.

Robert Stick gold， one of the Harvard researchers， suggests that studying right before bedtime or taking an ap following a study session in the afternoon might increase the odds of dreaming about the material.But some scientists are pushing the notion of enhancing learning through dreaming even further， asking sleepers to mentally practice skills while they slumber.In a pilot study published in The Sport Psychologist journal in 2010， University of Bern psychologist Daniel Erlacher instructed participants to dream about tossing coins into a cup.Those who successfully dreamed about the task showed significant improvement in their real-life coin-tossing abilities.Experiments like Erlacher's raise the possibility that we could train ourselves to cultivate skills while we slumber.Think about that as your head hits the pillow tonight.

Brilliant readers， do you ever have dreams about what you were studying or working on while you you were awake?Did you feel that you mastered this dreamed- about material more fully?Please share your thoughts on my blog. 51.What is scientists'finding about dreaming? A) It involves disconnected， weird images. B) It resembles fragments of sciencefiction.

C) Dreaming about a learned task better sits performance D) Dreaming about things being learned disturbs one's sleep 52.What happens when one enters a dream state?

A) The body continues to act as if the sleeper were awake B) The neural activity of the brain will become intensified

C) The brain behaves as if it were playing a virtual reality videogame D) The brain once again experiences the learning activities of the day. 53.What does the brain do while we are sleeping?

A) It systematize s all the data collected during the day. B) It substitute sold information with new data. C) It processes and absorbs newly acquired data.

D) It classifies information and places it in different files.

四级翻译解析-1

在中国火锅已有2000多年的历史，最早流行于最寒冷的地区，然后在很多 地区盛行，出现了具有地方特色的种类。吃火锅时，家人和朋友围坐在桌边，桌 子中间放着热腾腾的火锅。吃火锅时，人们可以根据自己的口味放肉，海鲜，蔬 菜和其他配料，自己烹饪。人们可以一边尽情地聊天，一边享受美餐。 [译文]

In China， hotpot has a history of more than 2000 years.It enjoyed the popularity in the coldest areas at the first， and then prevailed greatly in many regions， with a great number of varieties of local features.When eating hotpot， your family members and friends are sitting around the table， with boling hotpot in the middle.When enjoying hotpot， you can add meat， seafood， vegetables and other ingredients according to your own taste and cook it by yourselves.People can chat with delight， while enjoying the delicious food. [解析]

①在中国火锅已有2000多年的历史，最早流行于最寒冷的地区，然后在很多地 区盛行，出现了具有地方特色的种类。

本句句式可采用：多个简单句单独写成多句话， 或者用并列连词and连接起来， 写成一句话。 (注意时态的变化)

“XX已有YY年的历史”这一表达已在2019年6月等历年四级真题中考查过。

例如： “舞狮作为中国传统民间表演已有2000多年历史。”“剪纸是中国民间 艺术的一种独特形式，已有2000多年历史。”

“XX已有YY年的历史”可译为：XX has a history of YY years “火锅”可译为：hotpot

“流行”“盛行”可翻译为：be popular/become popular/enjoy great popularity/be prevalent/prevail等 “地区”可译为：area/region等

“地方特色”可译为：local features/local characteristics等

In China， hotpot has a history of more than 2000 years.It enjoyed the popularity in the coldest areas at the first， and then prevailed greatly in many regions， with a great number of varieties of local features. ②吃火锅时，家人和朋友围坐在桌边，桌子中间放着热腾腾的火锅。 本句句式可采用：When引导的时间状语(从句) +主干结构+with伴随状语。 “围坐”可译为：sit around

“中间”可译为：in the middle/at the centre等 “热腾腾的”可译为：boiling hotpot (注意：

“热腾腾的”转译为“沸腾着的”， “沸腾”=boil)

When eating hotpot， your family members and friends are sitting around the table， with boiling hotpot in the middle.

③吃火锅时，人们可以根据自己的口味放肉，海鲜，蔬菜和其他配料，自己烹饪。

本句句式可采用：When引导的时间状语(从句) +主干结构。 “根据”可译为：according to/in the light of等 “配料”可译为：ingredient

When enjoying hotpot， you can add meat， seafood， vegetables and other ingredients according to your own taste and cook it by yourselves. ④人们可以一边尽情地聊天，一边享受美餐。

本句句式可采用：A...， while B....或者A...， and B...as well. “一边......一边......”可译为：while/as well等 “尽情地”可译为：with delight/happily等 (注意：“尽情地”转译为“高兴地”， “高兴地”=happily/with delight) “美餐”可译为：delicious food

People can chat with delight， while enjoying the delicious food.

四级写作-第一套

Directions：For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the use of translation apps.You can start your essay with the sentence\"The use of translation apps is becoming increasingly popular.\"You should write atleast 120wordsbutno more than 180 words. 四级写作-第二套

Directions：For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the importance of making plans.You can give one or two examples to illustrate your point.You should write atleast 120wordsbutno more than 180 words. 四级作文解析-1 【真题】

2020年7月大学英语四级作文：Directions：For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the use of translation apps.You can start your essay with the sentence“The use of translation apps is becoming increasingly popular.\"You should write atleast 120wordsbutno more than 180 words

【范文】

We are living in an age where the advancements of technology are continuing to accelerate， and thus we are experiencing the revolution that technology has brought to us.No one could deny that an increasing number of people chat with foreigners around the world by using translation apps.

To commence with， thanks to the convenience created by modern technology， A vast majority of people can now chat through mobilephones using different apps

that have translation functions like， We chat， QQ， etc.As a result， just as distance， language is no longer a boundary between people of different countries.Take the following case as a good example：my father do not even know a letter of Russian， but he could do business with the Russians， because he could use the translation app fluently.It is the development of technology that make the communication between my dad and the Russian businessman possible.

In summary， the inventions， like translation apps， of the scient fic and

technological advancement break the boundary between us.In terms of technology， how could one possibly refuse the benefits provided by science and technology 【解析】

本篇作文属于现象类作文，要求我们就翻译软件的使用越来越受欢迎这个现 象写一篇作文。像这种涉及软件的题目我们都可以从科技对人的影响或者你说科 技的重要性入手。第一段我们把这个现象同意替换，引出我们的观点。第二段作 为主体段，强调科技对我们的重要性，并举出具体例子，然后对例子进行分析和 总结。最后第三段总结并从科技的变革对我们生活的改变或者科技重要性等再做 一次阐释。

四级写作解析-2 【真题】

2020年7月大学英语四级作文：Directions：For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the importance of making plans.You can give one or two examples to i lust rate your point.You should write atleast 120wordsbutno more than 180 words 【范文】

It seems that everyone in the world aspires to achieve something so as to live life to the full est.There are vast majority of tasks that we have to finish in order to succeed， so making plans is the only way that we could possibly achieve our goals.Thus， it is of great importance that doing some planning before we start

The time when one is working or studying is the most valuable， so howto effectively utilize it decides whether we could achieve our

academic pursuit or career advancement.Take preparing final exam for example， after along period of study， physical and metal fatigue would unavoidably ensue.However， if we could set out a timetable and stick with the plan， then we could accomplish more things than we thought because we have a time limit on each part， which brings a pressure to us and pushes us to absorb knowledge or do exercises more quickly.Not only preparing exams but also other tasks， making plans could motivate

us to be more effective.

In conclusion， working out a plan is the best way for us to utilize our restricted energy and time.