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2020年上半年四级考试真题及参考答案，供同学们做个参考。PartⅠWritingDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuseoftranslationapps.YoucanstartyouressaywiththesentenceTheuseoftranslationappsisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.【参考范文】Theuseoftranslationappsisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Consequently,peoplearegettingmoreopportunitiestospeakormeetanotherlanguagebuttheirownmothertonguewiththedevelopmentoftheeconomy.Undoubtedly,anappoftranslationiscrucialforpeoplewhocannothandlethelanguageperfectly.Buttheviewpointsaresplitonewhetherthiskindofappsarewhollyagoodthing.Wherethereisalight,thereisashadow.Somepeoplearguethatatranslationappwillbridgethemwiththenativespeakersadequatelynomatterwhowillbeatravelerorabusinessman.Itwillposeahugethreatforpeoplewhocannotunderstandwhattheysay.Fortunately,everyonewillinteractrichlywiththeappslikethis.Ontheotherhand,somepeoplethinkthatthetranslationsappcannotfullycreateandconveythefeelingsontheauthenticlanguage.Asaresult,itwillbringmoremisunderstandings.Besides,theopponentstakethepointofviewthatpeoplewillbemoreover-reliantonthemobile-phonesandInternet.FormwhereIstand,Iwouldtakethetranslationonthiskindofappsasareferenceratherthanakindofdependence.Themosteffectiveandbeneficialwaytoexpressyourselfandcommunicatewithaforeigneristoimproveone’sabilitytoexertthisunfamiliarlanguage.AsanoldsayinggoesisPracticemakesperfect.【参考译文】在经济飞速发展的当下，人们有越来越多的机会使用外语。所以对那些外语说的没有那么好的人来说，一款翻译软件就至关重要。可是人们对这款软件却有不同的看法。凡事皆有两面，有些人觉得这样的软件可以很好地沟通人们，不管你是旅行或者和一个外国人谈生意。如果语言不通会造成很大困扰，但有了这样的软件，大家的交流会更顺畅从而提高效率。但是另一方面，有些人会觉得这种软件有时候不能准确地表情达意从而造成误会，再者，这会使人过分依赖手机和网络。于我而言，我觉得更好的是把这些软件里的翻译当作一种参考，而不应过度相信和使用。最有效和有用的提高个人表达自己和与外国人沟通能力的方式就是学会去掌握这门陌生语言。所谓熟能生巧。PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.NewsReport1…partsofScotlandcoveredbytheorangealerttoavoidtravelonWednesday,'thisiswhathesaidtous.Theorangewarningmayberaisedtoredinsomeareas.ThatisawarningforsnowthathasneverbeenseensincethemodernsystemcameintoplaceinScotland.Theorangewarninghasbeenextendeduntil6p.m.onThursday.Trains,planesandferriesarealsolikelytobeaffected,withwindchillthatcouldseepartsofBritainfeelingascoldas-15℃.Theheadofroadpolicingsaid,'Iwouldurgedriverstotakeextracareontheroadsfortheirjourneys.Driversshouldmakesuretheyarepreparedfortheirjourneywithwarmclothing,foodanddrink,sufficientfuelandachargedmobilephone.Therecouldbesignificanttrafficdelays,sopleasestarttoplanyourjourneynowtoconsiderifyoureallyneedtotravelonconditionsofthis…Questions1to2arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question1:WhatwerepeopleatpartsofScotlandadvisedtodo?Question2:Whatdidtheheadofroadpolicingurgedriverstodo?NewsReport2Romania'swetlandsarecomingbacktolife,thankstohelpfromlocalcommunities,theWorldWildlifeFundandfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion.Roughly2,224acresofthepicturesqueDanubeDelta–hometo300speciesofbirds–havefilledwithwildlife.Thelandhasbeenconnectedtothenetworkoflakesandstreamsinthearea.'Alotofbirdshavemigratedtotheareaandonedoesn'tneedtotravellonghoursanymoreorgotootherlakestowatchthebirds,'saysIonMeuta,DeputyMayorofMahmudia.TheareaaroundMahmudia,whichisaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite,isthethird-mostbiodiverseintheworld,afterAustralia'sGreatBarrierReefandtheGalapagosIslands.Groupsusedearth-movingequipmenttorestorethewaterways.Governmentofficialsproposedtoprotectthearea'sendangeredwildfishbyissuingafishingbanoverthenextdecade.Questions3to4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question3:Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?Question4:Whatdidgovernment'sofficialsproposetodotoprotecttheendangeredfish?NewsReport3ScottDunn,recentlyawokefromamedically-inducedsleephe'dbeeninafteracaraccident.Hewasheartbrokenafterrealizinghe'dmissedhishighschoolgraduation.Hisclassmatesdecidedtogivehimasecondchance.ItwasjustamonthagothatEastJuniataHighSchoolseniorsmetintheschool'sauditoriumforgraduation.Andlastweek,theydiditagain.Scott'scaraccidentwasonMay22nd,just3daysbeforetheceremony.Irememberwakingupinthehospitalandaskingmom,'Whatdayitwas',shetoldmeitwasthe28th.Hesaid,Ilookedatherandsaid,‘Imissedmygraduation.Theschool'sprincipal,Mr.Fausey,calledScott'smomKarenandsaidthateverybodywantstodosomethingspecialforhim.Studentsworetheircapsandgownsandsatinthefrontoftheauditorium.Scott'sparents,KarenandScottSenior,satfrontandcenter.Afterbriefspeeches,Scott'snamewascalled,onlyScott'sname.Hewalkedacrossthestageastheaudiencecheered.Agraduationforone.I'mspeechless,Scottsaid.Idon’tknowhowtoevenexplainit.I'mspeechlesstoknowthatsomanypeoplearebehindme.Questions5to7arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question5:WhathappenedtoScotamonthago?Question6:WhatdidScotaskaboutwhenheregainedconsciousness?Question7:WhywasScotspeechlessatthegraduationceremony?SectionBDirections:Inthissection