2020年09月英语四级真题第2套

2020年9月四级真题（第2套）Pa式IWriting(30minutes)Directions:氏rthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuseofPowerPoint(PPT)inclass.Youcanstartyouressaywiththe砌拓加se"TheuseofPowerPointisbecomingincreasinglypopularinclass".Youshouldwriteatleast120·一一wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIlListeningComprehension(25minutes)说明：由千2020年9月四级考试全国共考了1套听力，本套真题听力与第1套内容完全一样，只是顺序不一样，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。Part田ReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,therepassageisawithtenblanks.Youarerequiri或toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofc加icesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourc加ices.Eachc加iceinthebankis诚叩ifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonA邱werSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Itcanbeseenfromthecheapestbudgetairlinestotheworld'slargestcarriers:Airlinesacrosstheglobe26variousshadesofblueintherrcabinseatsanditisno27.Theredoesappeartobesomepsychologybehindit.Blueis28withthepositivequalitiesoftrust,efficiency,quietness,coolness,reflectionandcalm.NigelGoodeisaleadingaviationdesignerwhoworksatacompanywhichhasbeendeliveringaircraftinteriorsforairlinesfor30years."Ourjobasdesignersistoreinforcetheairline'sbrandandmakeitmore29,"hesays."Butourprimacyconcernistodeliveraninteriorthat一旦Q__comforttocreateapleasantenvirorunent.""It'sallaboutmaldngthetravelingexperienceless_fil_andblueissaidtoinduceafeelingofcalm.W血esomeofthebudgetairlinesmightusebrighter,boldershades,mostothersgowithsoftenedtones.The32aimistocreateahome-likerelaxingfeel,soairlinestendtousesoftcolorsthatfeeldomestic,一旦andearthyforthatreason."It'salsoatrendthatemergeddecadesagoandhas___M__stuck."Bluebecamethecolorofchoice2020.9/1(第2套）becauseit'saconseIVative,agreeable,corporateshadethat35beingtrustworthyandsafe.That'sw�yyouseeitusedinalloftheolderairlineslikeBritishAirways,"NigelGoodeadded.A)associatedI)maximizesB)coincidenceJ)naturalC)determinedK)principalD)drasticallyL)recognizableE)enormousM)simplyF)imitateN)s汀essfulG)indication0)symbolizesH)integrateSectionBDirections:Inthissectio九，youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenst,atementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcont,ainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe饥formationisderived.Youmayclwoseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding比t阮onAnswerSheet2.WhyAreAsianAmericansMissingfromOurTextbooks?A)Istillremembermyfourth-gradesocialstudiesproject.OurclasswasstudyingtheGoldRush,somethingallCaliforniafourth-穸aderslearned.IwasexcitedbecauseIhadaskedtoresearchChineseimmigrantsduringthatera.Gro咖gupintheSanFranciscoBayArea,Ihadalwaysknownthat"SanFrancisco"translatedto"GoldMoun呻"inChinese.ThenamehadstuckeversinceChineseimmigrantsarrivedontheshoresofNorthernCaliforniainthe1850s,eagertotrytheirluckinthegoldmines.NowI'dhavethechancetolearnaboutthem.B)Myexcitementwasshort-lived.Irememberheadingtothelibrarywithmyclassandaskingforhelp.Irememberthelibrarian'shesitation.Shefinallyledmepastrowafterrowofbooks,toacornerofthelibrarywhereshepulledanoversizedbookofftheshelf.ShecheckedtheindexandturnedovertoapageaboutearlyChineseimmigrantsinCalifornia.ThatwasalltherewasinmyentireschoollibraryinSanFrancisco,homeofthenation'sfirstChinatown.Thatwasit.C)IfinallyhadtheopportunitytolearnaboutAsianAmericanslikemyself,andhowwebecamepartofthefabricoftheUnitedStateswhenItookanintroductoryclassonAsian-Americanhistoryincollege.Theclasswasarevelation.IrealizedhowmuchhadbeenmissinginmytextbooksasIgrewup.Myidentityhadbeenshapedbyyearsofneverreading,seeing,hearing,orlearningaboutpeoplewhohadasinlilarbackgroundasme.Why,Iwondered,weren'tthestories,histories,andcontributionsofAsianAmericanstaughtinK-12schools,especiallyintheelementaryschools?Whyaretheystillnottaught?D)Ourstudents-Asian,Latino,AfricanAmerican,NativeAmerican,and,yes,white-st.andtogainfromamulticulturalcurriculum.Studentsofcoloraremoreengagedande皿bettergradeswhen2(l.2Q.9/?.