2020年7月全国大学生英语四六级考试四级试题(第一套)

1/220207()PartWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuseoftranslationapps.YoucanstartyouressaywiththesentenceTheuseoftranslationappsisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Questions3to4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions5to7arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.PartReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scienceandeverydaylifecannotandshouldnotbeseparated.ThosewerethewordsutteredbypioneeringBritishscientistRosalindFranklin,whofirmlybelievedthatthepursuitofscienceshouldbe(26)toall.Asawomanworkinginthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,Franklinscontributionstosomeofthegreatestscientificdiscoveriesofourtime-includingthestructureofDNA-weresadly(27)inherlifetime.Oneofmyproudestmomentsinmyroleasuniversitiesandscienceministerwasbeingabletogosomewaytoredressthisinjusticelastmonth,byunveilingthenewMarsrovernamedafterthisbrilliantBritishscientist.Today,onInternationalWomensDay,itisonlyrightthatwerecognizetheimportantworkoffemalescientistslikeFranklinandseektohonourhermemorybyinspiringmorewomenandgirlstofollowinherfootsteps.Morethan60yearsafterFranklinsdeath,weare(28)livinginadifferentworld,wherewomenplayanimportantpartineveryechelonofoursociety-notleastinscience,innovation,highereducationandresearch.UKuniversitiesareworldleaderswhenitcomestoadvancingand(29)genderequality.TheAthena2/2SWANcharter,initiallyestablishedtoimprovetherepresentationofwomeninscientificdisciplinesinhighereducation,nowhas145members.Ithasalsoexpandedtopromotegenderequalityinmultipledisciplines-includingthearts,socialsciences,humanities,businessandlaw.Inthepastdecade,wehaveseena(30)increaseinEnglandinthenumberofwomenacceptedontofull-timeundergraduatedegreesinscience,technology,engineeringandmaths(Stemsubjects).Andinthelastacademicyear,women(31)formorethanhalfofallStempostgraduatesatUKuniversities.Thegovernmentistakingfurtherstepstoimprovewomensrepresentationinscienceandhastodayawardednineinspiringwomen50,000todevelopinventionstotacklethechallengesandseizetheopportunitieswefaceasasociety.Fromnewmaterialstocutdownonplasticspollutiontospecialdevicestoimprovepostureandcomfortforwheelchairusers,thesewomenareattheforefrontofcreatingthenewtechnologyfortomorrow.Thisissignificantprogress,butaccesstohighereducationisonlyhalfoftheequation.Tohaverealequalityinthesector,weneedtoensuretalentedwomenareabletoprogressintotheacademicandleadershiprolestheydesire,andgettheremunerationtheydeserve.Datashowsusthe(32)tosuccessgetsharderforwomentoclimbthefurtheruptheygo.Althoughwomenmakeupthemajorityofundergraduatesinouruniversities,justunderhalfofacademicstaffarefemale.At(33)levels,onlyaquarterofprofessorsarewomen,andblackwomenmakeuplessthan2%ofallfemaleacademicstaff.welcometheintroductionofpro-activestrategieslikethenewinitiativeattheUniversityofLeicester,whichIamvisitingtoday,toincreasethenumberoffemaleprofessorsby1.5%eachyear,withtheoverallgoalofhaving30%professorshipsheldbywomenby2020.Therearealsostarkdifferencesinpayacrossgrades.Thegenderpaygapbasedonmediansalariesacrossthesectorin2016-17was13.7%,(34)thereisstillsomewaytogotoensurewomenarerisingthroughtherankstohighergradepositionsandbeingpaid(35).A)accessibleI)B)J)overlookedC)K)promotingD)appropriatelyL)senio