搜索
2020年12月大学英语!1!PartIWriting(30minutes)级考试真题（三）Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteonthetopicChangesintheWayofCommunication.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Part1ListeningComprehension(25minutes)说明:由于2020年12月四级考试全国共考了两套听力，本套真题听力与前两套内容相同，只是选项顺序不同，因此在本套真题申不再重复出现。PartHReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerStreet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewardsinthebankmorethanonce.Thethingspeoplemake9andthewaytheymakethem9determinehowcitiesgrowanddecline9andinfluencehowempiresriseandfall.So9anydisruptiontotheworld'sfactories26.Andthatdisruptionissurelycoming.Factoriesarebeingdigitised9filledwithnewsensorsandnewcomputerstomakethemquicker9more27,andmoreefficient.Robotsarebreakingfreefromthecagesthatsurroundthem,learningnewskillsandnewwaysofworking.And3Dprintershavelong28_aworldwhereyoucanmakeanything,anywhere,fromacomputeriseddesign.Thatvisionis29__closertoreality.Theseforceswillleadtocleanerfactories9producingbettergoodsatlowerprices9personalisedtoourindividualneedsanddesires.Humanswillbe_30manyofthedirty,repetitive,anddangerousjobsthathavelongbeena31___offactorylife.Greaterefficiency32meansfewerpeoplecandothesamework.Yetfactorybossesinmanydevelopedcountriesareworriedaboutalackofskilledhumanworkers—andsee33androbotsasasolution.ButeconomistHelenaLeurentsaysthisperiodofrapidchangeinmanufacturingisa34opportunitytomaketheworldabetterplace.MManufacturingistheonesystemwhereyouhavegotthebiggestsourceofinnovation9thebiggestsourceofeconomicgrowth9andthebiggestsourceofgreatjobsinthepast.Youcanseeitchanging.That'sanopportunityto35thatsystemdifferently9andifwecan9itwillhavetremendoussignificance.”A)automationB)concernsC)enormouslyD)fantasticE)fascinatedF)featureG)flexibleH)inevitablyI)interactionJ)leaningK)mattersL)movingM)promisedN)shapeO)sparedSectionBDirections：Inthissection9youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains四级2020年12月47informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthemformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter:AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.HieHistoryoftheLunchBoxA)Itwasmadeofshiny9brightpinkplasticwithaLittleMermaidstickeronthefront,andIcarrieditwithmenearlyeverysingleday.Mylunchboxwasoneofmyfirstprizedpossessions9aproudstatementtoeveryoneinmykindergarten：UIloveMermaid-Arielonmylunchbox.”B)Thatbulkycontainerservedmewellthroughmyfirstandsecondgrades9untilthelive-actionversionof101Dalmatianshittheaters9andIneededthenewestredplasticboxwithcharacterslikePongoandPerditaonthefront.IknowI'mnotalonehere—Ibetyoulovedyourfirstlunchbox,too.C)LunchboxeshavebeenconnectingkidstocartoonsandTVshowsandsuper-heroesfordecades.Butitwasn'talwaysthatway.Onceuponatime,theyweren'tevenboxes.Asschoolshavechangedinthepastcentury,themiddaymealcontainerhasevolvedrightalongwiththem.D)Let'sstartbackatthebeginningofthe20thcentury—thebeginningofthelunchboxstory,really.Whiletherewereneighborhoodschoolsincitiesandsuburbs9one-roomschoolhouseswerecommoninruralareas.Asgrandparentshavebeensayingforgenerations9kidswouldtravelmilestoschoolinthecountryside(oftenonfoot).E)Youhadkidsinruralareaswhocouldn'tgohomefromschoolforlunch9sobringingyourlunchwrappedinacloth9inoiledpaper9inalittlewoodenboxorsomethinglikethatwasaverylongstandingruraltradition,wsaysPaulaJohnson9headoffoodhistorysectionattheSmithsonianNationalMuseumofAmericanHistoryinWashington9D.C.F)Citykids9ontheotherhand,wenthomeforlunchandcameback.Sincetheyrarelycarriedameal,thefewmetallunchbucketsonthemarketweremainlyfortradesmenandfactoryworkers.G)AfterWorldWarD,abunchofchangesreshapedschools—andlunches.Morewomenjoinedtheworkforce.Smallschoolsconsolidatedintolargerones9meaningmorestudentswerefartherawayfromhome.AndtheNationalSchoolLunchActin1946madecafeteriasmuchmorecommon.Still9therewasn'tmuchofamarketforlunchcontainers—yet.Studentswhocarriedtheirlunchoftendidsoinare-purposedbucketortinofsomekind.H)Andtheneverythingchangedintheyearof1950.YoumightaswellcallittheYearoftheLunchBox,thanksinlargeparttoageniusmovebyaNashville-basedmanufacturer9AladdinIndustries.Thecompanyalreadymadesquaremetalmealcontainers9thekindworkerscarried9andsomehadstartedtoshowupinthehandsofschoolkids.I)Butthesecontainerswerereallydurable9lastingyearsonend.Thatwasgreatfortheconsumer9notsomuchforthemanufacturer.SoexecutivesatAladdinhitonanideathatwouldharnessthenewfoundpopularityoftelevision.TheycoveredlunchboxeswithstrikingredpaintandaddedapictureofTVandradiocowboyHopalongCassidyonthefront.J)Thecompanysold600,000unitsthefirstyear.Itwasamajor“Ahha!moment9andawaveofothermanufacturersjumpedonboardtocapitalizeonnewTVshowsandmovies.“ThePartridgeFamily9theAddamsFamily9th