2020年9月大学英语四级考试(第1套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuseofPowerPoint(PPT)inclass.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence“TheuseofPowerPointisbecomingincreasinglypopularinclass”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Warmcurrentsintheocean.C)Particlesemittedbypowerplants.B)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic.D)ExhaustfromcarsinEurope.2.A)Theyneedtobetakenseriously.C)Theymaybeaffectingtheworldsclimate.B)Theyhaveahugeeffectonfishery.D)Theymightbecausingtroubletoairflights.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Toappealforhigherwages.C)Todismissthebad-temperedsupervisor.B)Todemandbetterhealthcare.D)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard.4.A)Itwasseekinghelpfromthepolice.C)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction.B)Itwouldputcustomersneedsfirst.D)Itwouldtaketheirappealseriously.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Theroadwasblocked.C)Theroadwasfrozenwithsnow.B)Theroadwasflooded.D)Theroadwascoveredwithspilledgas.6.A)Atruckhitabarrierandoverturned.C)Theheavysnowmadedrivingverydifficult.B)Thetruckdriverdozedoffwhiledriving.D)Atruckplungedintoapoolofliquidchocolate.7.A)Itwasfortunatethatnopassengergotinjured.B)Itwasahardtasktoremovethespilledsubstance.·1·2020-9四级试题(第1套)C)Itwasalongtimebeforethecleanupwasfinished.D)Itwasdifficulttocontactthemanufacturer.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Shefounditmuchsafertousecash.C)Shewantedtosaveforanewphone.B)Shecouldenjoydiscountswithcash.D)Shehadbeencheatedusingphoneapps.9.A)Theyderivegreaterpleasurefrombuyingthings.B)Theyarelessawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.C)Theyfinditlessdifficulttomakepurchases.D)Theycansavealotmoretimeandtrouble.10.A)Morevaluableitems.C)Everydaynecessities.B)Electronicdevices.D)Morenon-essentialthings.11.A)Itmayleadtoexcessivespending.C)Itcanimproveshoppingefficiency.B)Itisalteringthewayofshopping.D)Itappealsmoretoyoungerpeople.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Hewantedthefurniturestoretogivehimarefund.B)Hehadaproblemwiththefurnituredelivered.C)Hehadtochangethefurnituredeliverytime.D)Hewantedtoordersomewoodenfurniture.13.A)Sendthefurniturebacktothestore.C)Collectthefurnitureheordered.B)Buyanotherbrandoffurniture.D)Describethefurniturehereceived.14.A)Improvetheirservice.C)Correcttheirmistake.B)Apologizetohiswife.D)Givethemoneyback.15.A)Sherecommendedanewstyle.C)Shecheckedalltheitemswiththeman.B)Sheofferedsomegifttotheman.D)Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.·2·2020-9四级试题(第1套)Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Tidyinguponeshome.C)Donatingtocharity.B)Readingbooksofwisdom.D)Sharingwithothers.17.A)Thingsthatoccupylittlespace.C)Thingsthatmakeonehappy.B)Thingsthatarebecomingrare.D)Thingsthatcostalotofmoney.18.A)Itdidlittlebusinessbecauseoftheunusualcoldweather.B)Itreceivedanincrediblylargenumberofdonatedbooks.C)Itsoldasmanyasfiftyboxesofbooks.D)Itjoinedthecitysclean-upcampaign.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Givefreemealstothehomeless.C)Callforchangeinthelocalgovernment.B)Provideshelterforthehomeless.D)Helpthevulnerabletocooklunches.20.A)Promoteunderstanding.C)Followhisexample.B)Strengthenco-operation.D)Winnationalsupport.21.A)Spreadingnewsofhisdeeds.C)Followingtheexamplehesets.B)Sendinghimhand-madebags.D)Writinghimthank-younotes.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Toinstallsomeaudioequipmentinalab.C)Tosendsmartphonemessages.B)Totesttheireyesightusingaphoneapp.D)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles.23.A)Theycouldnolongerconcentrateontheirtask.B)Theycouldnotgoonuntiltheringingstopped.C)Theygrabbedthephoneandcalledbackrightaway.D)Theyaskedtheirexperimentertohangupthephone.24.A)Adeclineinsportsactivities.C)Adeclineinacademicperformance.B)Ariseinemotionalproblems.D)Areductionintheamountofsleep.25.A)Ensuretheyhavesufficientsleepeveryday.B)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology.C)Takeeffectivemeasurestoraiseproductivity.D