(第2套）theyseethemselvesintheirstudies.Researchhasalsofoundthatwhitestudentsbenefitbybeingchallengedandexposedtonewperspectives.E)Fordecades,activistshavecalledforschoolstoofferanti-racismormulticulturalcurricula.YetatraditionalAmericanK-12curriculumcontinuestobetaughtfromaEurocentricpointofview.Beingmul廿culturaloftenfallsbackonweavingchildrenofcolorintophotographs,orcreatingafewsupportingcharactersthathappentobeethnic-animprovement,butsuperficialnonetheless.Elementaryschoolclassroomscelebrateculturalholidays一LunarNewYe如Redenvelopes!Liondancers!一butthey'requicktogwssov窃（掩饰）thechallengesandinjusticesthatAsianAmericanshavefaced.Moststudentsdon't,forexample,learnaboutthelawsthatforyearsexcludedAsiansfromimmigratingtotheU.S.Theydon'thearthenarrativesofhowandwhySoutheastAsianrefugees(难民）hadtorebuildtheirliveshere.F)Researchintowhatstudentslearninschoolhasfoundjusthowmuchismissingintheirstudies.Inananalysis,ChristineSleeter,aprofessorintheCollegeofProfessionalStudiesatCaliforniaStateUniversity,MontereyBay,reviewedCalifornia'shistoryandsocialstudiesframework,thecurriculumdeterminedbys也teeducatorsthatinfluenceswhatistaughtinK-12classrooms.Of�enearly100Americansrecommendedtobestudied,77%werewhite,18%AfricanAmerican,4%NativeAmerican,and1%Latino.NonewereAsianAmerican.G)Worse,whenAsianAmericansdomakeanappearanceinlessonbooks,itisoftenlacedwithproblems."Therehasn'tbeenmuchprogress,"saysNicholasHartlep,anassistantprofessoratMetropolitanS组teUniversity.His2016studyofK-12socialstudiestextbooksandteachermanualsfoundthatAsianAmericanswerepoorlyrepresentedatbest,andsubjectedtoracistcaricatures拙(劣的模仿）atworst.ThewidediversityofAsianAmericanswasoverlooked;therewasverylittlementionofSouthAsiansorPacificIslanders,forexample.Andchanceswere,intheimages,AsianAmericansappearedins勋它otypical(模式化的）roles,suchasengineers.H)Teacherswithamulticulturalbackgroundortrainingcouldperhapsovercomesuchcuniculumchallenges,butthey'refewandfarbetween.InCalifornia,66%ofK-12teachersarewhite,comparedwithastudentpopul啦onthatis76%studentsofcolor.Na廿onwide,thegapisevengreater.Itisn'tarequirementthatteacherssharethesameracialorethnicbackgroundastheirstudents!buttheimbalanceposeschallenges,fromthepotentialforunconsciousbiastoalackofknowledgeorcomfortindiscussingraceandculture.I)Howraceandethnicityistaughtiscrucial,saysAllysonTintiangco-Cubales,anAsian-AmericanstudiesprofessoratSanFranciscoS也teUniversity.Sheaddedthatit'snotsomuchabouttheteacher'sbackground,butabouttraining."Youcanhaveagreatcurriculumbutifyoudon'thaveteachersdedicated(专注于）toteachingitwell,"shesays,"itwon'tworkaswellasyouwantitto."J)SometeachersarefindingwaystoexposestudentstoAsian-Amenicanissues-ifnotduringschoolhours,thenoutsideofthem.Thissummer,WilsonWongwillleadaclassofrisingfifth-gradersatadaycampdedicatedtoChinesecultureandtheChinese-AmericancommunityinOakland,2020.9/3(第2套）California.Hisstuden岱，forinstance,willlearnabouthowChineseimmigran岱builttherailroadsinCalifornia,andevenhaveachanceto"experience"itthemselves:Theyw出raceeachothertobuildarailroadmodelontheplaygroud,withsomestuden岱beingforcedto"work"longerandfasterandatcheaperwages.Wong,amiddleschoolteacherduringtheschoolyear,hopeshe'sexposingthestuden岱tohowChineseAmericanscontributedtotheU.S.,somethingthathedidn'tgetasastudentgro咖gupintheSanFranciscoBayArea."Iplantedtheseedsearly,"hesays."That'swhatI'mhopingfor."K)And,despitesetbacks,thetidemayfinallybeturning.Californialegislatorspassedabilllastyearthatw诅bringethnicstudiestoalli区publichighschools.Someschooldistri啦，includingSanFranciscoandLosAngeles,alreadyofferethnicstudiesati区highschools.HighschoolsinPortland,Chicago,andelsewherehaveeitherimplementedorwillsoonintroduceethrlcstudiesclasses.And,asmorehighschoolsbeginteachingit,thedoorcouldcrackopenformiddleschools,and,perhapsinevitably,elementaryschools,toincorporateatrulymoremulticulturalcurriculum.Doingsowillsendanimportantmessagetothenation'syoungestcitizens:Whateveryourraceorethnicity,youmatter.Yourhisto可matters.Yoursto可matters.36.W血eculturalholidaysarecelebrated,the坟justicesexperiencedbyAsianAmericansarenotexposedinelementaryschoolclassrooms.37.LittleinfonnationcanbefoundaboutChineseimmigran岱intheauthor'sschoollibrary.38.Amiddleschoolteacherismakingagreatefforttohelpstuden岱learnaboutthecontributionsmadebyChineseimmigran岱toAmerica.39.NoAsianAmericanswereincludedinthelistofhistoricalfiguresrecommendedforstudyinK-12classrooms.40.Thereisanobviouslackofteacherswithamulticulturalperspectivetomeetthecw寸culumchallengesinAmerica.41.Studen区ofethnicbackgroundslearnbetterfromamulticulturalcuITiculum.42.NowmoreandmorehighschoolsinAmericaareincludingethnicstudiesintheircurriculums.43.AstudyofsomeK-12textbooksandteachermanualsshowedthatAsianAmericanswereinadequatelyandimproperlyrepresentedinthem.44.Whentaldngaclassincollege,theauthorrealizedthatalotofinformationaboutAsianAmericanswasleftoutofthetextbookshestudied.45.AnAsian-Americanstudiesprofessorplacedgreateremphasisonteachertrainingthanonteachers'background.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passages切thissection.EachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorU九fi九ishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Yousho啦decideonthebestchoicea叫markthecorrespo戒ingletteronAnswerSheet2withasi九glelinethroughthe幼ctre.20.�o._9/__4(第2套）关注四六级真题大全微信公众号获取更多资料关注四六级真题大全微信公众号获取更多资料关注四六级真题大全微信公众号获取更多资料关注四六级真题大全微信公众号获取更多资料52.AccordingtoSuniyaLuthar,doingchoreswillhelpchildrenlearnto.A)sharefamilyresponsibilitiesB)appreciatethevalueofworkC)cultivatethespiritofindependenceD)managedomesticaffairsthemselves53.WhatdoesRonLieberthinkshouldbethegoalofgivingchildrenallowances?A)Tohelptostrengthenfamilyties.B)Toteachthemhowtomanagemoney.C)Tomotivatethemtodomorehousework.D)Toshowparen岱'appreciationoftheirhelp.54.WhatdoesDavidLaneysayabout18-month-olds?A)Theyhaveanaturalinstincttohelparoundthehouse.B)Theyaretooyoungtorequestmoneyforwhattheydo.C)Theyshouldlearntounderstandfamilyresponsibilities.D)Theyneedalittleincentivetogetinvolvedinhousework.55.WhatdoesDavidLaneyadviseAmericanparentstodo?A)Setagoodexampleforchildrenindoinghousework.B)M吐echildrendohouseworkwithoutcompensation.C)Teachchildrenhowtodohousework.D)Acceptchildren's够rlybidstohelp.PartIVTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,加uareallowed30m切utestotranslateap邸S叨efromCh切蕊einto扫lish.Yi四shouldwriteyoura妫初窃吭，A邱wer8朊et2.茶拥有5000年的历史。传说，挫空氐(ShenNong)喝开水时，几片野树叶子落进壶里，开水顿时散发出宜人的香味。他喝了几口，觉得很提神。茶就这样发现了。自此，茶在中国开始流行。茶园遍布全国，茶商变得富有。昂贵、雅致的茶具成了地位的象征。今天，茶不仅是一种健康的饮品，而且是中国文化的一个组成部分。越来越多的国际游客一边品茶，一边了解中国文化。20�0._9/7I(第2套☀1